India monsoon death toll climbs to 124 as rescuers search for missing
The country's western coast has been inundated by torrential rains since Thursday, with the...
World
Afghan forces capture four Taliban for Eid rocket attack
The interior ministry said police had arrested four Taliban fighters in an operation in Kabul who were...
Typhoon In-Fa drenches eastern China
Sea, air and rail traffic had been shut down across a swathe of the coast centered on the major...
Blinken to visit India with vaccines and China in focus
By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel next week to India, an...
Biden assures Afghan president of continued U.S. support: -White House
With the last U.S. forces on the way out of Afghanistan, U.S. President Joe Biden assured President Ashraf Ghani of...
Pegasus spy claims probed as Macron switches phone
President Macron -- whose name was on a list of alleged targets -- ordered "a strengthening of all security protocols" following a...
UK reports another 39,906 corona-virus cases
England has recently lifted most COVID-19 restrictions as part of the final step of the...
U.S. launches air strikes in aid of embattled Afghan forces
The United States has carried out air strikes to support Afghan government forces who have been under pressure from...
Heavy rains kill 18 in India, dozens feared trapped in landslides
By Rajendra Jadhav
At least 18 people have died in the western Indian state of Maharashtra after torrential monsoon...
As Taliban advance, Afghan businesswomen fear return of 'dark era'
By Shadi Khan Saif
As the Taliban rapidly advance across Afghanistan, designer Marzia Hafizi is worried about the...
As Taliban advances, Afghan military overhauls war strategy to limit losses
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
Reeling from a surge in battlefield losses, Afghanistan's military is overhauling ...
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty ahead of rape trial in LA
Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to charges of rape and sexual assault...
Half of all Afghan district centers under Taliban control - U.S. general
By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
Taliban insurgents control about half of Afghanistan's district centers, the senior...
Angry Indian farmers to protest near parliament
By Mayank Bhardwaj
Indian farmers, protesting over three new farm laws they say threaten their livelihoods, will...
U.S. eases Covid travel advisory for India, Pakistan
By David Shepardson
The U.S. State Department has lowered its COVID 19-related travel advisory for India to "Level ...
US sends senior official to China as tensions soar
The trip is going ahead despite nearly daily new rifts between the two powers including on...
Central China's Henan province swamped after heaviest rain in 1,000 years
With more rain forecast across Henan for the next three days, the government of Zhengzhou said...
Pilgrims 'stone Satan' with sanitised pebbles in this year's hajj
The pandemic has for a second year forced Saudi authorities to dramatically downsize the hajj and just...
Russia says Taliban ready for 'compromise'
The Kremlin's envoy to Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said during a conference with former...
US recognises Pakistan’s continued efforts to satisfy obligations under FATF
He said that we do further encourage Pakistan to expeditiously implement its new second...
Mudslides in Tajikistan leave at least 10 dead
Fatal landsides affect mountainous Central Asia every year, mostly around springtime, blocking off...
Iran registers record daily Covid caseload
In the past 24 hours, the country registered a record 27,444 new infections to bring its...
Syria intercepts Israeli missiles: state media
Since the outbreak of the Syrian civil war in 2011, Israel has routinely carried out raids in...
Russia test fires Zircon hypersonic cruise missile
Moscow has in recent years touted the development of futuristic weapons that it hopes will...
EU says use of spyware on journalists is unacceptable
The European Union on Monday condemned any spying on journalists, after reports that Israeli software had been used...
Rockets land near Kabul presidential palace during Eid prayers
Rockets hit the Afghan capital on Tuesday, landing near the presidential palace during prayers for the Muslim...
Iraq market blast kills at least 10: security official
A terror attack using a locally-made IED in Woheilat Market in Sadr City, in east Baghdad, left...
Emboldened by protests, Cuban opposition websites pique government
By Daniel Trotta
Years before becoming president of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel pushed for greater public access to the...
Masked Haj pilgrims on Mount Arafat pray for Covid-free world
Thousands of face-masked pilgrims performing Islam's annual Haj pilgrimage gathered on Mount Arafat on Monday to...
UK to roll out vaccines for vulnerable children
Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he had accepted the recommendations and had asked the...
