US President May Use OPCON Transfer to Reduce US Troops in Korea
US President Donald Trump reportedly views the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea as a possible way to reduce or withdraw American troops from the Korean...
MEA Secretary Meets Somali President, Conveys Greetings from PM Modi
MEA Secretary Sripriya Ranganathan met Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, conveying greetings from President...
China Tightens Internet Censorship as Universities Intensify Student Surveillance Measures
China is tightening internet censorship as universities intensify surveillance of students using VPNs to...
Tibetan Leader Accuses China of Interfering in Dalai Lama Succession
Tibetan leader Penpa Tsering has accused China of attempting to control the selection of...
Microsoft Apologises After Major Global Outage Disrupts Outlook and Teams
Microsoft apologised for a major global outage that disrupted services including Outlook, Teams and...
Floods of Fury Crush Tourism Earners in India and Pakistan
Fatalism and hope hang heavy in the air as Pakistan and India battle natures fury dealing a big blow to the small-scale earners in...
US blizzard turns Niagara Falls into frozen winter wonderland. Check here
New York/IBNS: As the blizzard in the United States has messed up the Christmas weekend plans for many amid reports of several deaths due...
CID probe ordered in ‘unnatural’ deaths of Putin critic Russian lawmaker and his friend in Odisha hotel
Raygada (Odisha): The successive deaths of two Russians, one of them a known critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in mysterious conditions in a...
Security alert: Saudi Arabia, UK direct citizens to restrict their movements in Pakistan
Islamabad: Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom have directed citizens to restrict their movements in Pakistan.
In a security alert, Saudi Arabias embassy advised incoming...
Pakistan: 17% local government seats for Islamabad women remain uncontested
Islamabad: About 17 percent of seats reserved for women nominees in Pakistans Islamabad local government elections did not witness any contest, media reports said...
Confucius institutes in UK universities are part of Chinas external propaganda schemes, says senior journalist
London/Beijing: Chinas infamous Propaganda Department led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) decrees external propaganda to sway opinions on Chinese policies and politics abroad,...
China COVID-19 surge: People turn to black market for generic Indian drugs
Beijing: Chinese residents are turning to the black market for generic Covid-19 drugs as the country is combating the rise in infection in the...
Floods in Philippines leave 32 dead
Manila/UNI: The death toll from heavy rain and floods triggered by a shear line in the Philippines has climbed to 32, according to the...
Fire at casino-hotel on Cambodian border kills at least 10, injures 30 people
Phnom Penh/UNI: At least ten people have died and 30 others have been injured in a massive fire at the Grand Diamond City casino-hotel...
UN refugee agency welcomes Indonesia’s act of humanity in rescuing migrants adrift at sea
New York: Indonesian fishing crews and local authorities who took part in rescuing more than 200 people adrift at sea, were hailed on Tuesday...
UN chief issues global wake-up call on Day of Epidemic Preparedness
New York: Three years ago this month, the virus that causes COVID-19 was first detected, the UN chief reminded on Tuesday, the International Day...
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina flags off first metro train in Dhaka
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday flagged off the first metro passenger train at Dhakas Diabari area, marking a new beginning in the...
China protests official Japanese visit to Taiwan
Beijing: China expressed dissatisfaction on Wednesday with the ongoing visit of Japanese lawmakers to Taiwan, an island it claims as its territory, Foreign Ministry...
Massive fire at oil refinery in north of Iraq taken under control
Baghdad/UNI: Iraqi firefighters have brought a massive fire at the Al-Kuwair oil refinery plant alongside the Gwer-Erbil highway in northern Iraqs Erbil province under...
