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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts China’s Xinjiang, tremors felt in parts of India
The tremors of the earthquake were also felt in the Delhi-NCR region including other parts of India.
Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people
More than 200 people have been "urgently evacuated" from the region, CCTV reported.
Four survivors in Russian air ambulance crash in Afghanistan, fate of 2 others unknown
The Falcon 10 business jet was believed to be carrying six people on a hospital flight from India to Uzbekistan and Russia before communication was lost on Saturday evening.
Families of hostages held in Gaza storm Israel’s Parliament demanding deal for release
Relatives of hostages, as well as other protesters, have set up a tent camp outside Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem and vowed to remain until a deal is reached to bring the rest of the captives home.
Investigation under way after China school fire kills 13
YANSHANPU: Authorities in central China's Henan Province were on Sunday looking into the cause of a night-time fire that killed 13 schoolchildren as they slept in a dormitory.
The inferno, which took place at the Yingcai School in…
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 25,105
A ministry statement said some 62,681 people were also wounded in the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants.
Iran-backed militants strike US-led coalition base in Iraq
Saturday's air base attack comes amid soaring tensions in the Middle East following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7.
Maldivian kid dies as president Mohamed Muizzu rejects Indian medical plane help.
Male: A 13-year-old Maldivian boy died on Saturday after President Mohammed Muizzu reportedly refused approval to use India's Dornier aircraft to airlift the teenager. The report comes amid a diplomatic row between India and Maldives.…
Russian private jet carrying six crashes in Afghanistan
The crash happened Saturday in a mountainous area near Zebak district in Badakhshan province.
Japan becomes fifth country to land spacecraft on the moon
Japan follows the United States, the Soviet Union, China and India in reaching the moon.
Denial of Palestinian statehood ‘unacceptable’, says UN chief
'The right of the Palestinian people to build their own state must be recognized by all,' said Guterres.
Iran launches satellite in new aerospace milestone
TEHRAN: Iran's Revolutionary Guards launched a research satellite Saturday, a minister said, putting it into a higher orbit in a new milestone for its aerospace programme that has faced Western criticism.
The United States has repeatedly…
Are America-Pakistan-Iran cooking a WW-III recipe across Indian borders ?
After two year long Russia-Ukraine war, four month old Israel-Hamas war, third War Front can engulf South Asia into another exploding zone
Number of N Korean defectors triples in 2023, Seoul says
In 2023, 13 defectors fled to the South by sea, the Unification Ministry said, noting it was indicative of "worsening situations in North Korea".
Ukraine says West must halt weapons parts supplies to Russia
"The West must get serious about strangling Russia's ability to produce weapons," Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a social media post.
East and West coasts prepare for new rounds of snow in US
Thousands of residents have been without power since Saturday in parts of Oregon's Willamette Valley after an ice storm caused extensive damage.
China issued 180000 visas to Indians in 2023, expects reciprocity
China issued 180,000 visas to Indians in 2023, urging India to reciprocate for Chinese citizens. Calls for normalizing visa channels for enhanced people-to-people and cultural exchange.
10 people dead after a landslide buries a house in the southern Philippines
People living near the village were ordered to evacuate due to fears of more land- and mud-slides due to intermittent downpours
Pakistan makes U-turn, says will restore full diplomatic ties with Iran
After Pakistan retaliated and attacked a bordering area in Iran which led to the deaths of nine people (all Pakistanis), Iran had summoned Pakistan’s Charge d'Affaires in Tehran to protest against the attack.
Drones, missiles, lingering munitions against Iranian Baloch militants: Pak
The army said that "hideouts used by terrorist organisations namely Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) were successfully struck.
