North Korea vows response as it accuses the South of flying drones across the border

5 months ago

North Korea's military accused South Korea of flying drones across the border between the nations this week, warning Saturday that South Korea will face consequences for its “unpardonable hysteria.”South Korea...

New rallies erupt in Iran as crackdown fears grow

5 months ago

Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as activists on Saturday expressed fear authorities were intensifying their suppression of the demonstrations under cover...

Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as authorities intensify crackdown on demonstrators

5 months ago

Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from...

Russia uses its new ballistic missile in a major attack on Ukraine and a warning to West

5 months ago

Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For only the...

Development of sericulture, silk industry stressed

5 months ago

Kathmandu, Jan 10: Minister for Agriculture and Livestock Development, Dr Madan Prasad Pariyar, has stated that the promotion of silk-based industries can contribute significantly to increasing rural income and creating...

Sri Lanka's tourism earnings rise only marginally in 2025 despite higher arrivals

5 months ago

Sri Lanka's tourism earnings increased modestly in 2025, even as the country recorded a notable rise in tourist arrivals, according to Central Bank of Sri Lanka data.Earnings from tourism amounted...

'We don't want to be Americans': Greenland's political parties

5 months ago

"We don't want to be Americans," Greenland's political parties said after US President Donald Trump again suggested using force to seize the mineral-rich Danish autonomous territory.The statement late Friday came...

New rallies in Iran as son of shah calls for city centres to be seized

5 months ago

Major Iranian cities were gripped overnight by new mass rallies denouncing the Islamic republic, as the son of the ousted shah urged protesters on Saturday to plan to seize city...

Syrian army says controls Aleppo district, Kurdish forces deny claim

5 months ago

Syria's army said it had completed a "security sweep" on Saturday of a neighbourhood in Aleppo where it clashed with Kurdish forces, who denied losing control of the area after...

Venezuela says in talks with US to restore diplomatic ties

5 months ago

Venezuela said Friday it had launched talks with the United States on restoring diplomatic ties, days after US forces deposed Nicolas Maduro as its president.It was the latest sign of...

4 dead, dozens missing after landfill collapse in central Philippines

5 months ago

At least four people have been confirmed dead as search and rescue operations continued Saturday for the remaining missing people after a landfill in the central Philippine city of Cebu...

UN says more than 21 mln people in Sudan face acute food insecurity

5 months ago

Jens Laerke, spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said on Friday that Jan. 9 marked 1,000 days since the outbreak of the conflict in...

Death toll in India's Himachal Pradesh bus accident rises to 14

5 months ago

The death toll in a road accident in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh has increased to 14, officials said Saturday.Forty passengers injured in the accident, some of them...

Bangladesh NSA holds talks with US Officials on upcoming polls

5 months ago

Bangladesh's National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman met with Allison Hooker, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs and Paul Kapur, Assistant Secretary of State at the State Department in Washington DC...

Mexico President Looking to Enhance US Security Coordination

5 months ago

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said that her government is working to strengthen security coordination with the United States, a day after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to launch...