International

October 27, 2019 8:53 AM

Top US lawmakers celebrate Diwali

<span style="color: #222222;">Top US lawmakers, including Indian-origin legislators Kamala Harris, Pramila Jayapal, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna and Ami Bera, celebrated Diwali and underlined that the festival reminds one to welcome positivity in their lives.&am...

October 27, 2019 8:45 AM

UK police charge truck driver over deaths of 39 people

The driver of the truck which contained the bodies of 39 migrants has been charged with as many counts of manslaughter, conspiracy to traffic people, conspiracy to assist unlawful immigration and money laundering, the British police said today.<br />'' <br />&ap...

October 27, 2019 7:37 AM

63 killed, more than 2,500 injured in Iraq protests in 2 days

In Iraq, 63 people have been killed and more than 2,500 people injured across the country during two days of the anti-government protests. <br />''<br />''The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights yesterday said that the number of killed protesters re...

October 26, 2019 5:42 PM

Former Pak PM Nawaz Sharif suffers angina pain: Pak media reports

<span style="color: #222222;">Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif today suffered angina pain while undergoing treatment at a Lahore hospital, local media reported. However, hospital sources refuted reports in a section of the media that the 69-year-old Pakista...

October 26, 2019 5:38 PM

Sri Lankan Presidential candidate Dissanayake launches election manifesto

<span style="color: #222222;">In Sri Lanka, National People's Power Presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake launched his election manifesto today saying his first priority would be to bring a law which will make it mandatory for the President to implement...

October 26, 2019 2:26 PM

Japan flooding: Toll rises to 10 dead

In Japan, the toll from the storms rose to 10 dead with a further three people reportedly missing.<br />'' <br />'' Aerial footage showed emergency workers removing wreckage from two houses that were swept away in Chiba, southeast of Tokyo.<br /...

October 26, 2019 12:22 PM

Rohingya, Climate Change major challenges for Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina

<span style="color: #222222;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh has said that the Rohingya crisis has the potential to destabilise Bangladesh and other countries of the region. Speaking at the plenary session of the 18th Non-aligned Movement (NAM) summit in A...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.