Dhaka, Nov 21 (IANS) Bangladesh on Thursday observed Armed Forces Day paying glowing tributes to the Liberation War martyrs, who laid down their lives for the country's independence in 1971.Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid paid homage by…

Colombo, Nov 21 (IANS) Sri Lanka's former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in as the island country's 23rd Prime Minister in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat here on Thursday.Rajapaksa, who…

London, Nov 21 (IANS) Britain's opposition Labour Party's general election manifesto is likely to include a windfall tax on oil industry, media reports said.The latest move is part of Jeremy Corbyn's plan to "transform" Britain…

Bangkok, Nov 21 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit a border area between northern Thailand and Laos on Thursday. The Thai TV images showed collapsed roof from make-shift houses in Nan Province.Director-General of…

Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) After the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) ordered hearing of the foreign funding case against the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on a day-to-day basis, Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked his party leaders not…

Hong Kong, Nov 21 (IANS) The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday expressed strong opposition to the passage of Hong Kong-related acts in the US House of Representatives after the bills were approved by the…

Islamabad, Nov 21 (IANS) Pakistan's Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has stepped down as Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chief and nominated his party's MNA from Sheikhupura Rana Tanvir…

Austin (Texas), Nov 21 (IANS) US President Donald Trump who visited Apple's Austin-based Mac Pro plant has said the government is "looking at" whether Apple should be exempt from China tariffs."When you build in the United…

Jerusalem, Nov 21 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's challenger, Benny Gantz has announced that he had failed to form a government by the midnight deadline, increasing prospects for the third elections in Israel in less than…

United Nations, Nov 21 (IANS) The UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, Nickolay Mladenov has warned that the situation in Gaza remains fragile despite an Egyptian-mediated cessation of hostilities."We meet today in…

La Paz, Nov 21 (IANS) The right-wing senator who proclaimed herself interim president of Bolivia after the armed forces pressured elected head of state Evo Morales into resigning sent a bill to congress calling for elections in…

London, Nov 21 (IANS) The United Kingdoms Prince Andrew has announced he is stepping back from royal duties over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.In a statement released on Wednesday he said he would end his public work "for the foreseeable…

Zagreb, Nov 21 (IANS) The European People's Party (EPP) elected outgoing President of the European Council Donald Tusk as its new leader at annual congress here.Tusk, whose term in the European Council expires at the end of November, got 93…

Austin (Texas), Nov 20 (IANS) As CEO Tim Cook prepared himself for a first-ever tour of the Austin, Texas Mac Pro facility with US President Donald Trump, Apple on Wednesday announced it has started construction of a new $1 billion,…

Mexico City, Nov 20 (IANS) The death toll from a highway collision involving three passenger buses in central Mexico climbed to 13 .The latest two victims of the accident died in the hospital on Tuesday, Mexico state's prosecutor's office…

Khartoum, Nov 20 (IANS) The Sudanese government has agreed to delay Thursday's peace talks with the armed groups to Dec. 10, after a request from the host country South Sudan, Sudan's Higher Peace Council said.South Sudan's capital Juba had…

Ankara, Nov 20 (IANS) If the US stance on delivery of F-35 fighter jets does not change, Turkey would be forced to "look elsewhere" to meet its defense necessities, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said."If the…

United Nations, Nov 20 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has regretted Washington's announcement that Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territory will no longer be considered illegal."We regret the decision and the…