Bangkok, Nov 2 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its allies kicked-off the annual summit of their bloc here on Saturday.The leaders of the 10 ASEAN member nations - Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia, Philippines,…

Hanoi, Nov 2 (IANS) The Vietnam government said on Saturday that the country's nationals were among the 39 people who were found dead inside a refrigerated lorry container in the UK's Essex county on October 23."There were Vietnamese…

Hong Kong, Nov 2 (IANS) With anti-government demonstrations in their fifth month, protesters in Hong Kong have segregated restaurants over their political affiliations by using colours -- "yellow-ribbon" means it supports the…

London, Nov 2 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's new manifesto is set to abandon the threat of a no-deal Brexit as he attempts to gain support from the centre ground, a media report revealed on Saturday.In a direct contrast with his…

Colombo, Nov 2 (IANS) The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) party, headed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has launched the world's first environment friendly election campaign by setting up a system that will measure carbon emission…

Colombo, Nov 2 (IANS) Sri Lanka's Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has deployed two robots to detect narcotics and explosives at the Bandaranayake International Airport (BIA) here, a media report said on Saturday.The deployment on Friday has…

Gaza, Nov 2 (IANS) Israeli warplanes pounded militants' facilities in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Saturday in response to an earlier rocket fire that damaged a house in southern Israel.An Army spokesman said in a statement that Israeli…

Bamako, Nov 2 (IANS) At least 53 soldiers have been killed in a militant attack on a military post in Mali, the government said on Saturday.The attack in the landlocked West African country took place on Friday evening when the militants…

Bangkok, Nov 2 (IANS) The economies of India, Southeast Asia and China were expected to grow at a slower pace than previously projected over the next five years due to uncertainty over trade disputes, geopolitics and climate crisis, the…

United Nations, Nov 2 (IANS) The Security Council has no plans to take up the Kashmir issue, according to Karen Pierce, the British Permanent Representative who is heading it this month. "We have not picked Kashmir because the…

London, Nov 2 (IANS) British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and US President Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election.The Tory leader told the…

Islamabad, Nov 2 (IANS) Forensic experts have planned to carry out DNA tests to identify most of the victims that were killed when a passenger train en route to Rawalpindi from Karachi caught fire due to a cooking gas cylinder explosion,…

Islamabad, Nov 2 (IANS) The countrys two major opposition parties - the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) - have announced that they would not become a part of the sit-in announced by Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam…

London, Nov 1 (IANS) Brexit Party's leader Nigel Farage on Friday called on British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to dump Brexit deal and form a "leave alliance" for the upcoming elections.Launching the Brexit Party's election…

Beijing, Nov 1 (IANS) China on Friday named veteran diplomat Wu Hongbo as its first special representative for European affairs to enhance "communication, coordination and cooperation". "We (China and Europe) share…

Beirut, Nov 1 (IANS) Banks reopened in Lebanon on Friday for the first time since the start of anti-government protests more than two weeks ago.It came after a speech by President Michel Aoun on Thursday, who promised to form a new…

Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) As the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) 'Azadi March', led by its chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to call for toppling the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government reached Islamabad, Prime Minister Imran…

Lahore, Nov 1 (IANS) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs platelets have increased from 35,000 to 51,000, showing improvement in his health condition, the media reported on Friday.However, his blood pressure and sugar level was said…