15 dead in India after stampede at Hindu mega-festival
The six-week festival is the single biggest milestone on the Hindu religious calendar, and millions of people were expected to be present on Wednesday for a sacred day of ritual...
Trains canceled across Bangladesh as rail union goes on strike
Railway staff go on strike for higher pensions and other benefits
State-run railway system carries some 65 million passengers per year
DHAKA:...
Afghan women’s group hails court’s move to arrest Taliban leaders for persecution of women
The Afghan Women’s Movement for Justice and Awareness called the ICC decision a “great historical achievement”
An Afghan women’s group on Friday hailed a decision...
Organ trading schemes created in Ukraine, human organs sold on Internet — Russian diplomat
"In Ukraine, in particular in places where combats were taking place and where servicemen of the Ukrainian armed forces, national battalions were located, bodies and remains of people were found with clear...
China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House
BEIJING — China’s relations are starting to improvewith Japan, India and other countries that former U.S. President Joe Biden courted, just as Donald Trump brings his more unilateralist approach back to the...
Death toll in Turkish hotel fire climbs to 76 — interior minister
According to Ali Yerlikaya, 52 of them have been identified and 45 bodies have been handed over to relatives
ANKARA, January 22 - The death toll from the...
Several thousand people rally against US President-elect Donald Trump in Washington
Organizers of the rally predicted more than 50,000 people would attend though far fewer people gathered
WASHINGTON - At least several thousand people gathered in Washington to rally...
ASEAN and China must start tackling thorny issues of South China Sea code, Philippines...
The South China Sea remains a source of tension between China and its ASEAN neighbors
ASEAN and China pledged in 2002 to create a code of conduct,...
Danish PM tells Trump it is up to Greenland to decide on independence
Trump said last week that US control of Greenland was an “absolute necessity“
Frederiksen also emphasized the importance of strengthening security in the Arctic
Pro-Palestinian protesters target military and defense industry recruiters at UK universities
Activists confront Royal Air Force recruiters at careers fairs in Newcastle, Glasgow, York and Cardiff
About 20 defense companies reportedly forced to steer clear of events because...