INTERNATIONAL

Kabul, June 9 (IANS) The United Nations has warned that Afghanistan risks creating a "lost generation" as nearly 3.8 million girls continue to remain out of school due to restrictions…

Seoul, June 9 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on Tuesday he seriously takes the shocking shortage of ballot papers at dozens of polling stations in last week's…

United Nations, June 9 (IANS) India came to the defence of Afghanistan and the UN from attacks by Pakistan and condemned Islamabad’s “unconscionable” violence against its neighbour.“Pakistan in its statement…

New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said on Tuesday that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and India's foreign…

Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) Bangladeshi independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana expressed grave concern over the worsening law and order situation in the country, local media reported.Citing statistics from Transparency International Bangladesh…

Kabul, June 9 (IANS) The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has expressed concern over the detention of Afghan women for violating the…

New York, June 9 (IANS) Nithya Raman, a Democratic Socialist in the mould of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, has emerged as the challenger to embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen…

Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) As the crackdown on Awami League leaders continues to intensify across Bangladesh, a delegation of the party's former lawmakers and leaders met Member of the European…

Geneva, June 9 (IANS) The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is expanding rapidly, with rising case numbers, wider geographic spread and cross-border transmission to Uganda,…

Wellington, June 9 (IANS) Waves of up to 11 metres and gale-force winds battered New Zealand's capital on Tuesday, prompting mandatory evacuations along parts of Wellington's south coast and disrupting…