China’s Xi offers support for Saudi amid regional uncertainty
BEIJING Nov 17 (TNS): China supports Saudi Arabia’s efforts to safeguard national sovereignty and achieve greater development, President Xi Jinping told Saudi Arabia’s King...
Rohingya rebels claim responsibility of attack on Myanmar forces
RANGOON, Jan 07 (TNS): Rohingya rebels on Sunday claimed responsibility for an ambush on Myanmar security forces that left several wounded in northern Rakhine...
India’s top court bans outsiders from offering Friday prayers in Taj Mahal
New Delhi, July 9 (TNS): People, who are not the residents of Agra, would not be allowed to enter a mosque located inside the...
Thousands of Afghans flee fighting in Hazara districts
Ghazni, Nov 13 (TNS): Thousands of Afghans have fled to Ghazni city to escape fighting in two Hazara-dominated districts, with some describing the violence...
Bangladesh looks to China for investment in power hub: official
DHAKA Jan 09 (TNS): Bangladesh is looking to China for help to build a 12-billion-U.S. dollar major power hub at Payra, 204 km south...
Trump orders enhanced vetting after terror attack in New York leaves eight dead
NEW YORK Nov 01 (TNS): US President Donald Trump has ordered to “step up” the already “Extreme Vetting Program” of the Homeland Security Department.
In a...
Death toll from Vietnam storm nears 50
HUE Nov 06 (TNS): The death toll from the typhoon that struck Vietnam at the weekend has risen to at least 49, the government...
Indian capital declares emergency as air quality worsens by the hour
NEW DELHI Nov 09 (TNS): The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic...
Sixty percent of US women ‘sexually harassed’: poll
NEW YORK Nov 22 (TNS): Sixty percent of US women voters say they have experienced sexual harassment and more than two-thirds of them said...
Bidder for the Weinstein Company says bankruptcy may be best option
WASHINGTON Jan 16 (TNS): Killer Content Inc, the movie producer that has partnered with philanthropist Abigail Disney in a consortium vying to acquire the...
