International
UN expert slams Israel ‘apartheid’
A top UN rights expert slammed the international community Friday for allowing Israel’s decades-long occupation…
Turkey says mine-like object in Bosphorus Strait ‘Neutralize’
The Turkish Ministry of National Defence said it had taken all necessary measures to…
Ethiopia declares ‘indefinite humanitarian truce’
Ethiopia’s government on Friday declared “an in-definite humanitarian truce effective immediately”, saying it hoped…
Over 1m volunteers in China raising public awareness on TB: Peng Liyuan
In China, over one million volunteers are working to raise public awareness on the prevention…
BJP starts saffronising education in Karnataka by discrediting Tipu Sultan
The Karnataka government is all set to revise school textbooks and delete some chapters, including…
Minor girls at schools in India not safe from rapists
Incidents of rape in India have grown so high that even minor girls are…
Man tries to row 2,000km from Thailand to see wife in India
A Vietnamese man who tried to row 2,000 kilome-tres (1,240 miles) from Thailand to India…
World Bank sells first ‘rhino’ bond to help conservation efforts
The World Bank has issued the world’s first wildlife conservation bond, raising $150 million to…
Russia plans reserve fleet of railway wagons for ‘state tasks’
Russia plans to establish a reserve fleet of railway wagons for “state tasks”, according…
EU, US sign gas deal to curb reliance on Russia
Brussels: In a major development to curb Europe’s reliance on Russia for natural gas, the…
