MEKELLE, Ethiopia: Curled up on a hospital bed in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, an emaciated little girl struggles to breathe, as her father softly strokes her gaunt face and her mother sits crying. Tsige Shishay, whose pink sweater reads "beautiful" on the front, is 10 years
PYONGYANG: In a recent development, Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has claimed that North Korea successfully repelled a US spy drone plane that was flying over nearby waters on Monday. Kim Yo-jong issued a strong warning, stating that there would
COLOMBO: At least 300,000 Sri Lankans will leave their crisis-hit country for overseas jobs this year, with most of them choosing to work in Gulf countries, the Bureau of Foreign Employment said on Tuesday. More than 152,000 Sri Lankan workers have left the country since the
ISLAMABAD: A 3-day Gandhara Symposium 2023 is going to be organized in Islamabad from 11-13th July 2023. The event will bring together scholars, researchers, practitioners and experts in the area to open dialogue on intercultural collaboration, the potential that the rich ruins and history of
KOLKATA: Polls-related violence in India's West Bengal has resulted in the tragic loss of at least 10 lives over the weekend, disrupting the ongoing election in the state where Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party aims to clinch power following their defeat in 2021. As a result
NEW DELHI: Death toll in rain related incident in India rose to 37 on Tuesday. According to Indian media, incessant monsoon rains caused flash floods and triggered landslides in the northern part of the country. Himachal Pradesh remains the worst-hit, where flash floods and landslides claimed the
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India has decided to hold hearings on a set of petitions against the abrogation of Article 370, which provides Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOJK) a special status, on a daily basis from August 2, local media reported on Tuesday. On
NEW DELHI: A contractual electricity worker in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district was arrested for allegedly assaulting a Dalit person and making him lick his shoes. Tejbali Singh Patel was arrested after videos of the incident were widely shared on social media on Saturday. In one of the
LONDON: President Joe Biden is embarking on a brief visit to the UK in an effort to reinforce the strong relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom. The highlight of his visit will be meetings with King Charles and Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Climate
ISLAMABAD: A three-day Gandhara symposium, with the theme “Cultural Diplomacy: Reviving Gandhara Civilisation and Buddhist Heritage in Pakistan,” is set to commence today in Islamabad. The symposium aims to promote and preserve the rich cultural heritage of Gandhara, an ancient civilisation that thrived in the region