Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 14 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday departed for a one-day visit to Saudi Arabia with an aim to assuage the Kingdom's concerns regarding the upcoming Kuala Lumpur summit.

Kathmandu [Nepal], Dec 14 (ANI): At least three people have died in an overnight explosion in Dhanushadham of Southern Nepal.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Speaker of Maldivian Parliament and former president Mohamed Nasheed said that a "large amount" of Chinese funds have gone into Maldives as projects, most of which have inflated prices and have led to the debt.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 14 (Sputnik/ANI): US Special Envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad during his visit to Islamabad on Friday briefed Pakistani government officials on the latest developments in the Taliban peace talks, the US Embassy in Pakistan said in a statement.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Maldives former President Mohamed Nasheed on Friday said that controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik attempt to enter the Maldives recently was prevented as the government of the island nation does not want anyone to "preach" hatred.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Maldives Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed has affirmed that the governments of India and Maldives are "on the same page" and the future of ties between the two countries is "bright".

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Terming Citizenship (Amendment) Act an "internal issue" of India, Maldives Parliament Speaker Mohamed Nasheed on Friday exuded trust in Indian democracy and said that the Bill was democratically passed through both the houses of the Parliament.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Amid protests in northeastern states of India against the amended Citizenship Act, many countries including US, UK, France and Canada have issued travel advisories for their citizens asking them to "exercise caution" while travelling to the region.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday met Speaker of People's Majlis of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed.

New Delhi [India], Dec 14 (ANI): The United States has issued a travel advisory for its citizens to "exercise caution" while travelling to the states in North East India and the US government has temporarily suspended "official travel" to Assam, amid reports of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Maritime security is not the responsibility of one state and the cooperation of other countries is necessary, said Maldives Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed here on Friday.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): The 11th edition of Delhi Dialogue commenced with Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, giving a welcome speech at the ministerial meeting hosted by External Affairs Ministry (EAM) on Friday evening.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 13 (ANI): In a development likely to raise eyebrows, Pakistani media on Friday reported that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's toxicology screening for poisoning might be ordered 'if no cause or cure is found of his unstable platelets.'

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Maldives' Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and conveyed the "commitment of the leadership of the Maldives to its 'India First' policy" and to further strengthening the bilateral relations.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): India and the Maldives on Friday agreed to hold the meeting of Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism, Countering Violent Extremism and De-radicalisation at an early date to strengthen cooperation required to combat the common threats arising from terrorism and radicalism.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik wanted to enter The Maldives but his request was turned down by the government of the island nation.

New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Speaker of People's Majlis of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Friday and reaffirmed his government's unwavering support to the 'India First' policy.

Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 19 (ANI): The Special Court, which pronounced death sentence to Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday, has written in its 167-page detailed verdict that the body of the former military dictator would be dragged to and hanged at D-Chowk in Islamabad if he died before the execution of his death sentence.

New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Portuguese counterpart Antonio Costa at Hyderabad House.

Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump is confident that the Senate will not vote to impeach him after the House of Representatives voted in favour of the impeachment motion, the White House said in a statement.

July 11, 2020 8:39 AMHONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong police searched the office of an independent political pollster on Friday (July 10), 10 days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation that has sent a chill across the former British colony.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMSEOUL • South Korea is set to push 92 start-ups onto the global stage this year with the launch of three more K-Startup Centres this week.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMNEW DELHI • India plans to invite Australia to join the annual Malabar naval exercise that has so far included just Japan and the United States, in a move that could risk China's ire.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMSEOUL • South Korea's Finance Ministry said yesterday the government will raise the real estate tax rate on multiple-home owners to as much as 6 per cent a year, marking the latest action to curb excessive house price gains that have fuelled public discontent over inequality and property speculation.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMPhilippine lawmakers yesterday rejected ABS-CBN's bid for a fresh franchise, shutting down for good a media giant that, through its vast network and stable of popular journalists, has played a pivotal role in shaping the country's politics.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMSeoul residents were stunned yesterday after their well-liked Mayor, Mr Park Won-soon, was found dead on a mountain near his house in an apparent suicide.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMTOKYO • Japan is forging ahead with further steps to reopen its economy even as daily coronavirus cases continue to climb, with a record 243 infections reported yesterday.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMSHANGHAI • Kazakhstan yesterday dismissed as incorrect a warning by China's embassy for its citizens to guard against an outbreak of pneumonia in the central Asian nation that it described as being more lethal than the coronavirus.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMFears of a third wave of Covid-19 cases have prompted the Hong Kong government to shut local schools early for the summer holidays.

July 11, 2020 7:30 AMSYDNEY/MELBOURNE • Australia will halve the number of citizens allowed to return home from overseas each week, as the authorities struggle to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in the country's second most populous city.

July 11, 2020 2:02 AMHONG KONG (REUTERS) - Hong Kong police searched the office of an independent political pollster on Friday (July 10), 10 days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation that has sent a chill across the former British colony.

SINGAPORE: The People’s Action Party (PAP) has clinched 61.24 per cent of the votes in this year’s General Election, but a swing to the Opposition saw the Workers’ Party (WP) make inroads into Parliament by claiming its second Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in polls held amid the COVID-19 ...

Goya Foods Inc, the largest Hispanic-owned U.S. food company and a popular brand among Latino Americans, became the target of a boycott campaign on social media on Friday sparked by its CEO effusively praising President Donald Trump at the White House.

Wall Street stocks jumped on Friday (Jul 10), with the Nasdaq racing to yet another record as progress on a coronavirus vaccine offset worries about spiking US case levels.

SINGAPORE: The People’s Action Party (PAP) has a “clear mandate”, but the percentage of the popular vote is not as high as Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had hoped for, he said following the results of the 2020 General Election (GE). The PAP won 83 out of 93 seats in Parliament, and 61.2 per cent ...

JAKARTA: When Teguh Satrio chanced upon a video on breeding dozens of catfish in a plastic bucket in late May, he was intrigued. “All it took to breed catfish was a space no bigger than a bucket? Is that true?”  “I found myself browsing article after article on how to breed catfish. I spent hours ...

GENEVA: The United States welcomes the World Health Organization's W(HO) probe into the origins of the novel coronavirus in China, its ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva said Friday (Jul 10). "We welcome the WHO's investigation. We view the scientific investigation as a necessary step to ...

Florida confirmed its place as an emerging epicenter of the COVID pandemic in the United States on Friday by reporting its second sharpest daily rise in cases, while Walt Disney Co. prepared to reopen its flagship theme park in Orlando to the chagrin of some employees.

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed a clash among medical experts over disease transmission that stretches back nearly a century - to the very origins of germ theory.

Amazon.com Inc has requested employees remove the TikTok video sharing app from their mobile devices by July 10 over "security risks," according to a memo to employees seen by Reuters.

Ferrari’s new grand tourer is priced from S$888,000 (exclusive of COE), making it the second most 'affordable' Prancing Horse after the Portofino.

SINGAPORE: The Workers’ Party's candidates need to keep their feet "firmly grounded" after poll results which saw it take a second Group Representation Constituency, party chief and now leader of the opposition Pritam Singh said on Saturday (Jul 11). “Indeed, I’m very grateful to all the voters in ...

New Jersey, one of the states hardest hit by the coronavirus outbreak, would borrow up to US$9.9 billion from sources that could include the US Federal Reserve to deal with massive revenue losses from the economic shutdown, under an agreement announced on Friday.

The British government is expected to set a deadline of 2025 for removing equipment made by China's Huawei from the country's 5G telecoms networks, the Telegraph newspaper said on Friday.

Tesla Inc will hold its annual shareholder meeting in person on Sept. 22 at its Fremont factory in California, the electric carmaker said on Friday.

Cleaning experts in Singapore share their tips on keeping viruses and germs at bay indoors.

Real Madrid took another step towards their first La Liga title in three years by beating free-falling Alaves 2-0 at home on Friday, overcoming a number of high-profile absences to secure their eighth consecutive victory.

The Premier League has contacted all 20 clubs in England's top-flight regarding their players' failure to adhere to social distancing guidelines during water breaks and goal celebrations, the Telegraph newspaper reported on Friday (Jul 10).

New York City prosecutors are very likely to obtain President Donald Trump's tax returns after a major US Supreme Court ruling, but it may not happen before the Nov. 3 election if he argues in lower courts as expected that their request was too broad and made in bad faith, legal experts said.

The scrutiny and subsequent retraction of papers on coronavirus drugs indicate that science is working, says an observer.