A police officer in the US state of Ohio's Columbus city, who shot and killed an unarmed African-American Andre Hill, was fired on Monday, according to a statement from Public Safety Director Ned Pettus Jr. Adam Coy's termination follows a disciplinary hearing held earlier in

Fifty journalists and media workers were killed in connection with their work in 2020, the majority in countries that are not at war, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said Tuesday. The figure shows an increase in the targeting of reporters investigating organised crime, corruption or

Agencies critical to US security have suffered "enormous damage" at the hands of the Trump administration, US President-elect Joe Biden has said. Biden said his team was not getting the information it needed, including from the Department of Defense, as it makes its

China expressed anger on Monday after US President Donald Trump signed into law measures to further bolster support for Taiwan and Tibet, which had been included in a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package. China has watched with growing alarm as the United States has stepped

A Chinese citizen journalist who covered Wuhan's coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years. Zhang Zhan was found guilty of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble", a frequent charge against activists. The 37-year-old former lawyer was detained in May, and

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday flagged off the country’s first-ever fully-automated driverless train operations on the Magenta Line of the Delhi Metro via video conferencing. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also attended the inauguration programme and the launch of

At least 37 people were killed and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon's western village of Nemale, officials said. A 70-seater bus was on its way to the capital, Yaounde, from the western town of Foumban when it crashed into a truck while trying to avoid a

After a series of videos surfaced showing Taliban leaders continuing their terror activities in Pakistan, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday said that the presence of Taliban leaders in Pakistan “clearly violates Afghanistan’s national

India is the only major country which is moving in the right direction to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday while adding that India is leading the world in environmental protection through international solar alliance. PM Modi

The Tethyan Cooper Company (TCC) has approached the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands for the enforcement of the $5.97 billion award against Pakistan by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) in the Reko Diq case. The office of the

At least 10 climbers have died and several more were missing in mountains north of Iran’s capital Tehran after heavy snowfall, state media reported on Saturday, and seven crew members of a ship were also missing after storms in the Gulf. Heavy snow and winds in several parts of

Three people were killed and another three wounded on Saturday (Dec 26) in the US state of Illinois when a shooter opened fire at a bowling alley, police said. A suspect in his 30s is in police custody. Rockford city police urged people on Twitter to stay away from the area near the

China's aggressive actions against India at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) earlier this year resulted in an ongoing standoff between the two Asian giants. At the same time, China's increasing belligerence towards the United States and Australia, and other neighbours, has led to

India is the only major country which is moving in the right direction to achieve the targets of the Paris Agreement, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday while adding that India is leading the world in environmental protection through international solar alliance. PM Modi

Jammu and Kashmir has got its first woman bus driver who drives passenger bus on the Jammu-Kathua road, inspiring many women into the profession. Pooja Devi, basically a driving trainer, adopted this profession because of her passion to become a professional driver. The lady driver is

A blast which shook the US city of Nashville, Tennessee early on Christmas morning is believed to be deliberate and linked to a vehicle, police say.  Three people were taken to hospital, the fire department said, but none of them are thought to be critically hurt. Smoke was

Chinese journalist and filmmaker Du Bin has been detained by authorities for allegedly “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” on December 16, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) said. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has urged the Chinese

The CPEC Authority - a joint institution of Pakistani and Chinese governments to oversee CPEC projects has started to construct a fenced wall around the city of Gwadar, creating massive discontent and furore in the region. A wall measuring 10 feet in height is going to cover the length of

Pakistan’s army is set to take near-total control of the Beijing-financed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a US$60 billion infrastructure building plan replete with railways, roads, ports and special economic zones (SEZs) that is key to China’s global Belt and Road

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known to have a busy calendar of engagements with global leaders, both at home and abroad. Indeed, 2020 started out with PM Modi dialling a number of world leaders to extend new year greetings to them. He spoke to as many as 11 world leaders in the first