Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny is in a coma and on a ventilator in a hospital in Siberia after falling ill from suspected poisoning during a flight, his spokeswoman said Thursday. Kira Yarmysh said on Thursday that Navalny, 44, was flying from Siberia to Moscow after a

A boat carrying dozens of migrants bound for Europe capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya and at least 45 people drowned or were missing and presumed dead, the U.N. said Wednesday. The capsizing, which marked the largest number of fatalities in a single shipwreck off the coast of

Kamala Harris, the California senator whom Mr Joe Biden Selected as his running mate, accepted the vice-presidential nomination on Wednesday (Aug 19), introducing herself to the nation as a historic choice for a major party ticket and urging a change in the nation's leadership.

A top Bangladeshi official has said his country will like to become part of the Indian government's Atmanirbhar (self-reliant) campaign amid a worldwide resistance over Chinese influence and its expansionism and a crisis triggered by the spread of coronavirus. Bangladeshi High

India has reported 53,026 deaths from coronavirus at 2:30 pm (Bangladesh Time) till Wednesday, according to latest data from worldometer. So far, 2,768,670 cases have been detected in the country till date, the source said. Apart from this, 2,038,585 patients have been considered

Mali's President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita announced his immediate resignation on state television late Tuesday, hours after he and the Prime Minister were reportedly arrested by mutinous soldiers in a suspected coup. Tuesday's events sparked international condemnation and are

Joe Biden has been officially anointed the Democratic presidential candidate at the party's convention, helped over the line with some glowing testimonials from elder statesmen. Two Democratic former presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and former Secretary of State Colin

Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is training terror groups in Myanmar and its main goal is to destabilise some countries in the region using cross-border terrorism. Siegfried O Wolf, an analyst at the South Asia Democratic Forum, a Belgian group based

Pakistan’s Independence Day is ‘Black Day’ in the history of humankind as the country’s Army continues to kill, rob, rape, convert people and grab lands of Baloch people. “August 14 is the day when the converted Punjabis divided their own country as they

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has taken the initiative to install LED street lights in Srinagar under the Smart Cities mission. Speaking to ANI, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, District Magistrate, Srinagar said the work of installing LED street lights were done for the last five to

Canada's finance minister has said he will resign after conflict-of-interest allegations involving WE Charity. Bill Morneau has faced pressure to step down after it was revealed he did not repay travel costs covered by WE while on overseas trips to see its work. He said he

Michelle Obama has launched a stinging attack on US President Donald Trump as Democrats prepared to crown Joe Biden as their White House challenger. "Donald Trump is the wrong president for our country," said the former US first lady in an emotional recorded message to the

Experts believe that with the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the Nepali city might soon see an increase in the arrival of tourists. Janakpur will soon become a part of the Ramayana Circuit. The Indian government had earlier said it is developing two circuits based on

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Friday extended greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India’s 74th Independence Day. Taking to Twitter, Oli said, “Congratulations and greetings to Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi ji, the Government and people of India on the

Pakistan is still struggling for independence even after 73 years as people from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Sindh, Gilgit-Baltistan and other regions are yet to attain freedom, said journalist Marvi Sirmed. "Marking 73 yrs of existence, Pak still struggling for independence.

East Turkistan National Awakening Movement has urged the US Trade Representative to ends its trade deal with China due to latter’s engagement in “genocide, organ harvesting and using slave labour of Uyghurs”. “The @USTradeRep must END its #TradeDeal with #China.

India reported a daily jump of 57,981 infections, taking the total to nearly 2.65 million, third only behind the United States and Brazil. The death toll jumped by 941 in the last 24 hours, with the total of 50,921 in the country. The country last week overtook Britain with the

A militant attack on a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital killed at least 15 people and wounded dozens of others on Sunday, according to police officers and a government spokesman. The Islamist insurgent group Al-Shabab, which is affiliated with Al Qaeda, claimed

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko says that Russia has agreed to offer security assistance in the case of external military threats. Lukashenko also voiced concerns over Nato military exercises taking place in neighbouring Poland and Lithuania. The news comes as the

President Donald Trump has paid tribute to his "best friend" and youngest brother following his death at 71. "It is with [a] heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight," he said in a statement on Saturday. The president