At least 41 Ukrainians have been killed in Russian missile strikes on Kyiv, capital of the embattled Central Asian country, and other cities, a media reports said on Tuesday. Russia blasted the main children’s hospital in Kyiv with a missile in broad daylight on Monday and rained missiles down on other cities across Ukraine, killing More
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Russia on Monday, says a media report. The Associated Press reported Modi would be visiting Russia for talks with President Vladimir Putin. “Russia has had strong ties with India since the Cold War, and New Delhi’s importance as a key trading partner for Moscow has grown since More
At least seven bodies were pulled out from the rubble of a collapsed six-storey building in India’s Gujrat state, a media report said on Sunday. Hindustan Times reported another 15 people sustained injuries as the building collapsed in Sachin Pali village of Surat city following several days of incessant rains. Police chief Rajesh Parmer said More
Belarus becomes the tenth full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a media report said on Thursday. Ankasam reported the signing ceremony was held at the Independence Palace in Astana, where meetings of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states are held. China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan More
Five people, including a former lawmaker, have been killed in a bomb attack in the Bajaur tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Ex-senator Hidayat Ullah’s vehicle was attacked via a remote-controlled bomb in Damadola village late on Wednesday a police official said. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bakht Munir confirmed Hidayat was killed in the More
At least 116 people have been killed and several others injured as a result of a stampede at a religious gathering in India, a media report said on Wednesday. The stampede occurred in Uttar Pradesh, the northern state of India, leaving 116 dead, most of them women and children, AP quoted Police Director-General of Prashant More
As no presidential wannabe could win 50 percent of votes, Iran will hold a runoff election on Friday, a media report said on Monday. Iranians cast votes on Friday to elect a successor to President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with several senior officials in a helicopter crash last month. Reformist hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian More
As part of his trip to Central Asia, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is scheduled to arrive in Uzbekistan today (Saturday). On Friday, UN chief’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a press conference Guterres would visit Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan after a trip to Tashkent. Guterres would meet heads of state and other senior officials of More
Reformist hopeful Massoud Pezeshkian is leading the race for Iran’s presidency, early election results suggested on Saturday. Iranians cast votes on Friday to elect a successor to President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed along with several senior officials in a helicopter crash last month. Mohsen Eslami, spokesman for the Iranian poll panel, said ballot boxes More
Only 26 countries are currently led by women, a modest increase from just 18 countries a decade ago, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The UN Women published global data on women in executive positions as heads of state, heads of government and cabinet members. The agency wrote in its latest report that in 141 More
