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A TV screen shows a file image of North Koreas missile launch during a news program at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

North Korea launches 2 missiles to sea as allies hold drills

Missiles launched from the town of Jangyon flew across North Korea before landing in the sea off that countryâ€™s east...

14 March 2023 10:56 AM IST

Mount Merapi releases volcanic materials during an eruption in Sleman, Indonesia, Saturday, (AP)

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Indonesia-'s Mount Merapi volcano erupts, spewing hot clouds, lava

Jakarta: Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Saturday, spewing out...

12 March 2023 7:55 AM IST

$Women supporters of a religious party \Jamaat-e-Islami\ participate in a rally to mark International Womens Day, in Lahore, Pakistan on Wednesday. (AP/PTI)$ World

International Women-'s Day: Women rally in Pakistan after legal...

Hundreds gathered outside the city-'s press club but were penned in by shipping containers and police who stopped them...

8 March 2023 5:26 PM IST

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China accuses Washington of trying to block its development

BEIJING: Is the United States out to sabotage China? Chinese leaders think so. President Xi Jinping accused Washington...

8 March 2023 3:53 PM IST

Nandyal CI Somasekhar Reddy and head constable Gangadhar were booked in connection with the mass suicide pact of Abdul Salams family in Kurnool district

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Top scientist behind Russia-'s Sputnik V Covid vaccine -'strangled to...

Moscow: Andrey Botikov, one of the scientists who helped to create the Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V, was strangled...

4 March 2023 12:39 PM IST

Passengers arriving from Changsha in China are screened for the new type of coronavirus (Patrick Ngugi/ AP)

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Hong Kong Ends One of Worldâ€™s Longest Mask Mandates After 945 Days

Hong Kong to have busiest month for events in years in March

28 Feb 2023 9:57 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning. (Photo: Twitter)

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China accuses US of -'bullying-' with new -'illegal-' sanctions

BEIJING: China on Monday accused the U.S. of Â“outright bullying and double standardsÂ” in leveling what it called...

27 Feb 2023 3:56 PM IST

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, early Saturday, March 18, 2022. (AP)

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Zelenskyy fires Ukraine-'s commander of joint forces

Kyiv [Ukraine]: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday fired commander of joint forces operation Major...

27 Feb 2023 1:12 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the ruling Workers Party at its headquarters in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday (Korean Central News Agency. AP)

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North Korea holds rare meeting on farming amid food shortage

South Korean experts estimate that North Korea is short around 1 million tons of grain, 20 percent of its annual demand

27 Feb 2023 12:05 PM IST

According to the NCS, the earthquake occurred at 5 am. (Representational image: PTI)

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6.8-magnitude quake hits eastern Tajikistan: USGS

The USGS estimated that -'little or no population-' would be exposed to landslides from the quake

23 Feb 2023 10:22 AM IST

This image made from video broadcasted by North Koreas KRT shows what it says is a ballistic missile being launched from an undisclosed location in North Korea. (KRT via AP)

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North Korea fires short-range missiles after making threats

Both South Korea and Japan condemned the launches as a threat to international peace and violations of U.N. Security...

20 Feb 2023 11:56 AM IST

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Nurturing children through green gardens

A pathbreaking initiative by two young women is impacting the lives of malnourished Tamil kids in the Northern Province...

18 Feb 2023 12:40 PM IST