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This photo provided on Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022, by the North Korean government shows a missile test from railway in North Pyongan Province, North Korea (Korea News Service via AP)World
North Korea fires more suspected missiles, flouts new sanctions

The launches come at a delicate time in the region, with North Korea-'s sole major ally China set to host the Winter...

17 Jan 2022 10:38 AM IST

A worker wearing a face mask to help protect against the coronavirus walks past a display of the Winter Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon, left, and Winter Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen near the Olympic Green in Beijing. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)World
China faces omicron test weeks ahead of Beijing Winter Olympics

With the success of the Games and China’s national dignity at stake, Beijing is doubling down on its...

13 Jan 2022 12:55 PM IST

In another incident, two tribal labourers, engaged in laying of a road, were injured when Maoists triggered an IED blast in the forested village of Puspal under Barsur police station in south Bastar district.World
Two Taliban members injured in Kabul blast

So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the explosion

12 Jan 2022 4:06 PM IST

UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues Dr Fernand de Varennes took to Twitter to raise concern on the issue of minorities in India, saying Muslim women in India are harassed and sold in social media apps. (Photo: Pixabay)World
-'Sulli Deals-', form of hate speech in India, must be condemned: UN...

Hundreds of Muslim women were listed for auction on the mobile application with photographs sourced without permission...

12 Jan 2022 11:46 AM IST

A woman receives a booster shot of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a third dose vaccination campaign at a South Tangerang Regional General Hospital in Tangerang, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)World
Indonesia starts COVID boosters for elderly, others at risk

The government hopes to provide 21 million booster shots in January to people who received their second jabs at least...

12 Jan 2022 10:54 AM IST

People walk past a television screen showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on January 11, 2022, after North Korea fired a \suspected ballistic missile\ into the sea, South Koreas military said, less than a week after Pyongyang reported testing a hypersonic missile. (Anthony WALLACE / AFP)World
North Korea fires second suspected missile in less than a week

The early-morning launch came as the UN Security Council met to discuss last week-'s test of what Pyongyang called a...

11 Jan 2022 10:58 AM IST

Aung San Suu Kyi (AFP file photo)World
Myanmar-'s Suu Kyi convicted on new charges, jailed for four years

Suu Kyi was found guilty of two charges related to illegally importing and owning walkie-talkies and one of breaking...

10 Jan 2022 11:09 AM IST

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) with GCC Secretary General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf. (File photo/Chinese Foreign Ministry)World
Gulf ministers visit China amid energy fears

Recent unrest in oil and gas-rich Kazakhstan has raised concerns in China, which has long invested heavily in Kazakh-'s...

10 Jan 2022 10:21 AM IST

This prompted the local officials to resort to mass testing of all the 14 million people before its spread to Beijing as the capital city is set to host the much-advertised Winter Olympics from February 4. (AP Photo)World
Omicron scare in China-'s Tianjin close to Beijing ahead of Winter...

Thousands of people commute between Tianjin and Beijing as it takes hardly 30 minutes by the high-speed train

9 Jan 2022 3:40 PM IST

This photo provided by the North Korean government, shows what it says a test launch of a hypersonic missile in North Korea Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP)World
N Korea says hypersonic missile tested to modernise weaponry

Wednesday-'s test indicates that the country will press ahead with plans to build powerful, sophisticated missiles

6 Jan 2022 11:02 AM IST

South Korean army soldiers patrol along the barbed-wire fence in Paju, near the border with North Korea, South Korea, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)World
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into sea

The latest launch came after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed to further bolster his military capability

5 Jan 2022 11:20 AM IST

The worst situation today is said to be found in Xian town and since December, it is in the grip of a Covid-19 wave, according to Hong kong Post. (ANI/ Representational Image)World
Zero-Covid obsession makes life miserable for Chinese People

For the Chinese Communist Party and its citizens, the New Year has begun on a tense note

4 Jan 2022 7:11 PM IST

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