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Jun 8, 20242 min read
Neerabh Prasad appointed new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh
Amaravati, June 7 - Neerabh Kumar Prasad has been appointed as the new Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh in place of KS Jawahar Reddy,...
Jun 7, 20243 min read
Explainer-British judges' resignations put Hong Kong rule of law in spotlight
HONG KONG -Two senior British judges resigned from Hong Kong's top appeals court on Thursday, as international concerns mounted over the...
May 19, 20242 min read
Dominican Republic voters head to polls, incumbent Abinader the favorite
SANTO DOMINGO - Voters in the Dominican Republic head to the polls on Sunday to cast ballots for the next president and members of...
May 19, 20241 min read
Fifty dead in heavy rain, floods in central Afghanistan, official says
KABUL -At least 50 people are dead following a fresh bout of heavy rain and flooding in central Afghanistan, an official said on...
May 18, 20242 min read
Russian activist in Georgia warns 'foreign agent' law will kick-start crackdown on dissent
TBILISI - Grigory Sverdlin says he has seen this story before. A Russian activist now living in exile in the Georgian capital Tbilisi,...
May 17, 20242 min read
Panama weighs more checkpoints in treacherous jungle increasingly crossed by migrants
PANAMA CITY - Panama's next government is considering erecting new checkpoints along a stretch of thick jungle on its southern border...
May 16, 20243 min read
Singapore's new PM takes office pledging to lead his own way
SINGAPORE - Singapore's Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as its fourth premier since independence, promising to lead the wealthy...
May 16, 20241 min read
Putin signs decrees appointing government ministers
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Tuesday appointing all members of the government and planned a late-evening meeting...
May 16, 20244 min read
Slovak PM Fico no longer in life-threatening condition after being shot, minister says
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia -Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is no longer in a life-threatening condition after he was shot in an...
May 15, 20243 min read
China considers local government purchases of unsold homes, Bloomberg News says
China is considering a plan for local governments nationwide to buy millions of unsold homes, Bloomberg News said on Wednesday, after a...
May 14, 20242 min read
Factbox-Deadline looms for agreement on Dutch coalition
AMSTERDAM - Dutch election winner Geert Wilders and his prospective right-wing government partners gathered on Tuesday for a new round...
May 14, 20243 min read
New Caledonia deploys more police as 'streets on fire' over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the...
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