6 killed, many injured as vehicle overturns in Myanmar

Yangon [Myanmar], October 6: Six people were killed and many others were injured on Wednesday after a six-wheeled vehicle overturned in southeastern Myanmar's Kayin State,...

Kyrgyzstan elects new parliament speaker

Bishkek [Kyrgyzstan], October 6: The parliament of Kyrgyzstan elected a new speaker, NurlanbekShakiev, at a meeting on Wednesday.

Myanmar reports 465 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon [Myanmar], October 6: Myanmar confirmed 465 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to 625,147, according to the ministry...

Malaysia ratifies CPTPP trade agreement

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], October 6: Malaysia has officially ratified the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the Ministry of International Trade and...

UN chief urges Colombian gov't, guerrilla group to seize opportunity for ending...

United Nation, October 5: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday urged the government of Colombia and the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla to seize opportunity...

S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit around 35,000 amid rising reinfections

Seoul (South Korea), October 5: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases hit around 35,000 on Wednesday, a rebound from the previous day but down by more...

Biden condemns N. Korea's missile launch: White House

Washington (US), October 5: U.S. President Joe Biden strongly condemned North Korea's firing of a long-range ballistic missile in a call with Japanese Prime Minister...

U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as unacceptable threat, vows to take...

Washington (US), October 5: The United States strongly condemned North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile Tuesday, calling it a reckless decision that poses...

Unification minister meets German president, discusses N.K. denuclearization, unification

Berlin (Germany), October 5: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed "full support" for South Korea's "audacious initiative" designed to help North Korea improve its economy in...

Allies fire 4 missiles into East Sea in response to N. Korea's...

Seoul (South Korea), October 5: South Korea and the United States fired four ground-to-ground missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday in joint drills, a...

2 confirmed, more suspected cholera cases in Haiti: UN

United Nations, October 5: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply concerned about the people in Haiti after the confirmation of new cholera cases in the...

Dow jumps over 800 points as Wall Street posts big back-to-back gains

New York (US), October 5: U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, extending a strong fourth quarter start, after a bruising three-quarter run.

Iran says "successfully" launches indigenous space tug into suborbital

Tehran (Iran), October 5: Iran launched on Tuesday an indigenous space tug capable of shifting satellites and spaceborne cargo with different energy characteristics between orbits,...

Iraqi political impasse must be resolved through dialogue: UN envoy

United Nations, October 5: UN special envoy for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on Tuesday called on Iraqi leaders to engage in dialogue to end political impasses...

Canada sets up recovery fund for Hurricane Fiona

Ottawa (Canada), October 5: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday the creation of the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund.

Zambia to meet bondholders on restructuring

Lusaka (Zambia), October 5: The Zambian government will soon meet bondholders of a 750 million-U.S.-dollar Eurobond, which matured last month, to discuss how it could...

Ford September U.S. sales down 8.9 percent

Chicago (US), October 5: Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that it sold 142,644 vehicles in the United States in September this year, down 8.9...

NASA targets Wednesday for Crew-5 launch to ISS

Los Angeles (US), October 5: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting Wednesday, Oct. 5, for the launch of the...

U.S. reports over 26,000 monkeypox cases

Los Angeles (US), October 5: Over 26,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States as of Monday, according to the latest data...

Zelensky signs decree ruling out negotiations with Putin

Kiev (Ukraine), October 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to put into effect the decision of the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC),...

Jordan signs 100-mln-USD loan with OPEC Fund to enhance food security

Amman (Jordan), October 5: Jordan on Tuesday secured a 100-million U.S. dollar loan from OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) to finance the country's emergency...

Nigeria probes fire incidents at oil wells

Abuja (Nigeria), October 5: Nigerian authorities on Tuesday said an investigation has been launched into fire incidents affecting two oil wells in the country's oil-rich...

Ugandan president drops military commander after controversial social media post on Kenya

Kampala (Uganda), October 5: Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Tuesday sacked Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Commander of Land Forces, after the latter posted tweets saying that his...

Elon Musk offers to proceed with Twitter buyout deal: Report

Washington [US], October 4 (ANI): In a surprise turn of events in the Twitter buyout saga, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reportedly offered to proceed...

Palestinian PM criticizes Britain's intention to move embassy to Jerusalem

Ramallah [Palestine],October 4: Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Ishtaye said on Monday that Britain's intention to move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem "is a violation...

Educational level of Finnish youth falls below OECD average

Helsinki [Finland],October 4: The educational level of Finnish young people of working age has fallen below the average of other Organization for Economic Cooperation and...

Hungary adopts new laws to gain EU funds

Budapest [Hungary],October 4:The Hungarian parliament adopted the first batch of two laws on Monday in order to gain access to billions of European Union (EU)...