10 years after death, Osama Bin Laden still mobilises jihadists April 26, 2021 at 08:10PM

Even though Bin Laden's body was buried in the Arabian Sea from the deck of a US aircraft carrier hours after his death, to avoid the creation of any pilgrimage site on land, he remains an example and symbol for many radical Islamists.

कोरोना दुनिया में:पिछले 24 घंटे में 6.72 लाख केस, इनमें 47% मामले सिर्फ भारत में; तुर्की में 17 मई तक लॉकडाउन April 26, 2021 at 05:54PM

कोरोना के खिलाफ तेज होगी लड़ाई:रूसी वैक्सीन स्पुतनिक-V की पहली खेप 1 मई को भारत आएगी, एक साल में 85 करोड़ डोज बनाएगी कंपनी April 26, 2021 at 06:30PM

US population growth slowed sharply over 2010-2020: Census April 26, 2021 at 05:54PM

The 10-year expansion was significantly slower than the previous decade, when the population grew by 9.7 percent, and was barely above the record low of 7.3 percent over 1930-1940, when the United States and the world were mired in the Great Depression.

Pakistan deploys army in 16 cities to enforce Covid precautions April 26, 2021 at 05:38PM

The announcement came as the country recorded its highest daily death toll in recent days since the start of the pandemic, and officials said the health care system was nearing its breaking point.

ड्रैगन की दगाबाजी:दुनिया भर के देशों ने भारत की मदद के लिए हाथ बढ़ाया, वहीं चीन ने मेडिकल सप्लाई ले जा रही कार्गाे उड़ानें रोकीं April 26, 2021 at 05:04PM

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Myanmar junta postpones Aung San Suu Kyi court date again April 26, 2021 at 04:47PM

Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi in a February 1 coup, shunting the country back into junta rule. Suu Kyi has been under house arrest since then, with the junta charging her under six cases -- including for sedition and having unlicensed walkie-talkies.

Protests reveal generational divide in immigrant communities April 26, 2021 at 06:30AM

When protests began in a Minneapolis suburb after a white police officer fatally shot a Black man, 21-year-old Fatumata Kromah took to the street, pushing for change she says is essential to her Liberian immigrant community.

High court to take up right to carry gun for self-defense April 26, 2021 at 03:40AM

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal to expand gun rights in the United States in a New York case over the right to carry a firearm in public for self-defense.

Kamala Harris to tell UN body it's time to prep for next pandemic April 26, 2021 at 02:37AM

Vice President Kamala Harris will make the case before United Nations members on Monday that now is the time for global leaders to begin putting the serious work into how they will respond to the next global pandemic.

Philippines seeks to lift medical capacity as Covid-19 cases top one million April 26, 2021 at 02:47AM

The Philippines announced on Monday that its Covid-19 cases had exceeded one million, as the country sought to boost healthcare capacity to ease strains on hospitals and medical staff stretched by a second wave of infections.

Libya PM Abdul Hamid Dbeibah calls off Benghazi visit after security turned back April 26, 2021 at 02:29AM

Libya's interim prime minister called off his visit Monday to the country's east after a government advance security team was turned back from the airport in the eastern city of Benghazi, officials said.

Lawyer: Iranian-British woman gets another year in prison April 26, 2021 at 02:14AM

An Iranian-British woman long held in Tehran has been sentenced to another year in prison in Iran, her lawyer said Monday. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has already served a five-year prison sentence in the Islamic Republic.

EU Commission launches legal action against AstraZeneca April 26, 2021 at 02:22AM

The European Commission says it's launched legal action against vaccine maker AstraZeneca for failing to respect the terms of its contract with the EU.

Joe Biden's first 100 days: Where he stands on key promises April 26, 2021 at 01:02AM

As he rounds out his first 100 days in office, President Joe Biden's focus on reining in the coronavirus during the early months of his administration seems to have paid off: He can check off nearly all his campaign promises centered on the pandemic.

Russia suspends activities of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's regional groups April 26, 2021 at 12:55AM

Moscow prosecutors on Monday ordered regional campaign groups supporting jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to stop their activities pending a request to outlaw them and his Anti-Corruption Foundation, representatives of the groups said.

Analysis: A reckoning on racism? Not for many leaders of GOP April 26, 2021 at 12:44AM

If the nation is in the midst of a historic reckoning on racism, most leaders of the Republican Party are not participating.

Thailand imposes fines of up to $640 for not wearing masks April 26, 2021 at 12:38AM

Authorities in Thailand are imposing fines of up to 20,000 baht ($640) for people who fail to wear face masks in public in 48 provinces, as the government struggles to cope with a new wave of coronavirus cases that is straining the medical system.

Joe Biden expanding summer food program for 34M schoolchildren April 26, 2021 at 12:31AM

The Biden administration is expanding a program to feed as many as 34 million schoolchildren during the summer months, using funds from the coronavirus relief package approved in March.

कोरोना दुनिया में:पिछले 24 घंटे में दुनिया में कोरोना के 7.27 लाख केस आए सामने, इनमें 48% सिर्फ भारत में मिले; पश्चिमी ऑस्ट्रेलिया से हटेगा लॉकडाउन April 26, 2021 at 12:15AM

कोरोना में भारत के साथ अमेरिका:US से 318 ऑक्सीजन कंसंट्रेटर दिल्ली एयरपोर्ट पहुंचे; बाइडेन बोले- भारत ने हमारी मदद की; अब जब उसे जरूरत है तो हम उसके साथ April 25, 2021 at 09:48PM

UK denies report that PM Johnson said 'let the bodies pile high' April 25, 2021 at 09:04PM

Boris Johnson is facing a stream of allegations in British newspapers about everything from his muddled initial handling of the Covid-19 crisis to questions over who financed the redecoration of his Downing Street flat.

Covid: World military spending grows despite pandemic April 25, 2021 at 08:26PM

Global military spending increased by 2.6% to $1,981 billion (about 1,650 billion euros) in 2020, when global GDP shrank 4.4%, according to a report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).