Global cold wave: Fog grips north India, snow storms in US, Canada December 29, 2022 at 12:36AM

The winter storm ravaged much of the United States (claiming 62 lives so far) and Canada through Christmas. Cold wave and cold day conditions are predicted to wallop parts of Delhi on New Year's eve and the winter chill would intensify further in early January, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said.

Israel swears in Netanyahu as PM of hard-line government December 29, 2022 at 05:30AM

Benjamin Netanyahu was sworn into office Thursday, taking the helm of the most right-wing and religiously conservative government in Israel’s history and vowing to implement policies that could cause domestic and regional turmoil and alienate the country’s closest allies.

Cambodian casino fire kills 19, dozens more missing December 29, 2022 at 02:43AM

At least 19 people were killed and up to 30 were missing after a huge fire tore through a casino-hotel complex in a Cambodian town on the Thai border, officials said on Thursday. About 400 employees and patrons were in the Grand Diamond City casino and hotel in the town of Poipet when the fire broke out around midnight, and up to 30 were still missing.

US approves $180 million anti-tank weapons sale to Taiwan December 28, 2022 at 11:30PM

No more optimistic about holding of general elections: Imran Khan December 28, 2022 at 11:16PM

Covid rules for travellers from China around the world December 28, 2022 at 11:04PM

Covid-19: Hong Kong asks Japan to drop airport bans, 60,000 travellers affected December 28, 2022 at 11:06PM

Japan, a top travel destination for those in Hong Kong, said it would limit flights from Hong Kong, Macau and mainland China to Tokyo's two airports, as well as Osaka and Nagoya, from Friday.The decision comes during a peak travel season ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday which begins on Jan. 21.