Taluqan (Afghanistan), Dec 26 (IANS) Police have rounded up 20 people on the charge of involvement in criminal activities from the northern Takhar and neighbouring Kunduz provinces in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, Xinhua news agency…

Beni, Dec 26 (IANS) At least eight people have died in a suicide bomber explosion late on Saturday, in the middle of the Christmas celebration, in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo), said hospital sources on Sunday…

Kabul, Dec 26 (IANS) The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has said that they were yet to reach an agreement with Turkey and Qatar over the management of five airports in the war-torn nation, the media reported. The Ministry of…

Seoul, Dec 26 (IANS) South Korea's military on Sunday reported 31 additional Covid-19 cases, including 30 breakthrough infections, raising the total caseload among its personnel to 3,120. Of the new cases, 22 are from the Army, six from the…

Havana, Dec 26 (IANS) Cuba has welcomed the first cruise ship of its current high tourist season, which will run through March 2022. With 84 German tourists on board, the World Voyager ship docked at a port of Santiago de Cuba, the second…

Ramallah, Dec 26 (IANS) Hundreds of Palestinians and one Israeli soldier were injured during fierce clashes near the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that 247 Palestinian protesters…

Johannesburg, Dec 26 (IANS) Desmond Tutu, the world-famous South African Archbishop and also a Nobel Peace prize Laureate, has passed away at the age of 90. In a series of tweets on Sunday, President Cyril Ramaphosa said: "The passing of…

Tripoli, Dec 26 (IANS) A number of roads in southern Tripoli have reopened after they were closed due to recent military mobilisation. Following the reopening of the roads, Ahmed Nooh, a local security official, expressed the hope that…

Beijing, Dec 26 (IANS) The Chinese mainland has reported 158 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. Of the new local cases, 157 were reported in Shaanxi, one in Guangxi, Xinhua news agency…

Wellington, Dec 26 (IANS) New Zealand has detected seven fresh Omicron cases in international arrivals over two days, taking the country's total number of infections caused by the new Covid-19 variant to 45, the Ministry of Health said on…