BSS :A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s Java Island on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said.USGS said that the quake hit at a depth of 37 kilometres (23 miles) at 0905 GMT southwest...
BSS :North Korea fired two ballistic missiles in Friday, the South Korea and Japan said, in what would be its third weapons test this month, despite a fresh volley of US sanctions.The latest launches...
BSS :India added 2,64,202 new corona virus infections, the highest in 239 days, taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,65,82,129, which included 5,753 cases of the Omicron variant, according to the Union...
BSS :UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged the United States and the World Bank to unfreeze Afghan funds, locked since the Taliban’s return to power, to prevent “the nightmare unfolding in Afghanistan” from...
BSS :UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office has apologised to Queen Elizabeth II after it was revealed that Downing Street staff held lockdown-breaching parties on the eve of her husband’s funeral.“It’s deeply regrettable that...
BSS :Eight countries that include Iran, Venezuela and Sudan have lost their right to vote at the United Nations because of unpaid dues.A total of 11 countries are behind in their payments, Secretary General...
BSS :Dubai emergency services put out a “small fire” after residents reported a loud explosion that shook buildings near Jebel Ali port, Emirati officials said on Thursday.Nobody was hurt in Wednesday night’s incident, which...
BSS :Two hospitals in China’s locked-down city of Xi’an, have been closed while they “rectify” mistakes, authorities said Thursday. One of them was that refused to treat an eight-month pregnant woman who later miscarried....
BSS : Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is “increasing evidence”...
BSS : Five people were shot dead in two separate incidents in Afghanistan on Tuesday, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.In eastern Laghman province, four members of a family were killed and one person from the...
BSS : North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of a hypersonic missile, state media reported Wednesday, the second such launch by the nuclear-armed nation in less than a week.The...
BSS : A fighter jet crashed in South Korea with no casualties reported yet, Yonhap news agency said on Tuesday.The F-5E combat plane of the 10th Fighter Wing of the South Korean Air Force...
