Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| SL introduces 5-year multiple entry tour | Manila, Aug 30 (TIWN) The Philippines' Department of Health said on Tuesday that deaths from dengue fever have climbed to 400 this year as cases rose by 143 per cent from the same period last year. | 30-Aug-2022 |
| UN to launch flash appeal after devastat | Islamabad, Aug 30 (TIWN) The UN will launch a flash appeal on Tuesday to help Pakistan tackle devastating floods that have killed at least 1,136 since mid-June, officials said. | 30-Aug-2022 |
| Pak rupee surges after IMF revives bailo | Islamabad, Aug 30 (TIWN) The Pakistani rupee (PKR) surged against the US dollar on Tuesday during intraday trade after the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) executive board revived the much-awaited bailout programme for Islamabad. | 30-Aug-2022 |
| Worst violence to hit Baghdad as powerfu | Baghdad, Aug 30 (TIWN) At least 15 people have been killed in clashes between Iraqi security forces and supporters of a powerful Shia cleric in the capital Baghdad following his announcement of his retirement from politics, the media reported. | 30-Aug-2022 |
| Spies targeting Trump as classified docu | Washington, Aug 30 (TIWN) The "classified documents" seized by FBI on August 8 from Donald Trump's Florida residence has raised concerns among intelligence operatives who are now targeting the ex-President for allegedly mishandling the documents. | 29-Aug-2022 |
| 33 million people in Pakistan affected b | Islamabad, Aug 29 (TIWN) The Pakistan government said that 33 million people have been affected by the devastating floods and warned that the number may increase as the length and breadth of the country continued to reel from the destruction caused by torrential rain and deluge. | 29-Aug-2022 |
| Aus state to recruit health workers to c | Melbourne, Aug 29 (TIWN) Australia's state of Victoria is recruiting and training a massive number of healthcare workers to cope with staff shortage partly due to Covid-19. | 29-Aug-2022 |
| Russia identifies 2nd suspect in blast t | Moscow, Aug 29 (TIWN) Russian investigators said on Monday that they identified a second suspect in the murder of Darya Dugina, a strident supporter of the war in Ukraine and daughter of a prominent ally of President Vladimir Putin. | 29-Aug-2022 |
| Kremlin lays groundwork for referenda to | Moscow, Aug 29 (TIWN) Russia appears to be laying the groundwork for annexing occupied parts of Ukraine by holding referenda. | 29-Aug-2022 |
| Afghanistan builds 150,000-strong nation | Kabul, Aug 28 (TIWN) The Taliban-run administration has built a 150,000-strong national army and the number may increase, state-run news agency reported on Sunday. | 28-Aug-2022 |
| US warships transit Taiwan Strait for fi | Taipei, Aug 28 (TIWN): Two United States Navy warships have entered the Taiwan Strait in the first such transit since China staged unprecedented military drills around the island post US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit. | 28-Aug-2022 |
| Germany to distribute 19,500 more monkey | Berlin, Aug 28 (TIWN) The German government is distributing 19,500 more monkeypox vaccine doses across the country next week, the Health Ministry said, as demand continues to outstrip supply in hotspots. | 28-Aug-2022 |
| Czech Parliament approves NATO's norther | Prague, Aug 28 (TIWN) Both chambers of the Czech Parliament have given their approval to NATO membership for Finland and Sweden, the most significant expansion of the Western defence alliance in years. | 28-Aug-2022 |
| Former imam of Mecca's Grand Mosque jail | Riyadh, Aug 28 (TIWN) A Saudi court has sentenced a prominent former imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca to 10 years in prison, Middle East Eye reported. | 28-Aug-2022 |
| Six people injured after van drives into | Brussels, Aug 27 (TIWN) A van drove into a cafe in Brussels, injuring six people, the fire department of the Belgian capital has confirmed. | 27-Aug-2022 |
| Rohingya rally in B'desh to mark anniver | Dhaka, Aug 26 (TIWN) Thousands of Rohingya Muslims rallied in Bangladeshi refugee camps to demand justice for a crackdown carried out on them five years ago by the Myanmar military. | 26-Aug-2022 |
| Aus police make largest-ever drug seizur | Sydney, Aug 26 (TIWN) Police in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) on Friday announced of making the country's largest-ever drug bust, seizing over 1,800 kg illegal drug methylamphetamine, or "ice". | 26-Aug-2022 |
| Nordic Defence Ministers meet in Finland | Helsinki, Aug 26 (TIWN) The Defence Ministers of Finland, Norway, and Sweden met to discuss ways of boosting cooperation when all five Nordic countries are NATO members. | 26-Aug-2022 |
| Flash floods kill 34 in Pak in 24 hrs | Islamabad, Aug 26 (TIWN) At least 34 people were killed and 50 others injured in flash floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain during the last 24 hours in Pakistan, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. | 26-Aug-2022 |
| US judge orders release of redacted Mar- | Washington, Aug 26 (TIWN) A US judge has ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release a redacted version of the affidavit used to seek the search warrant on former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. | 26-Aug-2022 |
| US forces carry out second airstrike on | Damascus, Aug 25 (TIWN) The US Air Force has bombed new positions manned by militias loyal to Iran in Syria for the second time in 24 hours, the American militarys Central Command and a monitoring group said on Thursday. | 25-Aug-2022 |
| Japan's police chief steps down over Abe | Tokyo, Aug 25 (TIWN) Itaru Nakamura, Japan's police chief, announced his resignation on Thursday, saying he wanted to take responsibility for inadequate protection to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe who was assassinated in broad daylight last month. | 25-Aug-2022 |
| Negotiations inch forward on deal to res | Tehran, Aug 25 (TIWN) Negotiations on a deal to restore the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran are reportedly inching forwards, with Tehran saying on Thursday that it was examining the latest proposal. | 25-Aug-2022 |
| Germany approves stricter Covid measures | Berlin, Aug 25 (TIWN) The German Cabinet has approved tougher state intervention measures ahead of an expected fresh wave of coronavirus infections this autumn. | 25-Aug-2022 |
| Lumpy skin disease affects over 5,000 ca | Lucknow, Aug 25 (TIWN) More than 5,000 cattle have been affected by the lumpy skin disease virus while 30 have died due to this so far in eight districts of Uttar Pradesh including Meerut, Baghpat, Hapur, Bulandshahr, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, and Bijnor. | 25-Aug-2022 |
| Pak to launch int'l appeal to help cope | Islamabad, Aug 24 (TIWN) The Pakistan government has decided to launch an international appeal to help cope with the disastrous flood situation in the country which was triggered by incessant rainfall since July and have claimed the lives of 830 people so far. | 24-Aug-2022 |
| Life expectancy in US dropped by nearly | Washington, Aug 24 (TIWN) Life expectancy dropped in 2020 by nearly two years across the US, mostly due to Covid-19 and drug overdoses, according to new data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | 24-Aug-2022 |
| UN concerned over possible trials of Ukr | United Nations, Aug 24 (TIWN) Trials of Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) by Russian-backed authorities in occupied Mariupol could start within days, the UN Human Rights Office said, as it warned such proceedings could amount to war crimes under international law. | 24-Aug-2022 |
| S.Korea's total fertility rate hits reco | Seoul, Aug 24 (TIWN) South Korea's total fertility rate hit a record low in 2021 as the number of childbirths continued to fall, data revealed on Wednesday, underscoring the country's gloomy demographic situation. | 24-Aug-2022 |
| Zelensky hosts forum on retaking Crimea | Kiev, Aug 24 (TIWN) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hosted an online summit of dozens of world leaders to rally support for the return of the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed in 2014. | 24-Aug-2022 |
| Pakistan Met Dept warns of more rain, fl | Islamabad, Aug 23 (TIWN) The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has warned against heavy rain set to lash parts of the Sindh province on Tuesday and Wednesday which could result in urban flooding in its lowland areas. | 23-Aug-2022 |
| UK intelligence agencies tipped off Indi | London, Aug 23 (TIWN) UK intelligence agencies are accused of tipping off Indian authorities about Jagtar Singh Johal, a British national, before his abduction and alleged torture by Punjab police, the media reported. | 23-Aug-2022 |
| Drought in China causes Yangtze river to | Beijing, Aug 23 (TIWN) A record-breaking drought has caused some rivers in China, including parts of the Yangtze, to dry up, affecting hydropower, halting shipping, and forcing major companies to suspend operations. | 23-Aug-2022 |
| 25 deer die of rabies in Colombo suburb | Colombo, Aug 23 (TIWN) Around 25 deer that live in Homagama, a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital of Colombo, have died of rabies, the wildlife department announced on Monday. | 23-Aug-2022 |
| Russian show trial of Ukrainian prisoner | Kiev, Aug 23 (TIWN) Negotiations between Ukraine and Russia will be cut off if Moscow holds a show trial of captured Ukrainian prisoners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. | 23-Aug-2022 |
| Criminal lawyers in England, Wales vote | London, Aug 22 (TIWN) Criminal lawyers in England and Wales have voted in favour of an all-out strike next month in a row with the government over jobs and pay. | 22-Aug-2022 |
| Japan PM starts working remotely after c | Tokyo, Aug 22 (TIWN) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida began working remotely on Monday after testing positive for Covid-19 a day earlier, the government's top spokesperson said. | 22-Aug-2022 |
| Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to r | Colombo, Aug 17 (TIWN) Ex-Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country following protests against economic crisis in the island nation, will return to Sri Lanka on August 24. | 17-Aug-2022 |
| N.Korea fires 2 cruise missiles: Seoul o | Seoul, Aug 17 (TIWN) North Korea test-fired two cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, a South Korean military official said, as President Yoon Suk-yeol held a press conference to mark the 100th day since taking office. | 17-Aug-2022 |
| US man arrested for violent threats agai | Washington, Aug 17 (TIWN) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a man from Pennsylvania has been arrested on charges of making threats of violence against personnel of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). | 17-Aug-2022 |
| Monsoon rain wreaks havoc in parts of Pa | Islamabad, Aug 17 (TIWN) The monsoon rain in Pakistan have caused massive damages in different parts of the country, with Balochistan province being the worst-hit. | 17-Aug-2022 |
| Gunmen kill 2 policemen in Pak on polio | Islamabad, Aug 17 (TIWN) At least two police officers were shot dead in Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkhwa province who were deployed to guard medics administering polio vaccines. | 17-Aug-2022 |
| 3 dead, 60 injured in blast at mall in A | Yerevan, Aug 15 (TIWN) At least three people were killed and 60 others injured in an explosion at a shopping mall in the Armenian capital Yerevan, officials said. | 15-Aug-2022 |
| 119 suspects arrested for arson in Portu | Lisbon, Aug 15 (TIWN) A total of 119 suspects have been arrested for arson as serious fires have hit Portugal due to a heat wave and severe drought, causing consequences for agriculture and other primary supply systems. | 15-Aug-2022 |
| After dropping Nehru's photo from freedo | Bengaluru, Aug 15 (TIWN) The ruling BJP in Karnataka finally acknowledged the contributions of first Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru towards the freedom struggle on the occasion of celebration of Independence Day on Monday. | 15-Aug-2022 |
| S.Korea expresses deep regret over Japan | Seoul, Aug 15 (TIWN) South Korea on Monday voiced deep regret over Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's ritual offering to a controversial war shrine on a key anniversary, just hours after President Yoon Suk-yeol called for improvement of frayed ties. | 15-Aug-2022 |
| Flash floods kill 17 in Afghanistan | Kabul, Aug 15 (TIWN) At least 17 people have been confirmed dead and scores of houses washed away as flash floods swept through several villages in Shinwari district and adjoining areas in Afghanistan's Parwan province, an official said on Monday | 15-Aug-2022 |
| Netaji's daughter demands: Bring Netaji | New Delhi, Aug 15 (TIWN) Professor Anita Bose Pfaff, daughter of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose has said that 75 years after India was able to throw off the shackles of colonial rule, the three states that were established on the Indian subcontinent celebrate the anniversary of that event. | 15-Aug-2022 |
| After airspace closure, 10 Russian plane | Berlin, Aug 14 (TIWN) Almost half a year after the European Union closed its airspace to planes from Russia, 10 aeroplanes owned or controlled by Russians remain in Germany, according to a media report published on Sunday. | 14-Aug-2022 |
| Key al-Aqsa Brigades member killed in We | Tel Aviv, Aug 9 (TIWN) Authorities in Israel on Tuesday said that a leading member of the al-Aqsa Brigades -- the military arm of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement -- during a military operation in the West Bank. | 09-Aug-2022 |