Archive Detail
| Title | Description | Posted Date |
|---|---|---|
| Laos Parliament approves cabinet reshuff | Vientiane, Jan 30 (TIWN) The Standing Committee of the Laos National Assembly (NA) on Monday approved a three-minister cabinet reshuffle, following a proposal by the Prime Minister. | 30-Jan-2023 |
| S.Korea lifts indoor mask mandate | Seoul, Jan 30 (TIWN) Starting from Monday, South Koreans can now visit most places, including schools, kindergartens and gyms, without masks, as the government lifted the indoor mask mandate that had been enforced since October 2020. | 30-Jan-2023 |
| US, India to hold diplomatic consultatio | New York, Jan 28 : The US diplomat in charge of political affairs is visiting India for consultations with the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi, according to the State Department. | 28-Jan-2023 |
| Govt, M23 clashes displace 90K people in | United Nations, Jan 28 : UN humanitarians report that recent clashes between Congolese forces and M23 rebels have displaced about 90,000 people, a UN spokesman said. | 27-Jan-2023 |
| EU justice ministers discuss cooperation | Stockholm, Jan 28 (TIWN) Judicial cooperation in the fight against organised crime topped the agenda of an informal meeting of the EU member states' justice and home affairs ministers here. | 27-Jan-2023 |
| Spain registers 5.5% GDP growth in 2022 | Madrid, Jan 28 : Spain's economy grew by 5.5 per cent in 2022, the country's Statistical Office (INE) said on Friday. | 27-Jan-2023 |
| 8 killed, 10 injured in shooting attack | Jerusalem, Jan 28 : At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured in a shooting attack in a settlement in East Jerusalem on Friday night, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said in a tweet. | 27-Jan-2023 |
| US operation in Somalia kills senior IS | Washington, Jan 27 (TIWN) A US military operation in Somalia has killed a number of Islamic State (IS) members, including a key leader of the terror group, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced. | 27-Jan-2023 |
| Ancient family tombs unearthed in Egypt' | Cairo, Jan 26 (TIWN) An Egyptian archaeological mission discovered a group of family tombs in the western bank of Luxor city that dates back to the second intermediate period of Egypt (1677-1550 BC), the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement. | 26-Jan-2023 |
| Hundreds of Iraqis protest over devaluat | Baghdad, Jan 26 (TIWN) Hundreds of protesters rallied near the Central Bank of Iraq in downtown Baghdad against the recent devaluation of the local currency and demand the government take action to stabilise it. | 26-Jan-2023 |
| Lebanese Prosecutor-General sues Beirut | Beirut, Jan 26 (TIWN) Lebanon's Prosecutor-General Ghassan Oueidat has filed charges against the judge leading the investigation into the 2020 Port of Beirut blasts and released all the 17 suspects in connection with devastating explosions that killed at least 218 people. | 26-Jan-2023 |
| Tens of thousands rally to protest again | Canberra, Jan 26 (TIWN) Tens of thousands of people attended "Invasion Day" rallies held across Australia's major cities, calling for changing or abolishing the date as the country celebrates Australia Day. | 26-Jan-2023 |
| Victims of mass shooting at California's | Los Angeles, Jan 26 (TIWN) The seven farmworkers killed in mass shootings in Half Moon Bay, Northern California, have been identified, authorities said. | 26-Jan-2023 |
| Turkey proposes bill to ease debt burden | Ankara, Jan 25 : The Turkish government will introduce a draft bill to ease the debt burden of millions of its citizens, Finance Minister Nureddin Nebati announced. | 25-Jan-2023 |
| Pakistan to conduct 1st digital populati | Islamabad, Jan 24 : The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) is preparing to conduct the country's first-ever digital population and housing census later this year, which would also be the seventh overall census of the country. | 24-Jan-2023 |
| Australia to sign global education treat | Canberra, Jan 24 : The Australian government said on Tuesday that it will sign up to a global education agreement to benefit international students. | 24-Jan-2023 |
| 12 shot in US nightclub | Washington, Jan 23 : Twelve people were shot and injured at a nightclub in Baton Rouge, capital city of the US state of Louisiana. | 22-Jan-2023 |
| Worst of Australian inflation crisis ove | Canberra, Jan 22 : Australia's Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Sunday that the worst part of the country's inflation crisis was over. | 22-Jan-2023 |
| Tens of thousands of students pledge loy | Washington, Jan 22 : Tens of thousands of Chinese students studying overseas on government-backed scholarships are required to sign a document pledging loyalty to the ruling Communist Party, as well as putting up guarantors who could be forced to repay their funding should they break the agreement, before arriving at overseas universities, Radio Free Asia reported. | 22-Jan-2023 |
| Palestinian killed by Israeli soldiers i | Ramallah, Jan 22 : A Palestinian was killed by Israeli soldiers after he tried to stab an Israeli security guard near the West Bank city of Ramallah, Palestinian and Israeli sources said. | 21-Jan-2023 |
| Foreign shipping lines may stop Pakistan | Islamabad, Jan 21 (TIWN) Pakistan shipping agents have forewarned the government that all export cargoes could come to a halt as foreign shipping lines are considering stopping their services for the countryafter banks stopped remitting freight charges to them for lack of dollar availability. | 21-Jan-2023 |
| US to designate Russia's Wagner Group as | Washington, Jan 21 (TIWN) White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed that the US will designate Russia's Wagner Group, a private military company believed to have about 50,000 mercenaries in Ukraine, as a 'Transnational Criminal Organization'. | 21-Jan-2023 |
| Indian-American admits to multi-million | New York, Jan 9 (TIWN) An Indian-American has admitted conspiring to offer and pay bribes and kickbacks in exchange for having prescriptions steered to a pharmacy in New Jersey where he worked. | 09-Jan-2023 |
| Russian claim of killing 600 Ukrainian s | Kiev, Jan 9 (TIWN) Russia's claim of killing more than 600 Ukrainian soldiers in an attack in the eastern city of Kramatorsk has been rejected by authorities in Kiev and labelled it as "propaganda". | 09-Jan-2023 |
| 13 killed in clashes between Houthis, go | Sanaa, Jan 9 (TIWN) Heavy clashes between the Yemeni government forces and the Houthi militia in the oil-rich central province of Marib have killed 13 government soldiers, a government military source said. | 08-Jan-2023 |
| S.Korea shows more signs of economic slo | Seoul, Jan 8 (TIWN) South Korea is showing signs of an economic slowdown, as its manufacturing industry is losing momentum in the wake of slowing exports. | 08-Jan-2023 |
| Ex-Wells Fargo Vice President Shankar Mi | New Delhi, Jan 8 : Shankar Mishra, the former Wells Fargo executive fired by the bank after he urinated on an elderly woman while intoxicated during an Air India flight in late November, was arrested in New Delhi, according to Indian media reports. | 08-Jan-2023 |
| Controversy in Nepal over China's BRI pr | Kathmandu, Jan 5 (TIWN) A controversy has erupted in Nepal over Chinas Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) after the Chinese Embassy in Kathmandu unilaterally declared that the Pokhara International Airport is a "flagship project of China-Nepal BRI cooperation". | 05-Jan-2023 |
| Malnutrition rises among Sri Lankan kids | Colombo, Jan 5 (TIWN) Amid the worst-ever economic crisis in Sri Lanka, malnutrition has increased among children under the age of five, Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said on Thursday, adding that that steps are being taken to address the issue. | 05-Jan-2023 |
| Palestinian diplomat stresses importance | Ramallah, Jan 5 (TIWN): The upcoming UN Security Council (UNSC) session is important because of its “speedy convening and the unification of the international community in condemning and rejecting (Israeli National Security Minister) Itamar Ben-Gvir’s action”, a Palestinian diplomat said on Wednesday. | 05-Jan-2023 |
| US House adjourns after Kevin McCarthy l | Washington, Jan 5 (TIWN) Amid an ongoing historic political stalemate, the US House of Representatives has temporarily adjourned after Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy lost six rounds of voting for the post of Speaker. | 05-Jan-2023 |
| Return of coal jeopardises Germany's cli | Berlin, Jan 5 (TIWN) Germany's total energy consumption in 2022 fell by 4.7 per cent year-on-year as a result of massive price increases for natural gas and electricity as well as mild temperatures during the heating season, according to a study by a think tank. | 05-Jan-2023 |
| Canada admits record 431,645 new immigra | Toronto, Jan 4 (TIWN) Canada has set a new record in immigration by admitting 431,645 new permanent residents in 2022, the largest number of people ever welcomed in a year in the country's history. | 04-Jan-2023 |
| Sri Lanka risks rapid spread of rabies d | Colombo, Jan 4 (TIWN) Rabies might spread rapidly in Sri Lanka in 2023 due to shortages in vaccines, a health official said here on Wednesday. | 04-Jan-2023 |
| Cambodia's famed Angkor welcomes 287,454 | Phnom Penh, Jan 4 (TIWN) Cambodia's famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 287,454 foreign tourists in 2022, earning $11.5 million from ticket sales, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said in a statement on Wednesday. | 04-Jan-2023 |
| 1,057 natural disasters leave 175 dead, | Hanoi, Jan 4 (TIWN) A total of 1,057 natural disasters hit Vietnam in 2022, leaving 175 dead and missing, local media cited the disaster management authorities as saying on Wednesday. | 04-Jan-2023 |
| Bulgarian President asks reform party to | Sofia, Jan 4 (TIWN) Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has formally asked "We Continue the Change" (PP), the country's second largest party, to form a government. | 04-Jan-2023 |
| Pak PM directs immediate Covid vaccinati | Islamabad, Jan 3 (TIWN): Expressing satisfaction over the COVID-19 situation, which is currently under control in Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday, directed the authorities concerned to ensure the vaccination of children aged 5-12 years on an urgent basis, as per reports. | 03-Jan-2023 |
| Teenager charged over New York NYE attac | New York, Jan 3 (TIWN) A 19-year-old has been charged with two counts of attempted murder over a machete attack on three police officers near Times Square in New York City on New Year's Eve. | 03-Jan-2023 |
| Croatia's 2022 tourism revenues hit new | Zagreb, Jan 3 (TIWN) Croatia's revenues from tourism in 2022 are projected to total a record 13 billion euros, the country's Minister of Tourism Nikolina Brnjac said here. | 03-Jan-2023 |
| Israeli FM to attend conference with Ara | Tel Aviv, Jan 3 (TIWN) Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced his plan to attend a conference in March with his counterparts from Arab countries that have normalised relations with the Jewish state. | 03-Jan-2023 |
| Turkish exports reach record high in 202 | Ankara, Jan 3 (TIWN) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that the country's exports in 2022 reached a record high of $254.2 billion, registering a year-on-year growth of 12.9 per cent. | 03-Jan-2023 |
| Pakistan witnesses 28% spike in terror a | Islamabad, Jan 2 (TIWN) Pakistan witnessed an increase in terror attacks across the country in 2022 by 28 per cent as compared with the year 2021, said a report published on Monday. | 02-Jan-2023 |
| 4 dead, 3 critical after 2 choppers coll | Brisbane, Jan 2 (TIWN) Four people were killed and three others are currently in critical condition after two helicopters on Monday collided at the Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland, authorities have confirmed. | 02-Jan-2023 |
| Int'l arrivals to Vietnam hiked in 2022 | Hanoi, Jan 2 (TIWN) Vietnam saw approximately 3.7 million international arrivals in 2022, surging 23.3 times from the previous year, but still much lower than the pre-Covid period in 2019, the country's General Statistics Office said on Monday. | 02-Jan-2023 |
| Vigil held for Indian student killed by | Toronto, Jan 2 (TIWN) A community vigil was held in Canada for a 22-year-old Indian cyclist from Hyderabad who died last month after his bike collided with a snowplow. | 02-Jan-2023 |
| Drone attacks hit Kiev, eastern Ukraine | Kiev, Jan 2 (TIWN) Kiev and parts of eastern Ukraine came under Russian drone attacks, the latest in the series of strikes that have continued for several days over the New Year period. | 01-Jan-2023 |