Agencies

Washington: Thousands of civilians in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan, including children, were killed by US airstrikes that were conducted with imprecise targeting and "deeply flawed intelligence," media reported.The newspaper has studied 1,311 documents from a hidden Pentagon archive, concluding...

Paris: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Thursday that the number of jailed journalists around the world increased by 20 per cent in 2021 to 488 compared to the previous year, marking the highest number the NGO has recorded...

Washington: The United States has introduced trade restrictions against 37 entities from China, Georgia, Malaysia and Turkey, the Department of Commerce said on Thursday."This rule implements the decision of the ERC to add thirty-seven entities under forty entries...

Beijing: Trade between China and Russia saw robust growth this year, with bilateral trade in the first 11 months exceeding the total for the whole of 2020, the General Administration of Customs said Wednesday.China's exports rose 21.9 percent year...

Brussels: The European Union will provide expert assistance in the demarcation and delimitation of the borders of Armenia and Azerbaijan, European Council President Charles Michel said in a statement."The EU will make available an expert mission/consultative group to support...

Washington: The US Secret Service has cordoned off the perimeter of the Russian Embassy in Washington, a law enforcement officer said."The embassy is shut down," the officer said on Tuesday evening.Another local law enforcement officer said that there is...

Moscow: Moscow strongly recommends the United States and Europe not to interfere in the elections in Libya, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.Parliamentary and presidential elections in Libya are scheduled for December 24."I can’t speak for the Libyan people....

United Nations: Iran does not impose any preconditions or new conditions in the negotiations to revive the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and only wishes to see the restoration of the initial terms of the nuclear accord, Iran's...

New York: A new stage of trials proved the high efficacy of Pfizer's oral antiviral treatment against Covid-19 by reducing risk of hospitalization or death by 89 per cent, the company announced on Tuesday.The company said it analyzed results...

New Delhi: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati has established advanced micro electronics and nano energy facilities at its Centre for Nanotechnology which is the first-of-its-kind in the Northeast, according to officials.The centre, aimed at meeting future challenges and...