YANGON  (Xinhua) - A rare occurrence of twin elephants, a male and a female, was recorded in southern Myanmar's Bago region.          On Augus…

Kyiv [Ukraine], (ANI): President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called upon Western allies--the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Germany--and emphasised Ukraine's urgent need for authoris…

BEIJING, (AFP) -  China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising "high-quality cooperation" ahead of a summit with African lead…

Washington DC [US], (ANI): US President Joe Biden said he was "devastated and outraged" over the recovery of six bodies of hostages, including that of an Israeli-American from the Gaza…

NEW DELHI (AFP): India's Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a national task force to examine how to bolster security for health care workers after the "horrific" rape and murder of a…

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] (ANI): Flight operations have been affected following heavy rains that pounded Mumbai and its suburbs, resulting in the cancellation and diversion of some of th…

BEIJING (AFP): China's central bank on Thursday unexpectedly cut a medium-term interest rate by the most in more than four years, marking the latest move by authorities to boost economi…

BANGKOK (AFP) - China's electric vehicle giant BYD opened a factory in Thailand on Thursday, continuing its international expansion despite a market slowdown and hours before the European Un…

COLOMBO (AFP) - Sri Lanka's private creditors have accepted a 28 percent haircut on $12.5 billion in sovereign bonds, the government announced Thursday, meeting a key condition of an IMF bai…