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Some Omicron sub-variants escaping antibodies from Sinopharm shot - Chinese study
Neutralising activity against those sub-variants was observed in just 24-48% of subjects
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Europe may shift back to coal as Russia turns down gas flows
Russia on Monday repeated its earlier criticism that Europe had only itself to blame after the West imposed sanctions
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France risks gridlock after Macron handed hung parliament
Macron will invite all political parties able to form a group in the new parliament for talks on Tuesday
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UK PM Boris Johnson getting back to work after routine operation
Boris recovered well and would take meetings at his Downing Street office, statement said
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Saudi crown prince heads to Egypt on start of tour
This would be the prince's first tour outside Gulf since the 2018 murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
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China May oil imports from Russia soar to a record, surpass top supplier Saudi
Imports of Russian oil totalled nearly 8.42m tonnes, according to data from Chinese General Administration of Customs
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Lapid to become new prime minister as Israel heads to election
Israeli lawmakers will vote to dissolve parliament, opening way for country's fifth election in three years
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Japan court rules same-sex marriage ban is not unconstitutional
Osaka court says marriage is defined as being only between opposite genders
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Attack on Afghan market kills and wounds ‘scores:’ UN
Taliban officials say only 10 people have been wounded in an attack on a busy market in Nangarhar province
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Hijab-wearing Afghan refugee wins Australian Senate seat
Fatima Payman becomes 1st hijab-wearing Muslim woman in parliament
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Millions in Bangladesh and India await relief after deadly flooding
Monsoon rains in low-lying Bangladesh triggered catastrophic flooding in Sylhet administrative division
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How Taliban takeover complicated Iran's refugee crisis
Half a million more Afghans fled to Iran since Taliban’s seizure of Kabul last year
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Iran hangs extremist accused of murdering Shia clerics
A 21-year-old national of Uzbek origin carried out the April 5 stabbing attack at the Imam Reza shrine
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India calls off hundreds of trains as more protests loom over recruitment
Modi govt's plan aims at bringing more people into military on short contracts to lower average age of India's forces
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Muslim scholars union calls for law to ban insults against religions
Move comes amid anger over insults against Prophet Muhammad by Indian spokesperson
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China's mass testing mantra is building a waste mountain
Blanket-testing is now posing a new trash challenge
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka opens IMF talks, begins shutdown
Sri Lanka is facing record-high inflation and lengthy power blackouts
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Islamic State claims attack on Sikh temple in Kabul that killed two
The blast on Saturday was widely condemned as one of a series of attacks targeting minorities
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Far-right sends shockwaves in France after electoral breakthrough
Securing 42% in April's presidential election, Le Pen had already tapped into the general disenchantment
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India blocks UN listing of terror accused
India blocked proposal to proscribe an Indian national, Gobinda Patnaik Duggivalasa, by the 1267 Sanctions Committee
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Sikh secessionist group condemns Kabul temple attack
SFJ leader says while Afghan attack was carried out by 'non-state' actors, those in India are 'state-sponsored'
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Muslim scholars union calls for law to ban insults against religions
Move comes amid anger over insults against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) by BJP spokesperson
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'India blocks UN listing of its national responsible for terrorist attacks in Pakistan'
Committee procedures require consent of all council members to accept a listing request
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Pakistan pays a Russian price
Russia’s invasion in Ukraine has resulted in Pakistan becoming trapped between LNG and oil in this Western tug of war
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Indian aircraft makes emergency landing after engine fire
Official says those on the ground noticed flames on the left wing of the plane carrying 185 passengers
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Anti-Muslim verdicts: Indian courts 'succumb to Hindutva influence'
Analysts say the country's courts have turned into a tool in the hands of the elements targeting Muslims
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UK must have military capable of defeating Russia, says army head
Gen Sanders says Ukraine invasion underlines core purpose to protect UK by being ready to fight wars
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India will start enrolment under new military recruitment plan this month
Defence officials say 'Agnipath' is a transformational reform implemented to revamp security infrastructure
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Sri Lanka troops open fire to contain fuel riots
Police said clashes involving motorists erupted at three locations over the weekend
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Macron faces tough battle for control of parliament as France votes
Overnight, results of France's overseas department brought bad news for Macron
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NATO warns of long Ukraine war as Russian assaults follow EU boost for Kyiv
Russian attacks intensified on Ukraine's battlefields
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Dr Mazari asks govt to apologise for opposing FATF-related legislation
The decision would end the threat of Islamabad being put on the black list
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Droughts may affect more than 75% of world’s population by 2050
Since 2000, number, duration of droughts have risen 29%, according to World Meteorological Organisation
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Pioneering Russian journalist sells Nobel Peace medal for Ukraine
Muratov says most important thing ‘we want to show is that human solidarity is necessary’
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Afghan man converts his home into school for children
The 29 year-old pays teachers' salaries and provides stationery to students at the only school in his village
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WATCH: Biden flubs bike dismount, falls, but uninjured
US president routinely bikes in the Gordons Pond area on the Delaware shore on weekends
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Saudi authorities seize rainbow toys in homosexuality crackdown
Items targeted in the recent raids include rainbow-coloured bows, skirts, hats and pencil cases
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WATCH: China launches third aircraft carrier
Fujian is country’s first domestically-made carrier that uses catapults
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Iran’s Qassem Soleimani killed to stop plot against 500 Americans: Pompeo
'We had opportunity to take down that plot, and we did', says former secretary of state
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Attack on Sikh temple in Afghanistan's capital Kabul kills two
Saturday's explosion follows a blast on Friday in the northern city of Kunduz at a mosque that killed one
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41 dead, millions stranded as floods hit Bangladesh, India
Climate change is increasing frequency, ferocity and unpredictability of floods, say experts
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Sea turtles along Pakistan coast face host of threats
World Wildlife Fund finds that waste, collapsing huts, and rubble pose serious threat to nesting females, juveniles
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One dead in India unrest over military hiring, some gatherings banned
One protester was killed in a clash with police in the southern city of Secunderabad, a government official said
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Remains of British journalist found in Amazon, police name new suspect
Police said their investigation suggested there were more individuals involved beyond Oliveira
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Early Omicron infection unlikely to protect against current variants
Omicron sublineages circulating now have mutations that allow them to evade those antibodies
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Afghan Taliban confirm Pakistan-TTP 'indefinite' ceasefire
Spokesperson reassures Taliban will not allow 'anyone' to use Afghanistan's soil against Pakistan
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Wabtec offers support to Pakistan in meeting locomotive requirements
Locomotive company's delegation meets Ambassador Masood in US, hails 'decades-long' business
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Researchers in Bangladesh find alarming level of microplastics in sugar, tea bags
Use of plastic and subsequent contamination of food items pose potential threat to public health, warns expert
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EU backs Ukraine's membership bid to 'live the European dream'
Ukraine applied to join the EU four days after Russian troops poured across its border in February
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Putin asserts strong, sovereign Russia against sanctions 'blitzkrieg'
Putin says US considered itself ‘God's emissary on Earth’, and Russia is taking its place in a new world order














































