Washington DC , November 14: The US Supreme Court issued an ethics code on Monday amid mounting pressure over reports of undisclosed property deals and gifts.
In a statement, the justices said they had established the code of conduct "to set out succinctly and gather in one place the ethics...
Thimphu , March 16: Bhutan will soon use an online system called SMART Connect to monitor forest coverage, wildlife population and illegal poaching and logging activities.
The system will be used by the World Wildlife Fund country office and the Department of Forest and Park Services.
Foresters and officials from the...
Dozens of countries voiced concern Tuesday at alleged abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, and demanded that the UN rights chief publish a long-delayed report on the rights situation there.
“We continue to be gravely concerned about the human rights situation in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region,” Paul Bekkers, the Dutch ambassador...
New Delhi , November 20: US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Monday referred to the Mumbai terror attack when he was asked about the number of civilian deaths in Israel and Palestine during the ongoing conflict.
He made the remarks during an interactive session organised by the Observer Research...
Dharamshala: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), who recently visited North America to address the three-day Halifax International Security Forum-2023, met and engaged with number of MPs, government officials, and Tibet supporters in Ottawa to garner support for Tibetan freedom struggle and raising the issue of...
China is struggling to fill the ranks with its military branches despite increased efforts to attract new recruits, job ads suggest.
On WeChat, a Chinese do-everything app, recruitment messages seek both young and middle-aged recruits for active duty officer and administrative roles within the People's Liberation Army, promising "better benefits"...
Islamabad: Inconsiderate planning and mismanagement of agricultural sources in Pakistan have left the country with an acute food shortage with a large portion of the population surviving starvation in the rural areas, reported International Forum For Rights and Security (IFFRAS).
Out of the various factors accountable for the food insecurity...
ISLAMABAD -- Two decades of Chinese lending to Pakistan totaled about $21 billion more than previously thought, a study revealed this week, while also showing that the cash-strapped South Asian country has the biggest China-funded energy portfolio in the world.
AidData, a research institute at William and Mary University in...
The leaders of the United States, Japan, India and Australia have launched a maritime initiative to combat illegal fishing and pledged to invest more than $50bn in developing infrastructure in the Indo-Pacific as part of their efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
The pledges were announced on...
Kabul , November 25: The Afghan Embassy has said that there is no diplomat representing Afghanistan in India as of November 23.
"Neighbourhood first policy: We, the former Afghan diplomats want to set the record straight: As of Nov 23, there is no Afghan diplomat representing the former Republic in India. Those with ties to the Taliban are aligning themselves...
