The Middle East was plunged into the biggest diplomatic crisis in years after seven countries cut relations with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism.
Saudi...
South Korea has disbanded its 40-year-old nuclear reactor the Kori No. 1. With a power generation capacity of 587-megawatt, it started its operations in 1977.
In...
The UN General Assembly approved the establishment of a new United Nations office to help Member States implement the Organization's global counter-terrorism strategy.
As a...
The United Nations General Assembly elected Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru and Poland as non-permanent members of the Security Council for the next...
The Global vector control response 2017–2030 provides strategic guidance to countries and development partners for urgent strengthening of vector control as a fundamental approach...
Taiwan’s Constitutional Court ruled in favour of same-sex marriage. Taiwan’s highest court had just struck down Taiwan’s anti–gay marriage laws as unconstitutional, paving the...
The world’s smallest nation Nauru — has become the sixth country to ratify the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Framework pact initiated by the Indian...
United States has for the first time successfully tested its defence system against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday in...
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law for 60 days in the southern province of Mindanao.
The decision was taken after fighting raged between...
Bangladesh government has reinstalled a Lady Justice statue near the country’s Supreme Court, two days after its removal.
The statue of a woman holding a...
The Albanian parliament adopted new cabinet consists of both majority and opposition party members.
The unanimous vote came after President Bujar Nishani issued decrees naming...
Russia has unveiled a medium-range passenger plane MS-21 Passenger Plane.
In a glitzy ceremony, the Irkut Corporation rolled out its new MC-21 airliner, which is...
The United Nations children’s agency UNESCO has urged the leaders of G7 industrialized countries to adopt its six-point action plan for the protection of...
Australia has become the first WTO member with export subsidies entitlements to eliminate them from its WTO schedule of commitments, in line with the...
The German parliament has approved a partial ban on face coverings including the burqa and niqab.
Lawmakers approved a law that would prevent civil servants,...
Mozambique has declared an end to a cholera epidemic that infected more than 2,000 people.
Four of Mozambique's 13 provinces were affected since the infection...
China and Myanmar agreed a deal on a crude oil pipeline between the neighbouring countries.
The countries signed an agreement on a partially-completed crude oil...
North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile, defying warnings from the United States and international community.
The missile was probably a medium-range weapon known as a KN-17...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has signed an international tax agreement – Multilateral Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters(MAC).
With this UAE has...
To tackle the growing unemployment in the country, Australia abolished a visa programme known as '457 visa'.
This programme allowed business to employ foreign workers for...
South Sudan has now become the world's fastest growing refugee crisis with more than 1.8 million refugees, including one million children, having sought safety...
Emergency has been declared in Yemen's capital, Sanaa, after a cholera outbreak killed scores of people over the past two weeks.
The International Committee of...
Nepal has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China on Cooperation under One Belt and One Road (OBOR) initiative.
The MoU seeks to strengthen...
Pakistan signed new deals with China worth nearly $500 million. The memorandums of understanding add to the $57 billion already pledged for the China-Pakistan...
The French government published a decree for closing the country’s oldest nuclear plant.
The decree, sets down the conditions for closing a nuclear plant at...
US President Donald Trump signed a repeal of existing broadband privacy rules.
The Bill repeals regulations adopted in October by the Federal Communications Commission under the...
Pakistan has suspended issuance of visas on arrival to foreigners to avoid any irregularities in the database.
To ensure strict surveillance of Pakistan’s land, sea...
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive to safeguard the government's cyber security and protect critical infrastructure from cyber attacks.
According to the order, several...
In an effort to escalate the global fight against mosquito-borne diseases, the United Nations environment agency together with partners has launched a new collaborative...
Nepal's first female judge to head the Supreme Court has been suspended after an impeachment motion was signed by parliament members.
Sushila Karki was suspended...
French voters elected 39 year old former investment banker Emmanuel Macron as the youngest ever President of France.
The centrist candidate defeated the far-right challenger...
The United States military has announced that the THAAD anti-ballistic missile defense system in South Korea — designed to intercept incoming missiles from North...
Cambodia has scrapped a long-standing U.S. military development aid program.
The Cambodia notified USA of its decision to postpone indefinitely the mission of the U.S....
El Salvador has become the first country in the world to ban the mining of metals.
The law bans prospection, exploration, exploitation, extraction or processing...
In order to boost its capability to patrol vast maritime borders, Philippines has purchased Pohang-class anti-submarine warship from South Korea.
South Korea will transfer this warship to...
The United Nations (UN) and World Bank signed a partnership framework that focuses on building resilience for the most vulnerable people by reducing poverty,...
Egypt's parliament approved a three-month state of emergency.
The countrywide state of emergency was declared by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after the attacks but required...
The accession of Montenegro to NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) is expected to be completed by the second quarter of 2017.
In December 2009, Montenegro...
A constitutional referendum was held throughout Turkey on 16 April 2017 on whether to approve 18 proposed amendments to the Turkish constitution that were...
Turkey extended its state of emergency by three months, its third such extension after a coup attempt July 2016.
The powers allow governments in Turkey...
Ecuador's National Electoral Council President reported that during the April 2 presidential run-off election Lenin Moreno again wins the vote.
The right-wing candidate Guillermo Lasso,...
France's oldest nuclear power reactor will stop electricity production by April 2020, once a new generation EPR reactor in Flamanville is operational.
The closure of...
Russia has vetoed a UN resolution condemning the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and urging a speedy investigation.
The resolution, which aimed to...
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new constitution, an essential step toward holding an election that the military government has promised to restore democracy...
European Union expanded sanctions against North Korea over the country's nuclear tests and launches of ballistic missiles.
The new sanctions are aimed at the country's...
The International Committee of the Red Cross has announced that the situation in Syria now "amounts to an international armed conflict" after U.S. missile...
Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila named a former member of the largest opposition party Bruno Tshibala as prime minister.
Bruno Tshibala made prime minister...
Turkey cabinet has agreed to extend for another three months the state of emergency imposed after last July’s failed coup against President Recep Tayyip...
Nepal government has presented a new constitution amendment bill.
The bill aims to address some of the key demands raised by United Democratic Madhesi Front...
The Ethiopian parliament has extended by four months a state of emergency it declared six months ago.
The extension comes amid reports of continued violence...
The United Nations and other members of the international community commended Somalia’s Federal Government and the Federal Member States for agreeing to form a...
In March 2017, the Netherlands and Turkey were involved in a diplomatic incident, triggered by Turkish efforts to hold political rallies on Dutch territory...
The Italian parliament passed the first ever anti-poverty provision aimed at ensuring a stable economic support to poor families in the country.
So far, the...
European Union president Donald Tusk won a second term despite opposition from his native Poland. 27 European Union leaders voted at a summit in Brussels...
China operationalised the second-largest airport terminal in Tibet, close to the Indian border, which will be able to handle 750,000 passengers and 3,000 tonnes...
The demarcation agreement between Kosovo and Montenegro was intended to formally recognise the boundaries between these two countries, as previously achieved between Kosovo and...
Iran’s advanced S-300 air defence system, delivered by Russia following a July 2015 nuclear deal is now operational.
The S-300 air defence system has been...
Former Presidents Maumoon Abdul Gayoom and Mohamed Nasheed have decided to sign the historical inter-party coalition agreement.
Leaders of the four major parties- Maldivian Democratic...
Pakistan has started sealing its long border with Afghanistan and areas vulnerable to cross-border militant attacks.
Pakistan and Afghanistan share a nearly 2,600 kilometer, largely...
According to report published in Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology, the Upper-Mustang region of Nepal is facing severe to chronic food insecurity in terms...
East Timor's former parliament chief Francisco "Lu-Olo" Guterres has won the country's presidential election.
Guterres secured 57 per cent of the vote. His closest rival,...
For the first time Chinese troops have participated in Pakistan’s Republic Day Parade.
Pakistan Day commemorates March 23, 1940, when a resolution was passed to...
China, backed by Russia, blocked a short U.N. Security Council statement on Myanmar.
The U.N. human rights office accused the military of mass killings and...
Saudi Arabian King Salman visited China to deepen economic ties between the world’s biggest oil exporter and the world’s second-largest oil consumer.
China and Saudi Arabia...
Japan has ended its peacekeeping mission in troubled South Sudan after five years.
Japan would not renew the mission after the current rotation returns in...
Pakistan temporarily reopened two main crossings that had been closed after a wave of militant attacks.
The Torkham and Chaman crossings were opened for nationals...
At least 30 people died during fighting in Laukkai between Myanmar army forces and armed fighters from ethnic groups.
The attack targeted three Laukkai locations...
Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak has been released from detention after being cleared of inciting the killings of hundreds of protesters in 2011.
He had been...
USA has started deploying the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defence system in South Korea after North Korea's test of four ballistic missiles despite opposition...
According to analysis released by the United Nations and humanitarian partners, an estimated 17 million people in Yemen are hungry.
Yemen is an Arab country...
The United Nations aviation body, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) adopted new aircraft emissions to curb the impact of aviation greenhouse gas emissions on...
The United Nations office dedicated to disaster risk reduction called for urgent support to improve disaster risk management in Haiti, following a damage assessment...
Director-General Roberto Azevêdo welcomed the first cohort of young professionals at an inauguration ceremony of the WTO Young Professionals Programme.
The WTO Young Professionals Programme...
