UN Secretary General António Guterres has urged the world community to make sure Monday's coup in Myanmar fails. The reversal of elections is "unacceptable", he said, and coup leaders must be made to understand this is no way to rule the country. The UN Security

The first tranche of equipment consisting of two 140-ton mobile harbor cranes was shipped by India on Sunday for the development of phase 1 of Shahid Beheshti Port in Iran’s Chabahar. “J P Singh, JS(PAI) MEA India handed over two 140-ton mobile harbor cranes, the first

In an early sign of a strong alliance under US President Joe Biden, South Korea Defence Minister Suh Wook has announced that the annual spring military exercises with the US would be resumed this year and such actions have raised China’s concerns. As part of former US President

Pakistan-based Haqqani Network, blamed for the terror attack on Sikhs in Kabul in March last year, has discussed the formation of a new joint unit with al-Qaeda, according to the US treasury department. In an assessment of its work to counter terror financing and money laundering, the

Police in Myanmar have filed several charges against the elected civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi following Monday's military coup. She has been remanded in custody until 15 February, police documents show. The charges include breaching import and export laws, and possession of

Nearly 1,400 people were detained in Russia during Tuesday's protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny, rights monitors say. In Moscow, riot police were filmed beating demonstrators with batons. Mr Navalny, 44, was earlier jailed for three-and-a-half years

China has blocked a UN Security Council statement condemning the military coup in Myanmar. The military took power in the south-east Asian nation on Monday after arresting political leader Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of other lawmakers. The coup leaders have since formed a supreme

Three former Nepali Prime Ministers, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Madhav Kumar Nepal and Jhalanath Khanal on Sunday participated in a sit-in-protest at Maitighar of Kathmandu against the dissolution of Parliament. Amongst the trios former Prime Ministers, Dahal and Madhav Kumar Nepal serve as

On Friday, January 29th, the Sindhi Foundation sent a letter to the US President Joe Biden addressing the human rights abuses and environmental issues occurring within the Sindh Province of Pakistan. In the letter, the Sindhi Foundation highlighted the current construction of a

Calls are growing for the release of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi a day after a military coup which has seen hundreds of MPs held against their will. Ms Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since she was detained by the military. It took power after declaring a state of emergency,

Britain's government on Monday summoned Myanmar's ambassador in London over the coup by the country's military and the unlawful imprisonment of civilians, the Foreign Office said. Myanmar Ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn had been summoned to the Foreign Office, a ministry

The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the country, a UN spokesman said on Monday (Feb 1) as the Security Council planned to meet on the latest developments on Tuesday. Myanmar's military seized power on Monday

A UN human rights expert has condemned the military coup in Myanmar, urging a strong and unequivocal condemnation and action by the international community. “I call for the immediate, unconditional release of everyone who has been detained, the restoration of communications and

US President Joe Biden has threatened to reinstate sanctions in Myanmar after the country's military seized power. Sanctions had only recently been eased, after the country began emerging from a decades-long military dictatorship. On Monday, Aung San Suu Kyi and other elected

As the United States and Taiwan strengthen their ties, China has threatened that "Taiwan's independence" means war. Wu Qian, spokesperson of China's Ministry of National Defence, on January 28 "warned" the people wanting "Taiwan independence" and

Emphasizing the importance of bilateral relations, China on Friday reiterated that the border issue with India will not be linked with the growth of overall ties with New Delhi, reported Xinhua. The border issue between China and India shall not be linked with bilateral relations, said

The Tibetan community held a demonstration outside the Chinese embassy in Paris to protest the death of Tibetan monk Tenzin Nyima, who died of injuries sustained from beatings and torture in a Chinese prison. The 19-year-old monk died of injuries sustained from beatings and

Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi issued a pre-emptive call for people to reject any coup, before she was detained by the military on Monday, her party said. Suu Kyi called on people "not to accept a coup", according to a post on the official Facebook page of the

At least 12 people have been killed and 29 wounded in two car bomb blasts in northwestern Syria, according to rescue workers and media reporters. The successive explosions on Sunday took place in the town of Azaz and another village some 50km (30 miles) away, both areas held by Syrian

The top United Nations leadership has strongly condemned the detention of Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, President U Win Myint and other political leaders, as UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres voiced concern over transfer of powers to the military, calling it a