Europe and Australia should reject the "hasty" American vaccines linked to elderly deaths, Chinese scientists say. Western media refuses to investigate the dangers of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, fumed a state television anchor. The coronavirus could be a plot involving former U.S.

The second impeachment trial of Donald Trump will begin next month under an agreement reached between Senate Democrats and Republicans. House of Representatives Democrats will send the charge of "inciting insurrection" to the Senate on Monday. But arguments will not begin

PPP’s Ameer Ali Shah has clinched the by-polls in the Umerkot’s PS-52 seat, giving a challenge to the PM Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan. Unofficial results of 128 polling stations showed that Shah secured over 58,968 votes against GDA’s Arbab Ghulam Rahim, who

China poses the most significant challenge “of any nation-state to the United States”, said Anthony Blinken, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of State, adding that the means of confronting Beijing are “fully within our control”. At his

As Kamala Harris scripted history on Wednesday by becoming the first woman Vice President of the United States, her ancestral village in Tamil Nadu celebrated the momentous occasion with fervour. People in Thulasendrapuram village, the native village of Harris' mother, were seen

At least eight people have been killed in an explosion at a stone mining quarry in Karnataka's Shivamogga district, the police control room said. The possibility of subsequent explosions at the quarry at Hunasondi near village Abbalagere has not been ruled out by the police since

At least 15 people were killed Thursday after a blaze tore through a residential home for the elderly in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. The fire broke out in the second storey of the home in the ex-Soviet republic, which is one of the poorest countries in Europe and suffers

Republicans in the US Senate are asking Democrats to delay the start of former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial until February. They argue this will give Trump time to prepare a defence. He is accused of inciting insurrection after supporters of his stormed the Capitol

India has delivered a consignment of heavy equipment, including cranes, for further development of Iran’s Chabahar port, the Hindustan Times reported. The report said that this signals New Delhi’s commitment to the strategic connectivity project that can provide access to

Denmark’s parliament is reportedly considering a resolution to support Taiwan’s bid to return to the World Health Organization (WHO), despite opposition from China, according to Danish media and Taiwan’s representative office. In a Facebook post, Taiwan’s office

India on Tuesday decided to set up one-million-dollar facility for academic collaboration with the Arab World in a step that will have far reaching impact on people to people contacts between Delhi and its extended neighbours. This was decided at third Senior Officials Meeting of the

China has said it wants to cooperate with Joe Biden’s new US administration, while announcing sanctions against the “lying and cheating” outgoing secretary of state Mike Pompeo and 27 other top officials under Donald Trump. The move was a sign of China’s anger,

US President Joe Biden has begun to undo some of Donald Trump's key policies, hours after being sworn in. "There is no time to waste when it comes to tackling the crises we face," he tweeted as he headed to the White House following his inauguration. President Biden

Joe Biden has become President of the United States of America and Kamala Harris Vice President with oath already completed Chief Justice of the USA John G  Roberts administered the oath held at US Capitol. Under unprecedented security, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.

Donald Trump has left the White House for the final time of his presidency, ahead of the inauguration of Joe Biden. Mr Trump has taken a helicopter to the nearby Andrews base, where he is now speaking, and will then board the Air Force One plane for Florida. He is the first

The UK's former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Ian Duncan Smith labelled Beijing as despicable for covering up vital information pertaining to COVID-19. In an opinion article for The Sun, published on Saturday, the former UK Secretary wrote that how can the world have

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India on Monday said that it has seen recent reports on China undertaking construction work along the border areas with India and asserted that the government keeps a constant watch on all developments having a bearing on India's security and

China has committed genocide in its repression of the Uighurs and other mainly Muslim peoples, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. President-elect Joe Biden's choice for secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has said he agrees with the finding. Rights groups believe

Several world leaders said they were looking forward to Wednesday’s transfer of power in the United States, where Democrat Joe Biden will be sworn in as president after four turbulent years under Donald Trump. President Hassan Rouhani did not miss the opportunity to hail the

Summary: Joe Biden is to be sworn in as the 46th US president just before 17:00 GMT in Washington. Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will take the oath of office alongside him - the first woman to hold that position. Some 25,000 troops will guard the inauguration ceremony after