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U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as unacceptable threat, vows to take int'l actions

U.S. condemns N. Korea's missile launch as unacceptable...

Washington (US), October 5: The United States strongly condemned North Korea's launch of an intermediate-range ballistic missile Tuesday, calling it...

Unification minister meets German president, discusses N.K. denuclearization, unification

Unification minister meets German president, discusses N.K. denuclearization,...

Berlin (Germany), October 5: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier expressed "full support" for South Korea's "audacious initiative" designed to help North...

Allies fire 4 missiles into East Sea in response to N. Korea's provocation: military

Allies fire 4 missiles into East Sea in...

Seoul (South Korea), October 5: South Korea and the United States fired four ground-to-ground missiles into the East Sea on...

Dow jumps over 800 points as Wall Street posts big back-to-back gains

Dow jumps over 800 points as Wall Street...

New York (US), October 5: U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday, extending a strong fourth quarter start, after a bruising three-quarter...

Iran says "successfully" launches indigenous space tug into suborbital

Iran says "successfully" launches indigenous space tug into...

Tehran (Iran), October 5: Iran launched on Tuesday an indigenous space tug capable of shifting satellites and spaceborne cargo with...

Canada sets up recovery fund for Hurricane Fiona

Canada sets up recovery fund for Hurricane Fiona

Ottawa (Canada), October 5: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday the creation of the Hurricane Fiona Recovery Fund.

Ford September U.S. sales down 8.9 percent

Ford September U.S. sales down 8.9 percent

Chicago (US), October 5: Ford Motor Company said on Tuesday that it sold 142,644 vehicles in the United States in...

NASA targets Wednesday for Crew-5 launch to ISS

NASA targets Wednesday for Crew-5 launch to ISS

Los Angeles (US), October 5: The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and SpaceX are targeting Wednesday, Oct. 5,...

U.S. reports over 26,000 monkeypox cases

U.S. reports over 26,000 monkeypox cases

Los Angeles (US), October 5: Over 26,000 monkeypox cases had been confirmed in the United States as of Monday,...

Zelensky signs decree ruling out negotiations with Putin

Zelensky signs decree ruling out negotiations with Putin

Kiev (Ukraine), October 5: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree to put into effect the decision of the National...

Jordan signs 100-mln-USD loan with OPEC Fund to enhance food security

Jordan signs 100-mln-USD loan with OPEC Fund to...

Amman (Jordan), October 5: Jordan on Tuesday secured a 100-million U.S. dollar loan from OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID)...

J-K joint director education issues notice to education officers for inspection of academic activities

J-K joint director education issues notice to education...

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 3 (ANI): The joint director of education, Jammu and Kashmir, issued a notice on...

Yoon's approval rating drops after hot mic incident: poll

Yoon's approval rating drops after hot mic incident:...

Seoul (South Korea), October 3: President Yoon Suk-yeol's approval rating fell for the first time in four weeks after his...

Malaysia reports 1,360 new COVID-19 infections, 1 new death

Malaysia reports 1,360 new COVID-19 infections, 1 new...

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), October 3: Malaysia recorded 1,360 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the total tally to...

Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers drop for 3rd straight quarter as prices for raw materials gain

Sentiment among large Japanese manufacturers drop for 3rd...

Tokyo (Japan), October 3: Business sentiment among large Japanese companies deteriorated for the third straight quarter, dropping from 9 three...

S. Korea's new virus cases below 20,000 amid waning virus wave

S. Korea's new virus cases below 20,000 amid...

Seoul (South Korea), October 3: South Korea's new COVID-19 cases fell below 20,000 on Monday after staying in the 20,000s...

No Korean victims reported from Indonesian stadium tragedy: foreign ministry

No Korean victims reported from Indonesian stadium tragedy:...

Seoul (South Korea), October 3: The South Korean Foreign Ministry said Sunday that no Korean injuries or deaths have been...

Iran frees Iranian-American on humanitarian grounds: official

Iran frees Iranian-American on humanitarian grounds: official

Tehran (Iran), October 3: Iran released Baqer Namazi, a dual Iranian-American citizen, on humanitarian grounds, official IRNA news agency reported...

Roundup: UN envoy announces failure of truce renewal in Yemen

Roundup: UN envoy announces failure of truce renewal...

Sana'a (Yemen), October 3: UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announced on Sunday that no agreement has been reached...

Myanmar reports 275 new COVID-19 cases

Myanmar reports 275 new COVID-19 cases

Yangon (Myanmar), October 3: Myanmar confirmed 275 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the tally to...

Russia reports 30,085 new COVID-19 cases

Russia reports 30,085 new COVID-19 cases

Moscow (Russia), October 3: Russia has registered 30,085 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally...

Latvian PM's party wins parliamentary election: preliminary results

Latvian PM's party wins parliamentary election: preliminary results

Riga (Latvia), October 3: Latvian Prime Minister Krisjanis Karins' centrist New Unity party has emerged as the winner of the...

Iraqis rally to mark 2019 anti-corruption protests anniversary

Iraqis rally to mark 2019 anti-corruption protests anniversary

Baghdad (Iraq), October 2: Thousands of Iraqis gathered Saturday in Baghdad and some Iraqi provinces to mark the third anniversary...

Trade deficit likely to hit record high of US USD 48 bln this year: report

Trade deficit likely to hit record high of...

Seoul (South Korea), October 2: South Korea is expected to post a record high trade deficit of nearly US$50 billion...

CBOT agricultural futures close mixed

CBOT agricultural futures close mixed

Chicago (US), October 2: CBOT agricultural futures closed mixed in the past week as a result of a rapid decline...

U.S. long COVID victims seek Congressional relief

U.S. long COVID victims seek Congressional relief

Denver [US], October 2: A Colorado teen hospitalized since 2020 with unrelenting COVID-19 conditions has become a poster child for...

Singapore reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore reports 3,510 new COVID-19 cases

Singapore, October 2: Singapore reported 3,510 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, bringing the total tally to 1,911,417.