, Dec. 19 -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Friday welcomed former Iraqi president Barham Salih for being elected as the head of the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). Salih was elected ... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 19 -- United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for a "prompt" and "thorough" investigation into the killing of Inqilab Moncho Convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi... Read More
India, Dec. 19 -- Violent protests broke out across several Bangladeshi cities following the death of political leader Sharif Osman Hadi, who rose to prominence during the July-August 2024 uprising th... Read More
Kathmandu, Dec. 19 -- The National Planning Commission has reset almost all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) targets, scaling back international commitments the government earlier promised ... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- US President Donald Trump is expected to announce new agreements on Friday (December 19) aimed at lowering prescription drug prices, the White House said. The announcement is sch... Read More
India, Dec. 19 -- Toyota Motor Corp. is going to ship three models produced in America to Japan next year, the Japanese auto giant's latest gesture designed to indulge US President Donald Trump. The ... Read More
Kyrgyzstan, Dec. 19 -- ByLuke Coffey, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute Washington on Monday played host to an unusually quiet but geopolitically significant visit. Kubanychbek Omuraliev, the s... Read More
New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Angry protesters stormed the offices of Bangladesh's two leading newspapers late Thursday after the death of a prominent activist in last year's political uprising in Bangladesh.... Read More
HCM City, Dec. 19 -- The Middle East and Turkey are not only promising export destinations but also key gateways for Vietnamese products to seek access to the global Halal market, experts said at a se... Read More
TOKYO, Dec. 19 -- Tokyo's Tsukiji Outer Market has made an unusual appeal ahead of the year-end rush, asking guided tour groups to refrain from visiting in December as crowds swell in the run-up to Ja... Read More