International

Washington: A US federal court in Saipan, the capital of the Northern Mariana Islands, Wednesday ordered that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who pleaded guilty to a single felony count of violating the Espionage Act, should be released immediately. He will leave the court as a...

New Delhi: India has advised its citizens in Kenya to exercise utmost caution and restrict non-essential movement amid violent protests in the East African nation against the government's proposed tax hikes. "In view of the prevailing tense situation, all Indians in Kenya are advised to...

Brussels: The European Union launched membership talks with Ukraine Tuesday, a decade after Russian troops seized the Crimean Peninsula to deter the country from moving closer to the West, part of a chain of events that set the two neighbours on the path to war....

Nairobi (Kenya): Thousands of Kenyan anti-tax protesters have entered parliament, and part of the building is on fire. Legislators were evacuating at the time of filing the report. Police earlier Tuesday fired live ammunition at the protesters in the capital, Nairobi, as thousands continued to...

New Delhi: Indian and Russian officials are looking at the possibility of a short visit to Russia by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in early July, diplomatic sources said Tuesday. If the visit takes place, then it will be the first trip of the Indian prime...

Bangkok: A plane believed to be carrying WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has landed in Bangkok Tuesday, as he is on the way to enter a plea deal with the US government that will free him and resolve the legal case that spanned years and continents...

Jerusalem: Israel's Supreme Court Tuesday ruled unanimously that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men for military service, a decision that could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition as Israel continues to wage war in Gaza. The court ruled that...

Beijing: China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth Tuesday with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. The probe landed in northern China Tuesday afternoon in the Inner Mongolian region. Chinese scientists anticipate the returned samples...

Colombo: At least 10 Indian fishermen were arrested while one Sri Lankan naval sailor was killed in an operation launched by the island nation's authorities to seize a trawler allegedly engaged in illegal fishing in the Sri Lankan waters, authorities said Tuesday. The incident came...

Colombo: The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors has approved $150 million in financing for Sri Lanka to improve the quality and utilisation of its primary healthcare services, according to a statement. The World Bank Monday said the project would help improve the quality of...