Quito,  A diesel-filled vessel sank off the Galapagos Islands, leading to emergency clean-up efforts to contain the spill in the marine nature reserve, Ecuador's Environment, Water and Ecological Transition Ministry said.

After the vessel carrying some 2,000 gallons of diesel sank off the coast of Sa

Seoul,  South Korea has detected signs of North Korea preparing to hold a massive military parade around midnight Sunday to show off its latest strategic weapons in time for a key anniversary, government sources said.

According to the sources, the North is likely to mobilize around 20,000 troops for the

Sydney,  Authorities of Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) announced the Covid-19 plan for schools as the colder season is approaching.

The Covid smart plan came after the state eased the isolation requirement for those close contacts of confirmed cases, reports Xinhua news agen

Islamabad,  Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah has urged President Arif Alvi to discharge his constitutional responsibilities, advising the latter to unshackle himself from former Prime Minister Imran Khans "slavery".

In a statement, Sanaullah reminded Alvi that he was bound by the Const

Colombo,  Sri Lanka will appoint advisors to help with its debt restructuring in the next 20 days, Finance Minister Ali Sabry has said.

The Minister told local media that restructuring the country's unsustainable external debt is a major condition to obtain financial assistance from the International

Kabul,  The Taliban's Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar chaired a meeting to review issues related to Afghanistan's private sector amid continued increase in poverty and unemployment, his office said on Sunday.

The Economic Commission headed by Baradar, "after a detailed discu

New York, An 18-year-old Kerala-born teen has died while trying to retrieve a football that had fallen into a frigid pond in New Jersey, according to media reports.

The body of Clinten Ajit was pulled from the depths of the pond in New Milford on Friday night by an emergency service diver, the Daily Voice reported

Srinagar,   Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar termed Sunday's operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in which three LeT terrorists were killed a big success and congratulated the joint forces for carrying it out in a professional manner without any collateral damage.

New Delhi,  The national capital is likely to witness heat wave conditions April 28 onwards with the temperature expected to hover around 44 degrees Celsius.

According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the temperature will also rise in the coming days but a heat wave is only expected after Ap

Puducherry,  Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that to understand the soul of India, the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo has to be studied in detail. He said this on Sunday while speaking on the occasion of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Aurobindo.

Shah said culture was the common factor th