Manila, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the inclusion of nuclear energy in the country's power generation mix.

Duterte signed an executive order committing the Philippines to develop a nuclear energy program as a national policy, Xinhua news agency quoted the presidential office as saying in

New Delhi, Pakistan is likely to remain on the grey list of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for another four months until June for a couple of unmet targets under the additional criteria, a Dawn news report said.

The concluding session of the plenary meeting of the FATF, a Paris-based global money launderin

London/New Delhi, Russia on Friday blocked access to BBC website and the media outlet resorted to broadcasting news bulletins over shortwave radio in the country.

According to a report in The Guardian, the BBC said it was bringing back the WWII-era broadcasting technology in the region, just hours before its sites

New Delhi, Pakistan Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Friday that the government should promote and restore sports between India and Pakistan, including cricket, to connect with people across the border, Express Tribune reported.

Speaking to the media, along with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail at the Rawalp

Kabul,  The Taliban government on Friday said that First Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar has urged Afghan investors to return to the country.

He made the remarks at the Afghan National Private Sector Conference held in Kabul, the government said in a statement.

"Barad

Seoul/Washington, South Korea won an exemption from the United States' expanded export restrictions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, industry ministry said on Friday.

The move came as South Korea's Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo met with senior US officials in Washington on Thursday and the two sides ag

New Delhi, Nuclear experts watching the events at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine say this is not "another Chernobyl", but that it is a very risky situation.

"For the first time this morning, I'm frightened," Sheffield University nuclear materials expert Prof Claire Corkhill sai

New Delhi, On the territory of the Chernihiv region, the armed forces of Ukraine killed Russian Major General Andrei Sukhovetsky, the Deputy Commander of the 41st Army.

This was announced by Anton Gerashchenko, the Advisor to Ukraine's Minister of Internal Affairs, UNIAN reported.

"The firs

Muscat, Oman,  Indian paddler Manika Batra advanced to the women's singles quarter-finals while Archana Kamath and Manav Thakkar reached the mixed doubles final at the 2022 WTT Contender Muscat, here on Thursday.

Batra upset Romania's Bernadette Szocs 3-0 (11-3, 13-11, 11-8) in the round of 16 of wome

Moscow, The Russian Football Union (RFU) on Thursday said it will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to appeal against the decisions by FIFA and UEFA to bar Russian teams from international competitions over the country's invasion of Ukraine.

The Russian football clubs and national teams on Monday