Jakarta [Indonesia], January 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Over 900 houses and buildings were destroyed, and two people were wounded after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's capital Jakarta and its surrounding provinces on Friday, disaster agency officials said on Saturday.
Kyiv [Ukraine], January 14 (ANI): A number of Ukrainian government websites have been hit by "a massive cyberattack" warning Ukrainians to "be afraid and wait for the worst" and claiming that all their personal information had been hacked, CNN reported on Friday.
Damascus [Syria], January 14 (ANI): Amid rising accusations against China for trapping countries in massive debts with larger infrastructure plans, Syria has joined Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative which Beijing says will open broad horizons of cooperation for the Middle-East country.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 13 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has appealed to people to be extra careful and follow COVID-19 protocols strictly as Uttar Pradesh allowed mass holy dip during Makar Sankranti in Prayagraj amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.
Massachusetts [US], January 13 (ANI/Global Economic): Robert Langer, a chair professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and a co-founder of Moderna, in an online interview with the Korea Bio Association on January 12, said, "The development of science and technology in Korea is
Islamabad [Pakistan], January 13 (ANI): The Imran Khan government has finalised the preparations to get the Finance (Supplementary) Bill, 2021 passed from the National Assembly on Thursday amid massive criticism from the opposition leaders in the country as Islamabad seeks to hike widespread
Gilgit-Baltistan [PoK], January 12 (ANI): A massive protest in Pakistan occupied Gilgit-Baltistan was organised on Monday against black marketing and shortage of food supply amid sub-zero temperatures and heavy snowfall during winters.
Islamabad [US], January 11 (ANI): Pakistan has refused to close schools and impose lockdown despite the massive jump in the COVID-19 cases in the country, reported local media.
Tehran [Iran], January 11 (ANI): Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Monday met Afghanistan's National Resistance Front (NRF) Ahmad Massoud and Ismail Khan, the former governor of Herat province in Tehran.
London [UK], January 10 (ANI): Muttahidda Qaumi Movement's (MQM) founder Altaf Hussain has said that the responsibility for the mass killings in the Murree tragedy in Pakistan lies with the army generals and senior officers.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 10 (ANI): Facing massive social media backlash over his comments on badminton player Sania Nehwal, actor Siddharth issued a clarification that he did not mean to disrespect anyone and his tweet contained no kind of insinuation.