NEW DELHI, Nov. 2 : At least 53 people drowned in India’s eastern state of Bihar during the four-day Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, local media quoted officials as saying on Wednesday. The drownings have taken place in rivers and other …

UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 2 : The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the recent terrorist attack in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. In a press statement, the members of the Security Council reaffirmed that terrorism …

BEIJING, Nov. 2 : Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday held a phone conversation with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna. Noting the successful convening of the 20th National Congress of the Communist …

SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 2 . Air raid sirens sounded on a South Korean island and residents there evacuated to underground shelters after the North fired about a dozen missiles in its direction Wednesday, at least one of them landing …

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Nov. 2 : Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was in a strong position to remain in power after her Social Democrats won the most votes Tuesday in Denmark’s election and a center-left bloc in Parliament that backs her appeared …