Seoul: Noh Young-min, South Korea’s ambassador to China, returns home through Gimpo International Airport in Seoul on Jan. 8, 2019. Noh, a three-term legislator from the ruling party, was named the new presidential chief of…
Seoul: Thae Yong-ho (C, front), a former senior North Korean diplomat who defected to South Korea in 2016, and other people raise clenched fists in a show of solidarity as they attend a press conference…
Srinagar, Jan 9 (IANS) An unabated cold wave continued on Wednesday in the Kashmir Valley, dropping minimum temperatures below the freezing point, the Met office said. The office also forecast a fresh spell of snow…
Mumbai, Jan 9 (IANS) The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a positive note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE opened at 36,181.37 points and touched a…
San Francisco, Jan 9 (IANS) An island in the US state of California is offering a whopping salary of $130,000, split between two people, to look after a historic lighthouse-turned-inn, the media reported. The East…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) Lawyers working for President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman Paul Manafort have accidentally revealed the clearest evidence of coordination between the campaign and Russians, the media reported on Wednesday. Parts of…
TEL AVIV, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a eulogy during the funeral of former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan. 8, 2019. (Xinhua/JINI/Gideon Markowicz/IANS)…
ISTANBUL, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — Seref Ates, president of the Yunus Emre Institute, speaks during a signing ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, on Jan. 8, 2019. Yidian Zixun, a Chinese news app based on artificial…
FRANKFURT, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on Jan. 8, 2019 shows a view of the Heimtextil in Frankfurt, Germany. The World’s largest international trade fair for home and contract textiles, namely Heimtextil, kicked…
ABUJA, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — A burial ceremony for air force soldiers killed in a helicopter crash is held at the Military Cemetery in Abuja, Nigeria, on Jan. 8, 2019. At least five crew…
SANAA, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — Spokesman of the Houthi militias Yahya Sarei speaks during a press conference in Sanaa, Yemen, on Jan. 8, 2019. Yemen’s rival forces on Tuesday accused each other of being…
BUDAPEST, Jan. 8, 2019 (Xinhua) — People walk on a snow-covered walkway along the bank of a lake during a snowfall in Budapest, Hungary, on Jan. 8, 2019. Heavy snowfalls in Hungary have disrupted or…
DOHA, Jan. 9, 2019 (Xinhua) — Ramus Karjalainen (L) of Finland vies with Alexander Fransson of Sweden during the international friendly soccer match in Doha, capital of Qatar, Jan. 8, 2019. Finland won 1-0. (Xinhua/Nikku/IANS)…
PIRAEUS, Jan. 9, 2019 (Xinhua) — Vincent Poirier (2nd L) of Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz shoots during the regular season match at EuroLeague basketball tournament between Greece’s Olympiacos Piraeus and Spain’s Kirolbet Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz in Piraeus,…
Beijing/Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) The trade talks between US and Chinese officials that began in Beijing on Monday, has been extended till Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the American Trade Representative. The extension was…
Washington, Jan 9 (IANS) In a primetime address to the nation over the “growing humanitarian and security crisis” at the US-Mexico border, President Donald Trump said that all Americans were hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration….