ISTANBUL, July 15, 2016 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s gendarmerie guard a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 15, 2016. Turkey’s gendarmerie on Friday night closed the two bridges that connect Istanbul’s Asian and European parts over…
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not go by the state’s small size and its paltry population when it comes to taking care of its…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) A ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker was seriously injured on Monday when his vehicle met with an accident following an alleged mob attack in the restive Kashmir Valley where curfew…
Canberra, July 18 (IANS) Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has formally approached the federal government for support in his bid to become the next UN secretary-general, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday. The…
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the South China Sea dispute in favour of the Philippines may have come as…
Rio de Janeiro, July 18 (IANS) The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has taken the unusual step of hiring its own private security firm for next month’s Olympic Games, according to media reports. The Marca newspaper…
Washington, July 18 (IANS) The US resumed airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) after Turkey opened its airbase which was closed in the wake of a failed attempted coup on July 16. Speaking to reporters…
Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) A man claiming to be a North Korean citizen was found wandering around the Japanese port town of Senzaki this weekend, police told CNN on Monday. Officials from Yamaguchi prefecture said…
Seoul, July 18 (IANS) North Korea is prepared to carry out its fifth nuclear test “at any time” after intelligence reports detected heightened activity at a test site, South Korea warned on Monday. “North Korea…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Bangladesh police arrested a college teacher close to Shafiqul Islam Ujjal, one of those who attacked a Dhaka cafe on July 1 leaving over 20 dead, officials confirmed on Monday. Milon…
Washington, July 18 (IANS) A former African-American US Marine killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on his birthday, in an incident similar the July 5 Dallas attacks, where another former black soldier killed…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) Officially imposed curfew and a shutdown called by the separatists paralysed normal life for the 11th consecutive day in the Valley on Monday. Officials told IANS that Sunday was the first…
(160716) — ANKARA, July 16, 2016 (Xinhua) — Damaged vehicles are seen outside the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 16, 2016. Turkey’s prime minister said on Saturday that at least 161 people were killed…
Paris, July 17 (IANS) The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice had researched the route days before the Thursday night attack,…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 17 (IANS) Curfew and a separatist-called shutdown continued for the 10th day on Sunday, crippling normal life across the restive Kashmir Valley with the government ordering schools and colleges to…
Nay Pyi Taw, July 17 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday held talks on the country’s peace process for the first time with armed groups non-signatory to the Nationwide Ceasefire Accord….
Ankara, July 17 (IANS) The Turkish government has detained around 6,000 persons over Friday’s failed military coup and Wahington rejected Ankara’s claims that it was involved in the failed putsch. Turkey’s Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag…
Brussels, July 17 (IANS) On the second anniversary of the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 being shot down in eastern Ukraine, the European Union on Sunday called for prosecution of those responsible for the tragedy. “The…
Yerevan, July 17 (IANS) An armed opposition group seized a police station and held seven police officials hostage on Sunday in the Armenian capital city of Yerevan to back their political demand, the country’s National…
Jerusalem, July 17 (IANS) Israeli police on Sunday arrested a Palestinian man carrying explosives in his backpack as he was about to board a tram in the centre of Jerusalem, police said. The 20-year-old Palestinian,…