Pyongyang, July 11 (IANS) North Korea on Monday warned it would take “physical action” against South Korea and the US for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system which is expected to be deployed…
Washington, July 11 (IANS) A police officer in US’ Kansas city was fired after he threatened an African-American woman’s five-year-old daughter on Facebook. Rodney Lee Wilson worked with Overland Park Police Department in Kansas, Buzzfeed…
Phnom Penh, July 11 (IANS) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday ordered authorities to launch a thorough probe into the killing of a prominent political analyst. Kem Ley, 46, director of the Organisation for…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, July 11 (IANS) President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush are slated to address an interfaith memorial service in Dallas on Tuesday for the…
Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) Strict curfew continued on Monday in most parts of the Kashmir Valley following heightened tension over the death of 22 people during protests against the killing of a top Hizbul commander,…
United Nations, July 11 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday said that he was “shocked and appalled by the heavy fighting” that is currently taking place in Juba, the capital of South Sudan,…
Juba, July 10 (IANS) As hundreds were reported killed in clashes between rival factions in South Sudan since Friday, the newest country of the world apparently slipped into a war on Sunday, BBC reported. Col…
Moscow, July 10 (IANS) The statements made by NATO leaders during the Warsaw summit were aimed at demonising Russia to justify the alliance’s defence plans, which have started to expand dramatically, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman…
London, July 10 (IANS) John Prescott, who was British Deputy Prime Minister during Britain’s participation in Iraq war, said on Sunday that it was an illegal war and violated international laws. Prescott said he changed…
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) The Bangladesh government on Sunday decided to close down Peace TV, a Mumbai-based channel run by controversial Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation. Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said his…
Damascus, July 10 (IANS) At least 29 militants were killed in battles with the Syrian government forces near a key route in Syria’s Aleppo city, a Human Rights monitor group reported on Sunday. The Al-Qaeda-linked…
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government on Sunday decided to close down Peace TV, a Mumbai-based TV channel run by controversial Islamic Preacher Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation. “We’ve decided to stop airing the…
Srinagar, July 10 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday appealed for calm as four more people died in continuing protests against the killing of a top guerrilla leader, taking the death toll to…
Dhaka, July 10 (IANS) The bodies of five of the six Islamist assailants, who stormed an upscale Dhaka cafe on July 1 and left 22 people dead, were still at a mortuary here on Sunday…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday offered “all possible support” to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti following the death of 16 people in clashes with security forces. Rajnath…
Dar-es-Salaam, July 10 (IANS) India and Tanzania on Sunday agreed to work closely in combating the twin threats of terrorism and climate change. Being neighbours across the Indian Ocean, (Tanzanian) President (John Magufuli) and I…
Kuala Lumpur, July 10 (IANS) At least three Indonesians have been kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants on Malayasia’s eastern coast of Sabah on Borneo island, officials said on Sunday. They were sailing in a raft…
Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS) Singer Beyonce Knowles has paid tribute to the five police officers killed in shooting incident in Dallas and said “no violence will create peace”. Five police officers were killed and…
By Parmod Kumar and Garima Tyagi New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court verdict saying the army should not use excessive force in its counter insurgency operations has not gone down well with the…
Los Angeles, July 10 (IANS) Protesting incidents of police brutality in various parts of the US, rappers Snoop Dogg and The Game led a peaceful march to the headquarters of Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)….