United Nations, Dec 10 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday asked for universality of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. In the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 9 (IANS) The US, Saudi Arabia, Russia and Kuwait have blocked the other 193 assembled countries in this Polish city from “welcoming” the recent IPCC report, even though the…
London, Dec 9 (IANS) With two days to go until the crucial Brexit vote, British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday warned MPs they will face “uncharted waters” if they rejected her deal, saying their…
By Vishal Gulati Katowice (Poland), Dec 9 (IANS) As the first week of the crucial UN climate summit ended this weekend, businesses, investors, local authorities, trade unions and NGOs on Sunday called upon the European…
Jerusalem, Dec 9 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Saturday to soon arrange a meeting between security delegations of the two countries. The agreement was reached during the…
New Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) India and Iceland discussed cooperation in geothermal energy among other areas during a bilateral meeting between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson here on…
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump once again railed against the Paris climate deal on Saturday, claiming that the ongoing riots in the French capital were taking place because the citizens there didn’t…
Tehran, Dec 8 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday warned of a “deluge” of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if reimposed sanctions by the US weaken Tehran’s ability to contain these issues….
Addis Abeba, Dec 8 (IANS/AKI) Italy will donate 1 million euros of humanitarian assistance to Ethiopia, including drugs, medical equipment, seeds for planting and agricultural equipment, the Foreign Ministry said. Italy’s Deputy Foreign Minister Emanuela…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, Dec 8 (IANS) A high-level parliamentary committee in Canada has asked the government to take action against extremists within its borders who are posing a threat to India’s security. The committee’s…
By Saeed Naqvi The controversy surrounding Navjot Singh Siddhus pilgrimage to Kartarpur Sahib must have amused President Ram Nath Kovind whose visit to Pakistan in August 2003 as part of a 30-member delegation of political…
Toronto, Dec 8 (IANS) With its population of cricket-loving immigrants increasing rapidly, the Indian-dominated city of Brampton on the outskirts of Toronto will soon build the first world-class cricket stadium in Canada. Announcing this while…
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s ex-lawyer has given substantial help on how Russian nationals tried to affect the 2016 election, a legal memo has revealed. Michael Cohen’s help is detailed in the…
Bengaluru, Dec 7 (IANS) Mexico on Friday opened its honorary consulate in this tech hub for Karnataka and the neighbouring state of Telangana. “Bengaluru-based entrepreneur Sandeep Kumar Maini is our honorary consul for the consulate,…
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has an “anti-Muslim” and “anti-Pakistan” approach and claimed New Delhi rebuffed all his gestures due to the…
Islamabad, Dec 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the US of “pushing Pakistan away” and said he would never want to have a relation with Washington where his country is treated like a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) The German government has offered help in the form of grants, loans at low rates of interest and by participating in specific projects to rebuild Kerala which was devastated after the…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Ambassadors of Iran, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt and Brazil presented their credentials to President Ram Nath Kovind at a ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday. The four envoys were…
Washington, Dec 7 (IANS) The US Department of Defence said on Thursday that the US and its allies conducted an observation flight over Ukraine earlier in the day. The Pentagon, in a statement, called it…
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The Cabinet on Thursday gave ex post facto approval to the Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) between India and Japan in the field of healthcare and wellness. It was signed on…