Trapani (Italy), Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) A group of 75 Bangladeshis were among 394 people due to reach the Sicilian port of Trapani after their rescue off the Libyan coast, the SOS Mediterranee charity said on…
Kigali, Feb 23 (IANS) The annual conference of the African Development Bank (AfDB) will be held in India’s Ahmedabad in May, an Indian official said. “We (India) are a minority shareholder in African Development Bank…
Dhaka/New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Indian Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Thursday called on Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and discussed preparatory aspects of her proposed visit to India this year. Jaishankar, who arrived here…
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Afghan Ambassador Omar Zakhilwal on Thursday called for reopening of the border that Pakistan closed a week ago due to a series of terrorist attacks that killed over 100 people in…
Kathmandu, Feb 23 (IANS) India has approved 16 road projects to be undertaken through its financial assistance to the Himalayan country under the third Line of Credit. The matter was agreed upon here on Wednesday…
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said the enemy was taking advantage of the turmoil in Afghanistan and using its soil to orchestrate terrorist attacks in the country. “Terrorism is a common enemy of…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which aims to ease customs rules among countries, will most benefit developing countries, the Indian exporters’ body said on Thursday. The TFA, which is…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley would leave on Friday morning for a five-day visit to Britain during which he will hold a businesses interaction with UK-India Business Council and deliver…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) To explore business opportunities for India, Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar will be on a three-day visit to Tunisia, an official said on Thursday. “During the visit,…
Canberra, Feb 23 (IANS) Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has accused Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu of “torpedoing” peace negotiations in the Middle East. The first Israeli PM to visit Australia, Netanyahu had earlier criticised…
By Aroonim Bhuyan Taipei, Feb 23 (IANS) China is trying to block Taiwan from diversifying its foreign direct investments, including to India, because Beijing wants the East Asian island nation’s investments to be restricted to…
Canberra, Feb 23 (IANS) Australia is expected to host the Asean-Australia Special Summit in 2018, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Thursday. It will be the first time that Australia will host an Association of…
Ankara, Feb 23 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a family dinner here in honour of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan and Begum Kalsoom Nawaz also joined the Wednesday…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 23 (IANS) India has welcomed a proposal by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to create a new office headed by an under-secretary-general to ramp up UN’s counter-terrorism efforts. Guterres announced his…
Havana, Feb 23 (IANS) A bipartisan delegation of US congressmen expressed their support for thawing ties between Washington and Havana despite recent threats by US President Donald Trump to revert the historic opening. In a…
Johannesburg, Feb 22 (EFE) A South Africa court declared that the decision taken by the government to withdraw the country from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as unconstitutional and invalid, as it has not been…
Mexico City, Feb 23 (IANS) Mexico’s Foreign Secretary Luis Videgaray said ahead of talks with senior officials from the United States that his country would not accept immigration provisions that are unilaterally imposed by its…
Bangkok, Feb 23 (IANS) The North Korean Embassy in Malaysia called for the immediate release of the suspects detained in relation to the alleged murder in Kuala Lumpur of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North…
Geneva, Feb 23 (IANS) Russia has formally asked the Syrian government to temporarily halt military operations in areas of the country included in the ceasefire for the duration of the UN-backed peace negotiations, said the…
Vatican City, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis on Wednesday urged concrete action to get food aid to war-ravaged South Sudan, where famine is threatening the lives of millions of people. “Of particular concern is the…