Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) Bangladesh on Monday took delivery of two Ming class submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh navy chief Admiral Nizamuddin…
Ankara, Nov 14 (IANS) Turkey could hold a Brexit-like referendum next year on whether to continue membership talks with the EU, Turkish President Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan slammed European Parliament President Martin Schulz for…
London, Nov 14 (IANS) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was on Monday to be questioned at the Embassy of Ecuador in London over an alleged sexual assault committed in Sweden in 2010. A representative for the…
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday said that seven of its soldiers were killed in firing by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, and termed it a “threat…
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS) Contacts between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump before the latter’s inauguration are possible, but one should not put high hopes on a quick change in bilateral relations,…
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (IANS) The number of Indian students studying in the US has gone up to over 165,000 during academic year 2015-16, a growth of 25 per cent over the previous year, says a…
Riyadh, Nov 14 (IANS) Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states will hold an emergency meeting in Mecca on Thursday to discuss a missile attack by Houthi militias and allies of ousted…
Islamabad, Nov 14 (IANS) Pakistan on Monday said that seven of its soldiers were killed in firing by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, and termed it a “threat…
New Delhi, Nov 14 (IANS) Israeli President Reuven Rivlin arrived here on Monday on a week-long state visit — the first by an Israeli President in nearly 20 years. Rivlin is here on the invitation…
Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping called up President-elect Donald Trump on Monday to congratulate him on his election and discussed bilateral relations. Congratulating Trump on his election as US President, Xi expressed…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) China on Monday gave a cautious welcome to the civil nuclear deal between India and Japan, hoping it would strengthen the effectiveness of global nuclear non-proliferation regime. “With…
Brussels, Nov 14 (IANS) Brussels will pursue its own policy regarding Russia even if the new American administration abandons Barack Obamas course for US-Russian relations, the EU foreign policy chief announced after dining with EU…
Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his first phone conversation with the US President-elect Donald Trump, on Monday said cooperation is the only correct choice for the two nations. Xi also congratulated…
Caracas, Nov 14 (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has urged his US counterpart Barack Obama to revoke an executive order that labelled his country a security threat. “It is an atrocity that I hope Obama…
Athens, Nov 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Sunday urged a “meaningful debt relief” for Greece ahead of his visit to Athens on November 15-16 as part of his European tour. “People need hope,”…
Islamabad, Nov 13 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at a ceremony on Sunday launched trade cargo shipment from Balochistan’s Gwadar port, a key project under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Sharif marked the departure…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) India made no additional commitments in the civil nuclear agreement signed with Japan during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo for the annual bilateral summit on Friday, it is…
Canberra, Nov 13 (IANS) The US will take in refugees from immigrant centres managed by the Australian government in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Sunday. It remains unknown how…
United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the deadly attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan, which has killed at least 52 people, and voiced his hope that the perpetrators would be swiftly brought to…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Days after a controversial departure from Pakistan, it emerged that National Geographic’s famous “Afghan Girl” Sharbat Gula will be travelling to India for medical treatment. Shaida Abdali, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to…