Singapore, Nov 12 (IANS) Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday appealed to members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to invest in her country. Suu Kyi, who called Myanmar the…
Abu Dhabi, Nov 12 (IANS/WAM) The state-run oil giants of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia on Monday signed a framework agreement to jointly collaborate on natural-gas and liquefied natural gas exploration. The…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet US Vice President Mike Pence during a visit to Singapore on November 14-15 for India-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and the 13th…
Seoul, Nov 12 (IANS) North Korea has removed 636 land mines from the truce village of Panmunjom straddling the border with South Korea, Seoul’s Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-Doo said on Monday. The task was part…
Brussels, Nov 12 (IANS) EU foreign ministers gathered here on Monday for a briefing on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and expressed optimism about the possibility that a Brexit deal was close. EU’s…
Cairo, Nov 12 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khaled al-Falih said on Monday that the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies have agreed to reduce oil supply by 2019 to some…
Jerusalem, Nov 12 (IANS) The Israeli authorities on Monday tightened security measures around the Gaza Strip following clashes that killed an Army official and wounded another, according to the Israeli military. The Gaza Health Ministry…
New Delhi, Nov 12 (IANS) India and Morocco on Monday signed an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters, a move to strengthen bilateral cooperation and provide strong legal base for extradition of fugitive…
Singapore, Nov 12 (IANS) Finance Ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Monday signed the bloc’s first agreement to facilitate e-commerce transactions in the region. Asean, the third largest trading bloc…
Washington, Nov 12 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the phone to discuss murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s case. The State Department on Sunday said Pompeo…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 12 (IANS) There is a stark contrast between the fertility rates of the three largest Hindi-speaking states and six non-Hindi-speaking states even as India was nearing the population replacement…
Moscow, Nov 12 (IANS) Russia is reacting calmly to the recent large-scale military drills conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and wishes to continue dialogue on this matter, Russian President Vladimir Putin said…
Itanagar, Nov 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that India and China were the key players in all global developments and issues. “Today we both cannot deny each other’s significance and dominance,…
Paris, Nov 11 (IANS) Dozens of leaders from around the globe on Sunday converged in Paris to attend a portentous ceremony commemorating 100 years since the armistice that put an end to the brutal conflict…
Toronto, Nov 11 (IANS) A Canadian Sikh farmer, who is the country’s biggest cranberry grower, has made history with his induction into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. The British Columbia-based Peter Dhillon is the…
Islamabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that Pakistan will learn from China’s model for the poverty alleviation in the country, media reported. Addressing a ceremony to inaugurate a shelter…
Beirut, Nov 11 (IANS) The leader of Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah on Saturday slammed Gulf countries for receiving visits from Israeli leaders, denouncing any normalisation of relations with the Jewish state. “We condemn any form…
Paris, Nov 11 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday hailed his three-hour talk with visiting US President Donald Trump as “fruitful”, despite their brief spat on Europe-US defence cooperation, media reported. “We have decided,…
Tehran, Nov 10 (IANS) Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations urged global condemnation of the US unilateral sanctions against the Islamic republic, the media reported on Saturday. “The US unilateral withdrawal from the Iranian nuclear…
Istanbul, Nov 10 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday said that recordings related to Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s death have been passed on to Saudi Arabia, the US, the UK, Germany and France….