Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has cautioned against rushing to blame Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He has told the media that Riyadh was being treated as…
Havana, Oct 17 (IANS) Cuba has rejected a human rights “defamatory” campaign staged at a UN event in the New York headquarters denouncing alleged political prisoners situation in the island nation. In a statement the…
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had denied any knowledge of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump tweeted that he “just spoke…
Riyadh, Oct 16 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the Crown Prince and other key officials here on Tuesday over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Japanese culture and cuisine will be showcased in this year’s Indian International Cherry Blossom Festival to be held in Shillong from November 14 to 17, Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma…
Istanbul, Oct 16 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said investigators searching a Saudi consulate building in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi went missing earlier this month found materials that had been painted…
Chandigarh, Oct 16 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said his government is keen to make use of Israel’s technological advancements in various fiels, including agriculture and internal security. The Chief Minister expressed…
Geneva, Oct 16 (IANS) Although technology offers easy access to information and connectivity, digital divide could pose a threat to global peace, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said on Tuesday. “Technology and innovation offer us…
Seoul, Oct 16 (IANS) The two Koreas and the UN Command (UNC), led by the US, held their first trilateral consultations on Tuesday over disarming the Joint Security Area (JSA) in the heavily fortified border…
Riyadh, Oct 16 (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud here on Tuesday over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as diplomatic pressure mounted on Riyadh to…
Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS) Russian and Pakistani troops will hold joint military drills in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 21 to November 4, a statement said here on Tuesday. According to Vadim Astafyev, head of the…
New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) State-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have placed orders for importing crude oil from Iran next month when US sanctions on Tehran are due to take effect, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan…
Karachi, Oct 16 (IANS) A motorcyclist has been injured after being hit by a US consulate car in Karachi, police said. Abdul Jabbar was hit by the consulate vehicle near the head office of Pakistan…
Ho Chi Minh City, Oct 16 (IANS) US Secretary of Defence James Mattis arrived here on Tuesday where he will meet his Vietnamese counterpart to strengthen security cooperation between the two countries. Mattis told the…
Canberra, Oct 16 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday that he was open to recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and moving the Australian embassy there as well as to review…
Islamabad, Oct 16 (IANS) Islamabad expects that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) would regain pace after Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Beijing next month with the signing of a framework agreement on industrial zones, progress…
San Francisco, Oct 16 (IANS) US internet giant Google Inc. has said its Cloud CEO Diane Greene will not attend an upcoming international business conference to be held in Saudi Arabia. The high-profile Future Investment…
United Nations, Oct 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for action to protect the rights of rural women and girls on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women. The empowerment…
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) President Donald Trump suggested on Monday that “rogue killers” could be behind the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared on October 2 after entering his country’s consulate in Istanbul….
New York, Oct 16 (IANS) Oil prices rallied on Monday amid tensions over the disappearance of a Saudi Arabian journalist, which stoked crude supply worries. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that he will…