Mogadishu, May 3 (IANS) A German nurse working for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has been kidnapped by armed men in the Somali capital, the aid organization said on Thursday. The abduction,…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) With India increasing its engagements with Southeast Asia under New Delhi’s Act East Policy, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will on Friday chair an interactive session with the Chief Ministers…
Dhaka, May 3 (IANS) Bangladesh has asked the UK to extradite Tarique Rahman, the exiled son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) who has been convicted in…
Pyongyang, May 3 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday met North Korean leader Kim Jong-un here and congratulated him for the thaw in relations with South Korea, officials said. Wang met Kim at…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Niue, an island country in the South Pacific Ocean, on Thursday sought India’s support for its bid for membership of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). During a bilateral meeting on…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday met Serbian First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and discussed ways of expanding bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors. According to…
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) In keeping with India’s continuing engagements with Myanmar after it got a democratic government in 2016, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit the eastern neighbour on May 10-11, it…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said there was no deal between Islamabad and Washington for the release or handing over of Shakil Afridi, who helped the US track down Al Qaeda chief Osama…
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) Eyeing a chunk of tourists from India, the world’s second largest outbound tourists market, the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has opened an office here on Thursday. QTA’s Chief Marketing and Promotion…
Seoul, May 3 (IANS) South Korea on Thursday said it wants Japan and China to sign a statement supporting a declaration issued after the inter-Korean summit last week. South Korea has been pushing for a…
Halmstad (Sweden), May 3 (IANS) The North and South Korean women’s table tennis teams were due to face off in the World Championship quarter-finals on Thursday but rather than battling it out they decided to…
Tijuana (Mexico), May 3 (IANS) The US has accepted 88 members of Central American migrant caravan in last three days, raising their hopes of gaining asylum in the country. The Pueblo Sin Fronteras (People without…
Khartoum, May 3 (IANS) Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has announced closure of 13 diplomatic missions and four consular missions abroad due to a financial crisis. Al-Bashir issued a decree on Wednesday to restructure Sudan’s external…
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) A US delegation arrived here on Thursday on a two-day visit to meet the Chinese Vice-Premier and other officials to defuse a potential trade war between the two countries over import…
Pyongyang, May 3 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is here in North Korea and has met his counterpart Ri Yong-ho. They have discussed the current situation on the peninsula following the inter-Korean summit, media…
By Arul Louis United Nations, May 3 (IANS) The UN Assistant Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Bintou Keita, has defended the continued deployment of the nearly 70-year-old UN Military Observer Group (UNMOGIP) and other missions in…
Washington, May 3 (IANS) Newly sworn-in US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday warned that a bad agreement with North Korea is not an option and promised that the President Donald Trump administration will…
Bonn, May 2 (IANS) Taking the initiative in action against climate change, top Indian corporate Mahindra Group at a UN summit here on Tuesday announced 11 new commitments to cut emissions in line with the…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India and the US discussed maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region during the third round of the the India-US Maritime Security Dialogue, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. “During…
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired a meeting of Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra to discuss their export potential with regards to the United Arab Emirates….