Jeddah, Feb 26 (IANS/WAM) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the UN Security Council resolution calling for a 30-day ceasefire in Syria. In a press statement on Sunday, OIC Secretary-General Yousef bin Ahmed…
Yangon, Feb 26 (IANS) Myanmar has launched a HIV/AIDS Flagship project to be implemented in five regions and states with the highest rate of HIV infection, the official Global New Light of Myanmar reported on…
By Vikas Datta New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Southeast Asia today presents an anomalous situation with widespread economic progress but also widening disparity, apparent stability in all its countries which, however, face a range of…
Washington, Feb 26 (IANS) The White House has responded to North Korea’s willingness to hold talks with the US, saying that any discussions with Pyongyamg must lead to the regime ending its nuclear programme. The…
Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) US President Donald Trump’s daughter and senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump wrapped up her four-day visit to South Korea on Monday, saying she had a “wonderful” time and hoped to…
Mexico City, Feb 26 (IANS) The seventh round of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) negotiations began in Mexico City with hopes of finalising more sections. Negotiators from Canada, the US and Mexico held…
Jerusalem, Feb 26 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thanked US President Donald Trump for deciding to move the US embassy to Jerusalem on May 14, Israel’s Independence Day. Netanyahu on Sunday said this…
Paris, Feb 26 (IANS) France and Germany have said they are ready to work with Russia and their European partners to realise the cessation of hostilities in Syria. This was said in a joint statement…
Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) North Korea is willing to hold talks with the US, South Korea says. The announcement came after Gen. Kim Yong-chol, who headed North Korea’s delegation to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics closing…
Moscow, Feb 26 (IANS) Russia has said it will “severely suppress” any attempt to undermine the process of political settlement in Syria after the adoption of a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution demanding a…
Pyongyang, Feb 26 (IANS) North Korea has warned the US of its “own way of counteraction” if a maritime blockade and more sanctions are imposed, as threatened by US President Donald Trump on February 23….
Pyongyang, Feb 26 (IANS) North Korea has slammed US Vice President Mike Pence for labelling North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s sister — Kim Yo Jong — as “the centre of a vicious regime”. Kim Yo…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Indian military’s Andaman and Nicobar Command is going to host biennial multinational naval event ‘Milan-2018’ at Port Blair from March 6 to March 13 with the underlying theme of…
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) India on Sunday congratulated China for being elected Vice President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an inter-governmental body to combat money laundering and terror financing among other financial…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 25 (IANS) Odisha Parba will once again bring to life the socio-cultural ethos of the coastal state in the heart of the national capital, an official said on Sunday. The second edition of…
Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) A high-level North Korean delegation led by a top official accused of having masterminded the 2010 sinking of a South Korean warship, arrived in the South on Sunday to attend the…
Tehran, Feb 25 (IANS) South Korea will invest in the construction of a solar power plant in Zarandieh county in Iran, the media reported. A South Korean delegation visited the solar power plant site in…
Beijing, Feb 25 (IANS) China has called on the US to immediately cease the wrong practice of imposing sanctions against Chinese entities and individuals, referring to the move as “long-arm jurisdiction”. The US on Friday…
Pyongyang, Feb 25 (IANS) North Korea on Saturday accused the US of secretly making preparations to wage a large-scale cyber war on Pyongyang prior to a military attack. The official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA)…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Saudi state-run oil giant Aramco is looking to buy stake in existing Indian refineries and in their capacity expansion, as well as in the proposed petrochemicals refinery on India’s west…