Rabat, Oct 16 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 72 were injured when a train derailed near the Moroccan capital on Tuesday, officials said. The incident occurred in Bouknadel, on the Atlantic coast…
Kabul, Oct 16 (IANS) At least 19 members of the Afghan security forces were killed and 16 others were injured in Taliban attacks, few days ahead of parliamentary elections in the country, officials said on…
The Hague (Netherlands), Oct 16 (IANS) On the heels of one of the deadliest summers of climate-related weather disasters affecting countries all over the world, a gathering of global leaders on Tuesday launched the new…
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…
Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) A Dhaka court will announce its verdict on former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on October 29. Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman of the Special Court-5 in…
Sydney, Oct 16 (IANS) Younger children in classrooms are more likely to be mistakenly diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) than their older classmates, according to a study. ADHD is a chronic condition which…
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Researchers from Lancaster University in the UK and Northwest University in China have developed an app for Smartwatches that can efficiently estimate sleep quality and provides users with practical advice to…
New York, Oct 16 (IANS) Food scientists at Cornell University in New York have used virtual reality (VR) to show how people’s perception of real food can be altered by their surroundings. The study, published…
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…
Beijing, Oct 16 (IANS) China on Tuesday said that re-education camps in Xinjiang, in which human rights organisations say close to one million ethnic Uyghurs are being held, were actually part of vocational training programmes…
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…
Washington, Oct 16 (IANS) US Defence Secretary James Mattis has said that he never spoke to the President about resigning from his position and was continuing with his job, after Donald Trump called him a…
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…
Paris, Oct 16 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday announced a long-awaited partial cabinet reshuffle prompted by the recent resignation of several ministers, his office said. Macron brought the head of his La Republique…
Lahore, Oct 16 (IANS) Pakistan’s anti-corruption body was on Tuesday granted a 14-day extension in the remand of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) President Shehbaz Sharif in a multi-billion rupee housing scam case. The former Punjab…
Singapore, Oct 16 (IANS) Web and mobile applications aimed at customers are the top security challenges for businesses and IT professionals in the Asia-Pacific region, a survey said on Tuesday. Nearly 36 per cent respondents…
New York, Oct 16 (IANS) Children are more likely to receive fewer hours of sleep if their mothers have tight work schedules compared to those whose mothers gained flexibility, according to a new study. The…
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…