New York, June 20 (IANS) A Golconda diamond ‘Arcot II’ once owned by Queen Charlotte, consort of King of Great Britain George III, a diamond necklace of the Nizams of Hyderabad, and a jewel-studded bracelet…
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Amid ongoing uncertainty over Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union, Italy has prepared for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit as well as for the orderly departure it would prefer, Premier Giuseppe Conte…
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Ahead of United Nations World Refugee Day, Italy’s hardline Interior Minister and Deputy Premier Matteo Salvini said on Wednesday that Italy welcomed “genuine” refugees but had no space for migrants. “Tomorrow…
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) The United Nations World Food Programme on Wednesday thanked South Korea for a ‘landmark’ donation of 50,000 metric tons of rice and $4.5 million in cash for over 10 million people…
Rome, June 20 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Foreign Ministry has arranged for a five million euro grant to from its Africa Fund to aid the International Migration Organisation’s work in Libya, Sudan and Ethiopia, the ministry said…
New York, June 19 (IANS) An auction of Indian royal jewellery at Christie’s here on Wednesday realised high prices for its first few lots. The items included a 17-carat Golconda diamond “Arcot II”, once owned…
Dubai, June 19 (IANS) An Indian man and his wife have been charged in a court here with physically assaulting the man’s mother, causing her bone and rib fractures, internal bleeding as well as severe…
Abu Dhabi, June 19 (IANS) The US Navy on Wednesday reiterated that a limpet mine was responsible for the explosion on the vessel Kokuka Courageous, one of the two tankers that came under suspected attack…
Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Clashes erupted between hundreds of Chinese and Bangladeshi construction workers at the site of a partly-built China-funded power plant in the country on Wednesday in which a Chinese worker was killed….
San Francisco, June 19 (IANS) After announcing a fresh investment of $600 million in expanding its data centre in Oklahoma, Google has now decided to invest $1 billion for 20,000 homes in the Bay Area…
Tehran, June 19 (IANS) Iran will not extend the 60-day deadline for the parties to the 2015 nuclear deal to take practical measures to save Tehran’s interests, the country’s atomic energy agency said on Wednesday….
Kathmandu, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of protesters gathered in the Nepalese capital on Wednesday demanding the government to scrap a controversial bill to nationalize trusts that manage temples amid fears the move would jeopardize the…
Cairo, June 19 (IANS) Egypt on Wednesday accused the United Nations of seeking to “politicize” the death in court of the country’s first democratically-elected President Mohamed Morsi by calling for an “independent inquiry”. The UN…
Amsterdam, June 19 (IANS) Three Russians and one Ukrainian, allegedly involved in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014, would be tried for murder in the Netherlands, the joint…
Geneva, June 19 (IANS) South Korea has donated $4.5 million and 50,000 tonnes of rice to North Korea through the World Food Programme (WFP) amid a drought and food shortages in the country, the organization’s…
San Francisco, June 19 (IANS) Social media giant Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has dropped from his 2018 rank of number 16 to number 55 on the list of top Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) in the…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, June 19 (IANS) China has said it is opposed to the “politicization” of Huawei’s likely participation in the 5G network trial in India after New Delhi said it has security concerns…
San Francisco, June 19 (IANS) Just after losing air-shipping contract of global courier company FedEx amid competition, e-commerce major Amazon has added 15 cargo aircraft to its fleet in the making, aiming to reach 70…
Geneva, June 19 (IANS) There is credible evidence that Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and other high-level officials are individually liable for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a UN special rapporteur said…
Baghdad, June 19 (IANS) Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah arrived in Baghdad on Wednesday for talks with Iraqi leaders over bilateral relations, international and regional developments, the media reported. The Kuwaiti Emir, heading…
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