Category: International

Designers set high glam quotient in Lahore

Lahore, March 11 (IANS) Pakistani designers, including Sana Safinaz, Muse and Maria B., set a high glamour quotient at the…

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New NASA technology to better measure Earth’s orientation

Washington, March 11 (IANS) The US space agency has deployed an advanced technology to precisely measure Earth's orientation and rotation…

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Modi salutes Japanese resilience

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the resilience of the Japanese on Friday, the fifth anniversary…

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Pope’s new financial rules for saint-making

Vatican City, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has introduced new financial oversight of the Catholic Church's costly saint-making machine after…

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Man arrested for molesting disabled boy

Rome, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Police have arrested a 54-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old disabled boy at a…

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The great marriage escape produces mixed reactions

By Nury Vittachi Wife: "The house is on fire! Get the kids out first!" Me (Stuffing "Star Wars" figurines collection…

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Carbon dioxide, plants turned into renewable plastic

San Francisco, March 11 (IANS) The researchers at Stanford University of the US have found a way to turn carbon…

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Elephant back to Somalia for first time in two decades

Nairobi, March 11 (IANS) An elephant marched hundreds of kilometres from Kenya and crossed the border into Somalia for the…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un orders more nuclear tests

Seoul, March 11 (IANS/EFE) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Thursday ordered his army to prepare new nuclear tests amid…

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Pentagon confirms coalition strikes against IS chemical weapons capabilities

Washington, March 11 (IANS) The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that intelligence from a captured Islamic State (IS) chemical weapons expert…

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Tokyo stocks open lower as ECB indicates no further rate cuts

Tokyo, March 11 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower on Friday after the European Central Bank rolling out new stimulus measures…

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Pele to auction off medals, trophies and 1,000-goal crown

Rio de Janeiro, March 11 (IANS/EFE) Pele, the "King of Soccer," announced on Thursday that he would auction off his…

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US dollar falls against euro after ECB move

New York, March 11 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against the euro on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB)…

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Egypt’s ex-foreign minister appointed as Arab League chief

Cairo, March 11 (IANS) Egyptian former foreign minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit was appointed on Thursday as the new secretary general of…

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Five dead in mass shooting in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania

Washington, March 11 (IANS/EFE) Five people died and three others were wounded in a multiple shooting in a residential neighbourhood…

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Obama acknowledges partisan divide widened in his presidency

Washington, March 11 (IANS) US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Thursday partisan divide was widened during his term, but dismissed…

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Israeli diplomat says peace talks with Palestinians ‘not on agenda’

Jerusalem, March 11 (IANS) The Israeli government does not intend to engage in peace talks with the Palestinians in the…

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11 IS militants killed in US-led coalition air strikes in Iraq

Baghdad, March 11 (IANS) At least 11 Islamic State (IS) militants, including a group leader, were killed in air strikes…

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Lavrov slams attacks on Russian diplomatic missions in Ukraine

Moscow, March 11 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday condemned the continued attacks on his nation's diplomatic missions…

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Rare British stamp sells for over $700,000

Cairo, March 11 (IANS/EFE) A rare Plate 77 Penny Red stamp, one of five used examples known to philatelists, bought…

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