Category: International

‘India’s bid for UN ban on Masood Azhar ‘politically motivated’

Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday slammed India's bid to have Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar banned by the…

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Over 700 migrants make mass bid to enter Spain’s Ceuta

Madrid, Jan 1 (IANS) Over 700 sub-Saharan migrants on Sunday staged a mass attempt to enter Spain's Ceuta on the…

9 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II to skip New Year’s Day service

London, Jan 1 (IANS) Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom would not be attending the New Year's Day service…

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Burundi’s Environment Minister shot dead

Bujumbura, Jan 1 (IANS) Burundian Environment Minister Emmanuel Niyonkuru was shot dead by a gunman on Sunday in the capital…

9 years ago

Trump promises revelation on US poll hacking

Washington, Jan 1 (IANS) Reiterating his doubts that Russia was behind cyber meddling in the US elections, President-elect Donald Trump…

9 years ago

5 killed, 24 injured in Iraq suicide attack

Baghdad, Jan 1 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 24 were injured on Sunday in a suicide attack…

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Britons believe fascism on rise post Trump’s win: Poll

London, Jan 1 (IANS) Majority of British people believe that fascist views are on the rise globally in the wake…

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Guterres debuts as UN chief with call for peace

United Nations, Jan 1 (IANS) Antonio Guterres began on Sunday his five-year term as the new United Nations Secretary-General with…

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23 killed, 17 missing in Indonesia ferry fire

Jakarta, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 23 persons were killed, 20 injured and 17 others were missing in a fire…

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Keralite appointed to top military post in Kyrgyzstan

Dubai, Jan 1 (IANS) A Saudi-based entrepreneur of Indian origin has assumed a top position in the defence department of…

9 years ago

New RFID protocols for hack-proofing devices soon

Singapore, Jan 1 (IANS) The threat of breaching the Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) tags that help automated identification of your mobile…

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Being more social this New Year could help improve health

New York, Jan 1 (IANS) This New Year, be a little more social as friends and family have great potential…

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Afghan migrant attacks Bible-reading woman in Austria

Kabul, Jan 1 (IANS) An Afghan migrant attacked a Bible-reading woman in a refugee camp in Austria, the media reported…

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Using ‘fire to fight fire’ to combat disease could backfire

London, Jan 1 (IANS) A "fire to fight fire" treatment billed as a potential breakthrough in the fight against disease,…

9 years ago

Genetic flaw tied to Alzheimer’s was not always so bad

New York, Jan 1 (IANS) A gene mutation linked to Alzheimer's disease and other age-related cognitive declines in our relatively…

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20 killed in Indonesia ferry fire

Jakarta, Jan 1 (IANS) At least 20 persons were killed and 17 others injured after a passenger ship caught fire…

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Afghanistan leadership invites Pakistan Army chief on visit

Islamabad, Jan 1 (IANS) Afghanistan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani and Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah invited new Pakistani Army chief General…

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N. Korea ‘close’ to testing long-range missiles

Seoul, Jan 1 (IANS/Yonhap) North Korea is in the final stages of preparing to test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM),…

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Congo deal signed, President Kabila agrees to step down

Kinshasa, Jan 1 (IANS) A deal has been signed to end Joseph Kabila's 15-year rule in Congo, but the President…

9 years ago

New Year of momentous changes dawns on US with Time Square gala

By Arul Louis New York, Jan 1 (IANS) 2017 dawned on the US with promise of momentous changes as UN…

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