Category: International

IS retakes ancient city of Palmyra

Damascus, Dec 12 (IANS) The Islamic State militant group has recaptured Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, just nine months after…

9 years ago

New Zealand to keep up pressure for UN reform

Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) New Zealand will make a final push for United Nations reform in New York in the…

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Chinese yuan weakens

Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 114 basis points…

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Bill English confirmed as new New Zealand Prime Minister

Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) New Zealand's ruling centre-right National Party on Monday confirmed that Bill English is replacing outgoing Prime…

9 years ago

Italy’s Gentiloni is Prime Minister for trnsitional government

Rome, Dec 12 (IANS) Italy's outgoing Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was named as new Prime Minister on Sunday for a…

9 years ago

Romania’s opposition leads in elections: Exit polls

Bucharest, Dec 12 (IANS) Romania's opposition Social Democratic Party has won a landslide victory in the country's quadrennial parliamentary elections,…

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Greek Finance Ministry rejects ‘snap polls threat’ reports

Athens, Dec 12 (IANS) Greek Finance Ministry rejected on Sunday Greek media reports over a verbal war between Finance Minister…

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5.7-magnitude quake hits Central East Pacific Rise

New York, Dec 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Central East Pacific Rise at 14:33:12…

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UN condemns suicide car bombing in Somalia

Mogadishu, Dec 12 (IANS) The UN top envoy in Somalia on Sunday condemned a suicide car bombing at the Mogadishu…

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Trump rejects election hacking allegations

Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said he does not believe the allegations by the US intelligence agencies…

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EU condemns terrorist attack at church in Cairo

Brussels, Dec 12 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Sunday condemned the terrorist attack at a Coptic church in Cairo…

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Kurdish armed group claims Istanbul double attack

Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons militant group on Sunday claimed responsibility for the deadly double bombing in…

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Thousands protest twin bombing attacks in Istanbul

Istanbul, Dec 11 (IANS) Thousands of Turks took to the streets on Sunday to denounce the twin bombing attacks that…

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Hundreds protest in front of Cairo’s Cathedral after attack

Cairo, Dec 11 (IANS) Several hundred Egyptians, mostly Christians, on Sunday gathered outside Cairo's Coptic Cathedral to protest an explosion…

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Italian President mandates Foreign Minister to serve as PM

Rome, Dec 11 (IANS) Italian President Sergio Mattarella on Sunday asked outgoing Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni to serve as the…

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EU, Israel condemn Istanbul bomb attacks

Brussels, Dec 11 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Sunday strongly condemned the twin bombing attacks that hit central Istanbul…

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Pope condemns attacks in Egypt, Turkey

Vatican City, Dec 11 (IANS) Pope Francis condemned the terror attacks in Turkey and Egypt on Sunday and called for…

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25 killed, 49 injured in cathedral blast in Egypt

Cairo, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 25 people were killed and 49 others injured on Sunday in an explosion at…

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UAE joins in Friends of Syria meeting in Paris

Paris, Dec 11 (IANS/WAM) The UAE has participated in the meeting of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People,…

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14 killed in fog-related accidents in Pakistan

Islamabad, Dec 11 (IANS) At least 14 persons were killed in fog-related accidents in Pakistan's Punjab province on Sunday. Six…

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