Category: International

Syrian rebel group commander killed in Aleppo airstrike

Damascus, Sep 9 (IANS) Syria's Jaish al-Fateh rebel coalition has announced the death of its general commander in an airstrike…

9 years ago

Rousseff’s request for Temer to remain interim president denied

Brasilia, Sep 9 (IANS) Brazil's Supreme Court has denied requests filed by impeached President Dilma Rousseff asking for the impeachment…

9 years ago

Chinese yuan weakens on Friday

Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi (yuan) weakened 64 basis points to 6.6684…

9 years ago

US launches nation’s first mission to collect asteroid samples

Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) US space agency NASA on Thursday launched the nation's first mission that will visit an asteroid…

9 years ago

FIFA uphold Real and Atletico Madrid transfer bans

Madrid, Sep 9 (IANS) The governing body of world football, FIFA, on Thursday ratified the sanction it imposed on Spanish…

9 years ago

Quake detected near North Korea nuclear test site

Seoul, Sep 9 (IANS) A magnitude 5.0 earthquake was detected near North Korea's nuclear site in its northeastern region on…

9 years ago

Islamic organ commends Saudi for improving haj conditions

Rabat, Sep 9 (IANS) The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (ISESCO) on Thursday commend Saudi Arabia's efforts to improve…

9 years ago

Syria denies using poisonous gas in Aleppo

Damascus, Sep 9 (IANS) Syria's Foreign Ministry has denied claims about military gas attack in northern Aleppo province, media reports…

9 years ago

Paris attacks suspect refuses to answer judge’s questions

Paris, Sep 9 (IANS) Salah Abdeslam, the only surviving key suspect of Paris attacks of last November, remained silent on…

9 years ago

Four police officers injured in Kenya plane crash

Nairobi, Sep 9 (IANS) At least four police officers were injured after a police aircraft crashed in the capital Nairobi…

9 years ago

Clinton or Trump: Americans cannot decide who to choose

New York, Sep 9 (IANS) A lot of voters are having trouble deciding who to vote for as nearly one…

9 years ago

School janitor sacked over relationship with student

London, Sep 9 (IANS) A 60-year-old school janitor in Scotland, who was engaged to an 18-year-old former pupil, was sacked…

9 years ago

North Korea slams Obama’s remarks at East Asia summit

Pyongyang, Sep 9 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday slammed the remarks made by US President Barack Obama at the 11th…

9 years ago

China has stealth-defeating quantum radar: Reports

Beijing, Sep 9 (IANS) A Chinese firm has developed and tested a radar system that uses quantum entanglement to beat…

9 years ago

Price, durability affecting new Apple Airpods sales

London, Sep 9 (IANS) Although retailers have reported a surge in Apple's newly launched wireless headphones -- AirPods -- sales,…

9 years ago

Greece hosts EU-Arab conference on security, stability

Athens, Sep 9 (IANS) The first Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability in the Mediterranean, an initiative of the Greek…

9 years ago

Pakistan carefully monitoring India US defence pact

Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Days after India and the US signed agreement on sharing military logistics, Pakistan on Thursday said…

9 years ago

Donald Trump not qualified to be US president, says Obama

Vientiane, Sep 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Thursday called Donald Trump "wacky" and "uninformed" after the Republican candidate…

9 years ago

11,285 teachers suspended for PKK links in Turkey

Ankara, Sep 8 (IANS) A total of 11,285 teachers were suspended for alleged links with the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party…

9 years ago

UAE prisoners pardoned, to be released on Eid

Dubai, Sep 8 (IANS/WAM) United Arab Emirates authorities on Thursday ordered release of a number of prisoners from punitive and…

9 years ago



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