Category: International

Riyadh to establish company to upgrade capacity of holy sites

Riyadh, Sep 18 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has agreed to form a company to develop and increase the capacity of the…

9 years ago

183 flights cancelled in Taiwan due to typhoon Malakas

Taipei, Sep 18 (IANS) Packing heavy downpours and strong winds, typhoon Malakas swept the eastern and northern parts of Taiwan…

9 years ago

Russia calls urgent UNSC meeting amid airstrikes on Syrian army

Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) Moscow has called an urgent UN Security Council meeting after US-led coalition airstrikes hit Syrian forces,…

9 years ago

Toll of Friday’s suicide blast in Pakistan reaches 36

Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Death toll of the suicide blast which hit a mosque in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region of…

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4 US police officers shot in separate incidents

Washington, Sep 18 (IANS) Four US police officers and four civilians were shot in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Fort Worth, Texas,…

9 years ago

Russia says US-led airstrikes kill 62 Syrian government troops

Moscow, Sep 18 (IANS) The US-led coalition killed 62 Syrian government troops and injured some 100 others in a round…

9 years ago

US-led airstrikes kill ’30 Syrian soldiers’

Damascus, Sep 18 (IANS) The airstrikes of the US-led anti-terror coalition against Syrian military positions in the eastern province of…

9 years ago

Protests in Germany over free trade pacts between EU, US and Canada

Berlin, Sep 17 (IANS) Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of Berlin and six other cities in Germany on…

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Sharif leaves for US with Kashmir top on UNGA agenda

Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) With Kashmir on top of the agenda, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif left for the US…

9 years ago

Rights group urges Pakistan not to hang mentally ill man

Islamabad, Sep 17 (IANS) A Pakistani rights group has appealed against a court order to hang a mentally ill man…

9 years ago

Reason behind Uber’s popularity: Consumers benefit the most, says US study

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) A study suggests that online transportation firm Uber's consumers -- not the company or the…

9 years ago

NAM Summit: Host Venezuela seeks support to bolster oil prices

Caracas, Sep 17 (IANS) The Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit of leaders gets underway in Venezuela's Margarita Island on Saturday,…

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Typhoon Meranti kills 28 in China

Beijing, Sep 17 (IANS) The death toll has gone up to 28 after typhoon Meranti, the world's strongest typhoon this…

9 years ago

US policeman kills African-American teen armed with air gun

Ohio, Sep 17 (IANS) A white police officer fatally shot an African-American teen robbery suspect in capital city Columbus, Ohio,…

9 years ago

Pokemon GO new distraction for drivers, ups crash risk

Washington, Sep 17 (IANS) Catching Pokemon while driving is not safe at all as a study reported incidents of crashes…

9 years ago

New York museum invites people to use 18-carat gold toilet

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) A New York museum has set up a working 18-carat solid gold toilet in one…

9 years ago

Self-driving cars: 40% Indians will be too scared to be productive, says study

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Self-driving vehicles offer an edge in terms of safety and mobility, but one of its…

9 years ago

Dinosaurs’ colour patterns protected them from predators

London, Sep 17 (IANS) Colour patterns, known as countershading, in Psittacosaurus -- a long-lost species of dinosaur -- protected them…

9 years ago

British man convicted of IS-inspired murder of Bangladeshi Imam

London/Dhaka, Sep 17 (IANS) A British Muslim was found guilty of an Islamic State-inspired murder of a Bangladeshi imam who…

9 years ago

Talking to a nurse may persuade smokers to quit smoking

New York, Sep 17 (IANS) Talking to a trained nurse might help smokers to quit smoking, a study has found.…

9 years ago



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