Category: International

Rio organisers confirm controlled explosion at road cycling venue

Rio de Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) The Rio 2016 organising committee has confirmed a suspicious package was detonated at the…

9 years ago

Man killed outside Maracana stadium after Olympics ceremony

Rio De Janeiro, Aug 6 (IANS) A man was gunned down outside the Maracana stadium in the Brazilian capital just…

9 years ago

Trump targets US Somalis in speech

Portland (US), Aug 6 (IANS) US Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump targeted Somali communities in Maine and Minnesota during a…

9 years ago

Police to assign ID numbers to tenants in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug 6 (IANS) Police will assign identity numbers to all Dhaka residents who live in rented facilities, Dhaka police…

9 years ago

Syrian army intensifies airstrikes against rebels in Aleppo

Damascus, Aug 6 (IANS) The Syrian Air Force intensified airstrikes on the rebels in Aleppo province on Saturday, cutting off…

9 years ago

Nepal PM Dahal to shun inauguration programmes

Kathmandu, Aug 6 (IANS) Nepal's newly elected Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Saturday announced he will not take part…

9 years ago

183 arrested for China pyramid scheme

Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Police in China's Guangxi Zhuang region have arrested 183 criminal suspects over an illegal fundraising gang.…

9 years ago

South Africa’s ANC loses Pretoria in civic polls

Pretoria, Aug 6 (IANS) South Africa's ruling African National Congress (ANC) party has been defeated by the opposition Democratic Alliance…

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Chinese military aircraft patrol South China Sea

Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) Chinese Air Force aircraft, including H-6K bombers and Su-30 fighters, completed a patrol of the airspace…

9 years ago

Kenya hit by nationwide power outage

Nairobi, Aug 6 (IANS) Kenya was hit by a nationwide power outage on Saturday following a breakdown on the main…

9 years ago

Sasha Obama takes summer job at seafood joint

Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Sasha Obama, younger daughter of US President Barack Obama, is taking some time off from the…

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Don’t adopt selective approach to fighting terror: US to Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) After it announced withholding $300 million military aid to Islamabad, the US has urged Pakistan to…

9 years ago

Pakistanis splash over $800 mn on Dubai property

Islamabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Pakistanis bought property worth three billion United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirhams (around $816 million) in Dubai…

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Australian IS fighters facing ‘certain death’: Turnbull

Sydney, Aug 6 (IANS) Australians fighting for the Islamic State militant group in the Middle East face "almost certain" death…

9 years ago

Man remanded in custody for London stabbings

London, Aug 6 (IANS) A 19-year-old man charged with the murder of a US tourist in a mass stabbing attack…

9 years ago

Pants on fire, run baby run!

By Arun Kumar Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) One was "fired" up, the other had "pants on fire" as the Republican…

9 years ago

Pokemon Go launched in 15 Asia-Pacific nations

Bangkok, Aug 6 (IANS) The highly anticipated augmented reality game Pokemon Go finally launched in Thailand on Saturday, along with…

9 years ago

Europe’s oldest flea market closed on safety concerns

Paris, Aug 6 (IANS) The French city of Lille will not be holding its 2016 La Braderie de Lille, a…

9 years ago

Brazilian midfielder Allan joins Berlin on loan

Berlin, Aug 6 (IANS) German football club Hertha Berlin has signed Allan Rodrigues de Souza from Liverpool on loan, both…

9 years ago

Five policemen killed in Afghan bomb attack

Kabul, Aug 6 (IANS) At least five police personnel were killed in a bomb attack on the outskirts of Kabul,…

9 years ago



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