Category: International

Russia says no to n-summit over participants’ ‘inequality’

Moscow, April 1 (IANS) Russia has long and substantively explained to the US that it has refused to take part…

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Sri Lankan Tamil party to drop ‘Eelam’ from name

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) With Tamil separatism crushed, one of Sri Lanka's oldest Tamil militant groups-turned-party has decided to…

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17 injured in Paris gas explosion

Paris, April 1 (IANS) At least 17 people were injured, one critically, on Friday when a gas unit exploded in…

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UAE participates in Nuclear Security Summit

Washington, April 1 (IANS/WAM) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, led UAE delegation…

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Sponsors of Brussels killers suffer crushing defeat: Why is West silent?

By Saeed Naqvi The West, with the US always in the vanguard, is wailing and screaming its heart out against…

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NCC girl cadets to scale Mount Everest

Kathmandu, April 1 (IANS) A team of NCC girl cadets, Indian army wing, and Indian soldiers have arrived here to…

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Former German foreign minister Genscher dies

Berlin, April 1 (IANS) Former German foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher on Friday died at the age of 89, his office…

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China’s top nuclear envoy to visit Japan

Beijing, April 1 (IANS) China's special representative for Korean peninsula affairs Wu Dawei will pay a visit to Japan in…

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Pranks on April Fool’s Day not Chinese tradition: Xinhua

Beijing, April 1 (IANS) China's state-owned news agency Xinhua has urged people not to play pranks and fall for them…

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Turkey arrests alleged killer of Russian pilot

Ankara, April 1 (IANS) Turkish police have detained an alleged killer of a Russian pilot along with 13 other suspected…

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Scientists reveal Zika virus structure

New York, April 1 (IANS) US researchers have for the first time determined the structure of the Zika virus, revealing…

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Indian film banned in Pakistan over RAW reference

Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Indian Punjabi film "Ambarsariya" has been banned in Pakistan because it makes "strong references" to the…

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Britain implements new minimum wage of 7.20 pounds an hour

London, April 1 (IANS) The new minimum wage came into force in Britain on Friday, ensuring 7.20 pounds sterling ($10.32)…

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Iranians embrace Nature Day with greenery gatherings

Tehran, April 1 (IANS) Iranians celebrated the 13th day of the New Persian Year, officially called Nature Day, in green…

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China sets energy use target for 2016

Beijing, April 1 (IANS) China aims to keep total energy consumption around 4.34 billion tonnes of standard-coal equivalent in 2016,…

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Cambodia’s Angkor Wat earns over $20 mn in Q1

Phnom Penh, April 1 (IANS) Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple, which was originally built as a Hindu shrine dedicated to…

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Explosion rocks Paris, five injured

Paris, April 1 (IANS) An explosion in a building in central Paris on Friday left five people injured, the media…

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Mimicry can help patients with Alzheimer’s

London, April 1 (IANS) Imitating movements can help Alzheimer's patients regain some of their lost abilities due to the memory-impairing…

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Our nukes no cause for concern, says Pakistan

Washington, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan has sought to allay concerns about the safety of its nuclear programme maintaining that the…

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Paid maternity leave can lead to better infant health

Toronto, April 1 (IANS) Longer and paid maternity leave may reduce a new mother's stress level leading to better infant…

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