Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) US based space agency NASA’s spacecraft OSIRIS-REx rendezvoused with its targeted asteroid Bennu on Monday after a two-year space travel. The asteroid probing spacecraft fired the thruster for a small burn…
Rome, Dec 3 (IANS/AKI) The world’s silence over the unsolved 2011 murder of investigative journalist Saleem Shahzad in Pakistan is an embarrassment, Italy’s rightwing Brothers of Italy party leader Giorgia Meloni said. “The international community’s…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 3 (IANS) European Union (EU) leaders of Austria, Finland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Spain attending the UN climate summit on Monday recognised further climate action was necessary to reach the 1.5 degrees…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 3 (IANS) Indian Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said the high level of greenhouse gas emission was a major concern and reaffirmed that India would play a “positive, constructive and balanced…
Kathmandu, Dec 3 (IANS) Dozens of young Nepali women who hope to join the elite Gurkha regiment of the British Army took part in a rigorous training and exercise session in Kathmandu on Monday. Until…
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday dismissed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s “googly” remark, saying that the Kartarpur Corridor opening was not a “double game” but a sincere effort in…
Islamabad, Dec 3 (IANS) Pakistan said on Monday that US President Donald Trump has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan seeking Islamabad’s assistance in the Afghan peace process. In the letter, Trump asked…
Abuja, Dec 3 (IANS) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has denied rumours about his death and being replaced by a Sudanese impostor. “It’s the real me, I assure you. I will soon celebrate my 76th birthday…
Dhaka, Dec 3 (IANS) An anti-terrorism tribunal in Bangladesh on Monday began the formal trial in the Holey Artisan cafe attack in Dhaka in 2016 that killed 22 people, including foreign nationals. On July 23,…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 3 (IANS) The greatest threat in thousands of years is the climate change. The world is facing a man-made disaster and the extinction of much of the natural world is on the…
Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) A Sri Lankan court on Monday issued an interim order restraining former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa and members of his purported government from functioning as the Prime Minister, Cabinet and deputy ministers…
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) Scientists have found toxic flame retardants in newly manufactured children’s car seats, sparking concerns about children’s health. In the study, researchers from the Indiana University (IU) found that 15 of…
Washington, Dec 3 (IANS) A Soyuz MS-11, carrying one astronaut each from the US and Canada and a cosmonaut from Russia, has been successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday and has…
Brussels, Dec 3 (IANS) The head of NATO said on Monday that Russia needed to take immediate action in order to comply with a 1987 arms agreement aimed at eliminating intermediate and shorter-range missiles and…
Taipei, Dec 3 (IANS) China’s warships have intensified their patrols through the Taiwan Strait this year, Taiwan’s Defence Ministry said on Monday. Taiwan is continuing to be vigilant and will protect its national security if…
Katowice (Poland), Dec 3 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday said the world was in deep trouble and not doing enough or moving fast enough to prevent irreversible and catastrophic climate disruption. “Climate change…
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) A handwritten letter from physicist Albert Einstein in which he explicitly rejected God and religion is set to be auctioned at Christie’s auction house in New York City on Tuesday…
Beijing, Dec 3 (IANS) The Chinese government has taken aim at the trend of increasingly expensive weddings and pre-wedding pranks which often turn violent or sexualized. According to China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs, modern weddings…
New York, Dec 3 (IANS) Worried that your son or daughter sleep more even during final exams week? If so, take heart. According to a study, students who sleep for eight hours are more likely…
Colombo, Dec 3 (IANS) The Court of Appeal in Sri Lanka on Monday issued an interim order restraining former strongman Mahinda Rajapaksa and members of his purported government from functioning as the Prime Minister, Cabinet…