Jakarta, Nov 1 (IANS) Indonesian investigators on Thursday said they found the flight data recorders from the Lion Air Flight JT610, a discovery that should help explain why the new Boeing 737 crashed on Monday,…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested a man from Arizona for demonstrating how to build a bomb and teaching others how to do so. According to court filings, Ahmad…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces have announced a pause in their campaign against the Islamic State (IS) terror group following clashes with Turkish forces, according to American military officials. The US-led…
San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) After Google announced last week it fired 48 people for sexual harassment since 2016, nearly 1,500 workers were planning a walk-out at the company’s offices globally on Thursday, the media…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) Facing the prospects of US sanctions over its deals with Russia and Iran, India has used the annual General Assembly debate on Washington’s economic blockade of Cuba…
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) The Human Rights Watch claimed in a new report on Thursday that North Korean officials commit sexual abuse against women with near total impunity. The extensive 98-page report is based…
Lima, Nov 1 (IANS) Keiko Fujimori, the head of Peru’s opposition Popular Force party, has been on charges of money laundering stemming from illegal campaign financing. Her arrest on Wednesday night comes under a court…
Washington/Islamabad, Nov 1 (IANS) The US has urged Pakistan to immediately enact a legislation that formally ban radical religious groups, a media report said on Thursday. The US’ suggestion on Wednesday followed a decision announced…
New York, Nov 1 (IANS) New York celebrated Halloween with a massive parade, which was attended by more than 60,000 people dressed in costumes and huge puppets, accompanied this year by exceptional security measures. It…
Phoenix, Nov 1 (IANS) A woman was rescued six days after having a road accident in which her automobile plunged 50 feet and remained hanging in a tree near Wickenburg, Arizona, the state Department of…
San Francisco, Nov 1 (IANS) Twitter has said that it is giving its users more freedom to report fake, suspicious accounts to intensify crackdown on online spamming activities a few days ahead of US midterms…
United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Norwegian diplomat Geir Pedersen as his new special envoy to Syria, media reported. Pedersen will replace Staffan de Mistura, who…
Caracas, Nov 1 (IANS) Venezuelan politician and journalist Teodoro Petkoff died on Wednesday at the age of 86, the newspaper he founded, Tal Cual, said. Petkoff, a one-time guerrilla, received an Ortega y Gasset Journalism…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said that up to 15,000 military personnel could be sent to the southern border with Mexico to help defend against a caravan of Central American migrants….
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) The US Defense Department on Wednesday promised South Korea that it would maintain bilateral military cooperation, adding that it will also continue with the program of joint military maneuvers to confront…
San Salvador, Nov 1 (IANS) A second caravan of Salvadoran migrants set off en route to the US on Wednesday, less than a week after an initial caravan embarked on the northward journey, media reported….
Johannesburg, Nov 1 (IANS) Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, or collectively BRICS, on Wednesday signed a declaration to accelerate cooperation in cultural areas, media reported. The declaration was signed in Johannesburg by the…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) Governments around the world implemented a record 314 business reforms in “bureaucracy busting efforts” over the past year, the World Bank Group said in a report on Wednesday. Afghanistan, Djibouti, China,…
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) A US federal jury has charged a Pennsylvania man — Robert Bowers — with 44 counts, including hate crimes, for killing 11 and injuring six people during shootings at a synagogue…
United Nations, Nov 1 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Noirin O’Sullivan of Ireland as the new Assistant Secretary-General for safety and security. Upon taking office, O’Sullivan succeeds Fadzai Gwaradzimba…