By Arul Louis United Nations, June 7 (IANS) Myanmar and the world organisation have signed a memorandum of understanding on creating conditions for the return of the Rohingya refugees, most of whom are now in…
Berlin, June 7 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday said she expected difficult talks during the G7 summit in Canada later in the week. Merkel stood for the first time in a question-and-answer session…
Rome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s populist government on Wednesday won a vote of confidence in the lower house of parliament, a day after it won a similar vote in the Senate. The alliance between the…
Brussels, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Securing the European Union’s external borders is the top priority for the bloc, EU Commission President Jean-Claude said on Wednesday, a day after the latest attempt to reform the bloc’s asylum…
Baghdad, June 6 (IANS) The Iraqi parliament on Wednesday approved recount of votes in all polling stations across Iraq over allegations of fraud and irregularities in the parliamentary election held on May 12, the Iraqi…
Rome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Italian authorities have expelled a suspected Moroccan religious extremist for the second time after he was deported and re-entered Italy on a 10-day visa, the Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. The…
Sanaa, June 6 (IANS) Yemenis on Wednesday assessed the damage left in the wake of a bombing on their neighbourhood allegedly carried out by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition that injured at least nine people, including…
London, June 6 (IANS) A massive blaze has engulfed the 12-storey Mandarin Oriental Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge area and 15 tenders and nearly 100 firefighters had rushed to the scene, the authorities said on Wednesday….
London, June 6 (IANS) The British Prime Minister told her Israeli counterpart on Wednesday Britain maintained its support to the 2015 Nuclear agreement with Iran as the best roadmap to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear…
Doha, June 6 (IANS) Qatar denied the claims that the country is banning its citizens from performing pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, state-run Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported on Wednesday. It is Saudi Arabia that continues…
New York, June 6 (IANS) People suffering from Type 1 diabetes for a very long time may have mild decreases in cognitive abilities — primarily in memory — as compared to those who don’t have…
Ramallah (West Bank), June 6 (IANS) The president of the Palestinian Football Association on Wednesday accused Israel of trying to use sport’s global superstar Lionel Messi and the Argentinian national team as political tools, following…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Want to explore the Earth as it appears right now, or how it looked nearly 20 years ago? Browse NASA’s Worldview app for all the global imagery. Users can also create…
Brussles, June 6 (IANS) The European Union (EU) should start applying the rebalancing duties on US products in July in response to US tariffs imposed on EU steel and aluminium, the European Commission said on…
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) At least two people lost their lives and two were injured as a blast hit a voter registration centre in northern Afghanistan’s Baghlan province on Wednesday. A landmine planted by militants…
Seoul, June 6 (IANS) Known as the French Spiderman, world-renowned climber Alain Robert was arrested here on Wednesday for trying to scale a skyscraper to celebrate a thaw in relations between North and South Korea….
Dhaka, June 6 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government is preparing to launch the country’s second satellite following the successful placement of the first one last month. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made the announcement during a question-answer…
Barcelona, June 6 (IANS) Police in Spain’s prosperous northeastern Catalonia region on Wednesday opened an investigation into a suspected burglary in a house belonging to Barcelona defender Gerard Pique and his partner, international pop star…
London, June 6 (IANS) Lack of testosterone — male sex hormones — could be the reason why women are more prone to autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS), celiac disease, lupus, and rheumatoid arthritis,…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts blasted off from Baikonur spaceport in Kazakhstan on Wednesday for a two-day journey to the International Space Station. The three astronauts — NASA’s Serena…