By Sahana Ghosh Moscow, Nov 20 (IANS) Cancer therapy a la paintball? Three teams from BRICS countries, including Russia and India, plan to embark on a project that uses the benefits of nanotechnology to simultaneously…
Nay Pyi Taw, Nov 20 (IANS) China proposed a three-phase solution to help settle the issue in Myanmar’s Rakhine state, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. China believed that the Rakhine issue can be addressed…
Jerusalem,, Nov 20 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed late Egyptian President Anwar al-Sadat’s historic visit to Israel in 1977 which led to the establishment of diplomatic ties between both nations after decades…
Rabat, Nov 20 (IANS) At least 15 people died and five others injured in a stampede during distribution of food aid in Morocco’s southern province of Essaouira, a media report said. The stampede, which took…
Lahore, Nov 19 (IANS) Pakistan Police on Sunday seized two and a half kg heroin while it was being smuggled into India, a media report said. The heroin valued at millions of rupees in the…
Harare, Nov 19 (IANS) Robert Mugabe has agreed to stand down as Zimbabwean President following a military takeover earlier this week. A source close to the ailing leader quoted by the Independent online said he…
Colombo, Nov 19 (IANS) Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed the police chief to maintain tight security in the areas of the southern Galle district affected by clashes involving Buddhist and Muslim groups,…
San Francisco, Nov 19 (IANS) Electric car maker Tesla has released a powerbank that can charge Android phone or iPhone on the go. The device, priced at $45, comes with with USB, microUSB and Apple…
Harare, Nov 19 (IANS) Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF on Sunday sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader and appointed his former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa as the new leader, the BBC reported. Mugabe’s sacking of…
Islamabad, Nov 19 (IANS) Kicking off his ruling partys mass contact campaign, disqualified Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Sunday that no decision of the court can weaken his relationship with the masses. “The…
Cairo, Nov 19 (IANS) Egypt has asked Palestine not to cut off communications with the US in response to the State Department’s threat to close the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s office in Washington, an Egyptian official…
New York, Nov 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that boosting activity in the brain’s areas related to thinking and problem-solving may also buffer against worsening anxiety. Using non-invasive brain imaging, the researchers found that people…
London, Nov 19 (IANS) UK-based lost and found dog service provider DogLost UK has expressed concern as lost dogs are at risk of being given away because Facebook is labelling posts searching for their owners…
New York, Nov 19 (IANS) Researchers have developed new motion sensors that could herald a near future of ubiquitous, fully integrated and affordable wearable technology. “For sensor technology, you need it to be flexible, you…
Tehran, Nov 19 (IANS) Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif headed to Turkey for peace talks on Syria, Tasnim news agency reported on Sunday. Zarif left the capital Tehran for the Turkish Antalya city as…
Harare, Nov 19 (IANS) Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF on Sunday sacked President Robert Mugabe as its leader. It has appointed former Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa, sacked by Mugabe two weeks ago, as the leader, the…
Dhaka, Nov 19 (IANS) Bangladesh announced on Sunday that it was seeking China’s support in urging Myanmar to allow the more than 600,000 Rohingyas who fled sectarian violence in western Rakhine state to return. “Bangladesh…
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Are you in the habit of smoking and drinking in front of your kids? Beware of it, as your kids may be passed on the same habits when they grow older….
Kathmandu, Nov 19 (IANS) Former Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s son Prakash Dahal died of a cardiac arrest here on Sunday. He was 36. Prakash Dahal, secretary to his father and also a central…
London, Nov 19 (IANS) Chinese technology giant Huawei and the University of Edinburgh, UK, have signed a research cooperation agreement to investigate the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) robotics systems to operate over next generation…