L os Angeles, May 4 (IANS) Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that he will be hiring 3,000 additional employees over the next year to monitor content and remove violent videos, the media reported. “Over the…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) South Korea’s foreign reserves rose highest in seven months as a weak US dollar increased the conversion value of non-dollar assets, central bank data showed on Thursday. Foreign currency reserves reached…
Paris, May 4 (IANS) French presidential candidates, socio-liberal Emmanuel Macron and far right Marine Le Pen, were engaged in a “brutal” televised debate three days ahead of the presidential runoff polls, a media report said….
Washington, May 4 (IANS) FBI Director James Comey said that he felt “mildly nauseous” thinking that his investigation of Hillary Clinton could have influenced the 2016 presidential election. Comey testified for the first time in…
Chicago, May 4 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama with his wife Michelle returned to Chicago to unveiled a 3-D model of his presidential center, media reports said. Obama and his wife Michelle Obama on…
Taipei, May 4 (IANS) China has blocked Taiwan from taking part in an international meet on diamonds taking place in Australia, the Taiwanese officials said, at a moment of renewed tensions between the two parties….
Damascus, May 4 (IANS) The Syrian government accepted the Russian proposal of creating “de-escalated zones” in Syria, media reports said. The Foreign Ministry said the Syrian government’s approval comes out of its concern for the…
Washington, May 4 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rates unchanged as the central bank waited on more data to assess the US economic outlook. “The Committee views the slowing in growth…
London, May 4 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May made her most stinging remark so far against European Union (EU) “bureaucrats” in Brussels, accusing them of trying to ruin Brexit talks. May was speaking outside…
Tehran, May 4 (IANS) At least 30 miners were injured in an explosion at a coal mine in northeastern Iran and up to 80 others remained trapped underground, officials said. Director of Iran’s emergency services…
Washington, May 4 (IANS) US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that the US was preparing new sanctions against North Korea if Pyongyang takes steps that warrant new sanctions. The US is “preparing additional sanctions”…
Islamabad, May 3 (IANS) Pakistan and Iran agreed on Wednesday to boost border security and revive hotline between border security forces of the two countries. The agreement came one week after 10 Iranian border guards…
London, May 3 (IANS) A British student has been found guilty of building a bomb and leaving it on a London metro train last year, the media reported on Wednesday. Damon Smith, 20, from Rotherhithe…
Singapore, May 3 (IANS) Singapore seized drugs valued at $300,000 from a Singapore-registered car at Woodlands checkpoint. The authorities said five suspected drug traffickers were arrested, Xinhua news agency reported. On Tuesday, Immigration and Checkpoints…
Rome, May 3 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s failing flagship airline Alitalia will go on sale in two weeks time in a bid to find a buyer and prevent liquidation, Italy’s Economic Development Minister Carlo Calenda said on…
London, May 3 (IANS) Britain’s House of Commons was officially dissolved on Wednesday ahead of the June 8 snap general election called by Prime Minister Theresa May as the country prepares to negotiate its withdrawal…
Damascus, May 3 (IANS) The opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said on Wednesday it is halting its participation in the latest round of the peace talks, being held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. SNC spokesman Ahmad…
Beijing, May 3 (IANS) China along with the US is firm on preventing North Korea from carrying out new nuclear tests by imposing sanctions. The state-run Global Times said Beijing was clear that whenever the…
Tehran, May 3 (IANS) At least two miners were killed and scores of others injured in a coal mine explosion in the northeastern Iranian province of Golestan on Wednesday. Sadeq-Ali Moqaddam, head of the emergency…
Kathmandu, May 3 (IANS) An Indian national was arrested in Nepal after he was found in possession of 15 human skull parts, a media report said on Wednesday. Police said Bhagirath Singh, 66, of Khoribari,…