London, April 7 (IANS) The President of the European Council said he had agreed to maintain regular contact with the British Prime Minister throughout future negotiations on the Britain’s withdrawal from the EU. In the…
Manila, April 7 (IANS) A fire broke out in the shantytown of Bacoor, killing one and displacing around 1,000 families, media reports said. The fire broke out at 4.30 p.m. on Wednesday, with coastal winds…
Rome, April 7 (IANS) Global prices for all basic foods dropped globally in March, except meat, which rose slightly, said a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation report. The FAO’s price index for cereal, vegetable…
Istanbul, April 7 (IANS) The chemical agent allegedly used in a recent attack in Syria could have been Sarin, said the Turkish health ministry in a statement on Thursday. At least 72 people were killed…
Moscow, April 7 (IANS) Six people in St Petersburg and two others here were detained for suspected involvement in a deadly blast in the St Petersburg metro on Monday, the Russian Investigative Committee (RIC) said…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) Republicans in the US Senate succeeded in changing the rules to allow Supreme Court nominees to be confirmed by a simple majority of the 100 members, ending a decades-old tradition of…
Washington, April 7 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the state of Florida on Thursday for the first meeting with his US counterpart Donald Trump, in a bid to chart the course of bilateral…
United Nations, April 6 (IANS) At least 27 children were killed in the chemical attack in Idlib province of Syria, the UN Children’s Fund said here on Thursday. A further 546 people, among them many…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be on a state visit to India from April 9 to 12, the External Affairs Ministry announced on Thursday. “This will be Prime Minister…
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday termed the change in Indias nuclear arms usage policy as “highly irresponsible and dangerous”, and said it will “not help in promoting strategic restraint and stability in a…
Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) A group of six British parliamentarians from the ruling Conservative Party on Thursday called for a just and early solution to “the lingering Kashmir issue” in accordance with the United Nations…
Moscow, April 6 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that “groundless” accusations over a Syrian chemical attack were “unacceptable”, while Western countries engaged in efforts to saddle Damascus with a new United Nations…
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Actor-producer Aamir Khan has decided against releasing his Bollywood blockbuster “Dangal” in Pakistan after the censor board there demanded that two scenes involving the Indian flag and anthem be cut….
Rome, April 6 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s ruling centre-left Democratic Party was on Thursday reeling from the defeat of its candidate to head a key parliamentary commission, a shock result that threatens the stability of the four-month-old…
Baghdad, April 6 (IANS/AKI) Fighters from the Islamic State jihadist group on Thursday brought down an Iraqi military helicopter in the embattled city of Mosul, killing two crew members, the Iraqi army said in a…
By Paritosh Parasher Melbourne, April 6 (IANS) Energy, education and trade are likely to form the backdrop to the forthcoming three-day visit of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to India. “My first visit to India…
Damascus, April 6 (IANS) Syria’s Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said on Thursday that the Syrian airstrike on the Islamic State-held town of Khan Sheikhoun struck a rebel depot containing chemical materials, and denied that the…
Moscow, April 6 (IANS) Russia on Thursday challenged US President Donald Trump to set out his strategy on Syria after he declared that an apparent chemical weapons attack had transformed his views on the regime…
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) The Chinese media on Thursday warned of “grave consequences” if Sino-Indian ties get ruined over the Dalai Lama’s trip to Arunachal Pradesh which Beijing considers a part of Tibet. Editorials in…
Madrid, April 6 (IANS) The global e-commerce giant Amazon announced on Thursday that it would be opening a new logistics hub in Barcelona that would create hundreds of jobs. The centre would become the company’s…