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…
Moscow, April 6 (IANS) Russian police on Thursday defused an explosive device at an apartment in St Petersburg where suspected accomplices of a man who launched a deadly attack on the city’s metro system lived….
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) A Chinese state-run daily has slammed India, especially Indian Minister Kiren Rijiju, over the status of Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as “Southern Tibet”, and said if India “chooses to play…
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The Republican push to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or Obamacare has stalled again, with party leaders shooting down the latest request from the Freedom Caucus to change…
Bangkok, April 6 (IANS) Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn signed a new Constitution on Thursday. Vajiralongkorn, who ascended the throne last December, signed in approval for the Constitution of 2017 and handed it over to Prime…
New York, April 6 (IANS) Researchers have found that a compound produced by a certain soil bacterium has unusual properties that may help address neurologic damage such as Alzheimer’s disease. The natural compound, called Rapamycin,…
Tokyo, April 6 (IANS) Ever wondered why babies love and adore superheroes? It may be because they are born with a sense of justice — a concept portrayed through the heroic acts of the characters,…
Johannesburg, April 6 (IANS) South Africa’s opposition on Thursday filed a no-confidence motion against President Jacob Zuma, who they are accusing of corruption. Opposition Democratic Alliance’s John Steenhuisen said that it was time to stop…
Damascus, April 6 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) terror group has executed 33 people in Syria, a UK-based monitoring group said on Thursday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said the IS carried out…
Washington, April 6 (IANS) The US wants to have high-level engagement with China, a senior State Department official has said. “I think we always want to have high-level engagement in the US-China relationship. It’s a…
Beijing, April 6 (IANS) The Chinese media on Thursday kept up its tirade against India over the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh, with an editorial in a state-run daily suggesting that if China, with…
Washington, April 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said the chemical attack against Syrian civilians that killed over 70 people “crossed a lot of lines for me” and changed the way he views Syria…
Seoul, April 6 (IANS) South Korea has successfully test-fired a new 800-km range missile that can reach anywhere in North Korea, defence sources said on Thursday. It could send another strong warning message to North…
London, April 6 (IANS) Smoking causes one in 10 deaths worldwide, half of them in just four countries — China, India, the US and Russia, a new study revealed on Thursday. The Global Burden of…
Wellington, April 6 (IANS) At least 4,000 people were on Thursday evacuated in two towns of New Zealand’s North Island owing to Cyclone Debbie, which killed five people in Australia. Two thousand residents were evacuated…
New York, April 6 (IANS) Unmet sleep needs of the elderly elevate their risk of memory loss and a wide range of mental and physical disorders, says a study, The researchers, however, warned that the…