Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China’s family planning policy will not change in the near future, and there are no plans for a complete relaxation currently, a health official said on Tuesday. Li Bin, head of…
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabia finds it difficult to maintain good relations with Iran because of Tehran’s policies, the…
London, March 8 (IANS) In a world’s first, a team of Swiss scientists has enabled an amputee feel smoothness and roughness in real-time with an artificial fingertip that was surgically connected to nerves in his…
New York, March 8 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that the largest source of the fuel that cancer cells use to proliferate is amino acids which make up proteins, and not glucose, as earlier believed. Cancer…
Facebook’s Artificial Intelligence London, March 8 (IANS) Researchers have designed an online crossword-solving application based on artificial intelligence that could make machines better at understanding language. The system, which is freely available online, uses artificial…
Paris, March 8 (IANS) A simulation of terrorist attack in a fan zone will be held in the French city of Nimes on March 16 as part of the preparations for Euro 2016, the media…
Seoul, March 8 (IANS) Pyongyang hacked smartphones of dozens of Seoul’s key government officials to wiretap text messages and voice calls, the media reported on Tuesday citing the South Korean spy agency. The National Intelligence…
Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China’s proposed Belt and Road Initiative should not be seen as expansionism, but rather an open initiative, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday. “The Initiative is China’s idea, but the…
Seoul, March 8 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday unveiled a package of new unilateral sanctions on North Korea over its latest nuclear test and rocket launch following the shutdown of a once-jointly-run factory park with…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, March 8 (IANS) China on Tuesday described the joint military drill between the US and South Korea as an act of sabre-rattling, saying the situation…
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran on Tuesday test fired several ballistic missiles in the ongoing military drill attended by the senior commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The drill, conducted in different parts…
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Pakistans top civil-military leadership on Tuesday vowed to eliminate terrorism and reviewed the internal security situation, a day after a suicide bombing claimed…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) Twenty-one militants were killed in air strikes and ground operation in Pakistan’s North Waziristan on Tuesday, the militarys media wing Inter Services Public Relations said. Combined strikes by PAF, the army…
United Nations, March 8 (IANS) Women must be part of the political process in Syria, said UN special envoy Staffan de Mistura in his message on the International Women’s Day. Staffan de Mistura said this…
London, March 8 (IANS) Playing “brain-training” video games may help improve some mental abilities of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease of the central nervous system that can lead to weakness, muscle stiffness and…
Toronto, March 8 (IANS) Educating teenagers about the harmful effects of drinking caffeinated beverages is the only way to curb heavy consumption and lower potential health risks in them, finds a study. “By developing more…
Toronto, March 8 (IANS) Taking tissue engineering to a whole new level researchers have developed a new technology to build model versions of both heart and liver tissues that function like the real thing. Growing…
Islamabad, March 8 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Tuesday urged Pakistan and India to not allow non-state actors and other pressure groups to derail the peace process. “I urge both Pakistan and India…
Kathmandu, March 8 (IANS) Three-time Prime Minister and Nepali Congress senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected the new president of the Himalayan country’s largest democratic party. He was elected at the 13th National…
New York, March 8 (IANS) It is good that you understand why your spouse is stressed but this alone will not help him or her get rid of the situation. Extend a helping hand and…