Damascus, Dec 29 (IANS) At least six persons were killed on Thursday in bombings across Syria after a truce was struck between Russia and Turkey effective from midnight, according to a war monitoring group. An…
Islamabad, Dec 29 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said it wanted to “amicably” resolve all outstanding issues with India, including those related to the Indus Waters Treaty. Radio Pakistan quoted Foreign Office spokesman Nafees Zakaria saying…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) US President Barack Obama designated two new national monuments protecting large desert areas in Utah and Nevada with just more than three weeks remaining in his term. The move to protect…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Hitting the stores in the final days of the Obama administration, an upcoming book by one of Americas most incisive political columnists makes the “provocative argument” that most of “Obamas…
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Facebook already knows a lot about your online activities and you are pretty much aware of it. But a new media investigation has revealed that the social networking giant buys…
Abu Dhabi, Dec 29 (IANS) Amid the rush among Indian expatriates scurrying home to exchange the demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes before the December 30 deadline, a Dubai-based numismatist who hails from India,…
Sharjah, Dec 29 (IANS) A 28-year-old Indian man died after falling from a high-rise building here during a bid to spy on ladies living in the opposite building, the media reported on Thursday. The witness…
Ottawa, Dec 29 (IANS) Contrary to the beliefs that intensive care unit (ICU) patients cannot afford any physical activity, early bicycle exercise during their stay in a hospital ICU may help some patients recover more…
Edinburgh, Dec 29 (IANS) A 250-year-old census has revealed that islanders on Scotland’s St Kilda ate more than 1,600 seabirds every day, a media report has said. The document is the earliest recorded list of…
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) Beijing issued an orange alert for air pollution on Thursday when fresh smog will hit the Chinese capital, said the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. The smog is forecast to cover…
Ottawa, Dec 29 (IANS) A NASA satellite has captured a dazzling infrared image of northern lights that appeared as swirls of glowing clouds over northern Canada on the night of December 22. In a statement,…
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) The holiday season was a big hit for Apple’s iPhone, as Yahoo-owned research firm Flurry revealed that during the critical shopping period between December 19 to 25, Apple’s iPhone and…
Dhaka, Dec 29 (IANS) Bangladesh applicants with confirmed travel tickets will be able to submit their Indian tourist visa applications without prior appointments in a bid to ease the process, a media report has said….
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) A mother posted a lengthy suicide note on Facebook a day after Christmas before suffocating her one-year-old son and killing herself, a media report said. According to the York Dispatch…
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) China on Thursday inaugurated the world’s highest bridge that rises 565 metres above the Nizhu river canyon and connects the southern provinces of Yunnan and Guizhou, officials said. The construction of…
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Two persons were killed when a US military helicopter crashed in northern Galveston Bay, off Texas, media reported on Thursday. Coast Guard divers were searching the waters just off the…
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Dozens of child asylum seekers, formerly from “The Jungle” camp in the French port town of Calais, have launched a legal challenge to UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd, a media report…
Washington, Dec 29 (IANS) For welcoming the New Year, you will have to wait a little longer than usual as timekeepers will add a “leap second” to the final minute of 2016. On December 31,…
New York, Dec 29 (IANS) Micro-blogging website Twitter has introduced a new way to see what is happening on Twitter — through live 360-degree video. “Users can check out live, interactive 360 videos from interesting…
Sydney, Dec 29 (IANS) Police have seized nearly $360 million worth of cocaine in what authorities have claimed is the largest in Australia’s history, authorities said on Thursday. Fifteen men, including a former National Rugby…