Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China’s National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre has issued a yellow alert for ocean waves brought by typhoon Nock-Ten and a cold front. Starting Tuesday, Nock-Ten, the 26th typhoon this year, and…
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) Twenty-nine deputies from South Korean ruling Saenuri party, who are critical of embattled President Park Geun-hye, have begun the process of forming a new political party after formally resigning from the…
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) Pakistan and Israel has been led to a verbal feud, threatening each other of nuclear war after a fake news story caused tensions between the two nuclear nations. According to…
Tokyo, Dec 27 (IANS) The Japanese government has adopted a series of emergency measures to prevent deaths due to overwork, following the deaths of two employees of a prominent advertising agency that became public recently,…
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) The largest police union in the US has urged online retailer Amazon to stop selling a controversial shirt related to the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest movement. Last week, the shirt,…
Beijing, Dec 27 (IANS) China’s top Internet regulator released a cyberspace security strategy on Tuesday, officials said. The Chinese government will push for a peaceful, secure, open, cooperative and orderly cyberspace, according to the 15-page…
Phnom Penh, Dec 27 (IANS) A Cambodian court on Tuesday sentenced, in absentia, self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy to five years in prison for conspiring to incite chaos in the country through posting fake documents…
Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) Samsung Electronics said on Tuesday that it has retrieved over 90 per cent of the fire-prone Galaxy Note 7 smartphones sold in South Korea, leading the company to consider software upgrades…
Hawaii, Dec 27 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister arrived in Hawaii on Monday, one day ahead of his visit to Pearl Harbor, the US naval base attacked by the Japanese in 1941 resulting in the deaths…
Jerusalem, Dec 27 (IANS) Undeterred by a resounding defeat at the UN, the Israeli government has said that it would move ahead with thousands of new homes in the disputed West Bank area, a media…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) Donald Trump has responded by saying “no way” to outgoing US President Barack Obama’s claims of winning a re-election, the media reported on Tuesday. In an interview to CNN on Monday,…
Kathmandu, Dec 27 (IANS) The 13th edition of Nepal’s five-day Chitwan Elephant Festival kicked off here with the participation of over 50 elephants. The annual festival which brings fun, sports and adventure together was inaugurated…
Mexico City, Dec 27 (IANS) The Colima volcano in western Mexico belched out a column of smoke and ash 1.5 km high, the Civil Protection chief Luis Felipe Puente said. Puente did not issue an…
Yangon, Dec 27 (IANS) More than 32,000 people in Myanmar’s Rakhine state were issued formal national verification identity cards after scrutiny, a news release from the State Counselor Office said on Tuesday. A total of…
Lima, Dec 27 (IANS) Three former presidents in Peru are to testify before the Congress in relation to allegations of bribe taking, official said. Ex-Presidents Alejandro Toledo, Alan Garcia and Ollanta Humala would be questioned…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump, who will inherit over 100 vacant federal courts, and an open Supreme Court seat, plans to reshape the judiciary after taking office, a media report said. The…
New York, Dec 27 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump openly criticized the United Nations, saying that the international body is a “club” for people who meet to talk and “have a good time.” “The United Nations…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) The world’s fastest land animal, the cheetah, is sprinting towards the edge of extinction, a new study warned, calling for urgent conservation actions to save these big cats. The study published…
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) President Barack Obama expressed confidence that he would have been able to marshal enough support to defeat Donald Trump if he had been eligible to run for a third term. In…
Bogota, Dec 27 (IANS) The Columbian plane carrying the Chapecoense football team which crashed last month was caused by a lack of fuel, officials have confirmed. On November 28, seventy-one people died when the chartered…