Islamabad, Dec 28 (IANS) An Afghan national was injured and nine others were arrested in Khyber Agency after Khasadar police opened fire on a group trying to enter Pakistan without legal travel document. Khasadar force…
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS) At least 74 persons have died of methanol poisoning in Russia’s Siberia after they consumed a bathing lotion containing alcohol earlier this month, authorities said on Wednesday. “The bodies have been…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China launched a pair of 0.5-metre high-resolution remote sensing satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province on Wednesday. The satellites, SuperView-1 01/02, blasted off at 11.23 a.m. on…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Traffic noise can reduce birds’ ability to hear an alarm call, thereby potentially increasing their vulnerability to predators, a new research has found. “There has been lots of work on…
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China on Wednesday said the Taiwan issue was a domestic affair of the country and the US should carefully handle it by abiding by the ‘one-China policy’. An Fengshan, spokesman for…
By Rajnish Singh New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and the Islamic State trying to weave its terror network in India kept the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busy throughout 2016. The year began with…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) The US has described as “ludicrous” a claim by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that it supported Islamic State militant group in Syria. State Department spokesman Mark Toner said there was…
Dubai, Dec 28 (IANS) An Indian faculty member of an educational institute here was found dead in his apartment days after he stopped reporting to work, the media reported. Antony Benjamin hailed from Jaipur and…
Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) Choi Soon-sil, the ‘South Korean Rasputin’ paid for her close friend and former South Korean President Park Geun-hye to go under the knife was revealed by a parliamentary committee on Wednesday….
London, Dec 28 (IANS) Homeless individuals — living on the street, in short-term shelters, small social services-paid hotels and other facilities for homeless people with children — tend to sleep less and are more likely…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) Did you know your iPhone photo app has the potential to search photos and tag both people and objects? If your phone runs on iOS 10, it definitely can. The…
Seoul, Dec 28 (IANS) South Korea’s former Welfare Minister was arrested on Wednesday for his suspected pressure on the national pension fund to approve last year’s merger of two affiliates of Samsung Group. A South…
London, Dec 28 (IANS) A combination of drugs for diabetes and hypertension may offer an effective new way to combat cancer, suggests a new research. In their experiments, the researchers found that the combination of…
Kabul, Dec 28 (IANS) At least one persons was killed and four others were injured as an explosion ripped through a busy road in Afghanistan capital Kabul on Wednesday, the police said. According to initial…
Panama City, Dec 28 (IANS) Panama has announced it will prohibit Brazil’s Odebrecht construction company from acquiring any new contracts until it returns the money it “removed” via corruption and bribes. Authorities in Panama, a…
New York, Dec 28 (IANS) An Indian-origin man was found guilty of bribing Mexican officials to secure contracts, Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell has said. Kamta Ramnarine, 69, the co-owner of an aircraft maintenance company…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not offer any apology during his visit to Pearl Harbour for the sneak World War II attack that claimed more than 2,400 lives. Though the…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) President Barack Obama pointed to the strength of US-Japan ties during a visit to Pearl Harbor with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who offered condolences for the more than 2,300 people…
Washington, Dec 28 (IANS) According to a study, White House hopefuls and groups supporting them spent a total of $2.17 billion during the election campaign that Republican Donald Trump finally won. The study, published on…
Moscow, Dec 28 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced his concerns over possible US arms deliveries to Syrian rebels in a phone conversation with US Secretary of State John Kerry, Russian Foreign Ministry said….