Lima, Dec 15 (IANS) The unemployment rate across Latin America and the Caribbean region has hit a new high in 2016 with 25 million people jobless, a report of the International Labor Organisation (ILO) said….
Canberra, Dec 15 (IANS) Australia has increased striking key Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria and Iraq following changes to its war crimes legislation, a senior air force officer said on Thursday. In June, the…
Seoul, Dec 15 (IANS) South Korean exports of information and communications technology (ICT) products posted the first rebound in 14 months despite weak demand for smartphones, report showed on Thursday. There has been brisk exports…
Santiago, Dec 15 (IANS) The Chilean Meteorology Directorate (DMC) has issued an extreme heat alert for the central part of the country, reports said on Thursday. The MET office specifically pointed at regions between Valparaiso…
Seoul, Dec 15 (IANS) South Korea’s central bank on Thursday froze interest rates at a record low to see the effect from the US Federal Reserve’s first rate hike in a year. Bank of Korea…
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Top US technology businessmen met with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower here on Wednesday in an attempt to align their positions and foster innovation in the country’s tech sector….
New York, Dec 15 (IANS) Top US technology businessmen met with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower here on Wednesday in an attempt to align their positions and foster innovation in the country’s tech sector….
Rome, Dec 15 (IANS) The new cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni won the second of two confidence votes on Wednesday, paving the way for formally taking over the power. The voting session took…
Damascus, Dec 15 (IANS) A new ceasefire deal has been reached and civilians and the wounded in east Aleppo were expected to begin evacuation from the city on Thursday morning, rebel officials said late on…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The District Attorney in the case against US actor and comedian Bill Cosby accused him on Wednesday of “a lifetime of sexual assault” on women in a pre-trial hearing. Kevin Steele,…
Sunnyvale, Dec 15 (IANS) Yahoo on Wednesday disclosed a new security breach that may have affected more than one billion accounts. The breach dates back to 2013 and is thought to be separate from a…
Paris, Dec 15 (IANS) Lights of the Eiffel Tower were put out on Wednesday in solidarity with civilians in Aleppo where renewed fighting put at risk a truce deal to evacuate people and rebel fighters,…
Bratislava, Dec 15 (IANS) Britain must not emerge from negotiations on post-Brexit relations with the EU as the victor, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico announced at a session of the parliamentary European affairs committee on…
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Wednesday that government forces would continue with offensive against terrorists across the country after the city of Aleppo was liberated from militants. In an interview…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) Americans are split down the middle on how they view President-elect Donald Trump’s handling of his presidential transition, with 48 per cent approving and 48 per cent disapproving. That is significantly…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) and the CIA disagree on the purpose of the alleged Russian involvement in the November 8 presidential election that resulted in Donald…
Moscow, Dec 15 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Wednesday urged the United States to mount pressure on the Syrian opposition to cease fire and withdraw from the embattled city of Aleppo. In a…
Washington, Dec 15 (IANS) The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday increased its key interest rate by 25 basis points in the first rate hike in 2016 and just the second in a decade. The first…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Dec 15 (IANS) Secretary-General designate Antonio Guterres has expressed appreciation for India’s contributions to the United Nations at a meeting with Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar, said a spokesperson for India’s…
Kathmandu, Dec 14 (IANS) A day after Nepal’s three major political parties — Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN-Maoist Centre — agreed to hold local body polls by end of April next year, the agitating Madhes-based…