Colombo, Dec 12 (IANS) Sri Lankan Airlines on Monday cancelled all flights to Chennai due to cyclone Vardah hitting the Tami Nadu coast, officials said. Airline spokesman Deepal Perera said the Chennai International Airport was…
Phnom Penh, Dec 12 (IANS) Activists on Monday staged protests in the Cambodian capital against Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte who will be here on Tuesday on a two-day visit. Six masked activists, reportedly Filipinos, gathered…
Toronto, Dec 12 (IANS) Kangaroo mother care, a method of caring for preterm infants that keeps the tiny babies warm and nourished through breastfeeding and continuous skin-to-skin contact, can leave lasting positive impact and make…
Kabul, Dec 12 (IANS) A Taliban key commander, Mullah Naeem Koor, nicknamed Emadudin, has been killed in the eastern Parwan province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. “Acting upon intelligence report,…
Damascus, Dec 12 (IANS) Over 13,000 civilians have been rescued from militant-held parts of eastern Aleppo, while over 700 militants have surrendered to the Syrian Army, the Russian Defence Ministry announced on Monday. The rescue…
Istanbul, Dec 12 (IANS) Turkish police have detained 118 members of the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) in several operations carried out in five districts, a state-run press agency reported on Monday. The party members…
Seoul, Dec 12 (IANS) The use by a vodka brand of an aerial image of the recent mass protests against the South Korean President for an advertisement has triggered a controversy, reports said on Monday….
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A Korean Presbyterian church in the US state of California has been vandalised with swastikas and German phrases in an apparent hate crime, local media reported on Monday. The incident happened…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump said he was turning down “billions of dollars of deals” to avoid potential conflicts of interest, but “has the right” to still do business deals. “I’m not…
Tehran, Dec 12 (IANS) Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei has said that the US was not willing to eradicate the Islamic State, and accused it of rather making efforts to preserve some terror groups in…
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) Completing a four-year degree course is likely to add more than 4.5 kgs to your body weight, along with the associated health risks, a study says. “Our study shows that…
Seoul, Dec 12 (IANS) Foreign investors sold South Korean stocks for the first time in six months amid political turmoil surrounding President Park Geun-hye, financial watchdog data showed on Monday. Foreigners dumped 1.19 trillion won…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A former US envoy has said that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted “revenge” on Democrat Hillary Clinton while discussing Russias alleged interference in the 2016 election. “Let’s remember that Vladimir Putin…
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) More socially isolated breast cancer survivors are at increased risk of a relapse — thereby increasing their risk of dying — while women with larger social networks experience better outcomes,…
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) President-elect Donald Trump has questioned whether the US should keep its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China”, a media report said on Monday. Trump on Sunday signalled a…
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) A severe water crisis looms over the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad as the Khanpur Dam is drying up fast owing to the prolonged dry spell. Dam officials told Dawn…
Islamabad, Dec 12 (IANS) The Pakistan Army has appointed Lt. Gen Naveed Mukhtar, who headed the Karachi Corps, as the new chief of its spy wing, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). “Corps Commander Karachi Lt. Gen…
Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) Bill English who served as Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand, will replace John Key as the Prime Minister, the ruling centre-right National Party said on Monday. The new Deputy Prime…
Tokyo, Dec 12 (IANS) The 82-year-old Japanese Empress Michiko is diagnosed with acute bronchitis, a spokesman for the Imperial House said on Monday. Emperor Akihito’s wife cancelled her schedule to attend a national karate championship…
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) While the growth of carbon dioxide emissions has flattened out in recent years, global concentrations of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas and cause of climate change, are now growing faster…