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…
Seoul, Dec 12 (IANS) South Korea’s ruling political party has begun to splinter following President Park Geun-hye impeachment in an overwhelming support from her own party, its spokesman said on Monday. Spokesman of a faction…
San Francisco, Dec 12 (IANS) Indian-born Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is among top-notch tech executives who are scheduled to meet US President-elect Donald Trump at Trump Tower in New York City, media reports said on…
Havana, Dec 12 (IANS) Cuba and the EU will sign on Monday a bilateral Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement, after two decades of frosty ties. The document will be signed in Brussels by Cuban Foreign…
Sydney, Dec 12 (IANS) The Australian government has given the final approval for the construction of Sydney’s second major airport, a statement said on Monday. “After decades of studies and planning, all the approvals are…
Damascus, Dec 12 (IANS) The Islamic State militant group has recaptured Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, just nine months after losing it to the government forces, a monitor group has reported. Following four days of…
Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) New Zealand will make a final push for United Nations reform in New York in the final days of the country’s two-year stint on the Security Council, Foreign Minister Murray McCully…
Beijing, Dec 12 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 114 basis points to 6.9086 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Wellington, Dec 12 (IANS) New Zealand’s ruling centre-right National Party on Monday confirmed that Bill English is replacing outgoing Prime Minister John Key and the new deputy Prime Minister will be Paula Bennett. English, who…
Rome, Dec 12 (IANS) Italy’s outgoing Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni was named as new Prime Minister on Sunday for a transitional government, following the resignation of Matteo Renzi from the post earlier this week. After…
Bucharest, Dec 12 (IANS) Romania’s opposition Social Democratic Party has won a landslide victory in the country’s quadrennial parliamentary elections, after it took more than 45 per cent of the votes on Sunday, exit polls…
Athens, Dec 12 (IANS) Greek Finance Ministry rejected on Sunday Greek media reports over a verbal war between Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and his counterparts during the December 5 Eurogroup meeting which allegedly ended in…
New York, Dec 12 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted Central East Pacific Rise at 14:33:12 GMT on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicentre, with a depth of 10…
Mogadishu, Dec 12 (IANS) The UN top envoy in Somalia on Sunday condemned a suicide car bombing at the Mogadishu seaport, which left at least 16 people dead and several others injured. Michael Keating, the…