Washington, Nov 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said he will strive during his last international tour as head of state to reassure US allies of President-elect Donald Trump’s interest in maintaining his country’s core…
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) Oil prices extended last week’s declines on Monday, dragged down by worries about oversupply as Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) saw record crude production last month. The West Texas…
Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump held a telephone conversation, with both sides agreeing to make joint efforts to normalize the current stained ties between Russia and the…
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) The US dollar climbed against other major currencies as President-elect Donald Trump’s potential economic policies boosted market expectation for further interest-rate increases. In late New York trading on Monday, the…
New York, Nov 15 (IANS) US stocks traded in a narrow range as investors continued to digest the outcome of the country’s presidential election. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Monday gained 28.53 points, or…
Moscow, Nov 15 (IANS) A Russian warplane has crashed into the Mediterranean after takeoff from the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier off the coast of Syria, the Russian defence ministry said on Monday. The pilot of…
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) Pitching for India’s message of a lifestyle with minimum carbon footprint, Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave on Monday said here that wasting food is like being a “carbon…
by Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) Civil society groups from across the globe on Monday demanded from the world leaders at the 22nd Climate Change Conference (COP22) a halt to all fossil fuel extraction…
Aleppo, Nov 14 (IANS/AKI) Over dozen of religiously devout Shia militants from Pakistan and Afghanistan, three Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers and dozens of Iranian militiamen have died in recent clashes in Syrias northwestern Aleppo province,…
Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) Bangladesh on Monday took delivery of two Ming class submarines, bought from China, as it seeks to boost its naval power in the Bay of Bengal. Bangladesh navy chief Admiral Nizamuddin…
By Vishal Gulati Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) The G20 countries continue pumping billions in overseas coal development and Japan’s plans to build dozens of so-called high-efficiency coal power plants, both of which undermine the landmark…
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) In a shocking revelation, the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 22) was informed that while the economic and human cost of the extreme natural…
By Kushagra Dixit Marrakech, Nov 14 (IANS) The World Metrological Organisation (WMO) on Monday said the global temperature is 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level and will set a new high for the third…
Ankara, Nov 14 (IANS) Turkey could hold a Brexit-like referendum next year on whether to continue membership talks with the EU, Turkish President Erdogan said on Monday. Erdogan slammed European Parliament President Martin Schulz for…
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s February endorsement of US President-elect Donald Trump shocked observers as the first sign of capitulation from the Republican establishment to the man who would eventually become…
Beijing, Nov 14 (IANS) Animal rights groups have called for ‘the world’s saddest polar bear’, Pizza, to be returned to his natural habitat permanently after managers of the Chinese mall — where he has been…
Nairobi, Nov 14 (IANS) A Kenyan couple have decided to name their son after US President-elect Donald Trump, whom they praised for his principles and openness, the media reported on Monday. The three-month-old Donald Trump…
Dhaka, Nov 14 (IANS) Bangladesh on Monday announced a cash reward of 100,000 taka ($1,265) to anyone giving information leading to the arrest of those who attacked Hindu minority people and their properties in Brahmanbaria…
Beirut, Nov 14 (IANS) Unidentified warplanes have bombed two hospitals in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, injuring dozens of people, a war monitoring group said on Monday. According to Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, Nov 14 (IANS) The “Sanghiya Gathabandhana” — an alliance of 29 Janjati and Madhes-centric parties protesting against the new constitution — on Monday issued a 15-day ultimatum to Prime Minister Pushpa…