Canberra, Nov 13 (IANS) The US will take in refugees from immigrant centres managed by the Australian government in Nauru and Papua New Guinea, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced on Sunday. It remains unknown how…
Seoul, Nov 13 (IANS) South Korean prosecutors on Sunday summoned Lee Jae-yong, Samsung Electronics’ Vice Chairman, for questioning over a scandal involving President Park Geun-hye’s longtime confidante. Lee was summoned in the afternoon by the…
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) The number of Americans who smoke has dropped to a record low, but 40 per cent of cancer cases in the country are still linked to tobacco use, a US government…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Infants who are peanut-sensitised or have peanut allergy are not necessarily allergic, suggests a new study. “This is a very exciting development for those of us who have been treating…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, US researchers have developed a new method to transmit a mother’s genetic material into donor eggs, that can potentially treat infertility in women of advanced maternal…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Researchers from the US have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system that surfs the internet, extracts information from the available plain text and organises it for quantitative analysis in very…
United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the deadly attack in Pakistan’s Balochistan, which has killed at least 52 people, and voiced his hope that the perpetrators would be swiftly brought to…
Tokyo, Nov 13 (IANS) Scientists from Japan have developed a wearable medical device that can help diabetic elderly or overweight people to lose fat and treat type 2 diabetes. The device developed by Kumamoto University…
New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Days after a controversial departure from Pakistan, it emerged that National Geographic’s famous “Afghan Girl” Sharbat Gula will be travelling to India for medical treatment. Shaida Abdali, Afghanistan’s Ambassador to…
By Vishal Gulati New Delhi, Nov 13 (IANS) Renewable energy, plus the efficient use of energy, can reduce the devastating impact of climate change and the Himalayan region should be at the centre of all…
Quetta, Nov 13 (IANS) The death toll in a horrific bombing in a Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s Balochistan province rose to 52 on Sunday, with the Islamic State claiming responsibility, the media reported. Women and…
Paris, Nov 13 (IANS) Legendary British rocker Sting performed at the refurbished Bataclan music hall here on Saturday night to mark the one-year anniversary of the terror attacks in the French capital which killed 130…
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Tens of thousands of people are set to participate in a “Women’s March on Washington” the day after President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated on January 20, 2017. The event, which is…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) US researchers have found an association with severe and chronic constipation and kidney disease. Constipation is a common condition, and it can have a variety of impacts on health including…
New York, Nov 13 (IANS) Two people were arrested after shots were fired near an upstate New York mall, police said. According to law enforcement officials, 13 shots were fired on Saturday near the Apple…
Washington, Nov 13 (IANS) Hillary Clinton told donors that the FBI delivered a double whammy to her presidential candidacy in the final days of the campaign by taking another look at emails related to her…
Havana, Nov 13 (IANS) The Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group have reached a new peace deal that includes contributions from sectors opposed to the original treaty. “Attending to the outcry of Colombians desiring…
Cairo, Nov 13 (IANS) At least 15 fighters from the Syrian Democratic Forces(SDF), were killed on Saturday in two Islamic State (IS) attacks in Aleppo and al-Raqqa in Syria. British NGO, Syrian Observatory for Human…
United Nations, Nov 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed a call from US president-elect Donald Trump for unity after what has been described as a bitter and divisive presidential campaign. In a phone call…
Erbil (Iraq), Nov 13 (IANS) The top leader of the Jihadist Islamic State (IS) has fled Mosul, last extremist enclave left on Iraqi soil, according to the governor of the Nineveh province in Iraq. Governor…