Athens, Sep 9 (IANS) The first Rhodes Conference for Security and Stability in the Mediterranean, an initiative of the Greek Foreign Ministry, opened on Thursday with the participation of high-ranking officials from 14 European and…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Days after India and the US signed agreement on sharing military logistics, Pakistan on Thursday said that it was “carefully monitoring” the development between the two “sovereign states”. The agreement between…
Vientiane, Sep 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Thursday called Donald Trump “wacky” and “uninformed” after the Republican candidate said Russia’s President Putin was a better leader. Speaking in Laos, according to BBC, Obama…
Ankara, Sep 8 (IANS) A total of 11,285 teachers were suspended for alleged links with the outlawed Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK), the Turkish Education Ministry said on Thursday. The announcement came after Prime Minister Binali…
Dubai, Sep 8 (IANS/WAM) United Arab Emirates authorities on Thursday ordered release of a number of prisoners from punitive and reformative institutions ahead of the Eid-ul-Adha which falls on September 12 in the gulf region….
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) The sophisticated gadgetry in smartphones makes them ideal tools to steal sensitive data from 3-D printers, says a study. That’s according to a new University at Buffalo study that explores…
Canberra, Sep 8 (IANS) An 18-year-old youth has been detained by the Australian police after he was seen acting suspiciously outside the Sydney Opera House. He was reportedly wearing a backpack and making extremist remarks…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday advocated the strongest action against states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy while outlining India’s principled stand on the South China…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Although millennial voters are seen as a key demographic factor for a political victory in the US, their political views differ significantly from their parents or young people of previous…
London, Sep 8 (IANS) A senior UN peacekeeping official on Thursday said that the organisation is committed to increasing the number of female peacekeepers, urging worldwide efforts to make peacekeeping troops more gender-balanced. “We are…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) China on Thursday said that US President Barack Obama should be neutral in Beijing’s maritime disputes with its neighbours. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying urged the US to play a…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) China values Russian President Vladimir Putin’s position on the South China Sea issue, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Thursday. Russia supports China’s stance on the South China Sea issue…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Activities like playing video games or tennis may help enhance your memory, a study has found. Attention-grabbing experiences release memory-enhancing chemicals in brain, helping to store memories that occur just…
Islamabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday accused India of “financing terrorism” on its soil, saying “open evidence is available of India’s involvement in subversive activities”. The statement comes days after Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
London, Sep 8 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk on Thursday urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to begin Brexit negotiations as soon as possible. Tusk, who met May ahead of the upcoming European Union…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and another was severely injured in an explosion on Thursday at an illegal chemical processing plant in China’s Hebei province, authorities said. The explosion occurred…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) At least five persons were killed and another was severely injured in an explosion on Thursday at an illegal chemical processing plant in China’s Hebei province, authorities said. The explosion occurred…
Nay Pyi Daw, Sep 8 (IANS) Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan met Myanmar President Htin Kyaw at the Presidential Palace in the capital on Thursday — the third day of his six-day visit to…
London, Sep 8 (IANS) While women tend to outnumber men in social media platforms the world over, they constitute just 24 per cent of total Facebook users in India, according to a new report. “On…
London, Sep 8 (IANS) While negotiating with or on behalf of friends, women at workplace achieve better results than their male counterparts, finds a study. “What’s important for women is the sense of fighting for…