Modi meets Laos PM
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) Ahead of the 14th India-Asean and 11th East Asia Summit here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met his Laos counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith. “Taking forward a valued p’ship. Day 2…
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Days after slur, Obama, Rodrigo Duterte meet briefly
Vientiane (Laos) Sep 8 (IANS) It was brief and it was only pleasantries, but President Obama and President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines spoke to each other on Wednesday, just two days after Dutertes insulting…
Michael Douglas feared comparisons to father
London, Sep 8 (IANS) Actor Michael Douglas says he “lacked confidence” following in his father and actor Kirk Douglas’s footsteps. Michael took a long time to feel “a sense of security” in his work because…
Trump eliminates his “black list” of media banned from his campaign rallies
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) The campaign of US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that it will provide press credentials for a number of media outlets that to date had been banned from…
Russian fighter jet gets within 10 feet of US Navy plane: Pentagon
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) A Russian fighter jet came within 10 feet of a US Navy surveillance plane on Wednesday during its routine operations in international airspace over the Black Sea, the Pentagon said. “We…
DPRK rejects UN condemnation on its missile launches
Pyongyang, Sep 8 (IANS) The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday rejected a press statement issued by the UN Security Council condemning its latest ballistic missile launches. “This is an intolerable act of…
4 die in subway tunnel collapse in Tehran
Tehran, Sep 8 (IANS) Four workers died in a subway tunnel collapse in Iran’s capital Tehran on Wednesday, official IRNA news agency reported early on Thursday. Three Iranians and one Afghani citizen are among the…
ASEAN-China statement calls for effective implementation of DOC on South China Sea
Vientiane, Sep 8 (IANS) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China issued a statement here on Wednesday, calling for full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the…
Rich countries have obligation to help developing countries pursue green growth: Obama
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Vientiane, Sep 8 (IANS) Rich countries have an obligation to help developing countries pursue a green growth strategy, visiting US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Obama…
Brazil’s new president cheered, booed at independence celebration
Brasilia, Sep 8 (IANS) Michel Temer, sworn-in as President on August 31 after Congress deposed Dilma Rousseff, was greeted on Wednesday with both applause and jeering as he led the parade marking 194 years of…
Two men detained in Spain for kicking pregnant woman wearing niqab
Madrid, Sep 8 (IANS) Police in Barcelona confirmed on Wednesday they have arrested two men for kicking a pregnant woman who was wearing a niqab, a cloth worn by some Muslim women to cover their…
China to ban religious profiteering
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) China is amending a religious affairs regulation to ban personal profiteering from religions. Religious groups, institutes of education and sites are all non-profit, and no individuals or organisations should divide up,…
Russia criticises Turkey’s military operation in Syria for first time
Moscow, Sep 8 (IANS) Russia criticised for the first time the Turkish military operation in Syria, joined by militias opposing the Syrian regime of President Bashar al-Assad. The Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement…
I’d up defence spending, give generals 30 days to prepare anti-IS plan: Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday proposed “completely” eliminating the defence budget cutbacks adopted to reduce the US deficit and said…
Trump leads Clinton among military and veteran voters: poll
Washington, Sep 8 (IANS) US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump leads his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton by 19 points — 55 per cent to 36 per cent — among military and veteran voters, according to…
Apple unveils stunning iPhone7, iPhone 7 Plus, Apple Watch Series 2
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) Ending round-the-clock rumours that had sent the world of technology into a tizzy for quite some time now, Apple CEO Tim Cook on Wednesday unveiled stunning iPhone 7 and iPhone…
Apple unveils stunning iPhone7, Next-Gen Apple Watch Series 2
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) Ending round-the-clock rumours that had sent the world of technology into a tizzy for quite some time now, Apple on Wednesday unveiled its stunning iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus…
Modi, Obama to hold bilateral in Vientiane
Washington/Vientiane, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama will hold a bilateral meeting on Thursday in Vientiane, Laos, in perhaps one of their last such meetings before Obama demits office…
Turkey, US ‘ready to invade IS capital’ Raqqa
Ankara, Sep 7 (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday suggested Turkey and the US are ready to drive the Islamic State from its Syrian stronghold of al-Raqqa. Erdogan said his US counterpart Barack…
Mid-air plane collision kills three in US
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Two single-engine small planes collided in mid-air on Wednesday in western Georgia city of the US, killing three people on board, said US federal officials. “Two single aircraft, a Diamond Aircraft…