Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) An Australian man smuggling 1.1 kg (2.4 pounds) cocaine in his stomach admitted to the police at Sydney airport that he was carrying drugs. The man, 48, sitting on a nine-hour…
Colombo, Sep 7 (IANS) Yoga can contribute to resilience against non-communicable diseases and can be used for preventing and controlling many other lifestyle diseases, Health Minister J.P. Nadda said on Wednesday. “Major non-communicable diseases like…
Damascus, Sep 7 (IANS) At least 18 persons were killed in bombings and an explosion in various parts of Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) said on Wednesday. A warplane attack on Idleb…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has nominated a Muslim to serve as federal judge for the first time in American history, it was reported on Wednesday. Abid Riaz Qureshi, an American national…
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) A retired army general on Wednesday slammed Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump for remarks that as President he will ask the US military to come up with a plan within one…
Stockholm, Sep 7 (IANS) Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, left the repo rate unchanged at minus 0.50 per cent on Wednesday, it said on Wednesday. While inflation continues to rise in Sweden and the national…
Toronto, Sep 7 (IANS) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) during the first trimester of woman’s pregnancy does not increase the risk of baby’s stillbirth, or death soon after the birth, or the baby being born with…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Several projects worth $17 billion under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are in pipeline and advance stage of approval, the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) reported on Wednesday. Out of…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) Migrating birds fly faster and put more effort into staying on course in spring than in fall, a study shows. The study, published in the journal The Auk: Ornithological Advances…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) An 11-member Pakistani cycling contingent will take part in two back-to-back cycling events in New Delhi starting on September 14, it was reported on Wednesday. The first event, Asian Track Cup,…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has turned a 35-year-old man to a 116 year-old. Naseer Ahmed, according to his official identity card, is not only older than his father…
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Construction of a UK-funded wall near Calais’ Jungle migrant camp in France will begin soon, a minister said on Wednesday. Dubbed the “Great Wall of Calais” by the media, the four…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) A Pakistani minister on Wednesday demanded an apology from Bollywood filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker for misleading people through his movie “Mohenjo Daro”, which was released on August 12. The minister seems to…
Islamabad, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan has urged the UN to conduct an inquiry into the killings that took place in Jammu and Kashmir over the past two months and demanded a free and fair plebiscite…
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 7 (IANS) A businessman-cum-muezzin, pleaded not guilty in a high court in Malaysia here on Wednesday to a charge of providing a bank account for use to support terrorist activities. Mohd Naazri…
London, Sep 7 (IANS) Twins should be delivered at the 37th week of a mother’s pregnancy period to reduce the risk of stillbirths and newborn deaths, say researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist. Twin pregnancies…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) As commercial speech recognition systems are derived largely from adult speech, Disney researchers have developed a new speech technology system that could make playing certain video games or interactions with…
Tokyo, Sep 7 (IANS) Several credit cards of Japanese journalist Jumpei Yasuda, allegedly kidnapped in Syria in June 2015, were used for online transactions after his disappearance, authorities said on Wednesday. Contact with Yasuda was…
New York, Sep 7 (IANS) While electric fans keep young adults cooler by increasing the evaporation of sweat, they may, surprisingly, have the opposite effect for those above the age of 60, suggests new research….
Moscow, Sep 7 (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry may meet shortly over the Syria crisis, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. “A meeting on Syria between Minister…