(160802) — PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 2, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton gestures to spectators on the last day of the 2016 U.S. Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the…
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) Oil prices fell on Tuesday as a stronger dollar dented market sentiment as it made the dollar-dominated oil less attractive for holders of other currencies. The West Texas Intermediate for…
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) The US dollar rose against other major currencies as recent hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials raised market expectation for an interest-rate hike by year-end. In late New York trading…
Brasilia, Aug 31 (IANS) The impeachment trial of Brazilian suspended President Dilma Rousseff entered the final stretch, with the defense and prosecution set to present their closing arguments. The head of the Federal Supreme Court…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Tuesday temporarily closed six offices in five US states after receiving anonymous threats. According to the US TV network CNN, the anonymous messages received…
New York, Aug 31 (IANS) US stocks ticked down as investors assessed the timing of the next interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Tuesday fell 58.63 points, or…
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Nepali authorities here on Tuesday slapped a 10-year ban against an Indian couple who claimed to have climbed the world’s tallest peak Mount Everest. The photographs presented by the couple said…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) The United Nations is under increasing pressure to set up an independent inquiry into its Syria aid programme after a Guardian newspaper investigation found “contracts worth tens of millions of dollars…
Bishkek/Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) An unidentified assailant on Tuesday rammed a Mitsubishi car into the gates of the Chinese embassy in the Kyrgyzstan capital, causing an explosion that killed him and injured five others. China…
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday said the US continues to support all efforts to bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai and Pathankot terror attacks to justice, and…
Paris, Aug 30 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande on Tuesday said negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), between the European Union and the United States cannot yield an agreement by the end…
Washington/New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and the US signed an agreement on sharing military logistics, in a major step forward in closer bilateral defence cooperation, though both sides clarified it will not involve setting…
Moscow, Aug 30 (IANS) Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, who has ruled the Central Asian nation for more than 25 years, is in intensive care after suffering a brain haemorrhage, his younger daughter confirmed on social…
Ankara, Aug 30 (IANS) Turkey has been accused of “expanding its occupation” inside war-torn Syria after dozens of civilians were killed in its recent push to oust the Islamic State, media reported on Tuesday. Rebels…
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Alternating positions between standing and sitting at office may help you to achieve your weight goal, a new study has found. The study examined the potential weight management benefits of…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) One of the five boys shown in an Islamic State video executing Kurds has been identified as 13-year-old Jojo by his British father. The father claims the boy’s mother was “one…
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) Lucy — the common name accorded to the very famous fossilised remains of a human ancestor — probably died after falling from a tree, according to a new study. Lucy,…
Berlin, Aug 30 (IANS) More than 60 militants were suspected of sneaking into the ranks of the Germany Army to undergo military training and carry out attacks in the country, the media reported. Germany’s military…
London, Aug 30 (IANS) While his social networking company is busy with research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to unveil his home from inside which is powered…
Islamabad, Aug 30 (IANS) Veteran Indian actor Om Puri, in Pakistan to promote his new film “Actor in Law”, on Tuesday said that people of the two countries respect each other. Addressing a gathering in…