Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) Using data from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes, astronomers have created a new record for the most distant galaxy cluster ever seen while growing. The galaxy cluster is called…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) China’s dissidents have urged US President Barack Obama to confront his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping over the latter’s worst human rights crisis since the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown, during his visit to…
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to holy places here has been postponed due to heavy rains, according to officials. Kerry was scheduled to visit Sisganj Gurudwara, Jama Masjid…
Panaji, Aug 31 (IANS) The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday removed its Goa chief, Subhash Welingkar, for working against the Bharatiya Janata Party state government. “Subhash Welingkar has been removed from his post with…
Beijing, Aug 31 (IANS) US tech giant Microsoft has sold MSN China — a Chinese edition of its global web portal — to its local partner Xichuang Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd founded by the portal’s…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) The White House has termed the European Commission’s order for tech giant Apple to pay 13 billion euros in taxes to Ireland as unfair. According to White House Press Secretary Josh…
Washington, Aug 31 (IANS) With New Delhi signing a historic defence logistics agreement with Washington, the US has described India’s presence in the Asia-Pacific region as “important” in the backdrop of China’s disputes in the…
Tokyo, Aug 31 (IANS) At least nine people were killed on Wednesday near a nursing home in Japan’s northeastern Iwate prefecture after powerful Typhoon Lionrock made landfall in the region. Lionrock, the 10th typhoon of…
Port Moresby, Aug 31 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter Scale hit off Papua New Guinea on Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake occurred at 39 km east of Namatanai…
Mexican city, Aug 31 (IANS) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will travel to Mexico city on Wednesday and meet President Enrique Pena Nieto, just hours before his speech in Arizona to clarify views on immigration…
London, Aug 31 (IANS) Over 50,000 people die each year due to air pollution in Britain, a research team from Bristol reported ahead of a debate on Wednesday. Cars, buses and freight trucks are the…
Damascus, Aug 31 (IANS) The Islamic State (IS) militant group’s chief spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani has been killed in the Syrian province of Aleppo, IS-affiliated media said. Adnani was one of the longest-serving and most…
Mogadishu, Aug 31 (IANS) A truck bomb exploded outside a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu, killing 22 people in a heavily secured area close to the presidential palace. A security conference was under way at…
Photo by CelebNMusic247 Los Angeles, Aug 31 (IANS) Singer Chris Brown was arrested on Tuesday after a woman claimed that he threatened her with a gun, police said. “Brown is going to be transported where…
(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…