Kinshasa, Sep 20 (IANS) At least 17 persons, including three policemen, were killed in heavy clashes between the protesters and police in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, the country’s Interior Minister has said. Several banks…
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against other major currencies as investors were awaiting the Federal Reserve meeting due to open later this week. In late New York trading on Monday, the…
New York, Sep 20 (IANS) US stocks traded higher as Wall Street awaited the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 106.86 points, or 0.59 per cent, to 18,230.66 on Monday, Xinhua…
Riyadh, Sep 20 (IANS) The Saudi Interior Ministry said the country has dismantled three terror cells affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) militant group. The authorities arrested 16 men and a woman, including 14 Saudis,…
Arrah (Bihar), Sep 19 (IANS) Sangeeta, the widow of Havildar Ashok Kumar Singh who was killed along with 17 of his comrades in the Uri terror attack, on Monday said she wanted nothing but revenge…
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) On a day that New Delhi vowed to launch a diplomatic blitz against Islamabad in wake of a cross-border terror attack on an army base in Jammu and Kashmir that left…
Dhaka, Sep 19 (IANS) The twin terror attacks in Bangladesh in July, on a cafe and an Eid congregation, were funded by laundered money from the Middle-East, and the mastermind of both attacks has been…
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The terror attack on an Indian army camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Uri base which killed 18 soldiers, has drawn condemnation from around the world, including Russia and the UN….
Geneva, Sep 19 (IANS) In wake of the cross-border terror attack from Pakistan on the Uri army base in Jammu and Kashmir that left 18 Indian soldiers dead, India on Monday said that a policy…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Ahmad Khan Rahami, an Afghan man suspected in bombings in New York and New Jersey, is now in custody after a shootout with the police, sources said on Monday. Ahmad Khan…
Damascus, Sep 19 (IANS) The Syrian army announced on Monday the end of the Russian-US brokered truce in Syria, without talking about possible extension, according to the state news agency SANA. The Syrian army said…
Milan, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) An kickboxing champion is among four alleged supporters of the Islamic State jihadist group sent to trial on Monday for plotting attacks on Italy and the Vatican. The suspects are Moroccan-descended…
Nairobi, Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) A large elephant trampled an Italian tourist to death as he tried to photograph the animal at a water hole in the Tsavo National Park in Kenya, it was reported on…
Pompeii (Italy), Sep 19 (IANS/AKI) Police detained an American tourist on Monday who allegedly stole a marble fragment from the ancient Roman city of Pompeii near Naples in southern Italy. Security guards called police after…
Thimphu, Sep 19 (IANS) Bhutan on Monday said it is “deeply concerned” at the “despicable” terror attack on Uri in India and called for the need to step up global cooperation to combat terrorism. The…
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) Suspicious backpacks containing explosive devices were found in New Jersey’s Elizabeth city on Monday heightening security concerns raised by the weekend’s Chelsea bombing that left 29 persons injured — the New…
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) World’s number two economy China could be facing an imminent debt crisis, a global central bank watchdog has warned, fuelling fresh fears about a blowout that could hit the world economy….
Moscow/New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Russia on Monday condemned the terror attack on an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir and said it is “concerned about the fact that, according to New Delhi, the army…
Kathmandu, Sep 19 (IANS) Nepal on Monday celebrated the first anniversary of the promulgation of its new Constitution amid opposition from Madhesi parties who marked it as a “Black Day” and held a protest rally…
Colombo, Sep 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Monday strongly condemned the terrorist attack on an army camp in Uri town in Jammu and Kashmir, offering condolences to the families of the victims. The Foreign Ministry…