CARACAS, May 1, 2016 (Xinhua) — Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro takes part in an event to commemorate the International Worker’s Day in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 1, 2016. Nicolas Maduro announced a 30 percent increase…
Beijing, June 25 (IANS) China’s national observatory on Saturday renewed its yellow alert for a heat wave in some southern and northern areas, where temperatures of between 35 and 39 degrees Celsius are predicted for…
Mexico City, June 25 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 33 others injured on Friday when a bus collided with a tractor-trailer near Ciudad Juarez, Mexican authorities said. The bus ran into the…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said on Friday that he is confident Britain will make “an orderly transition” out of the European Union, after the British people voted in favour of leaving…
Havana, June 25 (IANS) A day after the signing here of a cease-fire between the Colombian government and FARC rebels, negotiators for the guerrillas said on Friday that the final peace accord should likewise be…
Washington, June 25 (IANS) The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde, said on Friday that following the vote in favour of Britain’s exit, or “Brexit”, from the European Union, her organisation…
(Source: ABC News) Washington, June 25 (IANS) At least 20 people, including an eight-year-old boy, died in sudden flooding in US state of West Virginia, Governor Earl Ray Tomblin said on Friday. Calling the flooding “among…
Chicago, June 25 (IANS) Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange advanced sharply on Friday as Britain voted to exit the 28-nation European Union (EU). The most active gold contract…
Riyadh, June 25 (IANS) The Saudi Interior Ministry announced on Friday that two Islamic State (IS) members attacked their own family and killed the mother, a media report said. The two brothers — Khalid and…
Yerevan, June 25 (IANS) Pope Francis has called the massacres of Armenian people under Ottoman rule a genocide, an expression that caused a diplomatic crisis in Turkey last year. Pope Francis reiterated his April 2015…
Vienna, June 25 (IANS) Austrian President Heinz Fischer on Friday called the British decision to leave the European Union a “wake up call” for Europe. Saying he does not fear a “domino effect” of referendums…
Colombo, June 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka’s parliament on Friday voted in favour of a Right to Information (RTI) bill which had failed to get approval for several years. The RTI bill was unanimously passed in…
New York, June 24 (IANS) Investor panic over Britain leaving the EU spread to Wall Street as US stocks nosedived on the opening bell. The Dow, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq were down over…
Washington, June 24 (IANS) The special relationship between the United States and Britain is “enduring”, US President Barack Obama said on Friday after Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum. “So too…
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) A Pakistani anti-terrorism court (ATC) here on Friday sentenced a Chinese national to nine years imprisonment for trying to smuggle weapons from Pakistan to China. The court also banned him from…
Brussels, June 24 (IANS) After Britain decided to leave the European Union (EU) on Thursday, the European Council chief has predicted that the unprecedented political “divorce process” between Britain and the EU could take several…
By Saeed Naqvi By their Brexit vote, the people have administered a punch on the chin of the British establishment, leaving it rattled and dazed. Britons have now joined electoral insurgencies elsewhere in Europe and…
London/Brussels, June 24 (IANS) Britain did the unthinkable as it voted to quit the European Union after 43 years of membership, throwing the world markets in a tailspin and leaving European leaders worried over how…
Agartala, June 24 (IANS) International borders of the northeastern states would either be fenced or sealed to check trans-border movement of militants and prevent infiltration and cross-border crimes, a top Union Home Ministry official said…
Pune, June 24 (IANS) At least 17 per cent of the pregnant women in India are suffering from obesity and diabetes and carry a high risk of transferring the diseases to their babies, leading gynaecologist…