Mexico City, June 20 (IANS) At least three persons were killed in violent clashes between teachers opposing an education overhaul, and security forces in Mexico’s Oaxaca state, officials said. In a statement, the state government…
Tokyo, June 20 (IANS) Japan recorded a 40.7 billion yen ($388 million) trade deficit in May, the first deficit since the beginning of 2016, the government said on Monday. The latest figure contrasts with the…
Canberra, June 20 (IANS) An Australian Labour party politician has resigned from running in the upcoming federal election over his alleged links to radical Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir. Christian Kunde, running for the seat of…
Kabul, June 20 (IANS) A suicide bomber struck a bus carrying security personnel in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, officials said. “The attack took place in Pul-e-Charkhi road. There is fear of possible casualties,” an…
Beijing, June 20 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.09 per cent, at 2,887.64 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.01 per cent higher at 10,183.77 points,…
(160519)– PARIS, May 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on May 19, 2016 shows an airplane of EgyptAir taking off at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Paris, France. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to Egyptian…
London, June 20 (IANS) Three 12-year-old girls were rushed to hospital on Sunday in Manchester after they took ecstasy pills. They are thought to be among the youngest ever to be made dangerously ill by…
Damascus, June 20 (IANS) At least three people were killed and five others were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives in Syria’s Qamishli city on Sunday, state news SANA said. The bomber detonated…
Yangon, June 20 (IANS) Members of the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) across Myanmar celebrated State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi’s 71th birthday on Sunday by donating blood and planting trees. In Yangon, Suu…
Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) The Bangladeshi government has signed a $130 million additional financing agreement with the World Bank to scale up support for the recently licensed and new economic zones to attract foreign and…
By Surender Bhutani Warsaw, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people on Sunday celebrated the Second International Yoga Day in Poland, a country where yoga has become a way of life for many Poles. The celebration…
Jerusalem, June 19 (IANS) Israel’s recently-appointed Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday started an official visit to the US, his first overseas trip in his new post. Lieberman, who joined Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government…
Dubai, June 19 (IANS/WAM) The UAE and Germany reviewed means to strengthen economic relations and develop partnerships between the business communities in the two countries. Mohammed Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Under-Secretary of the…
Cairo, June 19 (IANS) At least eight Syrian civilians were shot dead and eight injured by Turkish border guards while trying to cross into Turkey from northern Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR)…
Jakarta, June 19 (IANS) The death toll from flooding and landslides in Central Java province of Indonesia has risen to 35 with 25 missing and 14 injured, the disaster agency said on Sunday. Search for…
Abuja, June 19 (IANS) At least 15 people were killed in an attack by gunmen in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ogun, sources said. Baale Musa Ogundare, a traditional chief in Imushin community at Ogijo area…
New York, June 19 (IANS) People with Parkinson’s disease have a form of impaired decision-making that may be a major contributor to the movement problems that characterise the disease, a team of researchers has found….
Tehran, June 19 (IANS) Iran has reached an agreement with the US Boeing to purchase 100 passenger planes to renew the country’s aging fleet, the media reported on Sunday. The deal awaits the US government’s…
London, June 19 (IANS) E-cigarettes are playing an important role in reducing the likelihood of young people smoking, in many cases acting as a “roadblock” to combustible tobacco, a new study has found. A new…
Bhopal, June 19 (IANS) At least 10 Vultures were brought for mating from Haryana’s Pinjore Jatayu Conservation and Reproduction Centre to Madhya Pradesh capital c ity Bhopal. According to Madhya Pradesh forest department, the vultures…