London, June 11 (IANS) Britain’s Prince Charles visited Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at his London residence on Saturday and enquired about his health post the latter’s heart surgery, Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz tweeted. According…
OMAHA, April 30, 2016 (Xinhua) — Warren Buffett (C) receives interviews while he visits the exhibit hall before the Berkshire Hathaway 2016 Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, the United States, April 30, 2016. Warren…
London, June 11 (IANS) An Indian restaurant in Britain whose owner was jailed for six years after being convicted for the death of a customer with a nut allergy has apologised to the dead man’s…
London, June 11 (IANS) In grand celebrations to mark her 90th birthday, Queen Elizabeth II sported a daring neon green outfit as she greeted the public, impossible to miss in her horse and open carriage,…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities as police detained over 3,000 people, including 37 suspected Islamists,…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) A blind police officer was on Saturday appointed the district police chief in the restive Uruzgan province of Afghanistan, local media reported. The move by the Ministry of Interior was described…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday vowed to hunt down those who were behind the recent targeted killings of bloggers and minorities, even as police detained over 1,000 people since…
London, June 11 (IANS) British Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Saturday warned the travelling England fans heading to France for Euro 2016 that they are “likely” to face a terror attack. He urged fans to…
Kabul/Kolkata, June 11 (IANS) Afghanistan and India on Saturday continued their efforts to secure the release of an abducted Indian woman aid worker but her whereabouts remain unknown. Judith D’Souza, 40, working with Aga Khan…
London, June 11 (IANS) All the countries who signed up to the Kyoto Protocol on climate change complied with their emission targets, says a new study. “There is often scepticism about the importance of international…
New York, June 11 (IANS) Fans threw flowers at the hearse, rose petals were scattered along the road and stirring tributes were paid as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali was laid to rest at a memorial…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Russia has honoured Kudankulam nuclear power plant site director R.S. Sundar with ‘Order of Friendship’ for his role in the project being built with Russian assistance in Tamil Nadu. The…
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) At least eight Taliban militants were killed on Saturday in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan. A local government spokesperson said a drone strike targeted a vehicle carrying the Taliban militants, leaving…
New York, June 11 (IANS) An individual’s caloric intake and body weight can deeply influence the time spent in specific sleep stages, says a new study. Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania analysed sleep patterns…
Damascus, June 11 (IANS) At least eight people were killed in a twin bomb attack on a suburb of Damascus which is home to Syria’s holiest Shia shrine, state media reported. Some 13 other people…
Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Regular exercise of any type in middle age – from walking the dog to mountain climbing — is the best lifestyle change you can make to prevent memory loss in the…
Los Angeles, June 11 (IANS) Former television series “The Shield” actor Michael Jace was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Friday for shooting his wife in front of their two young children in 2014….
Kabul, June 11 (IANS) Ayman al-Zawahiri, the leader of Al-Qaeda terrorist network, has pledged allegiance to the newly appointed supreme leader of the Taliban group Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. Al-Zawahiri, who became Al Qaeda leader after…
London, June 11 (IANS) A groundbreaking IVF-based technique that reduces the risk of debilitating genetic disorders from being passed from mother to children has been found safe, researchers have reported. Published in the journal Nature,…
Toronto, June 11 (IANS) A Canadian researcher has created an app that uses a method that essentially “scrambles” one’s thoughts and keeps the mind off issues that may prevent sleep. “A racing mind, worries and…