Sydney, June 13 (IANS) Women who were born with a lower birth weight and also experienced a stressful pregnancy are likely to be at an increased risk of developing long-term health problems, finds a new…
New York, June 13 (IANS) People with Type 2 diabetes who are admitted into the hospital for congestive heart failure face a one in four chance of dying over the next 18 months, a global…
Seoul, June 13 (IANS) South Korea on Monday announced it has begun the difficult operation to salvage the Sewol ferry, which sank off the southwest coast of the country in April 2014. It is believed…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) In a first for the US, social networking giant Facebook on Sunday activated its Safety Check feature for users in the aftermath of the the mass shooting at a gay nightclub…
London, June 13 (IANS) Founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange said his organisation is preparing to publish more emails Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton sent and received while she was the the secretary of…
Pakistan Prime Minister Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz. (File Photo: Xinhua/IANS) Islamabad, June 13 (IANS) Pakistan’s top Foreign Affairs Advisor Sartaj Aziz said Islamabad’s credentials for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers…
Beijing, June 13 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 1.02 per cent to open at 2,897.27 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 1.22 per cent lower at…
Los Angeles, June 13 (IANS) Santa Monica police arrested a man armed with a gun and seized a car with explosives here on Sunday morning hours before a gay pride parade in West Hollywood. FBI…
(160612) — ORLANDO, June 12, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Orlando Police Department shows Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer (C) speaks to the media about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the United States,…
United Nations/London, June 13 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and British Prime Minister on Sunday condemned the “horrific attack” in Orlando in the US state of Florida, in which 50 people were killed and 53…
Aden, June 13 (IANS) About three suspected al-Qaeda were when a US drone strike bombed a car in Yemen’s southeastern province of Shabwa on Sunday night, a military official. “A four-wheel drive vehicle was struck…
Mosul, June 13 (IANS) Iraqi security forces successfully carried out an operation to free villages from Islamic State (IS) terrorists in the south of the IS-held city of Mosul, a military statement said. Iraq’s army…
Beirut, June 13 (IANS) Two people were injured in an explosion that rocked the western part of Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut, the National News Agency (NNA) reported. Two people were injured in the explosion…
Beijing, June 13 (IANS) China launched a satellite to support its global navigation and positioning network at 11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday. The satellite, launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in southwest China’s…
Lille (France), June 13 (IANS) Goals on either half by Shkodran Mustafi and Bastian Schweinsteiger assisted world champions Germany to a 2-0 win over Ukraine in their Group C opener at Euro 2016 in their…
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Sunday called the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, in which at least 50 people were killed and 53 others injured when a “lone…
(160612) — ORLANDO, June 12, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Orlando Police Department shows police officers at the site of the shooting incident in Orlando, Florida, the United States, June 12, 2016. About 50…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Washington, June 13 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Sunday called the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida, in which at least 50 people were…
(160612) — ORLANDO, June 12, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Orlando Police Department shows Orlando Police Chief John Mina (C) answers the media’s questions about the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida, the United…
Nice (France), June 13 (IANS) Arkadiusz Milik scored as Poland beat Northern Ireland 1-0 in a Group C match of the Euro football championship here on Sunday. Milik broke the resistance of Northern Ireland in…