Toronto, June 11 (IANS) Canada’s hockey icon Gordie Howe has died after a lengthy illness, his family confirmed on Friday. He was 88 years old. Nicknamed as “Mr. Hockey”, Howe is considered one of the…
Louisville (Kentucky), June 11 (IANS) Thousands of people attended a farewell procession for boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky on Friday. Muhammad Ali was buried…
Paris, June 11 (IANS) Hosts France needed a stunning late strike from playmaker Dimitri Payet to secure a hard-earned 2-1 win over Romania in the opening match of Euro2016. Olivier Giroud put France ahead in…
Dhaka, June 11 (IANS) Bangladeshi police reportedly detained nearly 900 people on Friday during the first day of an anti-militant drive across the country. Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque said the weeklong drive…
Louisville (Kentucky), June 11 (IANS) Thousands of people attended a farewell procession for boxing legend Muhammad Ali in his home city of Louisville, in the US state of Kentucky on Friday. Muhammad Ali was buried…
Brussels, June 11 (IANS) A new suspect linked to bombings in Brussels on March 22 was arrested following a search in Brussels, said the Belgian federal prosecutor’s office in a statement on Friday. A search,…
Nairobi, June 11 (IANS) Kenya’s health officials on Friday announced the formation of a National Cancer Control Programme to help manage the rising cases of cancer in the country. Principal Secretary in the Health Ministry,…
Berlin, June 10 (IANS) A style of swimwear has caused an uproar at a public pool in Germany, but the culprit is not a revealing bikini. Instead, it’s the “burqini” that’s been banned — the…
London, June 10 (IANS) Islamic State executioner Mohammed Emwazi, widely known as “Jihadi John”, was presumed dead — killed in a US drone strike. The jihadist’s former university and the Information Commissioner, however, have cast…
By Arul Louis United Nations, June 10 (IANS) In a startling public admission, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has acknowledged he caved in to financial pressure from Saudi Arabia and removed references to the coalition led…
Mosul (Iraq), June 10 (IANS/AKI) Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday….
Palermo (Italy), June 10 (IANS/AKI) A boat belonging to medical charity Doctors without Borders docked in the Sicilian port city on Friday with 592 people on board including 119 women and nine children. Four of…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Intensifying efforts to seek backing for its membership to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), Pakistan’s top foreign advisor on Friday spoke to the Mexican and Italian foreign ministers — a day…
Kabul/Kolkata/New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) An Indian woman, working with an international aid agency in Afghanistan, has been abducted from the volatile Kabul, her family and officials said on Friday. Armed suspected Islamists seized Judith…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Friday urged the visiting American military officials and diplomats to target Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan leaders who now operate from the Afghan side of the border,…
Seoul, June 10 (IANS) Mango, the national fruit of India, will soon be heading to South Korea as the regulatory approvals for its import into the country are through. After completing the Korean regulatory procedure,…
Beijing, June 10 (IANS) China is planning significant demolition at one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in the world, which would reduce the centre to half its size and render thousands homeless, said Human Rights…
Islamabad, June 10 (IANS) Pakistan on Friday told visiting US officials that the recent US drone strike in its southwestern Balochistan province has “vitiated bilateral ties”. Ambassador Richard Olson, US Special Representative for Afghanistan and…
Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) The family of an Indian development worker abducted in Afghanistan on Friday urged New Delhi and Kabul to act fast so as to rescue Judith D’Souza. Armed suspected Islamists seized D’Souza,…
By Saeed Naqvi I don’t exactly gasp but am puzzled by the indifference with which the media has treated two fascinating Indo-Iranian stories. Now that Indo-Iranian relations are set to improve after crucial agreements signed…