Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) British Secretary of State for International Development Justine Greening discussed with Pakistan’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz over phone the ways to further enhance cooperation between Britain and Pakistan. Aziz…
In this artist’s conception, a carbon planet orbits a sunlike star in the early universe. Young planetary systems lacking heavy chemical elements but relatively rich in carbon could form worlds made of graphite, carbides and…
Vienna, June 8 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC’s basket of 13 crudes rose to $46.54 a barrel on Tuesday, compared to $46 on Monday, according to the OPEC Secretariat. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes…
Moscow, June 8 (IANS) An EgyptAir flight en route from Cairo to Beijing was forced to make an emergency landing in the Uzbek city of Urgench due to a bomb threat on Wednesday, Uzbekistan Airways…
New York, June 8 (IANS) Spending a week longer in the womb may give babies a tiny leg up on mental ability but put them at slightly increased risk of having a physical disability, says…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) President Barack Obama will not attend boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s funeral in Louisville on Friday because it coincides with his daughter Malia’s high school graduation ceremony in Washington, the White House…
Tokyo, June 8 (IANS) The origami cranes made by US President Barack Obama, who donated them to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum during his visit to the city, will be exhibited in the museum, starting…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Global smartphone sales will continue to slow down and will no longer grow in double digits, a new report has said. But India still has the highest growth potential. Sales…
Riyadh, June 8 (IANS) Around 360 persons jailed in Saudi Arabia for various reasons were released on the first day of Ramadan. A special committee comprising representatives from the governorates, prison departments and passport police…
‘Hot Jupiter’ | NASA New York, June 8 (IANS) An international team of astronomers has discovered a hot Jupiter exoplanet that is so massive and close to its parent star that it influences the star’s…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the USA President Barack Obama in Oval Office, at White House in Washington DC, USA on June 7, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) By Arun Kumar Washington, June 8 (IANS) Call…
London, June 8 (IANS) Internet addiction is the reason why people often snub social companion to concentrate on their smartphones, suggests a new research. According to researchers, addiction to internet has proliferated this behaviour –…
Bangkok, June 8 (IANS) Thailand has become the first Asian country to eradicate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday. Calling the achievement “remarkable” and “a critical step…
Beijing, June 8 (IANS) The US is hoping to use India as its “right hand” to counterbalance China’s rise, but New Delhi must understand that its vision cannot be realised by “bashing or containing” China,…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) The presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, won in California and cemented his landslide victory in the Republican primaries, leading him to confront the presumptive Democrat nominee Hillary Clinton in the US…
Manila, June 8 (IANS) The Philippines-based terror group Abu Sayyaf has released four abducted Malaysian sailors in the island of Borneo, officials said on Wednesday. The four, abducted on April 1, were freed after several…
Kuala Lumpur, June 8 (IANS) While being online, one cannot simply hide behind the digital screens, reveals a new study, adding that an individual’s browsing behaviour can help identify the person. The findings showed that…
Kabul, June 8 (IANS) Armed militants intercepted a bus in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province on Wednesday and kidnapped 47 passengers. Armed men stopped a long-distance bus in Khan Abad district along the Kunduz-Takhar highway and kidnapped…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will not hold meet presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton during planned fundraising events for the party on Wednesday, the White House said. These fundraisers (for the…
New York, June 8 (IANS) Pregnant women with a disfunctional immune system may be at higher risk of having a child with autism combined with intellectual disability, researchers say. The research also suggests a potential…