Toronto, June 9 (IANS) Canada’s main stock market in Toronto failed to follow up after a four-day advance as falling energy and healthcare stocks overshadowed gains in raw- material producers. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s benchmark…
Frankfurt, June 9 (IANS) The benchmark DAX index at Frankfurt Stock Exchange went down slightly and closed at 10,217.03 points. Investors were in a mood of profit taking after days of gains, according to local…
Brasilia, June 9 (IANS) Less than 12 per cent Brazilians approve of the interim government led by acting President Michel Temer, according to a survey. The survey carried out by polling firm MDA and commissioned…
United Nations, June 9 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has adopted a political declaration to scale up fight against HIV and end AIDS epidemic by 2030. The 193 UN member states on Wednesday renewed their…
Mexico City, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here from the US on the fifth and final leg of his five-nation tour. “Hola México! PM @narendramodi lands in Mexico city for an important…
New York, June 9 (IANS) The US dollar dropped against most major currencies as investors lowered expectations for an interest-rate hike as early as June. In late New York trading on Wednesday, the euro rose…
New York, June 9 (IANS) Oil prices rallied for a third straight session as official data showed a larger-than-expected drop in US crude stocks. The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery on Wednesday increased $0.87…
New York, June 9 (IANS) US stocks traded mostly higher as investors shifted their focus from a possible interest rate hike to gains in oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 30.51 points, or…
Washington, June 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for Mexico for the fifth and final leg of his five-nation tour after wrapping up his visit to the US. “After two days of a…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday described the US as an “indispensable partner” of India and stated that a strong India is in the strategic interest of the US. “In every…
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the India-US relations have gone way beyond diplomacy and now it is at a stage where the two countries can be forces of…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the US Congress members, before his address to the Joint Session, at Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, USA on June 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, June 8 (IANS) Prime…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif caused outrage after he called portly female opposition lawmaker Shireen Mazari a “tractor trolly” in the National Assembly on Wednesday, evoking strong criticism on social media….
London, June 8 (IANS) British voters are being given more time until midnight of Thursday to register to vote in the June 23 EU referendum after the official registration system crashed in an unprecedented dash-for-a-vote….
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the Congressional Leadership at Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, USA on June 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the…
Washington: Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the US Congress members, before his address to the Joint Session, at Capitol Hill, in Washington DC, USA on June 8, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) Washington, June 8 (IANS) Prime…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday validated Thailand for having eliminated mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and syphilis, becoming the first country in Asia and the…
Rome, June 8 (IANS/AKI) An Italian paramilitary policemen on Wednesday in southern Italy shot dead an African migrant worker who allegedly attacked him with knife. The Carabinieri officer and a colleague were called to a…
Islamabad, June 8 (IANS) A day after India received the US’s backing for Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership, Pakistan stepped up its diplomatic outreach among members of the cartel and warned that country-specific exemptions could…
Rome, June 8 (IANS/AKI) A man shot dead his ex-girlfriend in northeast Italy before turning the gun on himself because he could not accept the end of their relationship, reports said on Wednesday. Manuel Venier,…