Washington, June 6 (IANS) Democratic party front-runner Hillary Clinton won Puerto Ricos primary on Sunday, putting her on a trajectory to claim the party’s presidential nomination on Tuesday. At the time the race was called,…
Canberra, June 6 (IANS) Petrol prices were at their lowest in Australia since 1999, a report said on Monday. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said prices across the nation were at 17-year lows,…
Ankara, June 6 (IANS) The death toll in a bus accident in Turkey has risen to 14, the media reported on Monday. The bus, carrying students returning from a trip, overturned and fell into a…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Using 29 years of data from satellite imageries, NASA scientists have found extensive greening in the Arctic region, thanks to rising temperatures. The northern reaches of North America are getting greener,…
Beijing, June 6 (IANS) China’s central bank on Monday pumped 40 billion yuan ($6 billion) into the market to ease a liquidity strain. The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) pumped the huge sum in a…
Kabul, June 6 (IANS) An American photojournalist and his Afghan translator were killed in an attack in Helmand province of Afghanistan. They were travelling with an Afghan army unit that came under fire in on…
Tokyo, June 6 (IANS) The US Navy on Monday banned its sailors stationed in Japan from drinking in response to the arrest of an American sailor in Okinawa on a suspected DUI charge. According to…
Geneva, June 6 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Swiss President Johann Schneider-Amman on Monday led delegation level talks here with the focus on black money and India’s membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)….
Geneva, June 6 (IANS) Governments should better regulate businesses to prevent child labour in global supply chains, Human Rights Watch said in a video released on Monday. The report comes in advance of the World…
Beijing, June 6 (IANS) Chinese authorities have planned to launch an independent optical facility, the function of which will be similar to the Hubble telescope. The optical cabin’s field of view will be 300 times…
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s recovery is on track, his daughter Maryam Nawaz has said, nearly a week after he underwent surgery. “PM’s recovery on course. Was made to walk several…
London, June 6 (IANS) There could soon be a pill to reduce your calorie consumption as researchers have identified a bitter plant extract that can suppress food intake by stimulating the secretion of gut peptide…
New York, June 6 (IANS) The mosquito-borne Zika virus that causes many neurological problems in newborn babies, directly infects the brain progenitor cells that are destined to become neurons, a new study has found. The…
Hong Kong, June 6 (IANS) Hong Kong health authorities on Monday suspended sale of live poultry after traces of the H7N9 virus were detected in faeces samples collected from one of the markets. The city’s…
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan is not desperate to resume peace talks with India, a top official has said. There was no restlessness on the Pakistani side for a dialogue, Sartaj Aziz, the Adviser on…
Islamabad, June 6 (IANS) Pakistan is not desperate to resume peace talks with India, a top official has said. There was no restlessness on the Pakistani side for a dialogue, Sartaj Aziz, the Adviser on…
Washington, June 6 (IANS) Award-winning US photojournalist David Gilkey, working for American broadcaster National Public Radio (NPR), was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday while on assignment. Gilkey, 50, was travelling with an Afghan Army unit…
Canberra, June 6 (IANS) Severe storms which battered the east coast of Australia caused nationwide outages of online shopping websites and video streaming service and crippled vital services such as ATMs. The outages, which reportedly…
Geneva, June 6 (IANS) With the issues of black money and India’s membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) high on the agenda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a meeting with Swiss President…
Colombo, June 6 (IANS) A soldier was killed and two others sustained injuries when a fire raged in an army camp just outside Colombo, the media reported on Monday. Army spokesman Brigadier Jayanath Jayaweera said…