Moscow, June 1 (IANS) The Kremlin expects an apology and compensation from Turkey for a fighter aircraft which was downed in November last year, as a first step to restore bilateral ties, a spokesman said…
Abu Dhabi, June 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan here on Wednesday ordered the release of 1,010 jail inmates before the Islamic spiritual month of Ramadan which is…
Gaza, June 1 (IANS) The Egyptian authorities on Wednesday opened the closed Rafah border crossing point for four days, according to Hamas-run interior office in Gaza. It is the second time in less than 20…
Kathmandu, June 1 (IANS) The Indian government has gifted 2,000 bicycles to poor Dalit girls studying in government schools in Banke, Siraha, Dhanusha and Sarlahi districts of Nepal to stem the dropout rate. These bicycles…
Bangkok, June 1 (IANS) More than 40 dead tiger cubs and a bear were found in the freezer of Thailand’s Tiger Temple, which is being probed for wildlife trafficking, officials said on Wednesday. The grisly…
Jerusalem, June 1 (IANS) Only two days before a Middle East peace summit in Paris, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Wednesday to keep East Jerusalem under Israeli control “for eternity”. “Jerusalem is the…
Stockholm, June 1 (IANS) Volvo Cars on Wednesday reported a year-on-year global sales growth of 5.5 percent in May. The automaker sold 42,107 cars globally in May. This marks the 12th consecutive month of sales…
Ramallah, June 1 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was willing for a dialogue with Israel’s newly-appointed defence minister, if the latter accepts the principle of the two-state solution, the media reported on Wednesday….
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its nod for signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States for enhanced cooperation in wildlife conservation and combating wildlife trafficking. With…
(160519)– PARIS, May 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo taken on May 19, 2016 shows an airplane of EgyptAir taking off at the Charles de Gaulle Airport, in Paris, France. Egypt’s Foreign Ministry confirmed to Egyptian…
London, June 1 (IANS) For female sparrows, infidelity comes with a cost — the cheating female’s partner will provide less food for their nest of young, says a study. Sparrows form pair bonds that are…
Islamabad, June 1 (IANS) A Pakistani man on Wednesday said he was attacked over a complaint he filed accusing Islamic charity Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) of operating an unauthorised Islamic judicial system in the country. “They asked…
Moscow, June 1 (IANS) The Russian government on Wednesday started a programme to allow local residents to lease land for free in the Far East, authorities said. People living in the northwestern part of Primorsky…
Beijing, June 1 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday met a visiting delegation of North Korea’s Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK). Ri Su-yong, head of the delegation, delivered a message from top North Korean…
New York, June 1 (IANS) The side effects of antipsychotics can be quite problematic and researchers have found that the proportion of adolescents with autism or intellectual disability has increased among youths treated with these…
LOS ANGELES, May 6, 2016 (Xinhua) — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton gestures as she campaigns at East Los Angeles College in Los Angeles, the United States, May 5, 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Hanrong/IANS) Washington, June 1…
New York, June 1 (IANS) Researchers from Duke University have discovered a potential new class of small-molecule drugs that simultaneously block key targets in the treatment of pain. The findings could lead to the…
Washington, June 1 (IANS) The parents of a four-year-old boy whose accidental fall into a gorilla’s exhibit moat prompted the killing of the animal in Cincinnati Zoo are under investigation, police said. The Cincinnati Police…
Toronto, June 1 (IANS) What is the mass of our Milky Way? It is 7X1011 solar masses or, in simpler terms, the mass of our Sun multiplied by 700 billion, say researchers who have tried…
Geneva, June 1 (IANS) US objections to the re-appointment of a sitting judge for a second term at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) would undermine its independence and effectiveness, the media reported on Wednesday. The…