Caracas, May 25 (IANS) Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday reported irregularities in signatures handed over by the opposition Democratic Unity Roundtable (MUD) in a petition to hold a referendum to oust President Nicolas Maduro. Of the…
Brasilia, May 25 (IANS) Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer announced a decision to give the national oil company Petrobras more flexibility with investments in the exploitation of pre-salt subsea oil fields. “We must leave it…
Brussels, May 25 (IANS) Eurozone finance ministers on Wednesday agreed to extend further bailout loans to Greece as well as debt relief, in what they called a “major breakthrough”. After talks that ended late Tuesday…
Washington, May 25 (IANS) The US government is seeking the death penalty in the case of the Charleston church shooting which killed nine people last year. US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Tuesday that…
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Donald Trump will move closer to clinching the Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday with an expected win in the crucial Washington primary election, CNN reported. Trump became the party’s presumptive nominee…
Tokyo, May 25 (IANS) Japanese authorities on Wednesday has increased security measures ahead of the two-day G7 summit slated to begin on Thursday in the Ise-Shima National Park. The Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force has deployed…
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.47 percent, at 2,835.03 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.63 percent higher at 9,883.94 points, Xinhua news…
Santiago, May 25 (IANS) A Chilean engineer has developed an early cancer detection system based on a simple blood test. The technology is based on a diagnostic test to detect microRNA, small molecules of genetic…
Beijing, May 25 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan, weakened 225 basis points to 6.5693 against the US dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s spot…
Brasilia, May 25 (IANS) Brazil recorded a public current account surplus of $412 million in April, the first positive result since 2009. Brazil’s central bank’s chief economist, Tulio Maciel, on Tuesday said the result was…
UNITED STATES – JANUARY 16: Senate Budget Committee ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. holds a news conference on the budget on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Washington, May 25…
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) China and Pakistan have vowed here to further deepen the all-weather friendship between the two countries. The move came as the Chinese Embassy in Islamabad on Tuesday evening held a reception…
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) The Russian Defence Ministry has denied reports that Islamic State militants destroyed four Russian helicopters at an air base in Syrias Homs province. All Russian combat helicopters currently stationed in the…
Moscow, May 25 (IANS) Since Moscow started its air operation in Syria on September 30 last year, the Russian Air Force has eliminated over a third of Islamic State fighters in the country, the…
Washington, May 25 (IANS) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has declined an invitation to debate rival Bernie Sanders ahead of the California primary. The Clinton campaign said that it will not participate in a Fox…
New York, May 25 (IANS) The US may soon become the first nation to approve the commercial use of a common bacterium to fight the spread of diseases such as the Zika virus. The strategy…
Mumbai, May 25 (IANS) TV show based on mythology, “Nagarjun… Ek Yoddha” was launched here, vouching to be different from the mythological shows which have been having a successful run on Television lately. An amalgamation…
Catania (Italy), May 25 (IANS/AKI) A 44-year-old man allegedly killed his wife’s lover in eastern Sicily with two shotgun blasts during an argument over access to their lovechild, police said on Tuesday. Police and emergency…
Rome, May 25 (IANS/AKI) The chief imam of Cairo’s prestigious Al-Azhar mosque, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, has urged nations to join forces to end the scourge of terrorism and “rivers of blood”. “This is my appeal to…
Mosul (Iraq), May 24 (IANS/AKI) Islamic State fighters are abandoning their off-road vehicles and using taxis in this northern Iraqi city to avoid being targeted by war planes from the US-led coalition, local media reported….