Katowice, May 19 (IANS) The eighth European Economic Congress (EEC), billed as one of the most important business meetings in Central Europe, began here on Wednesday. Until May 20, the meeting will host more than…
Quito, May 18 (IANS) A 6.7 magnitude earthquake on Wednesday struck Ecuador, the US Geological Survey reports. The country has been recently hit by a series of devastating quakes that killed dozens of people. More…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Wednesday hosted the fifth meeting of Quadrilateral Coordination Committee aimed at reviving the long-stalled direct peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban….
Palermo (Sicily), May 18 (IANS/AKI) Police arrested a 24-year-old woman in Sicily on Wednesday accused of assaulting a 33-year-old man. She was also accused of smashing his car window and injuring him with a glass…
Tehran, May 18 (IANS) The Afghan president will arrive in Tehran to sign a trilateral deal on Iran’s Chabahar Port, semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Wednesday. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani made his first visit…
Ottawa, May 18 (IANS) The massive wildfires in Canadas oil-rich Alberta Province have resulted in a $760 million loss in oil sand production, according to a report by the economic think tank the Conference Board…
Tokyo, May 18 (IANS) Japanese car maker Suzuki says it has found “discrepancies” in its fuel and emissions testing but denies cheating, a media report said on Wednesday. The company said its testing method for…
London, May 18 (IANS) The newly-elected mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has invited US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to visit the British capital to show him that Islam is “compatible” with western values and…
London, May 18 (IANS) Rising interest in Indian art in recent years has increased the awareness about the country’s modern art and artists. This is evident from Bonhams’ “Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art sale”…
Tokyo, May 18 (IANS) Statistics released on Wednesday showed Japan recorded better-than-expected economic growth numbers in the first quarter of the year. However, economists said the real picture may not be as rosy as it…
Beijing, May 18 (IANS) At least five robots at a social welfare centre in China’s Zhejiang province remind 1,300 elderly to take their medicine. “The average age of these seniors is over 84,” Zhao Huming,…
Copenhagen/New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) With an aim to provide better nutrition to over 100 million girls worldwide, Micronutrient Initiative(MI), an International NGO, launched a five-year-long global initiative here on Wednesday. Among other countries, India…
London, May 18 (IANS) Unless Britain votes to leave the EU it will face a greater risk of terror attack, a UK Independence Party (UKIP) “leave” campaigner on Wednesday warned, citing a recent report warning…
Kathmandu, May 18 (IANS) An alliance of Madhesis and Janajatis on Wednesday decided to continue its protest against the new Nepali constitution for another 10 days. The Sanghiya Gathbandhan, or the federal alliance of the…
United Nations, May 18 (IANS) Pakistan’s Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on Wednesday termed as “untenable” Indian “tactics” to depict Pakistan-administered Kashmir as part of India through a new map bill, adding that New…
Dhaka, May 18 (IANS) Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday moved to Supreme Court seeking a stay on a case that accuses her of graft involving funds. The two pleas involving Zia Charitable…
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said its member countries in southeast Asia have switched to bivalent oral polio vaccine (bOPV), a new vaccine which protects against the wild…
Islamabad, May 18 (IANS) In a startling revelation, a Pakistan provincial minister has said legal action against militant groups like Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) was not possible as the state itself is involved, media…
London, May 18 (IANS) The Zika virus is expected to spread to Europe by this summer, but the risk will be “low to moderate”, the World Health Organisation has said. WHO said there was a…
Moscow, May 18 (IANS) The Kremlin perceives with scepticism a statement by the US Department of Justice to investigate alleged doping abuse by Russian athletes during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russian presidential spokesman…