Damascus, March 19 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday hailed the Russian and Iranian role in countering terrorism, according to state news agency SANA. “The supportive stance of friendly countries, mainly Russia and Iran,…
Damascus, March 19 (IANS) At least 39 people were killed on Saturday when air strikes targeted Syria’s northern city of al-Raqqa, the de facto capital of the Islamic State group, a monitor group reported. The…
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) Terming corruption as a “tax on common people”, Pakistan’s Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan on Saturday said the malady has stood in the way of his country’s progress. “Corruption is a tax…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry will pay a two-day visit to Russia on Wednesday, the country’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. During a meeting with Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov,…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operated by low cost airline FlyDubai crashed while attempting to land in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday, killing all 62 passengers, including two…
London, March 19 (IANS) A source of cosmic rays radiating energies 100 times greater than those achieved at the largest terrestrial particle accelerator — the Large Hadron Collider at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research…
Ankara, March 19 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 36 injured in a suicide bombing that hit Turkey’s central Istanbul on Saturday. The attack took place in front of the local governor’s office…
Havana, March 19 (IANS) Cuba granted the highest state honour to visiting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. At a ceremony held at Havana’s Revolution Palace on Friday, Cuban President Raul Castro honoured Maduro with the Jose…
Hanoi, March 19 (IANS) At least four people were killed and one injured in an explosion in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Saturday. According to the Vietnamese central government’s online newspaper, the explosion took place in…
London, March 19 (IANS) Researchers have found that the blue tit, collared flycatcher and pied flycatcher have the fastest eyesight in the animal kingdom, with their vision being more than twice as fast as humans….
Kathmandu, March 19 (IANS) British royal Prince Harry arrived in Nepal on Saturday for a five-day official visit. Leading a 30-member delegation, Prince Harry arrived to represent the British government to mark the 200th anniversary…
(160220) — CARACAS, Feb. 20, 2016 (Xinhua) — A sanitary employee fumigates against Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector of zika virus, in Antimano sector of Caracas, capital of Venezuela, on Feb. 19, 2016. A…
Washington, March 19 (IANS) A facial analysis of Twitter users has revealed interesting demographics of the US presidential campaign followers, suggesting that while Hillary Clinton enjoys substantial female support among politicians, there is good evidence…
Ankara, March 19 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 20 injured in a suicide bombing that hit Turkey’s central Istanbul on Saturday. The attack took place on Balo Street near the Demiroren Mall…
Riyadh, March 19 (IANS) At least 19 Arab pilgrims were killed and 22 injured on Saturday in a bus accident on a road linking Saudi Arabia’s holy cities Makkah and Madina. Initial reports said that…
Ankara, March 19 (IANS) At least two persons were killed and seven injured in a suicide bombing in Turkey’s Istanbul city on Saturday. The attack took place on Balo street. One of the victims was…
New York, March 19 (IANS) Women who take the birth control pill, which lessens and stabilises estrogen levels, are less likely to suffer serious knee injuries, suggests new research. Using a database of 23,428 young…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 62 people including two Indian nationals were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed while attempting to land in Russia’s Rostov-on-Don city, media reports said. The FlyDubai Boeing…
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Two Indians are among those killed in the FlyDubai plane crash in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, Ministry of External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said on Friday. He said the…
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) At least eight people were killed overnight due to rains and landslides in Pakistani Kashmir, police said. A rockfall hit half a dozen of houses in Sarli Sacha Sharqi village on…