Cali, March 20 (IANS/EFE) Soldiers seized 762 kg of cocaine belonging to the FARC guerrilla group from a rural area outside Ipiales city in Colombia’s Pasto province, but no arrests were made, the army said….
Quito, March 20 (IANS/EFE) Ecuador is working on a reform package that will raise taxes on cigarettes, alcoholic beverages and soft drinks to cover the budget deficit created by the drop in the price of…
Baghdad, March 20 (IANS/EFE) Iraq on Sunday exported its first cargo of liquefied gas, the oil ministry said. Ministry spokesman Assem Jihad in a statement released by his office said a foreign tanker shipped the…
Abu Dhabi, March 20 (IANS/EFE) Airliner Flydubai on Sunday asked people to avoid speculation on the causes of the crash of its Boeing 737-800 on Saturday in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, in which all…
Jakarta, March 20 (IANS) A military helicopter with 13 officials on board crashed on Sunday in Poso regency of Indonesia. The helicopter crashed near the village of Kasiguncu, Antara news agency reported. No further details…
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) An Indian sailor who was kidnapped in Africa last month has been released and will reach India on Sunday night, the external affairs ministry said. “Rohan Ruparelia, who was abducted…
Tehran, March 20 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s upcoming visit to Pakistan would provide an opportunity for private sectors in both countries, said a Iranian business chamber official. Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and…
Cape Town, March 20 (IANS) South Africans actively took part in the Earth Hour campaign by switching off lights from 8.30-9.30 p.m., saving an average of 515 mw electricity during the hour, authorities said on…
Madrid, March 20 (IANS) At least 13 students were killed and 30 injured on Sunday in a bus accident in Spain’s Tarragona province. Catalonia regional Interior Minister Jordi Jane said the victims were aged between…
Istanbul, March 20 (IANS) Turkish authorities on Sunday identified the central Istanbul suicide bomber as a member of the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group. Interior Minister Efkan Ala said the attacker, Mehmet Ozturk, was an…
Dharamsala, March 20 (IANS) Tibetan exiles across the world on Sunday voted to elect their new ‘Sikyong’ or prime minister as well as members of the parliament-in-exile based here in this northern Indian hill town….
(160319) — MOSCOW, March 19, 2016 (Xinhua) — Rescuers work at the crash site of the Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 operated by Dubai-based budget carrier Flydubai, at the airport of Rostov-On-Don, Russia, on March 19,…
New York, March 20 (IANS) Micro blogging website Twitter is set to mark its 10th anniversary on Monday. It’s time to look back at important milestones achieved and what the future may look like for…
New York, March 20 (IANS) NASA scientists associated with interplanetary space probe New Horizons have revealed the former “astronomer’s planet” and its “intriguing system of small moons” in a comprehensive set of papers describing results…
Islamabad, March 20 (IANS) Pakistan on Sunday released 86 Indian fishermen detained for fishing in its waters, officials said. Officials said that the fishermen were released from the Malir prison in the port city of…
Tokyo, March 20 (IANS) Japan on Sunday marked the 21st anniversary of the deadly sarin gas attack that left 13 people killed and thousands injured in a Japanese subway station. A memorial service was held…
By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 20 (IANS) Nepal will not sign a petroleum agreement with China during the official visit of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to the northern neighbour, according to key ministers. After…
New York, March 20 (IANS) Bouncing back when someone goes through a rough period in life — say a divorce or losing a job, people can struggle considerably and take much longer time to recover…
Gold nanorods within the blood vessels of a mouse ear appear green. The lower right shows vessels within a tumor that lies under the skin. Credit: de la Zerda lab New York, March 20 (IANS)…
New York, March 20 (IANS) Scientists have found the internet-based Chinese language version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), which is used to evaluate a person’s fear of the unknown, is as good as…