Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) A total of 251,624 Pakistani nationals were repatriated to the country from abroad during the tenure of the present government, a media report said on Saturday. According to Interior Minister Chaudhry…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 61 people were killed on Saturday when their passenger jet faced bad weather and crashed while attempting to land Russia’s Rostov-on-Don city, media reports said. Flydubai flight FZ981 was…
Islamabad, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi should “invest their time and capital in dialogue”, said an influential daily which described as history-making the imminent trip by a…
New York, March 19 (IANS) If you thought you will be able to convey more to your friends and policymakers on Twitter soon, hold on. According to the micro-blogging site, there is still time for…
Jeff Williams, Oleg Skripochka, Aleksei Ovchinin (PHOTOGRAPHER: BILL STAFFORD AND ALLISON BILLS) Washington, March 19 (IANS) Three Expedition 47 crew members docked safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday where they will continue…
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) China has been urged by food and drug administration to investigate approximately 570 million yuan ($88 million) worth of improperly refrigerated vaccines sold since 2010, which could put patients’ lives at…
Beijing, March 19 (IANS) A Buddhist temple in Chinas Shaanxi province, was fined 3,000 yuan ($463) for the illegal possession of a lion within its premises, the media reported on Saturday. Officials confirmed that the…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 62 people — 55 passengers, seven crew members — were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, media reports said. Flydubai…
Astana, March 19 (IANS) Kazakhs are set to choose a new parliament after six political parties vying for seats in the lower house ended their election campaigns on Saturday. Some 10 million voters will cast…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) Russian authorities said its warplanes carried out up to 25 air strikes around the Syrian city of Palmyra targeting the Islamic State (IS) who captured the ancient city last May, the…
(151225) — SHANGHAI, Dec. 25, 2015 (Xinhua) — Light rail trains run in heavy smog in east China’s Shanghai, Dec. 25, 2015. A yellow alarm has been issued to alert smog and air pollution by…
Rio de Janeiro, March 19 (IANS) A Brazilian court has ordered Neymar to pay 188.8 million reais ($53 million) in back taxes, interest and fines after finding him guilty of tax evasion. A judge at…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) At least 61 people were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, media reports said. Flydubai flight FZ981 was en route from Dubai…
Rio de Janeiro, March 19 (IANS) World Sailing, the sport’s international governing body, has said it is satisfied with preparations for this year’s Olympic regattas at Rio’s Guanabara Bay. “The health and safety of sailors…
Moscow, March 19 (IANS) All 55 passengers on board a plane, flying from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don city in Russia, were killed after the aircraft crashed at the city airport, officials said on Saturday. The plane,…
United Nations, March 19 (IANS) UN chief Ban Ki-moon will leave New York next week for a visit to Lebanon, Jordan and Tunisia in the build-up to a high-level meeting on global responsibility sharing for…
London, March 19 (IANS) Annual spending on research and development (R&D) in Britain has reached an all-time high, exceeding more than $44 billion, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Businesses…
Toronto, March 19 (IANS) Canada’s main stock market in Toronto faded down as resources pulled back on profit-taking after a two-day rally while data showed inflation slowed down in February. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s benchmark…
New York, March 19 (IANS) US stocks extended a recent rally as the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep the interest rates unchanged continued to drive the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 120.81…
Nairobi, March 19 (IANS) Kenyan authorities offered $20,000 reward for information that may lead to the arrest of a terror suspect believed to be one of the masterminds of last year’s attack on quarry workers…