UN chief to visit Lebanon, Jordan, Tunisia
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…
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Britain records highest ever spending on R&D
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…
Canadian stocks fall
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…
US stocks extend gains on Fed statement
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…
Kenya places $20,000 bounty on terror suspect
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…
UN chief urges North Korea to halt inflammatory actions
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (Xinhua/Li Muzi/IANS) United Nations, March 19 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions and to halt inflammatory and escalatory actions. Stephane Dujarric,…
British FTSE 100 decreases
London, March 19 (IANS) FTSE 100 Index, the British benchmark stock market gauge decreased by 0.19 percent, or 11.48 points, to 6,189.64 points. Share price of Standard Chartered increased by 7.59 percent, topped the gainers…
European Union, Turkey migration deal finalised
European Council President Donald Tusk (Xinhua/Ye Pingfan/IANS) Brussels, March 19 (IANS) The European Union (EU) and Turkey managed to finalise their migration deal by the end of the two-day EU summit, with an aim to…
US dollar rises after sharp loss
New York, March 19 (IANS) The US dollar increased against other major currencies after declining for two consecutive sessions on the Federal Reserve statement. In late New York trading on Friday, the euro fell to…
Gold down on stronger US dollar
Chicago, March 19 (IANS) Gold futures on the COMEX division of the New York Mercantile Exchange fell as the US dollar showed strength. The most active gold contract for April delivery on Friday fell $10.7,…
US stocks jump amid rising oil
New York, March 19 (IANS) US stocks extended a recent rally as the Federal Reserve decision and rising oil prices continued to drive the stock market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 103.09 points, or…
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam arrested in Brussels
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) November 13, 2015, Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been shot and arrested in a police raid in the Molenbeek area of Brussels, media reported on Friday. We got him, …
Paris attacks suspect arrested in Brussels
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) The November 13, 2015 Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam was shot in the leg and arrested in a large police operation here on Friday, reported Xinhua cited Belgian television chain RTBF.
EU-Turkey migration deal adopted
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) A migration deal between the European Union and Turkey was adopted here on Friday during a summit between the two sides’ leaders, according to media reports. The quadrilateral meeting between European…
Pope Francis debuts on Instagram
Rome, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis is launching his own account on the Instagram photo-sharing social network site, under the name ‘Franciscus’, Vatican Radio reported on Friday. The opening of the Popes Instagram account on…
Islamic State threatens Libyan premier-designate
Tripoli, March 18 (IANS/AKI) The Islamic State has threatened Libya’s premier-designate Fayez al-Sarraj after he announced that the UN-backed national unity government will move to Tripoli from Tunis “within the next few days”. “Our war…
Egyptian beats wife for cool welcome
Milan, March 18 (IANS/AKI) Police arrested an Egyptian in Italy’s Milan city for allegedly attacking his wife in front of their daughter for giving him a lukewarm welcome, a daily reported on Friday. The 52-year-old…
Followers of Shia cleric protest in Baghdad
Baghdad, March 18 (IANS) Thousands of followers of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, one of the most influential religious and popular figures in Iraq, began anti-corruption sit-in protests under heavy security outside the Green Zone in…
Paris attacker’s fingerprints found in Belgium apartment
Brussels, March 18 (IANS) Belgian police have found the Paris terror attack prime suspect’s fingerprints in a Brussels apartment that police raided this week, the media reported on Friday. Salah Abdeslam, a prime suspect in…
UN spat with Morocco: International community shifts on ‘Self Determination’
By Saeed Naqvi Morocco, Algeria, Western Sahara would not be of the highest saliency in South Block had Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi not indulged in some high wire diplomacy involving all three. The issue has…