Washington, March 10 (IANS) Militants of the Islamic State (IS) had planned to use mustard gas in Iraq and Syria, US media reported on Wednesday, quoting US defence officials. Defence officials said that an IS…
Riyadh, March 10 (IANS) Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Wednesday stressed his country’s support for the UN envoy’s efforts to reach a peaceful solution to the Yemeni crisis, Al Arabiya News reported. The announcement…
Colombo, March 10 (IANS) One of Sri Lanka’s most venerated Buddhist monk, Galagama Attadassi Thero, passed away on Wednesday after suffering a fall. He was the chief prelate of the Asgiriya chapter of the Siam…
Campobasso (Italy), March 9 (IANS/AKI) Police arrested a Somali imam in southern Italy on Wednesday for allegedly inciting other asylum-seekers to stage jihadist terror attacks including on Rome’s central train station. The cleric was detained…
Vatican City, March 9 (IANS/AKI) Little caring gestures make us feel that God is at hand and allow us mercy, said Pope Francis on Wednesday. “Small gestures of love, of tenderness, of care, make people…
United Nations, March 9 (IANS) Cautioning against the “misuse” and politicisation of some of the proposed methods for evaluating the implementation of UN’s sustainable development goals (SDG), India has asserted that they ignored international cooperation…
Rome, March 9 (IANS/AKI) There are around 5,000 militants fighting for the Islamic State in Libya and there is a danger local groups may join their ranks, Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday….
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of United States of America (USA) Barack Obama. (File Photo: IANS/PIB) By Arun Kumar Washington, March 9 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, India and the…
Kabul, March 9 (IANS) Eleven civilians were abducted on Wednesday by unidentified gunmen in Afghanistan’s Saripul province. “A group of armed men intercepted a vehicle in Sayad district and abducted 11 people,” an official told…
(Photo: IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, March 9 (IANS) With three convincing wins, Republican Donald Trump regained his momentum, while an upset win by Democrat Bernie Sanders in Michigan delivered a sharp blow to Hillary…
London, March 9 (IANS) Thousands of junior doctors in Britain on Wednesday struck work for the third time since last month in relation to a dispute with the government. The strike began at 8.00 a.m….
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 9 (IANS) Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, India and the US have agreed to deepen their collaboration against Pakistan-based terror groups Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), responsible for…
Zagreb, March 9 (IANS) Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia on Wednesday started implementing border restrictions to reinstate the Schengen rules, which means the effective closure of the Balkan route against refugees. This measure does not entail…
London, March 9 (IANS) Cases of recorded child sex abuse in Britain increased by over 30 percent last year, a media report said on Wednesday. Police chiefs fear the rise is being driven by predators…
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) China is set to draft its first law to boost the country’s film industry, a growing sector in the world’s second largest movie market, National People’s Congress (NPC) chairman Zhang Dejiang…
London, March 9 (IANS) Buckingham Palace on Wednesday announced the Queen is “politically neutral” in the forthcoming European Union (EU) referendum campaign, after a local newspaper reported that she supports Brexit – Britain’s exit. “The…
London, March 9 (IANS) All deaths in Britain’s hospitals will be examined by a second doctor unconnected to the patients treatment, the media reported on Wednesday. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt told The Guardian he will…
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday appreciated “full and effective enforcement” of the country’s Constitution in 2015. “Ensuring the full enforcement of the Constitution represents the most important and fundamental task…
New York, March 9 (IANS) Offering new insight into how life can adapt to survive and potentially be reinvented, researchers have discovered how a synthetic protein promotes the growth of cells that lack a life-sustaining…
New York, March 9 (IANS) A heart pump using flywheel technology, developed by engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Centre, has raised hope of a better life for children born with only one heart ventricle, or…