Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Two unidentified female assailants on Thursday opened fire at a riot police station in Turkey Istanbul city. Initial reports indicated that two women inside a vehicle opened fire at the station…
Colombo, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it would ratify the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in order to make the country mines-free, Deputy Foreign Minister Harsha De Silva said. De Silva said…
New York, March 3 (IANS) If you are homeschooling your kids, check if they are sleeping for longer hours. According to researchers, children schooled at home sleep more than those who attend regular school hours….
Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Three Turkish soldiers and eight members of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group were killed in clashes, the media reported on Thursday. The clashes took place on Wednesday when the…
Rome, March 3 (IANS/AKI) The threat of Islamist terror attacks in Italy is rising, the country’s intelligence services have said in their annual report. New jihadi recruits to the Islamic State group pose a great…
Kuala Lumpur, March 3 (IANS) The illegal trade in iconic and threatened animal species in Asia is growing unabated on social media platforms like Facebook, a leading wildlife trade monitoring network claimed on Thursday. “The…
Florence (Italy), March 3 (IANS/AKI) Police in the Italian city of Florence impounded assets worth more than 3 million euros from a Calabrian businessman with alleged mafia links. The assets included companies, real estate, vehicles,…
London, March 3 (IANS) In its bid to save children from online sexual abuse, France’s national police has urged parents to stop posting photos of their children on Facebook and other social media platforms. According…
London, March 3 (IANS) Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have shown that a next-generation cell-based immunotherapy may offer new hope in the fight against the most aggressive form of brain cancer called glioma. Despite improvements…
Kabul, March 3 (IANS) Afghan security forces recaptured Taliban-held Dand-e-Ghori district in the northern Baghlan province, an official said on Thursday. “The government forces swept out all the enemies in Dand-e-Ghori on Wednesday night. Since…
London, March 3 (IANS) The process of ageing begins even before we are born, says a new study, which used rats to model pregnancy and foetal development. The study showed that providing mothers with a…
Seoul, March 3 (IANS) A pair of Chinese giant pandas arrived in South Korea on Thursday on a 15-year lease aimed at joint research. Yuan Xin, a three-year-old male, and Hua Ni, a two-year-old female,…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Nearly half of children in the US live dangerously close to the poverty line, reveals an annual report on child poverty in America. While the total number of children in…
Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) No damage or casualty were reported after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra the previous day, officials said on Thursday. “There’s no report on death toll based on…
Tokyo, March 3 (IANS) Tokyo stocks closed higher on Thursday as the US economy abated following upbeat data that saw shares rise overnight. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average added 213.61 points, or 1.28 percent, from…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s top political advisory body convened its annual meeting on Thursday in Beijing, starting a political high season that will continue with the opening of the country’s top legislature. More than…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China’s stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.35 percent, at 2,859.76 points. The smaller Shenzhen index closed 0.04 percent lower at 9,762.01 points, Xinhua news…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China has bought Germany’s largest waste management company for 1.4 billion euros ($1.5 billion), the media reported on Thursday. The waste management company EEW has been acquired by Beijing Enterprises, an…
New York, March 3 (IANS) Glued to your smartphone? A new study has found that addiction to — and not simply use of — mobile phones and internet is linked to anxiety and depression in…
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) An editor of one of China’s most prestigious newspaper, the Guangzhou-based Southern Metropolis Daily, was sacked over an allegedly veiled critique of media censorship by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Liu Yuxia,…