United Nations, Sep 20 (IANS) The UN Security Council has voted on two competing draft resolutions on a ceasefire in Syria’s Idlib, but failed to adopt either of them. The 15-member council on Thursday first…
Kuwait City, Sep 15 (IANS) Kuwait strongly condemned attacks on Aramco oil facilities in the east of Saudi Arabia, the Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said. The ministry on Saturday expressed Kuwait’s strong condemnation of the two…
Tehran, Sep 14 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will travel to Turkey to attend a trilateral meeting on Syria on Sunday, official IRNA news agency reported. In the meeting, Rouhani and his Russian and Turkish…
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS) Four Sikh men from Punjab have drowned in a manure tank on a dairy farm near Pavia region in northern Italy, the media reported on Friday. Investigators suspect that the four…
Rome, Sep 13 (IANS/AKI) Germanys financial support for the United Nations World Food Programme is crucial in order for it be able to keep helping millions of Syrians keep going through the protracted civil war,…
Brussels, Sep 13 (AKI) Italy’s new left-leaning government “has a clear mandate” and intends to “play a constructive role within the European Union”, the European Council’s President-elect Charles Michel has said. “I look forward to…
London, Sep 12 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday denied lying to the Queen over the advice he gave her over the five-week suspension of the British Parliament. Johnson was speaking to the…
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 18-year war in Afghanistan are “dead”. “As far as I’m concerned, they are dead,” he told White…
By Ajay Kaul Vladivostok (Russia), Sep 4 (IANS) With Russia rejecting Pakistan’s pleas for intervention on Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday thanked President Vladimir Putin for the same and told him…
New York, Aug 30 (IANS) US stocks closed higher, as anxieties over US-China trade tensions eased. Meanwhile, Wall Street digested a batch of mixed data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average increased 326.15 points, or 1.25…
Lima, Aug 28 (IANS) Archaeologists in Peru have uncovered the remains of 227 children sacrificed by the pre-Columbian Chimu civilization. The remains were of children aged 4-12 years old, as well as of 40 warriors,…
Baghdad, Aug 28 (IANS) Iraqi security forces have concluded the fourth phase of a major offensive to hunt down remnants of Islamic State (IS) militants in western Iraq. A statement on Tuesday by the media…
Biarritz (France) Aug 26 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron has held a “positive” meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, an Elysee Palace source said. The Iranian official is visiting the southwestern French town…
Moscow, Aug 24 (IANS) Russia has launched the world’s only floating nuclear power plant, built to withstand tsunamis and crashes with icebergs, despite criticism by environmentalists who consider it a time bomb comparable to the…
Moscow, Aug 22 (IANS) Led by Deputy Prime Minister for Economy, over 200 representatives from South Korea, including officials of its federal government and business leaders, will attend the 5th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) being…
Jerusalem, Aug 20 (IANS) An organic winery perched on a hill surrounded by holm oaks and olive trees in Israell’s biblical region of Galilee produces innovative wines whilst spiritual Indian music play which allegedly improves…
Caracas, Aug 16 (IANS) Venezuela’s foreign minister said that Norway-mediated negotiations between the government and opposition will surely be resumed but will need to be held under a revised mechanism. Jorge Arreaza, a member of…
Multan, Aug 12 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said the god will punish Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decision to abrogate special status to J&K on August 5. Talking to reporters…
Houston, Aug 12 (IANS) A forum was organised in Houston, Texas, to address gun violence and public safety issues in the US. Addressing the forum, US Congressman Al Green said on Sunday that the issues…
San Francisco, July 17 (IANS) Google’s controversial China search engine project, named Dragonfly, has been terminated and employees working on it have been reportedly reassigned. The controversial Chinese search engine previously in development by Google…