Tokyo, Dec 19 (IANS) The Japanese government is set to announce a record-high budget of some 96.7 trillion yen ($798 billion) for the next fiscal year. The budget was compiled to cope with the nation’s…
Press conference on the first-ever International Day of Yoga. Speakers will be Ambassador Asoke Kumar Mukerji, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and Dr Nata Menabde, Executive Director, World Health Organization Office to…
Havana, Dec 19 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro confirmed his government’s “complete inclination” to continue building a brand new relationship with the USÂ while insisting that Washington’s economic embargo is the “principal obstacle” to full normalisation….
Nairobi, Dec 18 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday formally approved Afghanistan’s membership at its 10th ministerial conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Afghanistan has become the 164th WTO member and the 36th…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US State Department has announced a $1.83 billion deal on arms sale to Taiwan, amid Beijing’s strong opposition and warning that such move would harm the China-US ties. The announcement…
Canberra, Dec 17 (IANS) The number of Australians who have funded international terrorist organisations, including the Islamic State, has tripled in the past 12 months, a report said on Thursday. The report was by Australia’s…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) The US Treasury Department announced its decision to impose sanctions on a Mexican national and four other entities, including two newspapers, over drug trafficking. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the…
http://www.socialnews.xyz/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Spanish-PM-Assaulted-During-Election-Walkabout.mp4 Madrid, Dec 17 (IANS) A 17-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday after assaulting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as he was carrying out a walkabout prior to an election rally in the town of…
Pyongyang, Dec 16 (IANS) A South Korea-born Canadian pastor was sentenced to lifetime labour for subversion, the Supreme Court of North Korea announced on Wednesday. Seoul-born Hyeon Soo Lim, 60, was accused of trying to…
United Nations, Dec 16 (IANS) The election process for the next UN secretary-general that could see a woman ascend to the leadership of the world body has been launched with the promise of openness and…
Strasbourg, Dec 16 (IANS) The European Union (EU) on Tuesday presented a new border and coast guard plan to better manage the bloc’s external borders and protect the passport-free policy, in a bid to stem…
Abuja, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 31 civilian hostages have been set free from the dens of Boko Haram insurgents during series of raids by Nigerian troops in the northeast Borno State, the Nigerian army…
Damascus, Dec 16 (IANS) At least 12 people were said to have been killed by air strikes in Syria’s northern province of Aleppo, a monitor group reported on Tuesday. Warplanes, believed to be Russians, carried…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (IANS) The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said the Saudi Arabian women getting the right to contest and vote in civic elections for the first time in the history of the oil-rich kingdom…
Wellington, Dec 15 (IANS) New Zealand authorities on Tuesday confirmed that the black, white and blue silver fern design won the first referendum to become the country’s new flag, replacing the existing one. The winning…
Seoul, Dec 15 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday launched its second next-generation landing vessel with upgraded mobility that will be deployed for operations in 2017, the navy said. The second edition LST-II, the Cheonjabong, is…
Dhaka, Dec 14 (IANS) Bangladesh has lifted a ban on all social networking platforms, the media reported on Monday. Bangladeshi State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim confirmed the government’s decision to Xinhua news…
Melbourne, Dec 14 (IANS) An Australian teenager accused of preparing to carry out an Islamic State (IS)-inspired terror attack in Melbourne has pleaded guilty to the charge in court. The 17-year-old male, from Melbourne, entered…
Berlin, Dec 14 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated on Sunday her refusal to an upper limit on the number of refugees Germany will admit, saying European and international measures are needed to solve the…
Canberra, Dec 14 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday overturned a decision by his predecessor to ban government investment in wind power. Earlier this year, the former prime minister announced a controversial ban…