Sydney, April 25 (IANS) An Australian teenager was arrested and charged with plotting a terror attack on the nation’s national day of remembrance. Australian counter-terrorism authorities arrested the 16-year-old teenager from his western Sydney residence…
Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Polling began under heightened security in 49 constituencies spread over two districts – Howrah and North 24 Parganas – bordering Kolkata in phase four of the West Bengal assembly polls here…
(160423) — SEOUL, April 23, 2016 (Xinhua) — A woman walks past a screen displaying news of the test-firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), at…
Vienna, April 24 (IANS) Austria’s presidential elections kicked off on Sunday as both candidates from the mainstream parties are under huge pressure due to migration concerns. The latest poll showed that the leading runners are…
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) South Korea on Sunday strongly denounced North Korea’s launch of a ballistic missile from a submarine in what Seoul said was a clear violation of UN Security Council resolutions. Seoul’s foreign…
U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) London, April 24 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has ruled out deploying US ground troops in Syria and said military efforts alone cannot solve the country’s problems. “It would…
Washington, April 24 (IANS) A 20-year-old man was arrested for threatening to bomb a rally for Republican front-runner Donald Trump in Connecticut. On Saturday around 12.45 p.m., the US Secret Service contacted the Connecticut State…
Lucknow, April 24 (IANS) One person was killed and over a dozen were injured on Sunday when student groups of the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) clashed and set set varsity property, including vehciles and the…
Seoul, April 24 (IANS) North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said on Saturday. The official told Xinhua on the phone that the projectile,…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The emerging strategic and security scenario and the operational preparedness of the Indian army will be among the key issues to be discussed by top officers in six-day long Army…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Amid reports of poll-related violence from various parts of West Bengal, the Election Commission on Saturday warned that the officials concerned in the violence-torn areas would be held accountable and face…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) The Election Commission has initiated night as well as riverine patrolling in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas and Howrah districts where polling will take place on April 25 in the fourth…
Kolkata, April 23 (IANS) Over 670 companies of central forces will be deployed in the fourth phase of the West Bengal assembly polls on April 25, Election Commission officials said on Saturday. A total of…
Dhaka, April 23 (IANS) Bangladeshi police suspect the involvement of Islamist radicals in the murder of a university teacher who was hacked to death on Saturday morning. Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, who taught English at the…
Seoul, April 23 (IANS) North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) in the eastern waters, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said on Saturday. The projectile, estimated to have been a missile…
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) Indian and Thai navies are conducting a coordinated patrol in the Andaman Sea to strengthen interoperability and prevent unlawful activities, said an official statement on Saturday. The two navies have…
Imphal, April 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday inaugurated the Khongjom war monument at the place where the last battle of Manipur’s independence was fought against the British army in 1891. The war memorial…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) A man suspected in two connected shootings that left five people dead on Friday night in the southern US state of Georgia has been found dead, police said. Police sources said…
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Five people were shot dead in two connected shootings in the US state of Georgia, police said. The suspected gunman is still at large. The shootings took place in Appling on…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) (wyl) Berlin, April 23 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and top EU officials will on Saturday visit the Turkish-Syrian border to promote a controversial month-old migrant deal. The visit…