Oslo, Oct 22 (IANS) Norwegian resistance fighter Joachim Ronneberg who sabotaged Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons ambitions during World War Two, has died aged 99. R?nneberg led a five-man team that daringly blew up a factory…
Seoul, Oct 22 (IANS) The two Koreas and the UN Command (UNC), led by the US, agreed on Monday to withdraw firearms and guard posts from the Joint Security Area (JSA), the only part in…
Brussels, Oct 22 (IANS) The European Commission on Monday called on the US and Russia to maintain a constructive dialogue with the aim of keeping intact a crucial Cold War-era treaty limiting the use of…
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) US National Security Adviser John Bolton met Russia’s Security Council on Monday for the first round of talks to address the deteriorating bilateral relations between both nuclear powers after Washington said…
Kunduz (Afghanistan), Oct 22 (IANS) Taliban key commander Mullah Mansoor, the military operational chief of the outfit, was among 21 armed insurgents who were killed in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province in a crackdown, officials said on…
Dhaka, Oct 22 (IANS) Bangladesh on Monday observed the National Road Safety Day with the slogan “Will obey law; will make roads safe”. The day’s programme began with a rally in the country’s capital in…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India and Myanmar on Monday reviewed all matters related to their bilateral ties, including the Rohingya refugees crisis, and signed a crucial memorandum of understanding for the appointment of an…
Ranchi, Oct 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand High Court on Monday ordered a CBI inquiry into an alleged fake encounter in 2015 in Palamu, in which security forces killed 12 people after branding them as Maoists….
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Oct 22 (IANS) China on Monday strongly opposed the US’ decision to walk out of the decades-old nuclear arms treaty with Russia, saying the “wrong” move will have a negative impact…
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) India’s involvement in the World War I will be highlighted by commemorative events to mark the centenary of the Armistice Day next month with new research bringing out the human…
Jammu, Oct 22 (IANS) The infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district that claimed the lives of three Indian soldiers and two intruders a day ago, was actually an attempt by…
Islamabad, Oct 22 (IANS) Pakistan has reopened the friendship gate at the Afghan border in Chaman, resuming trade activities, Nato supplies and transit trade between the two countries, the media reported on Monday. Pakistan had…
Moscow, Oct 22 (IANS) Former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev has questioned the intelligence behind US President Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw from a key Cold War nuclear weapons treaty. Gorbachev, who signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear…
Berlin, Oct 22 (IANS) Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced the suspension of German arms sales to Saudi Arabia, saying they cannot be undertaken in the current circumstances, a reference to the death of Saudi journalist…
Washington, Oct 22 (IANS) The US military has admitted that a US general was wounded in the attack in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province last week which left four top provincial officials dead, according to American media…
Dubai, Oct 22 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US on Sunday kicked off a two-week military exercise, state news agency WAM reported. “Iron Magic 19” is part of a series of joint…
Berlin, Oct 22 (IANS) Germany will not sell arms to Saudi Arabia while the case of the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi remains unclear, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday. Merkel made the remarks…
Kabul, Oct 21 (IANS) The President of Afghanistan on Sunday officially announced that voting in the Afghan parliamentary elections had closed, with initial data from the election commission estimating that over four million eligible voters…
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) At least seven civilians were killed in an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday shortly after a gunfight had left three militants dead, officials said. A police spokesman…
Jammu, Oct 21 (IANS) Two infiltrating militants and three soldiers were killed on Sunday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district where the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid. “Army…