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United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called on the new government in Sri Lanka under United National Front (UNF) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to make further progress on good governance, accountability and reconciliation. ... Read more
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban ki-moon today called upon India and Pakistan to exercise "maximum restraint" and take all feasible steps to ensure protection of civilians in the wake of "escalation of violence" along the LoC that has resulted in a number of casualties. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan army chief Gen Raheel Sharif and director-general Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar called on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday to discuss the upcoming visit of Prime Minister's adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz to New Delhi. ... Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated on Tuesday his objection to the Iranian nuclear deal, saying Tehran would use the money it would get following the lifting of sanctions to increase its involvement with terrorism in the region. ... Read more
Hagerstown, Maryland: A man who delighted thousands of children by impersonating Batman at hospitals and charity events died when he was hit by a car while standing in the fast lane of a highway, checking the engine of his custom-made Batmobile, police said Monday. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan is expected to ask India to revive the Foreign-Secretary-level talks and raise the issue of bail granted to main accused in Samjhauta blasts case during the meeting of the National Security Advisers of the two countries in New Delhi next week, officials said today. ... Read more
Canberra: Australian city Melbourne has once again held on to its crown as the most liveable city in the world, according to a global survey. ... Read more
Washington: Hillary Clinton's email problem is getting worse even as frontrunner Democratic presidential contender sought to downplay the controversy surrounding her use of a private server for official work as "political." ... Read more
Colombo: Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked 13 members from his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) central committee hours after a parliamentary election was concluded on Monday. ... Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa today accepted defeat in the parliamentary elections even before the announcement of the final results. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday summoned Indian envoy J.P. Singh here to lodge a protest against the recent "un-provoked ceasefire violations" by Indian forces on the Line of Control. ... Read more
Colombo: Initial parliamentary election results released by Sri Lanka's department of elections, on Tuesday, for the southern town of Galle saw a clean sweep by the ruling United National Front (UNF), led by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. ... Read more
Baghdad: At least 52 people were killed and another 54 wounded on Monday in three suicide bombings, but also in a series of attacks launched by Iraqi forces and the US-led international coalition in the Anbar province, west of Baghdad, security officials said. ... Read more
Abu Dhabi/Dubai: Elevating their ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership, India and the UAE today came down heavily on countries sponsoring terrorism against other states in what is seen as an oblique reference to Pakistan. ... Read more
Dubai: Pitching for a "decisive battle" against terrorism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi monday night asked countries to choose if they are with sponsors of the menace or against them as he underlined that dialogue is the only way to resolve all issues with neighbours. ... Read more
Bangkok: Bangkok: 27 people, including four foreigners, were killed and over 80 others injured in apowerful bomb blast inside a hugely popular Lord Brahma temple in a crowded area here today in the first such attack in the Thai capital. ... Read more
Lahore: The death toll in a brazen suicide attack that killed Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister at his ancestral home in Attock district today rose to 20. ... Read more
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held talks with Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on key issues of security and trade even as the two sides looked at elevating the ties to the strategic level. ... Read more
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged top UAE businesses to invest in India, saying the country provides a $1 trillion potential. ... Read more
Islamabad: Punjab home minister Colonel (retired) Shuja Khanzada's being killed in a suicide attack "will not be the last death that arises from the ongoing battle against militancy", a Pakistani daily warned on Monday. ... Read more
Colombo: Sri Lankan voters on Monday queued up to cast their votes for a parliamentary election amidst tight security to elect a new government. ... Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka is all set to vote in a crucial general election on Monday after a tense poll campaign with Mahinda Rajapaksa eyeing a political comeback as Prime Minister months after being toppled as President. ... Read more
Jayapura (Indonesia): A search plane has spotted the wreckage of an Indonesian passenger plane that went missing with 54 people on board, rescue officials said today. ... Read more
New York: Thousands of people from the Indian diaspora converged here on Sunday to celebrate India's 69th Independence Day at one of the largest parades outside India, attended by Harayana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and Bollywood celebrities. ... Read more
Lahore: A senior minister in Pakistan’s Punjab province known for his tough anti-Taliban stance was today assassinated by two suicide bombers who blew themselves up at his ancestral home, killing at least 19 people in the brazen attack. ... Read more
Abu Dhabi: The UAE today decided to allot land for building a temple here, the first in the Emirati capital as Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday began his two-day visit to the strategic Gulf nation. ... Read more
Jakarta: The wreckage of an Indonesian passenger airliner, carrying 54 people and reported missing earlier in the day, has been found in the remote western Papua region, authorities said on Sunday adding that the fate of those on board was not immediately known. ... Read more
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday began his two-day trip to the UAE by visiting the historic Sheikh Zayed Grand mosque, the world's third largest, and later met Indian workers there. ... Read more
Washington: Osama bin Laden's son, dubbed the 'Crown Prince of Terror', has released a chilling video where he is askig al-Qaeda supporters to carry out lone wolf attacks in the US and in countries that are its allies. ... Read more
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a two-day visit to the strategically-important UAE during which he will hold talks with the country’s top leadership to enhance cooperation in key areas of trade and security and address the Indian diaspora. ... Read more
Jakarta: An Indonesian plane with 54 people on board went missing in Papua region on Sunday. ... Read more
Lahore: Pakistan's Punjab province Home Minister Shuja Khanzada was today assassinated along with eight others when a suicide bomber blew himself up at his house in Shadi Khal village in Attock district. ... Read more
Tianjin: The death toll in twin blasts in the eastern Chinese port city of Tianjin rose to 112 on Sunday after authorities recovered more bodies from the debris, with 95 people still missing according to officials. ... Read more
TUNIS, Tunisia: A witness says Islamic State fighters have consolidated their hold over the city of Sirte in central Libya, calling on residents to pledge allegiance over loudspeakers from its main mosque and desecrating bodies of their adversaries. ... Read more
Islamabad: Former chief of the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) General (Retd) Hamid Gul died of a brain haemorrhage in Murree late Saturday, DawnNews reported. ... Read more
Rome: At least 40 migrants died Saturday in the hold of an overcrowded smuggling boat in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, apparently killed by fuel fumes, and some 320 others aboard were saved by the Italian navy, the rescue ship's commander said. ... Read more
Washington: American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, U.S. intelligence officials told her family in June. ... Read more
Washington: The US on Saturday assured India that as it "continues its tryst with destiny into the 21st century, it will find in the US a willing and able partner in the cause of freedom, democracy and prosperity". ... Read more
Brussels: Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem said late Friday that the finance ministers' meeting on Greece turned out "positive" and Greece is expected to get a new loan worth up to $95 bn. ... Read more
Islamabad: Indian High Commissioner TCA Raghavan on Saturday called on Pakistan's Advisor on National Security Sartaj Aziz ahead of his planned trip to India for the first-ever NSA-level talks on terrorism-related issues. ... Read more
Washington: The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news article detailing a US drone operation and a separate conversation that could point back to highly classified material in an improper manner or merely reflect information collected independently, US officials who have reviewed the correspondence told The Associated Press. ... Read more
Beijing: China is ready to play a constructive role in helping realize broad-based and inclusive peace and reconciliation in Afghanistan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday. ... Read more
Washington: India and the US have agreed to deepen their already close collaboration on counter-terrorism, particularly the threat posed by Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba responsible for the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. ... Read more
Sao Paulo: At least 19 people were shot to death within the span of about three hours in Brazil's biggest metropolitan area, law enforcement officials said Friday. ... Read more
Tianjin: Over 1,000 firefighters aided by military experts trained in nuclear and biological warfare today battled to put out flares emitting toxic fumes in north China as two fresh explosions struck this major port city after two massive blasts killed at least 56 people. ... Read more
Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe acknowledged Friday that Japan inflicted "immeasurable damage and suffering" on innocent people in World War II, but stopped short of offering his own apology and said future generations of Japanese should not have to make them either. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan today summoned India's Deputy High Commissioner here and lodged a protest over the National Investigation Agency's (NIA) decision not to oppose bail to Swami Aseemanand, an accused in the case of the 2007 Samjhauta blasts in which 42 Pakistanis were among 68 killed. ... Read more
Washington: As part of its ambitious Space Launch System (SLS), the US space agency has successfully tested an engine that will help propel astronauts on future deep-space missions, including Mars. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday expressed his country's desire to have tension-free relations with India. ... Read more
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today said President Maithripala Sirisena should respect public mandate, a day after the SLFP chief vowed not to make him Prime Minister even if his coalition wins the parliamentary polls next week. ... Read more
ISLAMABAD: Six militants who plotted and aided Pakistan's worst ever terrorist attack at a Peshawar school are set to be hanged after Army Chief General Raheel Sharif confirmed their death sentences. ... Read more
Dhaka: Police in Bangladesh’s capital on Friday arrested two suspected Muslim militants in the killing of a secular blogger last week in the fourth such deadly attack this year. ... Read more
Washington: Commemorating the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ahead of India's 69th Independence Day, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said India has stood as a beacon for the world. ... Read more
Washington: India and the US have committed to robust cooperation on cyber issues to increase global cyber security and promote the digital economy. ... Read more
Beijing: A survivor from the explosions in China's Tianjin city in which 50 people were killed, on Friday said the casualties were grave as many fire-fighters at the site were caught unaware when the blasts occurred. ... Read more
Washington: Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri's second novel 'The Lowland' is among the six books which are part of the summer reading list of US President Barack Obama. ... Read more
United Nations: The United Nations has launched a campaign calling people around the world to share tales of humanitarian heroism on the social media ahead of this year's World Humanitarian Day, media reports said on Friday. ... Read more
Kurdistan: The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State (ISIS) used chemical weapons, the White House said Thursday, following allegations that ISIS militants deployed chemical weapons against Kurdish forces in northern Iraq. ... Read more
Helsinki: Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they still want to question him on accusations of rape made after his visit to Stockholm five years ago. ... Read more
Baghdad: A massive truck bomb ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in a predominantly Shiite neighbourhood early today morning, killing at least 67 people, police officials said. ... Read more
Hamburg (Germany): India has told an international tribunal that it is ready to complete within four months the trial of two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala's coast if Italy cooperates. ... Read more
Tianjin: Powerful explosions tore through a warehouse storing hazardous chemicals in north China's major port city, killing at least 50 people and injuring over 700 others as the twin blasts sent fireballs, cars and containers raining down on panic-stricken residents. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistani military courts have sentenced seven Islamic militants to death over a series of attacks, including an assault on an army-run school that killed more than 150 people. ... Read more
Baghdad: Iraqi police officials say a massive truck bomb has ripped through a popular Baghdad food market in the early morning hours, killing at least 54 people. ... Read more
Islamabad: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's decision to send a delegation to Pakistan for prevailing over Islamabad so that its support to the Afghan Taliban stops clearly shows that with the death of Mullah Omar, Pakistan has acquired a new strategic depth in Afghanistan. ... Read more
Washington: Louisiana's Indian-American governor Bobby Jindal and other Republican presidential candidates have pounced upon Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton as her email saga took a new turn. ... Read more
Washington: Teflon 'Donald', as 'Donald Trump' has come to be called, and self-proclaimed socialist Bernie Sanders have upended the US presidential race with their surprise surge against establishment favourites in both Republican and Democratic parties. ... Read more
Washington: Indian-American Atul Keshap has been sworn in as the US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, becoming the second Indian-origin diplomat to be posted to the region after Richard Rahul Verma. ... Read more
Beijing: At least 17 people have been killed and over 400 injured in two massive explosions followed by heavy fire at a warehouse containing chemical and toxic materials in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin, state media reported on Wednesday. ... Read more
New York: India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai has expressed gratitude over the deluge of wishes extended to him on his promotion to the helm of the technology giant. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan is still considering the dates proposed by India for the NSA-level talks between the two nations, an official of the Foreign Office said here today. ... Read more
Chicago: A 3-year-old boy in the US has become the youngest mayor of a small US town and has been advised by his elder brother who has held the post previously to be nice and "no poopy talk". ... Read more
Mumbai: Abuse, assault and threaten to beat a senior citizen by Mr. Vishal Rathod bmc officer, in Demolition of an illegal structure at Kadeshwari bandra west with court orders.
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Kathmandu: In an unusual move, Muslims in Nepal have backed the ongoing campaign for reinstating the country's erstwhile Hindu identity, saying they are more "secure" under a Hindu state than under a secular Constitution. ... Read more
Cairo: An online image circulated Wednesday purported to show a Croatian hostage held by the Islamic State group's Egyptian affiliate beheaded. ... Read more
Dubai: India is the leading source of professional talent coming to the UAE representing 28%, with the UK, Pakistan, the US and Qatar making up the top five in the list, according to a global study by LinkedIn. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan army on Wednesday said it has arrested top Taliban militants and foiled their plan to carry out a major terrorist attack to sabotage Independence Day celebrations in the southern port city of Karachi this week. ... Read more
United Nations: In a setback to India’s bid for a permanent seat in an expanded UN Security Council, the US, along with Russia and China, has opposed negotiations to reform the powerful UN body, refusing to contribute to a text that will form the basis for the long-drawn reform process. ... Read more
Islamabad: India is not perturbed over Pakistan-China cooperation through the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Indian envoy said. ... Read more
Washington: The US has called for lowering of tension between Pakistan and Afghanistan and has asked leaders of both the countries to work together to combat violet extremism. ... Read more
London: Photos taken by astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have helped scientists reliably measure the amount of light pollution worldwide. ... Read more
United Nations: The United Nations' agency for children has offered its support to Pakistani authorities as they open an investigation into widespread abuses against children and called on the government to bring to justice those responsible for the "terrible" crime. ... Read more
Damascus: The special forces of the Islamic State (IS) militants killed 50 rival rebels in an operation in the northern province of Aleppo on Tuesday, the IS said in an online statement. ... Read more
Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has already instructed her attorney to hand over her private email server and a thumb drive containing all her work-related emails to the Justice Department to quell controversy surrounding her otherwise smooth slide to the Democratic nomination, the media reported. ... Read more
New Delhi: Iran hopes Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake his visit to Tehran very soon as this would help the two nations draw up a joint strategy against geo-political challenges and set up joint ventures worth billions of dollars in the petrochemicals, fertiliser and surface transport sectors. ... Read more
New York: Silicon Valley giants Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo and Twitter are working with Britain's Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) to implement a new system that will help detect and block images of child pornography online. ... Read more
Abuja: At least 48 people were killed in a blast which rocked a local market in Damboa district of Nigeria's northeastern state of Borno, a security source said. ... Read more
Washington: Indian-origin Republican presidential aspirant Bobby Jindal today attacked Hillary Clinton, saying the Democratic frontrunner is just a single email away from prison after she signed a sworn declaration that she has turned in all of her government emails. ... Read more
London: Islamic State bombers are in Britain and are ready to carry out lone-wolf attacks with World War II victory commemorations involving the Queen and the royal family being among the targets, according to a media report. ... Read more
The Hague, Netherlands: Dutch prosecutors have said for the first time that they have found possible parts of a BUK missile system at the site in eastern Ukraine where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was brought down last year, killing all 298 people on board. ... Read more
Washington: NASA engineers are developing drones that can fly to areas which are inaccessible to rovers – such as the shaded region of a crater – on Mars, asteroids and Moon to gather samples. ... Read more
Washington: NASA's Kepler mission has discovered a new planet orbiting two stars and located within its host stars' "habitable zone", the area around the stars in which life could potentially exist. ... Read more
Islamabad: The upcoming meeting between the Pakistan and Indian NSAs will "follow the old template of talking past each other and achieving little", said a leading Pakistani daily, which exhorted them to get beyond the familiar template of trading accusations and discuss all issues related to terrorism. ... Read more
Washington: US President Barack Obama will host a fourth Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in 2016 to continue coordinating global efforts to fight nuclear terrorism, the White House said.
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Washington: There will be no end to world population growth in this century, says the UN, adding that the world's population will increase from 7.3 billion people to 9.7 billion in 2050 and 11.2 billion at the century's end. ... Read more
Washington: Two Russian cosmonauts serving aboard the International Space Station completed a spacewalk without incident, NASA said. ... Read more
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday restarted a nuclear reactor in the Sendai plant in Kyushu's Kagoshima prefecture, making it the first utility to do so following the 2011 Fukushima crisis. ... Read more
Washington: The US Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has unveiled a $350 billion higher education plan aimed at cutting college tuition and easing debt burdens for college loanees, the media reported on Tuesday. ... Read more
Washington: These are the salad days of scientific research on the International Space Station. On Monday, for the first time astronauts munched on red romaine lettuce that they grew in space. ... Read more
Washington: US President Barack Obama, in an interview has said that the public will better appreciate the Iran nuclear deal after it takes effect. ... Read more
Ferguson, Missouri: Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots and police critically wounded a black 18-year-old accused of opening fire on officers. ... Read more
Baghdad: Two bombs striking neighborhoods in Iraq's eastern Diyala province killed at least 42 people Monday night, officials said, less than a month after the region was the scene of one of the deadliest attacks to hit the country in recent years. ... Read more
Hamburg (Germany): India today challenged Italy's move to take the case of two of its marines, accused of killing two Indian fishermen off Kerala's coast, to an international tribunal saying Italy's contentions were "short" and "misleading" and it was "insensitive" towards the victims. ... Read more
Kabul,Afghanistan: The Afghan president called on Pakistan on Monday to crack down on the Taliban after a suicide car bombing earlier in the day near Kabul's international airport killed five people, the latest in a wave of deadly attacks in the capital. ... Read more
London: The Islamic State terror group, also known as IS or ISIS, plans to take over large parts of the world, including almost the entire Indian subcontinent, by the next five years, according to a chilling map that features in a new book on the dreaded terror group. ... Read more
Kabul: An explosion on Monday at a busy roundabout near the entrance to Kabul's international airport that wounded at least seven people appears to have been caused by a suicide car bomb, officials said. ... Read more
Sialkot: Pakistan Defence Minister Khwaja Muhammad Asif has asked India to "end blame game" and come forward with a fresh mind for peace talks, a media report said on Monday. ... Read more
Damascus: Islamic State (IS) militants killed 37 rival rebels during overnight battles in Syria's northern province of Aleppo, reported a monitor group. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan broke protocol by not inviting the speaker of the Jammu & Kashmir assembly for a Commonwealth meeting here, India's envoy here T C A Raghavan has said. ... Read more
Islamabad: India has released nine Pakistani fishermen as a goodwill gesture, a media report said on Sunday. ... Read more
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Alka Lamba was attacked by an unidentified man during an anti-drug drive in north Delhi's Kashmere Gate area early this morning, according to party leaders. ... Read more
Pratapgarh: The couple from Uttar Pradesh, which has claimed that Gita - a hearing and speech-impaired Indian woman stranded in Pakistan - is their daughter, has approached the Ministry of External Affairs in this regard. ... Read more
New Delhi: Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his country will not allow any foreign power to set up a military base under the new law allowing foreign ownership of land, allaying India's concerns over possible expansion of Chinese strategic assets in the archipelago. ... Read more
Baghdad: The group's second-in-command, al-Baghdadi's deputy, is a former Saddam-era army major, Saud Mohsen Hassan, known by the pseudonyms Abu Mutazz and Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, according to the intelligence chief. ... Read more
Yangon: The toll from severe floods in Myanmar has risen to 96, the ministry of social welfare, relief and resettlement said on Sunday. ... Read more
Kabul: An Afghan official says a bombing in the northern Kunduz province has killed 22 members of illegal armed groups, including four leaders. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan will not invite the speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to the upcoming Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference as it would compromise its position on the Kashmir issue, their government said today. ... Read more
Melbourne: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has come under attack for candidly speaking in favour of Indian mining major Adani's $16.5 billion coal mine project in central Queensland which received a setback after the federal court set aside the project approval. ... Read more
Kigali (Rwanda): A Rwandan soldier serving in the UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic opened fire at his comrades on Saturday, killing four of them and injuring eight others before shooting himself dead, officials said. ... Read more
Nagasaki (Japan): Struggling a bit with a left arm that has never straightened out, Sumiteru Taniguchi slowly peeled the undershirt off his frail 86-year-old body to show two visitors his scars from the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki. ... Read more
Dhaka: A murder case has been filed against four suspected Islamist militants in connection with the brutal killing of a secular Bangladeshi blogger who was hacked to death after the assailants entered his flat here posing as potential tenants. ... Read more
Melbourne: In response to rise in sea surface temperature, fish go deeper into water to escape the heat, says a new study. ... Read more
Bamako: At least five people, including soldiers, have been killed in a terror attack on a hotel in Mali’s central town of Sevare, media reported on Saturday. ... Read more
Gaza/Jerusalum: Israeli war jets struck a training facility belonging to Islamic Hamas movement in central Gaza Strip, wounding two people, medics and security officials said. ... Read more
United Nations: The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has condemned what it called “indiscriminate attack” in Kabul, which has killed at least eight civilians and injured more than 200 others, a UN spokesman said here. ... Read more
Kabul: Two massive attacks in Kabul on Friday, one near a government and military complex in a residential area and the other a suicide bombing outside a police academy, killed at least 35 people, sending the strongest message yet to Afghan President Ashraf Ghani that militants are still able to strike at his heavily fortified seat of power. ... Read more
Washington: Reiterating that India and its people "made significant sacrifice" at the cost of their economy to implement the US-led international sanctions against Iran,Washington today said that there is "no credible basis" for New Delhi to join another set of sanctions against Tehran if the Iranian nuclear deal falls to pass Congress. ... Read more
Kabul, Afghanistan: A suicide bomber dressed in a police uniform struck outside the gates of a police academy in Kabul on Friday evening, killing at least 20 recruits and wounding 25, Afghan officials said, the second massive attack of the day in Afghanistan's capital. ... Read more
Washington: US lawmakers have alleged that the Barack Obama administration has “politicised” its annual human trafficking report by improving the status of India, Malaysia and Cuba, despite “minimal progress” by their governments. ... Read more
Bangkok: Two military courts handed down Thailand's harshest sentences in recent decades for insulting the monarchy, punishing two Facebook users Friday in the latest cases involving comments posted online. ... Read more
Los Angeles: Western Nepal and northern India face an increased risk of a future major earthquake, warn scientists who have found that the devastating 7.8 quake that struck Nepal in April released only a fraction of the energy "locked" in the underlying fault. ... Read more
Dhaka: A 40-year-old secular blogger was hacked to death at his flat here today by five machete-wielding assailants in the fourth such brutal murder in Bangladesh this year. ... Read more
Pyongyang: North Korea has decided to switch to a new time zone from August 15, 30 minutes away from the same time zone as Japan and South Korea, state news agency Korean Central News Agency said. ... Read more
Melbourne: Backing controversy-hit Indian mining giant Adani's coal mine venture in Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said the 16.5 billion dollar project was "vitally important" and "sabotaging" of such developmental plans using legal means was "dangerous" for the country. ... Read more
Kabul: A bomb hidden in a truck exploded in the center of the Afghan capital, killing seven people and wounding about 400, police and health officials said today. Police chief Abdul Rahman Rahimi said the pre-dawn blast was near a Defense Ministry compound, but that all of the victims were civilians, including women and children. ... Read more
Varanasi: The minute's silence observed by the Indian Parliament today in homage to the victims of the Hiroshima bombing 70 years back was described as a "touching moment" by Japanese Minister Motoyuki Fujii here as he prayed for a world "free from all kind of violence and wars". ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan today said the dates for the NSA-level talks with India as agreed by the Prime Ministers are still under consideration. ... Read more
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A suicide bomber struck a mosque in Saudi Arabia used by Interior Ministry special forces in the southwestern city of Abha on Thursday, killing at least 13 people, the ministry said. ... Read more
New Delhi: Rejecting the claims made by Indian authorities, Pakistan today said that arrested terrorist Mohammad Naved is not its citizen. ... Read more
Washington: Citing backing of nations like India and China that helped bring Iran to the negotiating table, President Barack Obama warned lawmakers they risked damaging American credibility if they vote to kill the Iran nuclear deal. ... Read more
Washington: From nearly 1.6 lakh km away, a NASA camera has captured a stunning view of the far side of the moon as it moved in front of the sun-lit side of Earth last month. ... Read more
Washington: President Barack Obama warned Congress that rejecting the nuclear agreement with Iran would be the worst mistake since the invasion of Iraq and would lead to "another war" in the Middle East. ... Read more
Hiroshima: The crumbling brick and concrete walls of the Atomic Bomb Dome, as it is known today, rise above the Motoyasu River. The bomb so devastated Hiroshima that there are few other reminders of the city that was here seven decades ago.
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HIROSHIMA: Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for U.S. President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear weapons free world. ... Read more
Canberra: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Thursday said the search for Malaysia Airlines flight 370 will continue, following Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's announcement that the piece of wreckage which washed up on Reunion Island was from the missing jet. ... Read more
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak today said that a piece of aircraft wreckage found on an Indian Ocean island last week is from missing flight MH370, solving the mystery of the plane that disappeared with 239 people on board more than a year ago. ... Read more
London: In a bid to lure wannabe jihadists, the Islamic State has come out with a bizarre 'holiday brochure' online offering travellers swimming, sunshine and beekeeping in war-torn Iraq. ... Read more
Rome: Some 400 migrants have been rescued and 25 bodies recovered after a fishing boat carrying an estimated 600 capsized on Wednesday in the Mediterranean Sea north of Libya, an Italian Coast Guard official said. ... Read more
Washington: Commemorating the third anniversary of the shooting at Oak Creek Gurdwara that killed several persons including Indians, US lawmakers today said that it is a sad reminder of how much work needs to be done to promote cross-cultural inclusion and understanding in America. ... Read more
Cairo: A purported Islamic State group video released Wednesday threatened to kill a Croatian hostage if Egyptian authorities do not release "Muslim women" held in prison within 48 hours, a day before the country plans to unveil a highly promoted new extension of the Suez Canal. ... Read more
New York: Describing the Devyani Khobragade episode as a "painful period" in India-US ties, the US has said the incident has led to "important learnings" and there is a determination to avoid such instances. ... Read more
Islamabad: In a landmark ruling, Pakistan’s Supreme Court today dismissed petitions against setting up controversial special military courts for speedy trial of militants following the Peshawar school carnage that killed over 150 people, mostly children. ... Read more
Washington: Bobby Jindal failed to make the cut for Fox News' prime-time first Republican presidential debate with celebrity real estate mogul leading the ten top polling candidates. ... Read more
Washington: The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the sale of an anti-epilepsy pill manufactured with a three-dimensional (3D) printer. ... Read more
Geneva: World Health Organisation (WHO) Assistant Director General Bruce Aylward said here on Tuesday that the Ebola “response is definitely getting better”, adding that though many challenges remain, eliminating the deadly disease is possible in the near future. ... Read more
Tehran: Iran will allow some BBC journalists to report there for a week's time, a government official said Tuesday, thus loosening restrictions on a news organization often vilified in local media amid signs of warming diplomatic ties to Britain. ... Read more
Karachi: Reaching out to help, Indian High Commissioner TCA Raghavan and his wife today met a deaf and mute Indian woman stuck in Pakistan for more than a decade and assured her to locate her family as soon as possible. ... Read more
Paris, France: More suspected wreckage was found on Tuesday on the northern coast of French island of La Reunion, where debris suspected to be part of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was discovered last week. ... Read more
Munich: German car producer BMW group said on Tuesday its earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) had hit a new record in the first half of 2015, exceeding 5 billion euros ($5.5 billion) for the first time. ... Read more
Beijing: An umbrella company in China's Jiangxi province has earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for creating the world's largest umbrella, the media reported on Tuesday. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan today hanged a convicted 'teen' killer after postponing his execution four times amid opposition from human rights groups which said he was a juvenile at the time of crime in 2004. ... Read more
Washington: Democratic hopeful Hillary Rodham Clinton is spending $2 million to air the first television ads of her 2016 bid for the White House in the early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire. ... Read more
Moscow: Russia has put into service the airspace force as a new branch of the Russian armed forces, the country's defence ministry said. ... Read more
London: The intense ice loss of the past two decades has resulted in a strong imbalance of glaciers in many regions of the world, says an alarming study, indicating that glaciers will suffer further ice loss even if the climate remains stable. ... Read more
New York: The US has honoured two Indians who were killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan while they were working as security guards for an American government contractor last year. ... Read more
Islamabad: Amid a widening rift over succession following Mullah Omar's death, senior Taliban leaders opposed to Mullah Akhtar Mansour's nomination as the group's supremo have launched a parallel council, according to media reports. ... Read more
Lower Lake, California: Cooler weather helped crews build a buffer Monday between a raging Northern California wildfire and some of the thousands of homes it threatened as it tore through drought-withered brush that hadn't burned in years. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff Gen Raheel Sharif on Monday held discussions over the emerging Afghanistan situation amid a reported rift between different Taliban factions over succession after Mullah Omar's death. ... Read more
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Monday announced a tougher climate change plan for power plants amidst an overwhelming opposition from several states nationwide. ... Read more
Islamabad: At least 116 people have died and more than 7.5 lakh affected across Pakistan due to devastating floods triggered by monsoon rains, as authorities struggled to reach thousands stranded by swollen rivers. ... Read more
Dubai: Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum on Monday launched Meydan One, a tourism development project expected to feature a 1.2 km-long ski slope, an ice rink along with the world's largest fountain, said the ruler's media office. ... Read more
Karachi: A deaf and mute Indian woman stuck in Pakistan for more than a decade might be reunited with her family as Indian envoy in the country is likely to meet her to resolve the issue. ... Read more
Berlin: A 26-year-old German ex-jihadi says he plans to reveal details about the inner workings of the Islamic State group "so that the world knows the truth." ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister's Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz is likely to travel to India on August 23 for a meeting between the National Security Advisors of the two countries. ... Read more
New Delhi: As it prepares for billions of dollars of investments in the oil sector following the nuclear deal, Iran today said it will welcome India's participation in various "big ticket projects" in diverse sectors including enhancing transport infrastructure in the region. ... Read more
Beijing: Bracketing India along with the US, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam as “threats” to China’a airspace, the PLA in a study has sought the broadening of its air surveillance and attack capabilities with high-speed cruise missiles and a new generation of bombers. ... Read more
Beijing: If the US implements retaliatory measures against China in cyber space, it "will have to shoulder responsibility for escalating confrontation", said a commentary by Xinhua news agency, warning that any form of political or economic retaliation will be met with corresponding counter-measures. ... Read more
Lahore: Pakistan may not re-challenge the bail to Mumbai attack mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, a senior official said today citing the government’s “own weakness” for not seeking bail revocation, even as the deadline to conclude the 26/11 case ended over a month ago. ... Read more
Karachi: Bollywood hit Bajrangi Bhaijaan may be a work of fiction, but in Karachi it is a real life story of a deaf and mute Indian girl stuck in Pakistan for 14 years, with all efforts to trace her family in India remaining unsuccessful. ... Read more
Baghdad: The Islamic State radical group on Sunday executed 15 Iraqi police officers and kidnapped four journalism students accused of collaborating with the foreign press in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. ... Read more
Cairo: US Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said the nuclear deal reached between Iran and the world powers would make Egypt and the region "safer than they otherwise would be". ... Read more
Kabul, Afghanistan: The brother of the late figurehead of the Afghan Taliban on Sunday joined a growing challenge to the extremist group's newly appointed leader, even as it offered a statement purportedly quoting a well-known militant supporting him. ... Read more
Beijing: China has set up the world's largest mosquito factory in northwestern Guangzhou province to tackle dengue fever by releasing one million sterilised mosquitoes every week in a bid to dilute their population with insects that don't carry the disease. ... Read more
Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion: Journalists arriving this week to the Indian Ocean island Reunion to report about the discovery of a jet wing fragment were met with another spectacular sight: the eruption of one of the Earth's most active volcanoes. ... Read more
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Malaysian officials said Sunday that they would seek help from territories near the island where a suspected piece of the missing Malaysia Airlines jet was discovered to try to find more plane debris. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister’s Adviser on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz today said he has received a proposal from India for a meeting between National Security Advisors of the two countries on August 23-24 in New Delhi. ... Read more
Washington: Five active spacecrafts are now orbiting the Red Planet, including one from India, leaving NASA with no option but to beef up traffic monitoring, communication and manoeuvre planning to ensure that Mars orbiters do not collide with one another. ... Read more
Washington: NASA scientists have captured a peanut-shaped asteroid that approached close to Earth last weekend. The next time an asteroid will approach Earth this close will be in 2054. ... Read more
Lhasa: An emergency squad of Chinese soldiers has been sent to Nepal to repair a highway blocked by landslides, authorities said. ... Read more
Balma, France: A wing flap suspected to be from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 on Saturday arrived at a French military testing facility where it will be analyzed by experts. ... Read more
Washington: Ami Bera, Co-chair of Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, has introduced a resolution to recognize India's Independence Day and the significance of the US-India partnership. ... Read more
Washington: Napoleon Bonaparte likely would have conquered Russia in 1812 if not for a life-saving brain surgery performed on Russian general Mikhail Kutuzov by a French surgeon, scientists have found. ... Read more
Ottawa: Traveling at speeds of up to 240 mph, 164 skydivers flying head-down built the largest ever vertical skydiving formation Friday over central Illinois, smashing the previous record. ... Read more
Bogota: Eleven Colombian air force personnel were killed when a plane went down in the province of Cesar, the military said. ... Read more
United Nations: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid tribute to former Indian president APJ Abdul Kalam's "inspiration" to the world on Friday during a visit to the Indian Mission in New York as a special gesture of condolence. ... Read more
Tokyo: The Wikileaks website has published documents that it says shows the U.S. government spied on Japanese officials and companies. ... Read more
Melbourne: Debris found in the Indian Ocean even if it is from MH370 would not help pinpoint the final resting place of the plane that mysteriously vanished over a year ago with 239 people on board, Australia cautioned on Friday. ... Read more
Washington: The US Marine Corps said that a squadron of 10 F-35B Lightning II aircraft is ready for worldwide deployment, a media report said. ... Read more
Miami: Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has called for lifting the embargo on Cuba, a media report said. ... Read more
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the closure of the UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), a media report said. ... Read more
London: Britain's future king Prince Charles has been branded a "serial hypocrite" over his concerns for climate change after it emerged that he flew a helicopter to watch a polo match. ... Read more
Saint-Andre (Reunion): Under a microscope and expert eyes, the wing fragment that washed up on the beach of this volcanic island could yield clues not just to its path through the Indian Ocean, but also to what happened to the airplane it belonged to. ... Read more
Islamabad: Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the dreaded Haqqani network behind some of the deadliest attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan, has been dead for over a year, militant sources said today, two days after news of Taliban chief Mullah Omar’s death in Pakistan surfaced. ... Read more
New Delhi: Pakistan will be releasing 164 Indian fishermen on August 3, a decision taken at the highest level there in pursuant to the Ufa Joint Statement. ... Read more
London: A 28-year-old Indian-origin woman in the UK is selling Indian street food here to raise 20,000 pounds for a girls’ school in India. UK-born Tanya Gohil has set-up a stall called Devi’s at Maltby Street market here just three weeks ago which is frequented by many food lovers, London Evening Standard reported. ... Read more
Athens: Greece’s talks with its international creditors on a third bailout worth 85 billion euros (USD 93 billion) shifted into a higher gear today, with lead negotiators from the European Union and International Monetary Fund meeting key ministers in Athens. ... Read more
Lahore: Jamaat-ud-Dawa chief and 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed led a “funeral” prayer for Taliban’s longtime supremo Mullah Omar here after the terror outfit confirmed his death. A large number of activists of JuD — a terror outfit listed by the UN but operates freely across Pakistan – attended the prayer at its headquarters in Chauburji here last evening. ... Read more
New York: Nearly a third of the stars in our own galaxy have dramatically changed their obits, say scientists who have created a new map of the Milky Way. ... Read more
Colombo: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at an election campaign rally in the Sri Lankan capital here today, killing a woman and injuring 12 others.The attack took place soon after Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake left the venue in Bloemendhal area. ... Read more
Islamabad: Taliban leader Mullah Omar lived in secrecy and his death appears to have been just as mysterious, a Pakistani daily said on Friday. ... Read more
Washington: The White House has again warned that if the Republican controlled Congress kills the historic nuclear deal with Iran, it would be impossible to assemble an international coalition, including India, to back sanctions against Tehran. ... Read more
United Nations: Solutions to global problems are best found outside the Security Council in forums like the General Assembly that are democratic, inclusive and transparent, India declared on Thursday. ... Read more
Kathmandu, Nepal: Landslides caused by heavy rains buried several mountain villages in Nepal on Thursday, killing at least 30 people, and bad weather was hampering the search for others, authorities said. ... Read more
Miami: Leading 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday will call on Congress to end the trade embargo the United States has imposed against Cuba since 1962. ... Read more
Melbourne: Australian police today released a new CCTV footage hoping to find the killer of a 41-year-old Indian woman who was brutally stabbed to death in Sydney, just 300m from her home on March 7 this year while she was talking to her husband over phone. ... Read more
Dahala Khagrabari (Bangladesh): Bangladesh and India will this week finally swap tiny islands of land, ending one of the world's most difficult border disputes that has kept thousands of people in stateless limbo for almost 70 years. ... Read more
Paris: The Unesco on Thursday condemned the killing of two Iraqi journalists by Islamic State earlier in July, and called for swift justice to those responsible. ... Read more
Male: Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen and Vice President Ahmed Adheeb visited the Indian High Commission here on Thursday and condoled the death of former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. ... Read more
Washington: New claims for unemployment benefits in the United States increased by 12,000 last week to 267,000. ... Read more
Islamabad: Notwithstanding India’s objections, Pakistan and China yesterday agreed that the early completion of the USD 46 billion economic corridor passing through PoK was a key priority for them. The decision was taken during the sixth round of the Pakistan-China Strategic Dialogue held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs here. ... Read more
Cairo: The United States will deliver eight F-16 fighter jets to Egypt as a part of its ongoing military support to the country. ... Read more
Kabul: Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, a top Afghan Taliban leader who backed the peace process and a former aviation minister in the pre-2001 Taliban regime, has been appointed as the new chief of the insurgent group, as Taliban today confirmed the death of its longtime supremo Mullah Omar. ... Read more
Moscow: Turning the tables on Islamic State online recruiters, three Chechen girls allegedly swindled over $3,000 by coning them into giving money on the pretence that they would use it to travel to Syria from their homeland. ... Read more
Singapore: A 26-year-old Malaysian of Indian-origin has been sentenced to life for trying to smuggle drugs into Singapore, a crime that carries death penalty in the country. ... Read more
Washington: US President Barack Obama, is very enthusiastic about the prospect of increased Indo-US collaboration, economic growth for American companies and investments in India, the White House has said. ... Read more
Thanlyin: Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday registered to run for a general election which her party is expected to sweep, as the ruling bloc admitted it was bracing for big losses. ... Read more
Washington: Astronomers have discovered the first aurora that is 10,000 times more powerful than any previously seen beyond the solar system. ... Read more
Beijing: Boeing China said on Thursday it is committed to the search for the missing MH370 flight following reports of wreckage found in the Indian Ocean. ... Read more
Washington: Like graffiti sprayed by an unknown artist, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has spotted unexplained arc-shaped, reddish streaks on the surface of Saturn's icy moon Tethys. ... Read more
United Nations: Malaysia has sent a team to verify whether a mysterious piece of plane debris washed up on a French island in the Indian Ocean belonged to the ill-fated MH370 that disappeared without a trace March last year with 239 people on board. ... Read more
United Nations: India in 2022 will be the world's most populous country, finally overtaking China, with about 1.4 billion residents. ... Read more
Washington: Air safety investigators have a "high degree of confidence" that a photo of aircraft debris found in the Indian Ocean is of a wing component unique to the Boeing 777, the same model as the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared last year, a U.S. official said Wednesday. ... Read more
Washington: The US has issued a worldwide travel caution for its citizens including in India in the wake of increased threat coming in particular from the expanding global presence of the Islamic State. ... Read more
Washington: The White House says the U.S. has concluded that reports of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar's death are credible. ... Read more
Nagpur: 1993 Mumbai serial blasts death row convict, Yakub Memon, will be hanged tomorrow at Nagpur Central Jail. ... Read more
London: Children with cancer may benefit from a different kind of treatment - a healthy dose of adventure such as dog sledding, suggests new research. ... Read more
Washington: While the world is looking to deploy drones for delivering groceries to hot piping pizzas, several giants like Amazon and Google are busy developing a drone traffic control system to tackle a scenario when these unmanned aerial vehicles will swarm the skies. ... Read more
Washington: Now you can listen to sounds which are meant for aliens to hear as NASA has posted the 'Golden Record' on online audio distribution platform SoundCloud. ... Read more
Beijing: Supercomputer Skyeye-1, capable of a quadrillion computing operations per second, will support space exploration by the world's largest radio telescope whose dish size will be equivalent to 30 football fields. ... Read more
Washington: The ISIS is preparing to attack India to provoke an Armageddon-like confrontation with the US, according to an internal recruitment document of the feared group which also seeks to unite the Pakistani and Afghan Taliban into a single army of terror. ... Read more
United Nations: World Health Organization (WHO) has stressed the importance of acting now to prevent hepatitis, saying infections caused by the five distinct hepatitis viruses are causing about 1.45 million deaths worldwide each year. ... Read more
Islamabad: Malik Ishaq, the chief of banned sectarian outfit Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LeJ), his two sons and 11 top members of the group linked to al-Qaeda were killed in an "encounter" in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said today. ... Read more
Washington: The land under the Chesapeake Bay - the largest estuary in the US - is sinking rapidly and Washington DC could drop by six or more inches in the next century, adding to the problems of sea-level rise, researchers from University of Vermont have warned. ... Read more
Washington: With its biggest orbit manoeuvre since 2006, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) is preparing for the arrival of NASA’s next Mars lander called InSight next year. ... Read more
Washington: US President Barack Obama has condoled the death of former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam describing him as an advocate for stronger US-India relations, and who worked to deepen the two countries’ space cooperation. ... Read more
Addis Ababa: US President Barack Obama on Tuesday ended his historic tour of Africa, saying it was time for the world to change its approach to the continent. ... Read more
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that the rise in the number of foreign terrorist fighters is a manifestation of the growing spread of violent extremism, which demands urgent international attention. ... Read more
Cairo: At least 23 people died and 22 others were injured after a fire broke out at furniture factory in Egypt, a media report said.
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London: Indian-origin British MP Keith Vaz on Tuesday called for the world-famous Kohinoor diamond to be returned to India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's UK visit in November. ... Read more
Tripoli, Libya: A court in Libya on Tuesday sentenced a son of Moammar Gadhafi to death by firing squad after convicting him of murder and inciting genocide during the 2011 uprising. ... Read more
London: British Prime Minister David Cameron has confirmed that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi will be visiting Britain later this year. ... Read more
Toronto: APJ Abdul Kalam was so much respected in Canada that the current Governor-General David Johnston delayed his oath-taking in 2010 so that he could personally - as president of the University of Waterloo - confer an honorary doctorate on the former Indian president. ... Read more
Jakarta: A 7.2 magnitude quake rocked Papua, the easternmost province of Indonesia early Tuesday, however, there were no reports of damages or casualties, a media report said. ... Read more
Washington: Indian-American community in the US joined the people of India in mourning the death of former President APJ Abdul Kalam, and said it was his "simplicity and humility" that endeared him to all. ... Read more
Shillong: Former President A P J Abdul Kalam today died in a Shillong hospital following a sudden illness. ... Read more
Beirut: US and Turkey have agreed to a plan to root out IS from a strip of Syrian territory along the Turkish border, a plan that could lead to a a safe haven for tens of thousands of displaced Syrians but one that also sets up a potential conflict with US-backed Syrian Kurdish forces in the area. ... Read more
London: Lord Sewel, the deputy speaker of the House of Lords, has resigned from his position after publication of photos and a video allegedly showing him using cocaine with prostitutes. ... Read more
London: Jihadi John, the Islamic State's (IS) high profile masked executioner behind one of the most horrific beheadings recently, has reportedly fled the terror network and gone on the run in Syria fearing for his own life, according to a report. ... Read more
Islamabad: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said he wants to expedite electoral reforms in order to make future elections fair and transparent in all respect, media reports said. ... Read more
Kathmandu: In a major change, Nepal's political parties have agreed to remove the word "secularism" from the new constitution. ... Read more
Kabul: A shootout at a wedding party in northern Afghanistan has left 21 people dead and another 10 wounded, an official said today. ... Read more
Mogadishu: At least 15 people, including a Chinese national, have died in a hotel blast in this Somali capital. ... Read more
Addis Ababa: US President Barack Obama arrived on Sunday in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa for an official visit to the east African country. ... Read more
Canberra: An Australian nurse was on Sunday charged with terrorism-related offences after voluntarily returning from Syria where he allegedly worked with the Islamic State (IS) terror group, a media report said. ... Read more
Athens: Talks between the Greek government and international creditors on a third bailout package for Greece are expected to begin on Monday, a state minister said. ... Read more
Los Angeles: A US man who was bitten by a rattlesnake while taking a selfie with the deadly serpent, has incurred a hefty hospital bill of over $ 150,000. ... Read more
Cairo: The Egyptian armed forces killed 17 extremists during clashes at Sheikh Zuweid city in the restive North Sinai governorate, a media report said. ... Read more
Sanaa(Yemen): Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a residential area in a quiet Red Sea town in Yemen, killing at least 120 people in the deadliest strike against civilians since the March offensive began, security and medical officials said. ... Read more
Nairobi: US President Barack Obama spoke on behalf of equality for gays in Africa, the continent with the most countries which criminalise same-sex relations. ... Read more
Yaounde, Cameroon: A suicide bomber attacked a popular night spot in northern Cameroon on Saturday evening, killing at least 10 people only days after Islamic militants were blamed for another attack on the town that left at least 20 dead, the governor said. ... Read more
Washington: A new NASA challenge is looking for evidence to support a theory that electromagnetic pulses (EMP) may precede an earthquake, potentially offering a warning to those in a temblor's path. ... Read more
Islamabad: At least three people, including two women, died when a 5.5-magnitude quake hit Pakistan's capital Islamabad, as also parts of the country's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Saturday morning, Met office said. ... Read more
Beijing: China began working on a new atomic power plant, taking the number of its nuclear power units under construction to 26 and making it the largest expansion of nuclear power in the world, state media reported today. ... Read more
Washington: As yet another mass shooting in the US put the spotlight back on the contentious issue of gun control, media reports said that there have been 204 mass shootings in as many days in 2015 so far. ... Read more
Singapore: Indian-origin politician Inderjit Singh has announced his retirement from politics, saying he would not contest the city-state's General Election set to be held in coming months. ... Read more
Singapore: India should consider making 100 existing cities smart instead of building new ones, an India-based American architect has said here in Singapore. ... Read more
Colombo: Former Maldivian president Mohamed Nasheed's 13-year prison sentence commuted to a term under house arrest. ... Read more
Nairobi: Barack Obama on Friday returned to his father's homeland for the first time as US President, a long sought visit to a country that considers him a local son. ... Read more
Washington: Hillary Clinton said that she will answer lawmakers' questions about her use of a private e-mail account for official business during her time as secretary of state when she testifies in Congress. ... Read more
Cape Canaveral, Fla.: Pluto is hazier than scientists expected and appears to be covered with flowing ice. ... Read more
Ankara, Turkey: Turkish news reports say that for the second straight night, Turkish jets have struck Islamic State group targets across the border in Syria. The fighter jets also hit camps of Kurdish PKK militants in northern Iraq. ... Read more
London: The European Medicines Agency has recommended approving what would be the world's first licensed malaria vaccine, even though it's only about 30 percent effective and its protection fades over time. ... Read more
Islamabad: Pakistan will buy eight submarines from China in a multi-billion dollar deal that will boost Pakistani navy’s maritime capabilities, media reported today. ... Read more
CAIRO: Egypt's health ministry said thursday that the death toll from a collision of two boats on the Nile, the night before has risen to 21, after two more bodies were retrieved from the river. ... Read more
Seoul: South Korea's defence ministry said on Friday that it will conduct an on-spot investigation into a US air base in Osan for a wrong delivery in April by a US military laboratory of live anthrax samples to the Osan Air Base. ... Read more
Washington: NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the "habitable zone" around a Sun-like star. ... Read more
Washington: Up to 87 percent of undocumented immigrants would be able to remain in the US if the executive action measures on immigration taken by President Barack Obama are implemented without modifications, according to a study. ... Read more
Louisiana: An official with an ambulance service in the city of Lafayette, Louisiana, says that a shooting at a movie theater has left two people dead, including the gunman. ... Read more
Sao Paulo: Brazil's unemployment rate rose in June for the sixth consecutive month to reach 6.9 percent, the Brazilian Institute for Geography and Statistics (IBGE) reported on Thursday. ... Read more
Washington: Turkey has agreed to let the U.S. military launch airstrikes against the Islamic State from a key air base near the Syrian border, senior U.S. officials said Thursday, giving a boost to the U.S.-led coalition while drawing Turkey deeper into the conflict. ... Read more
Washington: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that "difficult" talks lie ahead with regard to a third bailout programme for Greece and stressed the need for a commitment by European leaders to re-structure Athens' debt. ... Read more
United Nations: An estimated 285,000 people have been affected by floods in Chitral district, north-west Pakistan, said a UN spokesperson here. ... Read more
Baghdad: Pentagon chief Ashton Carter said during his first visit to Baghdad on Thursday that the United States was willing to do more to help Iraq defeat the Islamic Stategroup. ... Read more
Hebron: Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, a hospital official said, with heavy clashes breaking out after the funeral. It was the second killing in 24 hours of a Palestinian during an arrest operation, and came amid weeks of low-level violence. ... Read more
Beijing: The Chinese navy kicked off 10-day military exercises in the disputed South China Sea amid heightened tensions in the region, especially with the US. ... Read more
Islamabad: US President Barack Obama has invited Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for an official visit, a move seen here as mark of support for his policies, particularly efforts to improve ties with neighbours including India. ... Read more
Beijing: For the first time in 30 years, energy-hungry China is seeing its slowest growth in power consumption. ... Read more
Beijing: China, the world's most populous country which once strictly followed the one-child norm, is now considering allowing a second child for all couples. ... Read more
Athens: The Greek parliament early Thursday passed a bill on a second batch of reforms in line with an international bailout for Greece's sluggish economy. ... Read more
Washington: Three Expedition 44 astronauts representing the US, Russia and Japan arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday to continue key research that advances NASA's journey to Mars. ... Read more
Sydney: Qantas' low-cost subsidiary Jetstar on Thursday resumed flights to and from the Indonesian holiday island of Bali, but rival Virgin Australia will delay its services due to volcanic ash plumes. ... Read more
New York: A New York state court has asked Facebook to provide users' data to police who have issued 381 search warrants as part of an investigation into a social security fraud, a media report said on Wednesday. ... Read more
Baghdad: A pair of car bombs exploded Wednesday at crowded popular markets in predominantly Shiite neighborhoods of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least 26 people and wounding 58, authorities said. ... Read more
Washington: A risk of war in the Middle East looms large in the absence of an Iranian nuclear deal which was achieved last week, US President Barack Obama has said as he exhorted the Republican-controlled Congress to approve it. ... Read more
Cairo: At least 19 people were killed after a boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile river near here, Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement on Thursday. ... Read more
Istanbul: Twitter went back online in Turkey after a court in the southern province of Sanliurfa decided to lift the temporary blockade put to prevent dissemination of any image from Monday's suicide attack in Suruc. ... Read more
Washington: US President Barack Obama discussed with Afghan leaders ways to deepen security partnership between the two countries, the White House said late Wednesday. ... Read more
Paris: More than a quarter century after being slapped with a fatwa from Iran calling for his murder over his book "The Satanic Verses", Salman Rushdie says the world has learned the "wrong lessons" about freedom of expression. ... Read more
Kabul: A suicide bomber attacked a market crowded with shoppers Wednesday in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 19 people and wounding 38 amid other Taliban assaults in the area, authorities said. ... Read more
Dharamsala: Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay on Wednesday urged China to hand over the ashes of Tibetan political prisoner Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche to his family. ... Read more
Beijing: China has begun constructing its largest solar power plant spread over 2,550 hectares in the Gobi desert. ... Read more
Sydney: Jetstar and Virgin Australia airlines have announced they will again cancel all flights to and from the Indonesian holiday Island of Bali on Wednesday due to volcanic ash plume. ... Read more
United Nations: The UN Military Observer Group investigating Pakistani claims of firing by India along the border in Jammu and Kashmir has no conclusions to share as of now but could file reports on its observations, the UN chief’s deputy spokesperson has said. ... Read more
Washington: The New Horizons probe has found a second mountain range situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain on the lower-left edge of Pluto. ... Read more
United Nations: The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is looking into Pakistan's complaints about ceasefire violations by India, a UN spokesperson confirmed Tuesday. ... Read more
Washington: US Department of Defence late Tuesday said Muhsin al-Fadhli, a longtime al-Qaida operative and the leader of the Khorasan Group, was killed in the US airstrike in Syria on July 8. ... Read more
Baghdad: At least 20 Iraqis were killed and 52 injured when two car bombs exploded on Tuesday here, a police source said. ... Read more
Colombo: Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa today denied allegations that he gave money to the LTTE, saying the ruling coalition leaders have been trying to "mislead voters" ahead of the parliament elections next month. ... Read more
Lahore: JuD chief and Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed on Tuesday warned Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against extending a hand of friendship to India under international pressure and without taking on board the Kashmiri people. ... Read more
Warsaw, Poland: A Lufthansa plane approaching Warsaw's international airport nearly collided with what appeared to be a drone, the first ever such incident for the German airline, officials said Tuesday. ... Read more
Shanghai: The New Development Bank (NDB) of BRICS commenced business here on Tuesday. The BRICS countries comprise the world’s major emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. ... Read more
Washington: Louis Berger International Inc. (LBI), a New Jersey-based construction management company, has admitted it bribed officials in India and three other countries to secure government construction management contracts. ... Read more
Tokyo: Japan emphasised China as a threat in escalating regional tensions in this year's annual defence report even as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government tries to convince the public of the need to pass legislation to give Japan's military a greater role. ... Read more
Beijing: China has begun building the world's largest amphibious aircraft, a media report said. ... Read more
Washington: Close collaboration between India and US in the years ahead can shape the 21st century with a big impact upon global peace and prosperity, according to the two countries' envoys in each other's capitals. ... Read more
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Monday unanimously approved the landmark agreement reached with Iran by its permanent members and Germany aimed at stopping Tehran from getting nuclear weapons. ... Read more
Washington: Two prominent Indian Americans have joined the club of 120 volunteers who have raised more than $100,000 for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, media reported. ... Read more
Islamabad: Heavy rains over the weekend have triggered flash floods in various parts of Pakistan, a media report said on Monday. ... Read more
Washington: Indian-Americans in California have begun preparations for a grand reception similar to last year’s Madison Square Garden event for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who would be the only second Indian premier to visit the state with a trip planned in September to Silicon Valley. ... Read more
Beijing: President Xi Jinping has called for strict management and training of the Chinese army to adapt to new situations and tasks and achieve the goal of a stronger army. ... Read more
Havana (Washington): The Cuban government is preparing to reopen its embassy in Washingtonon Monday with the original Cuban flag that was taken down in 1961, when the two nations cut off ties. ... Read more
Sanaa,(Yemen): Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen randomly shelled a town Sunday outside of Aden after losing control of some the port city's neighborhoods, killing at least 45 people and wounding 120, officials said. ... Read more
Algiers: The Algerian defense ministry on Sunday confirmed the deaths of nine soldiers in an ambush set up by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, in Djebel Louh town. ... Read more
Washington: Former US president George Bush was discharged from hospital after being treated for a broken neck bone, a media report said. ... Read more
Tehran, Iran: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Saturday a landmark nuclear deal won't change his country's policy toward the "arrogant" U.S., making his first public speech since the Islamic Republic's historic pact with world powers. ... Read more
London: The Islamic State group is running swanky five star hotels, bridal boutiques and shopping malls to entice foreignjihadi recruits via social media in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul which the dreaded terrorist outfit captured a year ago. ... Read more
Houston: A sign board for a planned Hindu temple in the US state of North Carolina was fired at, leaving more than 60 holes, that prompted authorities to probe the incident. ... Read more
London: Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday said the UK is committed to help the US destroy Islamic State terrorists in Iraq and Syria, as he prepared to warn young Britons tempted to join the dreaded group that they will end up as little more than "cannon fodder". ... Read more
Beijing: Hardening its stance on the appointment of the Dalai Lama’s successor, China today said it played a “vital role” in the succession as it had officially conferred the title of the 5th Dalai Lama in 1653. ... Read more
Athens: Greek banks are reopening Monday after a forced 3-week closure but restrictions on cash withdrawals will remain. ... Read more
Moscow: In a move aimed at boosting India’s defence sector, 200 helicopters will be manufactured in the country with Russian collaboration as part of intensification and diversification of their strategic ties. ... Read more
Islamabad: Nine militant commanders were killed during a clash with the Frontier Corps (FC) troops in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Geo News reported on Sunday. ... Read more
Islamabad: A mob set on fire two dacoits after badly torturing them in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. One of them succumbed to his injuries, Geo News reported Sunday. ... Read more
New York: Business tycoon and Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has said the US government should "boycott" Mexico since it is a corrupt country, a media report said. ... Read more
Cairo: At least five soldiers were killed and seven wounded in an attack by militants at a military checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, a media report said. ... Read more
Colombo: Sri Lanka has sought grant assistance from the US to provide a tangible peace dividend to its people, a media report said. ... Read more
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned "in the strongest terms" a bomb attack on a market in Baghdad that killed over 100 people, media reported. ... Read more
Niamey: Boko Haram jihadists killed 16 civilians in an attack this week on a southeast Niger village, near the Nigerian border, a local official said. ... Read more
Berlin: Families of Germans who died in the crash of a Germanwings jet in the French Alps in March have turned down the airline's compensation offer, demanding a higher amount of at least 100,000 euros, their lawyer said. ... Read more
Beijing: Spanish football club Valencia has entered into an agreement with United Nations Women (UN Women) to promote gender equality. ... Read more
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