United Nations, April 12 (IANS) More than 80 percent of Palestinian families borrowed money to get by in 2015, and over 40 percent have decreased their consumption of food, a UN spokesman has said. The…
Kabul, April 12 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban on Tuesday announced the start of their yearly spring offensive. The offensive, dubbed “Operation Omari”, began at 5:00 a.m. (local time) the outfit said in the statement, Xinhua…
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Pursuing its pro-active maritime policy, the government has expressed keenness to develop ports for various countries including Africa, Bangladesh and Iran. “During the recent summit of heads of African nations,…
Washington, April 12 (IANS) The US State Department has issued a travel warning for the US citizens planning to visit Saudi Arabia ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to the Gulf country. In the warning,…
Agra, April 12 (IANS) Ahead of the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 16, police have tightened security arrangements in the tourist complex area along Fatehabad…
Jerusalem, April 12 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Israel has carried out “dozens” of attacks in Syria to prevent weapons transfers to Lebanon’s Hezbollah. This was the most explicit statement…
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Planning (Independent Charge) and Defence, Shri Rao Inderjit Singh addressing the Air Force Commanders, at the Air Force Commandersâ Conference, in New Delhi on April 11, 2016. Also…
Karwar, April 11 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Monday visited the Karwar Naval Base in Karnataka. Carter, who is on a three-day visit to India, was briefed here…
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The Border Security Force said it on Monday apprehended a woman and seized gold worth over Rs.33 lakh from her near the Bangladesh border West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district. In…
Sanaa, April 11 (IANS) A ceasefire between the Yemeni government and Shia Houthi group largely held on Monday, the first day of an almost two-week-long UN-backed truce, despite minor violations, providing hopes to about 25…
Mogadishu, April 11 (IANS) At least five people were killed and seven injured in an explosion in Somalia capital Mogadishu on Monday, Somali officials said. The incident took place when a car loaded with explosives…
Paris, April 11 (IANS) The terror cell that carried out the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels was reportedly also planning to target the Euro 2016 soccer tournament in France this summer, French outlets reported…
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India on Monday sought the cooperation of the member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in the global fight against terrorism. The dialogue and cooperation among Asia-Pacific…
Hiroshima, April 11 (IANS) The two-day G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting closed here on Monday with the foreign ministers of the seven countries issuing a joint communique, reaching consensus on a variety of global and regional…
Imphal, April 11 (IANS) At least 10 people, including three police commandos, were injured as a group of protesters fired indiscriminately and clashed with police on Monday in Imphal West district in Manipur, officials said….
April 11 (IANS) Iran and Russia have signed a new deal on the delivery of S-300 missile defence system and it is in the process of implementation, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said…
Tokyo, April 11 (IANS) An international forum has started discussing the decommissioning of nuclear reactors at Japan’s defunct Fukushima Daiichi plant. The two-day forum, the first of its kind, opened in Iwaki City, Fukushima prefecture,…
Wellington, April 11 (IANS) The New Zealand government on Monday said it will review its foreign trust laws and suggested such trusts are being used to avoid taxes. “Ministers decided that in light of the…
Seoul, April 11 (IANS) South Korean and US naval forces on Monday launched an 11-day joint maritime drill along the southern coast of the Korean peninsula. The exercise, which will run until April 21, aims…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (R) (Xinhua/Bao Dandan) Tokyo, April 11 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry became the first top US diplomat to visit the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park and museum on…