Moscow/Beijing, May 5 (IANS) The Chinese and Russian military are to hold their first-ever joint exercise on how to counter an incidental or provocative missile attack. It comes as the US and South Korea are…
New York, May 5 (IANS) Nepal should ensure that investigations into all deaths and injuries during the protests in the southern Terai region are fast and transparent, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The US-based…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) As many as 272 Indian fishermen are in jails in four countries, the government said on Thursday. Of these, 220 are prisoners in Pakistan, 34 in Sri Lanka, 10 in…
Islamabad, May 5 (IANS) The US has “absolutely no intention” of diminishing its relationship with Pakistan, the US State Department has said. The department’s spokesman has refused to criticise Pakistan for saying it would look…
Beijing, May 5 (IANS) Chinese and Indian academics and media professionals discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in counter-terrorism and new media at a conference held in Inner Mongolia region. The Third China-India Media Exchange Programme,…
WASHINGTON D.C., April 5, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and corporate tax inversions in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington D.C., capital of the…
Washington, May 5 (IANS) US Ohio state governor John Kasich is suspending his bid for the White House, leaving New York billionaire Donald Trump uncontested in the Republican presidential race, multi networks reported on Wednesday….
Hanoi, May 4 (IANS) The United Nations will join hands with Vietnam in tackling climate change, said UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson on Wednesday. Speaking at a meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang…
New Delhi: Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at Parliament in New Delhi, on April 28, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday said the probe in the AgustaWestland…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) Russia on Wednesday pulled some 30 aircraft out of Syria, including all 25 Su-25 fighter jets, while its air force continues airstrikes in the country, the Defence Ministry said. Over the…
Beijing, May 4 (IANS) China is sending some of its most advanced naval assets to the South China Sea for a scheduled exercise this month. Those include a new guided missile destroyer. The exercise will…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to extend its assistance in humanitarian crises in different parts of the world. India has been generally supportive of the principles of burden sharing…
Guwahati, May 4 (IANS) The British High Commission has expressed its gratitude to the government and people of Assam for making the visit of royal couple, Prince William and his wife Kate, to Assam a…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) Moscow on Wednesday requested information from the US about a Russian citizen who had no criminal record in the US and died at a San Diego immigration detention centre. The death…
Brussels, May 4 (IANS) Belgium is doing everything to make Brussels safe for tourists and business travellers, Prime Minister Charles Michel on Wednesday told his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, who is here on an official…
Moscow, May 4 (IANS) Russian and US militaries have managed to find an “effective mechanism” to maintain the cessation of hostilities in Syria, the head of the Russian Centre for Reconciliation at Khmeimim airbase said,…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) South Korea and the US will hold a high-level defence dialogue next week in Washington, US, to discuss a joint response to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats, Seoul’s defence ministry…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) China has been told that a “selective approach” cannot be adopted with regard to terrorism, the government told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, adding that efforts are on at the…
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) India is committed to strengthening ties with Israel, parliament was informed on Wednesday The Gulf and West Asia and North Africa (WANA) region forms part of Indias extended neighbourhood and…
Seoul, May 4 (IANS) South Korean President Park Geun-hye has said her landmark visit to Iran was an opportunity to secure Tehran’s cooperation in denuclearising the Korean peninsula. Park paid a three-day visit to Iran…