Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) India has made the right move to allow the Pathankot terror attack…
Brussels, Feb 24 (IANS) NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg highlighted the importance of cooperation between the European Union (EU) and NATO while addressing the European Parliament. In his Tuesday’s speech to the European Parliament Committee…
Mumbai: Nepalese Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli meets singer Udit Narayan in Mumbai on Feb 23, 2016. Also seen Maharashtra Governor C V Rao. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, Feb 23 (IANS) Maharashtra Governor C.V. Rao…
Rome, Feb 23 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s foreign ministry on Tuesday summoned US Ambassador John Phillips after local media reports cited new Wikileaks files that suggest the US spied on ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi and his closest aides…
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) China on Tuesday once again refuted the US claim that China has threatened the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, urging it to stop sowing dissension among South China…
New Delhi: US Ambassador to India Richard Verma calls on the senior BJP leader L K Advani in New Delhi on Feb 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Patna, Feb 23 (IANS) Amid uproar over the JNU…
Pathankot: Soilders inside the Pathankot Air Force base that was attacked by militants; on Jan 5, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistani law-enforcement agencies have conducted raids in various cities of the country’s…
Damascus, Feb 23 (IANS) Syria’s foreign ministry on Tuesday announced the government’s consent to a cessation of hostilities as agreed upon by the US and Russia. The ministry said the military campaign against the Islamic…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) The fourth round of the key quadrilateral meeting on Afghan peace process started here on Tuesday. “Afghanistan will spare no efforts to ensure embracing lasting peace and honourable peace,” Xinhua news…
Kabul, Feb 23 (IANS) The Afghan government has beefed up security measures ahead of the four-nation Afghanistan peace talks expected to open here on Tuesday. The fourth round of the key four-nation talks to open…
Beijing, Feb 23 (IANS) Shanghai has begun demolishing the site of a former Japanese “comfort women” station, triggering widespread criticism, the media reported on Tuesday. Demolition work at the two-storey building in the city’s Hongkou…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 23 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has chaired a meeting of the Arab League Council’s committee for legal affairs which brought together heads of foreign ministries. Head of the Legal Affairs…
Abu Dhabi, Feb 23 (IANS/WAM) Yemeni Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) secretary general Abdullatif Al Zayani discussed the political and security situation in Yemen, the media reported on…
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 23 (IANS) India has said the need to justly and fairly represent the developing countries and all regions must determine the size of the Security council and pointed out…
US President Barack Obama. (File Photo: Xinhua/Bao Dandan/IANS) Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) Calling climate change a real problem, President Barack Obama would like India and China to know how to use clean coal to ensure…
Islamabad, Feb 23 (IANS) Pakistan-India relationship appears to be inching forward, said an influential Pakistani daily which noted that the Pathankot terror attack is “an early and serious test of the intentions of both the…
Jerusalem, Feb 23 (IANS) Israel’s defence minister said on Monday that Israel was preparing for the possibility of another round of fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon made the comments…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry  (Xinhua/Bao Dandan) Washington, Feb 23 (IANS) The US and Russia announced on Monday the plan for a cessation of hostilities in Syria that will begin on February 27, the…
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 16, 2016 (Xinhua) — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reads out a statement on the passing of former UN Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, at the UN headquarters in New York, Feb. 16, 2016….
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS/AKI) The European Union should punish central and Eastern European countries which refuse to take in asylum seekers by cutting their funding, Italian Premier Matteo Renzi said on Monday. “If you don’t…