Category: International

Greece needs EU help to avoid chaos over migrant crisis: Merkel

Berlin, Feb 29 (IANS) Europe cannot allow Greece to fall into "chaos", German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said, amid sharp…

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Syrian war: UN to expand aid amid partial truce

United Nations, Feb 29 (IANS) The United Nations plans to deliver aid to about 150,000 Syrians in besieged areas over…

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No official memorial for MH370 this year: Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 29 (IANS) Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai on Monday announced that the country will not hold…

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US lawmakers’ letter to PM ‘unfortunate’: India

New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) The government on Monday described as “unfortunate” a letter written by 34 US lawmakers to…

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US student detained in North Korea confesses to theft

Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) An American student detained in North Korea confessed at a press conference in Pyongyang on Monday…

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Brain stimulation technique can boost pilots’ skills

New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Neurostimulation, a brain stimulation technique originally developed to help patients with brain injuries such as…

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Novel method can improve mental ability in schizophrenia patients

New York, Feb 29 (IANS) Targeted suppression of inflammation in the body along with standard therapy can improve cognitive problems…

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Japan, China hold high level talks on North Korea

Tokyo, Feb 29 (IANS) Top diplomats from Japan and China met in Tokyo on Monday to discuss possible responses to…

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South Korea to spend $603 mn on space programme

Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) South Korea is set to spend a total of 746 billion won ($603 million) on its…

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Australian man jailed for ‘attempted murder’ of corpse

Canberra, Feb 29 (IANS) An Australian man was sentenced to jail for eight years for attempting to murder a dead…

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Facebook to reveal people’s sleeping habits soon

London, Feb 29 (IANS) The social networking website Facebook can be used to track people's sleeping habits by building up…

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Former executives charged over Fukushima accident

Tokyo, Feb 29 (IANS) Japanese prosecutors on Monday charged three former directors of Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) -- that…

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China to fire 1.8 mn people in coal, steel sector

Beijing, Feb 29 (IANS) China is planning to lay off 1.8 million workers from the coal and steel sector owing…

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Sea levels rise behind high climatic damage costs: Study

London, Feb 29 (IANS) With the rise in sea levels, costs of climatic damages like floods are also increasing constantly…

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Police deployed to demolish Jakarta’s red light district

Jakarta, Feb 29 (IANS) The Indonesian government on Monday deployed 5,000 police personnel to demolish hundreds of buildings in north…

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Two Indo-Canadians to be tried for murder

Toronto, Feb 29 (IANS) The trial of two Indo-Canadians, who were charged with first-degree murder and manslaughter, would start on…

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Stop using term ‘Asian’ to describe Rotherham gang: Sikh group

London, Feb 29 (IANS) A Sikh group in Britain has urged the media and politicians to stop describing the Rotherham…

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New Zealand to fund joint research centres with China

Wellington, Feb 29 (IANS) New Zealand on Monday announced funding of three New Zealand-China Research Collaboration Centres to boost bilateral…

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Indo-Canadian policeman charged with drunken driving

Toronto, Feb 29 (IANS) An Indo-Canadian Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer from the Canadian city of Burnaby has been…

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Driest place on Earth gives clue to life on Mars

Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) A Mars-like laboratory in the “driest place on Earth” is helping NASA scientists study the limits…

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