Category: International

Australian senator quits politics over same-sex marriage issue

Canberra, March 1 (IANS) West Australian Labour Senator Joe Bullock on Tuesday quit politics over his party's position on same-sex…

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Indonesia to deploy over 14,000 officers for OIC summit security

Jakarta, March 1 (IANS) Indonesia will deploy 14,178 officers to beef up security during the fifth summit of the Organisation…

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Consider reducing n-arsenal, US tells Pakistan

Washington, March 1 (IANS) Islamabad has urged Washington to show a greater understanding of Pakistan’s security concerns as US Secretary…

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Are fish ‘rightie’ or ‘leftie’?

Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) Japanese researchers have identified the development of behavioural laterality or left- or right-handedness and attack side…

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Myanmar forms advisory commission for parliament

Nay Pyi Taw, March 1 (IANS) Myanmar has formed an advisory review commission for the Union Parliament comprising the two…

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Karzai attends Raisina Dialogue 2016 in Delhi

Kabul, March 1 (IANS) Former Afghanistan president Hamid Karzai attended the ongoing Raisina Dialogue 2016, which began in New Delhi…

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70 militants killed, Afghan forces capture Taliban bastion

Kabul, March 1 (IANS) At least 70 militants were killed as Afghan forces, after three days of fierce fighting, captured…

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Millennials may not be too lazy to eat cereal!

New York, March 1 (IANS) Countering a recent report that said millennials have cut down cereal consumption as it requires…

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39 killed in suicide bombings in Iraq

Baghdad, March 1 (IANS) At least 39 security members were killed in a suicide attack on army headquarters in Iraq's…

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165 dead from diseases in Pakistan’s Sindh

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) The toll in an outbreak of water-borne and food shortage diseases has reached 165 in a…

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Brazilian justice minister resigns

Brasilia, March 1 (IANS) Brazilian Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardozo has resigned, the government has announced. Cardozo was under pressure…

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39 killed in suicide bombings in Iraq

Baghdad, March 1 (IANS) At least 39 people were killed as two suicide bombers attacked an Iraqi army headquarters in…

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Pakistan Rangers seize Indian passports, drugs from policeman

Islamabad, March 1 (IANS) A Pakistani police constable was arrested after drugs, weapons and Indian passports were recovered from his…

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Only way for Taliban is to join peace process: Russia

Kabul, March 1 (IANS) The only way left for Taliban militant group is to join the peace process in Afghanistan,…

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Three civilians killed in Afghan rocket attack

Kabul, March 1 (IANS) Three civilians were killed and two injured when militants fired a rocket towards Pul-e-Khumri city of…

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Stretchable electronic films could revolutionise wearable devices

London, March 1 (IANS) Researchers have developed electronic films that can be bent and stretched up to four times their…

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Japan to release cards featuring manhole cover designs

Tokyo, March 1 (IANS) A Japanese sewage firm is set to launch next month collectable cards featuring pictures of manhole…

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Chronic conditions on rise in people over 50: Study

London, March 1 (IANS) A team of researchers, including one of Indian origin, has found that in the last decade…

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Australia toughens penalties for cyclists

Sydney, March 1 (IANS) Australia has imposed some of the world's toughest laws on cyclists to protect them from accidents,…

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Cuban cigar sales grow four percent in 2015

Havana, March 1 (IANS) The sales of Cuban cigar grew four percent in 2015 and generated a revenue of $428…

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