Category: International

Pyongyang fires short-range projectiles into eastern waters

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) North Korea fired several short-range projectiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, hours after the UN…

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Suspected MH370 debris to be transferred for inspection

Canberra, March 3 (IANS) Airplane debris suspected to be of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight found off the coast…

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Pope accepts invitation to visit Pakistan

Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Pope Francis has accepted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s invitation to visit Pakistan this year, a media…

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Pyongyang fires short-range projectiles into eastern waters

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday fired several short-range projectiles into its eastern waters. South Korean Defence Ministry…

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Hydropower station in Myanmar resumes operation

Nay Pyi Taw, March 3 (IANS) An over-five decades-old hydropower station in Myanmar's Kayah state has resumed full operation following…

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Indo-Canadians to protest in support of JNU students

Toronto, March 3 (IANS) Indo-Canadian students, the faculty and staff from Univeristy of British Columbia, Canada, would hold a rally…

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Seven out of eight Indian-American candidates win in Lexington elections

Washington, March 3 (IANS) Seven out of eight Indian-American candidates, who ran for local elections in Lexington city in the…

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5.8-magnitude aftershock hits Indonesia

Jakarta, March 3 (IANS) A shallow aftershock, measuring 5.8 magnitude, jolted West Sumatra in Indonesia on Thursday morning, the meteorology…

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Obama welcomes NASA’s Scott Kelly back to Earth

Washington, March 3 (IANS) US President Barack Obama spoke on phone with NASA astronaut Scott Kelly on Wednesday, welcoming him…

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Jailed drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ desperate to be extradited, says lawyer

Mexico City, March 3 (IANS) Jailed drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is no longer fighting extradition to the US…

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Tunisian security forces kill five terrorists near Libyan borders

Tunis, March 3 (IANS) Five terrorists were killed, one civilian was shot by accident, and one military officer was injured…

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‘Premature’ to relate found debris with Boeing 777: Mozambique

Maputo, March 3 (IANS) Mozambican aviation authorities on Wednesday confirmed the finding of a piece of an airplane off the…

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Japan, Germany, Britain hail new UN resolution on North Korea

Tokyo/Berlin/London, March 3 (IANS) Japan, Germany and Britain governments hailed early on Thursday the adoption of a new UN resolution…

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South Korea hails new UN resolution on DPRK

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) South Korea on Wednesday hailed the adoption of a new UN Security Council resolution on North…

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UN Security Council approves new resolution on North Korea

United Nations, March 3 (IANS) The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday that imposes new sanctions on…

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South Korea passes anti-terror bill

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) South Korea's parliament on Wednesday passed the country's first anti-terror bill, with opposition lawmakers leaving the…

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Pakistan can influence Taliban leaders, says Aziz

Washington, March 2 (IANS) In an unusually candid admission, Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan's adviser for foreign affairs, has said that Islamabad…

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UN Council imposes new sanctions against North Korea

United Nations, March 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to impose new sanctions on North…

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India a ‘politico-economic opportunity’ for Asia Pacific: Envoy

By Arun Kumar Washington, March 2 (IANS) Describing India as "a politico-economic opportunity" for the Asia Pacific, India's Ambassador to…

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Nepali Congress set to pick new leadership at convention

By Anil Giri Kathmandu, March 2 (IANS) Nepal's grand old party, Nepali Congress, is all set to pick its new…

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