Four killed in US plane crash
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) Four people, including two children, were killed in a plane crash on Sunday in Navasota, a city southeast of College Station in the US state of Texas. The plane, a single-engine…
Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) Four people, including two children, were killed in a plane crash on Sunday in Navasota, a city southeast of College Station in the US state of Texas. The plane, a single-engine…
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Britain’s top civil servant will have to face a grilling by a group of members of the Parliament over why pro-Brexit ministers will be prevented from seeing certain government documents. British…
Mogadishu, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and several others injured in twin expositions in Baidoa town in Bay region of southern Somalia on Sunday, police and witnesses said. Mohamed Olow, a…
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 23 people were killed and 59 others injured in back-to-back explosions in the east of Baghdad on Sunday, an Interior Ministry said. “The latest reports said that 23 people…
Baghdad, Feb 28 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 13 others injured in a car bomb explosion in the capital of Baghdad on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said. The incident occurred when a…
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) An exhibition of the works of the late Mumbai-based artist Nasreen Mohamedi is being launched at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, or simply The Met, here on Tuesday, supported by…
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) A Chinese robotics firm is going to set up a factory to produce a US counterpart’s models in China, the world’s largest market for industrial robots. Hunan-based Cothink Robotics Tech Co….
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 130 Taliban rebels on Sunday gave up fighting, amid the group’s desperate attempt to overrun Maimana city, the capital of Faryab province, a senior official said. “We sincerely welcome…
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 26 miners were feared dead in a coal mine blast in Russia’s Komi republic with the country’s Emergency Situations Ministry declaring on Sunday that there were no chances of…
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) A day after Taliban attacked a bus of the Afghan Defence Ministry in Kabul, the toll has risen to 15 while 31 others were injured, the ministry said on Sunday. Those…
Jerusalem, Feb 28 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday welcomed the ceasefire in Syria, yet stressed that any agreement on the future of the country must assure Israel’s security as well. “We welcome…
Dhaka, Feb 28 (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the development activities of 10 more economic zones in the country. In Dhaka’s Bangabandhu International Conference Centre (BICC), also known as Bangladesh China…
London, Feb 28 (IANS) A new programming method previously used in manufacturing can be applied to control a swarm of robots to make use of robotics advantageous in areas where safety is a concern, says…
New York, Feb 28 (IANS) The virtual reality (VR) technology can be used to determine how people perceive their bodies, to treat body image disturbances, and to improve adherence to physical activity among obese individuals,…
Tokyo, Feb 28 (IANS) Japan’s weather agency on Sunday issued an alert for the possible eruption of a volcano in the southwest of the country. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said that following an increase…
Santiago, Feb 28 (IANS) Six years after a devastating earthquake shook Chile on February 27, 2010 and claimed over 500 lives, the Chilean government is close to completing reconstruction of infrastructure essential for restoring public…
Srinagar, Feb 28 (IANS) The Indian army on Sunday rescued a Russian skier from the Gulmarg ski resort in Jammu and Kashmir after he lost control and fell into a gorge at the Apharwat skiing…
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) More than 400 artefacts from a 2,000-year-old tomb in China’s Jiangxi province are set to go on display at Beijing’s Capital Museum. The exhibits on show from March 2 to June…
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 22 Taliban militants were killed over the past 24 hours in a fighting with the security personnel in Baghlan province of Afghanistan. The battle occurred in Dand-e-Ghori district of…
Moscow, Feb 28 (IANS) At least six people were killed in a coalmine blast in Russia on Sunday, the country’s emergency ministry said. Sunday’s blast took place a day after a similar blast occurred in…