New York, Feb 28 (IANS) Socially conservative people tend to oppose same sex marriage because they believe that gay men and women are more sexually promiscuous, and a threat to their own way of life,…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty has won a Golden Reel Award for the documentary film “India’s Daughter”. Pookutty was nominated in two categories at Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 63rd annual…
By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 28 (IANS) Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton easily cruised to a sweeping victory in crucial South Carolina Democratic primary bringing her campaign back on track heading into Super Tuesday contests…
Kabul, Feb 28 (IANS) At least 10 militants were killed during airstrikes in Afghanistan’s Kunduz province, a senior police official said on Sunday. “The airstrikes were conducted in Khan Abad district late Saturday night, killing…
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) China will send its second orbiting space lab Tiangong-2 into space in the third quarter of this year, which is expected to dock with a cargo ship next year, authorities said…
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) China will set a plan to raise the statutory retirement age in 2017 to relieve pressures from an aging population, a media report said on Sunday. “The plan is likely to…
Islamabad, Feb 28 (IANS) Pakistan and the US will hold the sixth round of the strategic dialogue in Washington on Monday, the media reported. Sartaj Aziz, adviser to the prime minister on national security and…
Harare, Feb 28 (IANS) Zimbabwe’s ruling party has been criticised for hosting a lavish 92nd birthday celebrations for President Robert Mugabe, the world’s oldest leader, while majority of the country’s population face food shortages. The…
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 28 (IANS) Myanmar has tripled its expenditure on electricity supply over the past five years, an official report said on Sunday. In the fiscal year 2015-16 until March, the government invested…
Madrid, Feb 28 (IANS) Real Madrid striker Cristiano Ronaldo hit the headlines in the wake of his side’s 1-0 home defeat to local rivals Atletico Madrid with post-match comments in which he appeared to criticise…
Zagreb, Feb 28 (IANS) Croatian interior ministry confirmed the country will introduce a quota for migrants and allow only 580 of them to cross its border a day, the media reported. The news was first…
Lagos, Feb 28 (IANS) Nigeria’s currency will not be devalued despite pressures, Vice President Yomi Osinbajo said. Speaking at a town hall meeting here on Saturday, Osinbajo insisted that devaluation was not on the table,…
Algeris, Feb 28 (IANS) An Algerian, suspected to be involved in the last year’s terror attacks in Paris, has been arrested, an official said. A public prosecutor said on Saturday that the suspect was summoned…
Cape Town, Feb 28 (IANS) South African President Jacob Zuma, who was heading a peace mission to Burundi, was unable to leave the country due to problems in his aircraft, the Presidency said. “President Zuma…
Beijing, Feb 28 (IANS) A cargo train carrying Chinese-made goods left China’s Harbin city for Russia, marking the opening of a new freight route between the two countries. The new route links Harbin, capital of…
Damascus, Feb 27 (IANS) The Syrian army said on Saturday that armed rebels in the eastern countryside of the capital Damascus fired several mortar shells into areas inside the capital, the state news agency SANA…
Brussels, Feb 27 (IANS) Almost 2,000 people took to the streets here on Saturday in a demonstration in support of refugees’ rights, public broadcaster RTBF reported. The march in the Belgian capital was part of…
Sanaa, Feb 27 (IANS) Warplanes of the Saudi-led Arab coalition launched airstrikes that mistakenly hit a public market in the northeastern part of the area here on Saturday, killing at least 45 civilians. One of…
Islamabad, Feb 27 (IANS) Pakistan has welcomed the agreement reached between Russia and the US for a nationwide cessation of hostilities to begin in Syria on February 27. The US and Russia agreed this week…
(Photo: IANS) By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 27 (IANS) Ahead of next week’s “Super Tuesday” nomination contests in 11 states, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump got a significant boost with the surprise endorsement of New…