New York, March 18 (IANS) US stocks ticked up as investors assessed the US Federal Reserve’s policy announcement as well as oil recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 155.73 points, or 0.90 percent, to…
Madrid, March 18 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 rose 0.18 percent to close at 8,978.80 points, up from the 8,962.80 points of the previous session. On Thursday’s session, ArcelorMittal shares led rises climbing…
Shingal, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Kurdish authorities want the International Criminal Court to examine 25 mass graves in northern Iraq containing the bodies of Yazidis allegedly executed by the Islamic State militant group, a media report…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) The Pakistani government has allowed former President Pervez Musharraf to travel abroad for medical treatment, the country’s Interior Minister said here on Thursday. The decision came a day after the Supreme…
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Xinhua/Bao Dandan) Washington, March 17 (IANS) The Islamic State terrorist group has committed genocide against minority Christians, Yazidis and Shiite Muslims in Iraq and Syria, US Secretary of State John…
Cairo, March 17 (IANS/AKI) Scans of King Tutankhamen’s tomb have almost certainly shown two rooms hidden behind the pharaoh’s burial chamber, Egyptian Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati said on Thursday. “We can say more than 90…
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) A bomb threat call led to panic on one domestic and another international flight at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here on Thursday morning as passengers were hurriedly deplaned….
New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) At least 800 women from Iraq, Jordan and Syria were forced to join the Islamic State terrorist group recently, a US based Iranian journalist Azabeh Moaveni said at the India…
Pathankot: The Pathankot IAF base that was attacked by terrorists on Jan 2, 2016. (Photo: IANS) By Anil Giri Kathmandu/Pokhara, March 17 (IANS) India and Pakistan have agreed to conduct a joint investigation into the…
(140615) — LONDON, June 15, 2014 (Xinhua) — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II (L) and her husband Prince Philip attend Trooping the Colour in London on June 14, 2014. The ceremony of Trooping the Colour is…
Cairo, March 17 (IANS) Around 28 Indian companies are participating in the Cairo International Fair after a gap of five years. “The Egyptian Expo and Convention Authority (EECA) conferred on India the Guest of Honour…
By Arun Kumar Washington, March 17 (IANS) Highlighting long-term investor confidence in India, IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued two billion rupees ($30 million) of 15-year Masala bonds, marking the longest-dated…
Colombo, March 17 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday said there was a serious threat to the country’s power and energy system, which had led to military deployment to protect all power installations and sub-stations. Deputy…
Jerusalem, March 17 (IANS) Meir Dagan, a former head of the Israeli spy agency Mossad, died on Thursday morning at the age of 71, the government said. Dagan was the 10th serving director of the…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan said on Thursday that efforts are on for direct talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban to achieve peace and stability in the region. The statement came two weeks…
Moscow, March 17 (IANS) Russia launched its first tests of the new hypersonic Zircon anti-ship cruise missile, local media said on Thursday. “The tests of the hypersonic Zircon missile have begun using a ground-based launching…
London, March 17 (IANS/RAY) The northeastern region of India entered London’s cultural scene this week, with an exotic exhibition of organic textiles and trendy made-for-the-west designs, as well as lively music and dance from the…
Islamabad/New Delhi, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Thursday said that it conveyed its disappointment to the Indian envoy in Islamabad over New Delhi’s decision to bar Pakistani diplomats from travelling to Kolkata for the World…
Beijing, March 17 (IANS) Nepalese Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli will visit China and attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference next week at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. “The upcoming visit…
Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Islamabad on Thursday termed Indian media reports on the presence of Chinese troops on the Pakistani side of Jammu and Kashmir as “baseless”. Commenting on recent events and debates in New…