Oil prices rally amid declining supplies
New York, March 8 (IANS) Oil prices surged on Monday as data showed oil producers cutting output amid low prices. The US energy firms cut oil rigs for the eleventh straight week, according to the…
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Tokyo shares open lower
Tokyo, March 8 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened the trading Tuesday slightly lower on the yen’s advance against the US dollar. At 9.15 a.m., the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average inched down 48.01 points, or 0.28 percent,…
18 killed in Nigeria road accident: Police
Lagos, March 8 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed in an accident on Nigeria’s Bauchi-Jos highway, police said. The accident occurred on Sunday after a DAF Truck and a Toyota Hiace bus carrying 18…
Will not enter US presidential race: Michael Bloomberg
Former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg (Photo: IANS/PIB) New York, March 8 (IANS) Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Monday he will not enter the 2016 presidential campaign as an independent, citing…
Vietnamese parliament to ‘adjust’ state leadership
Hanoi, March 8 (IANS) Vietnam’s top legislator said the parliament is to “adjust” state leadership in a March meeting at an ongoing parliament standing committee session on Monday. In his opening remarks, National Assembly Chairman…
Saudi foreign minister arrives in India
Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister, Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel Al Jubeir arrived here late on Monday on a one-day visit to India as…
Morocco arrests 5 suspects planning to join IS
Rabat, March 8 (IANS) Moroccan police announced on Monday that they have arrested five Islamic State (IS)-linked suspects who were planning to join IS branch in Libya, the Moroccan interior ministry said. The suspects, who…
Social media use disturbs young Swedes’ sleep: Poll
Stockholm, March 8 (IANS) A clear majority of young Swedes used digital devices in bed before going to sleep, with one in three having trouble getting properly rested, a media report said. A third of…
US stocks end mixed amid oil recovery
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York (Xinhua/Wang Lei) New York, March 8 (IANS) The US stocks closed mixed on Monday amid surging oil, as investors tried…
Google celebrates International Women’s Day with doodle
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Global internet search giant Google on Tuesday marked the International Women’s Day with one of its special doodles featuring real women rather than animated characters. The International Women’s Day, celebrated…
Spanish stocks close lower
Madrid, March 8 (IANS) The Spanish stock market index Ibex-35 fell 0.28 percent on Monday to close at 8,786.80 points, down from the 8,811 points of Friday. On Monday session, Indra A shares led falls…
Failed drugs test at Australian Open: Sharapova
New York, March 8 (IANS) Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova on Monday admitted to failing a drug test at the Australian Open in January, an act that will get her suspended from tennis, BBC reported…
US dollar declines amid oil rally
New York, March 8 (IANS) The US dollar decreased against most major peers on Monday as the rebound of oil prices triggered market bids for riskier currencies, including euro. In late New York trading, the…
Oil prices rally amid declining supplies
New York, March 8 (IANS) Oil prices surged on Monday as data showed oil producers are cutting output amid low prices. The West Texas Intermediate for April delivery moved up $1.98 to settle at $37.9…
Failed drugs test at Australian Open, reveals Sharapova
New York, March 8 (IANS) In a startling revelation Russian tennis ace Maria Sharapova on Monday said she failed a drug test at the Australian Open. According to media reports, Sharapova received a letter from…
Two dead in Bangladesh stampede
Dhaka, March 8 (IANS) At least two people were killed and dozens injured in a stampede during a Hindu fair in Bangladesh’s Chittagong district late on Monday, police said. The exact reason for the stempede…
US stocks turn higher around midday on oil recovery
(Xinhua) — Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York, the United States (Xinhua/Wang Lei) New York, March 8 (IANS) The US stocks pared early losses to trade…
Syrian armed rebels ‘help dozens to desert IS’
Aleppo, March 7 (IANS/AKI) Around 40 militants have defected from the Islamic State in Syria’s northern Aleppo province, aided by the main local armed group Faylaq al-Sham, the opposition Ara News website quoted a rebel…
Naples mafia turncoat’s brother shot dead in bed
Naples, 7 March (IANS/AKI) Gunmen shot dead Giovanni Sarno, the brother of Naples mafia informant Carmine Sarno overnight as he slept in an apartment in the city centre, police said. Sarno’s niece identified his body…
26 Kurdish militants killed in Turkey
Ankara, March 7 (IANS) At least 26 militants of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in southeast Turkey, according to the local reports on Monday. An operation by the Turkish security forces led to the…