Perth, Feb 26 (IANS) Indian golfer Shiv Kapur readied to mount a comeback after struggling to a one-over-par 73 in the second round of the Perth International here on Friday. After starting the day tied…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) European governments are bracing for a major humanitarian emergency in Greece amid rising panic that the European Unions (EU) fragmented efforts to cope with its migration crisis are nearing breakdown. EU…
Kabul, Feb 26 (IANS) The Afghan passport has been identified as the least powerful in the world for the restrictions the countrymen face in terms of visa-free travel, an index by a London-based consulting firm…
Ankara, Feb 26 (IANS) Two Turkish journalists were freed on Friday following 92 days in prison on terrorism charges. Turkeys Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday night that the fundamental rights of Cumhuriyet Editor-in-Chief Can Dundar…
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese woman has sued Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) for negligence and breach of contract, seeking damages following the disappearance of MH370 flight. K. Sri Devi, 32, wife of…
Kathmandu, Feb 26 (IANS) An unspecified number of people were injured when an aircraft with nine passengers and two crew members on board crash landed in Nepal’s Kalikot district on Friday, the media said. The…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan is to grant $1 million in emergency aid to help curb the outbreak of the Zika virus in Latin America. The government announced on Friday that it will provide the…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Chinese stocks finished upbeat Friday following a series of swings, trimming some of the previous day’s losses. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.95 percent to close at 2,767.21 points while…
Seoul, Feb 26 (IANS) South Koreas monthly spending on private education per child hit a record high in 2015, with seven out of 10 students taking private lessons, official data showed on Friday. According to…
Shanghai, Feb 26 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Friday urged G20 countries to continue structural reforms process in order to restore confidence in short-term recovery. Growth is slowing down throughout the…
London, Feb 26 (IANS) Britain has become more middle class than working class in year 2000, according to social grading data. The proportion of households working in non-manual professions was 50.6 percent at the turn…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) A latest census report issued on Friday showed that Japan’s population decreased by almost a million over a five-year period. The report issued by the internal affairs ministry said Japan’s population…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) Beijing is multiplying its water sources to meet the demand of a growing population, and will increasingly rely on supplies recycled from sewage treatment plants, the media reported on Friday. The…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan on Friday will restart its fourth nuclear reactor – unit 4 of the Takahama Nuclear Plant in Fukui Prefecture – after it was shut for leaking contaminated water. It would…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China’s crude oil output in January edged down 2.1 percent year on year to 17.69 million tonnes, data from the top economic planner showed on Friday. The National Development and Reform…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) A Chinese man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for using 23 rental cars as collateral for loans worth 6.22 million yuan ($952,527), a court said on Friday. Shi, 35,…
Tokyo, Feb 26 (IANS) Japan’s population declined for the first time in almost a century in 2015, compounding the government’s concerns about the nation’s mounting demographic woes in the face of a rapidly aging and…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is set to launch its first micro-gravity experimental satellite in April, a media report said on Friday. The Shijian-10 satellite arrived at Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest Gansu province…
Cairo, Feb 26 (IANS/AKI) A court in Egypt sentenced four young Coptic Christian schoolboys to five years in jail for contempt of religion. Three of them were handed prison terms while one was sentenced to…
Beijing, Feb 26 (IANS) China is not the only economy in need of structural reforms as they are fundamental for the success of every G20 economy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Friday. This…