(160424) — HANNOVER, April 24, 2016 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Barack Obama attend a press conference after meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hannover, Germany, April 24, 2016. Barack Obama arrived in Hannover on…
Rio De Janeiro, June 19 (IANS) Three years after becoming the world’s oldest skydiver, Aida Gemanque became the oldest Olympic torch bearer on Saturday when she carried the flame in the Amazonian city of Macapa,…
Brasilia, June 18 (IANS) The Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro has declared a financial emergency less than 50 days before the Olympics. Interim Governor Francisco Dornelles on Friday said the “serious economic crisis” threatens…
File photo :Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, June 18 (IANS) The Republican party’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, defended his stance on gun rights and immigration at a rally in Houston…
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Flying Officers Avani Chaturvedi, Bhawana Kanth and Mohana Singh on Saturday were commissioned as India’s first three women fighter pilots. On completion of successful training at the Air Force Academy in…
London, June 18 (IANS) A man has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting of Jo Cox, a Labour member of the British House of Commons. West Yorkshire Police on Saturday said Thomas…
Washington, June 18 (IANS) The US House of Representatives has rejected by vote two amendments to cut Washington’s assistance for Pakistan, the media reported on Saturday. While debating the annual Defence Appropriations Act for the…
London, June 18 (IANS) Police in Northern England said on Friday that they are investigating right-wing extremism as possible motive behind the murder of Jo Cox, a Labour member of the British House of Commons….
Miami, June 18 (IANS) Omar Seddique Mateen, perpetrator of a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that left 50 people dead, including the attacker, and 53 wounded, exchanged text messages with his…
Washington, June 17 (IANS) Over 50 US State Department officials signed an internal memo protesting US policy in Syria, calling for targeted military strikes against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and urging regime change…
Ahmedabad, June 17 (IANS) Fourteen years after 69 people were massacred at a housing society here during the Gujarat riots, a court on Friday sentenced 11 of the 24 convicts to life imprisonment, one man…
London, June 17 (IANS) India reached the final of the Hockey Champions Trophy for the first time after Britain and Belgium played a dramatic 3-3 draw to finish below the Asian Games champions at the…
WASHINGTON D.C., U.S. President Barack Obama. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu/IANS) Orlando, June 17 (IANS) US President Barack Obama on Thursday told relatives of those killed or wounded in last Sunday’s shooting in Orlando that their stories have…
London, June 16 (IANS) British Labour MP Jo Cox died after she was shot and stabbed in an attack in her constituency on Thursday, reported the BBC. The attack took place near a public library…
The Supreme Court of India (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 16 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere with a Bombay High Court order allowing the release of Bollywood film “Udta Punjab”, set…
File photo :Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. (File Photo: IANS) Washington, June 16 (IANS) Republican Party’s presumptive presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would invite North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to the US, but not…
Washington, June 16 (IANS) Hillary Clinton has maintained a 6-points lead over opponent Donald Trump after becoming the presumptive Democratic nominee last week, according to a latest national poll. The new poll conducted by CBS…
Washington, June 16 (IANS) For the second time in history, an international team of scientists and engineers have detected gravitational waves — ripples in the fabric of space-time — and a pair of…
(160612) — ORLANDO, June 12, 2016 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Orlando Police Department shows police vehicles at the site of the shooting incident in Orlando, Florida, the United States, June 12, 2016. About 50…
Orlando, June 16 (IANS) Searchers had found the body of a 2-year-old boy who was snatched underwater by an alligator near a Disney World resort in the US city of Orlando, said local police sheriff…