Category: International

Over 800,000 Rohingya in B’desh in ‘most acute’ situation: UN

United Nations, Nov 3 (IANS) UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has told the UN Security Council that…

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China blocks ban on Masood Azhar again

Beijing, Nov 2 (IANS) China on Thursday blocked a move at the UN to declare Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood…

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‘Women will wait 217 years for pay gap to close’

Geneva, Nov 2 (IANS) The World Economic Forum (WEF) has announced that it would take 217 years for disparities in…

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NASA’s 2020 Mars rover to have 23 ‘eyes’

Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) NASA said its Mars 2020 mission will have more "eyes" than any rover before it -…

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Senators blast Facebook, Twitter, Google in Russia probe

Washington (AP) Exasperated US senators harshly criticised representatives of Facebook, Twitter and Google at a hearing today for not doing…

7 years ago

UN calls for boosting women’s participation

United Nations, Oct 28 (IANS) A senior UN official has called on Member States, regional organisations and civil society for…

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Puerto Rico reopening some schools after hurricane devastation

San Juan, Oct 24 (IANS) Puerto Rican authorities will start reopening some public schools from Tuesday, a small step towards…

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Dolby Vision-enabled Huawei set-top box for IPTV is here

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Huawei and Dolby Laboratories on Tuesday announced the worlds first set-top box for Internet Protocol…

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Apple, Samsung to head back to court in patent case

San Francisco, Oct 23 (IANS) Tech giants Samsung Electronics and Apple will face each other in court for another trial…

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Jordan’s Queen Rania visits Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan on Monday visited Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar…

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Bangladesh top priority among neighbours: Sushma

Dhaka, Oct 23 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that Bangladesh gets priority among all of…

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Warmer oceans set to hit global marine diversity: Scientists

Sydney, Oct 19 (IANS) Climate change and warmer oceans are likely to change reef ecosystems worldwide, reducing the diversity of…

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Taliban hostage rescue: US Seals were ready if Pakistan failed

Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) US Navy Seal commandos were ready to conduct a raid inside Pakistan, similar to the one…

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Pakistan Army denies US drone strikes in its territory

Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said there had been no US drone strikes on the Pakistani…

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Quadrilateral group on Afghanistan meets without Taliban

Muscat, Oct 16 (IANS) The sixth round of Quadrilateral Coordination Group's (QCG) meeting between the US, Pakistan, China and Afghanistan…

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12 Rohingya migrants killed in Bangladesh boat capsize

Dhaka, Oct 16 (IANS) A boat carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast of Bangladesh, leaving 12 dead and over…

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Oldest US senator Dianne Feinstein to seek re-election in 2018

Washington, Oct 10 (IANS) The Democratic Senator for California, Dianne Feinstein, 84, the oldest member of the US Senate, announced…

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Google discovers Russian ads on its platforms during 2016 US election: Report

San Francisco, Oct 9 (IANS) After Facebook and Twitter admitting the presence of Russian operatives on their platforms to influence…

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Danish police discover severed head of Swedish journalist

Copenhagen, Oct 7 (IANS) Danish Police on Saturday announced finding a bag containing the dismembered head and legs of a…

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Kniefe-wielding Moroccan sows panic at Rome’s central station

Rome, Oct 5 (IANS/AKI) Police here on Thursday arrested a 51-year-old Moroccan man who terrified passsers-by as he wandered outside…

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