Seoul, Feb 4 (IANS) Stephen Biegun, US Special Representative for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) policy, met Chung Eui-yong, top National Security Advisor (NSA) for South Korean President Moon Jae-in, here on Monday….
Abu Dhabi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Hindu priest said here at an event that “tolerance is the soul” of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and that an upcoming temple in the city represented unique diversity…
San Francisco, Feb 3 (IANS) Microsoft has released its original Windows File Manager as a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app in the Microsoft Store and has made it available for all devices running Windows 10….
Miami, Feb 3 (IANS) US President Donald Trump played golf with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus, saying he had a “great morning”, playing the game with the two professionals. Trump joined Woods and Nicklaus on…
Cairo, Feb 3 (IANS) Fifty mummies dating back to the Ptolemaic era (305-30 BC) have been found by Egyptian archaeologists, the Antiquities Ministry has said. The mummies, of which 12 were children, were found in…
San Francisco, Feb 2 (IANS) Two leading fact-checking agencies have ended their partnerships with Facebook, striking a significant blow to the network’s efforts to fight fake news, media reports said. The social network had paid…
Tripoli, Feb 2 (IANS) Libyan security forces have arrested a senior Islamic State (IS) leader in the city of Sirte, said an official on conditions of anonymity. Khalifa Barq was taken from his home by…
New York, Feb 1 (IANS) Researchers have used non-science engineering data from NASA’s Curiosity rover to find Mars rocks less compacted and more porous than expected, according to researchers. A team of researchers from the…
New York, Jan 29 (IANS) Researchers have developed a new type of wearable sensor that can mimic the sensing properties of skin, an advance that could someday lead to artificial skin that helps burn victims…
Tehran, Jan 28 (IANS) Iran and Turkey have discussed ways, including preferential trade and bartering, to develop mutual trade amid US sanctions against Iran, Tehran Times daily reported. In a meeting held in Tehran on…
Manila, Jan 27 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed and 77 others injured on Sunday in twin explosions during Mass at a church in Philippines’ Sulu province, police said. A senior police officer told…
Kabul, Jan 26 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in a blast that targeted a volleyball match in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, an official said on Saturday. “Hundreds of people were…
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) China on Thursday said it has detained Chinese-Australian writer Yang Hengjun on charges of involvement in “criminal activities endangering China’s national security”. The confirmation came after Australian diplomats met their Chinese…
Washington, Jan 24 (IANS) At least five people were killed on Wednesday after a shooter opened fire in a bank in the US state of Florida, according to local police. “After an assessment of the…
San Francisco, Jan 23 (IANS) Google has released an updated version of its “My Business” app to allow users to share the service-areas and information about their business via Maps and Search, increasing their chances…
Karachi, Jan 20 (IANS) A “successful” robotic surgical procedure was carried out for the first time in Pakistan on a female patient at a hospital in Karachi, the media reported on Sunday. The procedure called…
Washington, Jan 19 (IANS) Facebook is facing a “record-setting” fine from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over its handling of user data and privacy violations. According to a report in The New York Times…
London, Jan 16 (IANS) UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party government braced for a vote of no confidence on Wednesday, a day after she suffered a historic defeat in Parliament where lawmakers roundly rejected…
Doha, Jan 14 (IANS) Visiting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday called for ending the continuing crisis between Qatar and mainly its Arab Gulf neighbours. Speaking at a joint news conference with Qatari…
Moscow, Nov 30 (IANS) The cancellation of a meeting between the Presidents of the US and Russia had nothing to do with an escalation of tension between Kiev and Moscow but was due to internal…