Washington, Jan 11 (IANS) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Washington could “conceivably” re-enter into the global Paris climate agreement, from which he announced the withdrawal last year. At a news conference with…
Ankara, Jan 11 (IANS) The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned Philip Kosnett, the US embassy charge d’affaires, over the current situation in Syria, a source in the ministry said. The ministry On Tuesday also…
Seoul, Jan 10 (IANS) South Korean President Moon Jae-in and US President Donald Trump see a possibility for talks between South Korea and North Korea leading to talks between Washington and Pyongyang, multiple local media…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) About 3,500 babies in the US die each year due to sleep-related problems, including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and accidental suffocation, a new report said on Tuesday. The Centers for…
Washington, Jan 10 (IANS) Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthplace has officially become National Historical Park, in a move to mark his birthday, which is observed on the third Monday of January each year as a…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 9 (IANS) One of Chinas top military officials, Fang Fenghui, will be prosecuted for taking and receiving bribes, the state media reported on Tuesday. Fang and his colleague General Zhang…
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) Personal devices will know more about an individual’s emotional state than their own family as emotion Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems continue to become sophisticated, market research firm Gartner said on…
Canberra, Jan 9 (IANS) Same-sex weddings took place across Australia on Tuesday, as Australia celebrated its first official day of marriage equality. In December, Australia’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to legalise same-sex marriage following a postal…
Bern, Jan 9 (IANS) The trial of 13 financiers accused of funneling over 15 million Swiss francs ($15 million) to the now vanquished Sri Lankan rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), began at…
Juba, Jan 9 (IANS) South Sudan’s former army chief Paul Malong Awan has rebelled against the government, officials said on Monday. Presidential Spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny said the former Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) chief…
L0ondon, Jan 8 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond and Brexit Minister David Davis were re-confirmed in their current posts as Prime Minister Theresa May reshuffled her cabinet on…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing, Jan 8 (IANS) India’s envoy to China, Gautam Bambawale, on Monday met Secretary General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Rashid Alimov and discussed the agenda and preparation of the annual…
Tehran, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 21 people were injured in a 5.1-magnitude earthquake that jolted Sar Pol Zahab city in Iran’s western province of Kermanshah on Saturday, Iran’s Seismological Center reported. The epicentre, with…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) NASA has announced that it would launch two missions to explore a little-understood area 96 km above Earth’s surface. The Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission will be…
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) The White news House said on Thursday that it will ban staffers and guests on using personal cellphones in the West Wing. “The security and integrity of the technology systems at…
Washington, Jan 4 (IANS) An attorney for US President Donald Trump has sent a cease-and-desist notice to a former chief adviser to the US President, warning him that legal action is imminent over information he…
San Francisco, Jan 3 (IANS) YouTube responded on Tuesday to a controversial graphic video of a dead body posted by one of its most popular stars over the weekend. YouTube star Logan Paul uploaded a…
Beijing, Dec 30 (IANS) A district in the Chinese capital has launched a testing base for autopilot vehicles in the Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park. The Shunyi district government said on Friday that the base was a…
Chicago, Dec 29 (IANS) An Indian-origin student was shot dead during a robbery attempt at a gas station in the US, a media report said. Nineteen-year-old Arshad Vahora was an employee at the gas station…
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of UN sanctions, the Foreign Ministry announced here on Friday. A ministry…