How NASA plans to bring back samples from Mars
Washington, Dec 11 (IANS) NASA has revealed how it plans to bring back Martian samples to Earth for the first time with the help of its next rover mission to the Red Planet, Mars 2020….
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China claims Indian drone invaded airspace, New Delhi says Beijing was informed
Beijing/New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) China on Thursday said an Indian drone “invaded” its airspace and crashed in its territory in the Sikkim section of the border where the two countries were locked in a…
Pakistan FM hints at shifting foreign policy’s focus from US
Islamabad, Dec (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday said Islamabad’s foreign policy has for long remained US-centric, but the time has now come to review it and shift its focus towards Moscow and…
Women are more athletic than men: Study
Toronto, Dec 5 (IANS) Challenging the popular notion that men are more fit for exercise of all sorts, a new study has shown that women have a natural capacity to process oxygen more quickly than…
Palestinian rivals agree in Cairo to carry on with reconciliation
Gaza, Dec 5 (IANS) Palestinian rivals, Islamic Hamas movement and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party agreed to carry on with reconciliation dialogue and remove all obstacles in its way, a senior official said on…
China urges US, North Korea to opt for talks
Beijing, Dec 4 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday urged countries involved in the North Korean crisis, including the US, to opt for negotiations rather than sanctions to address the issue. Following a…
May in Brussels for key Brexit talks
Brussels, Dec 4 (IANS) British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet key European Union (EU) figures on Monday here for talks on Brexit which could determine whether the UK is able to move on to…
Turkish President to visit Greece on December 7-8
Athens, Dec 3 (IANS) Turkey President Tayyip Recep Erdogan will visit Greece on December 7-8, the first by a Turkish head of state in 65 years, following an invitation by his Greek counterpart Prokopis Pavlopoulos….
At least 20 killed, 5 missing in Indonesian landslides, floods
Jakarta, Dec 3 (IANS) At least 20 people were killed and five others were missing as landslides and floods struck Indonesia’s East Java province, a government official from the disaster agency said on Saturday. The…
Afghanistan’s neighbour impediment to its growth: Minister
Baku (Azerbaijan), Dec 1 (IANS) Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar on Friday said several countries, including India, have striven hard to improve the socio-economic and security situation in Afghanistan but a “certain…
Harrdy Sandhu’s ‘Naah’ most watched track in a day
Mumbai, Dec 1 (IANS) Singer Harrdy Sandhu’s track “Naah”, which also features actress Nora Fatehi, has attracted more than 12 million eyeballs within 24 hours. “Naah” became the most watched track worldwide beating singer Ed…
US dollar trades mixed against major currencies
New York, Dec 1 (IANS) The US dollar traded mixed against other major currencies as Wall Street awaited a Senate vote on tax reform. In late New York trading on Thursday, the euro rose to…
Syria remains world’s largest displacement crisis: UN official
United Nations, Nov 30 (IANS) Syria remains the world’s largest and most dynamic displacement crisis, with half of Syrians displaced from their homes, a top UN humanitarian official has said. On average, more than 6,500…
Bill Gates elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering
Beijing, Nov 27 (IANS) Microsoft Corporation co-founder Bill Gates has been elected as a member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, the organisation announced on Monday. The government-backed academy has named a total of 67…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party plans to impeach Mugabe
Harare, Nov 21 (IANS) Zimbabwe’s ruling party Zanu-PF is set to begin impeachment proceedings in the Parliament against President Robert Mugabe, a media report said. The decision comes after Mugabe ignored the deadline set by…
US Senator Rand Paul returns to work despite broken ribs
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) US Senator Rand Paul has announced that he was returning to work in Washington following several days of resting after he suffered from broken ribs in an altercation with a neighbour…
Turkey-Russia relations nearly back to normal: Putin
Moscow, Nov 14 (IANS) Relations between Russia and Turkey are nearly back to the level they were prior to the Turkish downing of a Russian warplane over Syria two years ago, the presidents of both…
Modi, Trump have ‘warm, productive meeting’ in Manila
Manila, Nov 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump held a “warm and productive meeting” on the sidelines of the Asean Summit here on Monday and discussed issues of mutual interest….
Goodbye 140 as Twitter rolls out 280-character limit for all
San Francisco, Nov 8 (IANS) The 140-character limit that has been around since 2006 and became part of Twitter’s personality on Wednesday paved the way for a new 280-character limit that is now available virtually…
Saudis accuse Iran of possible ‘act of war’
Riyadh, Nov 7 (IANS) Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has accused Iran of an act of “direct military aggression” by supplying missiles to rebels in Yemen for carrying out a missile strike on…