Vienna, Feb 18 (IANS) Austrian Minister of the Interior Johanna Mikl-Leitner on Wednesday said the country will only be accepting a maximum of 80 asylum applications per day at its southern border crossings from Friday…
Seoul, Feb 17 (IANS) At least four US F-22 stealth fighters flew over South Korea’s airspace on Wednesday in an apparent show of force toward North Korea’s recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The nuclear-capable…
Kathmandu, Feb 17 (IANS) Launching a campaign to reconstruct the Dharahara, also known as Bhimsen Tower, one of Kathmandu’s landmarks that came crashing down during the devastating quake last April 25, Nepalese Prime Minister K.P….
Berlin, Feb 17 (IANS) Germany would fully normalise relations with Iran only after Tehran recognises the existence of Israel, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday after meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu….
(150711) — HAVANA, July 11, 2015 (Xinhua) — Image taken on July 9, 2015 shows Cuban former leader Fidel Castro delivering a speech during a meeting with officers and civil servants of the Interior Ministry…
(151103) — PYONGYANG, Nov. 3, 2015 (Xinhua) — Photo provided by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Nov. 3, 2015 shows top leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (L,…
Damascus, Feb 15 (IANS) A mass grave of some 100 bodies was uncovered in Syria’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour on Sunday, a media report said. Residents of Mrat town in the eastern countryside of…
Havana, Feb 14 (IANS) The Cuban government said it had returned a dummy US Hellfire missile, which was shipped to Havana by mistake from Europe in 2014. The Hellfire, a laser-guided, air-to-surface missile, arrived in…
Munich, Feb 13 (IANS) Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday warned the world has slid into a “new Cold War”, criticising the West’s “unfriendly” policy against his country. “Almost every day we are called…
(151002) — MYITGYINA, Oct. 2, 2015 (Xinhua) — Chairperson of the National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi speaks during her election campaign in Myitgyina, Myanmar, Oct. 2, 2015. Myanmar opposition party NLD…
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday committed a faux pas when he greeted Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on his ‘birthday’ on twitter. Ghani’s birthday is on May 19. “Happy birthday…
By Sushil Kumar New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Expecting that the world would take a “serious note” of Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist-turned-approver David Coleman Headley’s revelations on the devastating 26/11 Mumbai attack that claimed 166 lives, security…
Washington, Feb 13 (IANS) The US government has announced the upcoming signing of a memorandum of understanding with Cuba in the field of civil aviation that will pave the way for direct commercial flights by…
New Delhi: Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan being welcomed by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Ceremonial Reception, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on Feb. 11, 2016….
Ramallah, Feb 11 (IANS) Israeli military forces on Thursday demolished 42 structures in the West Bank’s Northern Valleys that were donated by the European Union, a media report said. Mu’taz Bisharat, a government official in…
Seoul, Feb 11 (IANS) The US, in response to the recent space rocket launch by Pyongyang, has sent a nuclear-powered submarine to South Korea, a spokesperson from Seoul’s Armed Forces said on Thursday. The USS…
Canberra, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss on Thursday announced his retirement from politics after a 26-year-long career, ahead of a possible cabinet reshuffle. His retirement will leave behind a vacancy in…
Kathmandu, Feb 11 (IANS) The sudden and unexpected death of former prime minister Sushil Koirala earlier this week has sparked a controversy in Nepal, giving rise to questions in the media like why his illness…
Canberra/New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Harinder Sidhu, a senior career diplomat of Indian origin, was on Thursday named Australia’s new high commissioner to India. She will replace Patrick Suckling in New Delhi and will have…
New Delhi: The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan paying homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, at Rajghat, in Delhi on February 11, 2016. The Minister of…