(160203) — PYONGYANG, Feb. 3, 2016 (Xinhua) — A model of Unha-3 rocket is displayed at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Lu Rui)…
(160203) — PYONGYANG, Feb. 3, 2016 (Xinhua) — A model of Unha-3 rocket is displayed at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Lu Rui)…
credit: Twitter London, Feb 6 (IANS) Britain on Friday rejected a UN working group’s ruling which calls for an end to the “arbitrary detention” of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The UN Working Group on Arbitrary…
Canberra, Feb 5 (IANS) Migrants coming to Australia from the war-torn Middle-East could be subject to stronger background and character checks, in a move designed to minimise the risk of “extremist infiltration”, Xinhua reported. A…
(160203) — PYONGYANG, Feb. 3, 2016 (Xinhua) — A model of Unha-3 rocket is displayed at the Sci-Tech Complex in Pyongyang, the capital of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Feb. 3, 2016. (Xinhua/Lu…
New Delhi: Chief Executive of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, CY Leung calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on Feb 4, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Prime Minister…
credit: Twitter London, Feb 4 (IANS) Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will turn himself over to the police here on Friday if a UN panel rules he has not been unlawfully detained. Australian…
Jakarta, Feb 4 (IANS) Indonesia will chemically castrate child sex offenders, the country’s National Commission on Child Protection announced on Thursday. President Joko Widodo is set to issue a regulation in lieu of law which…
Moscow, Feb 4 (IANS) Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it was greatly concerned about a plan of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch a satellite later this month. “We have to state that…
Seoul, Feb 3 (IANS) South Korea on Wednesday warned a harsh price against North Korea’s long-range ballistic missile launch after Pyongyang’s notification of its plan to launch a satellite. “If North Korea pushes ahead with…
United Nations, Feb 3 (IANS) Three United Nations entities have been informed of the intentions of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) to launch an earth observation satellite between February 8-25, said a UN…
Paris, Feb 2 (IANS) Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday paid a historic state visit to France, the first ever by a Cuban leader in two decades, with a view to reinforce bilateral ties, increase…
New Delhi: The CEO of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah calls on the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on February 01, 2016. (Photo: IANS/PIB) New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Afghan Chief Executive Officer and Head…
Nay Pyi Taw, Feb 1 (IANS) The first session of Myanmar’s newly-elected parliament opened on Monday in capital Nay Pyi Taw, two days after the expiry of its previous term, media reports said. For the…
Brussels/Istanbul, Jan 31 (IANS) NATO has called on Russia to act responsibly after Turkey summoned the Russian ambassador to protest what it claimed a violation of its airspace by a warplane. “A Russian combat aircraft…
India’s Permanent Representative Asoke Kumar Mukerji with United Nations General Assembly President Sam Kahamba Kutes in New York. United Nations, Jan 31 (IANS) When serious negotiations on Security Council reforms finally begin this week based…
Berlin, Jan 31 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said war refugees from Syria and Iraq usually only enjoy temporary protection in Germany and most of them must go home once the conflicts there come to…
(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…
Bucharest, Jan 29 (IANS) Romania on Friday banned smoking in all indoor public spaces, including workplaces, and in all indoor or outdoor child-related facilities. President Klaus Iohannis on Friday signed the new anti-smoking law that…
Washington, Jan 28 (IANS) North Korea may have had a failed test of some components of a hydrogen bomb earlier this month, the media reported. “There may have been a partial, failed test of some…