Ankara, Aug 2 (IANS) The failed bid to overthrow the government of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cost Turkey $100 billion (300 billion lira), according to Customs and Trade Minister Bulent Tufenkci. “When we consider…
Mathura, Aug 2 (IANS) The army will plant 12,000 saplings in the Mathura Cantonment area, military officials said on Tuesday. The green drive will be undertaken by soldiers of the Strike 1 formation, beginning Wednesday….
Hanoi, Aug 2 (IANS) The central bank of Vietnam has warned banks, credit institutions and financial organisations against hacker attacks after websites of Vietnam Airlines and IT systems at airports were hacked, the media reported…
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday announced completion of a disputed gate complex along its border with Afghanistan that had led to heightened diplomatic tension with Kabul and a prolonged stand-off between the border…
Ankara, Aug 2 (IANS) Turkey is planning to split its spy service into separate units for foreign and domestic intelligence after the organisation was vehemently criticised for shortcomings over the failed July 15 coup, a…
Seoul, Aug 2 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday lodged a strong protest against Japan’s repeated territorial claims on its eastern-most Dokdo islets, lying halfway between the two countries. Seoul’s Defence Ministry called in an attache…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The Brazilian capital will increase the number of military police officers on patrol by 33 percent during the 2016 Olympic Games. The increase means 13,900 officers will be safeguarding…
Islamabad, Aug 2 (IANS) The construction of a gate complex at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Torkham was completed on Tuesday. Construction on the Bab-e-Pakistan gate complex, which began on June 12 this year and led…
Rio de Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The government of Rio de Janeiro has announced it will add 3,503 police officers to its force of 10,414 for security of the Olympic Games, an increase of 33…
Kabul, Aug 2 (IANS) The Afghan Taliban publicly executed a 19-year-old woman in northern Sar-e-Pul province for abandoning her family due to domestic issues. Azada, the girl, was first tried in a desert court and…
By Anjali Ojha New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The government might have launched a Skill India mission with much fanfare but a defence ministry scheme to train ex-servicemen for a second career has failed to…
Wellington, Aug 2 (IANS) Military representatives from China, US and Australia are in New Zealand this week to discuss ways to improve emergency humanitarian operations in the South Pacific, the military said on Tuesday. According…
New York, Aug 2 (IANS) New York state authorities have banned registered sex offenders from downloading and playing the augmented reality game Pokemon Go citing concerns that paedophiles could use the app to find or…
Houston, Aug 2 (IANS) A new law has come into effect in US’ Texas state that allows students to carry guns onto the campuses of public universities across the state. The new Campus Carry Law,…
Srinagar, Aug 2 (IANS) Authorities continued curfew and restrictions on Tuesday as Kashmir remained shut for the 25th consecutive day. Police said the curfew would continue in some areas of south Kashmir while restrictions under…
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 2 (IANS) The 129th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) started officially got with a ceremony at the Cidade Das Artes in Rio de Janeiro. In his opening speech on…
Damascus, Aug 2 (IANS) At least 30 civilians were killed and 210 others were wounded in rebel shelling on government-controlled areas in Syria’s Aleppo city, the local media said on Monday. The rebels have been…
Cairo, Aug 2 (IANS) Yemeni Foreign Minister Abdel-Malek al-Mekhlafi announced that Yemeni government negotiators decided on Monday to leave Kuwait where peace talks are being held with Houthi rebels, until the rebels accept the plan…
Washington, Aug 2 (IANS) A New York FBI employee pleaded guilty in Federal Court on Monday to acting as a Chinese agent in the US, officials said. Kun Shan Chun, 46, who is known as…
Tripoli, Aug 1 (IANS/AKI) The first air strikes by the US against the Islamic State jihadist group in Libya on Monday were staged at the unity government’s request, Libyan Prime Minister Fayez Al Sarraj said…