Nay Pyi Taw, July 18 (IANS) The United Nationalities Federal Council, representing Myanmarese armed groups which have not signed a formal ceasefire with the government, on Monday said it will keenly observe the progress of…
Istanbul, July 18 (IANS) Around 1,800 Special Forces troops joined Turkey police in securing Istanbul on Monday, as part of strong measures enacted in the aftermath of a failed military coup, the media reported. Extraordinary…
Beijing, July 18 (IANS) Beijing on Monday announced military manoeuvres in the South China Sea, almost a week after The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruled in favour of the Philippines over the region’s…
Paris, July 18 (IANS) French troops on Monday bombed new Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq and Syria as a response to the July 14 Nice attacks that killed 84 people, Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le…
London, July 18 (IANS) Britain’s MPs are set to decide on whether to renew the country’s Trident nuclear weapons programme in a House of Commons vote on Monday, a move backed by newly appointed Prime…
ISTANBUL, July 15, 2016 (Xinhua) — Turkey’s gendarmerie guard a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, on July 15, 2016. Turkey’s gendarmerie on Friday night closed the two bridges that connect Istanbul’s Asian and European parts over…
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to not go by the state’s small size and its paltry population when it comes to taking care of its…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) A ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker was seriously injured on Monday when his vehicle met with an accident following an alleged mob attack in the restive Kashmir Valley where curfew…
Canberra, July 18 (IANS) Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has formally approached the federal government for support in his bid to become the next UN secretary-general, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday. The…
By Aroonim Bhuyan New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague on the South China Sea dispute in favour of the Philippines may have come as…
Rio de Janeiro, July 18 (IANS) The Spanish Olympic Committee (COE) has taken the unusual step of hiring its own private security firm for next month’s Olympic Games, according to media reports. The Marca newspaper…
Washington, July 18 (IANS) The US resumed airstrikes against the Islamic State (IS) after Turkey opened its airbase which was closed in the wake of a failed attempted coup on July 16. Speaking to reporters…
Tokyo, July 18 (IANS) A man claiming to be a North Korean citizen was found wandering around the Japanese port town of Senzaki this weekend, police told CNN on Monday. Officials from Yamaguchi prefecture said…
Seoul, July 18 (IANS) North Korea is prepared to carry out its fifth nuclear test “at any time” after intelligence reports detected heightened activity at a test site, South Korea warned on Monday. “North Korea…
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Bangladesh police arrested a college teacher close to Shafiqul Islam Ujjal, one of those who attacked a Dhaka cafe on July 1 leaving over 20 dead, officials confirmed on Monday. Milon…
Washington, July 18 (IANS) A former African-American US Marine killed three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on his birthday, in an incident similar the July 5 Dallas attacks, where another former black soldier killed…
Srinagar, July 18 (IANS) Officially imposed curfew and a shutdown called by the separatists paralysed normal life for the 11th consecutive day in the Valley on Monday. Officials told IANS that Sunday was the first…
(160716) — ANKARA, July 16, 2016 (Xinhua) — Damaged vehicles are seen outside the presidential palace in Ankara, Turkey, July 16, 2016. Turkey’s prime minister said on Saturday that at least 161 people were killed…
Paris, July 17 (IANS) The man who drove a truck into a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the southern French city of Nice had researched the route days before the Thursday night attack,…
By Sarwar Kashani Srinagar, July 17 (IANS) Curfew and a separatist-called shutdown continued for the 10th day on Sunday, crippling normal life across the restive Kashmir Valley with the government ordering schools and colleges to…