Beijing, May 13 (IANS) China is aiming to complete military reforms by 2020, an official statement said. In the next five years, China’s armed forces will realise “a significant increase of key combat capabilities”, said…
Canberra, May 13 (IANS) An Australian security official working at the embassy in Iraq’s capital Baghdad was shot dead during a gunfire, authorities confirmed on Friday. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed the news, after an…
Bari (Italy), May 12 (IANS/AKI) One of three asylum-seekers arrested on suspicion of links to the IS terror group and plotting to attack Rome and other targets has been released from custody in southern Italy,…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) India on Thursday said Pakistan’s present nuclear policy has been a cause of concern internationally, and its battlefield atomic weapons were causing such apprehensions. “There have been international concerns about…
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Tension along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border has escalated over the fencing of a two km area at the Torkham crossing which was stopped by the Afghan forces, a media report said on…
Dhaka/Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) In an apparent tit-for-tat move, Pakistan’s High Commissioner to Bangladesh Shuja Alam was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka once again on Thursday, hours after Islamabad summoned Dhaka’s…
London, May 12 (IANS) Gay armed forces personnel will soon be allowed to wed in the chapels of military bases after an Armed Forces minister announced a pilot scheme due to begin in the near…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Indian Naval Ships Delhi, Tarkash and Deepak on Thursday reached Kuwait on a four day visit, an official statement said. The statement said Indian naval officers and sailors would undertake…
Islamabad, May 12 (IANS) Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif on Thursday confirmed the death sentence to a group of five “hardcore terrorists” who were awarded the capital punishment by military courts for involvement in…
Moscow, May 12 (IANS) Russia’s agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor on Thursday announced plans to halt the remaining imports of fruit and vegetables from Turkey next week. “We are considering restrictions on the remaining fruit and vegetable…
Brussels, May 12 (IANS) The US Army’s recent decision to target IS in Afghanistan has had a significant impact on the terror group denying it momentum, a top NATO commander said on Thursday. IS “as…
London, May 12 (IANS) A suspected terrorist toured potential targets in Britain, including Buckingham Palace and the Shard, while using fake IDs and posing as an Afghan refugee, it was reported on Thursday. Hakim Nasiri,…
Tehran, May 12 (IANS) Iran on Thursday said it will not send pilgrims to Haj this year because Saudi Arabia was refusing to cooperate on arrangements for Iranians to join the annual rituals in September….
Washington, May 12 (IANS) China and the US held a meeting to discuss international norms of state behaviour in cyberspace and other security issues. The meeting on Wednesday was the first discussion of Senior Experts…
Bangkok, May 12 (IANS) Thailand might buying four more Swedish jet fighters to add to a current squadron of 12 of the same type, Deputy Prime Minister Prajin Juntong said on Thursday. rajin, a former…
Washington, May 12 (IANS) The US is to launch a new ground-based missile defence system in Romania on Thursday amid increased tensions with Russia. The system, to be operated by NATO, is finally getting launched…
Bucharest, May 12 (IANS) The NATO Multinational Division Southeast (MND-SE) became partly functional here on Wednesday, announced the headquarters of the division. “I am honoured to be here to mark the significant progress made toward…
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Indian news channel CNN-NEWS18 on Wednesday claimed that it has tracked down India’s most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim at his Pakistan-based location. CNN-NEWS18 has secured clinching video evidence of Dawood…
(A File Photo) India has terminated the Rs. 3,600 crore deal for VIP choppers with AgustaWestland after bribery allegations tainted the deal, on Jan.1, 2014. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Christian Michel, one…
Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) After a two-year hiatus in the wake of deadly avalanches and last year’s earthquake, the world’s highest peak Mt Everest saw the first ascent on Wednesday as nine Nepali Sherpas made…