India to co-host meeting with US over drug menace

5 years ago

New York –On the sidelines of the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, India will co-host a meeting on Monday with the United States...

Needle found in Australian strawberries sold in New Zealand

6 years ago

WELLINGTON –The Australian strawberry scare has spread to New Zealand with a supermarket chain announcing Sunday that needles were found in a box of the fruit sourced from the neighbouring...

Rafale will not be cancelled, will wait for CAG report: Jaitley

6 years ago

New Delhi –  Rejecting allegations of a scam in the Rafale fighter plane deal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitely on Sunday said that whether the planes are bought at a higher...

Voting for Maldives presidential election kicks off

6 years ago

MALE –Voting for the Maldives presidential election began early Sunday.  Thousands of voters queued up outside voting centers which had been set across the country, the Elections Commission said.According to...

India launches 'Modicare', world's biggest health scheme

6 years ago

NEW DELHI – India on Sunday launched the world's biggest health insurance scheme which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would cover some 500 million poor people.  The programme,...

Sixteen dead in rebel attack on DR Congo village: witnesses

6 years ago

BENI, RD Congo – Sixteen people, including 12 civilians, were killed in a rebel attack on the village of Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive east, witnesses told...

Vatican announces historic deal with China on bishops

6 years ago

VATICAN CITY –The Vatican on Saturday announced a historic accord with China on the appointment of bishops in the Communist country as Pope Francis recognised seven Beijing-appointed bishops in a...

Iran president vows "crushing response" to Ahvaz attack

6 years ago

TEHRAN – Iran's President Hassan Rouhani vowed a "crushing response" to Saturday's attack on a military parade in the city of Ahvaz near the Iraqi border that left at least...

Xi stresses rural vitalization strategy

6 years ago

BEIJING –Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the Chinese president, has stressed the importance of rural vitalization strategy in promoting agricultural upgrading,...

UK foreign minister sits down with Aung San Suu Kyi

6 years ago

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt met on Thursday with embattled Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the first high-profile state visit to the country since the...

EU's Tusk: May's Brexit trade plan 'will not work'

6 years ago

SALZBURG, Austria –  The president of the Europe's council of leaders warned Thursday after talks with Prime Minister Theresa May that Britain's plan for post-Brexit trade arrangements simply "will not...

12 killed, dozens missing in new Philippine landslide

6 years ago

NAGA, Philippines –Twelve people were killed and dozens missing after a landslide unleashed by monsoon rains struck in the central Philippines Thursday, inflicting more misery on the already storm-battered nation.  ...

Uganda's pop star MP 'taken away' by security officers

6 years ago

KAMPALA –Ugandan pop star turned opposition MP Robert Kyagulanyi was taken away by security officers upon arrival at the country's international airport Thursday, his wife Barbie told AFP.  ...

Pakistan PM Imran Khan reaches UAE

6 years ago

Abu Dhabi  – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday arrived in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for the last leg of his two-nation tour.  ...

Brazilians opt for budget bulletproofing as economy tanks

6 years ago

SAO PAULO –Brazilians are as worried as ever about getting shot while driving, but have less money in a stagnant economy to spend on protecting themselves.  Enter the...