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Can India’s solar gift solve urgent problem for journos at UN?
United Nations, Nov 6 (IANS) While the UN grapples with weighty global matters, can an Indian gift solve an unlikely matter of great concern to journalists and staffers -- a partial shut down of an escalator as part of the world body's…
US ‘optimistic’ for phase 1 trade deal with China
Bangkok, Nov 5 (IANS) US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross on Tuesday said he was "optimistic" of a phase one deal in trade negotiations with China to calm global jitters over the ongoing dispute between Washington and Beijing.Ross…
Azadi March: Imran meets govt negotiating team
Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday met the government negotiating team led by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak to discuss the next course of action regarding the JUI-F's 'Azadi March'.The meeting comes…
Indian boy runs over mother in UAE freak accident
Dubai, Nov 5 (IANS) An Indian woman died after she was run over by her teenager son in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the media reported on Tuesday.According to family sources, the 17-year-old boy did not have a driving licence, reports…
Macron urges China to bring end to trade war with US
Shanghai, Nov 5 (IANS) French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday expressed hope for an end to the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing with an agreement between the two parties.Macron, who made the remarks while addressing the…
SL EC identifies 13 ‘fake’ candidates
Colombo, Nov 5 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) of Sri Lanka has identified 13 presidential candidates who were in the fray merely to support either of the two main contenders, SLPP's Gotabaya Rajapaksa and NDP's Sajith Premadasa, for…
Sl polls: 15 parties ink MoU to back Gotabaya
Colombo, Nov 5 (IANS) Fifteen political have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to back Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa for the November 16 presidential election.The MoU was signed at Rajapaksa's…
Baghdadi’s sister captured by Turkey in Syria: Report
Ankara, Nov 5 (IANS) Turkish officials have claimed that the sister of slain Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been captured in northern Syria, a BBC report said on Tuesday.The 65-year-old, named as Rasmiya Awad, was…
Indian held hostage in Myanmar dies, 4 others freed
Yangon, Nov 5 (IANS) An Indian man, who was abducted with 10 others by the Arakan Army (AA) insurgent group in Myanmar, has died while still in captivity, while eight others, including four Indians, have been released, a media report…
Egypt extends state of emergency for 3 months
Cairo, Nov 5 (IANS) The Egyptian parliament has approved the extension of the state of emergency across the country for three months more months which was first declared in 2017.With a two-thirds majority, parliament on Monday approved a…
No single country can resolve problems by itself: Xi
Shanghai, Nov 5 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that there was not a single country which could solve its economic difficulties on its own and the world had to walk together towards a global market with increasingly…
China’s Xi backs Hong Kong Chief Executive Lam
Shanghai, Nov 5 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping expressed his support for Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, who has been harshly criticized by the pro-democracy protesters that have been taking to the streets of the city over the…
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari vows to form national govt
Islamabad, Nov 5 (IANS) Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, the Chairperson of the opposition Pakistan Peoples Party, has vowed to form a national government in the country.Addressing a PPP workers' convention at Uch Sharif in Punjab province on…
US gives formal notice to quit Paris Agreement on climate change (Lead)
United Nations, Nov 5 (IANS) The US has formally served notice that it is withdrawing from the Paris Agreement that was drawn to fight climate change.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday that the US sent the notification to…
Iran to further cut nuke commitments in next 2 days
Tehran, Nov 5 (IANS) President Hassan Rouhani will announce Iran's fourth step to reduce nuclear commitments in the next two days, the Iranian government has said.Following the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iranian nuclear deal, Iran had…
Vietnam arrests 8 in connection to Essex lorry deaths
Hanoi, Nov 4 (IANS) Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in connection to the 39 bodies which were found dead inside a refrigerated lorry container in the UK's Essex county on October 23, state media reported on Monday.Gen. Nguyen…
3 protesters killed in Iraq’s Karbala near Iran consulate
Baghdad, Nov 4 (IANS) At least three protesters were shot dead after clashes with security forces near the Iranian consulate in Iraq's Karbala province, according to a rights watchdog on Monday.The Iraqi High Commission for Human Rights…
Imran to launch ‘largest ever’ scholarship programme
Islamabd, Nov 4 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday announced that he would launch the counry's "largest ever need-based" scholarship programme later in the day.'Ehsaas for Students' is another project of the…