Move to a quaint Italian village has never been so attractive
Rome: As the winter months kick in and Australia’s housing affordability continues to look bleak, a move to a quaint...
Month: May 2019
PPP invites tickets’ applications for elections in tribal areas
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has asked aspirants of the Party ticket for the upcoming elections for the provincial assembly...
Sherry Rehman presents Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Senate
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Parliamentary Leader in Senate, Sherry Rehman, has presented the Constitution (Amendment) Bill, 2019 (Substitution of...
7.2-magnitude earthquake rocks Papua New Guinea
SYDNEY,A 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck 33 km north-west of Bulolo in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday,...
Small plane crash in Mexico kills all 13 on board
MEXICO CITY, A private airplane crashed in a remote mountainous area in northern Mexico over the weekend, killing all the...
Turkey ‘election rerun’ anger & jubilation
Turkey's electoral body has been condemned for ordering Istanbul's local elections to be re-held after an opposition victory in March.President...
Moscow: At least 41 killed as Aeroflot jet caught fire in mid air
At least 41 people were killed after a Russian plane made an emergency landing and burst into flames at Sheremetyevo...
Several killed, 45 injured in Taliban attack on police station in N. Afghan province
PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan: Several people were killed and 45 others injured after Taliban attacked a provincial police station in Pul-e-Khumri, capital...
World benefits from western China’s development
CHONGQING: Kebede Abera, consul of Ethiopia in China's Chongqing Municipality, believes western China will be the next main consumer of...
Russian Aeroflot plane makes emergency landing in Moscow
The emergency landing reportedly happened shortly after take-off. A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing at a Moscow...
F.D.A. Approves the First Vaccine for Dengue Fever, but Limits Its Use
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for dengue, Dengvaxia, but placed significant restrictions on its use...
Alberto Curamil: Chile’s ‘environmental Nobel’ winner who saved a sacred river
A Chilean indigenous leader detained for allegedly taking part in a robbery has been awarded a prestigious environmental prize for...
Traffic-free days begin in Edinburgh city centre
A number of Edinburgh's city centre streets are being closed to traffic under plans to reduce air pollution. The city...
Venezuelan military helicopter crashes, seven officers killed
CARACAS, Venezuela — Seven Venezuelan military officers were killed on Saturday when their helicopter crashed while heading to a state...
Gilani calls for boycott of sham polls in Occupied Kashmir
In Occupied Kashmir, Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, has urged the people to completely boycott the fifth...
China-Russia joint naval exercise concludes in Qingdao
China-Russia joint naval exercise concludes in Qingdao Naval forces paticipating the "Joint Sea-2019" exercise. A six-day joint naval exercise held...
Russian Navy to receive 40 advanced minesweepers by 2030
MOSCOW: The Russian Navy plans to operate about 40 Project 12700 mine countermeasures vessels by 2030, Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir...
Pentagon gearing up to cut Ankara out of F-35 program, acting chief says
WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defense is preparing to remove Turkey from a program on creating US advanced F-35 multirole...
HSBC first-quarter profit jumps as costs drop
HSBC has reported a 31% jump in pre-tax profits for the first quarter as it cut costs and incomes from...
Boeing 737 lands in Florida river
A Boeing 737 plane arriving from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba went off the runway into the St. Johns River in...
Putin, Trump discuss Korean Peninsula, Venezuela over phone: Kremlin
MOSCOW, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump on Friday discussed the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue and...
S.Korean FM holds phone talks with Pompeo over DPRK’s projectile launch
SEOUL,South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha on Saturday had telephone talks with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo over the...
Cyclone Fani: Indians shelter from cyclone’s onslaught
A powerful cyclone has slammed into India's eastern coastline, bringing torrential rains and winds of up to 200 km/h (125mph).Cyclone...
Fani will make landfall today morning around 9.30 am in Odisha’s Puri
The extremely severe cyclonic storm Fani will make landfall today morning around 9.30 am in Odisha's Puri, much before the...
Zelensky says Ukraine and Russia share only state border, have nothing else in common
KIEV: Ukraine’s President-elect Vladimir Zelensky has said it’s possible to search for a compromise in relations with Russia only when...
Pure Russian oil arrives in Belarus via Druzhba pipeline
MINSK, Good quality Russian oil reached the Belarusian border on May 2 via the Druzhba pipeline and is being supplied...
Life-saving kidney delivered by drone
A donor kidney has been delivered to surgeons at a US hospital via drone, in the first flight of its...
Fish leather’s nine times stronger than lamb or cow leather of similar thickness
"The first 200 times we just made smelly fish soups," Steinunn Gunnsteinsdóttir says.Ms Gunnsteinsdóttir is the sales manager of Icelandic...
Indian ‘ preacher’ Zakir Naik charged with money laundering
Indian prosecutors have charged controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik with money laundering.Mr Naik, who lives in exile, is accused of...
Beyond Meat: Shares in vegan burger company sizzle 160%
Shares of vegan burger maker Beyond Meat soared on their Wall Street debut as investors bet on the growing popularity...
