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...
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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...
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...
AJK President asks Turkey to mediate for resolution of Kashmir dispute
President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan has asked Turkey to mediate for the resolution of Jammu and...
Love is blind: Thai king Vajiralongkorn marries ‘bodyguard’ making her queen
The king of Thailand has married the deputy head of his personal security detail, and given her the title of...
Cyclone Fani: Mass evacuations as storm moves up India’s coast
Thousands of people are being evacuated from villages along India's eastern coastline ahead of a severe cyclone.Cyclone Fani is heading...
PM performs groundbreaking ceremony of Mohmand Dam
Prime Minister Imran Khan and former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Saqib Nisar performed groundbreaking ceremony of Mohmand Dam on Thursday...
16 police commandos killed in IED blast
Sixteen police commandos were killed in an IED blast by Naxalites in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra state today (Wednesday). Commandos...
Labour Day observed to promote dignity of labourers
International Labour Day was observed today with the renewed pledge to acknowledge and promote the dignity of labourers. The theme...
Secret of airport design
From a terminal’s colours to the security queue, here’s how airports are designed to keep travellers calm, quiet – and...
Wikileaks co-founder sentenced to 50 weeks in jail
LONDON, Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 weeks in jail here on Wednesday for breaching bail conditions.Assange was...
China upgrades 5th edition of its currency
BEIJING, The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, has upgraded the fifth edition of the renminbi (RMB), the...
Emperor Akihito: Japanese monarch declares historic abdication
Japan's Emperor Akihito has declared his abdication in a historic ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. In his last...
Company that gave you a day off in the middle of the week, every week?
On Wednesdays, while most of her friends are at work, Tiffany Schrauwen is on the tennis court, practising her backhand....
Putin lauds development of Russia-Japan relations under Emperor Akihito
MOSCOW, . Russian President Vladimir Putin has paid tribute to abdicating Japanese Emperor Akihito, the telegram was published on the...
TROPICAL CYCLONE KENNETH CLAIMS 38!
The death toll from Tropical Cyclone Kenneth has climbed to 38, the Mozambican government’s disaster management institute said on Monday....
12 KILLED AND 5 INJURED AS PASSENGER VAN Crash!
At least 12 people were killed and five others injured when a passenger van caught fire after ramming into the...
SINKING INDONESIA’S PLANNING MINISTER ANNOUNCES
Bambang Brodjonegoro said President Joko Widodo had chosen to relocate the capital in “an important decision”.The new location is not...
Xi stresses high-quality, sustainable infrastructure under BRI
BEIJING, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday highlighted building infrastructure of high quality, sustainability, risk resilience, reasonable pricing, inclusiveness and...
Uber aims for $90bn stock market debut
Uber has revealed that it is seeking a valuation of $90bn (£70bn) in its much anticipated stock market flotation. The...
“But what do you do when you are out of the loop?”PM Wickremesinghe
Ranil Wickremesinghe said that crucial information about any potential danger in the country was not passed to him.The subsequent attacks,...
90% of the marine viruses not classified !
The oceans contain almost 200,000 different viral populations, according to the latest count.Marine viruses were found from the surface down...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) meets with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera
BEIJING, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday ahead of the Second Belt and Road...
Vision 2030: Saudi Arabia achieves $7.4 billion budget surplus in first quarter of 2019
Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday achieving a budget surplus in the first quarter of this year, which is the first...
