UN approves sweeping deal on migration, but Without US support
Geneva: More than 160 countries adopted a sweeping international accord on migration on Tuesday, after the United Nations secretary general...
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Three astronauts launch into space since failure by Soyuz rocket
Soyuz rocket: First astronauts launch into space since failure The team will spend six-and-a-half months on the International Space Station...
Two Ukrainian gunboats and a tug were captured by Russian forces
Russia has fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels off the Crimean Peninsula in a major escalation of tensions...
At least 40 killed in Kabul, 60 injured
At least 40 people have been killed in an explosion at a hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the health...
New naval base in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
US says it will join Australia in developing a naval base in Papua New Guinea (PNG), in an apparent move...
Faizul Hasan Qadri, builder of ‘mini-Taj Mahal’ has been killed in a road accident
LUCKNOW: Faizul Hasan Qadri, who hit headlines for building a 'mini-Taj Mahal' in memory of his late wife in Bulandshahr...
Boeing jetliner carrying 126 people crash-landed , injuring six people
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA: A Boeing jetliner carrying 126 people crash-landed at the airport in Guyana's capital Georgetown on Friday, injuring six...
“horrific” “blood everywhere”.12 people killed”It’s the second time in about a year and a month that this has happened,” Nicholas Champion
At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California....
Helge Ingstad: Warship collides with tanker in fjord
The KNM Helge Ingstad takes in water amid fears that it might sink Norway has evacuated the entire crew of...
Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump had criticised his top law official...
Eight people might have died in the southern French city of Marseille
MARSEILLE: As many as eight people might have died in the southern French city of Marseille in two building collapses,...
More than a dozen people have been killed in north-west China.
More than a dozen people have been killed after a lorry lost control at a toll station in north-west China....
PM Modi unveils Statue of Unity, world’s tallest at 182m, in tribute to Sardar Patel
Ijndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, in Kevadiya in Gujarat’s...
An Indonesian airliner has crashed into the sea with 189 people on board.
The Boeing 737, owned by the low-cost airline Lion Air, went down after taking off from the capital Jakarta. Flight...
Gunman opens fire at US synagogue
Police in the US are responding to reports of a gunman entering a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opening fire,...
Typing-Fast Alphabet-typing record broken four times at Texas conference
Austin, Oct 26 :Attendees at a conference in Texas broke the world record for fastest time to type the alphabet...
Leopard-China 60% of world’s snow leopard habitats located in China: report
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 :Sixty percent of the world's snow leopard habitats are located in China, according to a report released...
10,000 carats of diamonds,500 kg of silver, 100 kg gold, and jewels worth 5,000 carat has been stolen Uttar Pradesh jeweller
Kanpur: A theft of Rs. 140 crore worth of gold and jewels has been reported to a Kanpur police station...
World’s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens spans 55km (34 miles)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including...
US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a military spokesman said, in a move bound to aggravate...
China’s richest woman Zhou Qunfei has lost 66 percent of her fortune, or $6.6 billion, this year
iPhone and Tesla touchscreens once made her China's richest woman. The U.S.-China trade war has made her the biggest loser...
Taiwan train derailment in Yilan County kills at least 22 Rescue operations are continuing into the night
At least 22 people have been killed and 170 injured in a passenger train derailment in north-east Taiwan. Railway authorities...
Air Chief Mujahid Anwar visits headquarters of UAE Air Force
ISLAMABAD, Oct 21 :Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan Sunday visited the headquarters of the...
speeding train then rammed the crowd, crushing at least 50 to death. Over 70 others were rushed to hospital
NEW DELHI: At Joda Phatak in Amritsar this evening, hundreds had gathered close to the railway tracks to celebrate Dussehra....
Afghanistan-unrest Brazen Taliban attack threatens Afghan peace talks, stability
Kabul, Oct 19:A Taliban attack on top US and Afghan security chiefs inside a highly secure compound in Afghanistan is...
Angela Merkel’s sister party suffered massive losses in Bavaria’s state elections
The CSU is set to lose its absolute majority in the state parliament. The Greens surged into second place and...
Ukraine-ammunition depot blast Ukraine’s ammunition depot blast causes no casualties
KIEV, Oct 9 :The blast that ripped through an ammunition depot of the Ukrainian army in the northern Chernigiv region...
US-politics-court-swearing-in Kavanaugh sworn in as US Supreme Court justice
Washington, Oct 7:Brett Kavanaugh was sworn in Saturday to serve as an associate Supreme Court justice, delivering a major victory...
Haiti-quake At least 11 dead in Haiti earthquake: govt spokesman
PortauPrince, Oct 7 :A 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck just off the northwest coast of Haiti late Saturday, killing at least 11...
Nauru-Australia-msf-refugee-immigration Nauru orders MSF to stop work among asylum seekers
Wellington, Oct 7 :Nauru's government has ordered Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) to cease its work on the tiny Pacific island...
