Death toll from NZ's cyclone Gabrielle increases to 11

Wellington (IANS) Eleven people have been reported dead, with more than 3,200 people still unaccounted for as serach and rescue operations continue in New Zealand after cyclone Gabrielle lashed the North Island last week.

More fatalities are…

India poised to become manufacturing hub for cutting edge artillery ammunition

New Delhi: India is slated to become the prime manufacturing hub for advanced 155mm artillery ammunition for all types of [155mm] artillery guns which are operated by over 75 armies worldwide.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has recently selected…

Support to attacks on Crimea remarks shows US intent: Kremlin

Moscow (IANS) Russia on Sunday charged the US with being the "main instigator of existing global tensions" in wake of a senior US State Department official supporting Ukrainian attacks on Crimea.

Kremlin Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that…

Yellen to attend G20 finance ministers meet; will highlight Russia invasion fallout

New York (IANS) US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is visiting India next week for the G20 finance ministers conference with a mission to hold Russia responsible for invading Ukraine and to work on mitigating its fallout, according to the Treasury…

Karachi attack triggers nationwide red alert, travel advisories & investigation

Islamabad (IANS) The terror attack on the Karachi Police Office (KPO) has raised many questions over the security situation and immediate response capabilities of security personnel as the country goes into a red alert with foreign dignitaries issuing…

Biden says he will not apologise for downing Chinese spy balloon

Washington (IANS) US President Joe Biden has said that the last three of the four aerial objects shot out of the skies were probably balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions; but the fourth was a Chinese spy and "I make…

Concerned residents demand answers after toxic Ohio train derailed

Washington (IANS) Nearly two weeks after a train carrying hazardous materials, including vinyl chloride, derailed in the eastern Ohio village of East Palestine and sparked a blaze, residents crowded in a high school gym in a meeting with officials,…

EU emissions reduction targets unrealistic, say Italian ministers

Rome (IANS) Italian officials criticised the new CO2 emissions reduction targets recently approved by the European Parliament for new vehicles, saying the targets were unrealistic.

The targets, which ban the sale of carbon-emitting diesel and…

Japan culls nearly 15 mn birds amid rampant avian flu

Tokyo (IANS) Nearly 15 million birds have been culled in Japan, a record high for a single season, amid an unprecedented spread of bird flu across the country, the farm ministry said Thursday.

Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and…

EU formally bans gas and diesel car sales from 2035

London (IANS) In a move to boost the transition to electric vehicles (EVs), the European Parliament has approved the law to ban the sale of new gas and diesel cars in the EU, starting in 2035.

The new legislation sets the path towards zero…