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Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss cooperation to meet COVID-19 challenge

Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss cooperation to meet COVID-19 challenge

16-03-2020 comments

New York (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed cooperation between the two countries to deal with the coronavirus crisis, according to a US official.

State Department…

China's industrial production falls 13.5% in 30-year low

China's industrial production falls 13.5% in 30-year low

16-03-2020 comments

Beijing (IANS) China's industrial production plummeted 13.5 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020, its worst decline in 30 years, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the countrys national statistics office said…

Netanyahu's corruption trial delayed by over 2 months

Netanyahu's corruption trial delayed by over 2 months

15-03-2020 comments

Jerusalem (IANS) The opening of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial in three corruption cases has been delayed by over two months due to new restrictions on the countrys courts as part of the measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…

Rockets hit military base housing US forces near Baghdad

Rockets hit military base housing US forces near Baghdad

14-03-2020 comments

Baghdad (IANS) Fresh rocket strikes on Saturday targeted a military base housing US forces near Iraqi capital Baghdad for a second time in a week, a Defence Ministry source said.

More than 15 rockets struck the al-Taji Camp, some 20 km north…

EU condemns Trump travel ban on 26 European countries

EU condemns Trump travel ban on 26 European countries

13-03-2020 comments

London (IANS) US President Donald Trump's coronavirus travel ban on 26 European countries has been met with anger and confusion, with EU leaders accusing him of making the decision "without consultation".

The Covid-19 pandemic is a "global…

US airstrikes hit HQs of Iraqi paramilitary

US airstrikes hit HQs of Iraqi paramilitary

13-03-2020 comments

Baghdad (IANS) The US military carried out overnight airstrikes on the headquarters of Iraqi Hashd Shaabi paramilitary forces south of Baghdad, it was reported on Friday.

"At 1.15 a.m., there were US airstrikes on headquarters of Hashd Shaabi,…

Corona cure hopes rise as scientists isolate virus, Indian in key role

Corona cure hopes rise as scientists isolate virus, Indian in key role

13-03-2020 comments

Toronto (IANS) Even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus wife tested positive for COVID-19 and the countrys markets posted their biggest one-day loss in history on Thursday, a team of Canadian researchers, including an Indian, said they have…

China slams US sanctions on Venezuela amid COVID-19 outbreak

China slams US sanctions on Venezuela amid COVID-19 outbreak

13-03-2020 comments

Beijing, March (IANS) The practice of the US continuing sanctions on Venezuela while countries around the world are jointly fighting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic goes against the basic humanitarian spirit, Chinese Foreign Ministry…

Cancelling 2020 Olympics 'unthinkable', says Tokyo Guv

Cancelling 2020 Olympics 'unthinkable', says Tokyo Guv

12-03-2020 comments

Tokyo, March 12 (IANS) Hours after the World Health Organisation declaring the ongoing coronavirus outbreak as a "pandemic", Tokyo City Governor Yuriko Koike has stated that the announcement will have an impact on the Olympic Games but cancelling…

Activists ask UN to break silence on genocide of Baloch

Activists ask UN to break silence on genocide of Baloch

12-03-2020 comments

New Delhi/Geneva (IANS) In a strong indictment of the United Nations for its apathy towards Baloch people, human rights activists have set up a pavilion right outside the United Nations office in Geneva, highlighting their genocide committed by the…

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