Kabul (IANS) At least four security personnel were killed when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military base here on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
"Four security forces were killed…
Seoul (IANS) North Korea said Wednesday it has test-fired a super-large multiple rocket launcher similar to the one tried out by the regime in August.
In a statement, the state news agency KCNA described the rocket launcher as "super large"…
London (IANS) The British government on Wednesday announced that foreign students will be able to stay on for two years after completing the degree, reversing the 2012 rule limiting the period.
Under the 2012 rules brought in by then Home Secretary…
Geneva (IANS) Perhaps revealing his inner conscience, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Tuesday admitted that Jammu and Kashmir is an "Indian state".
"India has given an impression to the world that life has returned…
Brasilia (IANS) The Brazilian Amazon lost 1,698 sq.km of its vegetation cover in August, an area 222 per cent higher than the deforestation recorded in the same month last year, according to official data.
Although the total deforestation was…
Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has announced the cancellation of a "secret" meeting with the Taliban and his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani planned for this weekend, and also called off peace talks with the militant group…
Dhaka (IANS) Ministers and representatives from Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on Thursday gathered in the Bangladeshi capital for a summit which aims at strengthening maritime cooperation.
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh…
New Delhi (IANS) India and South Korea signed two MoUs pertaining to defence co-operation during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to the East Asian nation.
The MoUs are aimed at furthering defence educational exchanges and extension…
Brasilia (IANS) Brazil's Economy Minister Paulo Guedes has said that the French First Lady is "indeed ugly", days after the country's President Jair Bolsonaro made insulting comments on her appearance.
In a speech to businessmen…
London (IANS) Popular British columnist Katie Hopkins has hit out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan for the havoc outside the Indian Embassy following protests by Pakistani nationals in the UK over India's revocation of the special status for Jammu and…