N.Korea fires several cruise missiles into Yellow Sea: Seoul

Seoul (IANS) North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the Yellow Sea on Saturday, Seoul's military said, days after South Korea and the US wrapped up their major joint military drills.

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced the…

Indian-origin Tharman Shanmugaratnam wins Singapore Presidential election

Singapore (IANS) Singapore's Indian-origin economist Tharman Shanmugaratnam received a resounding mandate with a whopping 70.4 per cent votes in a three-way contest to elect the city-state's ninth President on Friday.

More than 2.7…

PM Modi not scheduled to be at UN high-level meeting of world leaders

United Nations (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has already visited the UN once this year, is not scheduled to be at the high-level General Assembly meeting of world leaders this month and External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is to speak…

Fast-spreading wildfire forces evacuation in Texas

Austin, Sep 2 (IANS) A fast-spreading wildfire near Huntsville, in US state of Texas, triggered evacuation and a highway closure, according to the emergency authorities.

Texas A&M Forest Service posted on social media that it was responding…

S.Korea to file complaint with IMO on Fukushima issue if Japan reneges on original release plan

Seoul (IANS) South Korea will "strongly" file a complaint against Japan with the UN maritime safety agency if Tokyo does not follow its original plan regarding the release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Seoul's…

38 dead in Johannesburg building fire

Johannesburg (IANS) At least 38 people were killed on Thursday after a massive fire broke out in a five-storey building in Johannesburg, South Africa’s public broadcaster SABC said.

According to SABC, efforts are underway to douse the blaze,…

Pak braces for civil war as govt seeks IMF help to handle increased public uproar against inflation

Islamabad (IAN) Protests in Pakistan continue to gain momentum with each passing day as hundreds of thousands of locals burn their electricity bills, rejecting the imposed high tariffs and taxes.

While the situation is fast getting out of control,…

Gabonese military officers claim they have taken power

Libreville (IANS) Gabonese military officers have cancelled election results and dissolved state institutions, claiming that they have taken power, just hours after the country's poll body had announced that President Ali Bongo Ondimba was re-elected…

Radiation levels of S.Korean seawater within safe range after Fukushima release

Seoul (IANS) The radiation levels in seawater near South Korea were found to have been within the safe range despite Japan's release of contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, Seoul's Oceans Ministry said on Tuesday.

Tripartite talks over Nile dam dispute end with no tangible results

Cairo (IANS) The Egyptian Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation said the latest round of negotiations on the dispute involving the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on the Nile River concluded in Cairo with no "tangible results".

Stalled…