PM Modi 'doing the right thing' by promoting Make in India: Putin

Moscow (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again lauded the 'Make in India' initiative and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "doing the right thing" by promoting the policy.

In his address to the plenary session…

UFO expert presents 'non human' bodies at Mexican Congress: Report

Mexico City (IANS) A UFO expert has presented two allegedly "non human" bodies with three fingered hands and feet and said to be 1,000 years old, at the Mexican Congress, the media reported.

Jaime Maussan, who has led investigations into alien…

Australian outback town under emergency due to threat from major bushfire

Canberra (IANS) Authorities in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) on Tuesday declared an emergency situation for an outback town as a major out-of-control bushfire continues to grow.

NT acting Chief Minister Nicole Manison, Emergency Services…

40 civilians killed in airstrike on Khartoum market; Sudanese army denies involvement

Khartoum (IANS) At least 40 civilians were killed and dozens injured in an airstrike "carried out by the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF)" on a market in southern Khartoum, a volunteer group has said. However, the SAF has denied responsibility for the…

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, alert level elevated to warning

Honolulu (IANS) After a lengthy period of elevated seismic activity, Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has started erupting again at the summit crater, prompting the the US Geological Survey (USGS) to elevate the alert level to warning.

The eruption…

Egypt flags concern as Ethiopia fills Nile dam reservoir

Cairo (IANS) Egypt has said that Ethiopia's filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) reservoir on the Blue Nile river without a consensus with Egypt and Sudan, the two downstream countries, is a violation of the Declaration of Principles,…

Morocco mourns quake victims as death toll climbs to over 2,000

Rabat (IANS) Morocco has declared three days of national mourning after a devastating earthquake late Friday night claimed the lives of 2,000 people.

Flags will fly at half-mast on all public facilities during the national mourning, according…

No word on possible visit of Kim Jong-un as Russia kicks off economic forum

Moscow (IANS) Russia kicked off an economic forum in Vladivostok on Sunday, but there was no word from both Moscow and Pyongyang on a possible visit by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines…

Death toll from Morocco earthquake rises to 632

Rabat (IANS) The death toll from the powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck central Morocco has increased to 632, with 329 injured person, state TV reported on Saturday.

Morocco's Interior Ministry said in a statement that the fatalities…

Ukraine war: Threat or use of N-weapons inadmissible, G20 Delhi Declaration

New Delhi (IANS) The G20 New Delhi Leaders' Declaration has called for a "comprehensive, just, and durable peace in Ukraine" and urged member states to "refrain from the threat of use of force to seek territorial acquisition" or act against the…