Ukraine, Latvia sign declaration on support for Ukraine's European, Euro-Atlantic integration

Kiev (IANS) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and his visiting Latvian counterpart, Egils Levits, have signed a joint declaration confirming Latvia's support for Ukraine's European and Euro-Atlantic integration, Zelensky's press service…

17 dead in Jakarta fuel depot blast

Jakarta (IANS) A fire broke out at fuel storage station in Jakarta, leaving 17 people dead and 51 injured, an official said on Saturday.

The Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) acting chief Muhammad Ridwan told media that the injured…

Alarm grows in Iran after reports that hundreds of schoolgirls were poisoned

New Delhi (IANS) Concern is growing in Iran after reports emerged that hundreds of schoolgirls had been poisoned across the country in recent months, the media reported.

Iran's semi-official Mehr News reported that Shahriar Heydari, a member…

Vanuatu reels from twin cyclones, earthquakes

Port Vila (IANS) The Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Friday declared a state of emergency as it reels from two earthquakes and two cyclones.

The 6.5 and 5.4 magnitude quakes struck on Friday, just a day after Cyclone Judy swept through the islands.

Erdogan confirms Turkey to hold elections on May 14

Ankara (IANS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that his government plans to hold the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14, as the country is still recovering from two devastating earthquakes that struck the country and…

Blinken meets Russian FM Lavrov, urges engagement with Ukraine: Reports

New Delhi (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov briefly during which he is learnt to have "pressurised" the Russian minister on Ukraine, according to reports.

Both the leaders met…

West was arming Ukraine since many years, says Russia's Lavrov

New Delhi (IANS) Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday said that the country's war with Ukraine has been termed as an "invasion" by the West, because it was the Western bloc which was preparing for a war since many years, and…

G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting fails to come out with joint communique amid differences over Ukraine

New Delhi (IANS) The G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting here on Thursday failed to come out with a joint communique, owing to deep differences over the Ukraine conflict.

The lack of consensus among the G20 nations to come out with a joint communique…

32 dead, over 80 injured in Greece train collision

Athens (IANS) At least 32 people were killed and more than 80 others injured in a horrific head-on collision between two trains in central Greece, authorities said on Wednesday.

The accident took place late Tuesday night in Tempi, near the…

Sweden's largest n-reactor to be taken off-grid due to damage

Stockholm (IANS) The largest nuclear reactor in Sweden will be taken off the grid for eight days due to a damaged fuel rod.

Unit 3 at the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in the southeast of the country will be disconnected from the grid on March…