Monkeypox outbreak in Europe not yet public health emergency: EMA

The Hague (IANS) The current monkeypox outbreak in Europe is "not a public health emergency" presently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Thursday.

The risk for the general population to contract the disease is low and no massive…

Food, petrol price hikes push up Spain inflation

Madrid (IANS) Soaring food and petrol prices have pushed up inflation to 8.7 per cent in Spain in May, according to preliminary data published by the country's Statistical Institute (INE).

May's increase follows a 1.5 per cent fall…

Backdoor channels active to revive India-Pak ties

Islamabad (IANS) With Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the ruling and a coalition government set in place, Islamabad and New Delhi have been working towards activating backdoor channels for talks to revive the stalled relationship between…

Nepal Army locates crash site of missing plane

Kathmandu (IANS) The Nepal Army, deployed to find the missing Tara Air plane with 22 people on board, on Monday found the aircraft's crash site in Mustang district.

Nepal Army spokesperson Brigadier General Narayan Silwal posted pictures…

Plane goes missing in Nepal, 4 Indians on board

Kathmandu (IANS) A plane with 19 passengers, including four Indians, and three crew members went missing in Nepal on Sunday shortly after taking off, aviation authorities said.

In a statement, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said the…

Imran puts onus on country's institutions to 'save' Pakistan

Islamabad (IANS) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the onus of saving Pakistan from destruction lies on the state institutions.

He once again indirectly criticised the military establishment…

India votes for US-sponsored UNSC resolution to raise N Korea sanctions, China, Russia veto it

United Nations (IANS) India has voted for a United States-sponsored resolution to strengthen sanctions on North Korea which was vetoed by China and Russia.

The US launched the unsuccessful effort on Thursday to punish North Korea which had…

Sri Lanka, out of lifesaving drugs, receives consignment from India

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka's medical system, ailing with the shortage of over 270 drugs including some life-saving medicines, received a boost on Friday with the receipt of a 25 ton consignment of drugs valued at SLR 260 million.

Acting Indian…

Maduro slams US for excluding countries from Americas Summit

Caracas (IANS) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro condemned the US for excluding his nation Cuba and Nicaragua from the upcoming Summit of the Americas to be held June 6-10 in Los Angeles.

Maduro expressed his government's "firm, strong…

Despite Russia's invasion of Ukraine, US remains focussed on China, says Blinken

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that while the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine was an immediate threat to the international order, the US remained focussed on China because the latter posed the most serious…