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Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes

Saudi Arabia oil facilities ablaze after drone strikes

14-09-2019  comments

Riyadh (IANS) Drone attacks set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, the state media reported.

The Saudi Press Agency said that the drones caused the fire at the refinery in the…

Biden says US must get Pak to provide its bases for Af operations

Biden says US must get Pak to provide its bases for Af operations

13-09-2019  comments

New York (IANS) Democratic Party front-runner for presidential nomination Joe Biden has said that the US should insist that Pakistan provide it with bases to conduct operations against terrorists in Afghanistan and unilaterally pull out troops from…

Indian diplomat briefs UN's Bachelet on Kashmir

Indian diplomat briefs UN's Bachelet on Kashmir

13-09-2019  comments

Geneva/New Delhi (IANS) After firmly putting forth India's stance on Kashmir, negating Pakistan's shrill allegations of human rights violations, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs Vijay Thakur Singh met UN High Commissioner…

4 security personnel killed in Kabul suicide blast

4 security personnel killed in Kabul suicide blast

12-09-2019  comments

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…

N. Korea tests super-large multiple rocket launcher

N. Korea tests super-large multiple rocket launcher

11-09-2019  comments

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"…

UK changes rules, foreign students can stay on longer

UK changes rules, foreign students can stay on longer

11-09-2019  comments

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…

Pak Foreign Minister admits J&K is 'Indian state'

Pak Foreign Minister admits J&K is 'Indian state'

10-09-2019  comments

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…

Deforestation of Amazon grew by 222% in August

Deforestation of Amazon grew by 222% in August

09-09-2019  comments

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…

Trump cancels 'secret' peace talks with Ghani, Taliban

Trump cancels 'secret' peace talks with Ghani, Taliban

08-09-2019  comments

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…

Bangladesh kicks off blue economy ministerial conference

Bangladesh kicks off blue economy ministerial conference

07-09-2019  comments

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…

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