Kim Jong-un supervises airborne landing training: Report

Seoul (IANS) North Korean state media in a report on Monday said that leader Kim Jong-un supervised an airborne landing training, while emphasizing the need to improve the country's war preparedness.

Kim's "field guidance" was reported…

Pak's MQM founder seeks asylum, financial help from India

London (IANS) Altaf Hussain, the founder of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) who has been charged with a terrorism offence, has requested Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for help by giving asylum and financial help to him and his companions, a media…

Lanka polls: Muslim voters detained for hours, say activists

Colombo (IANS) Muslim voters in northern Sri Lanka who faced gun attacks on their way to cast votes in Saturday's presidential polls were harassed and detained for hours, activists have complained.

Over 200 busses, carrying voters who left…

Record number of women to stand in UK polls

London (IANS) A record number of women were set to stand in the UK's December 12 general election, with female candidates likely to comprise about a third of the total, it was reported on Saturday.

An analysis found that 1,120 of 3,322…

HK economy witnesses first annual decline since 2009

Hong Kong (IANS) Hong Kongs economy is expected to shrink by 1.3 per cent this year, its first annual decline since 2009, mainly due to the anti-government protests that have gripped the city since June, officials said on Friday.

The government…

N. Korea calls Joe Biden 'rabid dog'

Pyongyang (IANS) North Korea lashed out at former US Vice President Joe Biden for denouncing the communist regime , calling him a "rabid dog" that should be "beaten to death", state media said on Friday.

"Biden bereft of elementary appearance…

Israel-Gaza ceasefire begins 2 days after fighting

Jerusalem/Gaza City (IANS) A ceasefire came into effect on Thursday after two days of fighting between Israel and militants of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in Gaza.

The fighting took place after Israel on Tuesday killed Baha Abu al-Ata,…

Trump 'big fan' of Erdogan, defends him against outraged Congress

Washington (IANS) US President Donald Trump has declared himself a "big fan" of his visiting Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan and defended the latter against criticism from Congress, which is still angered by Ankara's offensive in northern…

Labour does U-turn, disowns Corbyn's anti-India stance

New Delhi/London (IANS) In a move that is surely going to embarrass Jeremy Corbyn, the Chair of the Labour Party Ian Lavery has outrightly disowned Corbyn's views on Jammu and Kashmir.

In a letter, Lavery said he "recognise" that the language…

Police officer shoots protester in Hong Kong

Hong Kong (IANS) A policeman has shot at least one person during protests in Hong Kong.

Footage shown live on Facebook showed the officer drawing his gun before grappling with a man at a roadblock, the BBC reported on Monday.

Another…