Jakarta (IANS): An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia on Tuesday, but was not potential for tsunami, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said.
There was no initial…
Moscow (IANS): At least 10 people were killed in a fire that broke out onboard two ships, both carrying Indian crew, near the Kerch Strait that separates Crimea and Russia, according to emergency officials.
Preliminary information said…
Beijing (IANS) China has cut down troops in the world's largest standing Army by more than 50 per cent as part of President Xi Jinping's plans to turn the force into a modern and leaner one.
China's official news agency…
Beijing (IANS): China's economy grew 6.6 percent in 2018, the weakest annual performance since 1990, confirming a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy that could threaten global growth, according to official data on Monday.
China's…
Kabul (IANS): At least 18 people were killed and 27 others injured after the Taliban attacked a security base in Afghanistan's Wardak province.
The attack took place at the Afghan Special Forces' station in the provincial capital of…
Mexico City (IANS): At least 21 people have been killed and 71 others injured in an oil pipeline explosion in central Mexico, authorities said.
It is believed the blast occurred after the pipeline was ruptured by suspected oil thieves in the…
Washington (IANS): Thousands of demonstrators will take to the streets across the US on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump and stand up for womens rights at the Womens March.
Though this year's event has been marred by controversy,…
Bogota (IANS): At least 21 people were killed in a car bomb attack at a police academy in the Colombian capital of Bogota, authorities said.
An SUV laden with explosives was blown up on Thursday in the General Francisco de Paula Santander Officer's…
San Francisco (IANS): The partial shutdown of the US federal government has had a serious impact on the country's space agency NASA and development work on most future space missions has been slowed or suspended.
However, NASA has not been…
London (IANS): British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal has been rejected by 230 votes -- the largest margin for a sitting government in history, triggering the tabling of a no confidence motion against it.
The confidence vote was…