Doha (IANS): Qatar on Monday announced that it intended to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in order to focus on its plans to increase natural gas production.
The planned January 1, 2019, withdrawal was…
Buenos Aires (IANS): Following a "highly successful meeting" here between US and Chinese Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the leaders of the two largest economies have agreed not to impose new tariffs from January 1, 2019, and pledged…
Washington (IANS) George H.W. Bush, the 41st President of the US, has died at the age of 94 in Houston, according to his spokesperson Jim McGrath.
The cause of his death was not immediately available, CNN reported.
Wellington (IANS): Fifty-one whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on the Chatham Island off New Zealand.
The Department of Conservation said it was notified of about 80 to 90 pilot whales stranded at Hanson Bay, near Owenga,…
Shijiazhuang (IANS): A blast near a chemical plant in Zhangjiakou city, in north China's Hebei province, has killed 22 and injured 22 others early Wednesday morning, local authorities said.
The blast occurred near Hebei Shenghua Chemical…
New York (IANS): A Pakistani-American woman has admitted in a federal court to using Bitcoin to finance the Islamic State terror outfit through fronts in China, Pakistan and Turkey.
Zoobia Shahnaz, 27, made the admission before Judge Joanna…
New York (IANS): Timed for the tenth anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai attack on Monday, the US government has announced a $5 million-bounty covering all the terrorists connected with it.
The reward offered under the State Department's Rewards…
Bali (IANS): A cargo ship carrying 14 crew members sunk in waters off Bali coast in Indonesia, rescuers said they were searching for seven crew members on Sunday.
KM Multi Prima One cargo ship heading to Waingapu town of East Nusa Tenggara…
Brussels (IANS): The European Union on Sunday approved the UK's withdrawal agreement from the EU, its chief official Donald Tusk announced in Belgium leaving it upon the UK Parliament to consent to the deal facilitating Britains departure from…
London (IANS) Rape laws across Europe were "dangerous and outdated", according to a new Amnesty International report.
The report released on Friday night found that out of 31 European countries, only eight -- Ireland,…