Boeing lands into Pacific lagoon

Palikir (Micronesia) (IANS): A Boeing 737-800 aircraft has come down in a lagoon off Chuuk International Airport in Micronesia in the Pacific Ocean. Details are still unclear.

The cause of the incident is not yet known but media reports said…

7.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi island

Jakarta (IANS): A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, triggering a tsunami warning that was lifted later.

The Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics initially issued a tsunami alert,…

Quake-triggered tsunami hits Indonesian city

Jakarta(IANS): A strong tsunami hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday following a powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake, resulting in panicked people running on the streets amid collapsing buildings.

The giant sea wave of up to 2 metre (6.6ft)…

Pompeo to travel to Pyongyang in October to plan new Trump-Kim summit

United Nations (IANS): US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Pyongyang in October to prepare a second summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, the Department of State said in a communique on Wednesday.

US will consider Afghan factor in Iran sanctions' impact on India

New York (IANS): The US will take into consideration the impact of American sanctions against Tehran on India's Chabahar port project in Iran that provides a surface link between India and Afghanistan, according to a senior US State Department…

China warns US after airspace violation in South China Sea

Beijing (IANS): China on Thursday accused the US of aggravating tension in the region after an American aircraft flew into the airspace over the disputed South China Sea.

Blaming Washington for worsening military ties between the two countries,…

Give enabling environment, stick to FTA: China tells Maldives

Beijing (IANS) A wary China on Tuesday hoped that the Maldives' new government will provide an "enabling environment" to Chinese companies and stick to the controversial Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Beijing had signed with the now…

AU, Somali forces kill 35 Al-Shabaab militants

Mogadishu (IANS): At least 35 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed and several others injured after an exchange of fire between Somali national army, backed by African Union forces, and the militants in Somalia's Qoryoley town.

One Somali…

Amnesty urges China to end 'brainwashing' Muslims in Xinjiang

Beijing (IANS): Amnesty International (AI) in a report on Monday urged the Chinese government to end the "brainwashing" of nearly one million Muslims held in "re-education" camps in the Xinjiang Uighur region.

In the past…

US-China trade war escalates with biggest sets of tariffs

Washington (IANS): The ongoing trade war between the US and China further escalated on Monday as the two economic powerhouses slapped each other with the largest rounds of tariffs yet, unleashing punitive duties now on roughly half of their traded…