'Received gunman's manifesto 9 mins before attack': New Zealand Prime Minister

Wellington (IANS) Wellington, March 17 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Sunday said she received the Christchurch gunman's 'manifesto' barely nine minutes before the attack.

New Zealand mass shooting suspect charged with murder

Christchurch (IANS) A 28-year-old man from Australia appeared in a local court here on Saturday and was charged with murder in connection with the mass shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city.

The suspect identified…

New Zealand set to ban semi-automatic weapons after Mosque shooting

Auckland (IANS) New Zealand will ban semi-automatic rifles, Attorney-General David Parker said on Saturday and was greeted loudly by a crowd here on vigil after the horrific killing of 49 people in Christchurch shootings

Parker was…

New Zealand PM vows gun law change

Wellington (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Saturday said gun laws would change in the country as her government announced it will ban semi-automatic rifles in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack that left 49 people dead.

North Korea may break off US talks

Pyongyang (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un may break off denuclearisation talks with the US and resume missile and nuclear testing, a senior official here said on Friday.

Vice Foreign Minister Choe Sun-hui told foreign…

Death toll reaches 49, four held in New Zealand mosques shootings

Christchurch (IANS) Four people were arrested on Friday after two gunmen opened fire at two mosques in New Zealand's Christchurch city, with the police saying that there were "multiple fatalities".

Police Commissioner…

Defying global stance against terror, China vetoes sanctions on JeM chief

United Nations (IANS) Defying global opposition to terrorism, China has vetoed sanctions against Masood Azhar, the chief of the terrorist organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), extending cover to him and Pakistan that protects him.

On Wednesday,…

UK MPs to vote on delaying Brexit

London (IANS) British MPs will vote on Thursday whether the government should ask the EU for permission to delay the country's withdrawal from the bloc amid an intense week of parliamentary ballots.

The new vote comes after MPs on Wednesday…

New Zealand PM backs students' climate change strike

Wellington (IANS) New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Wednesday urged students of the country not to underestimate the power of their voice ahead of a nationwide youth strike to call for action against climate change.

Ardern…

Sri Lanka welcomes more Chinese investment: Minister

Colombo (IANS) Sri Lanka looks forward to benefiting more from the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and is ready to welcome more Chinese investment into the country, Sri Lankan Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious…