Russia's Lavrov warns Pompeo against US interference in Venezuela

Moscow (IANS) Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo against US intervention in the internal affairs of Venezuela, including the use of force.

Lavrov made the remarks during a phone conversation…

Not aware of plan to sell aircraft carrier to Pakistan: China

Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday said it was not aware of Beijing's reported plans to sell its first and only aircraft carrier to its ally Pakistan.

A Pakistani media report cited a Chinese state media report as saying that Beijing had decided…

UK to send largest aircraft carrier to Pacific

London (IANS) UK Defence Minister Gavin Williamson has revealed that the country will send its largest and most powerful aircraft carrier to the Pacific on its first operational mission.

In a speech to the Royal United Services Institute think…

China trashes Turkey's remark on Uighur camps

Beijing (IANS) China on Monday trashed Turkey's allegations that nearly one million Uighur Muslims were subjected to torture and political brainwashing at concentration camps and prisons in the Xinjiang region.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson…

Iran to increase uranium enrichment capacity

Tehran (IANS) Iran is ready to boost the capacity of its uranium enrichment, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) said.

"Based on a decree by Iran's Supreme Leader and the emphasis put on…

Russia warns against dismantling of arms control system

Moscow (IANS) The dismantling of arms control system by the United States might cause unpredictable consequences, Vasily Nebenzya, Russian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said on Saturday.

"Look what is going on in…

Istanbul building collapse: Death toll rises to 21

Istanbul (IANS) The death toll has risen to 21 three days after an eight-storey residential building collapsed in Istanbul, Turkey's interior minister announced.

Speaking at a crisis centre near the scene in Kartal district, Suleyman Soylu…

India to train 1,800 Bangladesh civil servants

New Delhi (IANS) India will train 1,800 Bangladeshi civil servants in the fields of e-governance and service delivery, information technology, ethics in administration over the next six years, the Ministry of Personnel said.

The…

Pakistan to present strong case against Jadhav: Qureshi

London (IANS) Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said that his country will present a strong case against alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at a hearing scheduled for later this…

5 dead in stampede at political rally in Nigeria

Lagos (IANS) A stampede on Thursday among thousands of supporters at the political rally for Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's re-election killed five people and injured others in the east state of Taraba.

Dorcas Philemon, spokesperson…