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India, Uzbekistan set $1-bn trade target, to cooperate on counter-terror

India, Uzbekistan set $1-bn trade target, to cooperate on counter-terror

01-10-2018  comments

New Delhi (IANS): India and Uzbekistan set an annual bilateral trade target of $1 billion to be achieved in two years and agreed to cooperate in counter-terrorism efforts as the two sides signed 17 agreements across a range of sectors following delegation-level…

13 dead in Iran after drinking poisonous alcohol

13 dead in Iran after drinking poisonous alcohol

30-09-2018  comments

Tehran (IANS) At least 13 people died in Iran after drinking poisonous alcohol over the past 48 hours, Iran's Emergency Department said Saturday.

Pir Hossein Kolivand, the department head, said nine of the victims were from the…

UN chief urges immediate action on climate change

UN chief urges immediate action on climate change

29-09-2018  comments

United Nations (IANS) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that climate change is absolute priority, while urging the international community to take immediate action.

Speaking at a meeting of the Pacific…

50 killed as 7.5-quake leads to tsunami in Indonesia

50 killed as 7.5-quake leads to tsunami in Indonesia

29-09-2018  comments

Jakarta (IANS): At least 50 people have been confirmed dead by officials on Saturday after a strong tsunami triggered by a 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday.

Over 350 others were injured, a disaster agency official…

384 dead in Indonesia earthquakes, tsunami

384 dead in Indonesia earthquakes, tsunami

29-09-2018  comments

Jakarta (IANS): Over 380 people were confirmed dead on Saturday after earthquakes, including a powerful 7.5 magnitude tremor, and tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Rescue workers were struggling to reach certain affected areas amid…

Boeing lands into Pacific lagoon

Boeing lands into Pacific lagoon

28-09-2018  comments

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

7.5 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Sulawesi island

28-09-2018  comments

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

Quake-triggered tsunami hits Indonesian city

28-09-2018  comments

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

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

27-09-2018  comments

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

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

27-09-2018  comments

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…

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