Islamabad, April 6 (IANS) At least 16 people were killed and 30 others injured when a truck plunged into a ravine in Pakistan’s northern Chakwal district Saturday, Geo News reported. Police said the incident took place in Modren Killa area when a truck carrying the victim fell into the ravine. The injured people have been shifted […]
New York, April 6 (IANS) The Indian consulate in New York dismissed as “ridiculous” suggestions that there was any connection between the detention of a US police official in New Delhi and the earlier arrest of Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade here. In a statement, the consulate said the New York Police Department official was detained in […]
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) Polling time in the Afghan presidential and provincial council elections Saturday has been extended by an hour to help facilitate people to cast their votes, the country’s top election official said. “The Independent Election Commission (IEC) has decided to extend the voting time for one hour until 5 p.m. because many people […]
Yangon, April 5 (IANS) The Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups Saturday resumed part of their ceasefire talks here to coordinate for jointly drafting a single text document for the nationwide ceasefire proposal before formal peace talks continue. The meeting was attended by 21 ethnic armed groups — 16 from the National Cease-fire Coordination Team (NCCT) […]
Athens, April 5 (IANS) A two-day informal summit of European Union (EU) foreign ministers in Athens ended Saturday with a re-affirmation of a common stance on the resolution of the crisis in Ukraine and a call for de-escalation of tension. “Ukraine was on top of our agenda. We remained united in our determination to act together […]
Dhaka, April 5 (IANS) A Pakistani national with fake currency with a face value of 10 million Bangladeshi takas (around $129,080) was arrested at the Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, an official said Saturday. Asimillah Khan, 40, landed at the airport on an Emirates flight Friday, bdnews24.com cited customs department assistant commissioner Nazma Zabin as saying. […]
Kabul, April 5 (IANS) A total of 959 polling stations, including 211 new ones, were kept shut during the presidential and provincial council elections in Afghanistan Saturday for security reasons. “A total of 211 polling centres were closed down on election day due to armed engagements and enemy’s attacks in parts of the country,” Chairman of […]
London, April 5 (IANS) If you are a European and fat, chances are that you have inherited a gene variant from Neanderthals. Scientists believe that modern Europeans share a number of genes involved in the build-up of certain types of fat with Neanderthals. An international team of researchers led by Philipp Khaitovich of the Max Planck […]
Perth, April 5 (IANS) The search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 continued Saturday in the southern Indian Ocean search area. According to the latest update from Australia’s Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) that is coordinating the multinational search operation, 10 military planes, three civil jets and 11 ships will assist in Saturday’s search for […]
Islamabad, April 5 (IANS) Three Pakistani Rangers were killed and 36 others were injured, 13 critically, Saturday when their speeding truck overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The truck was carrying troopers to Rahim Yar Khan when it overturned, a Punjab Rangers officer said. The injured personnel have been shifted to Sheikh Zaid Hospital in Lahore, […]