Ex-diplomats, scholars urge China’s Xi to release detained Canadians
Ex-diplomats, scholars urge China's Xi to release detained Canadians
Ottawa: More than a hundred former diplomats, academics and activists have written an open letter to...
Facebook, Twitter face action over legal violations in Russia
Facebook, Twitter face action over legal violations in Russia
Moscow: Accusing Facebook and Twitter of defying the law of the land, the Russian government has...
Russian singer cancels US tour after not reaching testimony deal with Mueller, Congress
Russian singer cancels US tour after not reaching testimony deal with Mueller, Congress
Washington: A Russian singer who initiated the June 2016 Trump Tower meeting...
Avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, Jammu-Srinagar highway closed
Avalanche hits Jawahar tunnel, Jammu-Srinagar highway closed
Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed on Tuesday following landslides and snowfall and reports of an avalanche hitting...
Migrants, refugees in Europe vulnerable to diseases: WHO
Migrants, refugees in Europe vulnerable to diseases: WHO
Geneva: Migrants and refugees may be susceptible to non-communicable and communicable, as well as chronic diseases due...
Google Doodle honours Noble Laureate Lev Landau
Google Doodle honours Noble Laureate Lev Landau
New Delhi: The Google Doodle on Tuesday honoured Soviet theoretical physicist and Noble Laureate Lev Davidovich Landau, who...
6.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
6.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale rocked East Nusa Tenggara province of Indonesia on Tuesday, but was not...
Chinese shares open lower; yuan weakens
Chinese shares open lower; yuan weakens
Beijing: Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.03 per cent to open...
Pompeo discusses N.Korea with Seoul, Tokyo
Pompeo discusses N.Korea with Seoul, Tokyo
Washington: The US State Department has said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a telephonic conversation with his South...
Global economic growth to remain at 3% in 2019-2020: UN
Global economic growth to remain at 3% in 2019-2020: UN
United Nations: The global economy will continue to grow at a steady pace of around...
