3 killed, 15 injured in shooting at food festival in California
WEB DESK Three people have been killed and 15 injured in a shooting at a food festival in California. One gunman has been shot dead by the Police. The Gilroy…
Diplomatic passport holders of India, Benin no longer need a visa for travel
WEB DESK India and Benin today signed an important agreement for the circulation of diplomatic passport holders from both countries. From now on, holders of diplomatic passports from Benin and…
US: Supreme court allows Trump to use 2.5bn dollar of Pentagon funds for border wall
WEB DESK The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to use 2.5 billion dollar of Pentagon funds for building sections of a border wall with Mexico. The court…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at ‘anti-triad’ rally
WEB DESK Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters holding a banned rally today against suspected triad gangs who beat up pro-democracy demonstrators near the Chinese border last weekend.…
Omani FM in Tehran for consultations
Tehran / IRNA Oman’s Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah is in Tehran to hold talks with Iran’s Foreign Minister Javad Zarif on the major regional developments. Last week,…
Iran opposes UK court ruling on Chieftain tanks
London IRNA Iran’s Ambassador in London Hamid Baeidinejad on Friday said that Islamic Republic of Iran was opposed to the British court’s ruling that the UK does not have to…
Bangladesh: Former chief justice seeks asylum in Canada
WEB DESK Bangladesh’s first non-Muslim chief justice S K Sinha has sought political asylum in Canada, reported the newspaper Corriere Canadese published in Canada on Tuesday and other newspapers in…
US urges North Korea to refrain from further provocation
AGENCIES The United States has urged North Korea to refrain from further provocation after Pyongyang test-fired two new short-range ballistic missiles. US State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus told reporters in…
North Korea says missile launch a warning to South Korean ‘warmongers’
AGENCIES North Korea has described the test of two new missiles on Thursday a solemn warning against what it described as “South Korean warmongers”. The short-range missiles were fired into…
Over 100 migrants feared dead after boats capsize off Libyan coast
WEB DESK MORE THAN 100 migrants are missing after their boat sank off the coast of Libya. The tragedy took place off the coast of the city of Khoms which…