Italian PM to visit India, defence, space ties to be on top of agenda
Andalib Akhter /New Delhi Prime Minister of Italy Prof Giuseppe Conte is arriving in New Delhi at the end of October. Prof Giuseppe who is coming to India at the…
US, Turkey express concern over missing Saudi journalist
WEB DESK Turkey and the United States have exerted the pressure on Saudi Arabia to explain how a journalist vanished after entering its Istanbul consulate last week. Turkish President Recep…
Malaysia abolishes capital punishment
AMN Malaysian GOVERNMENT has decided to abolish the death penalty. Communications and multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo said, the government decided to scrap capital punishment following strong domestic opposition to…
Maldives: Ruling party challenges results of elections in Supreme Court
WEB DESK The ruling party of Maldives led by President Abdullah Yameen has challenged the results of the September 23 election at the Supreme Court. Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM)…
Hurricane Michael intensifies to category 3 storm, threatens Florida coast
WEB DESK Hurricane Michael has strengthened to a category three storm, with winds near 195 kmph as it churns towards the Florida coast in the southern US state. According to…
US: Nikki Haley quits as US ambassador to UN
WEB DESK Nikki Haley, the Indian-American US Ambassador to the United Nations, resigned today. According to US media reports, President Donald Trump has accepted 46-year-old Haley’s resignation as UN ambassador.…
Erdogan: Saudi Arabia must prove its claim on missing journalist
WEB DESK Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on Saudi Arabia to prove its claim about a missing Saudi journalist. Erdogan made the call following a report that Jamal…
Nobel Peace winner Murad calls for global action against sexual violence
Nadia Murad WEB DESK A co-winner of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Nadia Murad has called upon the international community to work together to fight against genocide and sexual violence.…
Trump has no plan to fire Rosenstein
WEB DESK US President Donald Trump has said that he will not dismiss Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein despite speculation that the man overseeing the Russia probe was on the…
Egyptian military court sentences four jihadists to death
WEB DESK An Egyptian military court has sentenced four jihadists to death over attacks which killed 20 police officers. A judicial source said yesterday, they were found by the court…