India wins elections to 2 UN subsidiary bodies
India have won elections to two subsidiary bodies of a UN organ focussed on social and economic issues. India along with 12 other members was elected to the Committee for…
US President Trump set to launch another effort to roll back Obamacare
US President Donald Trump is set to launch another effort to roll back Obamacare. Reports say, he will seek Congressional approval for a new healthcare bill before he marks 100…
President Xi Jinping elected to key Congress of Communist Party
President Xi Jinping has been unanimously elected as a delegate to the National Congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) at the Guizhou provincial party unit. 63-year-old Xi,…
Former Iranian President Ahmadinejad disqualified from Iran’s presidential election
Iranian state TV says the clerical body charged with vetting candidates has disqualified former hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from running in next month’s presidential election. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali…
Australia unveils major changes to citizenship process
Australia will make it more difficult to gain citizenship in a major overhaul of its migration process. PM Malcolm Turnbull said that aspiring citizens will undergo tougher tests on their…
President Trump praises Chinese efforts on North Korea menace
US President Donald Trump praised Chinese efforts to rein in the menace of North Korea after North Korean state media warned the United States of a super-mighty preemptive strike. Trump…
Pakistan: SC orders PM Nawaz Sharif to appear before JIT in money laundering case
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today narrowly survived being disqualified after a 3-2 split decision by a Supreme Court bench which ordered to set up a Joint Investigation Team (JIT)…
‘Britain will lose more from Brexit than EU’
European Union foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini says, Britain will lose more than the European Union (EU) from its decision to leave the bloc. Speaking to students at the elite…
Colombia: 17 killed after heavy rains caused landslides
At least 17 people were killed and more than two dozen injured after heavy rains caused landslides in the city of Manizales in Colombia. The Mayor of Manizales city, Jose…
US Vice-Prez Mike Pence pledges to strengthen security ties with Indonesia
US Vice-President Mike Pence has pledged to strengthen security ties with Indonesia to ensure freedom of navigation in the South China Sea and to fight terrorism. Pence met Indonesian President…