London dominates UK tourism
London: London continues to dominate UK tourism, despite a combination of terrorist atrocities and unreliable rail links, media reports said....
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Ten dead and dozens injured in Paris fire
Ten people including a baby have died in a fire at an eight-storey building in south-western Paris, fire service officials...
Veteran plans a new Arctic expedition
Moscow: Ivan Frolov, a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, is Head of the Arctic and Antarctic Studies...
Russia develops new solar panel capable of opening, folding in orbit
Moscow: Specialists of the Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems Company have developed a new solar panel with its wing capable of...
Western countries’ reluctance to communicate on equal footing: Russia
Bishkek: Moscow can see Western countries’ reluctance to communicate on equal footing on various platforms but is calm about it,...
China, US should respect each other’s sovereignty: Wang Qishan
Beijing: China and the United States should respect each other's sovereignty, security and development interests and properly handle and control...
Bombardment of asteroids gave rise to continents
Islamabad: The heavy bombardment of terrestrial planets by asteroids from space has contributed to the formation of the early evolved...
Rome’s Colosseum world’s most popular tourist attraction
Rome: Rome’s Colosseum topped the world’s most popular tourist attractions according to Trip Advisor, and Alfonsina Russo, director of the...
Iran will be forced to make a “strategic leap”: General Salami
Moscow: Iran will be forced to make a "strategic leap" if European or other countries try to limit its missile...
Use of military force in Venezuela not ruled out: Trump
New York: US President Donald Trump has said the use of military force in Venezuela is not ruled out. In...
Bilawal unveils marriage plan !
Karachi: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is considering marriage but there are no serious plans. Bilawal Bhutto jokingly...
Haneef Atmar to participate in Moscow summit
Kabul: Afghanistan’s former National Security Adviser and presidential runner for July 20 elections Mohammad Haneef Atmar has confirmed that he...
UNICEF launches HAC 2019 appeal
Kabul: The UN International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) Afghanistan on Sunday launched its Humanitarian Action for Children (HAC) 2019 appeal,...
Forces won’t accept transient peace: Ashraf Ghani
Kabul: Afghan President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has said the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces would not accept transient peace. He...
Pakistan, Belarus celebrate 25th anniversary of diplomatic relations
Islamabad: Pakistan and Belarus celebrated the 25th anniversary of establishment of their diplomatic relations on Sunday. The leadership of the two...
Xi Jinping encourages soldiers
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has encouraged the soldiers in a squad named after Wang Jie, a hero soldier that...
NATO for constructive relationship with Russia
Brussels: NATO strives towards a constructive relationship with Russia despite the US’ exit from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a...
Putin orders development of new weapons in response to US
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced the start of works to develop new weapons in Russia due to similar...
At least 11 people including four children killed as apartment block collapsed in Syria
At least 11 people including four children were killed when a war-damaged apartment block collapsed in the city of Aleppo,...
Nation unanmious on Kashmir: Zardari
Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said that the whole nation had joint stance on...
Selfie brawl at Italy tourist spot
Rome: The Trevi Fountain is one of Italy's most famous tourist attractions. When in Rome, it's a vital place to...
Russian fighter jets scrambled four times past week
Moscow: Russian Air Force fighter jets have been scrambled four times over the past week to intercept foreign aircraft near...
China hopes to bolster trade talks with US: Xi Jinping
Beijing: China hopes to bolster trade talks with the United States and reach mutually beneficial agreements as soon as possible,...
US working on several options regarding military response to Russia: Trump
Washington: The United States will get down to working on several options regarding a military response to Russia’s violations of...
China, Qatar agree to deepen strategic partnership
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani Thursday in Beijing, and they agreed...
Street food not so Italian
Rome: I’m just going to start by saying that this review would have probably been different if I wasn’t Italian...
China, US kick off new high-level talks
Washington: China and the United States kicked off here a new round of high-level talks to address their differences on...
Strategic bomber Tupolev-160M to be provided to Russian military in 2021
Kazan: The first fundamentally upgraded serially produced strategic bomber Tupolev-160M is to be provided for the Russian military in 2021,...
US must abandon global confrontation: China
Beijing: The US must abandon the idea of global confrontation and join China and Russia to embark on ensuring global...
Family of bed-ridden Pakistani arrives in UK
London: The family of bed-ridden Pakistani citizen in the United Kingdom arrived in Birmingham to meet him after they were...
Pak for “spirit of flexibility and compromise” to reform UNSC
New York: Pakistan has called for a “spirit of flexibility and compromise” in the long-running negotiations to reform the United...
Xi Jinping sends condolence message to Philippine counterpart
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to his Philippine counterpart, Rodrigo Duterte, over the blasts in the...
US sanctions against Venezuelan Oil Company illegal: Russia
Moscow: US sanctions against Venezuelan Oil Company PDVSA is blatant illegal intervention, said Russian Presidential Spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. "The legal...
Sanctions, counter-sanctions must become a thing of the past: Italian Senate President
Rome: The current system of sanctions and counter-sanctions between Russia and the European Union, which affects Italy among others, must...
China, US plans to extradite Huawaei from Canada
Beijing: China said the U.S. plan to extradite Meng Wanzhou, Huawei chief financial officer, from Canada. The remarks came as...
Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet intercepts US reconnaissance plane
Moscow: A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 fighter jet intercepted a US P-8A Poseidon reconnaissance plane over the Baltic Sea, Russia’s Defense...
Canada’s ambassador to China fired
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has fired Canada's ambassador to China, John McCallum. It follows controversial comments Mr McCallum made about...
Turkish President promises to create buffer zone in north Syria
Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan promised to create a buffer zone in the north of neighboring Syria in the coming...
US requests UNSC session on Venezuela
Moscow: The US has sent an official request to hold a session of the UN Security Council on Venezuela on...
Seven space crews to undergo winter survival course in woods near Moscow
Moscow: Seven space crews will undergo a winter survival course in the woods near Moscow, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos...
Asteroid impacts on Moon and Earth increased 290 million years ago
Islamabad: An international team of scientists is challenging our understanding of a part of Earth's history by looking at the...
Russian Baltic Fleet’s corvettes escort US destroyers in Baltic Sea
Moscow: The Baltic Fleet’s corvettes escorted the US Gravely and Porters destroyers, which have entered the Baltic Sea, the Russian...
Russia interested in peace treaty with Japan
Moscow: Russia has confirmed interest in signing a peace treaty with Japan on the basis of the 1956 Declaration, President...
Kremlin has never held talks on supporting Trump’s company
Moscow: The Kremlin has never held any talks on supporting a project by a company belonging to incumbent US President...
Trump puts forward new proposal to overcome govt shutdown
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he had put forward a new proposal to overcome the ongoing government shutdown,...
China, Cameroon agree to boost ties
Yaounde: Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative Yang Jiechi and Cameroonian President Paul Biya have agreed to further boost bilateral...
Russia working to prevent deterioration of international situation: DFM
Athens: Russia is working with all interested parties to prevent the deterioration of the international situation because of the steps...
Putin takes a dip in icy waters to celebrate Orthodox Epiphany
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin took a dip in the icy waters to celebrate the Orthodox Epiphany, which commemorates the...
Xi Jinping urges more efforts to achieve greater progress
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts to achieve new, greater progress in the coordinated development of the...
Russian Aerospace Forces to receive four MiG-35 4++ generation multirole jet fighters
Moscow: Russian Aerospace Forces will receive four MiG-35 4++ generation multirole jet fighters later this year, a source in the...
Xi Jinping orders efforts to promote modern social governance
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered efforts to promote modern social governance, push forward reforms and develop a better...
Italy’s first ever Mormon temple open
Rome: Italy's first ever Mormon temple has opened, just a few miles up the road from the Vatican, in the...
FO says India has no role in Afghanistan
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday said India had no role to play in Afghanistan. During his weekly media briefing, Foreign Office spokesperson...
Russian, German FMs to hold talks on Friday
Moscow: The Russian and German foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Heiko Maas, are scheduled to hold talks in Moscow on...
Russia ready to cooperate with Brussels, UK
Moscow: Moscow is ready to cooperate with Brussels and London, regardless of how the UK’s exit from the EU is...
Xi Jinping, Kim hold talks, reach important consensus
Beijing: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, held...
The biggest defeat for a sitting government in history of UK: May’s Brexit deal rejected
The British House of Commons has rejected the Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal by 230 votes. May lost after...
Nairobi DusitD2 hotel attacked
Suspected militants have attacked a luxury hotel complex in Nairobi, killing a number of people. Gunfire and blasts were heard...
Pakistani diplomats visit Xinjiang
Beijing: Diplomats from Pakistan and other regional countries visited Xinjiang region last week, and got highly impressed by the recent...
Turkey to fight US-backed Kurdish militia
Ankara: Turkey on Monday vowed to continue fighting a US-backed Kurdish militia which it views as a terrorist group after...
WH asked military to draft plans for strikes on Iran last year
Washington: The White House demanded that the military draft plans for strikes on Iran after attacks in Iraq last year,...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to sign MoU on mega oil city next month
Islamabad: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is likely to be signed between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia in February for the...
Zalmay Khalilzad to visit Pakistan to meet civil, military leaders
Islamabad: United States special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad is arriving on a five-day visit to Pakistan beginning Tuesday...
Pak, Qatar agree to boost bilateral trade
Doha: Pakistan and Qatar Sunday agreed to boost bilateral trade between the two countries. This understanding came after a meeting between...
Italy: Matera doesn’t want tourists
Matera: Basilicata is a misshapen, mountainous piece of land formed on the instep of Italy’s boot. The city of Matera...
China vows to work with Russia
Beijing: China will continue to work with Russia to prepare for a series of high-level contact next year, centered on...
Italy to end arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has said that his government wants to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and...
West failed to contain Russia’s development: Konstantin Kosachev
Moscow: The West’s failed attempt to contain Russia’s development is the major outcome of 2018, when the sanctions pressure against...
Russia, Turkey to hold talks on Syria
Moscow: Russia and Turkey will hold high-level talks on Syria in Moscow in the near future, the Russian Foreign Ministry...
Putin says Siberia visit will strengthen ties
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin said in New Year’s greetings to Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic that his upcoming visit to Serbia...
Pakistan, China support Afghan-led peace process
Beijing: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi met Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Tuesday and...
Limited influence over Afghan Taliban: Pak
Islamabad: The Foreign Office said Thursday that Pakistan only exercised limited influence over the Afghan Taliban. Foreign Office spokesperson Dr...
Xi Jinping for adhering to path of socialism with Chinese characteristics
Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed staying on the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics and upholding and developing...
Russia says Butina case an ‘act of political blackmail’
Moscow: Moscow considers the arrest of Russian gun rights activist Maria Butina in the United States on suspicion of acting...
Kosovo Parliament passes law to build army
Kosovo has passed laws to build an army, asserting its statehood in a US-backed move that prompted outrage in Serbia,...
Israeli forces demolish home of Palestinian in occupied West Bank
In Israel, government forces demolished the family home of a Palestinian in the occupied West Bank on Saturday. The Israeli...
Clashes between ethnic groups leave 21 dead in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, at least twenty-one people have been killed while sixty-one others were injured in heavy fighting between ethnic groups...
Kim Jong Un moisturising face masks prove big hit in South Korea
Pyongyang: South Koreans are buying tens of thousands of Kim Jong Un moisturising face masks ahead of a promised visit to...
UN approves sweeping deal on migration, but Without US support
Geneva: More than 160 countries adopted a sweeping international accord on migration on Tuesday, after the United Nations secretary general...
Three astronauts launch into space since failure by Soyuz rocket
Soyuz rocket: First astronauts launch into space since failure The team will spend six-and-a-half months on the International Space Station...
Two Ukrainian gunboats and a tug were captured by Russian forces
Russia has fired on and seized three Ukrainian naval vessels off the Crimean Peninsula in a major escalation of tensions...
At least 40 killed in Kabul, 60 injured
At least 40 people have been killed in an explosion at a hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, the health...
New naval base in Papua New Guinea (PNG)
US says it will join Australia in developing a naval base in Papua New Guinea (PNG), in an apparent move...
Faizul Hasan Qadri, builder of ‘mini-Taj Mahal’ has been killed in a road accident
LUCKNOW: Faizul Hasan Qadri, who hit headlines for building a 'mini-Taj Mahal' in memory of his late wife in Bulandshahr...
Boeing jetliner carrying 126 people crash-landed , injuring six people
GEORGETOWN, GUYANA: A Boeing jetliner carrying 126 people crash-landed at the airport in Guyana's capital Georgetown on Friday, injuring six...
“horrific” “blood everywhere”.12 people killed”It’s the second time in about a year and a month that this has happened,” Nicholas Champion
At least 12 people have been killed, including a police officer, at a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California....
Helge Ingstad: Warship collides with tanker in fjord
The KNM Helge Ingstad takes in water amid fears that it might sink Norway has evacuated the entire crew of...
Trump fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump had criticised his top law official...
Eight people might have died in the southern French city of Marseille
MARSEILLE: As many as eight people might have died in the southern French city of Marseille in two building collapses,...
More than a dozen people have been killed in north-west China.
More than a dozen people have been killed after a lorry lost control at a toll station in north-west China....
PM Modi unveils Statue of Unity, world’s tallest at 182m, in tribute to Sardar Patel
Ijndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday unveiled the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity, in Kevadiya in Gujarat’s...
An Indonesian airliner has crashed into the sea with 189 people on board.
The Boeing 737, owned by the low-cost airline Lion Air, went down after taking off from the capital Jakarta. Flight...
Gunman opens fire at US synagogue
Police in the US are responding to reports of a gunman entering a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and opening fire,...
Typing-Fast Alphabet-typing record broken four times at Texas conference
Austin, Oct 26 :Attendees at a conference in Texas broke the world record for fastest time to type the alphabet...
Leopard-China 60% of world’s snow leopard habitats located in China: report
ISLAMABAD, Oct 24 :Sixty percent of the world's snow leopard habitats are located in China, according to a report released...
10,000 carats of diamonds,500 kg of silver, 100 kg gold, and jewels worth 5,000 carat has been stolen Uttar Pradesh jeweller
Kanpur: A theft of Rs. 140 crore worth of gold and jewels has been reported to a Kanpur police station...
World’s longest sea crossing: Hong Kong-Zhuhai bridge opens spans 55km (34 miles)
Chinese President Xi Jinping has officially opened the world's longest sea crossing bridge, nine years after construction first began. Including...
US warships sail through Taiwan Strait
Two US warships sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, a military spokesman said, in a move bound to aggravate...
China’s richest woman Zhou Qunfei has lost 66 percent of her fortune, or $6.6 billion, this year
iPhone and Tesla touchscreens once made her China's richest woman. The U.S.-China trade war has made her the biggest loser...
Taiwan train derailment in Yilan County kills at least 22 Rescue operations are continuing into the night
At least 22 people have been killed and 170 injured in a passenger train derailment in north-east Taiwan. Railway authorities...
