Iran signs deal to build 540 MW power plant in Syria
Iran has signed an agreement to build a 540-megawatt (MW) gas fired power plant in Syria’s coastal city of Latakia, asserting its role in the Arab’s c...
Boat capsizes in Guinea-Bissau, 60 feared dead
A small boat carrying refugees has capsized off the coast of the West African country of Guinea-Bissau.Port officials said on Wednesday that the capsi...
Wife of former Malaysian PM Najib arrested in graft scandal
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's anti-graft agency arrested former first lady Rosmah Mansor and expects to charge her in court on Thursday with money-launderi...
Sanctions on Iran: International Court of Justice rules against US
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ordered the US to ease sanctions it re-imposed on Iran after pulling out a nuclear deal last year.The ICJ...
Dubai’s Burj Khalifa beams Gandhi’s images
Mahatma Gandhi’s images beamed on Burj Khalifa this evening, marking the commencement of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of India’s Father of...
Volcano erupts on Indonesian island hit by tsunami and earthquake
A volcano has erupted in central Indonesia just days after the area was hit by an earthquake and tsunami. Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province spe...
Microsoft's new Surface products include 1st-ever headphones
New York: Refreshing its Surface laptop line-up, Microsoft has announced four new products — Surface Pro 6, Surface Studio 2, Surface Laptop 2 and fir...
Apple's next update to bring over 70 new emojis
San Francisco: Apple has added 70 new emojis to the developer and public beta previews of iOS 12.1 to make them available as part of the upcoming soft...
Google deepens partnership with Facebook on AI tech
San Francisco: Deepening their partnership on development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, Google is integrating Facebook’s open source Mac...
Real-time baggage tracking ‘a must’ throughout the journey
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the results of its 2018 Global Passenger Survey (GPS), which showed that passengers are l...
Air transport supports 65.5m jobs, $2.7 trillion in economy
The global air transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity, according to new research released today by ...
Philippine inventor aims to cut travel times with passenger drone
A Philippine inventor has unveiled what he calls a flying sports car that represents the future of transport, riding it out of a warehouse towards a c...
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to visit North Korea on Sunday
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will pay a fresh visit to North Korea on Sunday and meet leader Kim Jong Un as the administration's hopes rise of a ...
At least 14 killed in suicide bombing at election rally in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, at least 14 people were killed and 40 injured when a suicide bomber attacked an election rally in the eastern province of Nangarhar ye...
Parliament elects Barham Salih as new president of Iraq
Iraq's Parliament has elected a veteran Kurdish Politician Barham Salih as the country's new President. He has named Shiite Adel Abdul Mahdi as Prime ...
Mahatma Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary commemorated in China
Mahatma Gandhi's popular quotes and bhajans resonated at the Chaoyang Park in Beijing yesterday as people from all walks of life gathered to commemora...
If Musharraf fails to appear soon, he may be forced to return in disgraceful manner: Saqib Nisar
Islamabad: Irked by former dictator Pervez Musharraf's failure to come back to Pakistan and face ongoing cases against him, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar ...
Russian Military Death Toll In Syria Reaches 112, Lawmaker Says
The Russian military has lost 112 personnel in the Syria civil war over the past three years, according to a senior lawmaker who heads a defense commi...
Oman plans pipeline to Iran as US sanctions loom
While recent winters have sometimes seen a sprinkling of snow on the jagged peaks of Oman’s mountains, this is not the main reason the Gulf sultanate ...
At Least 13 Dead, Dozens Injured In Apparent Suicide Attack At Afghan Campaign Rally
Officials say at least 13 people are dead and dozens more injured in a suspected suicide attack carried out at an election-campaign rally in eastern A...
Google to donate USD 1 mn towards Indonesia quake relief
SAN FRANCISCO: Google will contribute $1 million (nearly Rs 7 crore) towards relief and restoration work in Indonesia which was hit by a 7.5-magnitude...
North Korea says peace declaration not a bargaining chip
Tokyo: North Korea warned Washington through its state media Tuesday that a declaration ending the Korean War shouldn’t be seen as a bargaining ...
Facebook appoints Adam Mosseri as Instagram Head
San Francisco: Facebook has appointed Adam Mosseri, Vice President of Product, as new head of its photo-sharing app Instagram.Mosseri replaces Instagr...
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits off Sumba island in Indonesia
A shallow 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern coast of Indonesia's Sumba island this morning. According to the US Geological Survey, the ...
Nobel prize for medicine won by James Allison and Tasuku Honjo
Two immunologists, James Allison of the US and Tasuku Honjo of Japan won the 2018 Nobel prize in medicine for discovery of a revolutionary approach to...
US President Trump threatens imposition of new tariffs on imports from China
US President Donald Trump yesterday threatened to impose new tariffs on an additional 267 billion US dollars worth of imports from China and asserted ...
Trump hails new US-Canada-Mexico trade pact
Washington: President Donald Trump on Monday declared a new US trade pact with Canada and Mexico to be "a great deal" for all three countries, hailing...
Indonesian Tsunami: Death Toll Hits 1,200; Survivors Desperate For Aid
Emergency crews are still trying to find victims of an earthquake and tsunami that struck Indonesia's island of Sulawesi, killing at least 1,200 peopl...
At least 2 dead, 120 hurt as Typhoon Trami hits Japan
At least two people have been killed and more than 100 injured by Typhoon Trani, officials said on Monday.The storm made landfall near Osaka late Sund...
First Trucks Drive Over Crimea Bridge
The 19-kilometer-long bridge, connecting the Crimean Peninsula with Russia’s mainland, was unveiled in May, becoming the longest one in Europe.The fir...
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