International

April 12, 2017 7:39 PM

Protesters in South Africa's capital urge Zuma to quit

Thousands of demonstrators have gathered in the South African capital Pretoria for protests urging President Jacob Zuma to step down. Today's march to Union Buildings, the official seat of government, was organised by a coalition of opposition parties following nationwide rallies against Mr Zum...

April 12, 2017 7:38 PM

Russia-US ties deteriorated under Trump administration: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said relations with the US have worsened since President Donald Trump took office in January.<br/><br/>He told Russian TV that trust between the two countries had particularly deteriorated on the military level. The remarks were released as Russia&#03...

April 12, 2017 7:34 PM

India, China sign MoU for extending Hindi language course

India and China today signed an agreement to extend the term of Hindi language course functioning at a leading Chinese University since 2012. The MoU was signed by Consul General of Shanghai Consulate Prakash Gupta, on behalf of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Shanghai International...

April 12, 2017 7:34 PM

North Korea's nuclear program showing steady progress: IAEA

The Chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency, IAEA says, North Korea's nuclear program is showing steady progress. <br/><br/>Yukiya Amano made the remarks in an exclusive interview with NHK in Tokyo today. He said, analysis of satellite imagery of North Korea's Nyongbyon...

April 12, 2017 6:01 PM

Somalia security forces rescue eight Indian sailors

Somalia security forces today freed eight Indian sailors who had been taken ashore by pirates after they were chased off a hijacked ship earlier this week. <br/><br/>A coast guard official said, the eight hostages were freed without fighting. <br/><br/>

April 12, 2017 5:58 PM

Police detains 34 Pak, Syrian trying to illegally enter southwest Romania

Romania's border police say, they have detained 34 Pakistani and Syrian citizens, including children, who were allegedly trying to illegally enter southwest Romania and head to Western Europe. <br/><br/>Police said today that they found three separate groups during border patrols in...

April 12, 2017 4:57 PM

Tillerson & Lavrov meet for talks in Moscow

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have begun talks in Moscow. Their meeting is the first since the US launched a cruise missile strike on a Syrian air base last week. <br/><br/>Officials in Washington have allged that the Russian-backed govern...

April 12, 2017 4:16 PM

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari to visit India this month

President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari will be on a five-day visit to India from 17th of this month. <br/><br/>This is her first State visit after assuming the office in October 2015. The visit reflects the priority that both India and Nepal attach to further strengthening of their age-o...

April 12, 2017 4:14 PM

Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari to visit India this month

President of Nepal Bidya Devi Bhandari will be on a five-day visit to India from 17th of this month. <br/><br/>This is her first State visit after assuming the office in October 2015. The visit reflects the priority that both India and Nepal attach to further strengthening of their age-o...

April 12, 2017 12:49 PM

Brazil Supreme Court justice orders probe into eight cabinet ministers

In Brazil, a Supreme Court Justice ordered investigations into eight Ministers in President Michel Temer's cabinet and dozens of sitting lawmakers allegedly linked to the country's biggest corruption scandal ever. <br/><br/>The names of the politicians under investigation was r...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.