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January 2, 2017 11:42 AM
China says, it will not allow anyone to use Hong Kong as a base for subversion against mainland China or to damage its political stability. <br/><br/>In an interview with state television broadcast yesterday, Zhang Xiaoming, the head of China's Liaison Office in Hong Kong, said nobo...
January 2, 2017 10:30 AM
Laser walls and smart sensors will be installed at the Indo-Bangla International Border in West Bengal to plug the porous riverine and unmanned terrain and keep a tight vigil to check infiltration and terrorism. <br/><br/>According to a top BSF official, it will be done on an urgent basi...
January 2, 2017 10:26 AM
In Turkey, the manhunt continues for a gunman who killed 39 people including 2 Indians in an Istanbul nightclub as country marked the start of the new year. The unknown assailant opened fire at Reina nightclub early yesterday, before managing to flee amid the chaos. <br/><br/>The motive ...
January 2, 2017 9:23 AM
In US, thirty-five Russian diplomats expelled from the United States by President Barack Obama have left the country, Russian news agencies report. An embassy official said the plane had taken off with all the affected personnel and their families aboard. <br/><br/>Mr Obama ordered the e...
January 2, 2017 9:15 AM
The British government has announced on January 1st that it would launch a new one-pound coin at the end of March and scrap the current one pound coin by October. <br/><br/>An announcement from the British Treasury said that the new 12-sided one pound coin would become legal tender on Ma...
January 2, 2017 9:15 AM
In Brazil, a man has killed his ex-wife, his son and 10 other people celebrating the arrival of the new year. <br/><br/>The unidentified man was carrying several firearms when he stormed the family house in Campinas, some 100 kilometers from Sao Paulo, police said. Another three people w...
January 2, 2017 9:15 AM
Tyrus Wong, the artist whose works inspired the Disney film Bambi, has died aged 106. A Chinese immigrant, Mr Wong's vibrant paintings captured Walt Disney's eye and became the basis of the film's distinct style. <br/><br/>Mr Wong emigrated to the United States from China ...
January 2, 2017 9:14 AM
In Hong Kong, 2017 opened with a march of thousands protesting China-backed efforts to unseat four new pro-democracy legislators. The Civil Human Rights Front, which organized the rally, also wanted to help contribute to a drive to raise about 645,000 dollars for the legislator's legal costs, t...
January 2, 2017 8:58 AM
A senior UK minister has warned that Islamic State terror group is plotting mass casualty chemical attacks against Britain. <br/><br/>Minister in charge of security Ben Wallace said Islamic State had used chemical weapons in Syria and Iraq and intelligence chiefs believe it has an aspira...
January 2, 2017 8:58 AM
An Indian-origin Saudi-based entrepreneur has been appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan. According to a report of Khaleej Times, Keralite Shaikh Rafik Mohammed was appointed Major General of Kyrgyzstan by Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan Ali Mirza at an official ceremony held in that country. <br/...
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