International

December 20, 2016 12:51 PM

Russian ambassador to Turkey shot dead in art gallery

The Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed when a gunman opened fire when he was about to deliver a speech on the opening of the exhibition "Russia in the eyes of Turks in Ankara today. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told journalists that Andrey Karlov, was injured in an...

December 20, 2016 12:35 PM

Man detained in Turkey after firing shots outside US embassy

Turkish police detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara early today. The state-run Anadolu Agency said, the man was overpowered by the embassy's security guards. No one was hurt in the incident which occurred hours after a Turkish policeman shot dead Russian Ambassado...

December 20, 2016 12:34 PM

India strongly condemns Russian envoy assassination

India has strongly condemned the tragic assassination of the Ambassador of Russia to Turkey Andrey Karlov. In a statement, External Affairs Ministry said, there can never be any justification for violence and terrorism. India also offered condolences to the family of the deceased Ambassador.

December 20, 2016 11:55 AM

China returns US underwater drone taken in South China Sea

China has returned a US underwater drone taken by a Chinese naval vessel in the South China Sea last week. In a brief statement, China&apos;s Defence Ministry said, the drone had been given back to the United States after friendly consultations between the two countries.<br/><br/>It said...

December 20, 2016 8:20 AM

Experts highly confident MH370 not in search zone

Missing Malaysian flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean but could be further north, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau which has been leading the hunt, says in a report.<br/><br/>No trace has been found in the massive undersea hunt...

December 20, 2016 8:19 AM

Moderate quakes cause 2 deaths, injuries and damage in Ecuador

A series of moderate earthquakes rattled northwestern Ecuador, causing two deaths, injuring 20 people and damaging dozens of structures. <br/><br/>President Rafael Correa said, the quakes left some areas without electricity and prompted officials to close local schools.<br/><br/...

December 20, 2016 8:18 AM

Moderate quakes cause 2 deaths, injuries, damage in Ecuador

A series of moderate earthquakes rattled northwestern Ecuador, causing two deaths, injuring 20 people and damaging dozens of structures. <br/><br/>President Rafael Correa said, the quakes left some areas without electricity and prompted officials to close local schools.<br/><br/...

December 20, 2016 8:07 AM

African nations developing lifestyle diseases: WHO

City life and its modern trappings have brought bad habits to developing African nations that will see more die of chronic illness than infectious diseases by 2030, a study shows.<br/><br/> A World Health Organization survey of 33 countries has shown that most adults in Africa have at le...

December 20, 2016 8:01 AM

US Electoral college formally elects Donald Trump as president

The US Electoral College has certified Donald Trump as president, despite a last-ditch effort to deny him the White House. <br/><br/>Six weeks after winning the polls, the Republican has secured the 270 votes needed to formalise his victory. <br/><br/>The process is usually a...

December 20, 2016 7:57 AM

Germany: 12 killed when truck ploughs into Christmas market

In Germany, 12 people were killed and 45 injured when a truck ploughed into a crowd at a Christmas market in Berlin last night in what police said was a possible terror attack. Ambulances and police rushed to the area after the driver drove up the pavement of the market in a central square popular w...

Most Read

View All arrow-right

No posts found.