International News Updates

New Delhi: Sending a clear message to Pakistan, US President Barack Obama has said “safe havens” of terrorism within that country were not acceptable and described India as a “true global” partner. Obama also called for those behind the Mumbai terror attacks to be brought to justice. “I have made it clear that even as […]

Beijing: Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s remarks that ‘Arunachal Pradesh’ was an “Indian territory” is Japan’s tactic of taking sides over a disputed territory, said China’s Global Times newspaper. The article Friday, based on an interview with senior researcher Geng Xin, also said that backing India showed that Tokyo’s ambition went beyond merely strengthening its […]

Baghdad:At least 33 people were killed and over 47 others wounded Thursday in bomb attacks targeting the security forces and clashes with the Islamic State (IS) militants, security source said. In Anbar province, Iraqi security forces and allied Sunni tribes backed by US-led coalition aircraft clashed with the IS militants and seized al-Khasfa area in […]

Jammu: Pakistan Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing at BSF posts on the international border in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, police said. “Pakistan Rangers started firing at three BSF outposts in Arnia area today (Wednesday) morning,” a senior police officer told IANS here. “Pakistan firing started at 6 a.m. They are using small arms and automatic […]

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron Tuesday welcomed the decision of the European Union to lift its ban on importing Indian mangoes. “I welcome today’s announcement by the European Union to lift their import ban of mangoes from India,” Cameron said. “Not only is this good news for trade between the UK and India, it’s […]

Islamabad: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said that Pakistan has implemented the nuclear safeguards agreement, media reported Tuesday. The Foreign Office (FO) in a statement said Monday that IAEA’s Deputy Director General (Safeguards) Tero Varjoranta conveyed the IAEA’s satisfaction over the implementation of the safeguard agreement, Dawn online reported. “The DDG appreciated Pakistan-IAEA […]

Beijing: The US is only treating India as a pawn in its rebalancing strategy to the Asia-Pacific region, a Chinese daily said Tuesday. The daily, Global Times, said that developing a good relationship with India will help Washington seek more support in international affairs and reduce the influence of emerging powers such as China in […]

London: Doctors have performed the first-ever successful organ donation from a very sick newborn in Britain. The donation involved kidneys which were transplanted into a patient with renal failure and liver cells (hepatocytes) which were transfused into a further recipient. The donor was a girl born at term after an emergency caesarean section in the […]

Brussels: The European Union (EU) has decided to appeal against a ruling last December that Hamas be removed from the list of terrorist groups, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said Monday. The ruling was clearly based on “procedural grounds” and did not imply any assessment by the court of the merits of designating Hamas […]

Around 35 Syrian soldiers have been killed when their plane crashed near a military airbase in the country's northwestern province of Idlib, media reports said Sunday

Kabul:At least 30 militants have been killed after the Afghan security forces waged offensives in two provinces, police said Saturday. Afghan army and border police, backed by army helicopter gun-ships, pounded several hideouts of militants in eastern Kunar province’s Dangam district, Xinhua quoted provincial police chief Abdul Habib Sayyedkhel as saying. “The raid was launched […]

Colombo:The Sri Lankan government Saturday invited all journalists who fled the country due to various threats to return and engage in their profession independently. Gayantha Karunathilaka, the new minister for mass media, issued the invitation while addressing reporters as he assumed office, News.lk reported. The minister said the culture in state media deteriorated under the […]

Washington:India and US have agreed to continue to explore the opportunities for collaboration on implementing India’s ambitious Digital India initiative, with the goal of enhancing digital infrastructure, deploying e-governance and e-services. The initiative is also aimed at expanding the diffusion and use of ICT as a tool to expand economic opportunity, boost productivity, create jobs, […]

Washington: Maryland State’s Republican Governor-elect Larry Hogan has named Indian-American businessman Sam Mahotra to head the Department of Human Resources. Mahotra is founder and chief executive of Subsytem Technologies Inc. in Arlington, Virginia. He becomes the first Indian-American to ever be appointed to a Governor’s Cabinet in Maryland. He previously served in Governor Robert L. […]

Washington: President Barack Obama has nominated two Indian-Americans to key posts of chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) and member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, son of a native American mother and an Indian immigrant father, is currently the acting chairman of the commission […]