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18 killed in Nigeria road accident: Police
Lagos, March 8: At least 18 people were killed in an accident on Nigeria's Bauchi-Jos highway, police said.
The accident occurred on Sunday after a DAF Truck and a Toyota Hiace bus carrying 18 passengers collided, Mohammed Haruna, the…
US disappointed over India’s denial of visas to US religious commission
Washington, March 8: Citing President Barack Obama's message on religious freedom during his trip to India last year, the US again expressed disappointment over India's denial of visas to a bipartisan US commission.
"We're disappointed…
Pervez Musharraf may testify in Benazir murder, treason cases
Islamabad, March 4: Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf is expected to testify in two important cases - one relating to Benazir Bhutto’s murder and the other concerning high treason charge - in the coming weeks. He was implicated…
Vietnam experiencing worst drought in almost 100 years
Hanoi, March 4: Vietnam is experiencing its most severe drought in almost a century, and farmers have adopted measures to save their crops amid the water shortage, the media reported on Friday.
In the south in particular, low rainfall…
India, not terrorism, biggest threat, Pakistan tells US
Washington, March 4: Sartaj Aziz, foreign affairs adviser to the Pakistan prime minister, has said "India, not terrorism, is the biggest threat to the region", and asked India to reduce its nuclear stockpile so that Pakistan can consider…
Pope Francis accepts invitation to visit Pakistan
Islamabad, March 3: Pope Francis has accepted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ’s invitation to visit Pakistan this year, a media reported said on Thursday.
According to a message received on Wednesday from the Vatican, the invitation was…
China plans 30 Nuclear power plants along Silk Route
Beijing, March 3: China has set a target of building around 30 nuclear power units in countries along the Belt and Road Initiative routes by 2030, the media reported on Thursday.
According to Sun Qin, president of China National Nuclear…
5.8-magnitude aftershock hits Indonesia
Jakarta, March 3: A shallow aftershock, measuring 5.8 magnitude, jolted West Sumatra in Indonesia on Thursday morning, the meteorology and geophysics agency said here.
The quake came at 07:10 a.m. Jakarta time with epicentre at 598 km…
‘India, Africa are key partners in global food security’
Accra (Ghana), March 2: India Inc. has said that with Africa's farm sector projected to grow to $1 trillion by 2030, there is significant scope for the continent's agriculture to benefit from India's experience.
In a forward to a global…
Expedition 46 astronauts return to Earth, key Mars research on
Washington, March 2: After conducting some key research on the International Space Station (ISS) to send humans to Mars in the near future, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Sergey Volkov safely returned to Earth on…