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Australian mining company finds 404-carat diamond
Perth, Feb 16: A West Australian mining firm has found a record breaking 404-carat diamond believed worth over $14 million.
According to reports on Tuesday, the Lucapa Diamond Company, based in Perth but operating in the African nation…
39 trapped after gas explosion in Russia building
Moscow, Feb 16: At least one person was killed and 39 were reported trapped after a powerful gas explosion triggered the collapse of a five-storey residential building in Russia's Yaroslavl city early Tuesday. Preliminary information showed…
Turkey denies reports of troops entering Syria
Ankara, Feb 15: Turkish Defence Minister Ismet Yilmaz has denied Syria's claim that about 100 Turkish troops had entered Syria, the media reported on Monday.
"It is not true," Yilmaz told lawmakers in Ankara during a parliamentary budget…
Southeast Asia to see total solar eclipse on March 8
Washington, Feb 15: Ever witnessed a total solar eclipse? Here's a chance for all those space lovers. Come March 8, 2016, the moon will cast its shadow as it is all set to pass in front of the sun. Parts of Southeast Asia will witness a…
S-300 missile system being shipped to Iran
Tehran, Feb 15: Russia is shipping S-300 air defence missile systems to Iran, the country's foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari said on Monday.
"The agreement for the delivery of S-300 systems has been finalised over the past…
Japan to upgrade missile interception system
Tokyo, Feb 15: Japan is planning to acquire a greater range of ship-borne interceptors and has also considered buying a US land-based high-altitude interception system, the media reported on Monday. The defence ministry plans to develop an…
Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama discuss Syria crisis over phone
Moscow, Feb 15: Russian President Vladimir Putin and his US counterpart Barack Obama on Sunday discussed the Syrian crisis over phone, the Kremlin said. During the "frank and business-like" conversation, Putin and Obama positively assessed…
Saudi-led airstrike kills 11 civilians in Yemen’s capital
Sanaa, Feb 15: A Saudi-led airstrike killed at least 11 people and wounded four others in Yemen's rebel-held capital Sanaa on Sunday, officials and witnesses said. The rebel-controlled state Saba news agency reported that the airstrike at…
Australia’s population to surpass 24 million
Canberra, Feb 15: Australia's population is expected to surpass 24 million people in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) announced on Monday.
Beidar Cho from the ABS said the government body's…
India’s response to F-16 sale doesn’t make sense: Pakistani Daily
Islamabad, Feb 15: India's response to the sale of F-16 fighter aircraft by the US "does not make sense", said a Pakistani daily on Monday. An editorial "An end to cordiality" in The Nation called it "a bizarre move" and said that India has…