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Pakistan Army returns Indian national as goodwill gesture
Jammu, Dec 17: An Indian national was handed over by Pakistani Army in Jammu as a goodwill gesture.
"Muhammad Rashid, son of Sattar Din Poonch district's Degwar Teruan village who claimed to have inadvertently crossed over to Pakistan…
WANTED: Women to run for office of UN Secretary-General
United Nations, Dec 16: The election process for the next UN secretary-general that could see a woman ascend to the leadership of the world body has been launched with the promise of openness and universal involvement.
Assembly president…
EU-India Summit meeting next year
New Delhi, Dec 16: The summit level meeting between the European Union and India will be held in the first half of 2016, head of the EU delegation in India Tomafz Kozlowski said on Wednesday.
"The EU-India summit will be held in the…
Forget pizza delivery, drones mapping high-altitude glaciers now
San Francisco, Dec 16: About five km high in the Peruvian Andes, drones are helping scientists map glaciers and wetlands with 10-cm precision and gauge how climate change will affect the people who rely on those glaciers for water supply.…
Three new astronauts join key research on ISS
Washington, Dec 16: With the opening of hatches between the International Space Station (ISS) and an arriving Soyuz spacecraft, three new Expedition 46 astronauts joined the three ISS residents to continue key research that advances NASA's…
Republicans spar over Trump’s proposal to ban Muslims
Washington, Dec 16: Republican presidential candidates joined issue with frontrunner Donald Trump's call to ban Muslims from coming to the US with Senator Ted Cruz citing the example of India to say all Muslims were not jihadists.
"I…
Nepal tables bills on quake reconstruction, Madhesi demands
Kathmandu, Dec 16: The Nepal government on Tuesday tabled a bill in parliament to create a "Nepal Reconstruction Authority" for rebuilding the nation eight months after the April earthquake, and another to address the demands of the…
Three Expedition-46 Astronauts on way to ISS
Washington, Dec 15: A new Soyuz rocket successfully sent three Expedition-46 astronauts on the six-hour trip to the International Space Station (ISS) from the Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
NASA astronaut Tim Kopra,…
Japan’s regular Parliament Session from January 4
Tokyo, Dec 15: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to convene parliament on January 4, 2016, for a 150-day regular session.
“To appropriately respond to challenges (facing the nation), we will…
Saudi Arabia announces Islamic Military Alliance against Terrorism
Riyadh, Dec 15: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the formation of an Islamic military alliance comprising 34 countries to fight against terrorism. The alliance will be led by Saudi Arabia.
The countries in the alliance are the United…