NASA plans to launch Parker Solar Probe in 2018 to ‘touch’ Sun
WASHINGTON Jan 02 (TNS): NASA is looking forward to launching a slew of important missions in the coming year, including one to ‘touch’ the...
Pakistan urges UN to prevent bigger crisis stemming from India’s illegal actions in IOJ&K
United Nations, Sep 09 (TNS): Pakistan has urged the United Nations to prevent a bigger crisis stemming from India's illegal annexation of occupied Kashmir....
China tests new dredger capable of South China Sea projects: state media
BEIJING Nov 05 (TNS): China is testing a new dredger ship that will greatly enhance its land reclamation capabilities, a state media report said...
25,000 schools closed in India due to acrid air blanketing north
New Delhi Nov 09 (TNS): Schools closed across large swathes of north India on Thursday as pollution hit hazardous levels for the third day,...
‘Disarm Hezbollah’ for peace: Saudi, Iran trade insults over Lebanon
ROME Dec 02 (TNS): Lebanon has been “hijacked” by Hezbollah and can only flourish if the Iranian-backed group disarmed, the Saudi Arabian foreign minister...
US, North Korea closer to war than ever: former US military chief
Washington Jan 01 (TNS): The United States is now closer than it has ever been to a nuclear war with North Korea, a former...
30 civilians killed, 40 injured in fresh Russian bombing on Syrian capital
DAMASCUS, Jan 05 (TNS): In Syria, at least thirty civilians were killed when suspected Russian jets dropped bombs on a residential area in a...
Fire kills 8, injures dozens at Portugal community centre
LISBON Jan 15 (TNS): Fire ripped through a community centre in northern Portugal, where dozens of people were watching a weekend football match, killing...
UN Chief offers mediation between Pakistan and India for de-escalation of tensions
UN, Feb. 28 (TNS): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while expressing deep concern over tensions between Pakistan and India has offered mediation...
US airline Delta forced to cancel hundreds of flights amid snowstorm
WASHINGTON Dec 09 (TNS): A rare early winter snowstorm hitting the southeast United States forced Delta Air Lines on Friday to cancel hundreds of...
