Helicopter crash kills 9 in eastern Japan
Tokyo, August 11 (TNS): A rescue helicopter crashed on Saturday into mountains in eastern Japan, killing all nine crew members aboard.
The crash took place...
Malaysia’s business expectation for Q2 slowing down
KUALA LUMPUR, May 24: Malaysia's business sentiments for the near term turned pessimistic as the confidence indicator decreased to minus 3.1 percent in the...
Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif are on same page, says PM
LONDON Nov 05 (TNS): Prime Minister (PM) of Pakistan Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that there is no minus-Nawaz formula while talking to media...
Indian capital choked by smog as emergency measures fail to offer respite
NEW DELHI Nov 13 (TNS): A thick cloud of toxic smog 10 times the recommended limit enveloped India’s capital New Delhi on Monday, as...
India test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
NEW DELHI Jan 18 (TNS): India test-fired its nuclear-capable long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) ‘Agni-V’, the Indian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
The Agni-V, believed...
Trump scraps blanket transgender military ban
Washington March 24 (TNS): US President Donald Trump late Friday rolled back his blanket ban on transgender people serving in the military -- but...
UK requests US to not abandon Iran nuclear deal
Washington, May 7 (TNS): Britain has appealed to United States President Donald Trump not to abandon the Iran nuclear deal as a key deadline...
11 passengers rescued in Alaska plane crash
Los Angeles, July 11 (TNS):A plane carrying 11 passengers crashed on Tuesday in a mountainside in Alaska, officials and rescuers said, but there were...
5 killed, dozens wounded in Afghanistan blast
KABUL, Aug 23 (TNS): At least five people were killed while 42 other were injured including children, women, and soldiers on Wednesday, when the...
President Mugabe stuns Zimbabwe by defying pressure to resign
HARARE Nov 20 (TNS): President Robert Mugabe stunned Zimbabwe by making no mention of resignation in a television address, defying his own ZANU-PF party,...
