Burning oil tanker sinks off China coast
Beijing, Jan. 14 (TNS): An oil tanker burning in the East China Sea for more than a week has finally sunk, Chinese media says...
European powers propose new Iran sanctions to meet Trump ultimatum
BRUSSELS/PARIS March 17 (TNS): Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria’s...
Hariri back in Lebanon for first time since quitting as PM
BEIRUT Nov 22 (TNS): Saad al-Hariri returned to Beirut on Tuesday for the first time since he resigned as prime minister in a statement...
´Butcher of Bosnia´ faces historic war crimes verdict
THE HAGUE Nov 19 (TNS): UN war crimes judges will on Wednesday hand down a historic verdict against former Bosnian Serb army commander Ratko...
Mexico gunfight kills eleven
ACAPULCO Jan 08 (TNS): The aftermath of a gunfight on the outskirts of the Mexican seaside resort of Acapulco that pit residents of a...
At UN, Pakistan spotlights Kashmiri women’s plight under Indian occupation
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 09 (TNS): Pakistan Tuesday put the spotlight on the plight of Kashmiri women under brutal Indian occupation during a United Nations...
Legendary US astronaut John Young dies at 87
HOUSTON, Jan 07 (TNS): John Young, a legendary US astronaut who went into space six times, orbited the moon and then walked on its...
Afghanistan opium production jumps 87 per cent to record level: UN survey
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 16 (TNS):An alarming trend in the cultivation and production of opium in Afghanistan reveals an 87 per cent production increase compared...
Nation observing day-long mourning today in memory of New Zealand martyrs
New Zealand March 18 (TNS): The nation is observing a day-long mourning today in reverence of the martyred and injured in New...
EU seeks permanent tariff exemption from US
BRUSSELS March 23 (TNS): European Union leaders called on Friday for a temporary exemption from U.S. import duties on steel and aluminum to be...
