China on Friday continued to oppose India’s entry to the NSG, saying the global non-proliferation order will collapse if New Delhi joined the group without being a signatory to the NPT. Beijing reiterated that accepting the Non Proliferation Treaty was a must for India to become a member of the elite 48-nation club which regulates […]
North Korean authorities are yet to confirm the suspected test-launch of two missiles on Wednesday morning. The state-run KCNA news agency told Xinhua that it was not aware of the missile launches. South Korea’s Yonhap news agency quoted the Joint Chiefs of Staff as saying that North Korea launched a second missile, which was believed […]
In a move to popularise video streaming feature Facebook Live among its 1.65 billion users, the social networking giant has signed deals with nearly 140 media companies and celebrities to create videos, the media reported on Wednesday. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Facebook will pay over $50 million to video creators. Its partners […]
Chinese stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.2 per cent to open at 2,872.73 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.23 per cent lower at 10,108.96 points, Xinhua news agency reported. The ChiNext Index, tracking China’s NASDAQ-style board of growth enterprises, was down 0.29 per cent to open at […]
Argentina and defending champions Chile easily outclassed their respective opponents to enter the semi-finals of the Copa America Centenario football tournament in style. At the Gillette Stadium here late Saturday, Argentina showed ample glimpses of their awesome firepower by overpowering 2011 Copa America finalists Venezuela 4-1 in the quarter-finals. Gonzalo Higuain (8th, 28th minutes) struck […]
The Russian Orthodox Church has rejected a last minute appeal to attend what was deemed as the first meeting of fellow church leaders since 787. Russia said it could not participate in the Holy and Great Council, on the Greek island of Crete, as not all churches will be present, BBC reported. The churches of […]
The man charged with the killing of British Labour MP Jo Cox on Saturday gave his name at Westminster Magistrates’ Court as “death to traitors, freedom for Britain”. Asked to give his name as he stood in the dock at the court in London, Thomas Mair said: “My name is death to traitors, freedom for […]
A heavily pregnant woman and her husband were killed with bullets to their heads in an apparent case of honour killing in the suburbs of Pakistan’s Punjab province. The dead, identified as Muhammad Shakil, 30, and Aqsa, 26, were allegedly killed for “honour” by the woman’s brother who had recently returned from Saudi Arabia. Shakil […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Saturday it supported the IAAF’s “strong stance against doping” following the athletics ruling body’s extension of Russia’s ban. “The IOC welcomes and supports the IAAF’s strong stance against doping. This is in line with the IOC’s long-held zero-tolerance policy. The IOC has taken note of the decision of […]
Police in Belgium have made 12 arrests in a huge anti-terror operation, following the deadly bomb attacks on capital Brussels in March. Those detained on Friday night are suspected of plotting a terrorist attack, prosecutors said on Saturday. They were among 40 taken in for questioning, BBC reported. Searches were conducted in 16 municipalities, mainly […]