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Colombias Petro inks $4.3bn deal for 17 ...

Colombias Petro inks $4.3bn deal for 17 fighter jets amid regional tension

Colombias Petro inks $4.3bn deal for 17 fighter jets amid regional tension ## Colombia Invests $4.3 Billion in New Fighter Jets, Citing Regional Security Concerns Bogota, Colombia – In a move poised to reshape the regional balance of power, the Colombian government, led by President Gustavo... read more »

Nine killed, 32 injured in accidental bl...

Nine killed, 32 injured in accidental blast at J&K police station while...

Nine killed, 32 injured in accidental blast at J&K police station while handling seized explosives from Faridabad **Accidental Explosion at Jammu and Kashmir Police Station Claims Nine Lives, Injures Dozens** **Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir** – A devastating accidental explosion at a police... read more »

India calls for greater transparency in ...

India calls for greater transparency in functioning of UNSC subsidiary orga...

India calls for greater transparency in functioning of UNSC subsidiary organs ## India Advocates for Enhanced Transparency in UN Security Council Subsidiary Bodies **New York, NY** – India has renewed its call for increased transparency in the operations of the United Nations Security... read more »

As school-college tour season begins, Ke...

As school-college tour season begins, Kerala MVD launches crackdown on tour...

As school-college tour season begins, Kerala MVD launches crackdown on tourist buses using illegal lights and sound systems ## Kerala Transportation Department Intensifies Scrutiny of Tourist Buses Ahead of Peak School Excursion Season Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – Anticipating a surge in school... read more »

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100 dead in Strong Philippines typhoon

100 dead in Strong Philippines typhoon

More than 100 people were killed and nearly 800,000 displaced in the Philippines after one of the strongest typhoons on record flattened homes and triggered storm surges that flooded wide areas,... read more »

Voting begins in Maldives presidential polls

Voting begins in Maldives presidential polls

Voting began in the Maldives’ latest attempt to elect a president Saturday, as a constitutional deadline approached. “Voting has commenced across... read more »

The United States loses its UNESCO voting right

The United States loses its UNESCO voting right

The United States has lost its voting rights at UNESCO after an official said it missed a crucial deadline, two years after halting its dues payments to... read more »

125,604 evacuated as typhoon hits Philippines

125,604 evacuated as typhoon hits Philippines

Manila – More than 125,000 people were evacuated to safety as typhoon Haiyan, believed to be the strongest cyclone of the year, made landfall over Guiuan... read more »

Snowden leaks have helped Britain’s enemies: MI6 ...

US can access Britons' personal data under secret deal

London – The intelligence leaks from US analyst Edward Snowden have left Britain’s enemies “rubbing their hands with glee”, the head of... read more »

GOP Rep. Tim Murphy won’t seek reelection after reports he asked woman to get abortion.

Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania, an opponent of abortion, will not be seeking reelection at the end of his current term, ending speculation about his future a day after a news report claimed the... read more »

Tillerson’s News Conference Only Highlights Strains With Trump.

WASHINGTON — Long-simmering tension within President Trump’s national security team spilled into public view on Wednesday as Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson took the extraordinary... read more »

Turkey Sentences 40 to Life in Coup Attempt Against Erdogan.

ISTANBUL, Turkey — A court in southwestern Turkey handed down life sentences on Wednesday to 40 men, including senior military officers, for trying to assassinate President Recep Tayyip... read more »

Case registered against actor Prakash Raj over his criticism of PM Modi.

A case has been registered against National award-winning actor Prakash Raj in a Lucknow court on a complaint lodged by a lawyer over his recent remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi,... read more »

Rajnish Kumar is the next SBI chairman.

The government on Wednesday named Rajnish Kumar as the new chairman of the country’s largest lender State Bank of India Kumar, currently a managing director with the bank, joined SBI as a... read more »