Climate change tied to lower birth rate in US : Report
Reuters, New York :Climate change has likely been contributing to a steady decline in the US birth rate, researchers said, predicting as many as 100,000...
International
EU warns of refugee ‘catastrophe’ as winter closes in
AP, Brussels :The European Union warned on Monday of a looming humanitarian “catastrophe” with tens of thousands of people traveling through the Balkans to northern...
News in brief
Russia sees possible ‘terror’ link in plane crashAFP, Sharm SheikhMoscow acknowledged for the first time on Monday a terrorist attack could have caused the Oct...
Moscow agrees to deliver S-300 missile systems to Iran
AP, Yerevan :Russia’s foreign minister said Monday the next round of Syria talks expected to be held this weekend must not focus squarely on demands...
Appeals court rules against Obama immigration plan
AP, New Orleans :President Barack Obama’s plan to protect from deportation an estimated 5 million people living in the United States illegally suffered another setback...
Obama, Netanyahu emphasise need for Mideast peace
AP, Washington :President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday insisted they had not given up on the pursuit of Middle East...
News In Brief
Catalonia votes to start breakaway process from SpainReuters, MadridCatalonia’s regional government on Monday voted in favor of a resolution to split from Spain, launching a...
Cameron warns he might back plan for Britain leaving EU
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister David Cameron will this week give his strongest warning yet that he might back Britain leaving the EU unless other...
`Catastrophe` warnings as climate talks enter final stretch
AFP, Paris :Large swathes of New York and Shanghai could disappear under the waves and millions driven into poverty, fresh climate reports warned as ministers...
Russia, Iran sign contract for missile system delivery
Reuters, Moscow :Russia and Iran have signed a contract for Moscow to supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of...
India successfully test-fires nuclear capable missile
Dawn.com, New Delhi :India on Monday successfully tested a weapons-capable ballistic missile Agni-IV , from A P J Abdul Kalam Island, formerly known as Wheeler...
US like to send more troops in Syria, Carter says
Agencies, Washington :Just days after the White House announced that President Obama had authorized the deployment of a small contingent of special operations forces to...