Mars has nitrogen, key to life: NASA
AFP, Washington :NASA’s Curiosity rover has found nitrogen on the surface of Mars, a significant discovery that adds to evidence the Red Planet could once...
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Afghans do not want US troops to leave: Ghani
Agencies, Washington :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Monday that the people in his country did not want US troops to leave.In an interview to...
India, China agree to foster peace on disputed border
AFP, New Delhi :India and China agreed on Tuesday to foster peace along their Himalayan border after wrapping up two days of talks designed to...
Obama top aide says Israeli occupation must end
AP, Washington :The United States expects the next Israeli government to end nearly 50 years of occupation and clear the way for a Palestinian state,...
Israel spied on Iran nuclear talks: Report
AFP, Washington : Israel has spied on Iran’s nuclear talks with the United States and other major powers, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.Israel quickly dismissed...
Modi writes to Nawaz Sharif, calls for Indo-Pak bilateral dialogue
Zee Media Bureau, New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended greetings to his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on the occasion of ‘Pakistan National...
Ebola outbreak ‘over by August’, UN suggests
BBC Online :The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told the BBC.Ismail Ould...
India, China hold talks on border dispute
BBC Online :Senior Indian and Chinese officials are meeting in Delhi for talks aimed at resolving a contentious border dispute, the first discussions since Prime...
Germanwings airliner 4U 9525 crashes in French Alps
BBC Online: An Airbus A320 airliner has crashed in the French Alps between Barcelonnette and Digne, French aviation officials and police have said. The jet...
Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; US evacuates remaining forces
Agencies, Aden :Yemen’s embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi pledged on Saturday to fight Iran’s influence in his violence-wracked country, accusing the Shia Huthi militia of...
80 militants killed in heavy Khyber clashes
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistani troops killed 80 militants in heavy clashes in the lawless northwest, near the mountainous border with Afghanistan, a spokesman said on Sunday,...