India
Nearly 50% of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: study
Health & Fitness
February 27, 2019
Nearly 50% of transport pollution deaths linked to diesel: study
Some 385,000 people worldwide died prematurely in 2015 from air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust emissions, a US study found…
Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir
Middle East
February 27, 2019
Pakistan claims to shoot down Indian jets in Kashmir
Pakistan said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of…
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
Middle East
February 25, 2019
Senior Taliban leaders in Qatar for talks with US envoy
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Senior Taliban leaders, including one of the group’s founders, were to hold another round of talks…
Saudi crown prince meets Chinese president, bags oil deal
Middle East
February 22, 2019
Saudi crown prince meets Chinese president, bags oil deal
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met China’s President Xi Jinping on Friday and bagged a $10-billion oil deal, pressing…
Israel’s first Moon mission blasts off from Florida
Science
February 22, 2019
Israel’s first Moon mission blasts off from Florida
An unmanned rocket took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night carrying Israel’s Beresheet spacecraft, aiming to make…
India, Pakistan tensions threaten to derail MBS trip
Middle East
February 20, 2019
India, Pakistan tensions threaten to derail MBS trip
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, with his business mission under threat of…
Iran oil exports rise in early 2019 despite sanctions
Economy
February 19, 2019
Iran oil exports rise in early 2019 despite sanctions
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s exports of crude oil were higher than expected in January and are at least holding steady…
Pakistan spy agency involved in Kashmir bombing: India
Middle East
February 19, 2019
Pakistan spy agency involved in Kashmir bombing: India
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India’s top military commander in the disputed Kashmir region said on Tuesday Pakistan’s main Inter-Services Intelligence…
Kashmir gunbattle kills four Indian soldiers, civilian
World
February 18, 2019
Kashmir gunbattle kills four Indian soldiers, civilian
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Four Indian soldiers and a civilian were killed in a gunbattle in disputed Kashmir on Monday,…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…