Kuala Lumpur, Dec 27 (IANS) The number of people who died in the massive floods in Malaysia has risen to 47, authorities said. Besides those confirmed dead, at least another five individuals have been reported missing, Xinhua news agency…

Jerusalem, Dec 27 (IANS) Israel's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has said that a shortage of millions of eggs is expected in the country due to the outbreak of pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza. It is estimated that there would…

Seoul, Dec 27 (IANS) Korean Air Lines, South Korea's national flag carrier, has been ordered to suspend flights to Hong Kong for two weeks due to coronavirus infections found among its passengers aboard a plane that landed there last week.…

Jerusalem, Dec 26 (IANS) Israel announced on Sunday a multi-million-dollar plan to develop the Golan Heights, including the establishment of two new settlements. In a special cabinet meeting held in the Golan, the ministers approved a plan…

Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered condolences to the families of deceased in Muzaffarpur's noodles factory blast. The explosion in noodles factory took place on Sunday morning around 10 a.m. which claimed 7…

Agartala, Dec 26 (IANS) BJP MLA Ashis Das, who joined the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on October 31, on Sunday evening alleged that the "saffron party backed goons assaulted him" in northern Tripura while he was returning to the district…

Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is currently holding the "Samaj Sudhar Abhiyan" (social reform campaign) across the state to regain his 2005 image of "Sushasan Babu" (good governance leader), badly hit by the crime…

Patna, Dec 26 (IANS) After BJP's Gajendra Jha, another Brahmin leader on Sunday announced a reward for anyone who takes physical action against Bihar's former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who is in a storm over his "derogatory" comments…

Baghdad, Dec 26 (IANS) A senior Iraqi government official and head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) mission in Iraq discussed on Sunday NATO's support for Iraqi forces and ways to enhance stability in the region. Iraqi…

Mogadishu, Dec 26 (IANS) At least four security officers including their commander were killed in a roadside bomb blast on Sunday near a hospital in the west of the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials said. A security official, who declined…