Baghdad, Dec 27 (IANS) Four militants of the extremist Islamic State (IS) group were killed in airstrikes in Iraq's eastern province of Diyala, a security source have said. Acting on intelligence reports, the Iraqi aircraft conducted 14…

United Nations, Dec 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has mourned the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, calling him a towering world figure for peace. "I was greatly saddened to learn of the passing of…

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…