Beijing: China unveiled on Saturday the principles, framework, and cooperation priorities and mechanisms in its Silk Belt and Road initiative in a bid to enhance regional...
Berlin: Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, said it is offering financial assistance of 50,000 euros ($54,400) to the relatives of the victims aboard flight 4U9525 that...
Singapore: Several roads in Singapore will remain closed on Sunday to facilitate the funeral of former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, who died at the age of...
United Nations: The top diplomat heading the efforts for Security Council reforms has unveiled a framework document to pave the way for text-based negotiations amid broad...
Washington: After Richard Rahul Verma, who is the US ambassador to India, yet another Indian American has been named the country’s envoy by President Barack Obama....
Tokyo: Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Singapore on March 29 to attend the state funeral of former Singapore prime minister and its founding father...
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday urged the whole world to continue to remain vigilant against the threat of biological weapons despite the progress...
New York: US stocks ended mildly lower after volatile trading on Thursday, as investors weighed the geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against an upbeat job...
New York: Female drivers are 1.63 times more likely to use a cell phone while driving than male motorists, finds a new study. It also found...
New York: A three-dimensional model of human respiratory tissue can offer an improved platform to measure the impact of chemicals, like those found in cigarette smoke,...