Trump nominates David Malpass to lead World Bank
Washington : U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the World Bank Group should be led by U.S. Treasury official David ...
2018: Fourth warmest year since 1880
Washington, Feb 7 : Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2018 were the fourth warmest since 1880, according to independent ...
Brazil’s Lula da Silva sentenced to 13 years imprisonment
Brazilia , Feb 7 : A Brazilian Court on Wednesday announced 13 years of prison sentence to former President Luiz Inácio Lula da ...
Ex-Maldives president Abdul Gayoom charged in graft, money-laundering case
Male [Maldives], Feb 7 : Former Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom on Wednesday was charged with graft money-laundering ...
Colony or not, we’re British, say Gibraltarians. And keep the border open
Gibraltar: With London fuming over whether Gibraltar should still be called a “colony”, residents of the British outpost on the ...
Venezuela opposition plans to get oil money from U.S. fund
Caracas: Venezuela’s opposition on Wednesday said it would use a U.S.-based fund to receive some of the country’s oil income in a ...
Voyage into the unknown explores Indian Ocean’s hidden depths
A mission to explore uncharted depths in the Indian Ocean was launched on Wednesday, hoping to discover hundreds of new species and ...
Suicide rate falls by a third globally, data shows
Suicides have fallen globally by more than a third since 1990, according to a far-reaching analysis released Thursday that ...
Taliban say Moscow talks with Afghan politicians ‘very successful’
The Taliban on Wednesday hailed unprecedented talks with Afghan politicians as “very successful”, despite disagreements ...
India launches latest communication satellite GSAT-31
New Delhi , Feb 6 : India’s latest communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully launched from the Spaceport in French ...