Ruling coalition wins Malaysia’s general election
Kuala Lumpur, May 6 (IANS) Malaysia’s ruling coalition won a fiercely contested general election with a comparatively slimmer majority, polling results showed early Monday….
Amazon nations’ observation center to protect rain forest
Quito, May 6 (IANS/EFE) Countries that share the Amazon basin resolved in the Ecuadorian city of Coca to create an observation center charged with…
Woman delivers twins on train – for the second time!
Lucknow: A woman from Uttar Pradesh gave birth to twins on a moving train – the second time in four years that she has…
Flights resume ahead of IPL matches
Dharamsala: Here’s good news for cricket buffs. Delhi-Dharamsala flights resume from May 15, just a day before the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between…
Remains of 10 people found at Russian plane crash site
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Investigators have found the remains of at least 10 people at the crash site of a light aircraft that…
Baby giraffe dead, hours after birth at Lucknow zoo
Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) For 14 months, anxious animal lovers waited for a pregnant giraffe at the Lucknow zoo to give birth. All the…
Italian woman minister quits after gay remarks
London, May 6 (IANS) A woman junior equal opportunities minister in Italy has resigned after allegedly saying that gay people invited discrimination by “ghettoising”…
Boston bombings: Pro-Tsarnaev posters come up in Chechnya
London, May 6 (IANS) Posters expressing support for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the second man charged with last month’s bombings at the Boston Marathon, have been…
UN chief voices concern at Israeli air strikes on Syria
United Nations, May 6 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced “grave concern” at reported Israeli air strikes on Syria, and called on all…
Russian church head sends Easter greetings to astronauts
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has wished astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) a…