Brazil aims to double per capita income
byRio de Janeiro, April 13 (IANS) Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has said that the government intends to double per capita income by 2022, when…
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North Korea has no n-missile capability: White House
byWashington, April 13 (IANS) The White House has said that Washington did not believe North Korea had the capability to deploy a nuclear-armed missile….
No one from Indian mission hurt in Bangladesh blasts
byNew Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The external affairs ministry Saturday clarified that no one from the Indian High Commission was injured in the crude…
British house prices hit five-year high
byLondon, April 13 (IANS) British house prices in March registered a seventh consecutive month of growth and reached a five-year high, boosted by London…
Sikh Americans join gun violence protest
byWashington, April 13 (IANS) Sikh-Americans joined 25 religious leaders from across America to set up markers on the national mall to honour victims of…
World’s oldest harbour, hieroglyphic papyri found
byCairo, April 13 (IANS/AKI) A team of archaeologists in Egypt has unearthed what are believed to be the world’s most ancient harbour and a…
Napoleon’s chairs to be auctioned in London
byLondon, April 13 (IANS) Six chairs from Napoleon’s palace are to be auctioned in London May 1, announced Christie’s. These elegant set of empire…
Suu Kyi starts first visit to Japan in 27 years
byTokyo, April 13 (IANS) Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived in Japan Saturday for a week-long visit, her first trip to the…
Kerry arrives in Beijing
byBeijing, April 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Beijing Saturday, kicking off his China visit. During his stay in China,…
One million Austrians at risk of poverty
byVienna, April 13 (IANS) A total of 1.05 million Austrians were at poverty risk in 2011, the latest available figures released in a report…