France condemns attack on UN peacekeepers
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) France has strongly condemned the attack on a UN peacekeeper patrol in South Sudan, which claimed the lives of…
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Germany to give India euro 1 bn loan for green energy development
byBerlin, April 10 (IANS) Germany will provide India a soft loan of euro 1 billion (Rs.71 billion) for strengthening the transmission system of renewable…
Youths detained for blasphemy in Bangladesh
byDhaka, April 10 (IANS) Two youths were arrested Wednesday on charges of hurtling religious sentiments amid an escalating row between Islamists and secularists on…
India, Germany to sign education, research accords
byBerlin, April 10 (IANS) India and Germany would sign two agreements Thursday to strengthen cooperation in education and research, Human Resource Development Minister M.M….
Myanmar appoint consultant for Southeast Asia Games
byYangon, April 10 (IANS) Myanmar’s finance and revenue ministry Wednesday appointed two foreign companies as sponsorship management consultant for upcoming 27th Southeast Asian Games…
WTO cuts global trade growth forecast to 3.3 percent
byGeneva, April 10 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) Wednesday cut its forecast for global trade growth in 2013 to 3.3 percent, from the…
Vietnam eyes berth in FIFA women’s World Cup
byHanoi (Vietnam), April 10 (IANS) Vietnamese national women’s football team is expected to rank in the top five of the Asia Football Confederation (AFC)…
Iran’s Esteghlal suffers home defeat in AFC Champions League
byTehran, April 10 (IANS) Al-Hilal of Saudi Arabia defeated Iran’s Esteghlal 1-0 in Group D in the 2013 AFC Champions League. In the match…
Sri Lanka says 26,000 workers in SKorea safe
byColombo, April 10 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government said Wednesday that over 26,000 migrant workers in South Korea were safe. Foreign Employment Minister Dilan…
15 mn impoverished disabled live in rural China
byBeijing, April 10 (IANS) About 15 million disabled people live below China’s poverty line in rural areas, the China Disabled Persons Federation said Wednesday….