US soldier jailed for selling secrets to fake Russian spy
byWashington, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A US military policeman based in Alaska has been sentenced to 16 years in prison and given a dishonourable…
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Seven people hanged in Iran
byTehran, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Three convicted rapists and four armed robbers have been hanged in Iran’s southern Fars province, the Mehr news agency reported….
Dog finds old Japanese weapons on Russian island
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A dog has dug up a large cache of old Japanese munitions on Russia’s Sakhalin island, police said. “About…
NGO probed in Russia over ‘foreign agent’ accusation
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prosecutors in Russia have opened a case against a non-governmental organisation accused of not registering as a “foreign agent”…
Beyonce teams up for anti-hunger initiative
byLos Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Pop superstar Beyonce Knowles as well as her mother Tina and sister Solange Knowles, have lent help for an…
Cruise to star in alien adventure ‘Yukikaze’
byLos Angeles, April 17 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is reportedly set to play the lead role in sci-fi movie “Yukikaze”, an adaptation of…
Iran test-fires ballistic missile
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran has successfully test-fired a medium range shore-to-sea ballistic missile in the Persian Gulf, a minister said. According to…
Syrian opposition members in Moscow for talks
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Dialogue between the Syrian government and opposition forces could begin within the next several months, a Syrian opposition leader…
Iran’s Bushehr n-plant unaffected by quake
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran’s first nuclear power plant in Bushehr was not affected by the devastating earthquake that hit the country Tuesday,…
Italian PM deplores ‘cowardly’ attack in Boston
byRome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti has condemned the bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured over…