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South Korea, US begin joint navy drills
Seoul, March 22: South Korea and the US on Tuesday began a four-day joint navy exercise in South Korean waters amid mounting tensions with North Korea.
The joint maritime exercise will be conducted in the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan…
Obama in Cuba on historic visit, to meet Raul Castro
Havana, March 21: Barack Obama, the first US president visiting Cuba in nearly 90 years, was set to meet Cuban President Raul Castro on Monday on a historic trip that seeks to seal a new chapter in US-Cuban ties. Obama touched down in…
Nepal, China sign first ever transit treaty
Kathmandu, March 21: Nepal and China have signed 10 Memorandums of Understanding (MoU), including the transit and trasportation treaty, and exchanged letters on various areas of cooperation during Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli's ongoing…
NASA scientists reveal Pluto and its Moons
New York, March 21: NASA scientists associated with interplanetary space probe New Horizons have revealed the former "astronomer's planet" and its "intriguing system of small moons" in a comprehensive set of papers describing results from…
Australia to hold early election in July
Canberra, March 21: Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday announded the country will hold an early election in July if the Senate fails to pass laws aimed at curbing union corruption. Turnbull will bring back both houses of…
6.6-magnitude quake hits off Russia’s far eastern coast
New York, March 21: An earthquake measuring 6.6 magnitude jolted 235 km West-southwest of Nikolskoye, Russia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said.
The epicenter, with a depth of 65.0 km, was initially determined to be at 53.995…
13 students dead, 30 injured in Spain’s coach crash
Barcelona, March 21: At least 13 students aged between 22 and 29 were killed and 30 were injured in a coach crash in northeastern Spain on Sunday. The crash took place in the town of Freginals, Spain's province of Tarragona, northeastern…
Two Indians among 62 killed as FlyDubai plane crashes in Russia
Moscow, March 19: At least 62 people including two Indian nationals were killed on Saturday when a passenger jet crashed while attempting to land in Russia's Rostov-on-Don city, media reports said. The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from…
Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam arrested in Brussels
Brussels, March 19: The November 13, 2015 Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been shot and arrested in a police raid in the Molenbeek area of Brussels, media reported on Friday.
“We got him,” the Belgian justice minister told…
Expedition 47 crew members join ISS for Mars research
Washington, March 19: Three Expedition 47 crew members docked safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Saturday where they will continue key research that advances NASA's Journey to deep space missions including Mars.
NASA…