Paris, November 25 Russia would be prepared to “create a joint staff” to fight the Islamic State in which Moscow would work with France, the United States and even Turkey, the Russian ambassador to France said today. “We are prepared to… plan strikes on Daesh (IS) positions together and createRead More

Moscow, November 25 An angry Russia on Wednesday said it viewed the downing of its jet near the Turkish border with Syria as a planned act and Moscow would “seriously reconsider” its relations with Ankara. In Istanbul, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan defended the action, saying it had simply acted toRead More

Berlin, November 25 Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on Wednesday to stick to her open-door refugee policy, defying criticism at home and abroad which has intensified due to growing fears about a potential security risk after the Islamist attacks in Paris. Conservative Merkel faces splits in her right-left coalition and pressureRead More

Sydney, November 24 : Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday said there was no global support for a US-led ground force to destroy the Islamic State group, while warning resolve to defeat jihadists has never been stronger. Calls have been mounting in Canberra for boots on the ground in SyriaRead More

Ankara/ Moscow, November 24 : Turkish fighter jets shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border on Tuesday after repeated warnings over air space violations, but Moscow said it could prove the jet had not left Syrian air space. It was the first time a NATO member’s armed forces haveRead More

Singapore, November 24: India and Singapore on Tuesday signed 10 bilateral agreements, including a joint declaration on ‘strategic partnership’ and pacts for enhanced cooperation in areas like defence, cyber security and civil aviation, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and President of Singapore Tony TanRead More

Bijbehara, November 24 : Youth participating in the funeral procession of three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants on Tuesday hoisted a Pakistan flag on Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed’s ancestral house in Bijbehara town of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Hundreds of people joined the funeral procession of the militants, two of who belonged toRead More

Washington, November 24 The US has issued a global travel advisory for its citizens alerting them of possible risks due to increased terror threats from the dreaded Islamic State and other terror groups in the aftermath of the attacks in Paris and Mali. “Current information suggests that ISIL (also knownRead More

Paris, November 23: British Prime Minister David Cameron said in Paris on Monday that he was convinced the UK should carry out military air strikes alongside France and other partners in Syria in an effort to defeat Islamic State. “Later this week I will set out in parliament our comprehensive strategyRead More

Buenos Aires, November 23 Argentina, in a stinging repudiation of outgoing leftist President Cristina Kirchner, elected a pro-market government President to take the helm of Latin America’s third-biggest economy. Conservative President-elect Mauricio Macri, fresh from yesterday’s run-off election win, promised a “marvelous” new era was starting for his country, beleagueredRead More