Barcelona: The Spanish government on Monday rolled out a legal roadblock to stop the Catalonia region voting on independence, branding the planned ballot an affront to the sovereignty of Spain. After Catalonia’s president Artur Mas staked his leadership on the issue by calling the vote for November 9, the nationalRead More

Kiev: At least 21 people were killed and 37 others were wounded in clashes between government troops and insurgents in eastern Ukraine over Sunday, authorities said Monday. It was one of the bloodiest days since a ceasefire inked by the two sides early this month faltered, Xinhua reported. Three civiliansRead More

Mogadishu: A total of 545 members of the armed Islamist militant group Al Shabaab have accepted an amnesty offered by the Somali government after the death of former leader of the militia, Ahmed Abdi Godane. The number was reported Monday by the Barbaar Initiative, an international agency which support theRead More

Seoul: The absence of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un from public appearances has led to intense media speculations related to his health. An official documentary stating his “discomfort” further fueled the speculations about the possible causes that could be affecting his health. The recent health speculation started when Kim,Read More

New York,  Donald Trump, one of America’s most flamboyant billionaires, was on Monday lampooned on Twitter after being tricked into posting a picture of notorious British serial killers by a comedian. Phil Bradbury used his @feckhead account to write a public message to Trump saying: “My parents who passed awayRead More

United Nations: Syria’s foreign minister on Monday blasted the United States’ “dual policy” of striking at some militants in Syria while providing money, weapons and training to others, calling it a recipe for more violence and terrorism. Walid al-Moallem said such behavior creates a “fertile ground” for the continued growthRead More

Mursitpinar: Turkey on Monday deployed tanks and armoured vehicles to reinforce its border with Syria amid escalating Islamic State violence, as parliament is set to consider whether to authorise military action against IS jihadists. The army moved tanks and armoured vehicles to the border town of Mursitpinar which lies acrossRead More

Washington, In a bid to understand how the once wet Red Planet turned cold and dry, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has successfully drilled the first sample-collection hole in Mount Sharp, a layered mountain in Mars. The rover’s hammering drill chewed about 2.6 inches deep into a basal-layer outcrop on MountRead More

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, as anyone who has lived or worked in the city knows, is simultaneously China, and not China. The complex legal framework that was put in place when the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997 makes it a unique case, and one which means that theRead More

New York, He may have broken records before becoming the prime minister of india – four terms as chief minister being one of them – but Narendra Modi won’t break his fast, even for dinner with Barack Obama. When the newly elected Hindu nationalist leader of the world’s largest democracyRead More