Tokyo, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told his party Tuesday he was calling a snap election and delaying a sales tax rise after figures showed Japan was in a recession. Less than two years after he swept to power pledging to reinvigorate the flagging economy, Abe will go to the pollsRead More

Ramallah, West Bank: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas condemned an attack by two Palestinian men on a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday in which four worshippers were killed, the first time he has directly denounced violence after weeks of deepening unrest. “The presidency condemns the attack on Jewish worshippers in one ofRead More

Minsk: Russia hopes its ties with the EU had not yet crossed the point of no return over the Ukraine crisis after Brussels slapped more sanctions against Kremlin-backed separatists fighting Kiev. “We are hoping that the ‘point of no return’ has not yet been crossed,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei LavrovRead More

Washington: US President Barack Obama has ordered a comprehensive review of the administration’s hostage policy, a decision prompted by the growing number of American being killed in the Middle East. “As a result of the increased frequency of hostage-taking of Americans overseas, and the recognition of the dynamic threat posedRead More

Jerusalem: An attack on a Jerusalem synagogue which killed four Israelis on Tuesday is the “direct result” of incitement by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday. “This is the direct result of incitement by Hamas and Abu Mazen (Abbas), incitement that theRead More

Singapore: Singapore, like many other countries, is not immune to the threats posed by the militant groups like Islamic State (IS) as it has extended far beyond the areas where it operates, said former deputy prime minister Wong Kan Seng while speaking at a seminar Tuesday . He said SingaporeRead More

Jerusalem: Israel is to ease controls on carrying weapons for self-defence in the wake of a deadly Palestinian attack on a Jerusalem synagogue, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch said on Tuesday. “In the coming hours, I will ease restrictions on carrying weapons,” he said in remarks broadcast on public radio,Read More

Srinagar, The star campaigners of Congress have started poll campaign in Jammu and Kashmir with Bollywood star and party’s senior leader Raj Babbar addressing a well-attended election rally in North Kashmir. Raj Babbar accompanied J&K Pradesh Congress Committee chief Saif-ud-Din Soz to campaign for party candidate in North Kashmir’s BandiporaRead More

Canberra, India and Australia on Tuesday sought early conclusion of negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement and a closure on the civil nuclear deal as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his counterpart Tony Abbott held talks here. After the two leaders held talks, India and Australia signed five pactsRead More

New Delhi, Training its guns on the Adani group, the Aam Aadmi Party today demanded immediate intervention of banking sector regulator to scrutinise the MoU signed between ther Adani Group and the State Bank of India. The party said the Reserve Bank of India should step in and question theRead More