Le Bourget, December 11 Negotiations for a climate change deal hit a roadblock on Friday, with countries like India and China refusing to yield their ground on emissions and funding, stretching the high-stakes talks by a day to wrap up a highly-elusive deal. Mounting hectic last-minute efforts, US Secretary ofRead More

Kabul, December 11 Insurgents have launched an attack on a Spanish embassy compound in Kabul on Friday, Afghan officials said, following reports of gunfire and a massive car bomb in the centre of the city. It was not immediately clear if there were casualties. “The embassy has been attacked. WeRead More

Chicago, Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Chicago and staged “die-ins” on Thursday, calling for the resignation of embattled Mayor Rahm Emanuel a day after he emotionally apologized for the 2014 police shooting of a 17-year-old black teen. The day’s protests started with dozens of medical students of differentRead More

Seoul, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has suggested his nuclear-armed state has developed a hydrogen bomb, a move that would signal a major step forward in its nuclear weapons capabilities. During a recent inspection tour of a historical military site, Kim mentioned that North Korea was already a “powerful nuclearRead More

Kandahar, The death toll from a 27-hour Taliban siege of Kandahar airport has jumped to 50, Afghan officials said today, after a conference in Pakistan shored up international support for reviving peace talks. Eleven suicide attackers on Tuesday breached the high-security complex which also houses a joint NATO-Afghan base, takingRead More

Beijing, Chinese capital Beijing today lifted its first ever red alert for smog as the hazardous haze which engulfed the sprawling city dissipated bringing much relief to the over 22 million residents. The first red alert, the highest emergency response level against smog in Beijing, started at 7 am onRead More

Washington, In a veiled attack on leading Republican presidential aspirant Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim rhetoric, US President Barack Obama has urged his countrymen to reject bigotry in all its forms. “We condemn ourselves to shackles once more if we fail to answer those who wonder if they’re truly equals in theirRead More

Lahore, Prosecution in Mumbai attack case faced embarrassment when a key witness turned hostile and said that Ajmal Kasab, the lone gunman caught alive after the assault and later hanged, was alive. “Mudassir Lakhvi, the headmaster of a primary school in Faridkot, where Ajmal Kasab studied for three years toldRead More

New York, Time magazine today named German Chancellor Angela Merkel its “Person of the Year 2015”, saying her leadership has helped preserve and promote an open, borderless Europe in the face of economic turmoil and an ongoing refugee crisis. Hailing her leadership, the magazine said it chose the German chancellorRead More

Kandahar, At least 37 people were killed and 35 others wounded when Taliban militants stormed Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan, with one gunman still resisting security forces, the defence ministry said today. “Nine insurgents have been killed, one other is injured and another one is still holding up against ourRead More