Washington,US President Barack Obama is expected to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s support in his effort to create a global coalition against Islamic State terror group that has gained control over large swaths of Syria and Iraq, almost equal in size of Britain. So far, more than 40 countries haveRead More

New York, For President Barack Obama, the participation of five Arab nations in airstrikes against militants in Syria marked an unexpected foreign policy victory as he plunges the U.S. deeper into a military conflict in the Middle East that he has reluctantly embraced. The U.S. announced the strikes hours beforeRead More

Washington, The United States and several Gulf Arab allies launched air and missile strikes on Islamic State strongholds in Syria on Tuesday, U.S. officials said, opening a new, far more complicated front in the battle against the militants. “I can confirm that US military and partner nation forces are undertakingRead More

Wellinghton, An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted New Zealand’s North Island Tuesday, a media report said. The tremor hit the area at 2.41 am, stuff.co.nz reported citing GeoNet that provides real-time monitoring and data collection in New Zealand for rapid response and research into earthquake, volcano, landslideRead More

Singapore, An Indian man was Tuesday sentenced to 31 months in jail for his involvement in the Dec 8, 2013, riots in this city state, media reported. Prabakaran Chinnappa, 24, a construction worker, became the 18th person to be punished for the riots that occurred in the Little India locality,Read More

Peshawar, At least four people, including a child, were killed and 24 others injured today in a powerful car bomb suicide attack targeting a convoy of security forces in this restive northwestern Pakistani city. The explosion took place when a convoy of Frontier Corps (FC) was passing through the SaddarRead More

Paris, France’s prime minister today vowed there would be “no discussion, no negotiation” with an Algerian group linked to Islamic State jihadists that has claimed the kidnapping of a French citizen and stressed Paris would continue air strikes on the extremists. Manuel Valls told French radio there would be “noRead More

Seoul, North Korea is developing new missiles capable of carrying nuclear warheads, media reported Tuesday citing a South Korean intelligence source. “Based on our analysis and other intelligence, we concluded that they are intended to carry tactical nuclear weapons,” the source was quoted as saying by the Joongang daily. TheRead More

Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday demanded “absolute loyalty” from PLA’s top brass, asking them to repose “firm faith” in the ruling Communist Party, guarantee a smooth chain of command and make sure all decisions are implemented. “Headquarters of PLA forces must have absolute loyalty and firm faith inRead More

Washington, Southeast Asia, with an enormous potential, faces serious challenges to adapt itself to new dynamics as major powers including india and China become more active in the region, a top US official has said. “Southeast Asia is brimming with enormous potential. It is also facing serious questions about howRead More