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Washington, May 25 India’s strategy of eradicating poverty by “growing the pie rather than slicing it”, and fuelling the country’s growth with market-based policies holds lessons for other developing countries, suggest...
Moscow, May 25 Russia’s Energia Rocket and Space Corporation will make four launches next year from the Pacific Ocean-based Odyssey platform under the Sea Launch programme, an official said.
Corporation president Vitaly Lopota said that after...
Islamabad, May 24 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s two-day Pakistan visit “went beyond the symbolic”, said a daily which noted China is a wealthy neighbour that “does not hand out free lunches”.
Li’s visit “went...
Abu Dhabi, May 24 Emirates Post has issued a stamp to showcase the UAE’s achievement in the field of science and technology, and to commemorate the “Y1A”, the first multipurpose satellite by Yahsat.
The satellite, a milestone for the...
Washington, May 23 Twelve-year-old Indian-origin boy Sathwik Karnik won the 2013 National Geographic Bee by correctly naming Chimborazo, a peak in Ecuador, as the farthest point on earth from the Equator.
A seventh grader from King Philip Regional Middle...
Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), May 23 China will import gas from the world’s second largest gas reserve in the Central Asian republic of Turkmenistan.
Kakageldy Abdullayev, CEO of Turkmenistan’s national gas company Turkmengaz, said the Galkynysh...
Lagos (Nigeria), May 23 India wants increased partnership with Nigeria in education through institutional cooperation, content development, faculty exchange and joint ventures that would enhance the West African country’s human resource devlopment,...
Washington, May 22 India and the US have agreed to work together institutionally to ensure the best possible outcomes within the laws of the two countries on issues relating to law enforcement, counter terrorism and judicial processes.
Visiting Indian...
Abu Dhabi, May 22 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and China have held talks over their bilateral economic relations.
The talks were held between Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, the UAE’s minister for economy and deputy governor of Chinese Anhui province.
Mansouri...
Washington, May 22 India and the US have called upon all nations – without naming any country – to take effective steps to work toward eliminating sanctuaries and infrastructure that supports terrorism and to increase efforts to counter violent...
Beijing, May 21 Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to India will contribute to regional economic development and integration, a Chinese daily said Tuesday.
An editorial in China Daily noted that Li’s ongoing visit to India will create a new chapter...
Washington, May 20 Tornadoes tore through three central American states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa with baseball-sized hail and wind blasts ripping roofs off homes and turning trees to matchsticks, as severe weather swept the region.
A large “violent...
Sana’a, May 20 Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi has praised his country’s relations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The president said it in a statement on the occasion of the swearing-in of Ahmed Ali Abdullah Saleh as Ambassador...
Beijing, May 20 4G services, which provide mobile users with internet access up to 50 times faster than the current 3G network, will be launched in Shanghai next month when the China Mobile company begins large-scale trials.
The fourth generation of...
Beijing, May 19 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang departed here Sunday for official visits to four nations, with India being the first stop.
From India, Li will go to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany, reports Xinhua.
Li is visiting these countries at the...
Islamabad, May 19 Re-polling in a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan’s port city Karachi Sunday following allegations of vote rigging, officials said.
The Election Commission ordered re-polling after political parties alleged that election...
Cairo, May 18 The United Arab Emirtaes (UAE) and Egypt have held talks over enhancing cooperation in the civil aviation sector.
The meet was held Thursday between Saif Mohamed Al Suwaidi, the UAE’s director general of General Civil Aviation Authority,...
New York, May 18 Two passenger trains heading in opposite directions collided during rush hour in southwestern Connecticut, injuring 60 people, five of them critically, and closing the key corridor between New York and Boston.
A Metro-North train heading...
Islamabad, May 18 At least 15 people were killed and 25 injured when twin blasts hit two mosques in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province ahead of the Friday prayers, Geo News reported.
The blasts occurred in Malakand district of the province from...
Moscow, May 17 Russia will deliver 12 Mil Mi-17V5 military transport helicopters to the Afghanistan Armed Forces by the end of 2013, Russian state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said.
The helicopters were options in a $367.5 million deal Rosoboronexport...
