UAE free zone inks deal to promote trade ties with China
Dubai, July 11 (IANS/WAM) Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), the biggest free trade zone in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has signed a Memorandum…Read more
Myanmar urged to withdraw charges against Reuters reporters
Geneva, July 11 (IANS) UN human rights experts on Wednesday demanded that a Myanmar court drop charges against two Reuters reporters.
The…Read more
Top ODI spot up for grabs in India's series against England
Dubai, July 10 (IANS) India will have to blank England 3-0 in the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series to get back to the top spot in the ICC…Read more
Modi 2nd most influential world leader on Twitter after Trump
Geneva, July 10 (IANS) With over 42 million followers on his personal Twitter account, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is behind US President…Read more
Switzerland moves WTO against US tariffs on steel, aluminium
Geneva, July 10 (IANS) Switzerland has moved the World Trade Organization (WTO) disputing the "unjustified" US tariffs on steel and aluminium, the…Read more
Rahul moves to career-high third position in T20I rankings
Dubai, July 9 (IANS) Top-order batsman Lokesh Rahuls scores of 70, 101 not out, six and 19 have made him India's highest-ranked batsman in Twenty20…Read more
UNHCR hails new global blueprint to aid refugees
Geneva, July 6 (IANS/AKI) United Nations refugee agency chief Filippo Grandi said on Friday that governments and civil society had achieved "an important…Read more
Over 320,000 displaced by Syrian conflict: UN
Geneva, July 5 (IANS) The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) on Thursday warned that 320,000 people have been displaced by increased hostilities in southwest…Read more
UN rights experts call for finishing probe into Manipur staged killings
Geneva, July 4 (IANS) Two UN rights experts have urged Indian authorities to complete investigations into alleged killings by security forces in Manipur,…Read more
Dubai honours Indian expat for 'green message'
Dubai, July 4 (IANS) The Dubai Municipality has honoured a 10-year-old Indian expat
who turned his love for the World Cup into an…Read more