Paraguay will reverse its historic support for Taiwan at the upcoming United Nations General Assembly, and also is reconsidering its relations with communist regimes.
President Fernando Lugo said his government wants to maintain diplomatic relations with all countries of similar interests.
“Paraguay’s foreign policy will be independent under my government and will not accept conditions,” Lugo said […]
Georgia said Friday it was severing diplomatic ties with Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia criticized the move, saying it will not benefit relations between the countries.
Georgia will withdraw the remaining diplomats from its Moscow Embassy on Saturday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Nato Chikovani said. Georgia’s parliament voted unanimously late […]
Fast turning out to be the Detroit of India, for its rapid expansion of automobile manufacturing units and growing reputation of being the cultural capital of the south, Chennai, the erstwhile Madras, turned 369 on Friday.
Befitting the historic occasion, Chennaities have drawn up a week-long birthday bash to celebrate the event.
On this day in 1639, […]
A small plane crashed in a field in eastern Guatemala on Sunday, killing 10 people, including five Americans, aviation and army officials said.
The Cessna Caravan 208 was on route to the town of El Estor when it crashed in a field of crops about 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Guatemala.
Eight passengers were killed, along […]
Some of the deadliest terrorist attacks in Pakistan in recent years:
• Aug. 21, 2008: Suicide bombers blow themselves up at two gates into mammoth weapons factory in town of Wat, killing at least 59 people and wounding 70.
• Aug. 19, 2008: Bomb explodes outside hospital, killing 23 people and wounding 15 in Dera Ismail Khan, […]
The Bihar government is encouraging people to eat rats in an effort to battle soaring food prices and save grain stocks.
Authorities in Bihar, one of India’s poorest states, are asking rich and poor alike to switch to eating rats in a bid to reduce the dependence on rice. They even plan to offer rats on […]
Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti on Monday said Jammu has suffered more loss as compared to Kashmir due to the curfew in the region.
“Jammu suffered a loss of at least Rs 1,500 crore due to the curfew clamped for last 50 days. Our agricultural produce is completely destroyed,” Rajendra Mishra, one of the members of […]
A suicide car bomb blew up on Monday outside a US military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine civilian labourers, as the country marked Independence Day under the shadow of extremist attacks.
The blast, claimed by the insurgent Taliban, did not penetrate the base in the town of Khost, while security forces were able to prevent […]
There was much dancing: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are married, according to reports.
In the biggest celebrity union since California legalized same-sex marriage, DeGeneres, 50, and de Rossi, 35, wed Saturday night in an intimate ceremony at their Beverly Hills home, People and Us Magazine reported.
A publicist for DeGeneres didn’t respond to messages left […]
World oil prices rose Monday, boosted by the risk a tropical storm posed to Gulf of Mexico oil facilities, while the market remained preoccupied about slowing economic growth, dealers said.
New York’s main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for September delivery, gained 1.23 dollars to 115.00 dollars a barrel after closing down 1.24 dollars […]