Beijing, April 30 (IANS) Representatives of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) recently came to Beijing for in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation, and achieved positive progress, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson...
Seoul, April 30 (IANS) The defence chiefs of South Korea and Australia held talks in Melbourne on Tuesday and discussed ways to step up cooperation for regional security and the defence industry. Defence Minister Shin Won-sik met Australian Deputy Prime...
Nairobi, April 30 (IANS) The death toll due to heavy rains pounding several parts of Kenya and devastating flash floods has mounted to 169 people, a government official said. Government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura confirmed the death toll on Monday evening,...
Tehran, April 29 (IANS/DPA) The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected speculation about nuclear cooperation with Pyongyang following the arrival of a North Korean business delegation in Tehran. The group, headed by Minister for External Economic Relations Yun Jong Ho,...
Gaza/Tel Aviv, April 29 (IANS/DPA) At least 27 Palestinians have been killed in fresh Israeli attacks on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the territory's Hamas-controlled Health Ministry said on Monday. Authorities said 20 people in residential...
Madrid, April 29 (IANS/DPA) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday said that he will carry on in his post after threatening to resign over an inquiry into alleged corruption by his wife, Begona Gomez. "I have decided to carry...