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US Security Adviser briefs UN Security Council on North Korea

United Nations, Mar 13 (ANI): United States National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said they unified in being "optimistic" about possible talks between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un, but determined to maintain pressure on Pyongyang. McMaster briefed the U.N. Security Council envoys on North Korea on Monday

Teen killed, woman injured in second Austin explosion

Austin (Texas), Mar 13 (ANI): A 17-year-old boy was killed and a woman injured in a package bomb explosion at a home in Austin, and police responded to reports of a second blast in the Texas state capital. Austin Police said there was no clear motive for the explosion, but they believed it was linked to March 2 blast in the city that killed a man. Both incidents are being investigated as homicides. Two homes that received the packages belonged to African-Americans, the police said. "We cannot rule out that hate crime is at the core of this but we are not saying that that is the cause," Austin Police Chief Brian Manley told a news conference. Austin Police tweeted that they were responding to another explosion in the Montopolis area of the city. The second explosion injured a woman in her 70s, according to media reports.

Locals in PoK protest as Islamabad takes away their jobs

Muzzafarabad (PoK), Mar 12 (ANI): People in Pakistan occupied Kashmir region took to the streets protesting against the national government and WAPDA- the Water and Power Development Authority for the sacking local workers from an under-construction Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project and their replacement with the 500 new employees from other parts of the country. Protestors are now demanding a clear policy disallowing the people from other parts of Pakistan getting employment in their region along with the reinstatement of those who were sacked. Asking Pakistani people to not come to their region, people of PoK have issued a statement saying any appointment against the will of the people of the region will not go ignored. They have also sought an immediate action from the government in providing employment to local people. Water and Power Development Authority, which has been acting at the commands of Islamabad has been mistreating the people of this region. Islamabad snatched away the

Watch: Plane crashes at Nepal's Kathmandu airport

Kathmandu (Nepal), Mar 12 (ANI): A plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Monday. The plane was carrying 67 passengers and crew. The plane was operated by Bangladeshi airline US-Bangla. Airport has been closed for all operations. Eight bodies have been recovered so far and more deaths are feared. Rescue operation underway.

Watch: President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady offer prayers at Ganga Talao in Mauritius

Savanne (Mauritius), Mar 12 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind offered prayers at Ganga Talao on Monday. Ganga Talao is considered to be the most sacred Hindu site in Mauritius. Yesterday, President Kovind reached Mauritius on the first leg of his State Visit to Mauritius and Madagascar. He was received at the airport by Prime Minister of Mauritius Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, and his entire Cabinet and hundreds of dignitaries and local people.

Watch: Sebastian Pinera begins second term as Chile's President

Valparaiso (Chile), Mar 12 (ANI): Sebastian Pinera, Conservative billionaire sworn in as Chile's President on Sunday. Pinera returned to the job after four years of center-left rule with promises to revive investments in the world's top copper producer. Pinera, who governed Chile in 2010-2014, accepted the presidential sash from outgoing socialist president Michelle Bachelet in a ceremony in the Pacific port city of Valparaiso. He was elected in December with a strong mandate, marking a new rightward shift in South America after conservative leaders rose to power in Peru, Brazil and Argentina. Presidents from across the region attended Sebastian Pinera's swearing-in ceremony, including Brazil's Michel Temer, Mexico's Enrique Pena Nieto, Bolivia's Evo Morales and Argentina's Mauricio Macri.

Watch: President Ram Nath Kovind pays respects to Mahatma Gandhi's statue

Mauritius, Mar 11 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind and First Lady Savita Kovind paid respects to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Mahatma Gandhi Institute in Mauritius on Sunday. The President is on a six-day visit to the Aisland nations of Mauritius and Madagascar in the Indian Ocean, a region vital to India's strategic interests. President Kovind also visit Madagascar on March 14-15. This will also be the first ever visit by an Indian VVIP to the island nation.

Officials mourn loss of lives at California veterans home

Yountville (USA), Mar 11 (ANI): Yountville Mayor John Dunbar on Sunday said that the entire community was mourning for the four lives lost in a hostage situation at a veterans home on Friday. Details emerged on Saturday about a decorated former U.S. serviceman who took three women hostage at a California veterans home where he had undergone treatment for PTSD, in a standoff that ended when police found him and his captives dead. The Veterans Home of California's Yountville is the largest such facility in the United States. It was the scene of the latest mass shooting to rock a country on Friday.

Syrian army gains ground in eastern Ghouta

Syria, Mar 11 (ANI): The Syrian army has reportedly splintered the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta, as it intensifies its three-week assault on the area near Damascus. The Syrian army advanced on March 10 into eastern Ghouta, the last major rebel stronghold near the capital Damascus. That's according to a war monitor and Syrian state media, who said the army had managed to splinter the besieged enclave. Syrian state television broadcast footage from inside Mesraba; the capture of that town and surrounding farmland brings important roads under Syrian army fire, effectively cutting the large rebel-held towns of Harasta and Douma off from each other. That's according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. A spokesman for Jaish al-Islam, one of the two main insurgent groups in Eastern Ghouta, said rebels had repelled the Mesraba attack. Eastern Ghouta has been besieged since 2013 but a relentless assault over the past three weeks has seen the Syrian army capture half of the terri

Watch: European think tank slams Pakistan at UNHRC for violations in J and K

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 10 (ANI): Dusan Vejinovic, Senior Research Analyst of European think tank, European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) while intervening during the General Debate at 37th session at UNHRC said "The UN Resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir of 13 August 1948 obligate the Pakistan to withdraw its forces from the State of Jammu and Kashmir". "Contrary to the country's diplomatic rhetoric, it is Pakistan which has denied the people of Jammu and Kashmir their fundamental human rights", he added.

Madheshi MLA coins scheme to educate women

Birgunj (Nepal), Mar 10 (ANI): In a noble effort by a legislator of Region No.2 of Nepal, Ragini Barnawal, has decided to launch a scheme that will benefit young girls in the Madhesh region in getting the proper education. Women living in the village area of the Madhesh region haven't had access to suitable education for years and to change the wretched circumstances, Barnawal took a stand. Due to lack of education, most women are totally dependent on the male members of the house, giving them the upper hand which in a way encourages patriarchy. Education is the key to become independent and make an identity for oneself in the society, eyeing this Barnawal wants to slowly bring an end to the patriarchal society. Ragini Barnawal has addressed the problem in the Region No.2 Nepal, Government, and Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal and has received a positive feedback.

Florida governor Rick Scott signs gun safety bill into law

Tallahassee (USA), Mar 10 (ANI): Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed into law a bill from the legislature that raises the legal age for buying rifles. It imposes a three-day waiting period on all gun sales and allows the arming of some school employees. "Today should serve as an example to the entire country that government can and must move fast," Scott, said in remarks before the signing, surrounded by survivors from the shooting and their families. He said the bill was a compromise balancing concerns of both gun-control and gun-rights advocates. "I am glad, however, that the plan in this bill is not mandatory, which means it will be up to locally elected officials," Scott said. "If counties don't want to do this, they can simply say no", Scott added.

India lambasts Pakistan at UNHRC for harbouring UN-designated terrorists

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 10 (ANI): India has lambasted Pakistan for harbouring the United Nations-designated terrorists like Hafiz Saeed. Speaking at the 37th session of UN human rights council (UNHRC), Mini Devi Kumam, Second Secretary, India's Permanent Mission, said, "In gross violation of UN Security Council resolution 1267, the UN designated terrorists like Hafiz Mohammed Saeed are freely operating with State support.

Watch: Baloch activists raise voice against atrocities in Balochistan

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 10 (ANI): In an attempt to draw the world's attention towards human rights violations in Pakistan's Balochistan province, Baloch activists on Friday spoke at the 37th UN Human Rights Session in Geneva and urged the world community to take action in the matter. "I would like to draw the attention of this council towards the human rights situation in Balochistan. The Baloch people continue to face worst forms of atrocities and human rights abuses at the hands of Pakistani security forces," said Abdul Nawaz Bugti, a representative of Baloch Republican Party to the UNHRC. "Enforced disappearances, torture and extrajudicial murders of Baloch political activists, human rights defenders and students by state agencies continue unabated. 173 Baloch people have been abducted by the Pakistani authorities since the start of this year and 91 people have been extrajudicially murdered," he added. Another Baloch Republican Party activist, Jawad Muhammad, also voiced his opini

Donald Trump's steel, aluminium tariffs exempt Canada, Mexico

Washington, DC (USA), Mar 09 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump signed two proclamations on Thursday that implement tariffs on imported steel and aluminum but exempt Canada and Mexico. President Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminium imports will start in 15 days with initial exemptions for Canada and Mexico and the possibility of alternatives for other countries. The tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium, proclaimed by Trump on Thursday during an event at the White House, appear to soften what the U.S. president billed last week as a global, "no-exceptions" move to protect the two industries under a 1962 national security trade law.

Watch: South Korea's Security Adviser announces Kim Jong's willingness to meet President Trump

Washington, DC (USA), Mar 09 (ANI): South Korea's National Security Adviser Chung Eui-yong announced outside White House that North Korea's Kim Jong Un had offered to meet US President Donald Trump. President Trump has said that he will meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un by May. "North Korean leader Kim said that he is committed to denuclearisation and North Korea will refrain from such tests", added Chung Eui-yong.

Watch: India slams Pakistan at UNSC for 'supporting dark agendas of terrorism'

Geneva (Switzerland), Mar 09 (ANI): India's Ambassador to United Nations Syed Akbaruddin slammed Pakistan for 'supporting dark agendas of terrorism' at the United Nations Security Council in Geneva. "Despite the international community's efforts those supporting the terrorists affecting have not been deterred", said Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin. "There are still those who provide sanctuaries that provide sanctuaries to support dark agendas of terrorism organizations like LeT, JeM and Haqqani", he added.

Casio offers durable and attractive watches

Tokyo (Japan), Mar 8(ANI):"Casio" is one of the most famous watch brands known for "G-shock" and function calculators. This place is "Casio RandD -research and development-center", and has been researching Casio's products from design to development. In the quality assurance laboratory, a variety of watches are being inspected.Every year in the world, imitations of various products continue to grow and tend to become a major social problem. In the laboratory, staffs can examine these imitations. The belief in the manufacturing quality of Casio products is highly trusted and can be demonstrated by comparing the genuine product with the counterfeit one. Both the original watch and the imitation one are pressured constantly in the water. After the two watches are taken out of the water, the original one is working as usual, but the imitation one has a broken display part as shown. The waterproof test is not only in the research and development stage but in the production base. The orig

Cross Hotel in Osaka offers great hospitality to its guests

Osaka (Japan), Mar 8(ANI): Osaka city is one of the favourite destinations for foreign tourists visiting Japan. They enjoy best of the hospitality in this city. Cross Hotel Osaka, which is managed by ORIX Real Estate Corporation, is located at a prime location and offers great hospitality experience to its guests. The Hotel's location is very convenient to access from Kansai International Airport, and it's only a short walk from the nearest station. It is also right next to Dotonbori area which is one of the most popular spots in Osaka. Moreover, once you step out of this hotel, you will easily be able to find many kinds of shopping stores around. Dining space "Shinsaibashi Lime" in Cross Hotel Osaka is the perfect place to spend a pleasant dinner. It is designed with a large-scale aquarium which contains about 10,000 beautiful tropical fishes, this combination of design and atmosphere offers a romantic ambience while enjoying a meal. Most of guests who stay in this hotel are foreign

Neanderthals were first European painters, says research

UK/ Spain, Mar 08 (ANI): It appears that archaic humans Neanderthal who got extinct 40,000 years ago were the first painters on the planet, according to the researchers from UK, Germany, Spain and France proving their art was here 20,000 years before us. The researchers found Uranium-thorium dating pinpointing the age of tiny calcium carbonate deposits on top of the artwork at 64,000 years old, making the dots and lines by Neanderthal oldest in Europe. Homo-sapiens and Neanderthals never co-existed but the finding can tell us more about evolution of our brain.