Bangkok (Thailand), Jan 4 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday arrived in Bangkok on the first leg of a three-nation tour that will also take place from January 4-8 in 2018 in Indonesia and Singapore. She will hold meeting with her Thailand counterpart Don Pramudwinai, who will also host dinner for EAM. She will further hold bi-lateral meetings to discuss various political, defence and economic ties in a bid to further strengthen ties with the ASEAN countries.
Dhaka (Bangladesh) Jan 4 (ANI): The Ajinomoto Group produces and sells various seasonings and processed foods in more than 130 countries and regions globally, including Bangladesh. Established in 2011, Ajinomoto Bangladesh Ltd. is receiving an overwhelming response from the market. Many studies and scientific evaluations have concluded that "AJI-NO-MOTO" is safe, useful taste enhancer for foods which can be used by all humans, including infants and pregnant women. "AJI-NO-MOTO" is produced through fermentation by using natural products such as tapioka starch and sugar cane molasses, the process is similar to that in making cheese and yogurt from milk. "AJI-NO-MOTO" is nature made and useful for vegetarians. Through making food products with quality, it can create happiness and healthy life for every family.
Beijing (China), Jan 4 (ANI): Economic development in China led to social problems such as air pollution from exposure to atmospheric particulate matter. One of the main causes of the pollution is the emissions generated from the burning of coal. Therefore, the government is planning to ban the use of coal and switch to using natural gas in the area near the metropolis of Beijing and Tianjin. The natural gas pipeline infrastructure has been built and spreads the use of a high combustion and highly efficient gas boilers. Shanghai Rinnai is striving positively to market gas boilers in this campaign. Having expanded its product line-up, the company began increasing production capacity when it began operating a new plant in March 2017. Shanghai Rinnai has definitely inherited Japanese DNA quality and will contribute and improve the quality of life for the Chinese.
New Delhi, Jan 04 (ANI): Analysts predict that British economy may get a boost worth at least 500 million from 2018's royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. Local businesses have been eyeing up the royal occasion, since the couple announced their marriage to take place in Windsor. Harry and Meghan souvenirs have adorned shops since the announcement. Financial consultancy firm, Brand Finance, is expiring an estimate 50 million to come from merchandise sales alone. As the wedding is expected to draw an international crowd, the bulk of the boom will come from tourism. When Harry's brother, the Duke of Cambridge, wed in 2011, the UK saw an extra 350,000 people visit compared to the same month in previous years. The couple will marry in the Gothic St George's Chapel, on the grounds of Windsor Castle, May 19th.
Wales (United Kingdom), Jan 04 (ANI): Storm Eleanor has battered the seafronts of Treaddur Bay, Anglesey and Barry Island in Wales. Large waves crashed onto the coastal areas of northern and southern Wales as Eleanor traveled through the UK. It has left behind a trail of power cuts, travel disruption and flooding.
Spain, Jan 04 (ANI): A frustrated passenger left a plane via emergency exit at Malaga airport. Fellow passenger Fernando Del Velle Villlobos captured the incident and shared it on social media, showing the man walking along the wing with his bag in hand.
New Delhi, Jan 03 (ANI): United States President Donald Trump has threatened to cut off aid to Palestinians for not willing to talk peace with Israel. Trump wrote on twitter "It's not only Pakistan that we pay billions of dollars to for nothing, but also many other countries, and others. As an example, we pay the Palestinians hundreds of millions of dollars a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don't even want to negotiate a long overdue peace treaty with Israel. We have taken Jerusalem, the toughest part of the negotiation, off the table, but Israel, for that, would have had to pay more. But with the Palestinians no longer willing to talk peace, why should we make any of these massive future payments to them?". Trump had earlier also threatened to withdraw financial aid to countries that supported a U.N. resolution against his administration's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Washington D.C. (United States), Jan 03 (ANI): United States Ambassador the United Nations Nikki Haley has said that President Donald Trump was prepared to end all funding for Pakistan if it did not stop providing safe haven to terrorist groups. She also confirmed that the U.S. was withholding $255 million in aid to Pakistan for harboring the terrorists that attack U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Washington D.C. (United States), Jan 03 (ANI): Hours after United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley confirmed that the U.S. would be cutting off aid to Pakistan, White House spokesperson Sarah Sanders addressed press briefing and said they know that Pakistan can do more to fight terrorism, and they want them to step up and do that.
United States, Jan 03 (ANI): At least four people died over the long New Year's weekend as a record-shattering Arctic freeze kept its grip on much of the eastern United States. Bone-chillingly cold temperatures have frozen parts of Niagara Falls. The Horseshoe Falls on the Canadian Side has been frozen solid for days. From coast to coast, a record-shattering Arctic freeze is gripping much of the U.S. The dangerous cold is being blamed for at least four deaths. Meanwhile, many school districts have cancelled classes. In Massachusetts, firefighters were covered in ice as they battled a house fire. In Washington, D.C., crews used a flare to thaw a frozen ladder. And in Arkansas, the bitter cold turned this fountain into ice from top to bottom. The cold snap is expected to ease across most of the country after Tuesday.
Pok/Karachi, Janunary 02, 2018: - Youth in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) continues to suffer as they spend most of the time protesting on the streets. Recently, they demonstrated in the Muzaffarabad city against the local administrative and law enforcement agencies who took no action against the brazen hooliganism of lawyers. Meanwhile, the youths from Gilgit Baltistan carried out a demonstration in Karachi city demanding their constitutional rights.
Karachi (Pakistan), Jan 02 (ANI): An agitation was witnessed in Pakistan's Karachi when a number of residents took to the streets to protest against U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of cutting off aids to Pakistan very soon. During the protest organised by Difa-e-Pakistan Council (DPC), an umbrella coalition of more than 40 Pakistani Political and Religious parties, placards reading anti-Trump slogans were on display. Earlier, Donald Trump took to Twitter and wrote: "US has foolishly given Pakistan more than 33 billion dollars in aid over the last 15 years, and they have given us nothing but lies and deceit, thinking of our leaders as fools. They give safe haven to the terrorists we hunt in Afghanistan, with little help. No more!" Baloch and Sindhi political activists have welcomed Trump's stance.
Geneva / London, Jan 02 (ANI): Baloch and Sindhi political activists have welcomed the United States President Donald Trump's stance towards Pakistan for providing safe havens to the terrorists. Reacting to this statement, Abdul Nawaz Bugti, representative of Baloch Republican Party to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) said that the Baloch people see this statement of President Trump as a very positive development and hope it's not a pressure building measure against Pakistan. Naela Quadri Baloch, President of World Baloch Women's Forum, Canada said, "So far, Pakistan has used the U.S. funds to support terror factory along Afghanistan-Pakistan border that destabilises the whole region."
New Delhi, Jan 02 (ANI): The United States' first lady Melania Trump once again caught the attention of people as she got dressed in a gown which was reportedly worth USD 4,000 at the New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. The party which was hosted by President Donald Trump, saw Melania wearing stunning light pink dress, covered in sequins with a pretty floral design featuring red, blue and white bouquets. Melania, who was joined by her son Baron in the party, did not exactly receive the best reaction from Twitter users. Melania, who was seen wearing baby pink colour stilettos with a pointed toe at the party, became a target of trolls' for the dress as people on Twitter said that it was not her best look.
Lahore (Pakistan), Jan 01 (ANI): Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) Chief and 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed continues to spread religious hatred from the Pakistan soil as he, recently, invited all Islamic states to launch 'Jihad' gainst the United States and Israel. Hundreds of JuD activists participated in a rally 'Tahafuz Baitul Muqaddas' at the Istanbul Chowk in Lahore. The event was attended by JuD leaders, including Hafiz Saeed and Abdul Rehman Makki. The event was conducted in the wake of the US President Donald Trump-led administration unilaterally identifying and declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. The United Nations- and US-designated terrorist was recently released from house arrest after a Pakistani court cited lack of evidence against him in the Mumbai attack case. India has protested against Pakistan time and again for harbouring Saeed. He is wanted for allegedly plotting the Mumbai attacks that took place on November 26, 2008.
New York (United States), Jan 01 (ANI): As the world welcomes the New Year, New York City is lighted and shines to celebrate the day. Revelers from across the region gathered at the Times Square to ring in the New Year with fun and cheers. The revelers can be seen singing songs and revel in the celebrations. They waited to watch the 2018 ball drop and confetti rain down on the street. Around the world, cities celebrated the New Year with spectacles of fireworks as they welcomed New Year 2018.
San Jose (Costa Rica), Jan 01 (ANI): A private plane carrying 12 people onboard has crashed in the hilly areas of Costa Rica. According to latest reports, among the deceased, 10 have been identified as U.S. citizens, while two of them as Costa Rican citizens. The plane was reportedly travelling from the Costa Rican capital San Jose to Punta Islita, a popular tourist resort, on Sunday evening when it crashed suddenly and burst into flames in a mountainous area near Bejuco town in Guanacaste province.
Auckland (New Zealand), Dec 31 (ANI): A spectacular show of fireworks lit up the sky as Auckland kicked off New Year celebrations. New Zealanders have welcomed in 2018 with an amazing firework display from Auckland's Sky Tower. Thousands of cheering revellers rang in the New Year today as multi-coloured fireworks exploded across the city skyline at midnight. SkyCity is a casino and event centre in Auckland which becomes epicentre of the country's celebrations every year with a dramatic fireworks display. A giant digital clock on the tower was counting down to the party before the skyline exploded into an amazing flash of colour.
Mashhad and Tehran (Iran), Dec 31 (ANI): Annual nation-wide pro-government rallies were held in Iran on Saturday (December 30) to mark the end of the unrest that shook the country in 2009, after price protests earlier in the week turned political in a dozen cities. State television showed marchers carrying banners in support of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Iran's second largest city of Mashhad and a similar rally in the capital Tehran.
Gilgit/Skardu/Lahore, Dec 30 (ANI): Residents of Gilgit-Baltistan staged a demonstration against Pakistan outside Press Club in Lahore. They raised slogans of freedom saying 'hum leke rahenge azaadi' (we will attain freedom). One of the protestors in Gilgit-Baltistan's Skardu said Pakistan should not treat them like animals. He added: "We should be given all the basic rights at par with other citizens. Until they give us our basic rights, they do not have any right to impose taxes on us. We are not ready to accept the taxes you (Pakistan) have imposed on us, it is illegal."