A powerful 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit off the coast of Japanese island of Honshu. The Fukushima nuclear plant is close to the epicenter but was not affected. Tokyo Electric Power Company checked Fukushima nuclear plant for the impact of the quake but couldn’t find any irregularities. TEPC is the operator […]

The Iraqi commanders are facing some of the most complex fighting against ISIS lately after pushing into Mosul about a week ago. It is a bitter fight like never seen before with the Islamist group. It is house to house combat, street to street, amid the civilians’ presence that is […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday strong ties with Japan will enable the two nations to play a key stabilizing role in the continent. The PM is on a Japan visit to strengthen existing ties and also sign a landmark nuclear energy pact amid the growth of China’s regional […]

Tanzania and Switzerland have signed a memorandum of understanding under which the Swiss government will help the East African country in recovering money parked illegally in its banks by Tanzanian nationals. The Tanzanian foreign minister Augustine Mahiga said an agreement has been signed by the two countries on several areas […]

European Union (EU) has lately warned Turkey for its crackdown on media as well as political opponents saying the moves are against the values of the bloc. EU’s Executive Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said, “I note with bitterness, I who am a friend of Turkey, that Turkey is distancing itself from […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ban of big currency notes with immediate effect across the country to fight corruption including fake currency notes injected into the economy by Islamist militants for years. The two biggest denominations are currency notes of 500 and 1,000. The move was surprising and designed […]