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Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off coast of Jamaica

Kingston [Jamaica], Jan 29 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 7.7 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Jamaica on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)said.

2020-01-28T19:58:29.608088+00:00 IST

New Zealand to hold general election on September 19

Wellington [New Zealand], Jan 28 (Sputnik/ANI): New Zealand's general election will be held on September 19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Tuesday.

2020-01-28T07:31:27.416724+00:00 IST

5.5 magnitude earthquake strikes Argentina

Buenos Aires [Argentina], Jan 24 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck Argentina on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.

2020-01-23T23:22:56.802281+00:00 IST

Contact lost with firefighting plane in New South Wales, Australia

New South Wales [Australia], Jan 23 (Sputnik/ANI): The Australian authorities have lost contact with a firefighting plane in the southeastern state of New South Wales (NSW), the regional Rural Fire Service said on Thursday.

2020-01-23T05:41:22.554016+00:00 IST

Jaishankar meets his Tunisian counterpart, discusses 'shared interest and challenges'

Tunis [Tunisia], Jan 23 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (local time), began his Tunisia visit with a bilateral meeting with the country's Foreign Minister Sabri Bachtobji.

2020-01-22T20:14:35.393262+00:00 IST

S Jaishankar, Niger President inaugurate spacious, modern convention centre at Niamey

Niamey (Niger), Jan 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou have jointly inaugurated the Mahatma Gandhi International Convention Centre (MGICC), a spacious, modern and eco-friendly facility for high-level conventions here.

2020-01-22T16:39:30.521723+00:00 IST

Burkina Faso: 36 civilians killed in attack on market in Sanmatenga province

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Jan 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Thirty-six civilians were killed on Monday in an attack on a market in Sanmatenga province, which is located in the north of the country, the Burkinabe government said on Tuesday.

2020-01-22T00:36:31.065090+00:00 IST

EAM's visit to Niamey is reiteration of importance India attaches to its relations Niger: MEA

New Delhi [India], Jan 22 (ANI): Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday said that the visit by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to Niamey is the "reiteration of importance India attaches to its relations Niger and with other countries in the Sahel."

2020-01-21T21:09:52.464496+00:00 IST

India opens its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in Niger

Niamey [Niger], Jan 21 (ANI): India on Tuesday inaugurated its first Mahatma Gandhi Convention Centre in the West African state of Niger as part of its outreach to the continent.

2020-01-21T15:47:52.034078+00:00 IST

Pompeo meets Juan Guaido, hails his 'tireless efforts to restore democracy in Venezuela'

Bogota [Colombia], Jan 21 (ANI): US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo on Monday (local time) met Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido and termed his "tireless efforts to restore democracy" in the country as an "inspiration."

2020-01-20T23:53:15.905048+00:00 IST

Russia warns Iran against making 'reckless steps' to quit NPT

Moscow [Russia], Jan 21 (ANI/Sputnik): Moscow warns Tehran against making 'reckless steps' to quit the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), Russia's deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said.

2020-01-20T22:22:54.815046+00:00 IST

Jaishankar arrives in Niger's Niamey, visits Indian embassy

Niamey [Niger], Jan 21 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (local time) arrived in Niamey, the capital of Niger, for what he called it as the first-ever visit by an Indian Foreign Minister to the country.

2020-01-20T19:34:14.127347+00:00 IST

20 Indians kidnapped last month from Nigeria coast released, 1 dead in captivity

Abuja [Nigeria], Jan 19 (ANI): The Indian Mission in Nigeria on Sunday said that 20 seafarers who were kidnapped by pirates last month near the Nigerian coast have been released but one of them lost his life due to adverse conditions in captivity.

2020-01-19T14:21:29.028282+00:00 IST

Trudeau announces $25,000 each for families of Canadians killed in plane crash

Ottawa [Canada], Jan 18 (ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday (local time) announced a compensation of $25,000 each for the families of the Canadian citizens or permanent residents killed in the downing of a passenger plane in Iran.

2020-01-17T22:46:31.499279+00:00 IST

Southern Mexico hit by 5.3 magnitude earthquake

Mexico City [Mexico], Jan 17 (Sputnik/ANI): A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook southern Mexico on Thursday night, the national seismological survey said.

2020-01-17T03:54:38.332825+00:00 IST

Libya's Haftar secretly flies to Greece ahead of Berlin summit

Tripoli [Libya], Jan 17 (ANI): Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar secretly flew to Athens on Thursday for talks as Greece criticised its exclusion from a UN-backed peace conference in Berlin this weekend.

2020-01-16T23:54:03.068138+00:00 IST

India's telecommunication satellite GSAT30 successfully launched from French Guiana

Bengaluru [India], Jan 17 (ANI): India's telecommunication satellite, GSAT30 was successfully launched from onboard Ariane-5 flight at the Kourou launch base in French Guiana in the early hours of Friday.

2020-01-16T23:16:05.689702+00:00 IST

Madagascar's First Lady meets Indian envoy

Antananarivo [Madagascar], Jan 16 (ANI): Madagascar's First Lady Mialy R Rajoelina met India's ambassador to Madagascar Abhay Kumar and said she was convinced that the two countries can build a "strong partnership" together.

2020-01-16T11:33:37.060348+00:00 IST

India hands over 100,000 academic text books to Madagascar

Antananarivo [Madagascar], Jan 14 (ANI): Indian embassy in Antananarivo handed over as many as 100,000 academic textbooks on behalf of the Indian government to Madagascar here on Tuesday for the development of higher education and research in the East African country.

2020-01-14T17:32:50.319414+00:00 IST

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi meets Oman Sultan, conveyed condolences on demise of Qaboos

Muscat [Oman], Jan 14 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi here on Tuesday met Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and conveyed condolences on the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said on behalf of India.

2020-01-14T08:56:21.191895+00:00 IST

11 injured in explosion in Bulgaria's residential building

Varna, [Bulgaria], Jan 13 (Sputnik/ANI): An explosion in a residential building in Bulgaria's seaside resort city of Varna, left 11 people injured, local media reported on Monday.

2020-01-13T08:24:57.848894+00:00 IST