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Vice President Naidu departs for New Delhi after concluding visit to Union of Comoros, Sierra Leone

Freetown [Sierra Leone], Oct 15 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday (local time) departed for New Delhi from Sierra Leone concluding his five-day visit to Union of Comoros and Sierra Leone.

2019-10-14T21:31:43.722869+00:00 IST

Trudeau wears bulletproof vest for election campaign after security threat

Ottawa [Canada], Oct 14 (Xinhua/ANI): Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wore a bulletproof vest to a campaign rally in Toronto recently in response to an unspecified security threat, as per local media.

2019-10-14T06:29:14.445730+00:00 IST

Vice President Naidu interacts with Indian diaspora in Sierra Leone

Freetown [Sierra Leone], Oct 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday (local time) interacted with the Indian community in Sierra Leone.

2019-10-14T01:05:57.200201+00:00 IST

Ecuador: Seven dead, more than 1000 injured in mass protests against abolition of fuel subsidies

Quito [Ecuador], Oct 14 (ANI): At least seven people have been killed and 1,340 were injured during the ongoing mass protests in Ecuador against the government's decision to abolish fuel subsidies.

2019-10-13T23:48:50.973602+00:00 IST

Isolate nations which aid and abet terrorism: Vice President in Sierra Leone

Freetown [Sierra Leone], Oct 14 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday (local time) termed terrorism as one of the major challenges confronting the world today and said nations which aid and abet terror should be isolated.

2019-10-13T21:43:12.749072+00:00 IST

UN condemns mosque attack in Burkina Faso

United Nations, Oct 13 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday (local time) strongly condemned the attack on a mosque in northern Burkina Faso, which killed at least 15 worshipers.

2019-10-13T17:53:49.017810+00:00 IST

India extends Line of Credit worth USD 30 mn to Sierra Leone for irrigation development

Freetown [Sierra Leone], Oct 13 (ANI): India and Sierra Leone on Sunday signed six agreements including a Line of Credit to the tune of USD 30 million for irrigation development in Tomabum to achieve self-sufficiency in rice production.

2019-10-13T16:45:25.912666+00:00 IST

Burkina Faso: 15 killed in mosque attack

Ouagadougou [Burkina Faso], Oct 13 (Xinhua/ANI): At least 15 people were killed in a mosque attack by unidentified gunmen Friday in northern Burkina Faso, a local source told Xinhua.

2019-10-13T06:59:24.201342+00:00 IST

Testing time for Pakistan as FATF meets to scrutinise compliance report

Brussels [Belgium] Oct 13 (ANI): It's a testing time for Pakistan to prove the measures taken against outfits and persons involved in offences of money-laundering and terror financing as Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Plenary and Working Group meetings begin in Paris from Monday.

2019-10-13T02:36:25.282918+00:00 IST

Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister calls on Vice President Naidu

Freetown [Sierra Leone], Oct 13 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu during his ongoing visit to Sierra Leone, met the country's Foreign Minister Nabeela Farida Tunis on Saturday (local time).

2019-10-12T23:32:41.051324+00:00 IST

Ecuador: President Moreno puts national capital under curfew, military control

Quito [Ecuador], Oct 13 (ANI): Ecuadorian President Lenin Moreno on Saturday placed the national capital under curfew and military control following several days of mass protests against his decree cancelling fuel subsidies.

2019-10-12T22:42:48.709348+00:00 IST

Vice President Naidu arrives in Sierra Leone

Freetown [Sierra Leone], Oct 13 (ANI): Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday (local time) arrived in Freetown on the second leg of his ongoing five-day visit to Union of Comoros and Sierra Leone.

2019-10-12T20:10:16.248584+00:00 IST

India, Comoros ink six agreements during Vice President Naidu's visit

Moroni [Comoros], Oct 11 (ANI): Seeking to expand bilateral relations in various fields, India and Comoros on Friday signed six MoUs including one on defence cooperation.

2019-10-11T14:36:55.286755+00:00 IST

Despite global slowdown, India among fastest-growing major economies: Vice President Naidu in Comoros

Moroni [Comoros], Oct 11 (ANI): Despite the global slowdown, India continues to be one of the fastest-growing major economies and is poised to be a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024-25, said Vice President Venkaiah Naidu here on Thursday.

2019-10-10T22:34:56.208713+00:00 IST

Mexico joins US probe of 'El Chapo' Guzman's fortune

Mexico City [Mexico], Oct. 10 (ANI): Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Wednesday said that his government is collaborating with the United States to investigate convicted drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman's fortune.

2019-10-10T03:35:45.913351+00:00 IST

New Zealand: Earthquake of 5.5 magnitude hits North Island

North Island [New Zealand], Oct 10 (Xinhua/ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter Scale struck east of the North Island of New Zealand on Wednesday, reported Xinhua.

2019-10-10T00:36:00.271100+00:00 IST

Tunisian court frees presidential hopeful

Tunis [Tunisia], Oct 10 (ANI): Days ahead of Tunisia's second round of runoff election, an appeal court here on Wednesday ordered to free presidential candidate Nabil Karoui from prison.

2019-10-10T00:32:25.404200+00:00 IST

Trump threatens to wipe out Turkey's economy

Washington [US], Oct 10 (ANI): After Turkey launched an offensive on northern border of Syria, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that he would devastate Ankara's economy if its operation wipes out the Kurdish population in Syria.

2019-10-09T22:28:28.920918+00:00 IST

India hands over 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines to Myanmar

Naypyitaw [Myanmar], Oct 09 (ANI): India has handed over 10,000 vials of anti-rabies vaccines to Myanmar in an effort to help the Naypyitaw in its fight against the Rabies disease.

2019-10-08T21:48:36.514766+00:00 IST

Turkey launches airstrike on SDF base in Syria's Hasakah Province

Ankara [Turkey], Oct 08 (ANI): Turkey on Monday launched an airstrike on a military base of Arab-Kurdish units of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) destroying two bridges in Syria's Hasakah Province, Sputnik reported.

2019-10-07T20:26:09.245871+00:00 IST

Mali: 1 UN peacekeeper killed, 5 wounded in mine attack

Bamako [Mali], Oct 7 (ANI): A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and five others sustained injuries on Sunday (local time) when their vehicle hit an explosive device in northern Mali, the UN said.

2019-10-07T03:14:43.810961+00:00 IST