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Sigfox, known for building networks that link objects to the internet, has developed sensors able to give the exact location of rhinos using the firms network over a longer period of time. (Photo: Pixabay)World
Vietnam confiscates smuggled rhino horns worth USD 4 million

The state-run Vietnam News reported Monday that the 55 pieces of horns were concealed inside plaster blocks.

29 July 2019 2:50 PM IST

The government also said that the work to preserve and restore the temple will start soon. (Photo: ANI)World
Sialkot's Hindu temple re-opens after 72 years

Hindus stopped visiting the temple after a mob damaged it in 1992 while protesting against the demolition of Babri...

29 July 2019 1:58 PM IST

China has lavished billions of dollars in soft loans, infrastructure and investment on the poor Southeast Asian kingdom, which has tilted away from the US amid Hun Sens increasingly authoritarian rule. (Photo: AFP)World
Cambodia buying 'tens of thousands' of Chinese weapons: PM Hun Sen

Hun Sen said USD 40 million had been spent this year on top of a total amount of USD 290 million in previous arms deals...

29 July 2019 1:50 PM IST

The 22-year-old Olympic bronze medallist has been banned from leaving the country while police investigate the incident at a bar in Gwangju, around 330 kilometres (200 miles) south of Seoul, at the weekend. (Photo: AFP)World
Sorry,' says Hungarian swimmer on being arrested for Touching...

Tamas Kenderesi has admitted making contact with his accuser but denies charges of sexual harassment.

29 July 2019 1:43 PM IST

Saleh was reportedly hit by shrapnel before being safely evacuated from office. (Photo: File)World
India strongly condemns attack on Afghan VP candidate's office

Afghanistan Interior Ministry spokesman, Nasrat Rahimi, said that the attack which targeted the Green Trend party...

29 July 2019 1:00 PM IST

Iran terms Britain seizing its oil tanker as violation of JCPoAWorld
Iran terms Britain seizing its oil tanker as violation of JCPoA

The UK authorities have claimed that the vessel was bound for Syria and was circumventing sanctions.

28 July 2019 7:59 PM IST

Shah said that Khans visit made the US realise that Kashmir is a flashpoint which requires an early resolution. (Photo: ANI)World
Trump's mediation offer on Kashmir more than Pak's expectation: Shah...

Shah added that India's adamant attitude on Kashmir issue can cost it heavily as the situation in the region is...

28 July 2019 4:50 PM IST

An Afghan security officer stands at the site of a truck bomb attack in Kabul. (Photo: AFP)World
Explosive-laden vehicle detonates in Afghanistan's Ghazni; Taliban...

Taliban claimed that the incident has caused massive casualties and damages to the base.

28 July 2019 3:38 PM IST

Sharing the video online about their reporter, identified as Azadar Hussain, the channel wrote, Pakistani Reporter in Flood Water, risks his life in danger to perform his duties. (Photo: video screengrab)World
Immersive journalism: Pak reporter in neck-deep water reports on flood...

Talking about rising water levels of Sind River in Punjab region, he shows how agricultural lands have been submerged.

28 July 2019 2:07 PM IST

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un (Photo: AP)World
North Korean boat with 3 crewmen crosses into South Korean waters:...

The wooden vessel crossed the Northern Limit Line in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, at about 11:20 pm...

28 July 2019 1:13 PM IST

The United States will continue to enforce UN and US sanctions and shut down illicit revenue streams to North Korea,\ US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. (Photo: File | representational)World
North Korea releases Russian fishing boat with 17 crew on board:...

The vessel, named Xiang Hai Lin 8, left the North Korean port of Wonsan late Saturday, the embassy said in a Facebook...

28 July 2019 1:04 PM IST

The death toll in a landslide which buried a village in southwest China rose to 29, according to state media, with 22 still missing days after the disaster struck. (Photo: AP)World
China landslide death toll rises to 29 with 22 still missing

Two children and a mother with a baby were among those dead.

28 July 2019 11:20 AM IST

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