Namtso no longer Tibet’s largest lake
Beijing: The Buddhist holy lake Namtso has lost its spot as Tibet’s largest lake to Serling Tso, which remarkably expanded
in the past decade due to melting of glaciers and increased rain, according to new research.
Chinese netizens now number 632 mn
Beijing: China’s netizen population, the world’s largest, reached 632 million by the end of June, an industry report showed on Monday.
Saudi recruiting maids aged between 25 and 50
Riyadh: The age of Indian maids looking for employment in Saudi Arabia has been set between 25 to 50 years under a new employment agreement finalised by the two countries to guarantee protection of domestic workers.
Clashes between rival militias in libya kill 47
Cairo: Clashes between rival libyan militias fighting for control of the international airport in the capital, Tripoli, have killed 47 people over the last week, Health Ministry said.
UKlaunches campaign against terror
london: The UK Government has backed a new national campaign aimed at preventing young people from travelling from Britain to war zones like Syria and Iraq by making them aware of the fear and distress felt by those they leave behind.
‘Modi wants excellent relations with lanka’
Colombo: PM Narendra Modi wants “excellent” relations with Sri lanka, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said as he met President Mahinda Rajapaksa here and underlined that the end of the lTTE campaign in this country had ensured the security of India too.
China: Man slashes 3 children, killing 1
Beijing: A man wielding a kitchen knife killed a 1-year-old boy and injured two other children on Monday morning in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong, Chinese news agency Xinhua reported.