WASHINGTON, (PNA/PTI) — The US has submitted a list of 10 defence technologies for transfer to India, bringing it into a small group of closest allies with which America shares such sensitive…
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Garuda orders 35 ATR planes to serve medium cities
JAKARTA, (PNA/ANTARA News) — Garuda Indonesia has ordered 35 Avions de Transport Regional (ATR) 72-600 planes to serve medium cities. “Garuda Indonesia has ordered ATR72-600 planes to develop and strengthen the routes…
Australian exports rise 3 % in August: trade data
CANBERRA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Australian exports rose 3 percent to 27.1 billion AU dollars (almost 25.4 billion U.S. dollars) in August, the latest trade data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed…
Tension rises ahead of Italy’s confidence vote
By Alessandra Cardone ROME, (PNA/Xinhua) — International and domestic analysts looked worriedly at Italy’s crisis on Tuesday, on the eve of a crucial confidence vote scheduled in parliament on Wednesday. Prime Minister…
PAL flies Middle East anew with A330 airplanes
MANILA, (PNA) — Philippine Airlines returns to the Middle East starting with Abu Dhabi using its new Airbus A330-300 aircraft starting this month. In a statement, PAL said the 414-seater new generation…
(Lead) Chinese, Indonesian presidents agree to lift ties to comprehensive strategic partnership
JAKARTA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Indonesian counterpart Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono agreed here Wednesday to lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership. During their talks, Xi said the…
Bulgaria Socialist-led gov’t survives no-confidence motion
SOFIA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Bulgaria minority government led by Socialist Party on Wednesday survived a no-confidence motion maneuvered by the opposition GERB party over its investment policy. The motion, first one for…
Onion prices at Lasalgaon fall by Rs12/kg to Rs30/kg
NEW DELHI, (PNA/PTI) — Onion prices today fell sharply by Rs 12 to Rs 30 per kg at Lasalgaon Mandi in Nashik as supplies almost doubled with the arrival of new crops,…
India to be world’s most populous nation by 2050: study
PARIS, (PNA/PTI) –India will overtake China as the world’s most populous country by 2050, according to a new French study which predicts the global population to surge to 9.7 billion people by…
More bodies to be retrieved after Kenya’s mall attack
NAIROBI, (PNA/Xinhua) — Kenya’s investigators are expected to retrieve more bodies from the Westgate shopping mall which was stormed by terrorists on Sept. 21, leaving over 60 people dead and dozens others…
(Nightlead) Hong Kong stocks end 0.55 % higher
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong stocks rose 124.62 points, or 0.55 percent to close at 22,984.48 points on Wednesday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,138.86 and 22, 933.31. Turnover…
Zambia to issue 10 new oil exploration licenses
LUSAKA, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Zambian government says it will issue 10 new oil exploration licenses as it targets 2017 for its first oil or natural gas well, the Post of Zambia reported…
Indonesia to boost renewable energy tech cooperation
NUSA DUA, Bali, (PNA/ANTARA) — Indonesia will encourage cooperation in the renewable energy technology among members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APECT), Marzan A Iskandar of the Agency for Assessment and Application…
Indonesia has not become favorite destination for Chinese students
BEIJING, (PNA/ANTARA) — Indonesia has not become a favorite destination country for Chinese students because Indonesia has not yet had a standard of academic study qualification program and high education the Chinese…
Nigeria’s opposition party condemns college killings
LAGOS, (PNA/Xinhua) — Nigeria’s main opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday strongly condemned the Sunday attacks that left many students of the College of Agriculture in northeast Yobe State…