Siddharth Chatterjee takes over as top UN diplomat in China

Senior United Nations official Siddharth Chatterjee of India has formally taken over as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in China, a key posting of overseeing the work of 27 agencies, funds......

'All is well', says Trump after Iran missile attack

United States President Donald Trump, in his first reaction after Iran's missile attack on two American bases in Iraq, insisted that 'all is well' and promised to make a statement to the nation on......

SEE: Iran fires missiles targeting US military bases in Iraq

Iran has launched over a dozen ballistic missiles targeting at least two bases where United States military and coalition forces' are stationed in Iraq, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.  ......

'Sometimes I wish ISIS had killed me too'

'At least if I had died, my family would have got the money.' IMAGE: Harjit Masih, centre, flanked by "best friend" Kanwaljit Singh, left, and Harsimranjeet Singh.This photograph was taken near......

COLUMN: The world's new energy economy

India needs to move beyond old assumptions and respond with flexibility, writes Nitin Desai.Two recent developments in the global energy dialogue require us to re-examine some old verities about......

ONGC arm in fray to develop Iraqi oil fields

ONGC Videsh, the overseas investment arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, is one of 41 global oil corporations shortlisted by the Iraq government to develop its oil fields. Iraq has......

Davos diary: Search for a new venue

The World Economic Forum's annual meeting would be held in Davos in 2004, but it is not certain if Davos would host the meeting in 2005.WEF is now planning to adopt the World Bank practice of......

Spanish fan walking to FIFA World Cup goes missing in Iran

IMAGE: Spains's Santiago Sanchez, right, walks in Iraq's Kurdistan region towards Qatar, where he aims to attend the 2022 World Cup, near Zakho, Iraq. Photograph: Charlotte Bruneau/Reuters A......