London, June 20 (ANI): North Korea is willing to restart nuclear talks with international partners, China's foreign ministry has said.

New Delhi, June 19 (ANI): Union Tourism Minister K. Chiranjeevi today announced the launch of a new campaign to publicise the tourism potential of the Himalayas and promote this incredible tourist product internationally.

Mogadishu, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Militants on Wednesday launched suicide bomb attacks on the office of United Nations Development Programe (UNDP) in Mogadishu where guards exchanged fire with the gunmen in and around the compound, police and witnesses said.

Kabul, June 19 (Xinhua-ANI): Four NATO soldiers were killed early Wednesday morning in an attack in eastern Afghanistan, the NATO- led coalition forces confirmed.

Washington, June 18 (ANI): An international team has identified a highly promising new anti-tuberculosis compound that attacks the tuberculosis (TB) bacterium in two different ways.

Washington, June 18 (ANI): A robot modeled upon a cat shares the advantages of its biological model- it is small, light and runs very fast.

Tokyo, June 18 (ANI): Tokyo is reportedly leading in the race for the host city for the 2020 Summer Olympics, according to members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

Mumbai, June 17 (ANI): Reliance Games, a leading developer and publisher of mobile games globally and the official gaming partner of the International Cricket Council for the fourth consecutive year, has announced the launch of a 3D and a 2D mobile game for the ICC Champions Trophy 2013.

Johannesburg, June 17 (ANI): Israel has warned the international community not to ease sanctions on Iran following the election of a moderate president.

Wellington, June 16 (ANI): In a new twist to the doping controversy surrounding international sports, especially cycling, a New Zealand cyclist has admitted that he uses painkillers to aid his performance, adding that he knows of other riders who are doing the same.

London, June 16 (ANI): Mercedes might face quitting Formula One if the International Tribunal decides that the team is guilty of getting a secret in-season tyre test conducted with Pirelli.

Washington, June 16 (ANI): ESA's fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein - the heaviest spacecraft ever launched by Europe, completed a flawless rendezvous with the International Space Station on Saturday.

London, June 16 (ANI): England one-day international coach Ashley Giles has dismissed former captain Bob Willis' allegations of ball tampering following the ICC Champions Trophy defeat to Sri Lanka which left England's hopes of qualification in the balance.

London, June 15 (ANI): Former England international footballer Paul Gascoigne, popularly known as 'Gazza' has made his comeback tour in a lean, tanned and fit look at his first public speaking engagement at a former Masonic Hall consisting of only 200 people in Tyneside, following his near-death experience in a rehabilitation clinic in US four months back.

Beijing, June 14 (Xinhua-ANI): NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said on Friday that any use of chemical weapons in Syria was "completely unacceptable" and a breach of international law.

Islamabad, June 14 (ANI): The Islamabad High Court has upheld the suspension of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohammad Zaka Ashraf until an interim PCB chairman is named to represent the board in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) annual conference in London later this month.

Washington, June 14 (ANI): An international team of scientists (ASTRON) have used the Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to set a new distance accuracy record, pegging a pulsar called PSR J2222-0137 at 871.4 light-years from Earth.

Dehradun, June 14 (ANI): Sports Minister Jitendra Singh has said his ministry is taking help from international Olympic committee (IOC) to improve the draft version of the anti-fixing law.

Washington, June 14 (ANI): Researchers in a major international project have sequenced the genome of Emiliania huxleyi, the microscopic plankton species whose chalky skeletons form the iconic white cliffs of Dover.

Sydney, June 14 (ANI): Former Australian Test player and international cricket coach Tom Moody has said that controversial opener David Warner's form is not good enough to warrant a place in Australia's one-day side, regardless of his run-in with England's Joe Root.

Bangalore, June 13 (ANI): The attack by Maoists on the Intercity express in Bihar is contrary to the policies of Maoists said the Human rights activist and academic, Professor Hargopal, in an interview with the Asian News International.

New Delhi, June 13 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the proposal for submitting guarantees sought by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) from the Government of India for their bid to host the Federation International de Football Association (FIFA) Under 17 World Cup Football Tournament in 2017 in India.

London, June 13 (ANI): The international community has been warned not to turn its back on Afghanistan by the commander of international forces in Afghanistan.

Johannesburg, June 13 (ANI): International journalists stationed outside Pretoria hospital where Nelson Mandela is receiving treatment for life threatening lung infection, were warned by the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA) over their use of unlicensed broadcast equipment.

Washington, June 13 (ANI): An international team of researchers has mapped the motions of structures of the nearby universe in greater detail than ever before.