The five-nation group of BRICS will share spatial data on natural resources from their remote-sensing satellites for utilising space assets optimally, said a top Indian space official on Monday. ....

At least 16 persons were killed and over 50 others, including media persons, were injured in a strong explosion near the Punjab provincial assembly here on Monday. ....

A 36-year old Egyptian woman, weighing around 500 kg, who arrived in Mumbai on Saturday for a weight reduction programme, will be treated free of cost, a senior doctor said here on Monday. ....

The Islamabad High Court on Monday imposed a ban on Valentine's Day celebrations across Pakistan. ....

Twelve people were arrested in a Paris suburb as protests continued over alleged police violence against an alleged rape of a young man by an officer, the media reported on Monday. ....

At least 188,000 people were evacuated from several northern California counties after authorities warned an emergency spillway in the countrys tallest dam was in danger of failing and unleashing uncontrolled flood waters on towns below. ....

A Russian civil helicopter crashed on Sunday night in the Altai Republic region, with members aboard still missing, the emergency ministry said. ....

Pakistan Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani announced a boycott of the UN-sponsored International Parliamentary Union (IPU) being held in New York next week, after the US failed to issue a visa to his deputy, who was to represent Pakistan at the forum, media reported on Sunday. ....

Over 200 kg explosives were seized by the Afghan National Police in Kunduz province, a police official said on Sunday. ....

US President Donald Trump's tweets generate such a massive public engagement and responses that Twitter cannot handle them, putting a tremendous pressure on Twitter's system. ....