Geneva, Sep 24 (IANS) The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Tuesday said it provided food assistance to more than one million civilians across Iraq who were displaced since conflict erupted in mid-June, despite a challenging security situation and the continuous movement of people. “With the help of our partners, we managed to scale up and […]
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will convene a meeting of world leaders during the General Assembly’s annual high-level session in response to the deadly Ebola virus outbreak, a UN spokesman said Tuesday. The “High-level Meeting on Response to the Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak” is scheduled at the UN headquarters in New York […]
Washington, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) The United States announced Tuesday that it will no longer use anti-personnel landmines outside the Korean Peninsula. “Today’s announcement also means that we will not assist, encourage, or induce others to use, stockpile, produce or transfer anti-personnel landmines outside of the Korean Peninsula,” Efe quoted State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki as saying. […]
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Actress Sadie Frost likes to sprinkle salt across the doorways of his house to absorb all the negative energy. The 49-year-old, who divorced Jude Law in 2003 after six years of marriage, has turned to the unusual technique to rid her home of bad feeling and she also encourages people to […]
United Nations, Sep 24 (IANS) All measures to fight terrorist groups operating in Syria must be fully in line with the Charter of the United Nations and strictly in accordance with the international humanitarian law, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday. Ban made the remarks in his opening address here on climate change, after the United […]
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West made a surprise appearance at a college here and shared his views on the importance of education. The 37-year-old spent over two hours at the digital communications department at LA Trade Technical College Sep 19, reports femalefirst.co.uk. West talked about his own experiences and personal struggles through music, […]
Tripoli, Sep 24 (IANS) Libya’s pro-secular militias from Zintan counterattacked the Islamist militants Tuesday near capital Tripoli, military sources said. Zintan militia commander Jilani Aldahish said their fighters were engaged in deadly fighting with militants from the Islamist armed alliance Libya Dawn around the area of Wadi al-Aziziyah, Xinhua reported. Aldahish said their manoeuvre was meant […]
Baghdad, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) The Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist group executed rights activist Samira Saleh Ali al-Neaimi in a central square of north Iraq’s Mosul city Tuesday, a week after she was detained for her criticism of the jihadi group. Al-Neaimi’s arrest came after she condemned the demolition of religious shrines as “barbaric”, Efe quoted […]
Damascus, Sep 24 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Tuesday reiterated that his administration was moving forward in battling terrorism in the region. The president made the remarks during his meeting with the visiting Iraqi National Security Adviser Faleh al-Fayad, in which Assad said his country “was with any international effort that aims at fighting terror”, Xinhua […]
Los Angeles, Sep 24 (IANS) Actress Jada Pinkett Smith is joining the cast of “Magic Mike” for the film’s sequel, but she won’t be stripping off. The 43-year-old told long time friend Queen Latifah that she has been cast in a role that was initially intended for a man, during an appearance on the rapper-turned-actress and […]