The Hague, Sep 25 (IANS) The Dutch government Wednesday said that it will send a military mission to fight the Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical group in Iraq. “The Dutch contribution to the international mission is aimed at breaking the military strength and advance of IS,” Xinhua quoted a cabinet letter as saying. “Netherlands will deploy […]
Geneva, Sep 25 (IANS/EFE) The situation of more than 2 million people trapped in conflict zones in Iraq is “desperate and alarming”, but their plight is not attracting the international concern that it should, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) director general Bruno Jochum said Wednesday. The problem is that the crisis is being addressed in geopolitical terms […]
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Singer Rita Ora will reportedly replace Kylie Minogue on the fourth season of “The Voice UK”. The competitive reality series, which will premiere in January, will see Ora joining coaches Ricky Wilson, Tom Jones and Will.i.am, reports eonline.com. “So excited to be part of; and for my team to win ‘The Voice’ […]
Paris, Sep 25 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande confirmed Wednesday the death of a French man abducted in Algeria by a group linked to Islamic State (IS) Sunni radical militants. At an UN General Assembly meeting in New York, Hollande affirmed that Herve Gourde, 55, seized by the Jund al-Khilafah group, was “cowardly and cruelly murdered”, […]
Los Angeles, Sep 25 (IANS) Actor Robert Pattinson has “fallen hard” for British singer FKA Twigs and friends say he is as serious about her as he was about his ex-girlfriend Kristen Stewart. The “Twilight Saga” star, who dated Stewart for five years until last summer, became “instant friends” with Twigs, whose real name is Tahliah […]
Washington, Sep 25 (IANS/EFE) More than six weeks after a white police officer shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown, protesters again poured into the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, overnight, with acts of vandalism and at least two arrests taking place, media reported. A fire destroyed a memorial to the unarmed 18-year-old black man killed by […]
The Hague, Sep 25 (IANS) As many as 1,027 people were arrested in a large-scale police operation against drug and human traffickers across Europe this month, the Hague-based European police organisation Europol announced Wednesday. Law enforcement officers from 34 countries took part in the largest-ever coordinated operation against organised crime in the European Union (EU), Xinhua […]
Los Angeles, Sep 25 (IANS) Rapper Kanye West “doesn’t care” about his Grammy Award trophies. The 37-year-old, who has picked up 21 of the coveted trophies, uses the prizes as “reference points” to “prove” his talents. He revealed this at Los Angeles Trade Technical College during a guest talk, Friday, that he and also spoke of […]
Jerusalem, Sep 25 (IANS/EFE) At least 20 Palestinians and four Israelis were injured Wednesday when clashes broke out at the entrance to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount, a holy place to Jews and Muslims. Palestinian youths battled with Israeli police following the visit of Israel’s ultranationalist Housing Minister, Uri Ariel, to Temple Mount early Wednesday. The Jewish New […]
Sanaa, Sep 25 (IANS/EFE) The toll in last week’s heavy fighting between Shia Houthi rebels and government forces in Yemen’s capital Sanaa has risen to 270, as rescue teams recovered more bodies, authorities said Wednesday. At least 270 bodies of civilians and military personnel have been recovered in the neighbourhoods of north and west Sanaa where […]