Brussels, July 3 (IANS) The European Union (EU) is “determined” to achieve a final and comprehensive agreement in the new round of Iran’s nuclear talks that started Wednesday in Vienna, EU’s foreign policy spokesperson Michael Mann said. “We are determined. We hope Iran comes with a positive and realistic attitude,” Xinhua quoted the spokesperson as saying. […]
Paris, July 3 (IANS) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, who was placed under formal investigation for influence-peddling, Wednesday said “politics manipulated judicial system” in a corruption probe that may taint the conservative’s political come-back. In his first interview since losing the presidential election two years ago, the ex-head of state stressed “the judicial system was manipulated”, […]
Berlin, July 3 (IANS) The foreign ministers of Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine Wednesday reconfirmed their commitment to sustainable peace and stability in Ukraine and stressed the necessity of achieving a sustainable ceasefire in the crisis-hit country. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his counterpart Laurent Fabius from France, Sergey Lavrov from Russia and Pavlo Klimkin […]
Dar es Salaam, July 3 (IANS) The acting Libyan ambassador to Tanzania, Ismail Nwairat, committed suicide Tuesday afternoon, Tanzanian government announced Wednesday. A statement issued by Tanzanian ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation said Nwairat shot himself to death in his office, Xinhua reported. “Information we have received from the Libyan embassy said Nwairat shot […]
Moscow, July 3 (IANS) A full-scale gas crisis is looming in Ukraine unless Kiev settles its multi-billion-dollar debt to Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday. “Ukraine does not pay for gas. Their debt is enormous. They are taking gas from underground storage facilities,” Medvedev wrote on his Facebook account, warning there will be a […]
Madrid, July 3 (IANS) Valencia Football Club took the surprising decision to sack coach Juan Antonio Pizzi Wednesday, just a week before players were due to return for the start of pre-season training. “With the aim of being able to give stability to a future sporting project, the board of administration has looked at all of […]
Kathmandu, July 3 (IANS) The Nepal government has for the first time set a minimum limit for the amount under foreign aid, government officials said here Wednesday. Endorsing the new Development Cooperation Policy-2014 this week, the government also has introduced a minimum amount for foreign grants, soft and commercial loans from the country’s development partners, Xinhua […]
London, July 3 (IANS) England added all-rounder Ben Stokes to an otherwise unchanged squad for the first Investec Test against India, starting at Trent Bridge, Nottingham, on Aug 9. The other 12 in the squad are the same that lost the second Test against Sri Lanka at Headingley in an exciting finish. Durham all-rounder Stokes, 23, […]
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The 46 Indian nurses stranded in Iraq’s Tikrit town that has been overrun by militants have been told to board a bus by unknown men and proceed to Mosul, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy told IANS. The Indian embassy in Baghdad has advised the nurses to “try and hold on till […]
A go-getting young West Australian will explore the challenges and opportunities facing young people around the world when he attends the Youth 20 Summit (Y20) in Sydney this month. Lachlan Cooke – founder of the Indigenous Communities Education and Awareness Foundation (ICEA) – will be one of five Australian representatives to attend the international summit […]