United Nations, As the conflict in Syria enters its fourth year, UN officials have again stressed the need for a political solution to end the crisis, as well as greater efforts to protect civilians and ensure they receive the assistance they desperately need. “We are in a race against time. More people are slipping out […]
Bangkok, Feb 26 Amid violence and chaos, Thailand’s caretaker Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul said he had spoken with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Wednesday to discuss ways out of the current political crisis. Surapong said that the deaths of four innocent children earlier this month had guided his decision, the Bangkok Post […]
New Delhi, Feb 26 The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the central government and city police on the plea of a woman, who has accused a Delhi Police official of raping her and videographing it after a promise of marriage. Justice Veena Birbal asked Delhi Police to file a status report on the […]
Tehran, May 3 Iran’s fencing champion Hamed Sedaqati has been abducted in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, media reported Saturday. Sedaqati and two of his friends were driving on Khash-Iranshahr road to the provincial capital city of Zahedan Friday when they came under attack by unknown assailants, Xinhua reported citing the semi-official Fars news […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The debate over press freedom came full circle Saturday with Information and Broadcasting Minister Manish Tewari refuting allegations that he had any role to play in editing Narendra Modi’s Doordarshan interview, even as the BJP leader compared the controversy to the media repression witnessed during the Emergency. The information and […]
Ljubljana, May 3 (IANS) Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek announced her resignation Saturday to pave the way for an early election before summer. It is best for Slovenia to hold an early election before the summer, she told reporters after a coalition summit at Brdo pri Kranju, about 35 km northwest of Ljubljana, according to […]
Damascus, May 3 (IANS) An explosives-packed car exploded Saturday afternoon in a government-controlled area west of Syria’s capital Damascus, leaving an undisclosed number of casualties, media reported. The booby-trapped car went off in the western Somariyeh area at the entrance to the town of Muadamiyeh in southern Syria, Xinhua reported citing the state-run SANA news […]
Abu Dhabi, May 3 (IANS/WAM) At the initiative of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation is sending urgent humanitarian aid to the landslide victims in Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province. The relief aid includes tents, food items and medicines. A spokesman for the provincial […]
Baghdad, May 3 (IANS) A total of 16 people were killed and 16 others were wounded in separate attacks across Iraq Saturday, police and medical sources said. Gunmen intercepted a car travelling on a main road near the city of Baiji, some 200 km north of Iraq’s capital Baghdad, killing four soldiers before fleeing the […]
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Fr. Agnels, Mumbai set up a final showdown with Sr. Nav Bharti School, Ludhiana in the boys category while St. Joseph HS, Chennai face Government Girls Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana in the girls summit clash of the first BFI-IMG Reliance National School Basketball League at the Thyagaraj Stadium here Saturday. […]