Attorneys for Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman said they filed a motion challenging the govenment’s decision to authorise his extradition to the US. Attorneys Juan Pablo Badillo Soto and Jose Luis Gonzalez Meza held a press conference on Friday to announce that they submitted the motion on Thursday, EFE news reported. The case […]
Taking connectivity to a new high, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will speak with three astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station on June 1, NASA said in a statement. Yoo too could watch the Earth-to-space call live on NASA’s Facebook page. During the 20-minute Facebook Live video call with NASA […]
With the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) set to have a meeting in June, the US said that it hopes Pakistan understands India’s use of peaceful civil nuclear energy. “This is not about an arms race and it’s not about nuclear weapons,” Mark C. Toner, deputy spokesperson in the US State Department, said at his daily […]
Israel’s Environmental Protection Minister Avi Gabbay resigned from his post on Friday amid the recent addition of Avigdor Lieberman’s ultranationalist party to the coalition. The resignation of Gabbay, a member of the centre Kulanu party, comes in the wake of recent appointment of Lieberman, a known hawk, as the defence minister. Gabbay in a statement […]
The second and final day of the G7 leaders summit began on Friday in Japan’s Ise-Shima, where they are expected to adopt a strategy to promote economic growth and an anti-terrorism action plan. The leaders of Germany, Canada, the US, France, Italy, Japan and Britain began meetings in which they will seek to solidify the […]
The Colombian government has confirmed that the National Liberation Army (ELN) armed group were holding three journalists, who disappeared in the northeastern region of Catatumbo. “It can be confirmed with certainty that the ELN is responsible for the disappearances of the three (journalists),” Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas said on Thursday. The minister emphasised the […]
Republican Party’s presidential nominee Donald Trump outlined his energy and environmental policy, which involves reviving the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project and rejecting the 2015 Paris climate agreements. Speaking on Thursday, before addressing a petroleum conference in Bismarck, North Dakota, Trump was open to approve the construction of Keystone XL, which was rejected by President […]
The international price of crude oil on Thursday went above $50 a barrel for the first time in 2016 as supply disruptions and increased global demand continue to fuel recovery while the price of the Indian basket rose to $46.74 on the previous trading day. The benchmark UK Brent crude price hit $50.07 a barrel […]
Taking the total number of Asian Tour tournaments to 25 this golf season, the eighth edition of the $300,000 Queen’s Cup will tee off from June 16 at the Santiburi Samui Country Club here. The tournament, supported by Bangkok Airways, Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT), Thailand PGA and Asian Tour, will also give ample opportunity […]
Formula One’s world champion driver Lewis Hamilton narrowly got the better of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg in first practice at the Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton, at 1 minute 15.537 seconds, ended the session 0.101 seconds quicker than the German. Team Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel was third and team Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo fourth. Team-mate Max […]