Geneva, March 17 Journalists paid a heavy price for informing people about the sufferings in the Syrian conflict, with at least 75 media persons being killed in the war-torn country since March 2011, a report said on Tuesday. The findings of the study by the Swiss-based Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) were presented at the 28th […]
Sanaa, March 16 The Shia Houthi group, which controls the Yemeni capital Sanaa, on Monday released Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah and cabinet members after almost two months of house arrest, a government spokesman said. “The release came after efforts exerted by UN envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, and weeks-long national campaigns by political parties […]
Lausanne, March 16 US Secretary of State John Kerry ended a five-hour discussion with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad here on Monday over Tehran’s long-disputed nuclear programme. They were was joined by the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, and US Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, who already met earlier on Sunday […]
Islamabad, March 16 A day after 15 people were killed in a terror attack on two churches in Lahore, a Pakistani newspaper on Monday demanded to know how the country produced so many suicide bombers. “Why has the production of suicide bombers reached the level where they can be dispatched seemingly to any part of […]
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) Batting for women’s safety “anywhere, anytime”, an American writer on women’s issues in Hollywood on Monday said banned documentary “India’s Daughter” has opened up discussions on important issues across the globe. The documentary is about the gang rape of a 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist, who was brutally assaulted on December 16, 2012, […]
New Delhi, March 16 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he shared the “pain and sorrow” of all those affected by the cyclone in Vanuatu. “The devastation caused by Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu is extremely unfortunate. I share the sorrow and pain of all those who have been affected. The Ministry of External Affairs […]
Damascus, March 16 Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, responding to US Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks about “reigniting” negotiations with Damascus, said on Monday that his administration was awaiting action and not only statements from the Western powers, Xinhua reported citing the official SANA news service. “We are listening to the statements, but we have […]
Islamabad, March 15 Two powerful explosions rocked two churches in Pakistan’s Lahore city on Sunday killing at least 15 people and triggering violence, media said. Jamatul Ahrar, an offshoot of the Tehreek-e-Taliban, claimed responsibility for the deadly attack, news web sites said. At least 78 people were hurt in the explosions at the Catholic Church […]
Port Vila, March 14 At least six people were killed on Saturday after a Category 5 cyclone, one of the strongest storms seen in the South Pacific in years, hit the island of Vanuatu, threatening the lives of its 260,000 inhabitants. Cyclone Pam hit the island’s capital city Port Vila on Friday afternoon with sustained […]
New Delhi, March 14 titled “Head Held High” which focuses on love and acceptance as the central theme. The music video was released on Friday by Anjali Gopalan of Naz Foundation – which actively supported the LGBT community while leading the legal battles earlier in the Delhi High Court and now at the Supreme […]