Islamabad, Dec 22 (IANS) Two Pakistani courts Monday suspended the execution of seven convicted terrorists citing various grounds even as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif directed the country’s attorney general to take legal steps to get such suspension orders revoked. The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench Monday suspended the convictions of five prisoners who were […]
Kochi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Kochi Muziris Biennale (KMB) has made India an important centre for contemporary art with its assembly of beautifully installed exhibits that are well-chosen in their narration and materiality, said curator critic Okwui Enwezor. The KMB 2014 “feels incredibly familiar in a powerful way”, the 51-year-old Nigerian said Monday, adding that […]
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS/EFE) Kim Kyung-ho, the head of South Korean capital Seoul’s traffic division, Monday filed a lawsuit against the Uber mobile application which connects riders to private car owners, promising to punish drivers cooperating with the taxi-hailing service. In statements to the local Yonhap news agency, the capital’s head of traffic claimed that […]
Srinagar, Dec 22 (IANS) Amid the uncertainty of what will be the election result Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir, two things are certain: there will be no alliance between the BJP and the Congress and none between the National Conference and the PDP. A few other things can be said with some certainty. The Peoples […]
Baghdad, Dec 18 (IANS) Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Thursday urged Arab nations and the world to work even more closely with Baghdad in the fight against the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Abadi made the statement at a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart Abdullah Ensour, who is on an official visit to […]
Tehran, Dec 18 (IANS) Iran backs talks between the Syrian government and the opposition groups, a senior Iranian diplomat was quoted as saying by media Thursday. Iran supports Russia’s recent initiative to host a “Syrian-Syrian dialogue” in an attempt to end the three-year-old conflict in the country, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said, according […]
Vatican City, Dec 18 (IANS/EFE) Pope Francis Thursday welcomed the decision of the US and Cuba to take steps towards normalizing relations, noting that “we are all happy to see how two peoples who had been distant for years have moved a step closer”. US sources credit the Vatican and Pope Francis personally for acting […]
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS/EFE) The inhabitants of Shufangya, a village in China’s southwestern Sichuan province, have been collecting signatures on a petition to expel an eight-year-old boy from the village because he is infected with the HIV virus. The official newspaper Global Times reported Thursday that more than 200 people, including the boy’s own grandfather, […]
Islamabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Following the Pakistani Taliban’s attack on a school in Peshawar in which scores of people, mostly children, died, Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif Tuesday vowed to continue the fight against the militants until they are completely eliminated from the country. “Its a cowardice act this clearly shows that they are […]
Washington, Dec 16 (IANS) US President Barack Obama has condemned in the strongest possible terms Tuesday’s attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan, that claimed scores of lives, mostly those of children. “Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims, their families, and loved ones,” he said in a statement Tuesday. “By […]