Paris, Oct 2 (IANS) A helicopter crash in Doubs, eastern France, killed five people Thursday, media reported. The EC130 helicopter, with seven Swiss passengers on board, fell minutes after taking off from Lausanne en route to Montbeliard, Xinhua reported citing BFMTV news channel. Five people were killed and two others were wounded, one of them seriously, […]
Bangkok, Oct 2 (IANS/EFE) Thai scientists Thursday announced the discovery of a new antibody against the Ebola virus and claimed that it is “more effective” than those that now exist. However, the new cure is still awaiting animal and human trials. “We are proud to have created a new antibody treatment for Ebola fever,” Udom Kachintorn, […]
Hong Kong, Oct 2 (IANS) Pro-democracy protests continued in Hong Kong for the fifth day Thursday with students threatening to take over government buildings unless the territory’s chief executive, Leung Chung-ying, resigns by the end of the day. The “Umbrella Revolution”, as the protest has come to be called, continued to attract thousands of demonstrators in […]
Gaza, Oct 1 (IANS) The Islamic Hamas movement Wednesday denied media reports about its plan to form a “Popular Army” in the Gaza Strip. The group said in an emailed press statement that Hamas has an armed wing, known as al-Qassam Brigades, and “anything reported on the plans to form an army in the Gaza Strip […]
Baku, Sep 30 (IANS) Nine people, including three women, were killed in a road accident in Azerbaijan when a wedding motorcade car had a head on collision with another car Monday, police said. The accident took place in Goychay region, Xinhua reported. Four people were killed on the accident site while six seriously injured were rushed […]
New York, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday described terrorism as the greatest danger, as he called for the world to come together to challenge its menace. He also outlined the steps taken by him in India to make governance easier, to invite foreign investments and provide skills to the Indian youth to become […]
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi set the tone for his summit with US President Barack Obama Monday saying India and US should think of what they can do together for the whole world even as they agree to disagree on some issues. India and US do not have to be comfortable with all […]
United Nations, Sep 30 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday congratulated Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his inauguration as the new Afghan president and called for a new Afghanistan government’s formation at the earliest. Ghani was sworn in Monday, marking the first ever peaceful power transition in the history of the conflict-ridden country. “The secretary-general notes the […]
Moscow, Sep 30 (IANS/EFE) Some 400 bodies, mostly of civilians, were taken to the morgues of Donetsk and other cities in eastern Ukraine now controlled by pro-Russian rebel militias after they were retrieved from mass graves, the insurgents said Monday. “Currently there are about 400 bodies in morgues, 350 of which are of civilians, and many […]
New York, Sep 30 (IANS) Terrorism has been exported to India and it is not home-grown, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Monday, adding that the Indian Muslims will fail the Al Qaeda. Answering a query at the Council of Foreign Relations here, Modi said India has the second largest Muslim population in the world. He […]