Damascus, Sep 10 (IANS) At least 28 Syrian rebel leaders of a group were killed Tuesday when a powerful blast targetted their meeting place in Idlib province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. The slain rebels were leaders of the Ahrar al-Sham militant group. A booby-trapped car ripped through their meeting place in the town […]
Paris, Sep 10 (IANS) French President Francois Hollande will pay a visit to Iraq Friday to provide Baghdad authorities with needed tools to crack down on insurgents, the presidency office said Tuesday. The development came just days ahead of an international conference on the security in Iraq scheduled for Sep 15 in France, Xinhua reported. Hollande […]
Berlin, Sep 10 (IANS) Germany and Japan have called on all parties in the Ukraine conflict to comply with the agreed ceasefire. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida Tuesday voiced their concerns about recent ceasefire violations after a meeting in Berlin, Xinhua reported. In addition to the German-Japanese relations, the leaders […]
Brussels, Sep 10 (IANS) NATO head Anders Fogh Rasmussen Tuesday welcomed the formation of the new Iraqi government, encouraging all Iraqi political leaders to stand behind the new government. “This new government is an important step towards building unity, security and stability in Iraq,” Xinhua quoted Rasmussen as saying in a statement. He called the formation […]
Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Barack Obama’s national security advisor Susan Rice here Tuesday and called for more strategic trust between the two countries. “It has become more important than ever for China and the United States to work with each other as the international situation continues to undergo profound […]
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Apple Tuesday unveiled a new Apple Watch, touting it as a comprehensive health and fitness device, a mobile wallet called Apple Pay and two bigger screen versions of the iPhone, the 6 and the 6 Plus. “What we didn’t do was take the iPhone and shrink the user interface and strap it […]
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talked over phone about ways to end the crisis in east Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday. “The two presidents continued the Saturday talk on steps that would facilitate a peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis,” Xinhua quoted the Kremlin press service as saying, adding […]
Budapest, Sep 9 (IANS) Hungraian Defence Minister Csaba Hende Monday said his country will definitely contribute manpower to the rapid reaction force NATO is establishing in response to Ukraine crisis. He was speaking on the public radio about an agreement to set up a new rapid reaction force. The deal was reached last week at the […]
United Nations, Sep 9 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called leaders of some countries and organisations to urge more support in the fight against the deadly Ebola, a spokesman said here Monday. “He spoke to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, Cuban President Raul Castro and President of the European Council […]
Brussels Sep 9 (IANS) The European Union (EU) announced a new package of sanctions against Russia Monday. The European Council, the body that convenes the leaders of EU member states to give policy direction, said in a statement that a package of further restrictive measures against Russia has been adopted through written procedure, meaning those measures […]