Washinton, Aug 29 (IANS) The US government announced Thursday that it will start initial human trials of Ebola vaccine next week. The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said in a statement that the phase one clinical trial will determine if a vaccine, co-developed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and GlaxoSmithKline […]
Brussels, Aug 29 (IANS) The NATO Thursday released some “satellite imagery” to show that “Russian combat forces engaged in military operations inside Ukraine”. Brigadier Gen. Nico Tak, director of the NATO Comprehensive Crisis and Operations Management Centre of Allied Command Operations in Mons, Belgium, said the images confirmed what NATO and its Allies had been seeing […]
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) Indian tennis players Leander Paes and Sania Mirza won their respective doubles matches to advance to the second round of the US Open at the Flushing Meadows here Wednesday. Men’s doubles defending champions Paes and Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic needed an hour and 32 minutes to come out on top […]
Sana’a, Aug 28 (IANS) At least three Al Qaeda militants were killed in a raid by the Yemeni armed forces Wednesday, a security official said. Yemen’s elite anti-terrorism unit stormed an Al Qaeda-held house in an area between Shibam and Qattan regions in Hadramout governorate, killing three terrorists and injuring several soldiers,” Xinhua reported citing the […]
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS) A US F-15C Eagle fighter jet crashed Wednesday morning near Deerfield in Virginia during a routine mission, Pentagon confirmed. “Air Force and civilian first responders are responding to the scene,” Xinhua quoted spokesman Steve Warren as saying. Warren also added that the status of the pilot was not known yet. The fighter […]
United Nations, Aug 28 (IANS) The UN Security Council Wednesday adopted a resolution on Libya, calling for an immediate ceasefire while expanding sanctions on those who involved in the violence there. The 15-member council “called on all parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire and an end to fighting, and extended its strong support for the […]
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Police commissioner of the British metropolitan county of South Yorkshire has come under fire from various quarters after an inquiry exposed shockingly child sexual abuses. Leaders from different sections demanded Wednesday resignation of Shaun Wright, police and crime commissioner of the metropolitan county. The commissioner, however, refused to resign, Xinhua reported. He […]
Warsaw, Aug 28 (IANS) The Polish National Defence Ministry said Wednesday humanitarian aid for Ukrainian troops is already on its way. Poland will provide around 320 tonnes of relief supplies, including food, blankets and mattresses, Xinhua reported. The first convoy, containing around four to five loaded trucks had already left Monday. Once the convoy reaches Lvov, […]
Cairo, Aug 28 (IANS) The Egyptian prosecution ordered Wednesday to temporarily detain former Islamist president Mohamed Morsi for 15 days on charges of leaking “national security documents” to Qatar, media reported. The documents were leaked by the ex-president during his one-year rule through Doha-based pan-Arab Al Jazeera channel, the country’s official MENA news agency reported. Morsi […]
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS/EFE) The US journalist, who was freed this week by the miltants in Syria after two years in captivity, Wednesday thanked everyone for their efforts to secure his release and asked for privacy to be with his family. “In the days following my release Sunday, I have learned bit-by-bit that there have been […]