Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Tuesday that wiping out a radical group like the Islamic State will not be easy an easy task. The president made the comment as he authorised surveillance flights over Syria, a move seen as a precursor to step up US efforts in the war-torn country to combat […]
Paris, Aug 27 (IANS) France’s Secretary-General of the Elysee Palace, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, unveiled Tuesday new government headed by Prime Minister Manuel Valls, a day after the resignation of the former government. The list included 16 ministers, of which 8 were female, with Emmanuel Macron appointed as economy minister to replace Arnaud Montebourg. Emmanuel Macron,36, former deputy […]
Geneva, Aug 27 (IANS) The WHO Tuesday temporarily pulled back its health workers from Sierra Leone’s Ebola hot zone, the Kailahun post, after one of its workers was infected with the deadly disease. The workers were shifted to the country’s capital Freetown. “This was the responsible thing to do. The field team has been going through […]
Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) Police in China have arrested 38 people in connection with the sale of contaminated chicken in the country. Police in Yongjia county of east China’s Zhejiang province said that 30,000 tonnes of chicken feet contaminated with hydrogen peroxide have been seized after they busted nine factories in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, […]
Abuja, Aug 26 (IANS) Scores of people were killed Monday in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants, sources said. Insurgents hit Gamborun Ngala, a community in Nigeria’s Borno state which shares border with Cameroon, and opened fire on the residents, Xinhua reported citing a military source. The source said Boko Haram fighters stormed the community […]
Jerusalem, Aug 26 (IANS) A strike in central Gaza Monday afternoon targeted Army of Islam militants who were plotting an attack against Israel in the near future, Israel’s military and Shin Bet security service said. An aircraft, acting on intelligence provided by Shin Bet, targeted the gunmen while they were riding in a car in Gaza […]
Beijing, Aug 26 (IANS) Chinese Kungfu star Jackie Chan is so terrified of needles that he can’t stand the sight of them. Best known for his action and martial arts roles on the big screen, he said that the “the sight of” a syringe is enough to make him pass out, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “Needles will always […]
Ljubljana, Aug 26 (IANS) The Slovenian parliament endorsed Monday Miro Cerar’s nomination as new prime minister after the Miro Cerar Party (SMC) leader got absolute majority in the 90-strong legislature. The parliament endorsed Jansa’s nomination with 57 votes to 11, Xinhua reported. The vote was taken after Slovenian President Borut Pahor nominated Cerar for prime minister-designate […]
Berlin, Aug 26 (IANS) The German armed forces are preparing to deliver the so-called “non-lethal military materials” to the Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq, a media report said Monday. In order to improve the protection of the Kurds in the fight against Islamic State (IS), the German armed forces are preparing to deliver 4,000 bulletproof vests, […]
Gaza, Aug 26 (IANS) Israel’s military offensive on the Gaza Strip killed 15 Palestinians Monday, including a local journalist, while wounding dozens of others, authorities said. A 17-year-old Palestinian was killed and 25 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a mosque in the old city of Gaza, Ashraf al-Qedra, Gaza’s health ministry spokesperson, was quoted as […]