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 […]
United Nations, Aug 28 (IANS) For the first time in seven years, a humanitarian convoy of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) successfully crossed from Egypt into the Gaza Strip Wednesday, a spokesman said here. After a seven-hour drive from Alexandria across the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, the trucks, carrying enough food to feed 150,000 […]
Baghdad, Aug 28 (IANS) Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki called on the political blocs to decrease their demands and hepl form the government lead by Haider al-Abadi. “Some of the blocs’ demands are violating the constitution and others need time to be executed. Increasing the demands are hindering the formation of the next government,” MENA […]
Washington, Aug 28 (IANS/EFE) The mother of a US freelance journalist, who was kidnapped in Syria by the Islamic State(IS), Wednesday released a video in which she urged the jihadist group to “be merciful” and release her son. She also asked the group through the vedeo to “follow the example set by the Prophet Mohammed”. “We […]
Canberra, Aug 28 (IANS) Australia has expressed willingness to contribute its Super Hornet fighter jets to help US-led air strikes in Iraq. Defence Minister David Johnston said Wednesday night that Australia was ready to assist the US with air strikes targeting IS terrorists in Iraq, Xinhua reported. Johnston said the Australian defence force started to develop […]
Kabul, Aug 27 (IANS) A total of 36 militants and nine policemen were killed in clashes in Afghanistan’s Ghor province, a senior government official said Wednesday, adding that the militants also took 30 policemen captive. The killings occurred Tuesday night as clashes flared up in the province’s Pasawand district, Xinhua quoted provincial governor Sayed Anwar Rahmati […]
London, Aug 27 (IANS) A total of 252 people have been arrested due to a variety of offences during the two-day Notting Hill Carnival in western London, police said Tuesday. They were booked on charges of possessing drugs, violating public order, possessing weapons and assaulting police, Xinhua reported. Last year 301 people were detained during the […]