Vienna, Aug 26 (IANS) Secretary General of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Lamberto Zannier has warned of an “aggressive nationalism” in Europe brought about by confrontations and conflicts, a media report said Monday. In an interview with the Austria Press Agency Monday, Zannier put particular emphasis on the current crisis between Russia […]
Gaza, Aug 26 (IANS) A series of powerful explosions wrecked the northern part of Gaza City after Israeli war jets struck a 14-floor residential tower with four heavy missiles, a TV report said Monday. Around 25 people, most of them paramedics and journalists, were injured in the heavy airstrike on the residential tower, which consists of […]
Washington, Aug 26 (IANS) The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony kicked off at 5 p.m. Monday in downtown Los Angeles. Hosted by Seth Meyers, the three-hour show will give 26 golden statuettes as top awards for TV series to actors, actresses, producers and other excellent people who worked for the series, Xinhua reports. This year, the […]
United Nations, Aug 26 (IANS) The UN warned Monday that restrictions on flights to and from Ebola-hit West African countries could hamper the international community’s ability to fight and reverse the current outbreak of the deadly virus disease. “The United Nations system is focused on tackling the serious outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa. […]
Abuja, Aug 25 (IANS) Nigerian troops will soon launch a massive military offensive to end insurgency in the northeast region of the West African country, Chief of Army Staff Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah has said . Minimah disclosed this in the southeast city of Port Harcourt on a two-day visit to army formations and units Sunday, Xinhua […]
London, Aug 25 (IANS) Singer Cliff Richard, who “voluntarily” met the police, denies sex assault allegation against him. Richard’s property in Berkshire, South East England was searched by police last week in relation to the alleged sex offence involving a boy in 1985. He was not arrested or charged. The “Summer holiday” hitmaker was “voluntarily” interviewed […]
Washington, Aug 25 (IANS) US Senator and former presidential candidate John McCain Sunday reiterated calls for the White House to do more to tackle what he says is a threat from the Islamic State (IS), the Sunni militant group wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria. “Unfortunately so far he (President Barack Obama) seems to be […]
Rome, Aug 25 (IANS) Three small artworks of the 15th century have been stolen from the picture gallery of the iconic Sforza Castle in Italy’s Milan, media reports said Sunday. The paintings belong to the Milan municipality and were found disappeared from the picture gallery by security guards Saturday, Xinhua reported. The artworks, depicting male faces […]
Paris, Aug 25 (IANS) A road race turned to tragedy in France Sunday when three people were killed by a racing car veering off course during practice. The accident occurred around 11 a.m., just before the start of a 1.5 km hill-climb rally from Tillac to Laas, 110 km west of Haute-Garonne department’s capital city of […]
Kabul, Aug 25 (IANS) Six foreign security personnel and an Afghan translator were injured in a suicide bombing on a military convoy in Afghanistan Sunday, an official said. “At around 3 p.m. Sunday, a militant rammed his car bomb into a convoy of foreign soldiers in Jalalabad city in eastern Nangarhar province. The blast wounded six […]