Moscow, Aug 27 (IANS/ITAR -TASS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Petro Poroshenko Tuesday held a bilateral meeting in the Belarusian capital of Minsk, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. This is the first bilateral meeting between the heads of the two countries since Poroshenko took office in May, Xinhua reported. “A bilateral meeting is […]
Geneva, Aug 27 (IANS) More than 300 people have died while trying to make irregular sea crossings from North Africa to Europe in the past week, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)said. “The past few days have been the deadliest, with at least three vessels having overturned or sunk,” MENA news agency quoted Melissa Fleming, […]
United Nations, Aug 27 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday welcomed the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and the Palestinians. “A brighter future for Gaza and Israel depends on a sustainable ceasefire. It is up to the parties to live up to this responsibility,” Ban’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric in a statement. “After 50 days of profound […]
Rio De Janeiro, Aug 27 (IANS) At least five people were killed and 25 injured in a 45 hours prison riot that ended Tuesday in a Brazil. The riot broke out Sunday in southern Brazil’s state of Parana. Five inmates were killed in the melee, xinhua reported. The state secretariat of justice said nearly a […]
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 […]