Beijing, May 29 (IANS) The Chinese yuan weakened 11 basis points to 6.1705 against the US dollar in its central parity Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading System. In China’s foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two percent from the central parity rate each trading day, Xinhua […]
Berlin, May 29 (IANS) Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Wednesday that his country should become a European country under the newly elected President Petro Poroshenko. Visiting Yatsenyuk was invited to a dinner by German Chancellor Angela Merkel at her Chancellery in Berlin, Xinhua quoted a statement posted on the website of the German government as […]
Kabul, May 29 (IANS) Afghan government Wednesday welcomed US president’s plan to keep about 9,800 troops after 2014 in Afghanistan but virtually withdrawing all by the end of 2016. “The United States government announced that, within a schedule, it will reduce to zero the number of its combat troops in Afghanistan. The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan […]
United Nations, May 29 (IANS) The UN should play a greater role in counter-terrorism and promoting closer cooperation of the international community on the battle, a Chinese envoy to the UN said here Wednesday. “On the question of counter-terrorism, the UN should advertise a clear-cut criterion and oppose double standards in promoting the international community to […]
Beirut, May 29 (IANS) Syrian nationals in Lebanon and Jordan started to cast their ballots for a new president at embassies Wednesday irrespective of strong criticism of the elections from western countries and the UN. Balloting at the Syrian embassy in Beirut began at 7.00 a.m. Wednesday, and was previously scheduled to carry on till 7.00 […]
Benghazi, May 29 (IANS) Warplanes belonging to Libya’s “coup” general Khalifa Haftar Wednesday launched an air strike on Jihadist militia bases in Benghazi city, military officials said. Two fighters bombed the February 17 Brigade militia compound and the Ansar al-Sharia militant base in Libya’s second largest city Benghazi, witnesses said. The two militia groups under attack […]
Jerusalem, May 29 (IANS) Cash-strapped Israeli military announced Wednesday that it was halting air force training flights and cancelling a large-scale aerial drill due to budget constraints. Weekly training flights for reservist pilots serving in fighter squadrons will be halted beginning next Sunday, while flight hours allotted to career pilots and drone squadrons will be gradually […]
Kigali, May 29 (IANS) The federal court of Canada has decided to deport one of the key Rwandan genocide suspect Jean Berchmans Habinshuti after he failed to gain asylum status in Canada, a source said here Wednesday. It said that Canada’s federal court reached its decision to decline the suspect’s appeal and deport him back to […]
Male, May 28 (IANS) Maldives accepts India’s leadership role in the international arena and feels this would benefit the SAARC countries, President Abdulla Yameen has said. Yameen was among the SAARC leaders who had attended the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi as India’s 15th prime minister. During their meeting in New Delhi Tuesday, both leaders agreed […]
New York, May 28 (IANS) This may not go down well with some but high-status women from affluent families define themselves as classy compared to other women whom they view as trashy or slutty, a significant study has revealed. “High-status female college students employ `slut discourse’ to assert class advantage and put themselves in a position […]