Colombo, May 25 (IANS) Sri Lanka Sunday ordered the release of all Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture to mark Indian Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony, the President’s Office said. Modi will take oath as the new Indian Prime Minister Monday and Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa is among the guests invited for the event […]
Dhaka, May 25 (IANS) Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat has been nominated the new US ambassador to Bangladesh, a media report quoted a White House statement as saying. She will replace present US envoy in Dhaka, Dan Mozena, when her appointment is finalised. US embassy spokesperson in Dhaka Kelly McCarthy said that Mozena’s tenure would end when […]
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) One person was killed and another injured in twin bomb blasts in Pakistan’s capital city Islamabad. The attack was carried out in response to a military operation that killed more than 80 rebels, media reports said Sunday. The explosions took place Saturday around 2.15 a.m. and 3.40 a.m. “The terrorists wanted to […]
Islamabad, May 25 (IANS) Pakistan Sunday released 59 Indian prisoners as a goodwill gesture ahead of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s visit to New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, officials said. The Indian prisoners, mostly fishermen, were freed from a jail in the port city of Karachi. They will be […]
Kiev, May 25 (IANS) Voting started in Ukraine Sunday to elect a new president after months of unrest in the country following ouster of president Viktor Yanukovych in February. Voting started at 8 a.m. and would end at 8 p.m., Al Jazeera reported. The results are expected by Monday afternoon. The election, which was scheduled to […]
Kiev, May 25 (IANS) Ukrainians will go to polls Sunday to elect a new president after months of unrest in the country following the ousting of former president Viktor Yanukovych in February. The elections, which were earlier scheduled to take place March 29, 2015, was brought ahead because of the escalating tensions, Al Jazeera reported. The […]
Abuja, May 25 (IANS) A massive explosion Saturday night hit Nigeria’s central Jos City, where more than 118 people were killed in a similar incident Tuesday, police said without giving any casualty figures. State police spokesperson Felicia Anselm said the incident was suspected to be a suicide bomb attack, noting the explosion occurred near the University […]
Washington, May 25 (IANS) The US announced Saturday that it would curtail military ties with Thailand, including cancelling ongoing military exercises, as part of its efforts to heighten pressure on the Thai military to restore the civilian rule. In response to the military coup in the Southeast Asian county, Washington has cancelled the ongoing Cooperation Afloat […]
Brussels, May 25 (IANS) A suspect has been arrested hours after the shooting in Brussels that killed three people and injured one, the Belgian procuratorate said Saturday. The detainee “is a suspect and not a witness”, but the link with the facts has not yet been established, Xinhua quoted the procuratorate as saying. An investigation into […]
Baghdad, May 25 (IANS) At least 10 people were killed and 32 others wounded Saturday in a car bomb attack in northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, police said. The car bomb exploded in front of an alcohol shop in al-Wasti district, south of Kirkuk, 250 km north of Baghdad, Xinhua quoted a police source as saying. […]