Washington, May 16 (IANS) A gay black man may not be as disadvantaged as a gay white or a black straight man in securing a job as was presumed. Researchers now indicate the negative attributes associated with being both a black man and a gay may cancel each other out. Gay men are stereotyped as effeminate […]
Washington, May 14 (IANS) With exit polls suggesting that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi is likely to become India’s next prime minister, a leading US expert has suggested that the US reach out to him. “Whatever else may be believed about Modi, there is universal agreement that he is a decisive leader,” writes Ashley […]
Istanbul, May 14 (IANS) At least 157 miners were killed, 75 injured and more than 200 workers were trapped underground after an explosion in a coal mine in the western Turkish province of Manisa Tuesday, officials said. “According to unofficial information, we have 157 dead and 75 injured workers,” Xinhua quoted Manisa Mayor Cengiz Ergun […]
Britislava, May 14 (IANS) Slovakia is lagging significantly behind the rest of the European Union (EU) in terms of food self-sufficiency, a minister said Tuesday. Slovak Agriculture and Rural Development Minister Lubomir Jahnatek made the remarks at an international conference organised by the Slovak Agriculture and Food Chamber (SPPK), Xinhua reported. The minister said the […]
Budapest, May 14 (IANS) Bela Biszku, a high-ranking former senior official, was Tuesday sentenced by a Budapest court to five years and six months of imprisonment. The decision is subject to appeal. Biszku was charged with conspiration to commit multiple homicides which qualify as so-called war crimes, Xinhua reported. On December 6, 1956 three people […]
Paris, May 14 (IANS) A French journalist was assassinated in the Central African Republic (CAR), French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday. “The corpse of (Camille) Lepage was found after a patrol by (French) Sangaris troops stopped a car driven by anti-balaka groups, in the Bouar region,” Xinhua quoted Hollande as saying in a statement. “Everything […]
Vienna, May 14 (IANS) OPEC has raised its forecast on the demand for its oil in 2014 to 29.8 million barrels per day (bpd), 110,000 bpd higher than its previous projection, the Vienna-based cartel said Tuesday. In its latest monthly report, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) said its oil output in April […]
Ankara/Istanbul, May 14 (IANS) At least 17 miners were killed, 11 injured and more than 200 workers are reported to be trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in Turkey Tuesday, the country’s disaster and emergency management presidency said. The explosion occurred in a privately-owned mine in the Soma district of Turkey’s Manisa province, Xinhua […]
Kiev, May 14 (IANS) Anti-government insurgents attacked trucks carrying Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Donetsk region Tuesday, killing at least six men and injuring eight others, the defence ministry said. A group of about 30 rebels ambushed the Ukrainian soldiers 20 km north of the embattled Kramatorsk town. Following the attack around 1 p.m., several vehicles […]
Yangon, May 14 (IANS) The Myanmar government and the ethnic rebel group Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) Tuesday agreed to ensure non-recurrence of incidents that hinder the peace process as well as mistaken reports of media that spoil understanding between the two sides. The negotiators of Myanmar’s government and the KIO issued a joint statement agreeing […]