Cape Town, May 12 (IANS) All South Africans should unite behind a common goal of moving the country forward now that the divisive political battles have ended with the conclusion of the 2014 general elections, the government said Sunday. South Africans voted Wednesday to elect the new National Assembly and provincial legislatures. The government applauds all […]
Brtislava (Slovakia), May 12 (IANS) NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to visit Slovakia Wednesday to meet Slovakia’s top officials and evaluate the country’s 10 years as a NATO member, the defence ministry said Sunday. It will be Rasmussen’s third visit to Slovakia as NATO chief. “Among the issues that are likely to be debated […]
Nay Pyi Taw, May 11 (IANS) The 24th ASEAN leaders’ meeting started here Sunday, an event that Myanmar President U Thein Sein described as a symbol of “unity and dedication for building a better future for the region and the people”. “It also reflects the importance that we attach to our collective and coordinated endeavours to […]
Damascus, May 10 (IANS) The campaign for Syria’s presidential elections will officially kick off May 11, the supreme constitutional court said Saturday. The court notified the final three candidates for the elections to run their campaigns from May 11 to June 2, a day ahead of the June 3 vote, Xinhua reported Saturday. Majed Khadra, the […]
Kabul, May 10 (IANS) At least two people were killed and 20 other injured Saturday when a bus plunged into a ravine in eastern Afghanistan province of Parwan, a local media report said. “The ill-fated bus plunged into a ravine along Kabul to Mazar-e-Sharif highway, leaving two travellers dead, and 20 others injured,” Xinhua quoted local […]
Bangkok, May 10 (IANS) Thailand’s army chief Saturday insisted that a military coup will not solve the country’s political predicament, and soldiers would always be the people’s last resort. Army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha called on all parties involved to end the current unrest in Thailand through legal means and not to resort to violence, Xinhua reported. […]
London, May 10 (IANS) Expressing disappointment over stoppage of the facility of issuance of liquor permits by the Indian mission in Britain for their visits to Gujarat, overseas Gujaratis have sought the intervention of the high commissioner for its restoration. The issue was raised by the National Congress of Gujarati Organisations (NCGO) earlier this week at […]
Nay Pyi Taw, May 10 (IANS) Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have started arriving in Myanmar Saturday to attend meetings that will focus on many issues including Thailand’s political crisis, an official said. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, who will be the next chair of the Southeast Asian bloc, will lead a […]
London, May 10 (IANS) The British teenaged girl who attacked an 80-year-old Sikh pensioner in a city centre in Britain’s Coventry last year has been jailed for two years by the Warwick crown court. Coral Millerchip, 20, attacked frail pensioner Joginder Singh at the city centre in August last year, an act which was captured on […]
Damascus, May 10 (IANS) After a period of two years of conflict, residents of Syria’s Old Homs city have finally returned to their homes after the city was declared “secure” and “free of arms and gunmen”, media reported Saturday. Governor Talal al-Barazi Friday announced that the Old City of Homs has evacuated all rebels as a […]