Moscow, May 9 (IANS) Russia Thursday vowed to retaliate upon new sanctions from the US and Canada, but stressed it would not publicise the individuals placed on the Russian blacklist. “Of course, we will not leave such unfriendly actions unanswered,” Xinhua quoted Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Alexander Lukashevich telling reporters. “Sanctions are not our method, but […]
Accra, May 9 (IANS) At least four people were killed while one went missing after a helicopter carrying eight people crashed into the sea off the coastal city of Takoradi, Ghana, media reported Thursday. Three people were rescued following the crash, Xinhua quoted the report as saying. The victims were said to be workers of Luk […]
Abuja, May 9 (IANS) The abduction of teenage girls in the northeast region of Nigeria will mark the end of terrorism in the country, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said Thursday. Jonathan made the statement about his West African country in a speech delivered at the opening of the plenary sessions of the ongoing World Economic Forum […]
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) A strong earthquake, measuring between magnitude 6.4 and 6.6, jolted Mexico Thursday noon and shook the capital of Mexico City, rattling buildings and prompting offices to be evacuated. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the temblor measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted 15 km north of Tecpan de Galeana […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) US President Barack Obama will meet his Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet at the White House June 30, the president house said Thursday. “The visit will highlight our close relationship with Chile and our strong partnership with the Bachelet Administration on advancing peace and global security, social inclusion, and free trade,” Xinhua quoted […]
United Nations, May 9 (IANS) UN Security Council Thursday created a special medal for bravery in UN peacekeeping, naming it after a Senegal peacekeeper who saved the lives of hundreds of Rwandans during the 1994 genocide. The council members adopted a resolution to establish “The Captain Mbaye Diagne Medal for Exceptional Courage”, Xinhua reported. The medal […]
Tehran, May 9 (IANS) Iran has received the fourth and fifth installments of previously frozen assets under an interim nuclear deal with world powers, the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced Thursday. The installments, amounting to one billion dollars, have been deposited to the account of the CBI in the Central Bank of United Arab Emirates, […]
Beijing, May 9 (IANS) A total of 1,281 people died of infectious diseases on the Chinese mainland in April, the country’s National Health and Family Planning Commission announced Thursday. A total of 836,954 infectious disease cases were reported last month, Xinhua quoted the commission as saying in a statement. No cases of Class-A infectious diseases were […]
Rome, May 9 (IANS) Claudio Scajola, a former Italian economic development and interior minister, was detained Thursday on charges of helping a fugitive convicted for mafia links, prosecutors said. Scajola, 66, a member of three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi’s center-right Forza Italia (FI) party, was arrested at a Rome hotel where he was staying in. “From the […]
Washington, May 9 (IANS) The US Thursday imposed sanctions on six Syrian officials, two refineries, and a Russian bank, in a move to raise pressure on Damascus and its supporters. The officials on the blacklist included Brigadier General Bassam Al-Hassan, an advisor to Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, Xinhua quoted the Treasury Department as saying in a […]