Abuja, May 9 (IANS) China will earmark more than half of its foreign aid for Africa without attaching preconditions, visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Thursday. “China will, as always, continue to increase its assistance to Africa in both quantity and quality to the extent of its ability, ensuring that more than half of its […]
Baghdad, May 9 (IANS) A total of 39 people were killed and 41 injured in separate violent incidents, including during a security operation, across Iraq Thursday, police said. In northern Iraq, police carried out an offensive targeting insurgent groups in Mosul, some 400 km from Baghdad, killing 17 gunmen believed to be linked to the infamous […]
Damascus, May 9 (IANS) A large explosion in Syria’s Aleppo city has destroyed a hotel and several other buildings, BBC reported Thursday citing state media and activists. Rebel fighters are believed to have detonated a bomb placed in a tunnel beneath the Carlton Citadel Hotel, near the city’s medieval citadel and souk. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory […]
Tehran, May 9 (IANS) Iran will not accept any limitations on its crude oil exports by foreigners, the country’s oil minister said here Thursday. “Iran will not accept any numbers and figures for the volume of its oil exports dictated by others,” Xinhua quoted Bijan Namdar Zanganeh telling reporters on the sidelines of an international exhibition […]
Mexico City, May 9 (IANS) A strong earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale hit Mexico Thursday. There was no immediate report of any casualty or damage to property, Xinhua reported. The quake jolted area near Tecpan de Galeana municipality in Guerrero state, about 300 km from capital city of Mexico City, the US Geological Survey […]
Rome, May 8 (IANS) Italy’s coalition government Wednesday won a confidence vote in the Senate on a labour decree which is going through parliamentary procedure to be converted into law. The decree, which has to go back to the lower chamber for further review, had 158 “yes” votes against 122 “no” votes, Xinhua reported. The centre-left […]
Helsinki, May 8 (IANS) Stuart Parkin, a physicist who has enabled vast increase in digital storage, received the 2014 Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki Wednesday. Finnish President Sauli Niinisto presented the prize, which is worth one million euros (1.39 million U.S. dollars), to Parkin in the Millennium Pavilion, a makeshift guest hall specially designed for the […]
Gaza, May 8 (IANS) The Hamas authorities Wednesday executed two Palestinians convicted of being collaborators with Israel in the Gaza Strip, an official statement said. The statement from the Hamas-run interior ministry said that the two informants had guided the Israeli military to the locations of Palestinian resistance, government security establishments and metal workshops, Xinhua reported. […]
Abuja, May 8 (IANS) China and Britain have offered to deploy their advanced tracking technologies to support Nigeria’s security agencies engaged in the search and rescue operation of abducted schoolgirls, a spokesperson said Wednesday. China has offered to assist in the effort to rescue the abducted girls, Xinhua quoted Reuben Abati, the special adviser to the […]
Washington, May 8 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Wednesday notified the Congress of his plan to drop Russia from a programme that allows duty-free imports of certain goods, known as the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP), the White House said. In a message to the Congress, Obama said it is “appropriate” to withdraw Russia’s designation as […]