Kuala Lumpur, March 8 (IANS) A Malaysian passenger plane carrying 239 people has lost contact with air traffic control after leaving Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur, the carrier said Saturday. The B777-200 aircraft departed Kuala Lumpur at 00:41 a.m. Saturday. It was expected to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m., Xinhua reported. Malaysia Airlines said it was […]
Geneva, March 8 (IANS) The UN humanitarian chief Valerie Amos Friday underscored the severity of the crisis of Central African Republic (CAR) and appealed for enhanced efforts to cope with the humanitarian situation on the ground. UN Under Secretary General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Amos told the reporters that the ongoing conflict led to a total […]
Dublin, March 8 (IANS) Ireland Friday introduced a new legislation on animal welfare to outline in clear legal terms the responsibility people have when they own an animal, Xinhua reported. The Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013, which came into effect Friday, strengthens the already existing protections for animals in Irish law. “The Animal Health and […]
Riyadh, March 8 (IANS) Saudi Arabia Friday listed the Muslim Brotherhood of ousted former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and two Syrian jihadist groups, Al-Nusra Front and Daash, as terrorist organisations, media reported. It also slated the Shiite Houthi group fighting in north Yemen and a Hezbollah group in the Hijaz as terrorist groups, according to Xinhua. […]
Ankara, March 8 (IANS) A court in Turkey has decided to release the country’s imprisoned former army chief Ilker Basbug, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting an overthrow of the Turkish government, media reported Friday. Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday in favour of Basbug who said his legal rights were violated, according to Xinhua. […]
Dublin, March 8 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday spoke highly of the Irish bailout programme, saying that it is a “tremendous success story”. “For me as I just said, what’s most important is that the Irish programme first and foremost can be seen as completed and that is tremendous success story that you were able […]
Baghdad, March 8 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 29 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq Friday, police said. Four people were killed and 18 others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded at a market in Tuz Khurmatu, some 170 km north of Baghdad, Xinhua reported. Unidentified gunmen Friday killed a local […]
Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher remains in the process of waking up, said his manager Sabine Kehm Friday. “Michael is still in the wake up phase. The situation has not changed,” Kehm said in a statement. Schumacher was put in induced coma in a Grenoble hospital after the 45-year-old severely […]
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) With the cream of country’s two-wheeler racing talent on show, representing eight franchise teams, the inaugural Motorcycle Endurance League (MEL) will take off at the Kari Motor Speedway this weekend. Modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the MEL boasts of India’s leading bike racers like international Rajini Krishnan, national champion Jagan […]
Sochi, March 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) called on Ukraine not to boycott the Winter Paralympic Games and to give their athletes the opportunity to compete. IPC media and communications director Craig Spence said Thursday that IPC president Philip Craven had held a “productive meeting” Wednesday night with the president of the Ukrainian National […]