‘No evidence of jihadis in Mexico’

Mexico City, Aug 25 (IANS/EFE) There is no evidence to support the comments by Texas Governor Rick Perry that jihadis could enter the US via the southern border, Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary Jose Antonio Meade said Saturday. “It is very unfortunate that some people make foreign policy on the basis of beliefs, suppositions and completely unfounded […]

Syrian troops takes control of airbase under IS attack

Damascus, Aug 24 (IANS) Syrian troops took full control of the al-Tabaqa airbase Sunday after intense battles with the Islamic State (IS) militants, state-run media said. The militants could not hold their ground, SANA news agency reported. Government forces are still striking at the positions of the terrorists in that area. An army commander said severe […]

15 militants killed in US air strike in Iraq

Baghdad, Aug 16 (IANS) At least 15 Sunni militants were killed in a US air strike near Iraq’s largest dam in Mosul, media reports said Saturday. US fighter jets hit the Islamic State (IS) militants as part of a military operation to help the Kurdish forces to regain control of the Mosul dam from jihadis, who […]

Twenty tigers identified in Bhutan

Thimphu, Aug 16 (IANS) Bhutan’s first nationwide tiger survey that began in February has identified 20 animals in the Himalayan nation’s southern region. Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay launched the preliminary report submitted by the country’s wildlife conservation division for the southern belt recently at the wildlife conference in Thimphu. The report further states that 543 pictures […]

Salient points of the constitutional amendment bill

The following are the salient points of the constitutional amendment bill which will scrap the collegium system of judges’ appointments: * Chief Justice of India to head six-member National Judicial Appointments Commission. * Law minister, two senior Supreme Court judges and two eminent people to be the other members. * Collegium comprising prime minister, Chief […]

British politics in turmoil over Gaza

British Prime Minister David Cameron is heading for a rout in the general elections scheduled in May 2015 over the rumblings in the coalition, problems in the party and the mood of the British electorate. Cameron, holidaying in Portugal, is facing unprecedented opposition over the government’s stance on Gaza. Coalition partner and Deputy Prime Minister […]

Bilateral talks with US were useful: Iran

Tehran, Aug 9 (IANS) The recent bilateral talks between Iran and the US over outstanding sticking points in Tehran’s nuclear programme were useful, a senior Iranian nuclear negotiator said Saturday. “The main focus of bilateral talks with the US in Geneva Thursday was the existing differences” between Iran and the world powers pertaining to the country’s […]

1 85 86 87 88 89 177