A Chinese helicopter Thursday transferred all 52 passengers aboard a stranded Russian ship to a safer place near an Australian rescue ship, 10 days after the MV Akademik Shokalskiy got stuck in ice in the Antarctic sea. The passengers, as well as luggage, scientific instruments and equipment, were flown to a safer place near the […]
India and the Maldives Thursday agreed to “amicably resolve” all differences, including on the GMR issue, as visiting Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen held talks here with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said he has requested the Maldives government to “amicably settle the issue of the Male International Airport”. The two sides also […]
South Korea’s senior military officer Thursday cautioned about a possible good cop-bad cop strategy of North Korea, pointing towards the New Year’s address made by its top leader. Seoul’s Defence Minister Kim Kwan-jin said North Korea might conduct the carrot-and-stick strategy, which means Pyongyang could offer to hold dialogue with Seoul while having an axe […]
Chile took its seat at the United Nations Security Council(UNSC) as a non-permanent member of the international body till Dec 31, 2015. It marked the fifth time the South American nation has been invited to sit on the council and help uphold the UN’s “principles of non-intervention and respect for international treaties”, Chile’s foreign ministry […]
The toll has risen to 33 in the suicide bombing attacks earlier this week in the Russian city of Volgograd, the country’s emergencies ministry said Tuesday. The city’s railway station was bombed Sunday and a bus was ripped apart Monday, raising fears of Islamist attacks on the upcoming Winter Olympics in Soch, some 1,600 km […]
Mount Sinabung, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, erupted Tuesday, spewing hot ash up to 7,000 metres high along with lava and forcing evacuation, an official said. Hot lava burst forth with flames from the crater and slid off the southeast slope of the volcano, leading the authorities to warn all residents nearby […]
Myanmar Tuesday announced the release of all remaining political prisoners on the last day of 2013. It said the move aims to ensure stability of the state and lasting peace, to build national reconsolidation and ensure all inclusiveness in the country’s political process, Xinhua reported. The pardon covers only those being convicted and persecuted in […]
The UN Security Council has urged all parties in South Sudan to immediately cease hostilities and engage in “direct talks without preconditions” to peacefully resolve the ongoing crisis. “The members of the Security Council expressed their deep concern at the situation in South Sudan, in particular the devastating impact of the crisis on South Sudan’s […]
Pakistan’s newly-appointed ambassador to the US Jalil Abbas Jilani has taken charge of the post after reaching Washington. Jilani reached the US capital seven months after the previous envoy, Sherry Rehman, quit and returned home when the Pakistan People’s Party lost the general elections in May, Geo News reported. This post was vacant since the […]
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party has said that opposition leader Khaleda Zia may change the country’s name in case she returns to power. The apprehension was expressed by the ruling Awami League (AL) party’s publicity secretary Hassan Mahmud while participating in a human-chain and protest programme Monday at the capital city’s Bangabandhu Avenue Monday, […]