Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a message to his US counterpart Barack Obama in honour of the American Independence Day on July 4, the Kremlin said on Monday. In the message, Putin signaled he wanted the US and Russia to resume a positive relationship, CNN reported. “The history of Russian-American relations shows that when we […]
British business confidence has fallen sharply in the aftermath of the vote to leave the European Union (EU), a new research revealed. The share of businesses that reported feeling pessimistic about the British economy doubled in the week after the Brexit vote on June 24, according to the YouGov and the Centre for Economics and […]
By Sugandha Rawal New Delhi Australian model and celebrity chef Sarah Todd runs her own restaurant in Goa and spends at least six months in India every year. The cookery expert, who has debuted on Indian television with “Serve It Like Sarah”, says she was blown away not just by the diversity of food in […]
The Japanese government on Saturday said that seven of its nationals were killed in the terror strike in the Bangladesh capital, local media reported. The victims were identified through photographs and belongings, Japan’s Kyodo News reported, citing Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga. At least eight Japanese citizens were among the hostages taken by about […]
Thousands of demonstrators marched through Central London on Saturday to protest against “Brexit” — Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU) — and demanded that the country maintain close ties with the continent. With banners and EU flags thousands of people, many of them non-British, marched from Park Lane to Parliament square, where they chanted […]
A 39-year-old imam in Turkey has been suspended after doctors reportedly found “pieces of cucumber” in his rectum during a checkup. The imam, who is from a Central Anatolian province, was admitted to hospital last week after suffering from severe abdominal pain and bleeding, Hurriyet Daily News reported on Friday. It was only then that […]
At least six persons were killed and several others injured on Friday when Al-Shabaab ambushed two buses in Kenya’s Mandera county near the Somalia border. The two buses were heading to Mandera town from Nairobi when the militants sprayed bullets on the buses in Elwak, Xinhua news agency reported. “Preliminary investigations indicate that at least […]
The Labour Party is not overrun by anti-Semitism or other forms of racism but there is an “occasionally toxic atmosphere”, an inquiry has found. Shami Chakrabarti, the chairwoman of Labour’s inquiry into anti-Semitism, said on Thursday there was “too much clear evidence… of ignorant attitudes”, BBC reported. The inquiry followed the suspension of MP Naz […]
At least 27 people were killed and around 40 were wounded when two Taliban suicide bombers detonated their explosives in buses carrying police cadets on the western outskirts of Kabul, officials in the Ministry of Interior said. Earlier media reports said that at least 40 people were killed in the attack. The convoy transported newly […]
The toll from bombing attacks in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport has risen to 42, with 239 others injured, BBC reported quoting Turkish officials. The attack took place on Tuesday night when three attackers arrived in a taxi and began firing at the terminal entrance. Turkish investigators are examining CCTV footage, witness statements and mobile phone video […]