If the US president is the world’s most powerful leader, his secretary of state (or foreign minister) is a close second though maybe not as well-known. Of the 68 secretaries since 1790, few are recognised names – even in America – though six, right from the very first (Thomas Jefferson), went on to become presidents […]
Islamabad, March 8 Former president Pervez Musharraf said Pakistan needed a powerful government because the country is currently engulfed in multiple crisis, media reported Sunday. Musharraf said that all the allegations levelled against him were baseless. “Those who wish to try me under Article 6 for impeachment should first look at themselves under the same light,” […]
Washington, March 8 US President Barack Obama said Saturday that the fight against racism in the US is not yet over, during a speech in Selma, Alabama on the 50th anniversary of the peaceful march of African Americans demanding the right to vote, which was the catalyst of the Voting Rights Act. “We know the […]
Tel Aviv, March 8 (IANS) Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in central Tel Aviv Saturday evening, calling for the replacement of incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the March 17 elections. The rally, titled “Israel wants change”, was organised by a non-profit organisation. Many participants held signs supporting center-left parties, including the Zionist […]
Washington, March 7 The Obama administration called state bans on same-sex marriage “incompatible with the constitution”, as a brief was filed in the US Supreme Court in support of couples challenging such bans in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee, a media report said on Saturday. “The marriage bans challenged in these cases impermissibly exclude lesbian […]
Colombo, March 7 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said his country’s relations with India were separate from that with China and that they did not like the way the previous regime of president Mahinda Rajapaksa was trying to “play India off against China”. In an interview to Chennai-based Thanthi TV, Wickremesinghe said India […]
Washington, March 6 The family of Michael Brown – the African-American youth killed by a white police officer in Ferguson in the US state of Missouri last year – has decided to sue the accused officer. The attorney for the family, Daryl Parks, made the announcement on Thursday at a press conference at a church […]
Islamabad, March 5 Ramesh Kumar, a minority member of Pakistan’s National Assembly, celebrated Holi on Thursday while casting his vote for the Senate elections, media reported. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) minority member of the National Assembly from Tharparker in Sindh province arrived at the National Assembly with sweetmeats and Holi colours, ARY news reported. […]
All around the world, International Women’s Day represents an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women while calling for greater equality. Make It Happen is the 2015 theme for our internationalwomensday.com global hub, encouraging effective action for advancing and recognising women. Each year International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. The first International […]
Abuja, March 6 (IANS) At least 47 villagers were killed in the latest attack by Boko Haram in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, one of the three most-hit states by the terror group, a local security source said. Ahmed Haruna, a member of the civilian joint task force responsible for the security of lives and […]