Kiev, Sep 26 (IANS) A group of American advisors will come to Ukraine in the near future to assist the country with the modernisation of its army, US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has said. “We believe that Ukraine needs to be able to defend itself, and we will support that,” Xinhua quoted Pyatt as saying […]
New York, Sep 26 (IANS) A new social networking site Ello – described by some people as “anti-Facebook” – that has created quite a buzz claims to end the “real name” policy by keeping itself simple, beautiful and ad-free. In a manifesto posted on its website, the developers claims that “your social network is owned by […]
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) A day before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s landmark visit to the US, a human rights group has obtained summons against him for his alleged role in the 2002 Gujarat riots as state chief minister. New York based American Justice Centre (AJC) obtained the summons from the US Federal Court for the […]
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) Vinod Khosla, Indian-American co-founder of Sun Microsystems, has lost a court battle against a coastal protection group to keep the public out from a popular beach in northern California with the victorious attorney saying that “great wealth cannot be used to circumvent and ignore the law”. San Mateo County Superior Court Judge […]
Washington, Sep 26 (IANS) Shunned by the US for nearly a decade, a triumphant Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi flies into New York Friday to start what he himself has called “a new chapter in our strategic partnership.” Modi gets into Washington for his first meeting with President Barack Obama only on Monday after an address […]
Beijing, Sep 26 (IANS) At least four school students were killed Friday in a knife attack in China. The four children from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were attacked by a knife-wielding middle-aged man while they were en route to their school, Xinhua reported. Three children died at the scene and one died later in a hospital. […]
Buenos Aires, Sep 26 (IANS) Copa Libertadores champions San Lorenzo will meet Italian giants AC Milan in a friendly at the San Siro stadium Nov 5, the Argentine club has confirmed. The teams will play off for the Luigi Berlusconi trophy, named in honour of the father of AC Milan’s president Silvio Berlusconi, reports Xinhua. “We […]
Gaborone, Sep 26 (IANS) The Botswana Football Association (BFA) has acknowledged receiving a proposal from their Zimbabwean counterparts requesting for a joint bid to host the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). “We received the letter from Zimbabwean Football Association (ZIFA) Monday and we have asked Keith Masters (CEO) to see if the government would buy […]
United Nations, Sep 25 (IANS) The UN Security Council Wednesday adopted a resolution addressing the threat posed by foreign terrorist fighters and expanding obligations on member states in responding to this threat. Unanimously approved by the 15-nation body at a special session chaired by US President Barack Obama, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the […]
Juba, Sep 25 (IANS/EFE) Authorities in South Sudan warned Wednesday of a looming humanitarian crisis and the possibility of a devastating famine if the factional conflict in the country were not resolved by next year. The agriculture ministry warned of a possible “food gap” in 2015 in the Greater Upper Nile region, which includes the Sudanese […]