Beijing, Sep 10 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping met US President Barack Obama’s national security advisor Susan Rice here Tuesday and called for more strategic trust between the two countries. “It has become more important than ever for China and the United States to work with each other as the international situation continues to undergo profound […]
Washington, Sep 10 (IANS) Apple Tuesday unveiled a new Apple Watch, touting it as a comprehensive health and fitness device, a mobile wallet called Apple Pay and two bigger screen versions of the iPhone, the 6 and the 6 Plus. “What we didn’t do was take the iPhone and shrink the user interface and strap it […]
Moscow, Sep 9 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko talked over phone about ways to end the crisis in east Ukraine, the Kremlin said Monday. “The two presidents continued the Saturday talk on steps that would facilitate a peaceful settlement of Ukraine crisis,” Xinhua quoted the Kremlin press service as saying, adding […]
Budapest, Sep 9 (IANS) Hungraian Defence Minister Csaba Hende Monday said his country will definitely contribute manpower to the rapid reaction force NATO is establishing in response to Ukraine crisis. He was speaking on the public radio about an agreement to set up a new rapid reaction force. The deal was reached last week at the […]
United Nations, Sep 9 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called leaders of some countries and organisations to urge more support in the fight against the deadly Ebola, a spokesman said here Monday. “He spoke to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, French President Francois Hollande, Cuban President Raul Castro and President of the European Council […]
Brussels Sep 9 (IANS) The European Union (EU) announced a new package of sanctions against Russia Monday. The European Council, the body that convenes the leaders of EU member states to give policy direction, said in a statement that a package of further restrictive measures against Russia has been adopted through written procedure, meaning those measures […]
Nairobi, Sep 6 (IANS) The Kenyan and Chinese governments are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation in tourism sector as part of the renewed effort to draw more visitors from the Asian nation, a government official here said Friday. Cabinet Secretary East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Phyllis Kandie told Xinhua here […]
Tirana, Sep 6 (IANS) The Bank of Albania (BoA) Governor, Adian Fullani, was arrested Friday over charges of office abuse following theft of 713 million leks (about 6.6 million dollars) from the State Treasury. The Tirana police executed the prosecution’s warrant for the arrest of Governor Fullani, meanwhile 20 minutes later inspector general Elivar Golemi was […]
Damascus, Sep 6 (IANS) The Syrian troops Friday recaptured a town in the eastern countryside of Damascus, as part of the Syrian forces’ wide-scale offensive to dislodge the rebels from the eastern rim of the capital, a media report said. The Syrian troops’ recapture of Htaitet Jarash town came in tandem with the troops’ advancement in […]
Toronto, Sep 6 (IANS) Canada Friday announced deployment of several dozen members of the Canadian Armed Forces to Iraq to protect Iraqi citizens against Islamic State (IS) and help prevent any further escalation of the humanitarian crisis being caused by those fleeing the group. The detail about the deployment was announced by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen […]