Beijing, June 2 (IANS) Authorities in China’s capital city are deploying more police dogs to strengthen its ongoing drive against terrorism. The city police have trained over 650 dogs for this purpose here. Policemen are told to bring large-breed dogs, such as German Shepherds, during their routine patrols in densely populated areas such as urban centres […]
London, May 31 (IANS) Scottish singer Susan Boyle is set to start her maiden American tour after achieving global stardom since appearing on “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2009. The “I Dreamed a Dream” singer, known as SuBo, shot to fame on ITV talent show “Britain’s Got Talent” and has since become a global star, winning an […]
Berlin, May 31 (IANS) Russia said Friday that it was prepared to continue negotiations with Ukraine over gas supplies next week once it receives partial debt payment from Ukraine. Representatives from the European Union (EU), Russia and Ukraine met here Friday for a new round of trilateral talks in a bid to settle the ongoing gas […]
Washington, May 31 (IANS) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is offering in her new book a detailed account of the deadly attack on the US consulate in Libya’s Benghazi, warning congressional Republicans against repeated exploitation of the tragedy. The Sep 11, 2012 attack, in which Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans were killed, is […]
Baghdad, May 31 (IANS) A total of 13 people were killed and 17 wounded in separate bombings and shootings in different parts of Iraq Friday, police sources said. An employee of the Iraqi oil ministry was killed when a sticky bomb exploded in his car in Baghdad’ s Ghazaliya district, Xinhua quoted a police source as […]
Tunis, May 31 (IANS) Tunisia’s presidential and legislative elections will be held separately, the secretary general of the country’s largest workers union — the UGTT — said Friday. The decision came as a result of national dialogue negotiations on Friday, in which prominent national organisation, politicians and decision-makers took part. Participants in the negotiations will decide […]
Istanbul, May 31 (IANS) Turkey will apply optimum safety measures in its two biggest nuclear power plant projects, the authorities guaranteed at an international summit here Friday. As the Soma coal mine accident, which killed 301 miners over two weeks ago, has sparked a debate over the safety of building nuclear power plants in Turkey, the […]
Nairobi, May 31 (IANS) The number of new arrivals from South Sudan since mid-December 2013 when fighting broke out between pro-government and rebel forces in Juba has reached 39,000, the UN World Food Program (WFP) has said. Compared to other neighbouring countries, the refugee flow into Kenya has been fairly low in recent weeks, Xinhua quoted […]
Lilongwe (Malawi), May 31 (IANS) Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) candidate Peter Mutharika has emerged winner of the May 20 presidential race in the southern African country, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) said Friday. Mutharika, the 74-year-old brother of the late former President Bingu wa Mutharika, was elected president of the country after garnering 36.4 […]
Berlin, May 31 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday sent her congratulations to Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko and pledged continued support for his country, a government statement here said. In a telegram to Poroshenko, Merkel said the presidential elections in Ukraine were an impressive sign of the Ukrainians’ will to promote freedom and self-determination in their […]