Ankara/Istanbul, May 14 (IANS) At least 17 miners were killed, 11 injured and more than 200 workers are reported to be trapped underground after a coal mine explosion in Turkey Tuesday, the country’s disaster and emergency management presidency said. The explosion occurred in a privately-owned mine in the Soma district of Turkey’s Manisa province, Xinhua […]
Kiev, May 14 (IANS) Anti-government insurgents attacked trucks carrying Ukrainian soldiers in eastern Donetsk region Tuesday, killing at least six men and injuring eight others, the defence ministry said. A group of about 30 rebels ambushed the Ukrainian soldiers 20 km north of the embattled Kramatorsk town. Following the attack around 1 p.m., several vehicles […]
Yangon, May 14 (IANS) The Myanmar government and the ethnic rebel group Kachin Independence Organisation (KIO) Tuesday agreed to ensure non-recurrence of incidents that hinder the peace process as well as mistaken reports of media that spoil understanding between the two sides. The negotiators of Myanmar’s government and the KIO issued a joint statement agreeing […]
Aden, May 14 (IANS) At least six Al Qaeda militants were killed when their convoy was bombed by Yemeni military helicopters in Yemen’s south-eastern province of Shabwa Tuesday, authorities said. “Military helicopters struck an Al Qaeda weapon convoy composed of three pick-up trucks in Bayhan region on Shabwa’s outskirts, killing six terrorists at the scene,” […]
Ankara, May 14 (IANS) At least 20 miners were killed and around 300 others were trapped underground after a deadly explosion in a coal mine shaft in Turkey’s western province of Manisa Tuesday, the media reported. The accident took place in Manisa’s Soma district, Xinhua quoted the local Dogan news agency as saying. Turkish Energy […]
United Nations, May 14 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi as the joint United Nations-Arab League Special Representative on the Syria crisis, terming it a “tragedy for the Syrian people” and a “failure” for the United Nations. Making the announcement personally at a press briefing at the UN Headquarters, Ban […]
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) At least six people, including two security personnel, were killed in separate incidents of firing in Pakistan’s northwest and southern provinces Tuesday, Xinhua cited a local news report as saying. Two people were killed and one other was injured when unknown gunmen opened fire at a car in Dehli colony area of […]
Brussels, May 13 (IANS) A new policy paper was adopted by the European Commission Tuesday outlining a new strategic framework to ensure that private sector operations in developing countries have a positive impact on society. The policy paper – or communication as it is officially known – proposes 12 concrete steps to improve the regulatory business […]
Damascus, May 13 (IANS) At least four people were killed Tuesday when a suicide car bombing ripped through a pro-government district southwest of the Syrian capital Damascus, Xinhua quoted the official SANA news agency as saying. The explosive-rigged car exploded near a school complex in al-Arin neighbourhood, which is mostly populated by soldiers and security men, […]
Berlin, May 13 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stood by Germany’s foreign policy in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and stressed the importance of a peaceful settlement of the conflict, Xinhua reported Tuesday. “The crisis cannot be solved by military means,” Merkel told German newspaper Westfalenpost, noting that Germany had been pursuing a “triad […]