Hamas committed to achieving reconciliation: Ismail Haneya

Hamas committed to achieving reconciliation: Ismail Haneya

Gaza, April 26 (IANS) The prime minister of the Hamas authorities in Gaza Strip told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Friday that his movement is committed to achieving the internal Palestinian reconciliation, the media reported. Ismail Haneya, also deputy chief of Hamas, told Abbas on the phone that his movement wants to implement the reconciliation agreements […]

Toll rises to 33 in Iraq election rally bombing

Toll rises to 33 in Iraq election rally bombing

Baghdad, April 26 (IANS) At least 33 people were killed and 90 others wounded in a series of bombing attacks at a parliamentary election rally in Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad Friday, an interior ministry source said. The three back-to-back attacks — one roadside bomb and two car bombs — struck as supporters of the […]

Cameron discusses Ukraine crisis with Obama, European leaders

Cameron discusses Ukraine crisis with Obama, European leaders

London, April 26 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Friday discussed the ongoing crisis in Ukraine with US President Barack Obama, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi in a phone call, a Downing Street spokesperson said. “The five leaders welcomed the efforts by the Ukrainian government to […]

Decades-old digital works by Warhol discovered

Decades-old digital works by Warhol discovered

Washington, April 26 (IANS/EFE) The Campbell’s soup can and the face of Marilyn Monroe, which inspired Andy Warhol’s most famous works, are now followed up by a dozen drawings and photos that the artist created almost 30 years ago on a computer and were never before published. The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the artist’s […]

South Korea ferry disaster: Toll rises to 187

South Korea ferry disaster: Toll rises to 187

Seoul, April 26 (IANS) The death toll in the South Korea ferry sinking disaster rose to 187 Saturday morning, but search operations slowed amid faster tidal currents and worse weather conditions. Only two more bodies were recovered from the sunken vessel overnight, raising the death toll to 187. A total of 115 people are still […]

Seven of a family shot dead in Pakistan

Seven of a family shot dead in Pakistan

Islamabad, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Seven members of a family were Friday killed when two armed men shot at the vehicle in which they were travelling in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said. The incident took place on the highway between Swabi and Peshawar city, when they were going to see off at Peshawar airport a […]

Obama names 3 Indian-Americans to Asian advisory body

Obama names 3 Indian-Americans to Asian advisory body

Washington, April 25 (IANS) President Barack Obama plans to name fourteen individuals, including three Indian-Americans, to a commission charged with working to improve the quality of life of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). Members of the President’s Advisory Commission on AAPIs will advise him on innovative ways to engage AAPIs across the country and […]

Seven killed in Mexico shootouts

Seven killed in Mexico shootouts

Mexico City, April 25 (IANS/EFE) Seven people were killed in two separate shootouts between Mexican marines and gunmen in the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, authorities said. Marines on patrol Tuesday afternoon near the town of San Fernando were attacked by armed assailants travelling in several vehicles, the state government said in a statement issued Thursday. […]

British fund to boost science research in developing world

British fund to boost science research in developing world

London, April 24 (IANS) In a major boost to science and technology research in developing countries, including India, the British government has launched a five-year, $630 million fund to support science and innovation partnerships with researchers that will focus on economic development. The Newton Fund, first announced in December 2013, will consist of money transferred […]