United Nations, April 22 (IANS) Top UN officials have cautioned that Syria’s newly announced presidential elections have a risk of undermining efforts to achieve a political solution to the country’s three-year-old conflict, a UN spokesperson said here Monday. “The secretary-general and the Joint Special Representative, Lakhdar Brahimi, have repeatedly warned that the holding of elections […]
Moscow, April 22 (IANS) Ousted Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych Monday called for immediate dialogue between Kiev and eastern regions, urging the withdrawal of armed forces from those territories. “Blood cannot be washed away. Stop!” Xinhua quoted Yanukovych as saying in a statement released in Russia’s southwest city of Rostov-on-Don, where he has taken refuge, adding […]
Amman, April 22 (IANS) Jordan summoned the Israeli ambassador here Monday over recent clashes in the al-Aqsa Mosque, the state media reported. Jordan, which oversees the east Jerusalem mosque, denounced ” radical Israeli attempts” to break into the mosque, under the protection of the Israeli army, Xinhua reported. The kingdom also condemned the arrest of […]
Jindo (South Korea), April 22 (IANS) As 17 bodies were pulled out Tuesday morning out of the submerged vessel following overnight search operations, the toll in the accident reached 104. Divers began conducting underwater search operations from around 6.30 a.m. local time. So far, 104 people have been confirmed dead, with 198 still missing. The […]
Tokyo, April 22 (IANS) About 150 Japanese lawmakers from a non-partisan group Tuesday morning visited the Yasukuni Shrine during the spring festival. The notorious shrine, which honours Japan’s war dead including 14 Class-A convicted WWII criminals, is seen as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism. Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Yoshitaka Shindo also paid […]
Sydney, April 22 (IANS) Planned air search activities had been suspended for Tuesday due to poor weather conditions, Xinhua quoted the Joint Agency Coordination Center (JACC) as saying. Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 went missing in March as it flew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing carrying 239 people.
Kuala Lumpur, April 21 (IANS) A Malaysian plane heading for India’s Bangalore city with 166 people on board had to return to Kuala Lumpur late Sunday following a technical glitch it developed on take off. The Malaysia Airlines Flight 192 landed safely Sunday as it returned to Kuala Lumpur because its landing gear had malfunctioned […]
Johannesburg, April 21 (IANS) South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is poised to win a two-third majority in the upcoming general elections May 7, a media report said Sunday based on a poll. According to the survey pubished by Sunday Times newspaper, the poll found that the ANC looks likely to win 65.5 percent […]
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) China will kick off a number of major energy projects to ensure stable economic growth and restructure its energy layout, Premier Li Keqiang has revealed. Li made the remarks at a meeting of the State Energy Commission held Friday, Xinhua reported. The projects will mainly include nuclear power plants on the […]
Khartoum, April 21 (IANS) Unidentified men kidnapped two Chinese engineers working at an oil field belonging to Sudanese companies in the country’s West Kordofan state Friday, Chinese embassy sources said here Sunday. The emergency mechanism at the Chinese embassy in Khartoum started its work through contacting the concerned Sudanese authorities, Xinhua reported citing sources. The […]