Kabul, April 21 (IANS) A total of 24 militants have been killed in different parts of the country during security operations launched by Afghan police with the help of army since Saturday, the government said Sunday. “Units of police in conjunction with the national army have carried out series of cleanup operations in Logar, Kandahar, […]
Riyadh, April 21 (IANS) Saudi Arabia will soon launch a hotline to receive complaints from domestic workers in eight languages, a local daily reported here Sunday. The call center, which will be under the labour ministry, will also answer inquiries and inform domestic workers of their rights and duties, Xinhua quoted Al Eqtisadia newspaper as […]
Mexico City, April 21 (IANS) A total of eight people were killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico late Saturday, local authorities said. The Hawker 800 jet came down in an industrial estate in Coahuila state’s Ramos Arizpe city, Xinhua quoted the Coahuila attorney general’s office as saying in a statement. Preliminary findings showed […]
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A two-week Pakistan-China joint military exercise started Sunday near the garrison city of Rawalpindi, the military said. Flags of both countries were hoisted and national anthems played to mark the opening of the joint military exercise in a ceremony, Xinhua quoted Pakistani army’s media wing as saying. “The joint exercise is […]
Jindo (South Korea), April 21 (IANS) The toll in the South Korean ferry sinking reached 64 Monday, as divers kept entering inside the hull of the submerged vessel while ships were scouring the waters, Xinhua reported. So far, 64 people have been confirmed dead with 238 others still missing. The number of the rescued remained […]
Tokyo, April 21 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made an offering to the notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine Monday during its three-day spring festival. The sacrifice came ahead of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Japan later this week and Abe, in a move to avoid provoking the US, decided not to worship the shrine […]
Kiev, April 21 (IANS) Russia should be responsible for a fatal shootout between unidentified gunmen and pro-Moscow activists in the eastern Ukrainian town of Slavyansk, authorities said Sunday. “Armed lawbreakers and saboteurs who are terrorising the local population around Slavyansk … have turned to cynical provocation,” Xinhua quoted the Ukrainian Security Service as saying in […]
Beijing, April 21 (IANS) Thirteen people were confirmed dead in a coal mine gas explosion in China’s Yunnan province early Monday, authorities said. A total of 56 people were working in the pit, of whom 42 escaped without injuries and 14 were trapped. As of 8 a.m., rescuers had retrieved 13 dead bodies and were […]
New York, April 21 (IANS) The early birds who bought $1,500 (Rs.90,000) wearable eyewear Google Glass that was sold for one day in the US last week are facing street violence from muggers and privacy campaigners. According to a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, street robbers are targeting Google Glass because it could […]
Kabul, April 20 (IANS) Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah led in the Afghanistan presidential election with 49.75 percent of votes cast in the April 5 poll counted so far, chairman of the election commission Mohammad Yusuf Nuristani said Sunday. Nuristani said Abdullah was leading with 44.4 percent of the votes, followed by Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai […]