London, April 18 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague Thursday slammed Israel’s recent steps towards settlement expansion in the West Bank, stressing that negotiations are the only way to peace, British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) announced Thursday. “The UK condemns the decisions taken by the Israeli authorities to change the status of a significant […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) Chinese firms, Weibo Corporation and Leju Holdings Limited, made their trading debut on the US market Thursday. Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website, said Thursday that its initial public offering (IPO) of 16.8 million American depositary shares (ADS), each representing one Class A ordinary share of the company, was priced at $17 […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) The US has taken steps to release a $450-million installment of Iran’s frozen funds as part of an interim deal on Tehran’s nuclear programme, the State Department said Thursday. The US took the move after a report from the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed that Iran has completed the dilution of […]
Mexico City, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Colombian Nobel prize-winning writer Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday at his home in this capital, the chairman of Mexico’s National Council for Culture and the Arts said. He was 87. “He is a man who has entered into eternity and universality,” Rafael Tovar told Mexican television. “A thousand years of […]
Beijing, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists have discovered three previously unknown sections of the Great Wall in the northwestern region of Ningxia. The segments, which together span some 20 metres, were found near Nanchangtan, the former curator of the Museum of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region told Xinhua. The newly-found sections are thought to be more […]
Lima, April 18 (IANS) Peruvian authorities Thursday began evacuating some 4,000 residents near the Ubinas volcano after detecting an increase in volcanic activity. Peruvian news website RPP said Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Juan Manuel Banites travelled from Lima to Arequipa, the country’s second-largest city, to supervise the evacuation process, Xinhua reported. The minister said it […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama announced Thursday that eight million people have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act and 35 percent of them are under the age of 35, surpassing projections about the programme’s first year performance. Speaking at a televised White House press conference, Obama said his […]
Warsaw, April 18 (IANS) Two days before the 71st anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, a ceremony honouring the memory of Jews and Poles murdered during the World War II was held Thursday in Warsaw. “The anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is an opportunity to honour the memory of Jewish fighters, […]
United Nations, April 18 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was encouraged by “concrete and urgent steps” aimed at de-escalating the Ukraine situation agreed at four-way talks in Geneva Thursday. Ban welcomed the initial round of diplomatic negotiations on the crisis in Ukraine in Geneva by top diplomats from Ukraine, Russia, the US and the […]
Washington, April 18 (IANS) US President Barack Obama Thursday spoke cautiously about an agreement on the Ukraine crisis and warned that Russia could face additional sanctions if situation fails to improve. “I don’t think we can be sure of anything at this point. I think there is the possibility, the prospect that diplomacy may de-escalate […]