Cairo, March 27 (IANS) Egypt’s defence minister and armed forces chief Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who toppled Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last July, tendered his resignation Wednesday, the media reported. Sisi is expected to run for president in the upcoming presidential election, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reported. Quoting a military source, the daily said Sisi was expected […]
Geneva, March 27 (IANS) Global natural catastrophes and man-made disasters had brought as much as $140 billion economic losses in 2013, according to the latest report released by Swiss Re Group Wednesday. The Zurich-based insurance company noted that last year’s total loss was down from the $196 billion in 2012 and well below the 10-year average […]
Rome, March 27 (IANS) The autonomous island of Sardinia plans to hold an online referendum on independence from Italy, Russia Today reported Wednesday. Earlier, a similar referendum held from March 16 to 21 had revealed that 89 percent of the over two million people in Italy’s northeastern Veneto region were in favour of cutting ties with […]
Canberra, March 26 (IANS) Families of the people aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, now declared lost, will be given free visas if they wish to come to Australia during the search and recovery operation, the immigration authority said Wednesday. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) was working with Malaysia Airlines and counterparts in China […]
Moscow, March 26 (IANS) Russia accused Ukrainian authorities Wednesday of violating a bilateral agreement on air transportation and putting air travelers at risk. According to the Russian foreign ministry, the Ukrainian border service has banned the crews of Russian commercial planes from leaving their aircraft after landing on Ukrainian territory. This disrupted the timetable of work […]
Kuwait, March 26 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has sought the cooperation of the international community to end the ongoing Syrian conflict, which he said can only be resolved politically, ruling out any military solution. Ban in a wide-ranging speech to the 25th Arab League Summit in Kuwait – delivered by Lakhdar Brahimi, joint special representative […]
London, March 26 (IANS) Alarmed at the growing number of unwanted pregnancies in teenage British girls, the department of health has issued new guidelines for schools to give free morning-after pills and condoms to teenage girls. According to new guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice), under-25s should be able to access […]
London, March 26 (IANS) Have you ever realised that putting your hand on heart can actually make you more likely speak the truth? Try this gesture and see for yourself! Far more than a patriotic act, the move could actually make you more likely to tell the truth, researchers say. “Morality is a prominent guide of […]
Canberra, March 26 (IANS) The search for any signs of the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft in the Australian Search and Rescue Region is set to resume around 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Australian Maritime Safety Authorities (AMSA) said. Weather conditions improved in the area Wednesday and according to AMSA the search is split into three areas within […]
Sanaa, March 26 (IANS) Yemeni security forces have managed to free two Italians working for the UN office in the capital Sanaa, hardly over two hours after they were kidnapped earlier Tuesday, officials said. After brief clashes the security forces arrested the kidnappers at a checkpoint near the presidential palace area in south Sanaa. They were […]