Islamabad, March 16 (IANS) Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf, facing trial for high treason, has in an application before a special court accused his erstwhile officers as co-conspirators for the imposition of Emergency on Nov 3, 2007, a media report said Sunday. If the plea is accepted, it would implicate a number of high-profile civilians and […]
Port-Louis, March 16 (IANS) Mauritius protested against a recent visit by British minister Mark Simmonds to the Chagos Archipelago, which Mauritius deems as part of its territory, a statement said. Mauritius is also against a project to reinstall former inhabitants and environment in the Chagos Archipelago, and already sent an official letter concerning this matter to […]
Shillong, March 15 (IANS) The Congress was not doing any good for the people and the populist schemes launched by the outgoing UPA government were meant to “fool the people”, Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said here Saturday. “The Congress adopted the right to education realising that people need to learn and write only after they […]
Beirut, March 15 (IANS) Visiting UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said that the crisis in Syria has led to the displacement of nine million people, media reported. “Three years have passed on this horrible Syrian crisis and that means more displaced people to expect. Today we have around 2.6 million Syrians displaced to neighbouring […]
London, March 15 (IANS) British Foreign Secretary William Hague expressed his deep disappointment at the failure of US-Russia talks on solving the Ukraine crisis. “It is deeply disappointing that today’s talks did not produce the diplomatic breakthrough,” Xinhua reported citing Hague’s statement here Friday after the talks concluded in London. No substantial agreement was reached between […]
United Nations, March 15 (IANS/WAM) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has again appealed to the international community to help bring the rival Syrian parties closer on concrete measures to end the conflict, saying “it is not enough for representatives of the government and opposition to be in the same room, what matters most is what they do […]
Kabul, March 15 (IANS) Afghan President Hamid Karzai Saturday assured the people of a free and fair presidential election on April 5, saying the security forces were entirely ready for the polls. “The government will use all its power to ensure the coming presidential and provincial council elections are free, fair and transparent. The Afghan National […]
Kiev, March 15 (IANS) Kiev is in talks with the US and NATO over a possible military technical assistance, Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk said Friday. “As for military assistance, we hold bilateral and multilateral consultations on technical support,” Yatsenyuk said during a media briefing at the International Boryspil Airport after his visit to Washington, Xinhua […]
Cairo, March 15 (IANS) Supporters of former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi staged massive protests across the country, resulting in clashes with security forces and about 50 arrests, media reported Friday. The protests took place in a number of governorates, including Cairo, Giza, Alexandria, Damietta, Minufiya, Fayoum, Gharbiya, Qena and North Sinai, Xinhua reported. The marches were […]
United Nations, March 15 (IANS) The UN General Assembly has extended for two years the appointment of Achim Steiner as executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), beginning June 15, the UN spokesperson’s office said here Friday. The General Assembly made the decision following the recommendation of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, the UN […]