Washington, March 15 (IANS) Two days after a New York judge dismissed the visa fraud case against Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade, a US grand jury Friday again indicted her on same criminal charges. “A grand jury has returned a true bill today on a two-count criminal indictment of Devyani Khobragade, said the office of US prosecutor […]
Washington, March 15 (IANS) US President Barack Obama said Friday that he continued to hope that a “diplomatic solution” can be found to the current crisis in Ukraine. When meeting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny at the White House, Obama told reporters that there would be “consequences” if Ukraine’s sovereignty is violated, Xinhua reported. “We continued […]
Kuala Lumpur, March 14 (IANS) Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Friday in a mosque near Kuala Lumpur International Airport prayed for the passengers and crew of a Malaysia Airlines plane that went missing March 8. About a thousand Muslims living nearby came to the mosque for their regular prayer before Najib and other citizens prayed for […]
Kathmandu, March 14 (IANS) Probably the world’s poorest head of the state, Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala lists just three ordinary mobile phones as his assets. This came to light when he furnished his property details Thursday but it is yet to be made public by the Prime Minister Office. Koirala, who is the epitome of […]
United Nations, March 14 (IANS) UN-Arab League Special Envoy to Syria Lakhdar Brahimi Thursday called for help to assist him in pressing for peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition groups to end conflict in the country. “We would very much like to continue this Geneva process, but we would like the help of the […]
Cairo, March 14 (IANS) Former Egyptian military Chief of Staff Sami Anan announced Thursday that he will not join the country’s upcoming presidential race. “I refrain from being pushed into a plot that aims to harm Egypt and its armed forces,” Anan said, noting that the country is facing challenges and conspiracies that require unity between […]
Washington, March 14 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday threatened “a very serious series of steps” against Russia with the European Union in response to Crimea’s vote Sunday to break away from Ukraine. The top American envoy told some senators that Russia has an estimated 20,000 troops in Crimea, home to the Russian Black […]
Islamabad, March 13 (IANS) A three-judge court hearing a high treason case against former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf Thursday said he will be indicted March 14 as directed earlier. Justice Faisal Arab of the Sindh High Court, who heads the special court, said the order to present Musharraf in court March 14 remained intact, Dawn online […]
Kathmandu, March 13 (IANS) The Indian Army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh, arrived here Thursday morning on a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Nepalese counterpart, Gen. Gurav Sumsher Rana. This is his third visit to Nepal after assuming office in May 2012. Gen. Bikram Singh will hold talks with President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime […]
Colombo, March 13 (IANS) The Sri Lankan government Wednesday expressed regret over Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych’s removal. In keeping with Sri Lanka’s consistent policy of recognizing democratically- elected heads of state, the unconstitutional removal of President Viktor Yanukovych from office is regretted, and has aggravated the present political uncertainty in Ukraine, Xinhua quoted an external ministry […]