London, March 10 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron and Russian President Vladimir Putin favoured finding a “diplomatic solution” of the situation in Ukraine, as they help talks over phone Sunday, a Downing Street spokesperson said. “The Prime Minister made clear that we, along with our European and American partners, want to work with Russia to […]
Baghdad, March 10 (IANS) At least 41 people were killed and 129 wounded in separate attacks, including a massive suicide bombing, in Iraq Sunday, police and medical sources said. In a major attack, at least 34 people were killed and over 120 wounded during the morning rush hours when a suicide car bomber blew up his […]
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Sunday asked Malaysia to continue search for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet with 239 people on board. Every minute counts as the plane has lost contact for about 40 hours, Xinhua quoted Wang telling his Malaysian counterpart, Anifah Aman, during a telephone conversation. Search and rescue […]
Beijing, March 10 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel Sunday discussed their bilateral relations and the Ukraine crisis over phone. Xi said that as the current situation in Ukraine is very complicated and highly sensitive, various factors should be taken into consideration in the handling of the crisis, Xinhua reported. He called […]
Hong Kong, March 10 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale shook parts of Myanmar Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The temblor, having a depth of about 42 km, jolted area located 57 km from Myaydo region at 10.33 local time Sunday, Xinhua reported.
Pyongyang, March 9 (IANS) Parliamentary elections started Sunday morning throughout North Korea to choose members of the top legislature of the country. Eligible voters went to polling stations in different electoral districts to cast their votes for members of the 12th Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA), which will serve a five-year term in accordance with the North […]
Ho Chi Minh City, March 9 (IANS) A Vietnamese helicopter discovered two oil slicks in waters off the coast of Vietnam after a Malaysia Airlines plane an hour into the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing went missing early Saturday, an official said Sunday. The oil slicks were spotted at the suspected area where the plane […]
Mexico City, March 9 (IANS/EFE) Mexican marines detained three armed individuals and confiscated six small planes, weapons and vehicles in a drug bust at a ranch in the northwestern state of Sinaloa, authorities said. In a joint statement, the government, military, the federal attorney general’s office and the National Security Commission said these actions were part […]
Moscow, March 9 (IANS/EFE) US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov Saturday agreed in a telephone conversation to maintain intense contact in search of a solution to the Ukrainian crisis, Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement. Earlier, Lavrov had offered to engage in dialogue with the West about Russia’s neighbour as […]
Beijing, March 9 (IANS) There is still no information on the location of Malaysian Airlines flight MH 370, more than 24 hours after it lost contact with ground, the airline said early Sunday. “As of now, the search and the rescue team has yet to determine the whereabouts of the MH370,” Xinhua quoted the airline’s spokesperson […]