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 […]
Washington, March 13 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that he will meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in London Friday, two days ahead of a referendum in Ukraine’s autonomous republic of Crimea. The US will offer “certain choices” to Russia in hopes of finding a way forward that defuses the current situation […]
La Paz, March 13 (IANS) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend an upcoming summit of the Group of 77 developing countries plus China (G77+China) in Santa Cruz, Bolivia in June, Bolivian President Evo Morales announced Wednesday. The event will also mark the 50th anniversary of the bloc, which was founded to jointly voice the concerns […]
Washington, March 13 (IANS) International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde said Wednesday that the mission to Ukraine made good progress and the organisation is keen to help the country restore economic stability. “We had a productive discussion regarding policies needed to put Ukraine on the path of sound economic governance and sustainable growth, while […]