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 […]
Bbaghdad, March 9 (IANS) At least 31 people, including a candidate for the upcoming parliamentary elections, were killed and 49 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq Saturday, Xinhua reported citing police sources. In Sharqat, 280 km north of Baghdad, unidentified gunmen attacked a car carrying Mohammed Hussein Hamid al-Gawamid, a parliamentary candidate on the […]
Colombo, March 9 (IANS) Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa promised to push ahead with development while opening a Japanese funded highway here Saturday, reiterating he would not back down from international scrutiny over the country’s human rights record, Xinhua reported. The Outer Circular Highway, which includes several national and provincial roads and cost $184 million was […]
London, March 9 (IANS) Rapper Jay Z has reportedly rejected a chance to be Kanye West’s best man at his wedding to socialite Kim Kardashian because he is totally against appearing on her reality TV show. The 44-year-old only agreed to the idea initially, provided his family, including wife Beyonce Knowles and their two-year-old daughter Blue […]