Ankara, March 8 (IANS) A court in Turkey has decided to release the country’s imprisoned former army chief Ilker Basbug, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for plotting an overthrow of the Turkish government, media reported Friday. Turkey’s Constitutional Court ruled Thursday in favour of Basbug who said his legal rights were violated, according to Xinhua. […]
Dublin, March 8 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel Friday spoke highly of the Irish bailout programme, saying that it is a “tremendous success story”. “For me as I just said, what’s most important is that the Irish programme first and foremost can be seen as completed and that is tremendous success story that you were able […]
Baghdad, March 8 (IANS) At least nine people were killed and 29 others wounded in separate violent attacks across Iraq Friday, police said. Four people were killed and 18 others wounded when a roadside bomb exploded at a market in Tuz Khurmatu, some 170 km north of Baghdad, Xinhua reported. Unidentified gunmen Friday killed a local […]
Berlin, March 7 (IANS) Seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Michael Schumacher remains in the process of waking up, said his manager Sabine Kehm Friday. “Michael is still in the wake up phase. The situation has not changed,” Kehm said in a statement. Schumacher was put in induced coma in a Grenoble hospital after the 45-year-old severely […]
Coimbatore, March 7 (IANS) With the cream of country’s two-wheeler racing talent on show, representing eight franchise teams, the inaugural Motorcycle Endurance League (MEL) will take off at the Kari Motor Speedway this weekend. Modelled on cricket’s Indian Premier League (IPL), the MEL boasts of India’s leading bike racers like international Rajini Krishnan, national champion Jagan […]
Sochi, March 7 (IANS) The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) called on Ukraine not to boycott the Winter Paralympic Games and to give their athletes the opportunity to compete. IPC media and communications director Craig Spence said Thursday that IPC president Philip Craven had held a “productive meeting” Wednesday night with the president of the Ukrainian National […]
Islamabad, March 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has revealed that additional sessions judge Rafaqat Ahmed Khan Awan was shot by his own guard during the terrorist attack on the district court in Islamabad Monday, media reported. Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan made this revelation during the National Assembly session Thursday. The post-mortem examination […]
London, March 6 (IANS) American rapper Nicki Minaj shares topless pictures of her on Instagram. The rapper has posted eight selfies (self clicked pictures) of her trip to the bathroom, where she is topless and make-up free. Minaj is no stranger to a revealing selfie now, but she has surpassed herself with these bizarre shots, reports […]
London, March 6 (IANS) Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham and Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling have joined hands to protect children in war zones. Along with British socialite Jemima Khan and other campaigners, they have signed an open letter to British government. The letter, sent on behalf of the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef), urges British Foreign […]
Washington, March 6 (IANS) The US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said here Wednesday that the US plans to expand military cooperation with Poland and Baltic states to show “support” for its allies amid crisis in Ukraine. “This morning the Defence Department is pursuing measures to support our allies,” including expanded aviation training in Poland and increasing […]