Manama, March 5 (IANS) Bahrain has arrested 25 suspects in connection with Monday’s bomb attack that killed three policemen, Xinhua reported citing an interior ministry statement. A remotely detonated bomb exploded Monday night in the Daih village, west of the capital Manama, killing three policemen including an Emirati officer. “These terror acts are premeditated murder and […]
Islamabad, March 5 (IANS) Pakistani peace negotiators Tuesday said that terror attacks after the Taliban ceasefire could harm the dialogue process. The negotiators met Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and reviewed the status of the talks following a deadly suicide attack on a court in Islamabad that killed 11 people Monday, Xinhua quoted the PM office as […]
Sanaa, March 5 (IANS) A high-ranking officer of the Yemeni navy forces escaped an assassination attempt in the southeastern province of Shabwa Tuesday evening, a security official said. “The motorcade of Admiral Qasim Laboza, commander of the Second Armored Brigade in Shabwa, was attacked as he passed through an area near the Belhaf port on the […]
Moscow/Kiev, March 4 (IANS) Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday said what happened in Ukraine could only be described as an anti-constitutional coup and armed seizure of power even as a delegation of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Kiev Tuesday to monitor the security situation in Ukraine. During a live interview […]
Kiev, March 4 (IANS) A delegation of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) arrived in Kiev Tuesday to monitor the security circumstances in Ukraine, with special focus on Crimea, an autonomous region that is the new epicentre of the ongoing crisis. “In the soonest time, the OSCE mission will go to the Crimea […]
Tehran, March 3 (IANS) Lifting all sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme will help Tehran and world powers reach a final agreement regarding the issue, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday. In the nuclear talks, “what is important is boosting the Iranians’ confidence and respecting their rights” by the P5+1 group, namely Britain, […]
Kiev, March 3 (IANS) Ukraine’s acting Defence Minister Igor Tenyukh Sunday dismissed Navy Commander Denis Berezovsky, who reportedly swore allegiance to pro-Russian Crimean authorities earlier in the day. “The vacancy has been fulfilled by Rear Admiral Sergey Hayduk,” Xinhua quoted the Ukrainian defence ministry as saying in a statement. Information from Ukraine’s Security Council said that […]
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) Expressing deep concern, China Sunday urged all sides involved in the Ukraine situation to comply with international law and seek a political solution to their disputes through dialogue and negotiations. “China is deeply concerned with the current Ukraine situation,” Xinhua quoted foreign ministry spokesperson Qin Gang as saying while responding to a […]
Brussels, March 3 (IANS) EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton Sunday condemned the Kunming terrorist attacks and sent condolences to the victims’ families. “The High Representative is appalled by the reports she has received of the significant loss of life and the many casualties caused by a mass knife attack that took place at Kunming train […]
Beijing, March 3 (IANS) China investigated and punished 829 judges and other court staff for corruption in 2013, the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) said Sunday. The latest statistics show 42.3 per cent rise. Among the 829 court officials, 157 were transferred to judicial organs for prosecution, 294 punished for violation of Party disciplines, and 531 punished […]