The first day of the Geneva II peace conference in the Swiss resort city of Montreux had a stormy start, as Syrian government and its main political opposition indulged in bitter accusations. As the future of President Bashar Al-Assad featured prominently in the peace summit’s opening speeches, there was little in the way of a […]
diIndia, which has always been a votary for dialogue to resolve the Syrian crisis, is to push for Syrians to decide the future of their country at the UN-backed Geneva II talks being held in Montreux in Switzerland Wednesday. External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid left Tuesday to attend the Geneva II conference. He is expected […]
noA thick blanket of snow covered the eastern half of the US as a severe winter storm clobbered the country leading to closure of government offices in Washington and declaration of a state of emergency in three states. With Winter Storm Janus, as it is called, expected to bring up to 14 inches of snow […]
Few months back there were reports about Aishwarya Rai Bachchan making her comeback on big screen with Prahlad Kakkar’s ‘Happy Anniversary’. But, that rumours were slammed by Aish’s hubby Abhishek Bachchan. Well, now it is learnt that the actress will be making her comeback with Mani Ratnam’s next. The director has worked with the actress […]
Dismayed by developments over a Syria peace conference slated for Montreux, Switzerland later this week, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon decided Monday the meet would proceed without Iran despite his earlier invitation to Tehran, Xinhua reported. A turmoil erupted after Iran, a major backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, was invited Sunday to the Montreux meeting, […]
The US Monday started to ease some of the economic sanctions on Iran after the Islamic republic took “concrete actions” in curbing its controversial nuclear programme. US Secretary of State John Kerry has approved waivers, offering limited sanction relief on Iran’s oil exports, financial transactions and trade in gold and precious metals, among others, Xinhua […]
Maldives President will Tuesday begin a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, his first tour to that country since assuming office, in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations and enhance business and investment ties between the two countries. Yameen, along with his wife Fathimath Ibrahim, will visit Sri Lanka Jan 21-23 on the invitation of Sri […]
Iran Monday commenced suspension of its 20 percent uranium enrichment programme, based on its nuclear deal reached with the six world powers, said an official. Ali Akbar Salehi, head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), said Iran would Monday start voluntary suspension of its uranium enrichment programme based on the nuclear deal reached […]
Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai has once again called on the US-led coalition forces to end air strikes on residential areas and urged the US to take necessary steps for ensuring durable peace and security in the country. The president issued a statement in this regard Sunday night in the wake of the reported deaths of […]
Syria’s main opposition bloc announced here it would attend the Geneva II peace conference after it held a secret vote on its participation Saturday. The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) said that 58 out of the 75 members voted in favour of the bloc’s presence at the peace talks, 14 voted against it, two abstained and […]