Baghdad, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) The Islamic State (IS) Sunni extremist group executed rights activist Samira Saleh Ali al-Neaimi in a central square of north Iraq’s Mosul city Tuesday, a week after she was detained for her criticism of the jihadi group. Al-Neaimi’s arrest came after she condemned the demolition of religious shrines as “barbaric”, Efe quoted […]
Algiers, Sep 24 (IANS) The Algerian army has deployed more than 1,500 troops, including paratroopers, to search for a French man who was kidnapped Sunday, media reported. Herve Gourdil was hiking in a popular tourist place in the country, when he was abducted by militants in the upper hills of the Tizi Ouzou region, 120 km […]
The Governor-General, His Excellency General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK, MC (Retd), today presented the Meritorious Unit Citation for the Force Communications Unit, United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC) during an investiture ceremony at Simpson Barracks, Victoria. The Force Communications Unit (FCU) deployed as Australia’s main contribution to UNTAC under Operation GEMINI between […]
Ankara, Sep 20 (IANS) Some 45,000 Syrian Kurds fleeing Islamic State (IS) attacks on the border region have entered Turkey, deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said here Saturday. The Kurds entered southeastern Turkey Friday through Sanliurfa and Gaziantep provinces. “Turkey had been ready for an even worse-case scenario, a flow of up to 100,000 people,” Xinhua […]
Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian announced taxis would become cheaper and easier for customers to access thanks to new transport reforms passed in Parliament today. Ms Berejiklian said the NSW Government is committed to making sure taxis are reliable, accessible and affordable for customers. “Under reforms passed today, we will halve the taxi surcharge on […]
Berlin, Sep 15 (IANS) Hamburg suffer their second straight loss while Augsburg grab their first victory to close the third round of Bundesliga Sunday, Xinhua reports. Hannover upset Hamburg 2-0 at the Northern derby, thanks to the first-half goals by Leon Andreasen and Artur Sobiech, meanwhile, substitute Raul Bobadilla secured Augsburg’ s first win of the […]
Mexico City, Sep 15 (IANS) Hurricane Odile Sunday intensified to Category 4 on the Saffir Simpson scale and was moving rapidly towards Baja California peninsula in northwest Mexico, the country’s National Meteorological Service (SMN) warned. SMN predicted that the hurricane could reach the southern tip of the peninsula with legions of luxury resorts late in the […]
Buenos Aires, Sep 10 (IANS) Argentine footballer Daniel ” Rolfi” Montenegro and his family were robbed at gunpoint late Monday, police said Tuesday. The 35-year-old forward, who currently plays for top Argentine team Independiente, was driving along the West Highway, west of Greater Buenos Aires, accompanied by his wife and three children, when a car swerved […]
Kiev, Sep 10 (IANS) A ceasefire between Ukrainian forces and independence-seeking insurgents would allow resuming an international recovery operation on the crash site of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH1, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman said Tuesday. The Boeing 777 jetliner, en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, crashed in eastern Ukraine July 17, killing all the […]
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) National Award winning actress Priyanka Chopra Wednesday met President Pranab Mukherjee and his wife at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here ahead of the release of her forthcoming film “Mary Kom”. “Always incredible to be at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. A big thank you to the ever gracious Pranabda and Suvrama for having me […]