Damascus blames Washington for Syrian conflict
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) Syria on Wednesday condemned the remarks of US Secretary of State John Kerry, who warned that Syria would be hard to be held together if the cessation of hostilities did not…
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Bengal prisoners’ art work goes online
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) Condemned within the four walls of a prison, they have been seeking redemption through painting and now art works by West Bengal prisoners are available for the world to admire courtesy…
Sharif expresses satisfaction over Pakistan’s n-safety
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan’s National Command Authority (NCA) here on Wednesday stated that nuclear deterrence is a factor in South Asia’s stability. The authority, under the…
‘EU will respect decision of Britons on Brexit’
Brussels, Feb 24 (IANS) European Council President Donald Tusk said here on Wednesday the European Union (EU) would respect the decision of British people with regard to the country’s decision on whether or not to…
23 killed in Nepal plane crash
JOMSOM, Feb. 24, 2016 (Xinhua) — Undated file photo shows a Twin Otter plane landing at Jomsom, Mustang, Nepal. Search operation has begun for a missing aircraft of Tara Airlines in Nepal that was flying…
Assad reassures Putin over cease-fire
Damascus, Feb 24 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reassured his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin via a phone call on Wednesday that his administration will observe a cessation of hostilities as planned by Russia and the…
Pakistan Army vows to eliminate terrorists from country
Islamabad, Feb 24 (IANS) Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over the gains and effects of the ongoing military Zarb-e-Azb operation, and acknowledged the army’s resolve to fully eliminate terrorists from…
Indonesia to close down all red-light districts by 2019
Bangkok, Feb 24 (IANS) Indonesia plans to close down all red-light districts in the country by 2019, media reports said on Wednesday. The plan, under the supervision of the Indonesian Social Affairs Ministry, looks to…
23 killed in Nepal plane crash
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) Two infants were among the 23 people killed when their Nepal airlines plane — missing for over four hours — was discovered crashed in the Himalayas on Wednesday, a minister said….
Tianjin blast-damaged train station to be rebuilt
Beijing, Feb 24 (IANS) Reconstruction of a train station severely damaged in the fatal warehouse blasts in China’s Tianjin city last year will start in March, authorities said on Wednesday. The Donghailu stop of a…
Maldives airport arbitration tribunal favours GMR Group
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Infrastructure conglomerate GMR Group on Wednesday said the Maldives airport arbitration tribunal has ruled in favour of the group in the Axis Bank debt case. “By its award dated 23rd…
‘Freedom of navigation in South China Sea not a problem’
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) Freedom of navigation in the South China Sea has not been a problem and demilitarisation in the region needs efforts of all parties related, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said….
Thousands of refugees abandoned in Bay of Bengal in 2015: UN
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) Thousands of refugees and migrants were left abandoned at sea by their smugglers in 2015 as they crossed the Bay of Bengal, said a report published by the UN High…
APEC members for punishing bribery in trade
Lima, Feb 24 (IANS) Members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Forum (APEC) said here that bribery in international trade transactions should be punished. The members voiced this view at the 22nd meeting of APEC’s Anti-Corruption and…
Ireland sees lowest unemployment figures in seven years
Dublin, Feb 24 (IANS) Ireland has seen the lowest unemployment figures in seven years, with 142,300 people back to work since the height of the unemployment crisis, according to official figures. The figures from the…
European court raps Italy over CIA abduction
Strasbourg, Feb 24 (IANS/AKI) The Italian government abused state secrecy in the CIA’s kidnapping of an Egyptian cleric who was spirited to his homeland for interrogation under torture, the European Court of Human rights has…
Ceasefire coordination centre set up in Syria: Russia
Moscow, Feb 24 (IANS) A coordination centre began operations at Syria’s Hmeimim airbase in order to implement the ceasefire, the Russian defence ministry has said. “In accordance with the Russian-US February 22 agreement on the…
Aircraft with 23 aboard goes missing in Nepal, feared crashed
Kathmandu, Feb 24 (IANS) An aircraft carrying 23 people on board which went missing on Wednesday morning and is now feared to have crashed in Nepal, officials said. The Tara Air Viking 9N-AHH Twin Otter…
UN official holds talks with Maldives government, opposition
United Nations, Feb 24 (IANS) UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Miroslav Jenca has held two days of talks in the Maldives with government and opposition leaders to facilitate a dialogue in the Indian Ocean…
US fines French firm for doing business with Cuba
Havana, Feb 24 (IANS) The US Treasury Department has fined a French firm for doing business in US equipment with Cuba in violation of the United State trade embargo against the Caribbean island nation. CGG…