17 killed in suicide bombing in Iraq
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed and 41 others were injured on Monday in a suicide bomb attack in Iraq’s eastern province of Diyala, a provincial security source told Xinhua. The…
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Army officer killed in copter crash in Pakistan
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) At least one officer was killed as a helicopter of Pakistan army crashed in Haripur district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday evening, the military said. A statement from the Inter Services Public…
Pakistani book claims ‘Nawaz took money from Bin Laden’
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. (File Photo: Xinhua/PID/IANS) Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) A new book has claimed that Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif received money from Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. The book “Khalid Khawaja:…
Pope urges world leaders to promote peaceful coexistence
Pope Francis waves upon his arrival to Cathedral in Santiago, Cuba, 22 September 2015. Pope Francis’s first visit to Cuba ended with a mass in Santiago. The pope delivered the last sermon of his Cuban…
India to give visa on arrival to Japanese visitors from March 1
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) Japanese nationals visiting India will start getting visa on arrival from March 1, it was announced on Monday. “As announced by Prime Minister (Narendra Modi), the visa on arrival for…
Trump, Clinton lead ahead of Super Tuesday contests
By Arun Kumar Washington, Feb 29 (IANS) Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have forged far ahead of their rivals nationally in the Republican and Democratic parties in the US presidential race before Super Tuesday’s nomination…
Israel arrests 38 Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza
Ramallah/Gaza, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 38 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli security forces on Monday in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, sources said. The Palestinian Prisoners Club said that the Israeli army…
Will defend South Korea in emergency, assures US
Seoul, Feb 29 (IANS) The United States has vowed to use all available defence capabilities in emergency situations on the Korean peninsula to defend South Korea, the media reported on Monday. The pledge was made…
Eurozone inflation negative in February
Brussells, Feb 29 (IANS) The inflation in the 19-country Eurozone unexpectedly fell into negative territory in February, official data showed on Monday, suggesting the bloc’s massive stimulus measures by its central bank struggled to inject…
Over 900,000 jobs in Britain at risk: report
London, Feb 29 (IANS) Around 74,000 shops, employing more than 900,000 workers in Britain’s retail sector, are under threat, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) warned on Monday. The consortium, which represents high street stores, said…
China to conduct over 20 satellite launches in 2016
Beijing, Feb 29 (IANS) China plans to conduct more than 20 satellite launch missions in 2016, which positions China to exceed launches by the US, an official from the country’s Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation…
Egypt seeks closer cooperation with Japan
Cairo, Feb 29 (IANS) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on Monday expressed the hope that cooperation in the field of education will be strengthened with Japan. In an address to the Japanese House of Representatives,…
Malala lauds Pakistan’s Sharmeen on getting Oscar
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) Pakistani activist for female education and youngest ever Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Monday congratulated Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy for winning second Oscar. Speaking by phone, Malala said the entire nation was…
Security Council reforms gain momentum with consensus on increasing size
By Arul Louis United Nations, Feb 29 (IANS) Security Council reforms have gained momentum with a consensus emerging on increasing its size from 15 to the mid-20s despite opposition from Russia and the US at…
‘Link between Anwar Ibrahim, MH370 pilot coincidental’
Geneva, Feb 29 (IANS) Nurul Izzah Anwar, daughter of imprisoned Malaysian politician Anwar Ibrahim, said that her father’s relationship with the captain of the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight, Zaharie Ahmad Shah, was coincidental. “The…
Iran inks agreements with India
Tehran, Feb 29 (IANS) The Iranian companies inked three agreements with India in the fields of auto industry here on Monday. The agreements were signed at the third Iran Automotive Industry International Conference which opened…
Toll from Iraq’s twin bombings rises to 53
Baghdad, Feb 29 (IANS) The toll from twin bombings at a busy marketplace in Baghdad, claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group, has risen to 53, an Iraqi interior ministry source said on Monday. “The…
Former Malaysian PM quits ruling party
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 29 (IANS) Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Monday said he has decided to quit the ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). Mahathir said he will not join another party…
Pakistan hangs Punjab governor Taseer’s killer
Islamabad, Feb 29 (IANS) A self-confessed killer of the then Punjab governor Salmaan Taseer was hanged on Monday in Rawalpindi, the twin city of capital Islamabad. Mumtaj Qadri was executed at the Adiala jail in…
30 people killed in twin blasts in Somalia
Mogadishu, Feb 29 (IANS) At least 30 people were killed and 42 injured in twin blasts in popular restaurants in Baidoa town of south-central Bay region of Somalia, officials said on Monday. Mayor of Bay…