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Envoy hands over Pyongyang peace missive to Chinese president
BEIJING - A senior North Korean envoy delivered a letter from his leader Kim Jong-un to Chinese President Xi Jinping and told him that Pyongyang was ready to take "positive action" to re-join stalled six-nation nuclear disarmament talks. The letter was handed over by envoy, Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae. Choe told Xi that North Korea is willing to take positive actions to solve problems ...
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Amnesty laments lack of support for refugees globally
LONDON - Global rights body Amnesty International has said that the world is "increasingly" becoming "dangerous place" for refugees due to inaction on human rights. The London-based group in its annual report cited the increasing number of refugees around the world, and highlighted the lack of support for them, as the key human rights issue for the past year. It said that the number of ...
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China Pakistan vow to deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation
Beijing, May 25 (Xinhua-ANI): China and Pakistan agreed to cement their strategic partnership and deepen comprehensive strategic cooperation in various areas, according to a joint statement issued Thursday during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to the South Asian country. In the statement, China reaffirms that its relationship with Pakistan is always a priority in its foreign policy and ...
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UN rights experts call for stronger protection of victims of caste-based discrimination
24 May 2013 150 More than 260 million people across the world are still victims of human rights abuses due to caste-based discrimination, United Nations independent experts warned today, urging South Asian countries to strengthen legislation to protect them. "Caste-based discrimination remains widespread and deeply rooted, its victims face structural discrimination, marginalization and ...
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Maoist rebels kill 17 in central India ambush
Heavily-armed Maoist rebels on Saturday killed 17 people, including 12 local Congress leaders, after ambushing a convoy in a remote tribal belt of central India, a top police officer ...
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Sixth night of riots in StockholmStockholm experienced a sixth straight night of riots early Saturday with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs as Britain and the US warned against travelling to the hotspots.
STOCKHOLM: Stockholm experienced a sixth straight night of riots early Saturday, with cars torched in several immigrant-dominated suburbs, as Britain and the United States warned against travelling to the hotspots. Nearly a week of unrest, which spread briefly Friday night to the medium-sized city of Oerebro 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of Stockholm, have put Sweden's reputation as an ...
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Syria rebels fight on as peace talks pressure mounts
Hezbollah-backed assault on a strategic central town as pressure grew on the opposition to attend a peace conference after the regime agreed to do so. The main opposition National Coalition has met in Istanbul for three days trying to overcome deep divisions over Russian and US proposals to convene a conference to which representatives of President Bashar al-Assad would be invited without any ...
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Marijuana waste helps turn pot-eating pigs into tasty pork roast
OLYMPIA (Washington): With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their plants. Susannah Gross, who owns a five-acre farm north of Seattle, is part of a group experimenting with a solution that seems to make the most of ...
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Suspected rebels kill 16 wound 25 in east India
Police say suspected Maoist rebels attacked a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India's ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 16 people and wounding 25 ...
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New fighting in central Sudanese state between army and rebels
Sudanese army and rebels in a central state where insurgents launched a major attack last month, both sides said on Saturday. The government is grappling with an umbrella of rebel groups trying to move its fight to ...
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French soldier stabbed while on patrol near Paris
PARIS (Reuters) - A French soldier patrolling a business neighborhood west of Paris was stabbed in the neck on Saturday by a man who quickly fled the scene and is being sought by police, President Francois Hollande ...
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Hezbollah chief promises victory in Syria conflict
Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah delivers a broadcast speech during a rally commemorating 'Liberation Day,' which marks the withdrawal of the Israeli army from southern Lebanon in 2000, in Mashghara village, Bekaa valley, Lebanon on May 25, 2013. ...
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Police arrest Asian gamblers in Abu Dhabi
The Western Police received a call from the victim, who works as a mechanic, after being stabbed by the two escaped attackers in an industrial area near ...
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China premier criticises EU for telecom probe solar panel tax
China'sPremierLi Keqiang has slammed the European Union for plans to probe the country's telecom products and impose taxes on its solar panels, Chinese state media reported on ...
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Pennsylvania native strives to fly from worlds wonders
Jon Potter didn't need to be asked twice. When a guard pointed to the top of the Bent Pyramid, Potter quickly climbed up through cracks in its limestone face. The 22-year-old Lawrenceville native carried the equipment of a small ...
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Female suicide bomber injures 18 in southern Russia
Bombings have become common in Dagestan. On May 20th, four people died after two bombs exploded the regional capital of Makhachkala, where a suicide bomber struck on Saturday. (Abdula Magomedov/Associated ...
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Saudi Arabia warns against Irans nuclear programme
Oracle Financial Services rallies on strong response for OFS The promoters had received bids for 17.34 million shares against 4.43 million shares offered for ...
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Thousands defy Malaysia govt to hold rally
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia (AFP) - Tens of thousands of people rallied near Malaysia's capital Saturday night against alleged electoral fraud, further raising the political temperature after divisive recent polls.The latest in a series of protest rallies over the May 5 elections -- which the opposition says were won fraudulently by the 56-year-old ruling coalition -- saw a large crowd gather ...
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Three Delhi restaurants among Asias best
Three of the capital's tony eateries are among a list of 101 Best Restaurants in Asia 2013.Varq at The Taj Mahal Hotel that serves Indian cuisine was ranked at number six and ITC Maurya's Bukhara, frequented for its delectable north Indian cuisine, was at number 24.The Taj Palace Hotel's Orient Express, which specialises in French cuisine, was ranked at 55.The other Indian ...
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Africa celebrates progress and 50 years of unity
ADDIS ABABA (Ethiopia): African leaders on Saturday opened extravagant celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the African Union, with the continent's myriad problems set aside for a day to mark the progress that has been made. African Union chairman and Ethiopian Prime ...
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Hostages taken by Islamists rescued Nigerian army
A handout picture released on May 25, 2013 by the Nigerian military shows members of the Nigerian defence headquarter team inspecting an alleged Boko Haram base in Kirenowa. Nigeria declared a state of emergency in three northeastern states on May 14 as it launched a military offensive to end Boko Haram's four-year insurgency. (Via ...
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Hezbollah Syrian government forces push for advance in Qusair
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces and the Lebanese guerrilla group Hezbollah launched a fierce campaign to seize more rebel territory in the border town of Qusair on Saturday, sources on both sides of the conflict ...
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11 dead as Philippine troops clash with militantsEleven people were killed in the southern Philippines on Saturday as troops clashed with a militant group blamed for the countrys deadliest terror attacks the military said.
Philippines on Saturday as troops clashed with a militant group blamed for the country's deadliest terror attacks, the military said. The fighting left seven Filipino marines dead and nine others wounded on the island of Jolo, ...
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Clashes at Moscow gay rally 30 arrested
MOSCOW: Gay-rights campaigners and their opponents clashed at an unsanctioned rally in the Russian capital on Saturday, but a heavy police presence in Ukraine kept the two sides apart at that country's first-ever gay pride march. Russian police said they arrested at least 30 gay rights campaigners and Christian Orthodox vigilantes in Moscow. The campaigners tried to unfurl banners ...
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School bus catches fire in Pakistan 16 children killed
Islamabad, May 25/Nationalturk- In a tragic incident, a school bus caught fire in Pakistan's Gujarat city on Saturday, causing death of 16 school children and a teacher. Police said van, which was carrying school children of Rajayki, Chak Khagha and Mangowal villages to Jinnah Public School in Gujarat, about 112 kilometres (70 miles) north of the eastern city on Lahore, caught fire this ...
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