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Suu Kyi discusses transfer of power with President

Suu Kyi discusses transfer of power with President

world December 2, 2015 at 6:43 pm 0 comments

Naypyitaw, December 2 Myanmar’s democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi discussed the smooth transfer of power to her party with President Thein Sein on Wednesday, the first time the two have met since her National League for Democracy (NLD) swept a November election. When the new administration is sworn inRead More

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour injured in firefight

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour injured in firefight

world December 2, 2015 at 6:40 pm 0 comments

Kabul, December 2 Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was injured in a firefight following a verbal dispute at a meeting of militant commanders near the Pakistani town of Quetta, officials in Kabul today. “Mansour was seriously injured. He was rushed to hospital and we are not sure if heRead More

India will fulfil responsibilities towards climate change: Modi to Obama

India will fulfil responsibilities towards climate change: Modi to Obama

world November 30, 2015 at 5:21 pm 0 comments

Paris, November 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India will fulfil all its responsibilities with regard to climate change as he met US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the climate summit here. Modi, in his meeting with Obama, also appreciated the openness with which the US PresidentRead More

Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims

Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims

world November 30, 2015 at 5:19 pm 0 comments

Paris, November 30 : President Barack Obama laid a single rose at a memorial for the victims of the Paris attacks on Monday shortly after arriving in the city, visiting the Bataclan, the concert hall where the deadliest attacks took place during the onslaught some two weeks ago. Obama, whoRead More

Putin snubs Erdogan in Paris as pilot’s body returns to Russia

Putin snubs Erdogan in Paris as pilot’s body returns to Russia

world November 30, 2015 at 5:18 pm 0 comments

Moscow, November 30 Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbed a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Paris on Monday as the body of a pilot killed when Ankara downed one of Moscow’s warplanes was flown home. Turkish authorities, meanwhile, again pledged not to apologise over last Tuesday’s downing ofRead More

Madhesi leaders submit 11-point demand to PM Oli to end stir

Madhesi leaders submit 11-point demand to PM Oli to end stir

world November 30, 2015 at 5:16 pm 0 comments

Kathmandu, November 30 Nepal’s Indian-origin Madhesi leaders today submitted their 11-point demand to the goverment during their first meeting with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to end the political logjam, but no breakthrough emerged from the tripartite talks attended by Opposition Nepali Congress. After the talks, the government and theRead More

Modi meets Sharif at climate summit in Paris

Modi meets Sharif at climate summit in Paris

world November 30, 2015 at 5:15 pm 0 comments

Paris, November 30 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a brief meeting with Pakistani Premier Nawaz Sharif as world leaders converged here for the Conference of Parties (CoP) climate summit that got underway. “PM @narendramodi meets PM Nawaz Sharif at COP 21 in Paris,” external affairs ministry spokesman VikasRead More

Three dead, 9 injured in shooting at US family planning centre

Three dead, 9 injured in shooting at US family planning centre

world November 28, 2015 at 12:11 pm 0 comments

Colorado Springs (US), Three persons were killed and several wounded when a gunman opened fire at a family planning centre in Colorado in a standoff that dragged on for five hours before he surrendered. A large area of snow-covered Colorado Springs was placed on lockdown into the last evening, just aRead More

IS: Hollande wins cooperation not ‘grand coalition’

IS: Hollande wins cooperation not ‘grand coalition’

world November 28, 2015 at 12:08 pm 0 comments

Moscow/Brussels, The leaders of Russia and France avoided each other’s gaze as they made short, stiff statements in the Kremlin on Thursday before talks on countering Islamic State in Syria. Francois Hollande wants to unite major powers in a single “grand coalition” to fight the militants behind the Paris attacks butRead More

Thousands turn out for climate change marches in Manila, Brisbane

Thousands turn out for climate change marches in Manila, Brisbane

world November 28, 2015 at 12:07 pm 0 comments

Manila, November 28 Thousands turned out for climate change marches in Manila and Brisbane today, part of a weekend of action across the globe to demand results from next week’s historic Paris summit. Religious clergy, students and activists marched through the Philippine capital calling for curbs on emissions to muteRead More