Probe human rights abuses in Cote d’Ivoire: UN
United Nations – The UN Friday called for investigations into serious human rights abuses committed in Cote d’Ivoire by the Dozo, traditional hunters who have killed hundreds of people over the past four years. A report, produced by the UN Operation in Cote d’Ivoire ( UNOCI) in... read more »
Medvedev denies tension with Putin
Moscow – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has denied reported tensions between him and President Vladimir Putin over the designation of tax crime investigative power, and said he will lead the government as long as he can. “I love what I’m doing now, this is an interesting... read more »
Kerry shows optimism on Israel-Palestinian peace talks
Jerusalem – US Secretary of State John Kerry exhibited Friday optimism on the Mideast peace talks at the end of his trip to Israel, saying “Israel and the Palestinians are closer to a peace agreement than they have been in years”. Kerry conclu! ded a two-day visit to Israel, meant... read more »
Pele hopes Brazil to win 2014 World Cup
Costa Do Suipe (Brazile) – Brazilian soccer legend Pele put his faith in Brazil of winning next year’s World Cup on home soil here Friday during the draw ceremony. Before the 32 qualified teams being drawn into eight groups for the finals, Pele, presented as a special ambassador, was... read more »
Rasheel Sharif to be new Pak Army chief
Ending weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday appointed Lt Gen Raheel Sharif as Pakistan’s new Army Chief and Lt Gen Rashid Mehmood as Chairman Joint Chiefs of... read more »
Pakistan begins work on civil nuclear power plant
Pakistan has broken ground on what will be the country’s largest civil nuclear power plant, which is being built with help from China. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif performed the... read more »
Japan sets up new panel for national security
Japan on Wednesday created a National Security Council, giving the prime minister’s office greater authority over security matters. The law approved by parliament would give Premier... read more »
Kerala CPI-M plenum for introspection, says Karat
Palakkad – Inaugurating the three-day meeting of the Kerala unit of the Communist Party of India-Marxist here Wednesday, party general secretary Prakash Karat said the plenum would... read more »
Why hurry in announcing poll dates, asks Bangladeshi daily
Dhaka – The Bangladesh poll schedule “cannot be said to have been properly thought through”, said a leading daily which observed that the announcement was made in “undue... read more »
