Tear gas, rubber bullets used against protesters in Istanbul
Istanbul – More than 1,000 policemen dispersed anti-government protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon in Istanbul’s central Taksim square and nearby streets Friday night. Some 10,000 people staged protests against a corruption scandal in the capital of Turkey,... read more »
Khobragade case: India seeks details of possible U.S. tax violations
New Delhi – The Indian Government has reportedly sought details about staff in American schools in the country for possible tax violations and revoked ID cards of U.S. consular officials and their families, retaliatory steps for the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York. The measures... read more »
Deadly explosion rocks Lebanese capital Beirut, 5 Killed
Mohamed Shattah, Lebanon’s former finance minister, has been killed by a car bomb that exploded in the centre of the capital Beirut along with at least five others, officials told Al Jazeera. The blast struck close to the government’s headquarters and parliament on Friday, injuring at... read more »
Beijing may relax birth policy in 2014
Beijing – Beijing has started to examine a draft to relax the more than 30-year-old one-child policy, authorities said Friday. The standing committee of Beijing Municipal People’s Congress is mulling an amendment to the Beijing Municipal Population and Family Planning Regulations,... read more »
