China, EU to enhance cooperation on urbanisation
Beijing – China is willing to learn from the European Union (EU) in i! ts push towards urbanisation, Premier Li Keqiang said Thursday. Addressing the closing ceremony of Thursday’s 2013 China-EU Urbanisation Partnership Forum, Li said that the country would respect and protect the... read more »
UN to vote Dec 6 on Jordan joining security council
United Nations – The UN General Assembly is to vote Dec 6 over whether Jordan should fill a two-year term on the UN Security Council (UNSC) beginning Jan 1, 2014, the UN said Thursday. The balloting is to fill the vacancy created when Saudi Arabia refused to take up the seat it was elected to... read more »
NATO can’t slow down given complex threats
Budapest – Given the complex threats of terrorism, wea! pons of mass destruction and cyber warfare, NATO’s Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow has said the security organisation cannot slow down. Vershbow, attending the 17th International NATO Conference, Thursday predicted that... read more »
Nawaz Sharif assures Afghan negotiators help in peace
Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured the visiting Afghan High Peace Council President that his government will fully back the peace efforts in Afghanistan. Sharif made the commitment while meeting Syed Salahuddin Rabbani, president of Afghan High Peace Council, Xinhua... read more »
Cylinder explosion kills 3, injures 8 in Salem: Report
Ayesha (40), her son Siddique (18) and their neighbour Deveraj (45) were killed when an LPG cylinder exploded on Wednesday morning in Devaraj’s first floor house on Mettukadai Street... read more »
Vote counting begins in Nepal Constituent Assembly polls
Officials began counting votes on Wednesday that were cast during an election to choose a new Constituent Assembly. Election Commission official Bir Bahadur Rai said the counting started in... read more »
Police probe if Virginia state senator was stabbed by son
Richmond – A Virginia state senator was stabbed and seriously wounded at his home on Tuesday, and police said they were investigating whether the senator’s son may have carried... read more »
Philippines typhoon toll crosses 4,000 mark
Manila – Death toll from typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) breached the 4,000 level, the Philippine disaster agency said Wednesday. National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management... read more »
Obama urges senators to delay new sanctions on Iran
Washington – US President Barack Obama Tuesday appealed to senators to delay voting for tougher sanctions on Iran, as part of his administration’s continuing efforts to buy negotiators... read more »
