Austin serial bomber kills himself with explosive device: police
Houston, Mar 21 : A 24-year-old suspected “serial bomber” who terrorised the US state of Texas, especially its capital Austin, for nearly three weeks with parcel bombs is dead after he blew himself up in his car as authorities closed in, police said today. Austin has been on edge amid the attacks, which have led […]
Myanmar’s president, a close friend of Suu Kyi, retires
Yangon, Mar 21: Myanmar’s president, a close friend of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, said today that he was retiring, a move that puts a representative of the country’s already powerful military at least temporarily in a position of executive power. An announcement posted on the Facebook page of the Myanmar President Office said 71-year-old […]
China not to cede a ‘single inch’ of land, ready for ‘bloody battle’: Xi
Beijing, Mar 20 : China will not cede a “single inch” of its territory to others and is ready to wage a “bloody battle” to assume its due place in the world, a belligerent President Xi Jinping, now enjoying a life-long tenure, asserted today. In a 30-minute fervently nationalistic speech at the close of the […]
Strike on Syria’s Ghouta kills 15 children sheltering in school
Beirut, Mar 20 (AFP) An air strike on a school in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta has killed 15 children and two women who were using its basement as a bomb shelter, a monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the bombing raid hit Arbin, a key town in the dwindling rebel-held enclave of Ghouta […]
Russian diplomats head home from Britain after spy attack
Moscow, Mar 20 (AP) Nearly two dozen Russian diplomats headed home today after Britain’s prime minister ordered them to leave because of a nerve agent attack on UK soil. Several dozen people, including children, emerged from the Russian Embassy in west London with suitcases, bags and pet carriers. Some hugged before they boarded vehicles, including […]
US won’t resume security aid to Pak till it allays concerns on ‘terror safe havens’
Washington, Mar 20 :The US will not resume security aid to Pakistan until it addresses America’s concerns on “terrorist safe havens”, the Pentagon said, underlining that Islamabad’s action against militants would not only help Afghanistan but also protect India and the entire region. The US in January suspended more than USD 1.15 billion security […]
UK investigating Cambridge Analytica, Facebook
London, Mar 20 (AP) Britain’s information commissioner says she is using all her legal powers to investigate the handling of millions of people’s personal Facebook data by the social media giant and by political campaign consultants Cambridge Analytica. Commissioner Elizabeth Denham is pursuing a warrant to search Cambridge Analytica’s servers. The company allegedly used data […]
French ex-president Sarkozy held in Libya financing probe
Paris, Mar 20 (AFP) Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into police custody on Tuesday for questioning over suspected Libyan financing of his 2007 election campaign, a source close to the inquiry told AFP. Sarkozy, 63, had until now refused to respond to a summons for questioning in the case, which drew heightened […]
Putin wins fourth term, opponents say vote rigged
Moscow, Mar 19 (AFP) Vladimir Putin today faced another six years in power after a record win in Russia’s presidential election, but congratulations from abroad were largely muted after opponents accused him of rigging the vote and Moscow’s relations with the West worsened. Putin, who has ruled Russia for almost two decades, recorded his […]
China unveils new Cabinet amid dip in growth, territorial disputes
Beijing, Mar 19 : Chinese Premier Li Keqiang today unveiled his new Cabinet as part of the government’s efforts to stabilise the world’s second largest economy and appointed a missile expert as the defence minister amidst regional tensions with its neighbours over territorial disputes. The new line-up approved by the rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s […]
