US drone targeting Pakistani Taliban kills 21 in Afghanistan
Dera Ismail Khan, Mar 8 (AP) Pakistani intelligence officials and local Taliban say two missiles fired from a US drone hit a militant facility in neighboring Afghanistan, killing 21 insurgents, including the son of the head of the Pakistani Taliban. The officials say the strike took place on Wednesday and targeted a compound frequented by […]
Lanka Prez removes PM Wickremesinghe as law and order minister after communal riots
Colombo, Mar 8 : Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena today replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as the law and order minister amidst fresh violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in the Kandy district despite imposition of nationwide emergency. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, a senior politician from Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP) was sworn in […]
UK races to find source of poison used against Russia ex-spy
London, Mar 8 (AFP) British detectives today scrambled to find the source of the nerve agent used in the attempted murder of a Russian former double-agent and his daughter. Sergei Skripal, 66, who moved to Britain in a 2010 spy swap, is in a critical condition in hospital along with his daughter Yulia after they […]
Trump set to sign executive order on steel import tariff
Washington, Mar 8: US President Donald Trump is set to sign a controversial executive order imposing a hefty 25 per cent import tariff on steel and 10 per cent on aluminium, a move which America’s top trading partners said would attract retaliation. Trump’s plan for stiff and sweeping steel and aluminium import tariffs would face […]
S Korea leader sees more obstacles ahead to disarm N Korea
Seoul, Mar 8 (AP) South Korea’s president said today that many “critical moments” still lie ahead to end the nuclear crisis despite North Korea’s recent outreach to Seoul and Washington. Moon Jae-in spoke before two senior Seoul officials left for the United States to brief officials about the outcome of their recent visit to North […]
Prince Charles appoints Indian-origin steel tycoon as UK skills ambassador
London, Mar 8:Indian-origin steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has been appointed by Britain’s Prince Charles as an official ambassador for the Industrial Cadets programme designed to nurture manufacturing skills. Gupta was appointment to the flagship programme to give children and young people direct structured experience of industry while still at school or college. The Industrial Cadets […]
Regime sends more forces to Ghouta as UN decries ‘apocalypse’ in Syria
Douma (Syria), Mar 7: Syria’s regime sent reinforcements to Eastern Ghouta today, tightening the noose around the shrinking rebel enclave hours before a top-level UN meeting on the escalating violence. The blistering onslaught has prompted outrage against the regime, with the United Nations’ human rights chief saying the government was orchestrating an “apocalypse” in Syria. […]
Putin praises Trump, says US political system eating itself
Moscow, Mar 7 (AP) Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has praised US President Donald Trump but expressed disappointment with the US political system, saying it is “eating itself up.” Asked if he was disappointed with Trump, Putin told state TV that he had no such feeling, adding he had a very positive impression of Trump, whom […]
Papua New Guinea quake death toll at 55 as aftershock hits
Wellington, Mar 7 (AP) A powerful earthquake that struck Papua New Guinea last week has left at least 55 people dead and authorities fear the toll could exceed 100, as survivors faced more shaking early today from the strongest aftershock so far. Southern Highlands Governor William Powi said people were feeling traumatised from the disaster […]
Curfew re-imposed in Kandy; Govt blocks internet
Colombo, Mar 7: Curfew was re-imposed today in Sri Lanka’s riot-hit Kandy district with immediate effect until further notice following reports of violence between majority Sinhala Buddhists and minority Muslims in other areas of the multi-ethnic district. The authorities yesterday imposed curfew till this morning after communal violence erupted in the Theldeniya area of the […]
