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13 Jun 2012International
Obama administration says Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad's regime and is warning about a dramatic escalation in the Arab country's 15-month conflict.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says the delivery represents the "latest information”. She says the US is concerned as the helicopters "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically”.She is calling instead...
Source : Zeenews | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
Baghdad: Coordinated car bombs in four Iraqi cities targeting Shi’ite pilgrims killed at least 63 people and wounded dozens more early Wednesday in Iraq's latest wave of sectarian-fuelled violence, officials said.The death toll was expected to rise in the attacks, which included car bombs that tore into Shi’ite religious processions at four different locations across Baghdad.It was the third attack...
Source : Zeenews | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi left her country on Wednesday to start her European tour covering Switzerland, Norway, Britain, Ireland and France.The trip of Suu Kyi, who is also a parliamentarian, came more than a week after she made her first trip in 24 years to Thailand and attended the World Economic Forum on East Asia in Bangkok.Aung San Suu Kyi will first arrive in Switzerland and...
Source : Zeenews | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
Foreign Minister SM Krishna and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are due to begin talks in Washington as part of the US-India strategic dialogue.They come days after the US exempted India from economic sanctions in return for cutting imports of Iranian oil.Ms Clinton said ahead of the talks that ties with India "have never been stronger".Mr Krishna is being accompanied by a large team, including...
Source : BBC | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
Pakistani real estate tycoon on Tuesday accused the chief justice of turning a blind eye to his son's alleged corrupt financial practices, in a scandal that could damage one of the few public figures willing to take on the powerful military.Malik Riaz, who fashions himself as a billionaire philanthropist, said he had given almost $3.6 million in bribes to Arsalan Iftikhar, son of Chief Justice Iftikhar...
Source : IBNLive | 345 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
Performances of Shakespeare's The Tempest in Dundee have been suspended following the death of one of the play's actors.Robert Paterson, 54, was due to perform as Gonzalo, the honest councillor in the production.Theatre group Dundee Rep said the production was cancelled this week but would resume next week.Mr Paterson, who had also served as a writer and director with the company, died at his home...
Source : BBC | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
Syrian troops have tortured and executed children and used some as young as eight as ''human shields'' during raids against rebels, according to a United Nations report.The UN branded the Syrian government as one of the worst offenders on its annual ''list of shame'' of conflict countries where children are killed, tortured and forced to fight.The report was tabled at the UN as new claims emerged that...
Source : Sydney Morning Herald | 345 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
A thrilling 1-1 draw between old adversaries Poland and Russia was marred by the worst fan violence of soccer's European Championship so far on Tuesday, with 123 fans arrested after running street battles in Warsaw.Riot police were pelted with missiles including rocks, flares and bottles, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at fans in response after bloody fighting broke out on the bridge across the...
Source : bdnews24 | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
will consult TMC on the president's candidature," Yadav told reporters ahead of his meeting with the party's chief Mamata Banerjee in the evening.Banerjee, who had met Yadav Tuesday evening, will again meet the SP chief after meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi....
Source : Prokerala | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
drugs courier has been jailed for more than five years after police recovered heroin worth tens of thousands of pounds in Aberdeen.Stephen Mudd, 22, was seen shining a torch in a woodland area in March this year where detectives had earlier found drugs hidden in a jar.Mudd admitted being concerned in the supply of drugs, and was jailed for five years and 219 days.The High Court in Edinburgh heard Mudd...
Source : BBC | 344 Day(s) AgoCategory : International
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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