Assad orders formation of new government
June 6th, 2012 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Damascus, June 6 (IANS) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered former agriculture minister Riyad Farid Hijab to form a new government for the conflict-stricken country, state-run SANA news agency reported Wednesday.The ... Read more...
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China delivers drinking water to Japan
March 18th, 2011 - 4:06 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, March 18 (IANS) China Thursday delivered 10 tonnes of bottled drinking water to Japan as part of its aid to the disaster-stricken country.Eight-hundred boxes of waterbottles were Thursday air-lifted ... Read more...
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Pak envoy to Egypt’s ‘charge for flight’ stand nixing evacuation of citizens from Cairo
February 4th, 2011 - 3:47 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Feb 4(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to Cairo Seema Naqvi has become a virtual hurdle to the evacuation of Pakistanis from the riot-torn Egyptian capital by asking the Foreign Office to charge money ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Prince William attends Remembrance Service in Afghanistan
November 14th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Nov.14 (ANI): Prince William flew to Afghanistan on Sunday to pay tribute to Britain's war dead killed in the trouble-stricken country and in other conflicts. According to The Sunday Telegraph, ... Read more...
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Jon Voight calls Time Magazine as ‘Anti Semitic’
September 16th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actress Angelina Jolie’s father – Jon Voight has managed to stir up a controversy with his statement that Time Magazine is ‘anti-Semitic’.The acclaimed actor thinks that the ... Read more...
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UAE sends 500 tonnes food aid to Somalia
September 1st, 2010 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Aug 31 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sent 500 tonnes of food to Somalia as part of its humanitarian assistance to the poverty-stricken country during the holy month ... Read more...
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Pak unlikely to issue visas to 400 Indian docs ready to help flood victims
August 19th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug.19 (ANI): Nearly 400 Indian doctors, who are waiting for the Pakistan government's nod to help flood victims, are unlikely to get visas to visit the disaster-stricken country.Nationalist leaders in Pakistan ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak to decide on India’s five million dollar aid offer after gauging world response
August 16th, 2010 - 12:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 16(ANI): A final decision by Pakistan on India's five million dollar assistance offer for disaster relief efforts in the flood-stricken country would be possible only after gauging the response from ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
US sends choppers to bolster aid efforts in flood-hit Pak
August 14th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 14(ANI): The United States has sent two US Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters and a US Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter to Pakistan as part of the continued humanitarian ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak ‘considering’ India’s five million dollar aid offer for flood victims
August 14th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 14(ANI): Pakistan seems to be unsure about how to respond to India's offer of the five million dollar assistance for disaster relief efforts in flood-stricken country.Indian External Affairs Minister ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Pak will overcome flood crisis: Clinton
August 13th, 2010 - 12:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 13(ANI): US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has offered Independence Day greetings to the people of Pakistan, in which she hopes that the flood-stricken country would overcome the crisis.In a ... Read more...
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Pak says Cameron’s ‘terror sponsorship’ remarks hampering flood aid efforts
August 12th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 12(ANI): Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussein Haroon, has said that British Prime Minister David Cameron's accusation of Islamabad promoting terrorism has hampered aid efforts for the ... Read more...
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Wyclef Jean aware of assassination risk
August 9th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 09 (ANI): Rapper Wyclef Jean has admitted that he is aware of the risk of assassination during his campaign to become the Haitian president.The former Fugees star recently announced his ... Read more...
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I want to adopt orphans: Robbie Williams
June 20th, 2010 - 12:28 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 20 (IANS) Singer Robbie Williams says he would like to adopt two orphans sometime in the future.
The singer recently visited Haiti on charity efforts and felt "guilt" at not ... Read more...
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Hope For Haiti Telethon To Be Shown On Jan 22
January 22nd, 2010 - 8:42 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The devastating earthquake that shocked the poverty stricken country Haiti a few days back turned the places into a mess and wrecked havoc with the life ... Read more...
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Money from kin abroad buoys Haiti quake victims
January 22nd, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 22 (IANS/EFE) The arrival of the first remittances from abroad since the Jan 12 earthquake has brought a hint of relief to some of the three million Haitians affected by ... Read more...
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France to US “this is about helping Haiti, not about occupying Haiti”
January 19th, 2010 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Brussels, Jan 19(ANI): A French Minister has called for a United Nations investigation into the dominant US role in Haiti, saying that international aid efforts were about helping the quake-stricken country, not ... Read more...
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Massive earthquake devastates Haiti (Second Lead)
January 13th, 2010 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Jan 13 (DPA) A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Tuesday evening near this capital of Haiti, blocking roads, collapsing buildings and leaving bodies strewn in the streets.
With spotty communications into the ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton follows in Angelina Jolie’s footsteps with charity visit to Guatemala
August 28th, 2009 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 28 (ANI): American socialite Paris Hilton has done a good turn by following in actress Angelina Jolie's footsteps, and making a charity visit to Guatemala.Hilton, 28, reportedly left her ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton visits Guatemala for charity
August 28th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 28 (IANS) Socialite heiress Paris Hilton recently visited Guatemala for a cause and says her trip has changed her outlook on life.
Hilton left her glitzy Los Angeles life ... Read more...
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Tsvangirai faces heavy responsibilities: European Commission
February 11th, 2009 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Feb 11 (DPA) The European Commission, the executive arm of European Union (EU), Wednesday welcomed the formation of a power-sharing government in Zimbabwe and urged new Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai to ... Read more...
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China marks 30th anniversary of economic reform
December 18th, 2008 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (Xinhua) China Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the start of its economic reforms and opening-up drive, with President Hu Jintao calling for continuing the process that turned the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
N. Korea to resume disabling nuke plant
October 13th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Seoul, Oct.13 (ANI): North Korea welcomed its removal from Washingtons list of terrorism sponsors and confirmed on Sunday that it would resume disabling its main nuclear weapons complex and allow international ... Read more...
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Mugabe lifts ban on food aid as power-sharing talks resume
August 30th, 2008 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Harare, Aug 30 (DPA) President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has finally yielded to international pressure and announced it was lifting a three-month ban on the distribution of food aid in the hunger-stricken ... Read more...
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Maoists to end 200-year old tradition of Gurkhas serving in British Army
May 29th, 2008 - 12:08 pm ICT by admin
Kathmandu, May 29 (ANI): The Maoists, who won a surprise election last month after a decade of civil war, are determined to see an end to the 200-year old tradition of ... Read more...
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1.5 million people ’severely affected’ by Myanmar cyclone: UN
May 9th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
New York, May 9 (RIA Novosti) Some 1.5 million people have been "severely affected" by cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar last weekend, a UN official has said. Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Zimbabweans want change, says EU chief
April 9th, 2008 - 11:39 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Brussels, April 9 (DPA) Saying Zimbabweans want change, European Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso Wednesday urged the country's President Robert Mugabe to favour a "peaceful transition" towards full democracy in his poverty-stricken ... Read more...
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