Washington | 19 days ago
Press freedom 'non-existent' in N.Korea, Iran, Syria
Washington, May 4 - North Korea, Iran and Syria are among the top 10 countries deemed worst for press freedom, according to an annual ranking by a Washington-based watchdog.Just 14 percent of the world's population lives in societies that enjoy vibrant coverage of public affairs, a legal environment that undergirds a free press and freedom from intrusion by the government or other political forces ... read more

Washington | 19 days ago
Press freedom 'non-existent' in N.Korea, Iran, Syria
Washington, May 4 - North Korea, Iran and Syria are among the top 10 countries deemed worst for press freedom, according to an annual ranking by a Washington-based watchdog.Just 14 percent of the world's population lives in societies that enjoy vibrant coverage of public affairs, a legal environment that undergirds a free press and freedom from intrusion by the government or other political forces ... read more

Washington | 20 days ago
Boston bombers' first target was July 4
Washington, May 3 - The Boston Marathon bomber brothers initially planned to carry out a suicide-bomb attack on America's July 4 Independence Day, the surviving suspect told the investigators, according to various media reports.But they decided to move up the date as their pressure cooker bombs were ready earlier than they expected, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, told investigators, CNN reported citing an ... read more

Washington | 29 days ago
Boston bomber, David Headley escaped security US radar
Washington, April 24 - The Boston Marathon bombing is the fifth case, including the case of David Headley, a key plotter of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, where potential terrorists have survived the American security scrutiny, according to a key US lawmaker.The Boston Marathon bombing is the fifth case I'm aware of where a person was brought to the attention of the FBI. ... The FBI exam ... read more

Abu Dhabi | 1 month ago
Etihad Airways to launch Abu Dhabi-Belgrade flights
Abu Dhabi, April 17 - Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, will commence daily non-stop flights between its home base of Abu Dhabi and Serbian capital Belgrade from June 15.Serbia's national carrier JatAirways will place its JU code on the new service, as well as to 21 destinations on the Etihad Airways network.Etihad Airways will place its EY code on 23 of JatAirways' European flights ... read more

Islamabad | 4 months ago
Pakistan to get 42 mn euro in aid from European Commission
Islamabad, Jan 11 - The European Commission - will provide 42 million euro - in humanitarian aid to Pakistan this year, a media report said Friday.The aid was announced in Brussels Thursday, as part of a 661-million-euro assistance the EC has allocated for 2013, the Dawn reported.The EC said that part of the budget is dedicated to forgotten crises, communities that receive little media attention a ... read more

4 months ago
UAE distributes 10,000 food parcels for Yemenis
Sana'a, Jan 10 - The United Arab Emirates's Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Humanitarian Foundation has distributed 10,000 food parcels among the needy families in Yemen's capital Sana'a.The aid was part of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan's 500 million dirhams - food aid for poverty-stricken areas in Yemen. --IANS/WAMsd/vd ... read more

4 months ago
Yemen sees surge in 'husband killings'
Moscow, Jan 9 - At least 50 Yemeni women were arrested last year on murder charges with most of them accused of killing their husbands, the Yemeni interior ministry has said in a report.The arrested women were aged between 25 and 50 years.According to the ministry, the main reasons for their crimes were a feeling of inequality, domestic violence and emotional motives.Al Arabiya cited Mujib Abdul B ... read more

4 months ago
Yemen sees surge in 'husband killings'
Moscow, Jan 9 - At least 50 Yemeni women were arrested last year on murder charges with most of them accused of killing their husbands, the Yemeni interior ministry has said in a report.The arrested women were aged between 25 and 50 years.According to the ministry, the main reasons for their crimes were a feeling of inequality, domestic violence and emotional motives.Al Arabiya cited Mujib Abdul B ... read more

New Delhi | 4 months ago
Police asked for details of arrested foreigners
New Delhi, Jan 8 - The external affairs ministry Tuesday asked Delhi Police for details of four foreigners arrested -- later released -- for allegedly passing lewd comments at a woman here.We have asked for the details and will take it up with the concerned missions, a ministry spokesman said. He said the four have been released.None of them are serving diplomats. They have a diplomatic passport, ... read more