Helsinki: Judgement of the Supreme Court of Finland in the case of sexual abuse of a minor girl by a refugee has become a cause of severe unrest. The Supreme Court has kept the mild punishment awarded by the lower courts unchanged accepting that the incident did not amount to rape. This has had severe […]
New Delhi: For the first time since the Second World War, fighter jets will be deployed at the airbases on the Andaman-Nicobar Islands. This decision appears to be due to the changing world scenario and the increasing Chinese activities in the Indian Ocean. This will augment the Indian defence preparedness in the western sector of […]
Sofia: British Junior Defence Minister Frederick Curzon supported the French proposal saying, ‘France has come up with some concepts to improve the safety and security in Europe. We will discuss these with France. There is a possibility that the French proposal may become a reality.’ Until now, the UK had opposed forming the ‘European Military’ […]
Canberra: The advanced fighter jet ‘Sukhoi-30’ crashed near Latakia in Syria after taking off from the Hmeymim airbase in north western Syria. The Russian defence ministry has informed that there was no attack on the jet and both the pilots have been killed in the crash. Russia has started strong preparations to retaliate against the […]
Tehran: ‘The Iranian threat against withdrawal from the nuclear treaty is not a bluff. Iran has the technological capability to harvest Uranium of the highest quality. Iran can obtain more enriched Uranium at an even faster rate than before,’ threatened Ali Akbar Salehi, the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran. Iranian President, Rouhani had […]
Doha: The second wave of the ‘Arab Spring’ agitation is expected to rise soon, the scholars in the Middle Eastern countries have warned. While speaking at a forum organised by the Qatar based news channel ‘Al Jazeera’, Professor Mohamed Mahjoub Haroon and Professor Hmoud al-Olimat, both said that the Second Arab Spring is inevitable, pointing […]
Shanghai: “The sanctions imposed by the United States and Europe have created an opportunity for Russia and China to strengthen their mutual economic cooperation and that both the countries should use the local currency for mutual trade,” demand Chinese industrialists. This statement was made in the ‘Valdai Discussion Club’ meeting in Shanghai. Russia being the […]
Washington: “The ‘Deep State’, the secret rulers of the United States and the evil forces following the path of darkness, have united against President Donald Trump and he faces a major threat from them. The Christians therefore should put the power of their prayers behind President Trump to shield him”, urged Pastor Frank Amedia. ‘Frank […]
Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia): Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has reached Mongolia after completing her China visit where she met Mongolian Foreign Minister D. Tsogtbaatar. A decision to strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the infrastructure, energy and Information Technology sectors was taken in these discussions. Foreign Minister Swaraj underlined the Mongolian importance from the […]
Washington: The United States seems to have reaped the benefits of the agreement signed between the main organisation of oil-producing countries, OPEC and Russia for raising oil prices. Russia and OPEC had signed an agreement to reduce oil production with the objective of creating a hike in oil prices. The United States has taken advantage […]