Barack Obama drops objection to letting Congress vote on Iran deal; Israel ...
Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran, after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won strong support from both parties. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama, who had said he would veto the... read more »
PM Modi writes in German daily, says India should be an engine for worldwid...
India should be an engine for worldwide growth on the strengths of its democracy and a fresh push to revitalise the country’s economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Since India’s voters gave the first clear majority mandate to the BJP in three decades, the NDA government has put... read more »
Germanwings plane evacuated after bomb threat
Berlin: Germanwings says a plane headed for Milan was evacuated at Cologne-Bonn airport after German police received a bomb threat against the flight. The airline said the threat against flight 826 to Milan’s Malpensa airport was received by federal police on Sunday evening. The tower in... read more »
Egypt imposes life jail penalty for cross-border tunnel use
People who dig and use cross-border tunnels in Egypt could face a maximum penalty of life in jail, state news agency MENA said on Sunday, citing amendments to the penal code targeting activity in the frontier area near the Gaza Strip. Egypt declared a state of emergency in the border area last year... read more »
