Iran accuses Israel of benefiting from strife in Egypt, after attacks in ji...
Iran has condemned violence in the Sinai Peninsula that left dozens of Egyptian security personnel dead on Friday, accusing Israel of benefiting from insecurity in the volatile region that weakens the government in Cairo.On Friday, security sources said two attacks in the Sinai region killed 33... read more »
Furious Cameron refuses to pay EU bill
British prime minister David Cameron’s troubled relationship with the EU plumbed new depths yesterday as he said Britain would not be paying more than €2.1bn in ‘top-up’ EU budget payments. During a tense summit in Brussels yesterday, a furious Cameron claimed that Britain had been... read more »
Mumbai airport on high alert after threat of bomb explosion or suicide atta...
The Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) in Mumbai has been put on high alert following a specific threat of possible bomb explosion or suicide attack on an Air India flight from Mumbai. The terror threat was received at Kolkata, about the possible targeting of an AI flight on the... read more »
Will Launch Campaign Against Kashmir Rights ‘Violations’: Aziz
Pakistan will launch a campaign internationally against the human rights “violations” by the Indian army in Kashmir, the country’s Adviser on Foreign Affairs said today. Giving a statement in the Senate, the Upper House of the Parliament, on the recent incidents of ceasefire... read more »
Royal Mail And Amazon Create 32,000 Xmas Jobs
More than 30,000 temporary jobs are to be created for the Christmas postal rush, it has been announced. Royal Mail said it would take on 19,000 additional workers and online retailer Amazon... read more »
More Hikers Rescued From Deadly Nepal Route
Authorities in Nepal have closed a popular trekking route in the Himalayas after new hikers had to be rescued from the Annapurna area days after dozens were killed in blizzards and... read more »
Pakistan charity boss Abdul Sattar Edhi ‘heartbroken’ after robbery
Abdul Sattar Edhi, 86, was asleep when a gang of armed men raided the Karachi slum building that serves as his residence and charity headquarters. They made off with gold, silver and cash... read more »
Turkey facilitating transfer of Iraqi Kurdish fighters to Kobani, FM says
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday that Turkey was facilitating the passage of Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters to Kobani to aid Syrian Kurds defending the town against... read more »
Japan trade, justice ministers quit amid scandals
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s trade and justice ministers resigned Monday after allegations they misused campaign funds in the biggest setback so far for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s conservative... read more »
