Nelson Mandela hailed as `King of Human Equality’
byMexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The World Boxing Council proclaimed South Africa’s Nelson Mandela as “King of Human Equality” in recognition of his decades-long…
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Number of unemployed falls in Spain
byMadrid, April 3 (IANS/EFE) The number of people registered as unemployed fell by 4,979 in March, compared to the prior month, to 5.03 million,…
‘West preparing modified Libyan scenario for Syria’
byMoscow: The West might try implementing a modified “Libyan scenario” in Syria by supplying weapons to the Syrian opposition to oust President Bashar al-Assad,…
Three Indians get US award for combating violence against women
byWashington: Three brothers from India have received the prestigious Vital Voices Global Leadership Award from Vice President Joe Biden for their humanitarian working to…
Last Soviet-era n-sub to be dismantled by 2014
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s Nerpa shipyard is to dismantle the last Soviet-era nuclear submarine by 2014, the yard said. The Project 949A…
Chief editor of Uzbek paper detained in Kyrgyzstan
byBishkek, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Police in Kyrgyzstan have detained the editor-in-chief of the country’s largest Uzbek-language newspaper on suspicion of his involvement in…
Anand Jon gets five years jail for molesting NY models
byNew York, April 3 (IANS) A New York court has sentenced Indian fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander to five years jail for admittedly forcing…
US needs 5-7 interceptors for Russian ICBM: Expert
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The US will need between five and seven Ground Based Interceptors (GBI) to intercept one Russian Topol-M intercontinental ballistic…
Liquor sales go down in Russia
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Sales of vodka and other spirits in Russia dropped almost nine percent in February year-on-year to 113 million litres,…
Kidnapped Ukrainian reporter returns to Syria
byMoscow, April 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Ukrainian journalist Ankhar Kochneva, who was held captive by militants in Syria for five months before she escaped last…