UAE, Somalia sign agreement
byAbu Dhabi, April 1 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Somalia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further bilateral relations in…
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Mandela’s treatment continues at hospital
byJohannesburg, April 1 (IANS) Former South African president Nelson Mandela continued to receive treatment in hospital four days after re-admission due to the recurrence…
IMF team to visit Egypt
byCairo, April 1 (IANS) A technical team of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to visit Egypt Wednesday to discuss a $4.8 billion…
Five killed in South African chopper crash
byJohannesburg, April 1 (IANS) Five people were killed when a South African Air Force (SAAF) helicopter crashed Saturday night, Xinhua reported Sunday. The accident…
17 bodies recovered in Tibet landslide
byLhasa, April 1 (IANS) The number of bodies recovered at the site of a mining area landslide in China’s Tibet region reached 17 late…
Marseille rises to second in French Ligue 1
byParis, March 31 (IANS) Marseille beat southern rivals Nice 1-0 Sunday to overtake Lyon for the second place at the French football league, but…
Russia to recruit biathlon coaching staff
byMoscow, March 31 (IANS) Russia’s national biathlon coaching crew will be reshuffled before the Sochi Winter Olympics next year, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said…
SC to decide pharma patent, take up marines case
byNew Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Supreme Court will pronounce an important judgment Monday on a Swiss pharma firm’s plea asserting its patent over…
Ryder ‘OK’, out of ICU
byChristchurch, March 31 (IANS) New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder was Sunday taken out of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and in his first public…
North Korea says it wants nuclear capability
byPyongyang, March 31 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Sunday the country had adopted a new strategy of carrying out economic construction…