Amit Shah to begin UP innings June 12
byLucknow, June 6 (IANS) Amit Shah, a close aide of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and national general secretary of the BJP, will begin…
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Obama snubs Republicans to name Rice national security adviser
byWashington, June 6 (IANS) In a snub to the Republicans, President Barack Obama named long time confidante Susan Rice, who had courted political controversy…
Suicides soar in Italy
byRome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Recession-mired Italy saw a 40-percent surge in the number of suicides over a 15-month period between 2012 and the first…
Man kills father with crossbow in Italy
byRome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) A 24-year-old man in Italy has confessed to killing his father with a crossbow after he refused to give him…
Angolan diplomat robbed in Rome
byRome, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Two young female pickpockets — reportedly Roma gypsies — stole 3,000 euros from an Angolan diplomat in the Italian capital,…
Pope backs Syria peace conference bid
byVatican City, June 6 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has voiced support for international attempts to convene a peace conference to be attended by Syria’s government…
UAE leaders greet Elizabeth on 60th anniversary
byAbu Dhabi, June 6 (IANS/WAM) UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to Queen Elizabeth II on the…
Bengal raises issue of ISI-backed groups
byNew Delhi, June 5 (IANS) Bringing the issue of Pakistan’s ISI-backed fundamentalist organisations to the fore, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee Wednesday said…
UAE, Poland discuss relations
byAbu Dhabi, June 5 (IANS/WAM) Top officials of the UAE and Poland met here and held talks on improving bilateral relations. Saeed Hamdan Al-Naqbi,…
Algerian diplomat meets Dubai leader
byDubai, June 5 (IANS/WAM) The Algerian consul-general to Dubai called on the deputy ruler of Dubai at the beginning of his tenure in the…