US urges lanka to end violence
Washington: The US called upon Sri lanka to end violence against religious minorities and restrictions on freedom of Press.
US position on E China Sea will not change
Washington: China’s provocative action of declaring an air defence identification zone in the East China Sea could lead to miscalculation and further tension in the region, the White House said, urging Beijing not to implement its decision in this regard.
Activists: Syrian air strikes kill 12
Beirut: Syrian Government aircraft on Saturday pounded a rebel-held city in the country’s northeast, killing at least 12 people including five children, activists said.
Egypt courts let off 21 women protesters
Cairo: Egyptian appeals courts on Saturday ordered 14 women jailed after a protest to be freed, reducing 11-year prison terms to one-year suspended sentences, as seven girls were also ordered released.
3 officials suspended for misquoting Sharif
Islamabad: Three Government officials have been suspended in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for quoting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as having said that Kashmir was a flashpoint that could trigger a fourth war with India, a media report said.
British Tamils call for putting pressure on Sl
Colombo: The Tamil community in Britain is mounting pressure on the British establishment to compel Sri lanka to an early reconciliatory action.
Jordan elected to UN Security Council
United Nations: Jordan has been elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, filling a seat that Saudi Arabia had declined to accept after an earlier election to protest the world body’s failure to end the Syrian and Israeli-Palestinian conflicts.