‘Fukushima plant leak yet to threaten China’
Beijing: Radioactive water leaking from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has not yet threatened Chinese waters, the Government said on Sunday. The latest data showed that contaminated water areas have expanded, but no immediate impact on waters under the jurisdiction of China has been reported, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said.
Tunisians call on govt to resign
Tunis: Thousands of Tunisians demonstrated in front of the National Assembly calling for the resignation of the Islamist-led Government. Sunday's demonstration kicked off a planned week of protests by a coalition of Opposition parties calling for the departure of the Government because of its inability to guarantee security and the economy of the country.
Karzai visits Pak, plans to release Barader
Islamabad: Afghan President Hamid Karzai will arrive here on Monday on a one-day trip to discuss the frayed ties with Pakistan and seek release of Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Barader as a confidence building measure.
Militants kill 4, torch NATO oil tankers
Karachi: Armed militants killed four people, including two policemen, and torched NATO oil tankers on Sunday in separate incidents of violence in Pakistan's Balochistan province. They killed four persons in the volatile Kach and Sibi districts while the oil tankers carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan were torched in Khuzdar district, police said.
Iraq attacks leave 23 dead
Baghdad: A series of attacks in Baghdad and north Iraq killed 23 people on Sunday amid a surge in violence that authorities have failed to stem despite wide-ranging operations targeting militants.
Indian-origin man to head S African varsity
Johannesburg: An Indian-origin professor has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor of one of South Africa's internationally-renowned academic institutions. Prof Adam Habib is named as Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Witwatersrand, by Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke.
FARC terrorists kill 13 Colombian soldiers
Bogota (Colombia): FARC guerrillas killed 13 soldiers in an attack on a Colombian army patrol shortly after officials announced talks with the leftist rebels would resume on Monday. "We regret to inform you that as the result of a FARC terrorist attack, two sergeants and 11 soldiers were killed," the Colombian Army leadership said.
‘Hijab appeal' campaign divides Sweden
Stockholm: In gender-equality Sweden, a grassroots movement defending women's right to wear hijab has split the nation, backed by politicians and celebrities while critics say it supports a symbol of female "oppression".
Hundreds of Swedish women have posted photographs wearing headscarves on social networks to support a pregnant Muslim woman who says she was attacked outside Stockholm for wearing a veil.
12 tonnes of explosives seized in Pakistan
Peshawar: Pakistani security officials on Sunday seized 12 tonnes of explosives and arrested a terrorist from a hideout in the restive northwest, bordering Afghanistan. The Khyber Agency seized mine bombs, rockets and jehadi books, Col. Naeem of Frontier Scouts said.
Nepal urges people to make polls successful
Kathmandu: The head of Nepal's interim Government on Sunday called on all sections of society to make the Constituent Assembly elections successful, even as four major political forces and the dissenting parties failed to reach an agreement on some key issues.
Navi to raise rights concerns with lanka
Colombo: UN rights chief Navi Pillay on Sunday vowed to raise human rights concerns with the Sri lankan leadership as she arrived here on a week-long visit to solve the alleged war crimes by the military during the nearly three-decade-long conflict with lTTE.