Zarif, Kerry to hold nuke talks in Geneva
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and top US diplomat John Kerry will meet in Geneva this weekend for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme, an Iranian official said on Thursday.
3 killed in attack on nursing home in China
Beijing: At least three persons were killed and 15 others injured when a nursing worker randomly attacked people at a nursing home in central China on Wednesday, on the first day of the Chinese lunar New Year.
Denmark to beef up fight against terrorism
Copenhagen: Denmark’s Government has pledged 970 million kroner (US$130 million) to strengthen anti-terrorism measures, including by boosting foreign and domestic intelligence gathering.
Unsafe burials increase in Ebola-hit countries
Geneva: Ebola-hit Sierre leone and Guinea saw an increase in the last week in unsafe burials that risk spreading the disease, the World Health Organisation reported.
UK jets scrambled to chase Russian aircrafts
london: British air force jets chased away two Russian bombers flying close to the UK airspace, the second such incident in a fortnight which is likely to further worsen already poor bilateral relations.
Obama names new US Secret Service head
Washington: President Barack Obama has named acting director Joseph Clancy as the permanent head of the US Secret Service, ignoring calls for an outsider to be appointed following a string of White House breaches.
NASA spacecraft spots 2 moons orbiting Pluto
Washington: A NASA spacecraft set to encounter Pluto this summer has spotted two small moons orbiting the icy dwarf planet. The moons Nix and Hydra are visible in a series of images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft from January 27 to February 8, at distances ranging from about 201 million to 186 million kilometres.