First woman bishop installed in Ireland
Dublin: The UK and Ireland’s first woman bishop will be consecrated by the Anglican Church at a service in Dublin on Saturday. Rev Pat Storey, a rector in londonderry, was appointed in September.
Pak to help Afghans meet Taliban chief
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday pledged his support for Afghan efforts to seek peace with the Taliban, saying he would facilitate meetings with former commander Mullah Barader to boost reconciliation.
Ex-New York Observer editor Kaplan dies at 59
New York: Peter Kaplan, the former editor of The New York Observer who hired a then-unknown Candace Bushnell to write a column called "Sex and the City," has died. He was 59.
India has ruled out marines death penalty
Rome: India has ruled out the death penalty for two Italian marines facing trial for murdering two Indian fishermen, Italian Foreign Minister Emma Bonino has said amid reports that the Indian investigators have sought capital punishment for the duo.
7 dead in renewed Iraq bloodshed
Baghdad: Attacks near Baghdad and north of Iraq’s capital left seven people dead, amid a protracted surge in bloodshed fuelling fears the country is slipping back into all-out sectarian war. Iraq’s worst violence since 2008 has left more than 650 people dead.
Soon, new Indian Embassy in Bahrain
Dubai: Groundbreaking for the new building of the Indian Embassy in Bahrain will be done during a ceremony next month to be attended by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid. Since India opened its mission in Bahrain in 1973, it has been functioning in rented buildings.