Egypt Army reaffirms peaceful resolution
Washington: Army chief General Abdul Fatah al-Sisi has reaffirmed his commitment to peaceful resolution of the ongoing protest and an inclusive political roadmap for the Egyptians. He said this during a telephone call with US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, a Pentagon spokesman said.
Mush’s indictment put off till Aug 20
Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Tuesday put off Pervez Musharraf’s indictment in the Benazir Bhutto assassination case till August 20 after the former dictator failed to appear before the judge for “security reasons”.
35 boko haram men killed in clashes
Abuja:At least 35 people were killed, most of them Islamist extremists, in clashes between Nigerian army and members of radical group Boko Haram in the country’s northeastern Borno State, the military said.
Hiroshima marks bombing anniversary
Hiroshima: Tens of thousands were due to gather at a peace memorial park in Hiroshima on Tuesday to mark the 68th anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the Japanese city. Survivors, relatives, Government officials and foreign delegates observed a moment of silence at 8:15 am, the time of the detonation.
Gurdwara shooting victims honoured
Wisconsin: Nearly a thousand people from different faiths on Tuesday paid homage to the six Sikh worshippers gunned down in a Gurdwara by a white supremacist here last year, as a sea of candles and emotional tributes marked the tragic incident’s 1st anniversary.
lanka Army releases Jaffna properties
Colombo: Sri lankan Army has released properties of civilians in Tamil dominated Jaffna, which it had taken over for military use during the civil war.
UK to keep monitoring bhullar’s case
london: The UK on Tuesday said it will continue to monitor the case of Indian death row convict Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar closely, even as it sought a moratorium on the death penalty in India.
Nearly 6.5 lakh people in US speak Hindi
Washington: Nearly 6.5 lakh people in the US speak Hindi, while over 8 lakh people speak various regional Indian languages, a Census report released on Tuesday shows.
3 shot dead at US town meeting
Pennsylvania: A gunman blasted shots through the wall of a municipal building in Pennsylvania during a meeting and then barged into the room and continued firing, killing three people, before he was tackled by a local official and shot with his own gun, a witness said.
Japan n-plant bid to stop leakage
Tokyo: The operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it is struggling to stop contaminated underground water from leaking into the sea. Tokyo Electric Power Co said some of the water is seeping over or around an underground barrier it created by injecting chemicals into the soil that solidified into a wall.