After meet, Snowden’s father leaves Russia
Moscow: The father of Edward Snowden has left Russia after meeting the US intelligence leaker at a secret location, the fugitive’s lawyer said.
7.1-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea
Sydney: A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no widespread tsunami warning issued. The quake hit at a depth of 58 kilometres at 8.31 pm (1031 GMT), 65 kilometres west of Panguna town on Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville Island, and 642 kilometres west of Honiara in the Solomon Islands.
Iran, Britain to appoint envoys within 2 weeks
Tehran: Iran and Britain agreed to name a charge d’affaires to each other’s country within two weeks, following a break in diplomatic ties since 2011, according to a media report. “This agreement was reached at a bilateral meeting between (Deputy Foreign Minister) Mohammad Takht Ravanchi and his British counterpart, Simon Gass,” on the sidelines of nuclear negotiations in Geneva, State news agency IRNA said.
Will accept snap visits of nuclear sites: Iran
Tehran: Iran’s top negotiator said that a nuclear proposal presented to major powers in Geneva does allow for snap inspections of the Islamic republic’s nuclear facilities, correcting his earlier remarks. “None of these issues exist in the first step, but they are part of our last step,” Abbas Araqchi was quoted as
saying by the official news agency IRNA.
Boat capsizes off Florida coast, 4 dead
Miami: Four people died and another in a hospital after a boat capsized about 11 km east of Miami. The US Coast Guard responded about 1 am local time on Wednesday after a distress call came in regarding the overturned boat, a recreational vessel.