Singapore: India assures support to its workers
Singapore: India on Friday assured support to its nationals that law-abiding people have nothing to fear after authorities here arrested 31 Indians for alleged rioting in Singapore’s worst outbreak of violence in over 40 years.
Kerry meets Netanyahu to push for peace talks
Jerusalem: US Secretary of State John Kerry met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday in his latest push for an elusive Mideast peace deal. “I’m delighted to be here, I’am heading to 0Vietnam and the Philippines, which is a long-promised trip,” Kerry told reporters
‘Terrorism’ suspects escape from baghdad jail
Baghdad: At least 22 “terrorism” suspects escaped a Baghdad detention facility on Friday after killing two guards, though most were later recaptured, security officials said.
Gilani dares authorities to arrest him for scam
Islamabad: Former Pakistani premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Friday dared authorities to arrest him for an alleged scam in a State-run insurance company though his lawyer appeared hours later.
21 killed in China mine explosion
Beijing: At least 21 miners were killed on Friday in a gas explosion at a coal mine in China's western Xinjiang province. The blast occurred at the Baiyanggou coal mine at 1:26 am on Friday when 34 miners were working underground.
Turkmenistan holds first 'multiparty' polls
Ashgabat: The ex-Soviet Central Asian State of Turkmenistan on Sunday holds its first multiparty legislative elections though without any Opposition to trouble the dominance of President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov.
China's 1st lunar rover to land on moon
Beijing: China's first lunar rover is set to land on the moon on Saturday, making the communist giant one of the three world powers to "soft-land" on the moon's surface.
Syria frees 366 prisoners from Aleppo jail
Damascus: Syrian authorities have freed for "humanitarian reasons" 366 detainees from Aleppo prison in the north of the country which is under rebel siege, State news agency SANA reported on Saturday.
Ukraine Opp attend first talks with president
Kiev: Ukraine's Opposition sat down for talks with President Viktor Yanukovych for the first time on Friday since mass protests broke out over his failure to sign a pact with the European Union three weeks ago
$16 mn gold Mao statue unveiled in China
Beijing: A gold and jade statue of Mao Zedong worth more than $16 million was unveiled on Friday, another example of Communist China’s indecision way commemorate its founding father’s 120th anniversary.
US promises Japan to defy China air zone
Washington: Vice President Joe Biden has assured Japan that the United States does not recognise a new air zone imposed by China and called for steps to ease tensions.