PM: Moscow ready to cooperate with West
Moscow: Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Russia is ready to cooperate with the West despite efforts to isolate Moscow with economic sanctions. The United States and the European Union last week imposed a new round of sanctions against Russia for its support for pro-Russian separatists fighting government troops in eastern Ukraine. Russia in August introduced an import food ban against some food stuffs from the EU and the US.
Fierce fighting in Yemen claims 120
Sanaa: Shia rebels and Sunni militiamen battled in the streets of the Yemeni capital for a second day on Friday in fighting that has killed at least 120 people, driven thousands from their homes and virtually shut down the country's main airport. The battles are raising fears of greater sectarian conflict, unseen for decades in Yemen.
Islamist group's head held in dhaka
Dhaka: Police in Bangladesh said on Friday they had arrested the head of a banned Islamist group suspected of planning attacks in the country, and that he had made contact with the Islamic State organisation.
death for airport closure in thailandIJ
Bangkok: Anyone found guilty of causing closure or damage of an airport in Thailand could face the death penalty under new proposed law by the military junta.
I am not dead, Zambia president declares
lusaka: Zambia's elusive President Michael Sata made a rare public appearance on Friday, opening a new session of parliament and declaring “I am not dead.”
medics tour china as ‘Barefoot Doctors'
Beijing: A team of Indian and Chinese doctors have toured southwest China's Yunnan Province to treat patients in remote areas without proper medical facilities, in an effort to retrace the trail of “Barefoot Doctors” first undertaken by legendary Dwarakanath Kotnis.
Five killed in gas explosion in China
Beijing: At least five people were killed and 16 others injured in a gas explosion at a restaurant in China's southwest Fujian Province on Friday.
Nigeria church collapse toll hits 84
Johannesburg: The number of South Africans known to have died in the collapse of a multi-storey megachurch in lagos last week has risen to 84, Pretoria's high commissioner to Nigeria said on Friday.
storm sweeps manila, 1 die
Manila: Tens of thousands of people fled roof-high floods and one girl drowned in the Philippine capital on Friday as another vicious storm swept across the disaster-plagued country.
6th SAARC Home mins’
meet begins in Nepal
Kathmandu: Nepalese Prime Minister Sushil Koirala on Friday inaugurated the 6th SAARC Home Ministers' meet here which is expected to discuss counter-terrorism, maritime security, narcotic drugs, cyber crimes and other issues.
Man shoots daughter, 6 minors, self dead
Houston: In yet another horrific incident of mass shooting in the US, a man has killed his daughter and six minor grandchildren before turning the gun on himself in north Florida, police said on Friday.
Car bomb attacks kill 20 in Baghdad
Baghdad: A series of car bombings targeting a Shia mosque and markets in the Iraqi capital killed at least 20 people on Friday, officials said, in the second straight day of attacks in Baghdad blamed on Islamic militants who have seized large parts of the country.
Blast eliminates 4 militants in Pak
Peshawar: At least four militants were killed on Friday in a remote-controlled roadside blast when the vehicle they were traveling in was targeted in Pakistan's restive NW region. The blast was caused by an improvised explosive device.