Slovenia celebrates Tagore’s Jayanti
ljubljana: The celebration of Rabindra Jayanti has begun in Slovenia, a Central European nation of just two million people, with a series of concerts by Belgian violin maestro and symphony conductor Hans Vermeersch in the cities of Goriska Brda, ljubljana, Slovenj Gradec and Maribor from May 6 to 9.
Pakistan, Maldives sign four MoUs
Islamabad: Pakistan and the Maldives on Thursday signed four memorandums of understanding (MoUs) to increase cooperation in various fields including curbing narcotics smuggling, officials said. Maldivian President Abdulla Yaameen Abdul Gayoom and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif witnessed the signing ceremony after they held official talks, the PM’s office said.
Shelling from Yemen kills 5 in Saudi CITY
Riyadh: Shells fired from Yemen killed five people in Saudi Arabia on Thursday in a second day of cross-border bombing blamed on Shiite Huthi rebels, civil defence authorities said. Two civilians in a car and two passers-by were killed by a shell in Najran.
Afghan visit: ZARDARI to focus on ties
Islamabad: Pakistan’s former president Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday left for Afghanistan with a delegation to help improve ties between the two countries.
‘use of hillary’s personal email not acceptable’
Washington: The use of a personal email account run through a private server by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not acceptable and happened without official's knowledge. Clinton had handed over those emails after deleting her personal emails following a request from the State Department.