Singapore resumes sale of Maggi
Singapore: Singapore has allowed the sale of Maggi noodles manufactured in India after safety tests by food authorities here found that the popular instant snack does not pose any health risk to consumers.
CIA chief in ‘secret’ Israel talks on Iran
Jerusalem: CIA chief John Brennan made a “secret” visit to Israel last week to discuss an emerging nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israel’s Haaretz newspaper reported today.
Ex-tabloid editor goes on trial
london: The former deputy editor of the News of the World has gone on trial over phone hacking, with prosecutors saying it’s inconceivable he did not know about illegal eavesdropping.
More than 230,000 killed in Syria
Beirut: Syria’s brutal conflict has left more than 230,000 people dead including almost 11,500 children since it broke out in 2011, a monitoring group said.
57 Islamists given life term in Egypt
Cairo: Fifty seven members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood Group were sentenced from seven years to life in prison in Egypt for attacking a police station and committing other violent acts in August 2013.