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A multi-nation conference on trans-Asia connectivity opened in New Delhi to explore the possibility of a rail freight service linking India to Iran and Turkey. The two-day event brings together railway and custom officials from Afghanistan, Iran, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Kazakhstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia and India along with government officials, policy-makers and experts, Press TV […]

GREENS SAY RULING WITH CONSERVATIVE PARTY WOULD BE “DIFFICULT”; GOV’T COALITION BUILDING BEGINS IN NETHERLANDS Jesse Klaver. Photo: BoelensLeon / Wikimedia Commons After a night of celebrations or condolences following the parliamentary election on Wednesday, the Dutch political party leaders are gathering in parliament to discuss the election results and start the massive task of […]

PUTRAJAYA: Police have obtained an Interpol red notice for the arrest of four North Koreans believed to be involved in the killing of Kim Jong-nam, said Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar.  “We have obtained the red notice for the four North Korean men who were at the airport during the incident.  “We […]

Oil tanker pirated of the Somali coast. Pic EU Naval Force. Somali pirates have hijacked an oil tanker of the Somali coast near to Puntland. This is the first hijacking in five years. During the attack, the ship’s master issued a mayday alert saying two pirate skiffs were in the vicinity of the tanker. The […]

Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık said that Russia’s S-400 missile systems would not be integrated into the NATO system during a televised live interview Thursday. Işık said that Turkey’s preferred to purchase the long-range missiles from a NATO member, but added that Turkey had not seen desired cooperation. The defense minister stated that if the […]

Dutch PM Rutte sees off anti-Islam Wilders challenge Dutch PM Rutte sees off anti-Islam Wilders challenge With nearly all votes counted, Mark Rutte retains power in election seen as measure of populist support in Europe. Mark Rutte, the Dutch prime minister, has easily defeated his far-right rival Geert Wilders, partial vote counts show, in elections […]

Scientists are preparing to measure the inertial rotation of Earth using an underground laser-based gyroscope. The goal is to reveal fluctuations in Earth’s rate of rotation and confirm a component of the theory of relativity known as the Lense-Thirring effect, UPI reported. Jacopo Belfi, researcher at the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), said, […]

  A visitor trying on a hijab at the Annual Meeting of France’s Muslims in 2015, north of Paris The decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union that recently said companies could ban their workers from wearing religious symbols, including the hijab, has sparked international criticism from rights groups and politicians who say […]

The pirates that hijacked the tanker Aris 13 off Somalia have claimed that they are fishermen whose equipment was destroyed by illegal fishing vessels. Eight crewmen from the tanker are currently being held captive at an anchorage off the north coast of Puntland, Somalia, close to Alula. The ship was en route from Djibouti to […]

  m, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered that those responsible for the recent torture of a cat will perform cleaning duties at the Dubai Zoo for four hours a day, for three months. On its Twitter account, the Dubai Media Office noted that, “This community service […]