Canberra, June 24 (IANS) Australian supermarket chains will face large fines for anti-competitive behaviour under new laws. The federal government on Monday announced it has accepted all the recommendations of… Continue reading Australian govt to penalise supermarkets for anti-competitive behaviour
London, June 24 (IANS) Traffic began to resume at the UK’s Manchester Airport after a power outage earlier on Sunday caused widespread flight cancellations from Terminals 1 and 2. All… Continue reading Traffic at Manchester Airport begins to resume after power cut
Riyadh, June 24 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has announced that it recorded 1,301 deaths among pilgrims during the Haj season, 83 per cent of whom were unregistered individuals. The Saudi Health… Continue reading Saudi Arabia registers 1,301 pilgrim deaths during Haj
Jerusalem, June 24 (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that intense fighting against Hamas is “very close” to an end. In an interview with Israeli Channel 14 TV… Continue reading Netanyahu says intense fighting in Gaza to end ‘very soon’
Moscow, June 24 (IANS) Two Orthodox churches, a synagogue, and a traffic police station in Russia’s Dagestan region were attacked on Sunday, leaving a priest and around 10 security personnel,… Continue reading Terror attack on places of worship in Russia’s Dagestan; priest, security personnel killed (2nd Lead)
Suva, June 23 (IANS) Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka has urged communities and stakeholders to work together to create opportunities for all young school-leavers, adding that being a school dropout… Continue reading Fijian PM calls for creating jobs for youth
Washington, June 23 (IANS) A prominent US expert has made an emphatic call for the G7 to consider its membership expansion to include South Korea, touting the Asian democracy’s “trustworthiness,”… Continue reading US expert calls for S.Korea’s inclusion into G7, touts its ‘trustworthiness’
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved a re-invigorated and re-energised national counter-terrorism campaign. Sharif made the decision here while chairing a meeting of the Central… Continue reading Pakistani PM approves re-invigorated national counter-terrorism campaign
Tunis, June 23 (IANS) The death toll among Tunisian pilgrims who performed Haj in Saudi Arabia has risen to 53, the media reported. “Until this Saturday, the number of Tunisian… Continue reading Death toll of Tunisian pilgrims in Mecca reaches 53
Cairo, June 23 (IANS) The Egyptian government is set to ban the operation of 16 travel agencies for arranging “fraudulent” Haj trips to Saudi Arabia for unregistered pilgrims. At a… Continue reading Egypt cracks down on travel agencies over Haj trip frauds
Beijing/Washington, June 22 (IANS) China has said that it has banned several business units of American aviation manufacturer Lockheed Martin Corp. and three of its executives over arms deals the… Continue reading China sanctions several Lockheed Martin units, three executives over arms deals with Taiwan
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The US Treasury Department has announced sanctions against a dozen senior executives of Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab, one day after the Commerce Department banned the… Continue reading US sanctions leaders of Russian antivirus software provider Kaspersky
United Nations, June 22 (IANS) Yoga symbolises the strivings of the world organisation for global unity, according to its leaders celebrating the International Day recognising the ancient discipline. UN General… Continue reading ‘Yoga symbolises UN’s strivings for world unity’
Rabat, June 22 (IANS) Moroccan authorities have said that 20 pilgrims from Morocco have died during this year’s Haj rituals in Saudi Arabia. The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs… Continue reading 20 Moroccan pilgrims die during Haj in Saudi Arabia
United Nations, June 22 (IANS) UN peacekeepers in South Sudan have intensified patrols in Tonj East to protect civilians and restore community confidence after inter-communal clashes, a UN spokesman said.… Continue reading Peacekeepers in South Sudan sent to protect civilians from more communal violence: UN
