Tag: news magaizne

Venezuela: Student is shot dead during opposition protest

Venezuela: Student is shot dead during opposition protest

Mar 20, – A 21-year-old a university student has become the latest person to die during violent anti-government protests in Venezuela. He was reportedly killed by a gunshot. In the western city of San Cristobal, known as the birthplace of the opposition movement, the mayor accused an armed group loyal to the socialist government for […]

March 20, 2014 | By | Reply More
Suicide bombers attack court complex in Pakistani capital, killing 11

Suicide bombers attack court complex in Pakistani capital, killing 11

Mar 03, – A group of armed men, including two suicide attackers, stormed a court complex in the Pakistani capital on Monday in a rare terror attack in the heart of Islamabad that killed 11 people and wounded dozens. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the assault, which came just days after the Pakistani Taliban […]

March 3, 2014 | By | Reply More
Afghanistan mourns 21 soldiers killed in brazen Taliban attack

Afghanistan mourns 21 soldiers killed in brazen Taliban attack

Feb 26, – Kabul – At the ceremony in Kabul attended by Ministry of Defense officials and families of the slain soldiers, an honor guard stood at attention behind the long line of coffins draped in the Afghan flag and topped with bouquets of flowers. Afghan officials mourned the loss of 21 soldiers killed by […]

February 26, 2014 | By | Reply More
Iran’s new president Rohani takes offices as economy remains a concern

Iran’s new president Rohani takes offices as economy remains a concern

Aug 04, – Rohani formally took office on Saturday at a ceremony in which he received the endorsement of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who retains the final say on all strategic issues, including the nuclear talks. Iran’s new President Hassan Rohani was set to take the oath before parliament on Sunday a day after […]

August 4, 2013 | By | Reply More
Dangerous Middle East coronavirus may have an African origin

Dangerous Middle East coronavirus may have an African origin

July 28, – The MERS-coronavirus is regarded as a dangerous novel pathogen: Almost 50 people have died from infection with the virus since it was first discovered in 2012. To date all cases are connected with the Arabian peninsula. Scientists from the University Bonn (Germany) and South Africa have now detected a virus in the […]

July 28, 2013 | By | Reply More
Official: Body falls from Air France jet in Niger

Official: Body falls from Air France jet in Niger

July 26, Niamey, Niger: Niger’s interior minister says a body fell from an Air France plane as it approached the West African country’s capital, Niamey, and was discovered lifeless in western suburb. Abdou Labo said a resident was standing just a few meters from where the body landed at around 5 am on Thursday. He said […]

July 25, 2013 | By More
Obesity ‘may pose frail bone disease osteoporosis risk’

Obesity ‘may pose frail bone disease osteoporosis risk’

July 21, – Obesity may be a risk factor for the frail bone disease osteoporosis, a study suggests. US researchers have discovered that some people who are overweight have hidden fat inside their bones that could make them weak and prone to fractures. The Harvard Medical School team in Boston did body scans on 106 […]

July 21, 2013 | By More
Prosecutors ask to free Russian opposition leader

Prosecutors ask to free Russian opposition leader

July 19, KIROV, Russia — A Russian court is deliberating on a surprise request by prosecutors to free opposition leader Alexei Navalny one day after he was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to five years in prison. Navalny is a registered candidate for this fall’s Moscow mayoral election. The request put Friday to the court […]

July 19, 2013 | By More
Human Rights – Irish lawmakers vote to allow ‘life saving’ abortions after outcry over Indian dentist’s death

Human Rights – Irish lawmakers vote to allow ‘life saving’ abortions after outcry over Indian dentist’s death

July 12. – Ireland’s parliament has voted to allow abortion under certain conditions. Triggered by the death of a pregnant woman last year, the move follows months of heated debate on an issue that has divided the country. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Friday to legalize abortions in cases where doctors deem the woman’s life at risk […]

July 12, 2013 | By More