LESBOS ISLAND, Apr 01 (AFP): When thousands of people fleeing war and poverty began arriving on their Greek island, many on Lesbos welcomed them. Four years later a sprawling local camp is packed with desperate asylum-seekers and migrants - and islanders' patience is wearing thin.In the small village of Moria,...
Read moreISTANBUL, Apr 01 (AP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in municipal elections but the opposition's success in key cities dealt a significant blow to his party's dominance.According to unofficial results, the ruling party lost the capital, Ankara, and the head of Turkey's electoral board said the opposition was...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Apr 01 (Xinhua): The Indian Space Research Organisation ( ISRO) on Monday morning successfully launched an observation satellite EMISAT and 28 international customer satellites onboard PSLV-C45, officials said.The satellites were launched from Satish Dhawan Space center (SDSC) in Sriharikota, off the Bay of Bengal coast located in the...
Read moreWELLINGTON, Apr 01 (AFP): New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that claimed 50 lives - and the Kiwi gun lobby, for the most part, is okay with that.In stark contrast to the United States, where even the most minor curbs on...
Read moreBEIJING, Apr 01 (AP): At least 26 firefighters were killed while battling a forest fire high in the mountains of western China's Sichuan province, the government said on Monday.The deaths occurred after a change of wind Sunday as the firefighters were battling the blaze in a rugged area at an...
Read moreCARACAS, Apr 01 (AP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has announced a 30-day plan to ration electricity as nationwide power cuts continue to inflict misery on millions of people.Maduro said on Sunday on national television that the plan will help deal with the outages that have also cut off water supply...
Read moreLOS ANGELES, Apr 01 (Xinhua): Grammy-nominated US rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed on Sunday afternoon after being shot in broad daylight outside his clothing store in South Los Angeles, according to local police.Hussle was hit multiple times at about 3:20 pm local time (2220GMT) in front of his Marathon Clothing...
Read moreKIEV, Apr 01 (Reuters): A Ukrainian comedian who plays an accidental president on television delivered a walloping rebuke to the country's political class in the presidential election on Sunday by emerging first in a crowded field of candidates, exit polls indicated.The comedian, Volodymyr Zelensky, 41, captured more than 30 per...
Read moreLIMA, Apr 01 (Xinhua): At least 20 people were killed and seven others injured when a double-decker bus caught fire in the Peruvian capital Lima late Sunday, local media reported.According to Peru21 news outlet and local TV channel Canal N, the long-distance bus was en route from Lima to the...
Read moreLONDON, Apr 01 (AFP): British MPs will attempt to chart a new Brexit path on Monday after rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third time, leaving her strategy in tatters and the country in limbo.With less than two weeks to go until the day Britain risks crashing...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Apr 01 (AP): Pakistan is doing away with trials before special military courts, a measure that's been in place for over four years to help the government curb terror attacks.Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry says the courts were re-introduced under special circumstances to fight terrorism. Their mandate expired on Monday...
Read moreMacron appoints three new ministersPARIS, Apr 01: French President Emmanuel Macron has appointed three new government members, including the minister who will be in charge of handling Brexit-related issues. A lawmaker with Macron's party, Amelie de Montchalin, becomes junior minister for European affairs, a statement from the French presidency said...
Read more© 2024 - All Rights with The Financial Express
