UNITED NATIONS, Apr 08 (AFP): The head of the United Nations said on Sunday he was "particularly alarmed" by the alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians in Syria, during an attack that rescue workers said killed dozens of people.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement that he was "deeply...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Apr 08 (Xinhua): Indian police on Sunday detained as many as 24 lawmakers from a regional party for holding a sit-in protest outside the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital.The lawmakers of regional Telegu Desam Party (TDP) staged the protest, demanding special status...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Apr 08 (AP): Pakistan summoned the American ambassador on Sunday to lodge a formal protest after a road crash involving a US Embassy vehicle killed a Pakistani motorcyclist.Ambassador David Hale was told that another man riding on the motorcycle was wounded in Saturday's accident, the Foreign Ministry said in...
Read moreADEN, Apr 08 (AFP): A rebel ambush in Yemen killed dozens of Sudanese soldiers belonging to a Saudi-led coalition fighting on the side of the government, military sources and the insurgents said Saturday.The Iran-backed Huthi rebels hit the Sudanese military convoy in the northern province of Hajjah before dawn on...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Apr 08 (Xinhua): India's Railway Ministry on Sunday ordered a high-level probe and suspended seven officials for negligence after 22 coaches of a passenger train travelled backward for nearly 10 kms without an engine in the eastern state of Odisha.The incident took place late Saturday night after the...
Read moreTrump Tower fire leaves one dead, injures fourNEW YORK, Apr 08: An elderly man died late Saturday after a blaze erupted on the 50th floor of Trump Tower in New York which also injured four firefighters, officials said. The New York Police Department said the 67-year-old man was found "unconscious...
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