Logo
World

Time to act, Obama declares, taking oath 2nd time

WASHINGTON (AP) — Turning the page on years of war and recession, President Barack Obama summoned a divided nation Monday to act with “passion and

Read More..
Mexican president vows to end hunger for millions

LAS MARGARITAS: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto launched a campaign against hunger on Monday, pledging to transform the lives of nearly 7.5 million of the country’s poorest, though he gave

Indonesia floods in kills 20, affects 250,000 others

JAKARTA: Heavy floods in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta since Tuesday have killed 20 and affected about 250,000 people, an official said here on Monday.On Monday, the floods have receded in

Philippines says 6 workers among dead in Algeria

MANILA: Six Filipinos were among the hostages killed by militants who laid siege to an Algerian gas field for four days, the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs said Monday.  

Obama sworn in to second term as U.S. President

U.S. President Barack Obama was officially sworn in to the second term at a private ceremony in the White House on Sunday. Obama took the oath of office officially for

India political heir Rahul Gandhi condemns elitism

India: Rahul Gandhi, the heir to India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, said he would work to transform the country by decentralizing power after he was elevated to the governing Congress party’s

Syrian FM offers rebels cabinet deal

BEIRUT: Syria’s foreign minister invited the country’s rebels on Saturday to lay down their weapons and take part in a national dialogue, saying everyone who participates will be included in

India’s Rahul Gandhi takes Congress’ No. 2 post

JAIPUR, India: Rahul Gandhi, the scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, was on Saturday elevated to the governing Congress party’s No. 2 post, positioning him to lead the party that

Algeria: 32 militants killed, with 23 hostages

ALGERIA: In a bloody finale, Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the Sahara desert on Saturday to end a standoff with Islamist extremists that left at least

Mali army retakes town, Islamists flee French air raids

Islamist rebels in Mali abandoned the central town of Diabaly on Friday after fleeing a French air strike, military sources said, while West African troops arrived in Bamako to take