Putin nominated for Nobel peace prize
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated for the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize by a Russian advocacy group for his key role in preventing a US missile strike on Syria and initiatives to dismantle Damascus' chemical weapons. Underling Putin's active participation in the search for a political and diplomatic solution to the Syrian crisis, the International Academy of Spiritual Unity and Cooperation among the Nations of the Wor
Chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria
Beirut: An advance group of international inspectors arrived in Syria on Tuesday to begin the ambitious task of overseeing the destruction of President Bashar Assad’s chemical weapons programme. Twenty inspectors from a Netherlands-ba
Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be declared saints on April 27
Vatican City: Popes John Paul II and John XXIII will be declared saints on April 27, 2014. Pope Francis announced the date on Monday during a meeting with cardinals inside the Apostolic Palace. Francis had announced in July he would canonize tw
IIFT begins course for Ghanaians
Accra: An executive development programme on international business organised jointly by the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) and the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), opened here on Monday. The programme will b
Indian-origin man offered himself as hostage in Kenya mall to save 33 children killed
London: An Indian-origin Briton was among those killed in the terror attack on a mall in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi after he offered himself as a hostage to save a group of children. London-born Mitul Shah, 38, a marketing executive at Bid
Miss Philippines crowned Miss World 2013
Bali: Megan Young from Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 here on Saturday. The second place went to Miss France Marine Lorphelin and third to Miss Ghana Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter. The 23-year-old defeated 126 contestants including Miss Indi
Send books not guns, Malala pleads at UN
United Nations: With a maturity and poise that belied her tender years, Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani teen shot by the Taliban for championing girls' education stood by world leaders on Wednesday and called for books not guns. "Instead of
Anna Hazare first recipient of new Canadian award
Toronto: Indian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is the inaugural recipient of a new Canadian award that recognises individuals who fight abuse of power and suppression of human rights. The University of British Columbia (UBC) of Canada announced
Indian diplomat's paedophile son jailed for 10 years
Sydney: The paedophile son of an Indian diplomat was jailed on Thursday for more than a decade in Canberra and faces deportation on completing his sentence. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Supreme Court judge John Burns sentenced Navin Edwin, 34,
