Obama arrives in Turkey

US President Barack Obama arrived in Turkey Sunday on an official visit that would see him fulfilling a pledge to visit the Muslim nation in his first 100 days in office. Obama was expected to seek to emphasize his administration’s… बाँकी अंश »

Pope condemned for condemning condoms

There seems to be no connection between a Pope and a condom. For the first is the supreme leader of Catholics, and the second is a known contraceptive for population control. However, these days, talks about condoms are incomplete without… बाँकी अंश »

India to seek $5.2 bn from World Bank

Assured a greater say into the affairs of multilateral lending institutions, India will seek additional assistance of $5.2 billion from the World Bank for its financial sector and infrastructure projects, officials said. The main component of this assistance is for… बाँकी अंश »

China, Japan, South Korea keen on water cooperation

ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 20 (Xinhua) — China, Japan and South Korea signed here Friday a joint statement to underline exchange mechanisms and promote trilateral cooperation on water challenges. China\’s Minister of Water Resources Chen Lei, Japan\’s Senior Vice Minister of… बाँकी अंश »

Iranian president predicts downfall of capitalism

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has blamed the West for the global economic meltdown. Speaking at the opening of the Economic Cooperation Organization summit in Tehran, he declared that the capitalist system was on the brink of disintegration. Noting that Western… बाँकी अंश »

John McCain makes new case for Afghanistan

Former presidential candidate and US senator, John McCain has expressed his dissatisfaction with the progress of the war in Afghanistan. Senator McCain, speaking at the American Enterprise Institute, said the US needed to change its strategy in Afghanistan and warned… बाँकी अंश »

Nine killed as Turkish plane crashes at Amsterdam

Irish Sun Wednesday 25th February, 2009   (IANS) At least nine people were killed and more than 80 others injured, 31 of them seriously, when a Turkish Airlines plane crashed near Schiphol airport just before landing Wednesday. Flight TK 1951 had… बाँकी अंश »

IBM offers laid-off US workers jobs in India

IBM is offering its laid off employees in North America a chance to take a job with the company in India, Nigeria, Russia or other countries through Project Match, a media report said. Citing an internal company document CNN said… बाँकी अंश »