Russia hands over MH17 radar data to Netherlands on October 27, 2016MOSCOW: Russia has handed over to the Netherlands raw radar data from the area where Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was downed over rebel-held eastern Ukraine in 2014, Moscow confirmed on Thursday. “We gave the Dutch side raw radar data which we discovered a month ago,” Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told AFP. She spoke after […]
Canada hails Belgian breakthrough on trade deal on October 27, 2016OTTAWA: Canada on Thursday hailed a deal reached by Belgian political leaders to break the logjam over a landmark trade deal between the EU and Canada, but cautioned there is more work ahead. Resistance from Belgium’s French-speaking Wallonia region had threatened to derail the pact between the 28-member bloc and Canada, the world’s 10th biggest […]
Teenager charged over explosives in London Tube ‘explosive’ on October 27, 2016LONDON: A teenager charged after an explosive device was found on a London underground train intends to plead not guilty on the grounds that it was a prank, his lawyer told a court on Thursday. Damon Smith, 19, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London over the incident on October 20 which sparked a security […]
Japan accused of harvesting meat under false pretenses on October 27, 2016PORTOROZ, Slovenia: In the crosshairs of anti-whaling nations, Japan, on Thursday, defended its annual Southern Ocean whale hunt, insisting it was gathering scientific data even as detractors accused it of harvesting meat under false pretenses. At the 66th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Japan denied the claims that it was neglecting a 30-year-old […]
Seven arrested over violence at English League Cup on October 27, 2016LONDON: London police said on Thursday they were holding seven men arrested following violence at the English League Cup clash between West Ham United and Chelsea. Skirmishes broke out towards the end of the Hammers’ 2-1 win on Wednesday, with police and stewards battling to keep supporters apart as coins, bottles and plastic seats were […]
Sammy laments West Indies mess on October 27, 2016LONDON: Former captain Darren Sammy said on Thursday the West Indies were in a mess but insisted he had no regrets over a passionate speech that effectively ended his international career, adding he would do it even better if given another chance. The 32-year-old St Lucia all-rounder has not played for the West Indies since […]
Hungarys daily criticises police probe into journalist on October 27, 2016BUDAPEST: A Hungarian daily on Thursday warned of a ‘precedent-setting’ attack on press freedom after police opened a criminal probe into an article on a controversial state-purchase of a loss-making bank. According to business weekly Figyelo, its reporter Gergely Bruckner was asked by police on October 18 to reveal his sources for an article he […]
Sri Lanka to privatise port, airport to cut $1bn in debt on October 27, 2016COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said on Thursday that it plans to reduce its foreign debt – by $1 billion – by privatising former president Mahinda Rajapakse’s ‘vanity projects’. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told the parliament that he wanted to privatise a $1.3 billion port and a $210 million airport in Rajapakse’s constituency. “By turning the debt […]
British women deported from Dubai over charity laws violation on October 27, 2016DUBAI: A court in Dubai has fined a British woman and ordered her deportation for violating the emirate’s strict rules on charity fundraising, a local daily reported on Thursday. The 41-year-old executive – whose identity was not disclosed – had been reportedly acquitted by a lower court in June of the charge of promoting a […]
Communist Party declares Xi core leader on October 27, 2016BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party declared its General Secretary Xi Jinping the core of its leadership on Thursday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, elevating his already powerful status. A communiqué issued by top party leaders after a four-day meeting in Beijing called on all its members to closely unite around the CPC Central Committee […]