John Kerry arrives in Vienna for nuclear talks.

July 7, 2015 John Kerry, United States Secretary of State, is healing nicely from his fracture and arrived for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme in Vienna on the 30th  of June. The talks are expected to continue past a prior deadline for a comprehensive agreement that will end sanctions against Iran, in exchange for limits on its most sensitive nuclear activities for a decade at least. The ... Read More

Global think tank summit holds in Beijing.

July 7, 2015 The fourth Global Think Tank Summit has held in Beijing, attracting scholars and experts from different parts of the world who gathered and discussed global development issues beyond 2015. More than 600 representatives from around 30 countries, regions and international organizations took part, with scholars, former politicians, heads of international organizations and business leaders in attendance. The summit was put ... Read More

Beijing says olympic bid team untouched by corruption probe

July 7, 2015 A Chinese spokeswoman Wang Hui, has revealed that Beijing‘s team bidding to host the 2022 Winter Olympics is unaffected by the corruption investigation into a deputy Chinese sports minister who was part of the country’s Olympic committee. The Communist Party‘s anti-graft watchdog the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection said Xiao Tian, a deputy head of China’s General Administration of Sport, is ... Read More

Man spends 11 nights as castaway on newly-formed Pacific island.

July 6, 2015 If you ever saw any well made Castaway movies then you already have a glimpse into this situation. This was the lot of a British millionaire shown in a video that was posted to a social media website earlier in June, documenting his surviving 11 nights as a castaway on an unnamed remote Pacific island near Hunga Tonga. His was orchestrated, ... Read More

Pakistani army, non-governmental organizations set relief camps to help counter heat wave.

July 6, 2015 The Pakistan army, security forces and some non-governmental welfare organizations  have pooled together to set up relief camps across the southern port city of Karachi, to help people counter the heat wave, which has so far claimed the lives of at least 955 people. The tents were put up by the army at the entrance to the city’s biggest state-run hospital, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center. They provided free ice ... Read More

Tunisia’s President says the country is "in war against terrorism.

July 6, 2015 Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi  declared on June 26 that the North African country was “in a war against terrorism”. He made this remark to reporters in Sousse, as the death toll from the tourist resort shooting attack rose to 37 people. He said “We have repeatedly said that Tunisia is in a war against terrorism. This war does not only concern the police or ... Read More

Federer and Nishikori prepare for Wimbledon.

July 6, 2015 Tennis icon Roger Federer has said that he is in his best shape for Wimbledon in years as he aims for a record-breaking eighth title. Federer will become 34 years old in August, but still claims the second spot in the world and is a favorite of SW19. In 2014 the tennis player came close to ... Read More

South African mine workers have reacted to the release of Markiana report.

July 2, 2015 Three years after the situation at the Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa, where the country’s police shot dead 34 striking miners, an inquiry has been released on the matter, blaming the mining company, police and unions. President Jacob Zuma’s inquest found Lonmin’s response to the risky strike of August 2012 lacking, and ... Read More

South African judge suggests charging South Africa’s government over President Omar Al’Bashir’s flight from the country.

July 2, 2015 Still on issues from SA, following the exit of Omar Al’Bashir  from the country against the orders of the ICC, a South African judge, High Court Judge Dustan Mlambo, has asked prosecutors to consider charging the government over defying legal orders from Pretoria and the International Criminal Court. It is recalled that Bashir flew out of South Africa on June 15 as world powers and activists were ... Read More

China warns Glastonbury organizers after Dalai Lama's invite.

July 2, 2015 As usual, attendees at the Glastonbury festival this year enjoyed an incredible lineup of artistes from various generations. However, one guest who many might have been very surprised to see would have been the Dalai Lama. The Tibetan spiritual leader made an early morning appearance in front of a large crowd at ... Read More