Section: The Indian Express (India)
Missiles in Syria kill 50 as schools, hospitals hit; Turkey accuses Russia
This image taken from video provided by the Syrian activist-based media group Maara Media Center, shows Syrian Civil Defense rescuers running from the site of a second explosion near a hospital run by an international medical charity. (Source AP Video) Turkey on Monday accused Russia of an “obvious war crime” after missile attacks in northern...
‘This is the will of God’: Pope Francis meets Russian Orthodox leader Patriarch Kirill
Pope Francis (L) and Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill hug each other after signing agreements in Havana, February 12, 2016. (REUTERS/Alejandro Ernesto/Pool) With an exclamation of “Finally,” Pope Francis embraced Patriarch Kirill on Friday in the first meeting between a pontiff and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, a brief but historic...
Russia keeps bombing despite Syria truce; Assad vows to fight on
If implemented, the deal hammered out during five hours of late night talks in Munich would allow humanitarian aid to reach besieged towns. Major powers agreed on Friday to a pause in combat in Syria, but Russia pressed on with bombing in support of its ally President Bashar al-Assad, who vowed to fight until he regained full control of the...
Christine Lagarde to head International Monetary Fund for second term
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde to head the agency for a second term. (Source: AP Photo) International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has been nominated to a second term as the agency’s managing director, the IMF said in a statement on Thursday. Lagarde, the first woman to lead the IMF, took the helm as its 11th...
North Korea restarts plutonium reactor: US intelligence chief
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un signs a document regarding a long range rocket launch in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang February 7, 2016. REUTERS/KCNA North Korea has expanded a uranium enrichment facility and restarted a plutonium reactor that could start recovering spent fuel in...
Use influence’ to rein in Ukraine rebels: Angela Merkel tells Putin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after the German leader warned that a peace deal was not being fully implemented. During a phonecall, Merkel “made it clear to President Putin that in order to...
Doomsday Clock stays unchanged at three minutes to midnight
Members of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists sit after unveiling the ‘Doomsday Clock’ that remains at three minutes to midnight (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) The Iran nuclear deal and movement on climate change prompted the scientists who maintain the Doomsday Clock, a symbolic countdown to global catastrophe, to keep it unchanged on Tuesday at...
Vladimir Putin probably approved murder of Russian spy killed in London
Marina Litvinenko, widow of murdered ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, reads a statement outside of the Royal Courts of Justice in London, Britain, January 21, 2016. (Reuters) President Vladimir Putin probably approved a Russian intelligence operation to murder ex-KBG agent Alexander Litvinenko, a judge led-British inquiry into the 2006 killing...
French Alps avalanche kills 3, leaves 3 others injured
This image taken from a validated UGC video shows the site of an avalanche in the French Alps, Wednesday Jan. 13, 2016 (Daniel Stanford/Verified UGC via AP) A deadly avalanche hit a high school group skiing in the French Alps today, killing two students and a Ukrainian skier and seriously injuring three others, officials said. French President...
Full text: Barack Obama’s last State of the Union address
President Barack Obama shakes hands with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin as Vice President Joe Biden watches before the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) Below is the full text of President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address as released by the...
