Pope says job cutting can be ‘very serious sin’
Author: AFPWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489580282641595900 VATICAN CITY: Closing factories and cutting jobs can constitute a “very serious sin,” Pope Francis said Wednesday in his latest broadside in defense of labor rights. His comment was made in support of staff at the Italian branch of Sky television who are currently involved in a dispute over 200 redundancies and 300 […]
Celebrities band together to tell the story of a young Syrian refugee
Author: Arab NewsWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489578207681448100 DUBAI: A host of celebrities have banded together in a new video campaign to mark seven years of fighting in Syria. The video campaign, titled “Enough is Enough,” is for War Child, an organization which is campaigning to bring an end to the suffering of children in Syria. British actress Carey Mulligan, […]
UK’s Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Somalia
Author: AFPWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489574629821121600 MOGADISHU: Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson met the new Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in a surprise visit Wednesday to Mogadishu, the scene of frequent attacks by Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabab Islamists, an airport official said. “The UK foreign secretary has arrived and he’s now meeting with the president,” said the official, Mohammed Abdirahman. A […]
Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia
Author: AFPWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489568193530690800 SYDNEY: A woman whose headphones caught fire on a plane suffered burns to her face and hands, Australian officials said Wednesday as they warned about the dangers of battery-operated devices in-flight. The passenger was listening to music on her own battery-operated headphones as she dozed about two hours into the trip from Beijing […]
Philippine vice president slams drug war
Author: Agence France PresseWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489565169570492900MANILA: Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo said Wednesday the nation’s drug war had left Filipinos feeling “hopeless and helpless,” with trust in the police eroded by thousands of summary executions.In a video message to a United Nations meeting on extrajudicial killings posted online, Robredo also called for international scrutiny on President Rodrigo […]
Top US envoy begins Asia tour amid North Korea crisis
Author: Agence France PresseWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489564596900413900 TOKYO: Washington’s top diplomat was to fly into Tokyo on Wednesday to begin a first tour of Asian capitals under the shadow of North Korea’s nuclear posturing. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has promised to take a tough line on Kim Jong-un’s isolated regime as he talks to allies Japan and […]
Pirates demand ransom for tanker seized off Somalia — EU Naval Force
Author: ReutersWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489564397790396300 NAIROBI: Armed pirates off the coast of Somalia who hijacked an oil tanker with eight Sri Lankan crew on board are demanding a ransom for the release of the vessel, the EU Naval Force said. The pirates seized the Comoros-flagged Aris 13 tanker on Monday, the first such hijacking in the region since […]
Pakistan launches first census in 19 years
Author: Associated PressWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489563744390355900 ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s chief census officer says the country has launched a national census for the first time in 19 years. Asif Bajwa says the census opened Wednesday and should be completed in two phases by May 15. He appealed to all citizens to cooperate with the census data collection staffers. He says […]
South Korea to hold vote on May 9 to pick Park’s successor
Author: HYUNG-JIN KIM | APWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489563637640347300SEOUL, South Korea: South Korean prosecutors said Wednesday they plan to question ousted President Park Geun-hye next week over a corruption scandal that removed her from office, as the government announced that an election will be held on May 9 to pick her successor.Park lost her presidential immunity from prosecution after […]
Dutch vote in key elections as far-right slips
Author: Agence France PresseWed, 2017-03-15ID: 1489561609690146500 THE HAGUE: Millions of Dutch voters were going to the polls Wednesday in key elections overshadowed by a blazing diplomatic row with Turkey, with all eyes on the fate of far-right MP Geert Wilders. Following last year’s shock Brexit vote, and Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential polls, the Dutch […]
