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Court to speed up appeal in India gang-rape case

AFP — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:58:47 +0000

New Delhi (AFP) – An appeal filed by four men sentenced to death for the fatal gang-rape of a student inside a moving bus in 2012 is to be fast-tracked, India’s top court said Monday. The Supreme Court would sit beyond its working hours every Monday and Friday in order to expedite the last hearing […]

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Paring debts, LafargeHolcim agrees to sell India op

AFP — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:56:57 +0000

Paris (AFP) – Swiss construction giant LafargeHolcim, the world’s largest cement maker, said on Monday it had agreed to sell its Indian operation to Indian cosmetics and detergents manufacturer Nirma for $1.4 billion. The operation, which remains subject to clearance by India’s Competition Commission, would allow LafargeHolcim “to continue to reduce group debt,” the firm said […]

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Afghanistan welcomes NATO’s renewed security pledge

AFP — Mon, 11 Jul 2016 20:24:29 +0000

Kabul – Afghan president Ashraf Ghani on Monday welcomed as an “achievement” the renewed funding commitment from NATO for his country’s fledgling security forces amid increasing Taliban insurgency. On Saturday NATO countries agreed at a summit in Warsaw to maintain troop numbers in Afghanistan and reiterated a funding pledge of $5 billion a year for […]

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Bangladesh bans TV station, tracks students after attacks

AFP — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 20:39:29 +0000

Dhaka (AFP) – Bangladesh moved to counter a deadly wave of Islamist attacks Sunday, ordering an Islamic television station to stop broadcasting and telling schools to report any missing students. The measures come after several suspected Islamist extremists were reported to be fans of the television channel, while others were found to be from elite […]

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NATO makes fresh funding, troop pledge for Afghanistan

AFP — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:58:26 +0000

Warsaw (AFP) – NATO agreed Saturday to maintain troop numbers in Afghanistan and reiterated a funding pledge for local security forces until 2020, but officials did not say when the alliance’s longest military engagement might end. Hundreds of thousands of NATO troops have rotated through Afghanistan since 2001, when the United States ousted the Taliban […]

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ThyssenKrupp defends merger talks with Tata Steel

AFP — Fri, 08 Jul 2016 19:57:10 +0000

Berlin (AFP) – German conglomerate ThyssenKrupp on Saturday defended merger talks with Indian rival Tata Steel saying the consolidation of the sector in Europe was necessary due to the “difficult economic situation”. The Indian firm said Friday it was in talks with its German competitor and other unnamed groups to create a large European steelmaker […]

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Pakistan, Qatar sign $16 billion LNG deal

APP — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 04:43:56 +0000

Under the agreement, 3.75 million tonnes of LNG will be imported annually for 16 years from Qatar on government-to-government basis ‘on comparative rates’ DOHA: Pakistan and Qatar on Wednesday inked a $16 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) deal that would enable the energy-starved country to import natural gas for 16 years and to meet its […]

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PM Nawaz in Iran aiming to defuse tensions with Saudis

AFP — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 05:19:03 +0000

Tehran – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met Tuesday with Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani for talks aimed at easing tensions between regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia. Sharif flew into the predominantly Shiite Islamic republic of Iran from Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, where on Monday he expressed “deep concern” to King Salman over the diplomatic crisis. […]

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Afghans revolted as husband cuts off wife’s nose

AFP — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:40:39 +0000

Kabul – A photograph of an Afghan woman whose nose was sliced off by her husband in a fit of rage has sparked online anger, with activists demanding punishment for what one called a “barbaric act”. Reza Gul, 20, was rushed to hospital after the attack in Ghormach district in the northwestern province of Faryab […]

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Afghanistan to hold delayed parliamentary polls on October 15

AFP — Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:36:42 +0000

Kabul – Afghanistan will hold its delayed parliamentary elections on October 15, the top polling official said Monday, after last June’s deadline to choose a new assembly was missed because of political disputes. Parliament’s five-year term expired in June but polls were postponed amid concerns over whether the vote could be fair and transparent after […]

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Four-nation meeting in Kabul seeks to revive Taliban talks

AFP — Mon, 18 Jan 2016 12:30:43 +0000

Kabul – A second round of four-country talks aimed at reviving peace negotiations with the Taliban was held in Kabul Monday, even as the insurgents wage an unprecedented winter campaign of violence across Afghanistan. Delegates from Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States convened in the Afghan capital for a one-day meeting seeking a negotiated […]

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IS claims deadly attack on Pakistan consulate in Afghan city

AFP — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:25:45 +0000

Jalalabad (Afghanistan) – Islamic State jihadists Wednesday claimed responsibility for a deadly gun and bomb siege targeting the Pakistani consulate in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad city, in the first attack by the group on the Pakistani government. Afghan officials said all three attackers and seven security forces were killed in the brazen assault in eastern Nangarhar province, […]

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India grants Italian marine more time at home in shooting case

AFP — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:17:11 +0000

New Delhi – India’s top court Wednesday granted an Italian marine detained over the killing of two fishermen another three months at home on health grounds in the latest chapter of a legal battle that has caused a diplomatic row. Massimiliano Latorre and his fellow marine Salvatore Girone are accused of shooting the fishermen while […]

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Indian TV comedian arrested for ‘offensive’ guru act

AFP — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:16:21 +0000

New Delhi – Indian police arrested a popular comedian for offending religious sentiments after he mimicked a controversial spiritual guru on a television show, an official said Wednesday. Kiku Sharda, 40, was sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a court in northern Haryana state after he was arrested in Mumbai late Tuesday, a […]

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India PM approves farmer crop insurance after suicides

AFP — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:13:35 +0000

New Delhi – India’s government on Wednesday approved a $1.3 billion insurance scheme for farmers to protect against crop failures, saying it was intended to put a halt to a spate of suicides. Two successive years of drought have battered the country’s already struggling rural heartland, with farmer suicides in rural areas regularly hitting the […]

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India’s TCS profits rise 12 percent despite flood damage

AFP — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:12:42 +0000

Mumbai – India’s biggest IT outsourcing firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Tuesday reported stronger than expected quarterly earnings despite the impact of deadly floods in Chennai. The software giant said net profit for the three months to December 31 rose 12.2 percent to 61.1 billion rupees ($913.78 million) from 54.4 billion rupees for the […]

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Pakistan arrests militants over attack on Indian air base

AFP — Wed, 13 Jan 2016 15:05:42 +0000

Islamabad – Pakistan said Wednesday it has arrested several militants belonging to the group believed to be behind a fatal attack on an Indian air base, a move that could help soothe irritated relations with New Delhi. The announcement came as Islamabad said it was considering sending a team to investigate the January 2 attack […]

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Nepal district chief wins ‘Integrity Idol’

AFP — Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:43:58 +0000

Kathmandu – Nepali bureaucrat Pradip Raj Kandel on Sunday clinched the title of Integrity Idol, a television talent show-styled initiative that awards honest civil servants. The contest, in its second year, saw over 50,000 people cast their votes via text message and social media in a bid to encourage honesty in the corruption-ridden Himalayan nation, […]

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Pakistan tells Kerry it will reveal truth of attack on India airbase

AFP — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:39:29 +0000

Islamabad – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has assured US Secretary of State John Kerry that his country is investigating the deadly attack on an Indian air force base and will soon “bring out the truth”, officials said. Indian officials suspect the January 2 attack on the Pathankot base, which left seven soldiers dead, was […]

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Indian businessman cuts off finger to support Congress party

AFP — Sun, 10 Jan 2016 16:39:30 +0000

New Delhi – A businessman cut off one of his fingers as a gesture of thanks to the gods after India’s opposition leaders Sonia and Rahul Gandhi were granted bail in a court case, a report said Sunday. Induvalu Suresh, 35, hacked off his little finger last month before wrapping it in a rupee note […]

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