Day: September 27, 2019

Mugabe’s body moved to rural home ahead of weekend burial

5:33 pm September 27, 2019

Harare: The remains of Zimbabwe’s ex-president Robert Mugabe who died early this month, have been moved from his Harare house to his rural village ahead of burial expected this weekend, his family said Friday. After weeks of wrangling between government and his family over the final resting place for the country’s founding leader, the Mugabes […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Terrorism among most flagrant threats to international peace, security: Muraleedharan

5:26 pm September 27, 2019

New York: India has called for implementing “without exceptions or double standards” all existing international laws to combat terrorists and their enablers, saying terrorism is among the most flagrant threats to international peace and security. In his address at the Non Aligned the Movement (NAM) Ministerial Meeting on the sidelines of 74th UN General Assembly, […]

Prince Harry to visit former mine field where Diana walked

5:22 pm September 27, 2019

Johannesburg: Prince Harry is following in the footsteps of his late mother, Princess Diana, whose walk through an active mine field in Angola years ago helped to lead to a global ban on the deadly weapons. The prince on Friday is set to visit the spot where Diana was famously photographed during her own Africa […]

Modi reaffirms India’s support to dialogue for maintaining peace in Persian Gulf

2:51 pm September 27, 2019

NEW YORK: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reaffirmed India’s support for giving priority to diplomacy, dialogue and confidence- building for maintaining peace and security in the Persian Gulf amidst tensions in the region, as he held in-depth talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. Modi met Rouhani on the sidelines of the high-level 74th Session of […]

Afghan voters torn between fear, frustration, sense of duty

2:39 pm September 27, 2019

Torn between fear, frustration and a sense of duty, Ahmad is undecided about defying Taliban warnings not to vote in this weekend’s Afghan presidential election. He has good reason to think twice: His index finger was chopped off by Taliban members after he voted in the presidential election five years ago. The Taliban have relentlessly […]