France

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

No let-up in French strikes with fresh turmoil awaited

2:22 pm December 7, 2019

Paris: France was on Saturday expecting its most serious nationwide strike in years to paralyse the country over the weekend, with unions warning the turmoil would last well into next week. The challenge thrown to President Emmanuel Macron over his plans for radical pension reform has seen hundreds of thousands take to the streets and […]

Carnage? Anger in France after 158 boar killed in single hunt

11:46 pm December 2, 2019

Charleville-Mezieres (France): The killing of 158 wild boar in a single day’s hunting in eastern France has sparked anger in the region and accusations of “carnage”, even if the hunters were within their allowed quotas. The boar were killed in a “battue” in which beaters drove the game towards the 82 hunters last Wednesday in […]

Albania’s search for quake victims ends; death toll up to 50

6:55 pm November 30, 2019

Tirana (Albania): The search and rescue operation for earthquake survivors in Albania has ended, the prime minister said Saturday, with the death toll at 50 and no more bodies believed to be in the ruins. Prime Minister Edi Rama said preliminary figures showed more than 1,465 buildings in the capital, Tirana, and about 900 in […]

Rafale to feature in Republic Day parade for first time

Three Rafale jets handed over to IAF by France: Govt

10:17 pm November 20, 2019

New Delhi: Three Rafale fighter jets have been handed over to the Indian Air Force and are being used to train IAF pilots and technicians in France, the government said on Wednesday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh received the first Rafale jet at an air base in France on October 8. The first batch of four […]

US stocks open sharply lower amid pressure on oil market

Iran announces discovery of massive oil field

8:06 pm November 10, 2019

Tehran: Iran has discovered a massive new oil field, President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday, a find that would boost its proven reserves by about a third in a rare piece of “good news” for an economy battered by US sanctions. In a speech aired on state TV, Rouhani said the country’s economy had stabilised despite […]