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Israeli occupation forces open fire at farmers in southern GS
Date: 2016-05-29 09:16:44 GMT - palestine - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:5000265
Israeli occupation forces on Sunday opened heavy machine gun fire at Palestinian farmers in southern Gaza Strip, with no injuries reported. Local sources said the Israeli occupation forces stationed at the military towers established on the ....
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NCW secretary-general leaves for Rome
Date: 2016-05-29 08:37:06 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:5 - ID:5000001
Mervat Tallawy, the secretary general of the National Council of Egyptian Women, left here on Sunday for Rome on a several days' visit to Italy. Tallawy will hold talks on a set of issues of concern to women and discuss means of bolstering ....
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Larijani elected Iran’s new parliament speaker
Date: 2016-05-29 08:29:08 GMT - Iran - International - SN:4 - ID:4999953
Lawmakers have voted Ali Larijani as the temporary speaker of Iran’s new parliament following February elections, Press TV reported. Larijani, a Principlist, won the post on Sunday with 173 votes in a race against Mohammad Reza Aref who had ....
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Shark attacks set to rise to record highs around the world
Date: 2016-05-29 07:54:11 GMT - USA - Variety - SN:3 - ID:4999713
An expert predicted an increase in shark attacks around the world this year that will surpass last year's record number, the Independent reported on Sunday. "We should have more bites this year than last," George Burgess, director of the ....
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Lufthansa to suspend flights to Venezuela
Date: 2016-05-29 07:51:41 GMT - Germany - International - SN:2 - ID:4999681
The German airline, Lufthansa, has announced that it will suspend flights to Venezuela from 18 June due to economic difficulties in the country, the BBC reported on Sunday. The company also said currency controls in Venezuela made it impossible ....
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Canadian PM 'hopeful' physician-assisted suicide bill will pass
Date: 2016-05-29 07:50:19 GMT - Canada - International - SN:1 - ID:4999669
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is "hopeful" Parliament will pass a new bill allowing physician-assisted suicide before the previous law permitting the practice expires, United Press International reported on Sunday. The deadline, ....
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Sisi inaugurates new HQ of public prosecution
Date: 2016-05-28 11:40:55 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:10 - ID:4995765
President Abdel Fattah El Sisi inaugurated the new HQ of the public prosecution in New Cairo Saturday. Sisi listened to an explanation about the new building and a review of the judicial history in ancient Egypt. The president also signed an ....
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Abe mulling 2nd extra budget for FY 2016 after G-7 summit
Date: 2016-05-28 10:40:43 GMT - Japan - International - SN:9 - ID:4995301
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is compiling a second supplementary budget for the current fiscal year through next March to bolster the faltering Japanese economy following discussions at the Group of Seven summit, Kyodo News quoted government ....
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Indian PM wishes speedy recovery of Pakistani counterpart
Date: 2016-05-28 09:40:57 GMT - India - International - SN:8 - ID:4994877
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday extended his best wishes to Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif who was in London for treatment, according to Geo News. Prime Minister Sharif is scheduled to undergo an open-heart surgery on ....
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Austrian FM warns EU of depending on refugees agreement with Turkey
Date: 2016-05-28 08:59:32 GMT - Austria - International - SN:7 - ID:4994557
Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz warned the European Union of depending on the refugees agreement with Turkey. Kurz also rejected the agreement, saying that he is totally against it. He, meanwhile said that the agreement with Turkey ....
