June 08, 2015 - Page 3

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi set off a social media storm Monday after he praised his Bangladeshi counterpart for having the courage to fight terrorism “despite being a woman”. Modi complimented Sheikh

World oil prices dipped in subdued trade on Monday after the OPEC crude producers’ cartel opted late last week to leave its output ceiling unchanged. In early afternoon London deals, Brent North

Ukraine’s defence minister on Monday accused pro-Russian rebels backed up by Moscow’s forces of assembling a 40,000-strong army sufficient for a “mid-sized European state”. Stepan Poltorak’s estimates fly in the face of

The UN atomic watchdog chief called Monday on Iran to cooperate more in a probe into alleged nuclear weapons activity, a key part in a hoped-for historic deal with world powers. The

Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos headed on Monday for his first official visit to China in seven years as his country, which is Africa’s second largest oil producer, struggles with falling

Some 150 migrants found adrift in a boat off Myanmar’s coast were transferred under armed guard to neighbouring Bangladesh Monday, returning them to a life of grinding poverty many tried to flee

Health workers move from door to door in the rural Sumaila district of Kano state, northern Nigeria, administering oral polio vaccines to children under five. It could be any other vaccination drive

Turkey on Monday entered a new period of political and financial turbulence after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party lost its absolute majority in parliament for the first time since coming to

Young Burnley striker Danny Ings is set to join Liverpool when his contract with the newly-relegated side expires at the end of June. Talks for the England under-21 striker’s transfer to Anfield