Tag: Confirms
Mali’s top court confirms Keita as presidential election winner
BAMAKO: Mali's constitutional court on Monday confirmed President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's re-election in a run-off ballot, rejecting fraud accusations by the opposition candidate.
The decision...
Russia confirms proposed Syria cooperation with United States
MOSCOW: Russia's Defence Ministry confirmed on Saturday that it had proposed cooperating with the United States on Syrian refugees and de-mining in a letter...
Russia confirms it sent Syrian refugee proposal to US
MOSCOW: Russia's army on Saturday confirmed it sent a letter to the United States last month with a proposal to cooperate on rebuilding Syria...
US confirms deployment of armed drones in Niger
DAKAR: US forces started deploying armed drones in the west African country of Niger earlier this year to attack Islamist militants, the US military...
North Korea confirms new military chief of staff
SEOUL: North Korea's state media confirmed on Friday that Ri Yong Gil has become the new chief of the military's general staff, the latest...
Kiribati confirms over 80 people on missing sunken ferry
WELLINGTON: Authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a missing Kiribati ferry had held more than 80 passengers, as Australian and US planes scoured the central...
Bangladesh confirms first case of Zika virus
Bangladesh confirmed on Tuesday its first case of the Zika virus in an old sample of blood from a 67-year old man who had...
Nisar sung like a bird, spilled beans on PML-N-PPP ‘Muk Muka’,...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday said the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) had been pursuing a policy...
Western Australia confirms Langer as likely head coach
The Western Australia Cricket Association (WACA) has confirmed Justin Langer is their No.1 target in the search for a new coach.
Lachlan Stevens resigned as...
Jones confirms applying for Pakistan coach job
Former Australian batsman Dean Jones has confirmed applying for Pakistan team coach's job and said if appointed he would make full use of the...
NIH confirms one dengue-related death
After hitting Lahore and wreaking havoc there, the deadly dengue virus is gripping the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi as National Institute of...
Japan confirms Noda as new PM
Yoshihiko Noda became Japan's sixth new prime minister in five years Tuesday, inheriting an in-tray groaning with disaster recovery, nuclear crisis and economic gloom...
Qatar confirms 2020 bid
Super-rich Qatar confirmed Friday they will bid for the 2020 Olympics after receiving positive feedback on plans to stage the showpiece in the autumn...
Fitch confirms US AAA rating
Fitch confirmed on Tuesday its triple-A rating of the United States but warned the country’s medium-term debt profile appears “at the limit” of what...
Lara Dutta confirms she is expecting
Lara and Mahesh came clean about the baby news in an interview, and said that they really hadn’t intended to hide it but were...
PCB confirms SL series in UAE
The confusion over the holding of the Pakistan and Sri Lanka series has been sorted out after the Sri Lankans were firmly informed of...
Iran confirms shooting down US drone
A senior Iranian legislator has confirmed earlier reports saying that a US drone has been shot down by Iran over Fordo nuclear enrichment plant...
