Tag: Leader
Iran’s supreme leader bans negotiations with US
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday banned any further negotiations between Iran and the United States, less than three months after Iran signed...
Afghan Taliban leader sends envoy abroad to win support, unite group
The Afghan Taliban’s new leader is wooing powerful figures from the militant movement based in the Middle East who have not yet publicly pledged...
North Korean leader says his nukes, not negotiation, avoided war
Kim Jong Un, the querulous North Korean leader, said the recent standoff with South Korea was resolved not through negotiation but “thanks to the...
China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader
An official of the Hong Kong Democratic Party on Saturday said Chinese authorities have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper printed with the...
German anti-Islam leader steps down over viral Hitler pose photo
The head of the German anti-Islamisation movement Pegida has stepped down after a picture of him posing as Adolf Hitler went viral on the...
Catalonian leader orders referendum on independence from Spain
Spanish deputy PM says vote illegal, Madrid to block move
The president of Spain's Catalonia region signed a decree on Saturday calling for a referendum...
New Indonesian leader hits out over democratic roll-back
New law takes away people’s right to choose mayors, provincial governors and district heads across the archipelago, and instead hands power to local parliaments...
MQM leader thinks changing PM is logical option
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senior leader Dr Farooq Sattar has said that changing the prime minister is a logical option considering the ongoing political...
Thai junta leader tells nation to move on from coup
Thai junta leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha, in an address to the nation a day after he was elected prime minister by a legislature he...
Thailand’s coup leader likely to become PM
Candidate for prime minister will need at least 99 votes in 197-member Assembly to win post
Thailand's junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power...
Sri Lankan monk rejects Dalai Lama as spiritual leader
A radical Sri Lankan monk today rejected the Dalai Lama as a global spiritual leader of Buddhists, saying he is a creation of the...
Thai coup leader denies conspiracy with protesters
Thailand’s junta leading Army Chief has dismissed allegations he plotted to seize power for years before May’s coup, issuing an apparent rebuke to the...
PML-N leader among three shot dead in Balochistan violence
Three people, including the Khuzdar chapter president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), were shot dead in violence in separate incidents on Friday.
PML-N Khuzdar...
Sonia Gandhi richer than Queen Elizabeth: report
Huffington Post World report claims Sonia Gandhi has $2b wealth
Huffington Post World has published a report claiming that Indian Congress President Sonia Gandhi is...
Sri Lanka leader releases Indian fishermen after UN vote
Sri Lanka's president ordered the release on Friday of 98 Indian fishermen detained for poaching as a "goodwill gesture" after New Delhi abstained in...
Tunisian opposition leader laid to rest
Tens of thousands chanted anti-Ennahda slogans in the streets of Tunisia’s capital for the burial procession of a slain opposition leader whose murder plunged...
Spiritual leader booked for trying to rape woman
The city police has been trying to nab a ‘spiritual healer’, who tried to rape a woman calling it an essential part of her...
