Tag: Western
Female journalists protest being ‘penned in’ during Pence Western Wall visit
JERUSALEM: Women journalists covering US Vice President Mike Pence's visit Tuesday to the Western Wall criticised what they called discrimination after being forced to...
At least 33 human skulls discovered in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY: Police have discovered at least 33 human skulls buried in western Mexico, authorities said on Tuesday, the latest grisly find in a...
Czechs: to pick between Zeman, pro-western challengers in presidential vote
PRAGUE: Czechs wrap up voting on Saturday in the first round of a presidential election in which eight candidates are seeking to oust the...
Restaurant bill sparks deadly religious riot in India
A row over an unpaid restaurant bill in a western Indian city escalated into a riot between Hindus and Muslims that left four people...
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...
Putin urges West rethink on Syria as battles rage
Russian President Vladimir Putin urged Western and Arab governments to review their policy on war-torn Syria on Thursday, as battles raged between rebels and...
Nepal bans schools from using western names
Nepal said on Monday it was banning secondary schools from using names like "Oxbridge", "White House" and "NASA" over fears that the education system...
India probes series of blasts in western city
Federal anti-terror agents joined local police in the western Indian city of Pune on Thursday to probe a series of low-intensity blasts the night...
Not quite there yet
Is history going to repeat itself with no lesson learned by anyone? The Western powers or its backed regimes have time and again refused...
Russia warns ‘hasty’ Western wars could provoke nukes
Russia cautioned Western powers on Thursday against launching “hasty” wars that could lead to the rise of radical Islamist factions and even result in...
US to provide $ 110 m for securing Pakistan’s western borders
The United States (US) will provide $110 million to Pakistan in an attempt to support its efforts for securing country’s western borders against drug...
Hopes fade for missing Western climbers
Pakistan was forced again to call off a search party for Westerners missing nearly a week in the Karakoram Mountains as hopes faded for...
HR committee condemns selective attitude of Western powers
Condemning the selective attitude of Western powers towards application of human rights, the Senate Functional Committee on Human Rights has observed that there was...
No plans for Western military action on Syria, Iran: UK
Western nations have no immediate plans for military action to stop the repression of protests in Syria or to halt Iran’s nuclear programme, British...
Iran blasts new Western sanctions
An angry Iran and its powerful ally Russia on Tuesday slammed new Western sanctions imposed on Tehran over its suspect nuclear programme, saying they...
Western powers target Assad with UN sanctions
European nations and the United States pressed Wednesday for UN sanctions against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and his entourage for their deadly crackdown on...
Western Union launches global network challenge for 160th anniversary
Are you the world’s most globally networked individual? Western Union (NYSE: WU), one of the world’s most globally connected companies with 455,000 locations in...
