Canada’s Teck Resources cancels breakup vote

Ottawa, April 26 (AFP/APP): Canadian mining group Teck Resources at the last minute on Wednesday cancelled a shareholder vote on splitting its metals and coal operations into two companies, while continuing to push back against Swiss giant Glencore’s takeover effort. The Vancouver-based company twice rejected […]

S.Africa says not leaving ICC, citing communication ‘error’

Johannesburg, April 25 (AFP/APP): South Africa is not planning to quit the International Criminal Court, as earlier suggested by President Cyril Ramaphosa, his office said Tuesday, citing a communication error from the ruling ANC party. Hours earlier, Ramaphosa had said his African National Congress (ANC) […]

Ukraine slams Lavrov comments at UN as ‘hypocrisy’: presidential aide

Kyiv, Ukraine, April 25 (AFP/APP): Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak on Tuesday dismissed as “hypocrisy” comments made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the UN about protecting the United Nations charter. “An impeccable hypocrisy fair, Lavrov chairs the UNSC justifying war, mass killings, total […]

Evacuation from Sudan, Saudi operation continues

Riyadh (PNI) In continuation of the evacuation efforts made by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdoms Leadership, several evacuees arrived from the Republic of Sudan to the city of Jeddah today. The number of arriving individuals is approximately (199), which […]

Fast fashion under spotlight on Bangladesh factory disaster anniversary

Paris, April 21 (AFP/APP): On April 24, 2013, a clothing factory complex near Bangladesh’s capital collapsed, killing at least 1,138 workers. The disaster at Rana Plaza outside Dhaka was one of the world’s worst industrial tragedies and highlighted the failure of many top Western fashion […]

Canada public servants stage massive strike

Ottawa, April 20 (AFP/APP): A third of Canada’s public servants set up pickets at hundreds of sites across the country Wednesday demanding cost-of-living raises and telework flexibility in one of the largest strikes in the nation’s history. After months of negotiating with Prime Minister Justin […]

Japan to evacuate its citizens from Sudan

Tokyo, April 19 (AFP/APP): Japan is preparing to evacuate its countrymen from Sudan, the government said on Wednesday, the first nation to publicly announce plans to pull its citizens from the conflict-hit country. Violence between the Sudanese army and paramilitaries has killed around 200 people […]

Modi’s India becomes nightmare for Muslims during Ramazan

ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (APP): The fascist Hindutva regime under Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made India a nightmare for Muslims during the holy month of Ramazan. According to media reports, on April 4th, Hindu extremists stopped Muslims from offering Taraweeh prayers in Haldwani, Uttarakhand. […]