Day: March 10, 2019

UK studying how to get children of IS followers out of Syria

LONDON — British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says he is looking for ways to help the children of British citizens who joined the Islamic State group in Syria. Hunt told the BBC on Sunday that he and International Development Secretary Penny Mordaunt are studying how the children could […]

Plane believed to be carrying Algerian leader leaves Geneva

GENEVA  — An Algerian government plane believed to be carrying President Abdelaziz Bouteflika took off from Geneva on Sunday to bring him back home as major demonstrations against his rule have gripped Algeria. The 82-year-old Bouteflika spent two weeks at a Swiss hospital where he went for medical […]

Governor inaugurates Dr. Karan Singh Library for Senior Citizens

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 10: Governor Satya Pal Malik today inaugurated Dr. Karan Singh Library for Senior Citizens at Gulab Bhawan, Jammu. Dr. Karan Singh, former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Shri K Vijay Kumar, Advisor to Governor, Shri Chander Mohan Gupta, Mayor JMC besides prominent […]

No survivors as Ethiopian Airlines crashes with 157 aboard

An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi, killing all 149 passengers and eight crew on board, state media reported as African leaders offered condolences. “We hereby confirm that our scheduled flight ET 302 from Addis Ababa to Nairobi was involved […]

Dr Shahid Iqbal launches Pulse Polio Immunisation programme in Srinagar

open view news desk SRINAGAR, MARCH 10: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Sunday launched the Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization programme in the district as part of Kashmir-wide campaign in which children up to the age of 5 are being administered poliomyelitis vaccine. The programme was launched […]

Pulse polio immunization program held across Jammu Division

open view news desk JAMMU, MARCH 10: The First round of 3-Day campaign Intensified Pulse Polio Immunization (IPPI) programme was started across Jammu Division under which the children upto the age of 5 years are being administered anti-polio vaccine. At Doda near about 75000 children below 5 years […]

Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York

NEW YORK — Severe turbulence tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin as it passed over Maine on Saturday, with 30 people suffering bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken leg before the flight landed safely at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport, officials […]

First time in Baghdad: Iran’s president to visit Iraq

TEHRAN, Iran  — Iran’s president is making his first official visit to Iraq this week as he faces mounting pressure from hard-liners at home in the wake of the Trump administration’s unraveling of the nuclear deal. Hassan Rouhani’s trip — billed as “historic and noble” by his foreign […]

No survivors in Ethiopian Airlines crash en route to Kenya

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed shortly after takeoff from Ethiopia’s capital on Sunday morning, killing all 157 on board, authorities said, as grieving families rushed to airports in Addis Ababa and the destination, Nairobi. More than 30 nationalities were among the dead. It was […]

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