Новости за 12.10.2015

Participants of an annual session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly on Monday urged NATO nations to boost defence spending in the face of new security threats.

The European Union agreed on Monday to suspend sanctions against the regime of Belarussian strongman Alexander Lukashenko after he won a fifth term as president, even though observers said the poll was flawed.

Frustrated Palestinian youths have defied president Mahmud Abbas as well as an Israeli crackdown by staging violent protests in annexed east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, while 18 stabbings have targeted Jews since October 3.

Ukraine's infrastructure ministry said on Monday that Kiev has decided to ban all Russian airlines from flying to Ukraine starting from October 25.

Today being the 67th birthday of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Google has painted its logo with the iconic singer's image.

Poll authorities in Bihar have sought details over allegations that Union Minister Giriraj Singh compromised voters' secrecy after a photo went viral showing him casting his vote at a polling booth.

A 35-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl, who was found lying unconscious at a secluded spot in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area, police said on Monday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said cyclone Hudhud caused devastation in this port city last year but failed to break the spirit and resilience of its residents.

YSR Congress party president YS Jaganmohan Reddy's condition deteriorated further on Monday as he continued for the sixth day his indefinite fast to demand special category status for Andhra Pradesh.

An estimated 57% of the electorate cast their votes in the first phase of Bihar Assembly election in 49 constituencies.

Aggressively pursuing its campaign against Pakistani personalities, Shiv Sena activists on Sunday blackened the face of ORF chief Sudheendra Kulkarni over his refusal to cancel the book launch function of former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, prompting strong condemnation from political parties.

Security has been beefed up for the second phase of Panchayat elections which will be held here in two blocks tomorrow, a district official said on Monday.

PCB has not ruled out the possibility of having a short limited over series against India in December.

The cricket teams of India and South Africa arrived in Indore for 2nd ODI.

The British government on Monday announced that it is set to build a polar research ship that will be one of the world's most advanced floating labs.

Lending it a further international character, Portugal has become the 17th country to sign an agreement with India on the establishment of Nalanda University.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday disapproved of Shiv Sena's protests against the launch of former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book here saying the issue has brought disrepute to the state.

The EU demanded on Monday the "immediate" halt of Russian air strikes against moderate Syrian rebel groups, adding that a lasting peace was impossible under Moscow-backed President Bashar al-Assad.

Three Pakistani-origin Muslims accused of plotting to carry out a beheading in Britain were inspired by a fatwa issued by the Islamic State, a UK court was told on Monday as they went on trial.

Amidst spiralling violence in the region, India and Palestine on Monday called for a negotiated and peaceful settlement of the Israel-Palestinian conflict based on internationally agreed upon principles which would lead to a united and viable state of Palestine.

Pele feels that Diego Maradona a more complete footballer than Lionel Messi.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday that Israel would not bow to "knife terror" as three new stabbings in Jerusalem spread more fear among Israelis and Palestinian unrest showed little sign of slowing.

These seven colonies were found dumping concrete and debris waste and untreated sewage into the river.

Saeed Ajmal has become an active member of a leading Sunni Muslim religious movement, sources said.

Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar on Monday launched an initiative aimed at improving hygiene among children in South Asia, where millions have no access to toilets.