BEIJING: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit southwest China´s Yunnan province Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake struck 11 kilometres (seven miles) west-northwest of the town of Wenping at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres.
Ed Miliband slams British PM’s silence
LONDON: British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond on Sunday demanded an unconditional ceasefire to resolve the “intolerable” situation in Gaza, adding that the British public was “deeply disturbed” by what it was seeing. Hammond, who took over from William Hague last month, told the Sunday Telegraph that the killing had to stop, having already said he was “gravely concerned” by the number of civilian casualties from Israel´s military operation in Gaza.
How Israel turned tragedy into opportunity
Justin Schwegel
On June 12, three Israelis settlers and possible murder, rumors swirled in the West Bank of an Israeli false operation. After all, the reasoning went, no Palestinian political player stood to gain from a kidnapping. It is now widely accepted that there was never a kidnapping and no one investigating the incident ever suspected one. To be sure, three Israeli settlers were killed, but it was done immediately without the intent to ever hold them.
Five more Palestinians martyred in Israeli air strikes
Death toll of Palestinians from ongoing Israeli aggression has risen to 657 during last 15 days. Five more Palestinians including two children have been martyred in fresh Israeli air strikes on Gaza. The death toll of Palestinians from ongoing Israeli aggression has risen to six hundred fifty-seven during last fifteen days. Israel have also reported that two more of its troops have been killed raising the death toll to twenty nine.
MPA, supporters free suspect in ‘counter raid’
FAISALABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA Rana Shoaib Idrees allegedly attacked Khurrianwala police station along with his supporters, thrashed three on-duty policemen and freed a man arrested from his outhouse in a raid. According to sources, Khurrianwala police late on Friday raided the MPA’s outhouse to arrest a PO, Iqbal, carrying Rs100,000 head money on charges of being involved in a case of terrorism, murder and attempt to murder.
US energy outlook undergoing a major overhaul
RIYADH: Debate on ‘resource nationalism’ is taking centrestage in Washington. With US crude output growing rapidly and the country emerging as the world’s top producer, there seems growing emphasis in Washington on controlling the newly found resource — and use it as a foreign policy tool. At the EIA’s 2014 Energy Conference last week, challenges haunting the policymakers and the energy markets were discussed and argued in detail.
Diplomatic drive intensifies as Gaza death toll reaches to 350
GAZA: Fresh Israeli bombardments killed five people in Gaza Sunday, hiking the death toll from the assault to over 350. Israel pressed its air, sea and ground offensive against the besieged coastal territory. Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal was to meet Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Qatar to discuss an Egyptian-proposed truce on Sunday, and the movement said it had received an invitation to Cairo for ceasefire talks.
NY cabbie convicted of plotting ‘honor killings’ in Pakistan
NEW YORK: A New York cab driver was found guilty on Thursday of conspiring with relatives in Pakistan to commit ‘honor killings’ of family members of a relative he believed helped his daughter escape back to the United States. Mohammad Ajmal Choudhry, 61, was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn on charges of conspiracy to commit murder in a foreign country, transmitting of threats to injure, and visa fraud.
Stocks manage modest gains amid low volume
KARACHI: Stock market remained dull throughout the day, which saw volume shrink 45pc to 73m shares on Thursday, representing 9-month low. Trading value fell to Rs4 billion which was at 14-month low. The KSE-100 index managed to claw up by 20.99 points to 29,697.79. While local institutions and individuals were on the sell side, the market received support from foreign investors who bought $4.81 million worth equity. Overseas inflow this week turns out at $16m.
Old foes Germany, France clash for semi-final berth
THE French are bullish. The Germans seem to be in a conundrum. European neighbours France and Germany collide in a heavyweight clash at the Maracana Stadium on Friday with the winners advancing to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Both teams advanced to the quarter-finals by ending African World Cup hopes on Monday with the French winning 2-0 against Nigeria and Germany scraping 2-1 past Algeria to send the last two remaining teams from the dark continent packing.
