Asian Lite News Archive

Category: World News

  • French minister says Stop eating Nutella; save the planet

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    A leading French minister believes that people should stop consuming the popular Nutella hazelnut spread as it causing damage to the planet…reports Asian Lite. Speaking to a teleivision channel Canal + Ecology minister Ségolène Royal made the claim suggesting it would save the planet if Nutella was no longer produced. She said that Nutella spread…

  • Mexico’s first astronaut may run for president

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    The first Mexican to go into space, Rodolfo Neri Vela, said he may consider runing for president in 2018, media reported. Vela, 63, is a Mexican scientist and astronaut who went into space aboard a NASA Space Shuttle mission in 1985. He is the only Mexican, and the second Latin-American, to have travelled to space.…

  • US must reckon with gun violence: Obama

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    By Arun Kumar   As a shocked America mourned the killing of nine people in a historic black church, President Barack Obama said the US must eventually reckon with all too frequent mass shootings and gun violence. “Now is a time for mourning and healing,” said the country’s first African-American President in a White House statement…

  • AHLAN RAMADAN – Gallery

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    Muslims across the world begin Ramadan fasting yesterday. Asian Lite News capture a selection of images

  • EU Summit Over Greece

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    European Council President Donald Tusk announced that an emergency Euro zone summit over Greece would be held on Monday….reports Asian Lite News “In light of the outcome of the Eurogroup meeting today (Thursday), I have decided to convene a Euro summit on Monday. It is time to urgently discuss the situation of Greece at the…

  • Hillary seeks immigration reforms

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    Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said here in a speech to a major Hispanic organisation that her commitment to immigration reform includes a path to citizenship for the undocumented…reports Asian Lite News Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton said here in a speech to a major Hispanic organisation that her commitment to immigration reform includes a…

  • CII Team Joins Jaitley Mission in the US

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    CII members join Jaitley in US visit….reports Asian Lite News A business delegation comprising senior members from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) joined with Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is on a 10 day visit to the US to foster bilateral ties. The industry body is exploring business opportunities with US-based firms. “The CII delegation to…

  • Cindy Lauds Indian Fashion

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    American supermodel Cindy Crawford visits India to promote Omega….reports Asian Lite News She created a stir with her Playboy magazine covers during initial days of her fashion career, and went on to be a supermodel. On her second visit to India, American celebrity Cindy Crawford, talked about the global visibility of Indian fashion and Bollywood;…

  • Big Ben sends SOS

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    Britain’s historic Parliament House needs immediate restoration work and it cost up to £5.7bn….reports Asian Lite News Major restoration of the Houses of Parliament without moving MPs and peers out would cost £5.7bn and take 32 years, a report said. The 150-year-old Grade I listed building is partly sinking, contains asbestos and has outdated cabling. But the work would…

  • Merkel urges EU to ‘seriously’ consider British request

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    German Chancellor Angela Merkel reiterated  her confidence that Britain will opt to stay in the European Union (EU), and called for “seriously and conscientiously” considering its wishes regarding the European Council, Efe news agency reported. In an appearance in the Bundestag or the lower house of the German parliament, ahead of the European Council meeting…

  • US $10 bills to bear woman’s portrait

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    A woman’s portrait will appear on $10 US bills from 2020, after a gap of 119 years, the US Department of the Treasury has said, according to Efe news agency. Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew said  that public opinion will be sought on which historic figure to feature on the bills. “We’re going to…

  • Church Shooting Suspect Arrested

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    The man suspected of shooting nine worshippers dead during a prayer meeting at a historic black church in South Carolina has been arrested. Dylann Roof, 21, was taken into custody in Shelby, North Carolina, during a traffic stop after a member of the public called the police. A manhunt was launched for the suspect, who…

  • India lacks system to check Emergency

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    Forces that can crush democracy are stronger…I don’t have the confidence it (Emergency) cannot happen again: BJP leader LK Advani told Indian Express ahead of the 40th anniversary of the Emergency….reports Asian Lite News Veteran BJP leader Advani said India’s political system is still to come to terms with the Emergency and a similar suspension of…

  • Escobar’s son advocates ending global war on drugs

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    By Rafael Salido   Juan Pablo Escobar Henao, son of Colombian druglord Pablo Escobar Gaviria, has said he is in favour of ending the global fight against drugs. He told Spanish news agency Efe in an interview on Tuesday in Rio de Janeiro that after 40 years of “clear and compelling” failures in this war, it…

  • Takeaways from US Fed projections

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    By Vatsal Srivastava   US Fed chief Janet Yellen was presented with yet another opportunity to prepare financial markets for a September interest rate hike. But Yellen sang in the same old dovish tune, repeatedly emphasising on the fact that market participants should not worry too much about when the monetary tightening will begin but…

  • US admits to slow response against ISIS

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     US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter admitted that they did not act fast enough to prepare Iraqi forces for the threat posed by the Islamic State militant group. “We … determined that our equipping of the Iraqi security forces had proceeded too slowly,” Carter said in a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday…

  • Nine killed in US church shooting

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    At least nine people were killed in a shooting at a historic African-American church in US’ South Carolina state. The shooting took place at Charleston city’s Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the oldest African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church in the South Carolina, CNN reported. CNN said that nine people were killed. “I do believe this…

  • Mo Farah ‘missed two drugs tests’ before London 2012

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    Mo Farah missed two drugs tests before he went on to become a double gold medallist at the 2012 Olympics, a newspaper has claimed. According to the Daily Mail, Farah’s first missed test appears to have been in early 2010, months before he joined Alberto Salazar’s Nike Oregon Project reports BBC. The Mail says the second…

  • US Fed Reserve signals rate hike

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    By Arun Kumar   The Federal Reserve, America’s central bank, has decided not to raise interest rates in June, but signalled that the long-awaited rate hike could come in September as the economic activity picks up. “The committee expects that, with appropriate policy accommodation, economic activity will expand at a moderate pace,” the bank known as…

  • Israel mulling hosting Syrian refugees

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    Israel is considering the possibility of hosting refugees from Syria, particularly from neighbouring Druze villages, even though it is technically at war with that country. Israeli chief of staff Gen. Gadi Eisenkot instructed the Israeli armed forces to remain vigilant in securing the border with Syria, which has been mired in conflict for four years…

  • Palestinian unity government resigns

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    Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas accepted the resignation of the Palestinian unity government. The resignation of the Palestinian unity government was made following a meeting held in Ramallah on Wednesday between Abbas and Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah. A well-informed Palestinian official told Xinhua news agency that Hamdallah presented his government’s resignation to President Abbas during their…

  • Ramadan Mubarak from No10

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    Prime Minister David Cameron wishes the Muslim communities across the world – A Very Happy Ramadan….reports Asian Lite News The prime minister in a message to Asian Lite News said he would like to send his very best wishes to everyone observing the holy month of Ramadan. “It’s a hugely important time as Muslims in Britain and across…

  • US ‘deeply troubled’ over Morsi verdict

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     President Barack Obama’s administration said that it is “deeply troubled” by the death sentence handed down against deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, contending that it was politically motivated. At his daily press conference, White House spokesman Josh Earnest said the result of Morsi’s trial is another example of a “politically motivated” sentence, and he expressed…

  • US set to ban artificial transfats

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    The use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), the primary dietary source of artificial transfat in processed foods, must stop in three years, the US FDA has said. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that PHOs are not “generally recognized as safe” for use in human food. Food manufacturers will have three years to remove…

  • Kerry concerned over Putin’s missile announcement

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    US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed concern over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s announcement that he would add more than 40 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) to Russia’s arsenal this year….reports Asian Lite News. “It does concern me,” Kerry told reporters via teleconference, adding that the US and Russia, with their arms control treaty, “are…

  • Thousands expected at NY International Yoga Day celebration

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    As the world celebrates International Day of Yoga in a unique event that is in many ways an endorsement of the Indian way of life, more than 30,000 people are expected to participate in a mass demonstration of the ancient art in the city’s Times Square after global leaders and diplomats from around the world…

  • Prince Charles to unveil Waterloo memorial

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    The memorial to the allied British, Dutch, Belgian and German soldiers who fought at the Battle of Waterloo will be unveiled by Prince Charles. Its 200th anniversary is on Thursday and marks the final defeat of the Emperor Napoleon, in a battle that cost some 25,000 British and allied lives. The prince will perform the…

  • Putin plans to modernise Russia’s nuclear arsenal

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    Amidst the growing tensions with the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that this year a new generation of inter-continental ballistic missiles will be added to the country’s nuclear arsenal. “This year 40 new generation inter-continental ballistic missiles will enter duty. They are capable of penetrating the most sophisticated anti-missile defence systems,” Putin said at…

  • Berlusconi to publish authorised biography

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    Former Italian premier and billionaire media mogul Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to publish the first authorised account of his controversial life, Italy’s Corriere della Sera daily reported. Berlusconi’s biography, to be called “My Way”, will be written by veteran US journalist and Italy commentator Alan Friedman and is due to appear in English and Italian…

  • Trump jumps into the Republican presidential bandwagon

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    By Arun Kumar  After Bush family scion Jeb Bush, real estate mogul and TV reality star Donald Trump finally jumped into the 2016 White House race, making the crowded field of Republican contenders a round dozen. Trump, who has been toying with the idea of running for the Oval Office for more than two decades,…

  • Morsi sentenced to death in jailbreak case

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    An Egyptian court sentenced former president Mohamed Morsi to death over a 2011 prison break case, confirming a preliminary death sentence issued in May. A probe led by Judge Hassan Samir Qadhi found the defendants in the jail break case plotted the killing of police personnel in Abu Zaabal, Wadi el Natroun and El Marg…

  • Bradford family urged to return

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    The husbands of three Bradford sisters feared to have travelled to Syria with their nine children said they “miss and love” them as they appealed for their return Khadija, Sugra and Zohra Dawood, from Bradford, and their children aged three to 15 have not made contact for a week. Their brother is understood to be fighting…

  • Michelle Obama Rocks London

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    The speech of US First Lady Michelle Obama at a girls’ school in east London was the talk of the town and the social media buzz with her quotes…. reports Asian Lite News Mrs Obama, wife of President Barack, told pupils at Mulberry School for Girls their “amazing education” gave them all they needed to succeed.…

  • Immigrant workers get less pay

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    Immigrant workers earn less than the native workers across the world…reports Asian Lite News A new report by economist Kathryn Anderson said there is a large wage gap between immigrant and native workers. This wage gap lessens over time (a number of decades), but never closes for many immigrant groups. The report was  published by IZA…

  • Dubai Links with London Tech

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    London Technology Week runs from 15-21 June at Shard in London. Hundreds of international companies and tens of thousands of visitors will come to London to take part in more than 200 events organised as part of London Technology Week….reports Asian Lite News Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), Dubai’s integrated free zone technology park, and the…

  • Michelle begins two-day UK trip

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    US first lady Michelle Obama will be in UK to promote her charity work is to meet Prince Harry and David Cameron as she begins a two-day visit. Mrs Obama is visiting the country to discuss her campaigns for girls’ education and better support for military families. She will host an event at a London…

  • Sudanese president leaves South Africa

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     Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir left South Africa, hours before the High Court in Pretoria ruled that he be arrested for alleged crimes against humanity pending a formal request from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Al-Bashir left the country around noon on Monday despite an order from the high court, preventing him from doing so, Xinhua…

  • UN condemns Australia’s asylum policy

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    The UN human rights chief has condemned Australia over the “poor benchmark” it is setting in asylum seeker policies, describing its approach as hostile and contemptuous. In an address to the human rights council in Geneva on Monday, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said Australia had set up relocation arrangements…

  • Sikh student can keep his turban in US army

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    By Arun Kumar  A Sikh college student will be able to join the US Army, without being forced to cut his hair, shave his beard or stop wearing his turban thanks to a Washington court ruling…..Reports Asian Lite News. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled last week that the Army violated Hofstra University student…

  • Bush enter the overcrowded White House race

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    By Arun Kumar  Jeb Bush, a son and brother of former presidents, joined a crowded field of Republican contenders setting the stage for a possible dynastic clash with a former first lady, Hillary Clinton in 2016 White House race. Watched by his 90-year-old mother, Barbara Bush, wife of George H W Bush, who lost the…

  • Bodies of 30 Germanwings victims flown to Spain

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    The bodies of 30 Spanish victims of flight 4U9525, which crashed killing all 150 people onboard after being deliberately flown into the Alps by co-pilot Andreas Lubitz on March 24, were finally returned to their homeland. The remains were flown into Barcelona, which had been the point of departure of flight 4U9525, in a specially…

  • Sudanese president’s whereabouts unknown

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    As a judge here prepared to rule on whether South African authorities must arrest visiting Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for “crimes against humanity”, confusion prevailed about his whereabouts. The Pretoria High Court issued an order that bars al-Bashir from leaving South Africa, the Independent Online reported. Justice Hans Fabricious issued an interim order preventing the…

  • White British Muslim convert jihadi killed in Kenya

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    A British white Muslim convert who joined Somalian terror group Al-Shabaab has been killed in battle, Kenya’s military has said. It is thought Thomas Evans, 24, from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, was one of 11 militants who died after attacking a military base in northern Kenya over the weekend reports Daily Mail. His mother Sally previously said she…

  • Israel to force feed prisoners

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    The Israeli government has voted in favour of adopting a bill which allows authorities to force feed security prisoners on hunger strike. According to the bill, authorities can force-feed prisoners on hunger strike through intravenous infusion or a feeding tube if their lives were in jeopardy, even if it was against their wishes, Xinhua news…

  • Mexicans attempt selfie world record

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    Nearly 2,000 people in Mexico City on June 13 attempted to create a world record for the most number of consecutive selfies taken at a place. Participants gathered at the site of a monument in Mexico City and took selfies, one after the other, in the hope of setting a world record, The Telegraph reported.…

  • UK to reject Scottish autonomy plan

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    The UK government has confirmed it will be rejecting SNP proposals to give Scotland the ability to introduce full fiscal autonomy (FFA). Scottish Deputy First Minster John Swinney said FFA was the best route to fulfilling Scotland’s potential. His SNP party has tabled an amendment to the Scotland Bill which would see FFA implemented at a time…

  • Queen to attend Magna Carta event

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    The Queen and members of the Royal Family are to attend an event marking the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. The ceremony will take place at Runnymede in Surrey, close to the River Thames, where King John of England sealed the original document in 1215. The charter first protected the rights and freedoms of society…

  • Large parental age gap ups autism risk

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    Children born to teenage mothers and whose parents have a large gap between their ages are at an increased risk of developing autism spectrum disorder (ASD), says a large study involving 5.7 million children in five countries. The study also confirmed that older parents are at higher risk of having children with ASD which is…

  • Napoleon’s getaway ship found in Australian waters

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    A ship used by French military and political leader Napoleon Bonaparte to sneak back into France while he was in exile has been found in Australia, a media report said . Australian filmmaker and shipwreck hunter Ben Cropp claimed that he found the final resting place of the “Swiftsure” in shallow waters off far north…

  • US airstrike kills Belmokhtar in Libya

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    The US military has launched an airstrike in Libya, killing a leader of Ansar al-Shariah, an offshoot of the Al Qaeda. “We are assessing the results of the operation and will provide additional information as and when appropriate,” Pentagon spokesman Steve Warren said in a statement. The statement did not specify if drones or manned…