LONDON, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — Britain announced a ban on certain electronic devices being allowed in the cabin on Britain-bound flights from six Middle East countries. The ban will apply to Britain-bound direct flights from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Tunisia, a British government spokesperson said, reports Xinhua. Phones, laptops and tablets larger […]

PARIS, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux stepped down on Tuesday following media reports claiming that he had employed his student-age daughters as his parliament assistants. The presidency office, the Elysee, said Le Roux resigned “in order to provide all the necessary clarifications to the truth’s establishment…” Junior foreign trade minister […]

SEOUL, March 22 (NsNewsWire) — South Korean prosecutors ended a marathon interrogation of ousted President Park Geun-hye late on Tuesday night over a corruption scandal that led to her impeachment. The 14-hour-long questioning came to an end at about 11:40 p.m. local time (1440 GMT) as Park appeared in the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office […]

CANBERRA, March 21 (Xinhua) — The private cell phone numbers of almost every Australian federal MP were accidentally published online by a government department, an embarrassing gaffe which cyber security experts have described as dangerous. According to Fairfax Media, the nation’s Department of Parliamentary Services (DPS) did not adequately delete the private details of MPs […]

DAMASCUS, March 21 (Xinhua) — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday that his Russian allies can play a role in preventing any further Israeli attacks on Syria. Speaking to Russian media outlets on Monday, the president said that defending the Syrian borders is the right and duty of the Syrian army, “and if we don’t […]

BRUSSELS, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — Greek and its creditors still remain divided on the second review of Greek debt bailout program and finance ministers of the 19-member Eurozone agreed that talks would continue to intensify in the coming days here, said Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem on Monday. A lot of work has been done and […]

NEW YORK, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — U.S. banker, philanthropist, David Rockefeller has died at the age of 101. Rockefeller died in his sleep at home in Pocantico Hills, New York, on Monday morning as a result of congestive heart failure, said a statement from the The Rockefeller Foundation, reports Xinhua. Rockefeller, also known as “the […]

SYDNEY, March 21 (Xinhua) — Superfine Australian wool can reduce symptoms of eczema, researchers have found. The study, published by the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) on Tuesday, was the first of its kind globally to challenge the notion that wool is a possible allergen and irritant for eczema patients. A total of 39 children […]

LONDON, March 21 (NsNewsWire) — Britain is to trigger the process for leaving the European Union on March 29, it was announced Monday by 10 Downing Street. Britain’s Permanent Representative to the European Union Tim Barrow Monday morning informed the office of European Council President Donald Tusk of Britain’s intention to invoke Article 50 of […]