News for '-libyan'

A Q Khan's lab under scanner again

A Q Khan's lab under scanner again

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

Pakistan's Khan Research Laboratories, which was founded by nuclear scientist A Q Khan, had clandestinely supplied centrifuge components to a nuclear plant intended to be installed in Libya, a new book has claimed.

14 killed as ships with Indian, Turkish crews catch fire near Russia

14 killed as ships with Indian, Turkish crews catch fire near Russia

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

12 persons have so far been rescued from the sea. Nine sailors are still listed as missing.

India, Libya set to boost bilateral cooperation

India, Libya set to boost bilateral cooperation

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

India and Libya discussed ways to boost their relationship, particularly in the IT and Oil sector during talks visiting Petroleum Minister Murli Deora had with Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in Tripoli.

World Bank chief ordered girlfriend's pay hike

World Bank chief ordered girlfriend's pay hike

Rediff.com12 Apr 2007

World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, says a Financial Times report, had ordered the Bank's HR chief to give Shaha Riza, a lady official of the bank with whom Wolfowitz was romantically linked, a huge pay hike and promotion.

Gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libya, 8 dead

Gunmen storm luxury hotel in Libya, 8 dead

Rediff.com27 Jan 2015

Gunmen have attacked a hotel killing three guards and injuring 12 other people.

ONGC drills deserts to tap water

ONGC drills deserts to tap water

Rediff.com24 Nov 2005

Hate crime in Manchester has doubled since terror attack

Hate crime in Manchester has doubled since terror attack

Rediff.com27 May 2017

From a daily average of 28, the number shot up to 56 by the middle of this week, Greater Manchester Police said.

Top Al Qaeda leader captured in Pak

Top Al Qaeda leader captured in Pak

Rediff.com4 May 2005

Wanted in connection with the two attempts on the life of President Pervez Musharraf, Abu Faraj al-Libbi is said to be number three in Al Qaeda heiarchy after Osama Bin Laden and Egyptian Ayman al-Zawahri.

Gaddafi jr. fails doping test

Gaddafi jr. fails doping test

Rediff.com5 Nov 2003

Al-Saadi Gaddafi, the son of Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi who plays for Serie A side Perugia, has tested positive for norandrosterone.

US eases economic sanctions on Libya

US eases economic sanctions on Libya

Rediff.com24 Apr 2004

UK eyes arms deals in Libya

UK eyes arms deals in Libya

Rediff.com25 Mar 2004

Libya giving up WMD programme: Bush

Libya giving up WMD programme: Bush

Rediff.com20 Dec 2003

In a dramatic nationwide broadcast on Friday evening, the American president commended Libyan leader Maommar Gadhafi's 'wise, responsible and constructive' example to other nations.

OVL, OIL-IOC win oil block in Libya

OVL, OIL-IOC win oil block in Libya

Rediff.com10 Oct 2005

ONGC Videsh Ltd and Oil India Ltd-Indian Oil Corp combine have won an oil block each in Libya. \n

US lifts Libya sanctions

US lifts Libya sanctions

Rediff.com21 Sep 2004

But Libya still remains on the US list of states that sponsor terrorism, which means Washington cannot open an embassy in Tripoli.

Rivaldo voted the worst player

Rivaldo voted the worst player

Rediff.com9 Dec 2003

The Brazilian World Cup winner topped a poll for the 'Golden Dustbin' award by Italian radio listeners.

The 'world's deadliest sea crossing' claimed 6 lives a day in 2018

The 'world's deadliest sea crossing' claimed 6 lives a day in 2018

Rediff.com31 Jan 2019

According to a new report from the Office of United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, an estimated 2,275 individuals drowned or went missing in the Mediterranean in 2018.

Pak-origin man named as one of the London attackers

Pak-origin man named as one of the London attackers

Rediff.com6 Jun 2017

The police identified 2 of London attackers as Khuram Shazad Butt and Rachid Redouane.

The Murderers who terrorised Britain

The Murderers who terrorised Britain

Rediff.com7 Jun 2017

Who were they? What led them to mass murder?

Bodies of 95 migrants wash ashore in Libya

Bodies of 95 migrants wash ashore in Libya

Rediff.com6 Oct 2015

A spokesman from Libya's Red Crescent said that 85 bodies were detected near Libya's capital of Tripoli while another 10 bodies were found near the coastal city of Sabartha.

Techie from Kerala, 3 colleagues held captive in Libya

Techie from Kerala, 3 colleagues held captive in Libya

Rediff.com6 Apr 2016

Reji Joseph, an IT engineer in the Al Diwan software company for Technical Consultancies and IT Ltd had been abducted along with three other Libyan colleagues on March 31.

Why was this billionaire arrested?

Why was this billionaire arrested?

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

It is not every day that one of the planet's richest men is arrested by his government.

Obama recommends: 6 books you must read

Obama recommends: 6 books you must read

Rediff.com24 Jul 2018

The list comprising old and new fiction as well as non-fiction deals with the intrinsic issues that continue to affect Africa today.

Superb snaps from Siena International Photo Awards

Superb snaps from Siena International Photo Awards

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

Gazing upon the prize-winning images of the Siena International Photo Awards 2019 is something of a roller coaster experience. The overall winner is a compelling picture of a boy trying to retrieve his ball behind an armed guard in Liberia, taken by British photographer Jonathan Banks. He was up against some extremely talented competition, as our selection shows.

Manchester attack: UK raises terror threat level to 'critical'

Manchester attack: UK raises terror threat level to 'critical'

Rediff.com24 May 2017

The terror threat level has been raised to its highest level of "critical", meaning further attacks may be imminent.

Armed & Dangerous: You don't want to mess with these women

Armed & Dangerous: You don't want to mess with these women

Rediff.com2 Feb 2015

Women in war-torn countries battle on the front lines

Mediterranean shipwrecks kill 700 migrants

Mediterranean shipwrecks kill 700 migrants

Rediff.com30 May 2016

Up to 700 migrants, including 40 children, are feared to have died this week while crossing the Mediterranean, based on the accounts that survivors told aid workers once they reached safety.

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

London attackers tried to hire 'large truck' to cause more casualties

Rediff.com10 Jun 2017

Attackers' efforts to hire the bigger truck failed when his payment was declined.

Iran, Opec and the politics of oil

Iran, Opec and the politics of oil

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

The oil cartel's decision to maintain the production ceiling at its 2016 level, despite the recovery of the world economy, will ensure shortfalls in supply and high oil prices in the foreseeable future, warns Ambassador D P Srivastava.

BRICS has no plans to form military, political alliance: Putin

BRICS has no plans to form military, political alliance: Putin

Rediff.com8 Jul 2015

BRICS has no plans to form a military and political alliance, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday, in an apparent effort to allay apprehensions of the West.

'Who can prove ISIS is popular?'

'Who can prove ISIS is popular?'

Rediff.com20 Dec 2016

'If ISIS was popular, they don't need to use violence.' 'The strategy of violence is a false interpretation of Islam.' 'The main victims of ISIS violence are Muslims.'

Modi lists 'abuses' by Congress leaders; says Aiyar gave his 'supari' in Pak

Modi lists 'abuses' by Congress leaders; says Aiyar gave his 'supari' in Pak

Rediff.com9 Dec 2017

'He gave this 'gaali' (abuse) to me or you? Did he abuse me or Gujarat? Did he abuse the cultured society of India or me?' Modi asked the people at a rally in Banaskantha.

44 Kerala nurses return to Kochi from strife-torn Libya

44 Kerala nurses return to Kochi from strife-torn Libya

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

Relief writ large on their faces, 44 Indian nurses working in strife-torn Libya arrived in Kochi on Tuesday morning from Dubai even as four others are bound for different destinations in the country.

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

Rediff.com15 Feb 2017

The winners of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest have been announced. The winning shot was taken by Turkish Associated Press photographer called Burhan Ozbilici, with an image he has simply titled An Assassination in Turkey. Showing Mevlut Mert Altintas shouting after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on December 19 2016.

US captures prime suspect in Benghazi consulate attack

US captures prime suspect in Benghazi consulate attack

Rediff.com18 Jun 2014

The White House has ruled out sending Ahmed Abu Khatallah, a key suspect in the attacks at the United States consulate in Benghazi in September 2012, to the Guantanamo Bay terrorist detention center and asserted that he would be tried through the federal court system.

US commandos raid hideouts in Africa, nab top Qaeda leader

US commandos raid hideouts in Africa, nab top Qaeda leader

Rediff.com6 Oct 2013

In daring raids, US commandos have captured a fugitive al-Qaeda leader from the streets of Libya and raided the seaside villa of an al-Shabaab militant in Somalia, signalling America's determination to pursue dreaded terrorists abroad.

UK police make 8 arrests in Manchester bombing case

UK police make 8 arrests in Manchester bombing case

Rediff.com25 May 2017

British PM Theresa May said the threat level in the country will remain at critical and that 1,000 army troops have been deployed to boost security.

Crude oil may fall again in near-term, rebound to $60 by year-end

Crude oil may fall again in near-term, rebound to $60 by year-end

Rediff.com19 Feb 2015

Oil imports are a third of India's total import bill.

Why did Trump cancel the summit with Kim?

Why did Trump cancel the summit with Kim?

Rediff.com25 May 2018

'Trump forgets that Kim is not one who likes to be treated publicly as a pauper; he wants to come to the table as an equal, and from a position of perceived strength, not as a suppliant,' says Dr Rajaram Panda.

Sanders, Clinton spar over transparency in Brooklyn Democratic debate

Sanders, Clinton spar over transparency in Brooklyn Democratic debate

Rediff.com15 Apr 2016

Clinton and Sanders, meeting for the debate in Brooklyn just days before the crucial presidential primary in New York on April 19, minced no words as they attacked each other.

Neerja: A fond tribute to a forgotten hero

Neerja: A fond tribute to a forgotten hero

Rediff.com19 Feb 2016

Sonam Kapoor plays Neerja like she cares and that is all the role needs, feels Sukanya Verma.