Nigerians heading to election results to select their President amidst the nation’s war against Boko Haram. Nigeria’s election poll on Saturday for both president as well as parliament is a close competition for election. The election campaigns were completely ruled by slowdown in economy and a battle against Islam militants. The stability of the economy worth $500 billion is being tested by the...

Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection accidentally leaked personal data of G20 leaders. It is reported by The Guardian. According to the newspaper, an employee of one of the departments randomly send private information to its counterpart in the organizing committee of the Asian Cup football tournament. The file contained names, dates of birth, passport and visa numbers of...

The conference of U.N. Defence officials made an historic appeal. The U.N. Secretary General invites the nations to join hands with peacekeeping missions. New York- 27 March 2015 – The Secretary General has marked the day at the conference of United Nations’ Defence Chiefs by making an appeal for more contribution of troops to all the higher military authorities present there. The troops, thus...

The southwest corner of the Arabian Peninsula has become a full-scale hotspot. Start of international intervention in Yemen will not only add heat to fire, blazing now in the Middle East, but also led to a sharp rise in oil prices. Of course, the bombing and missile air strikes of nearly a dozen Arab League countries on  Huthis movement positions in Yemen and the rise in oil prices by nearly...

Yemen’s President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi has fled the southern port city of Aden by boat on Wednesday after Houthi militants seized the city airport and arrested two of his top officials. The drastic move by the Houthi militants in the poorest Arab country has agitated its wealthy neighbor, Saudi Arabia, who is planning to take military actions against the dissidents. Meanwhile, it is not...

Germanwings Airbus A320 aircraft flying from Barcelona to Dusseldorf crashed in southern France in the department of Alpes de Haute Provence. According to preliminary data, 142 passengers and six crew members were on the ship’s board. As it reported, the aircraft was operated for 24 years. Air monitoring service reported that radio contact was lost with the aircraft GWI18G belonged to Germanwings...

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has had only ‘limited progress’ in its inquiry into the alleged military dimensions of Iran's nuclear activities, the agency's chief said, days before a landmark nuclear deal framework is drawn between Iran and World powers. The IAEA, which is an UN watchdog for nuclear energy, has a long-standing inquiry into some aspects of Iran's nuclear...

The National Front party suffered a surprising setback in French local elections. The first round of French local elections took place amidst increasing tension about the nation’s sluggish economy and rising unemployment. France’s Socialist party witnessed a setback as the right-wing alliance led by former President Nicolas Sarkozy emerged as the winner with highest votes during the first round...

First in the UK plastic money came into circulation in Scotland, reports BBC News. Local commercial bank Clydesdale, having the right to issue their own notes, started to print new plastic five pounds banknotes. It is planned to publish about two million of these notes. Issue of plastic money is dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the bridge over the Firth of Forth. William Arrol, an engineer...