Caracas, June 26 (IANS) Venezuela’s health ministry raised the death toll to at least 235 on Thursday evening after two powerful earthquakes struck the country.Venezuela is racing against time to rescue hundreds believed trapped beneath collapsed buildings after twin powerful earthquakes left more than 200 people dead and many injured, while authorities warned the toll could rise further as rescuers struggled to reach the worst-hit areas.The shallow earthquakes, measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7…
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Hanoi, June 24 (IANS) Vietnam’s National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man has said that Vietnam values and gives high priority to its relations with India. He described India as a “loyal, trusted and longstanding friend” and noted that the two nations share deep historical and cultural ties, local media reported on Wednesday. Tran Thanh Man made the remarks during his meeting with India’s Ambassador to Vietnam Tshering Wangchuk Sherpa in Hanoi on Tuesday. During the meeting, Man praised Tsh…
Seoul, June 24 (IANS) Rep. Jung Chung-rae of South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party (DP) resigned as chairman of the party Wednesday in a move widely seen as a step toward seeking reelection at the party’s upcoming national convention. “I spent many sleepless nights looking back on myself and my political life for the past few days,” Jung said during a meeting of the party’s supreme council at the National Assembly. “I am stepping down as party leader today.”Jung stressed that he devoted himself …
Budapest, June 23 (IANS) India’s Ambassador to Hungary on Tuesday held a meeting with the Speaker of the country’s National Assembly and discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation and parliamentary exchanges.“Ambassador was honoured to call upon the Speaker of the National Assembly of Hungary, Agnes Forsthoffer. Discussed enhancing bilateral cooperation, parliamentary exchanges, and our deep shared faith in democracy and parliamentary functions. Pleased to share that an India-Hungary Parliament…
Seoul, June 23 (IANS) A parliamentary special committee on Tuesday conducted its first inquiry into the National Election Commission (NEC) over an unprecedented shortage of ballots during the recent local elections in South Korea. Last week, the National Assembly launched a special 18-member committee to investigate the cause of the shortage of ballots at more than a dozen polling stations in Seoul during the June 3 local elections.”As the chairperson, I feel a deep sense of responsibility for t…
Cape Town, June 21 (IANS) South Africa’s Parliament Speaker Thokozile Didiza will not oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s urgent bid to halt the impeachment proceedings, the Parliament said on Sunday.Ramaphosa filed an urgent application on June 12, seeking to suspend the Impeachment Committee’s work while challenging the findings of an independent panel report into the Phala Phala affair. In court papers, he argued that the proceedings should be paused pending a judicial review of the report, Xi…
Seoul, June 12 (IANS) South Korea’s justice ministry has approved a request from investigators to impose a travel ban on the former head of the National Election Commission (NEC) amid a probe into shortages of ballots during last week’s local elections, sources said Friday. The ministry took the measure against Roh Tae-ak, former chairperson of the NEC, as well as other key officials upon requests made by a team of investigators probing the case, according to judiciary sources.The move came a da…
Seoul, June 11 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok on Thursday called for a speedy and rigorous investigation into ballot shortages reported during last week’s local elections. During a meeting with officials from the interior, justice, education and culture ministries, as well as the National Police Agency and the prosecution, Kim said bipartisan cooperation is needed to investigate the ballot shortage to solidify democracy, Yonhap News Agency reported. His remarks came as the Natio…
Seoul, June 11 (IANS) South Korea’s National Assembly on Thursday launched formal procedures for a potential parliamentary investigation into ballot shortages reported during last week’s local elections, with requests for the probe submitted by both the ruling and opposition parties being reported to a plenary session.The head of the Proceedings Division of the National Assembly Secretariat said that the requests for a parliamentary probe were submitted separately by the ruling Democratic Party …
Seoul, June 9 (IANS) South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-seok said on Tuesday he seriously takes the shocking shortage of ballot papers at dozens of polling stations in last week’s nationwide local elections, stressing that suffrage is the foundation of democracy. Kim made the remark at the start of a youth policy meeting with related ministers, saying he was ashamed of the incident.”We should have been more sensitive to such issues and should’ve responded more quickly to come up with solutions,…