Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence
AFP, Madrid :Spain voted Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the...
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Musharraf unlikely to return to Pak to stand trial for treason
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan’s former military dictator Pervez Musharraf, who is facing a high-profile treason case for suspending the Constitution, is unlikely to return to the...
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Putin raises possibility of meeting Ukraine leaderAP, Beijing Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of meeting Ukraine’s president-elect in a sign Moscow might...
New York Archdiocese names 120 priests accused of sex abuse
AP, New York :At least 120 priests accused of sexually abusing a child or having child pornography have worked in the Archdiocese of New York,...
Brazil is governed by ‘gang of madmen’: Lula
AFP, Rio de Janeiro :Former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said the country is governed by a “gang of madmen” in...
Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Gilber Caro arrested
AFP, Caracas : Venezuelan opposition lawmaker Gilber Caro has been arrested by intelligence agents “violating his parliamentary immunity,” the opposition-controlled legislature said on Friday.Caro was previously...
Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones
AFP, Seoul :North and South Korea Saturday struck different notes as they marked the first anniversary of a summit between their leaders that fuelled a...
Western-educated bomber who botched Sri Lanka hotel attack
Reuters, Colombo :His target was the breakfast buffet at the Taj Samudra, a luxury hotel on Colombo’s seafront. Instead, he ended up detonating his explosive...
Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors
AFP, Christchurch : In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain’s Prince William appealed Friday for “extremism in all forms” to...
Sri Lanka political rivalry seen as factor in Easter blasts
AP, Colombo, Sri Lanka :Government dysfunction and an intelligence failure that preceded the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka are traced to simmering divisions between...
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Russia ready to discuss nuclear treaty with China, USAP, Moscow A top Russian diplomat says Russia is willing to negotiate a new nuclear weapons treaty...
Sudan’s military seeks to keep upper hand despite protests
AP, Khartoum, Sudan :Sudan’s military, which took over the country after ousting President Omar al-Bashir, said it intends to keep the upper hand during the...