Deadliest recent mass shootings in the US
AFP, Paris :Twelve people were killed when a gunman opened fire at a government building complex in the US state of Virginia on Friday. Here...
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Beautiful Women Cured Me’: Philippine’s Duterte Says ‘Used To Be Gay’
Indo-Asian News Service, Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said that he “used to be gay” before he “cured” himself, a media report said on Monday.The...
Five dead as Sudan military rulers try to disperse sit-in
AFP :At least five protesters were shot dead Monday as Sudan’s military rulers tried to break up a sit-in outside Khartoum’s army headquarters, a doctors’...
Second Israeli strikes hit Syria, Trump calls for bombs to stop
AFP, Damascus :An Israeli soldier walks by mobile artillery cannon in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on 2 June. Photo: AFPIsrael launched a second round of...
Iraq death sentences a ‘disgrace’ for France: lawyers
AFP :The execution of nine French jihadists on death row in Iraq would be a disgrace for France and leave an “indelible stain” on the...
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Japan PM to meet Khamenei to mediate with USAFP, Tokyo Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei later this...
Pentagon tells White House to stop politicizing military
AP, Seoul :The Pentagon has told the White House to stop politicizing the military, amid a furor over a Trump administration order to have the...
New breast cancer drug found to boost survival rates by 30pc
AFP, Chicago : A new form of drug drastically improves survival rates of younger women with the most common type of breast cancer, researchers said on...
Ten killed in Israeli fire in Syria
AFP, Beirut :Israel carried out air strikes in Syria on Sunday in response to rare rocket fire from the neighbouring country, its military said, with...
US ‘deal of the century’ will finish off Palestirian cause
Reuters, Beirut :The U.S. blueprint to end the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, still in draft form after almost two years, is seen by...
China vows military action if Taiwan, sea claims opposed
AP, Singapore :China’s defense minister warned Sunday that its military will “resolutely take action” to defend Beijing’s claims over self-ruled Taiwan and disputed South China...
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Trump to formally announce re-election bid for President on June 18AFP, WashingtonUS President Donald Trump said Friday that he would formally announce his bid for...