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UN chief rejects Yemen president’s accusation of biasAFP, DubaiUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured Yemen’s leader that the world body will remain impartial in efforts...
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Europe’s voters elect new parliament as nationalism mounts
AP, Brussels :Pivotal elections for the European Union parliament reached their climax Sunday as the last 21 nations went to the polls, with results to...
After years in jail, Syrian mother eyes new life
AFP, Maarat Masrin :After giving birth and raising a toddler during four years in a Syrian prison, 30-year-old Hasna Dbeis is now free – and...
Trump downplays North Korean missile treat
AP, Tokyo :In an apparent contradiction of his national security adviser, President Donald Trump on Sunday downplayed recent North Korean missile tests, tweeting from Tokyo...
US envoy calls for Beijing ‘dialogue’ with Dalai Lama
Reuters, Beijing :China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during a trip...
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Indian school fire toll rises to 20AFP, Surat Indian police on Saturday charged the owners of a private school which turned into an inferno that...
Bolton says N Korea missile tests violated UN resolutions
AP, Tokyo :U.S. national security adviser John Bolton on Saturday called a series of short-range missile tests by North Korea earlier this month a violation...
Pakistan PM warns against war in region amid Iran tensions with US, Saudi Arabia
Reuters, Islamabad : Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan warned against the risk of conflict in the region, following a visit to Islamabad by Iranian Foreign Minister...
US judge suspended for anti-Trump comments
AFP, Los Angeles :A US judge has been suspended for six months without pay after making derogatory comments about Donald Trump, including criticizing his “inability...
US Ambassador raises concerns during rare Tibet visit
AP, Beijing :The U.S. Ambassador to China urged Beijing to engage in substantive dialogue with exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama during a visit...
US troop move to ME dangerous for international peace: Iran’s FM
AFP, Tehran :Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Saturday a US decision to deploy 1,500 additional troops to the Middle East is a “threat...
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North Korea blames US for failed summit, urges ‘new calculation’Reuters, Seoul North Korea said on Friday an “arbitrary and dishonest” U.S. position had resulted in...