Trump, Pelosi trade barbs as impeachment talk stirs anger
AFP, Washington :Democratic congressional leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said Donald Trump is angry that her party is not rushing to impeach him, as the...
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Thai king opens first parliament since 2014 coup
Reuters, Bangkok :Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Friday opened the country’s first parliament since the military seized power from an elected government in a 2014...
Macron’s ambitions face test in high-stakes EU polls
AFP, Paris :President Emmanuel Macron this weekend faces a critical test of his ambitions to reform France and champion a liberal Europe in European Parliament...
Taiwan holds first gay marriages in historic day for Asia
AP, Taipei :Hundreds of same-sex couples in Taiwan rushed to get married Friday, the first day a landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage took effect.Taiwan...
No talks with US ‘under any circumstances’: Iran
AFP, Tehran :Iran will not hold talks with the United States “under any circumstances” while the rights of the Islamic republic are not respected, said...
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Trump to get royal treatment on Japan emperor visitAFP, WashingtonDonald Trump is accused at times of acting like a king, but when the US president...
Pentagon proposing troop buildup in the Mideast
AP, Washington :The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in...
Trump walks out on Democrats as impeachment talk heats up
Donald Trump erupted in fury Wednesday at unrelenting probes into his links to Russia, as the top Democrat in Congress accused the president of a...
May clings to power as Brexit gambit backfires
Reuters, London :Prime Minister Theresa May was clinging on to power on Thursday after her final Brexit gambit backfired, overshadowing a European election that has...
Modi’s party promises to boost India’s economy; Congress calls exit polls fake
Reuters, New Delhi : India’s ruling coalition has promised to rev up growth, double farmers’ income and boost infrastructure spending in the next five years...
Top officials say US doesn’t want war with Iran
AP, Washington : Top Trump administration officials have told Congress that recent actions by the U.S. have deterred Iranian attacks on American forces. But some...
Monitor says no evidence of new Syria chemical attack
AFP, Beirut : A British-based war monitor said Wednesday it had no evidence to suggest the Syrian army had carried out a new chemical attack...