Thousands of Peruvians say goodbye to ex-president following suicide
Reuters, Lima :Thousand of Peruvians said goodbye on Thursday in Lima to ex-president Alan Garcia-who killed himself this week – in the second of three...
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Rouhani urges ME states to ‘drive back Zionism’
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called on Middle East states on Thursday to “drive back Zionism”, saying Israel and its US ally were the...
N Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Pompeo out of talks
AP, Seoul :North Korea said Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of “tactical guided weapon,” its first such test in nearly half a...
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Peace talks postponed as Taliban objects to size of Afghan delegationReuters, Kabul A meeting between the Taliban and Afghan politicians and civil society aimed at...
2nd phase of voting begins in India with Kashmir in lockdown
AP, Srinagar :Voting began in the second phase of India’s general elections Thursday amid massive security and a lockdown in parts of the main city...
Facing arrest, Peru ex-President dies after shooting himself in the head
AFP, Lima :Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in hospital on Wednesday after shooting himself in the head at his home as police were about...
Turkish opposition takes control of Istanbul, re-run appeal still pending
Reuters, Istanbul :Turkey’s main opposition candidate took office as Istanbul mayor on Wednesday after a stunning victory over President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party, but the...
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Jailed ex-S Korean president requests temporarily releaseAP, Seoul Imprisoned former South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Wednesday requested a temporarily release so she can be...
Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war
President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such...
Indonesian President calls for unity after election
Reuters, Jakarta :Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that vote “quick counts” indicated he had regained the presidency, but called on his supporters to...
US Sudent sues Chinese billionaire for alleged rape
Reuters, Minneapolis :A University of Minnesota student who said she was raped last August by Richard Liu, the chief executive officer of China’s e-commerce retailer...
Satellite images show activity at North Korea’s nuclear site: US report
AFP, Seoul :Activity has been detected at North Korea’s main nuclear site, suggesting Pyongyang may be reprocessing radioactive material into bomb fuel since the collapse...