US accuses Russia of lying on Syria attack to undermine truce
The United States and Britain accused Russia on Friday of fabricating a story about chemical weapons use by Syrian rebels and warned Moscow against undermining...
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Russian offered Trump campaign ‘political’ cooperation in 2015: US prosecutors
AFP, New York : US prosecutors revealed Friday that a Russian offered cooperation to Donald Trump’s campaign as early as 2015, declaring that the president’s ex-lawyer...
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China launches pioneering mission to far side of moonAP, Beijing China launched a ground-breaking mission Saturday to land a spacecraft on the largely unexplored far...
Nearly 300 detained as Paris braces for ‘yellow vest’ protests
AFP, Paris :Paris police detained nearly 300 people Saturday ahead of fresh anti-government “yellow vest” protests which authorities fear could turn violent for a third...
Jubilant Malays rally after Malaysia refuses UN racial equality pledge
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Tens of thousands of Malay Muslims rallied in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to celebrate the Malaysian government’s refusal to ratify a UN...
Researchers explore new way of killing malaria in the liver
AFP, Washington :In the ongoing hunt for more effective weapons against malaria, international researchers said Thursday they are exploring a pathway that has until now...
US accuses Russia of lying on Syria attack to undermine truce
The United States and Britain accused Russia on Friday of fabricating a story about chemical weapons use by Syrian rebels and warned Moscow against undermining...
Russian offered Trump campaign ‘political’ cooperation in 2015: US prosecutors
AFP, New York : US prosecutors revealed Friday that a Russian offered cooperation to Donald Trump’s campaign as early as 2015, declaring that the president’s ex-lawyer...
We’re not your ‘hired gun’ anymore: Imran Khan to US
The Washington Post :Imran Khan, a onetime cricket star, led the life of a glamorous playboy before he turned to Pakistani politics. This summer, after...
Ice is a lifeline for the world’s coldest region
AFP, Oy (Russia) :Innokenty Tobonov sinks his harpoon into a long block of ice while his helpers expertly push it out of freezing lake waters...
George HW Bush laid to rest in Texas
AFP, College Station :Former US president George H.W. Bush, remembered as much for his legacy of service as his impact on history, was buried Thursday,...
US fails in UN bid to condemn Palestinian Hamas movement
AFP, United Nations :A US resolution championed by Ambassador Nikki Haley to condemn the Palestinian Hamas movement at the United Nations for firing rockets at...