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US considering waivers on Iran oil sanctionsReuters, Washington: The United States is actively considering sanctions waivers for countries that are reducing their imports of Iranian...
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Children born aboard floating hospital in quake aftermath
AFP, Palu (Indonesia) :Dinar was lucky to survive the Indonesian quake-tsunami that levelled her home. But she didn’t have much time to count her blessings-she...
Kavanaugh poised for confirmation to Supreme Court
Washington Post :A bitterly divided Senate cleared the way for Brett Kavanaugh to become the next Supreme Court justice as President Donald Trump’s nominee secured...
Interpol President detained in China for questioning: Report
PTI, Beijing: Interpol President Meng Hongwei has been detained in China for questioning as part of an investigation against him, a media report said Saturday,...
North, South Korea hold high-level peace talks in Pyongyang
PTI, Seoul :The Koreas held a high-level meeting in North Korea’s capital on Friday to discuss the implementation of agreements from a summit last month...
Pompeo says he will raise Japanese abduction issue in North Korea
Reuters, Tokyo :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday he will raise the issue of North Korea’s abduction of Japanese citizens when he...
Juncker hopes for Brexit deal in November
Reuters, Vienna :European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Friday he was fully focused on making Brexit negotiations a success and hoped for a deal...
India quietly seals missile deal with Russia despite US warning
Reuters , New Delhi :India agreed a deal with Russia to buy S-400 surface to air missile systems on Friday, the Kremlin said, as New...
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Australia shutters notorious offshore asylum campAFP, SydneyA notorious Australian immigration detention camp on remote Christmas Island has been shut, the government said Friday, hailing the...
Retired US SC Justice doesn’t support Brett
HuffPost :Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Thursday that he does not support the confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.Kavanaugh “had the qualifications” to...
As Gaza worsens, Palestinian leader controls fate of US plan
AP, Jerusalem :Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been sidelined, isolated and humiliated by the Trump administration. But the embattled Palestinian leader may have the final...
US Senate braces for key vote on embattled court nominee
AFP, Washington :The US Senate girded Friday for a critical, too- close-to-call vote on moving ahead with the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme...