Thousands attend funeral for Iran attack dead
AFP :Tens of thousands of mourners attended a funeral on Monday in the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz for soldiers and civilians killed in an...
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Iran’s President blames US after attack on military parade
AP, Tehran :Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Sunday that an unnamed U.S.-allied country in the Persian Gulf was behind an attack on a military parade...
Israel gives Bedouin villagers until end of month to leave
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli authorities issued a notice to residents of a Bedouin village in a strategic spot in the occupied West Bank on Sunday informing...
World leaders gather at UN under threat from unilateralism
AP, United Nations :With rising unilateralism challenging its very existence, the United Nations convenes its annual meeting of world leaders Monday and will try once...
New bombshell revives debate on Trump fitness for office
Donald Trump faced a new challenge to his authority Friday after US media reported that his deputy attorney general had discussed ways to force him...
US official in Russia probe suggested taping Trump: Report
Reuters, Washington: The US official who oversees the federal investigation into Russia’s role in the 2016 U.S. election suggested secretly recording President Donald Trump last...
Modi faces calls for resignation over French jet deal
Reuters, New delhi :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi faced calls for his resignation over allegations of corruption in a military jet deal with France after...
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Canada hosts first meeting of Women FMsAFP, Montreal Women foreign ministers from around the world kicked off a first-of-its-kind meeting on Friday, bringing together more...
Pope to honour Baltic martyrs amid abuse crisis
AP, Lithuania :Russia will be the elephant in the room as Pope Francis begins a four-day visit to the Baltics amid renewed alarm about Moscow’s...
India calls off foreign ministers’ meeting with Pakistan
AP, New Delhi :India called off a planned meeting between its foreign minister and her Pakistani counterpart on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly...
59 pc of all terror attacks in 2017 in 5 Asian countries : US report
PTI, Washington :Almost 59 per cent of all terrorist attacks in 2017 took place in five Asian countries, including India and Pakistan, a US report...
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Abe wins party vote, set to become Japan’s longest-serving PMReuters, Tokyo: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won a ruling party leadership vote on Thursday, setting him...