Syrian war documentary wins top Venice prizes
AFP, Venice :A film that follows two friends through four nightmarish years of the Syrian civil war has lifted some of the top prizes at...
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Russia, Turkey, Iran fail to agree on ceasefire for Syria’s Idlib
Reuters, Tehran :The presidents of Turkey, Iran and Russia on Friday failed to agree on a ceasefire that would forestall a Syrian government offensive in...
Ex-Trump campaign aide Papadopoulos sentenced to 14 days in prison
Reuters, Washington :George Papadopoulos, a former aide to then-Republican candidate Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign, was sentenced on Friday to 14 days in prison after pleading...
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Egypt court sends 75 to death, 47 to life over 2013 protestAP, Cairo An Egyptian court has sentenced 75 people to death, including top leaders...
Germany backs constructive solution to Gulf crisis: Merkel
AP, Berlin :Chancellor Angela Merkel says the dispute between Qatar and four Arab nations shows how important cooperation in the region is, and is pledging...
Fate of Syria’s city Idlib in balance at Tehran summit
AFP, Tehran :The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey were due to meet Friday in Tehran for a summit set to decide the future of...
Global warming hikes risk of landslide, tsunamis: Study
AFP, Paris :With a wave runup of nearly 200 metres, the tsunami that ripped through an Alaskan fjord in 2015 was one of the largest...
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Mugabe accepts disputed election resultAFP, Harare Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe, who had vowed not to vote for his old party in July elections, on...
Xi plans to meet Putin on visit to Russian port city
AP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in a sign of strengthening ties between the two Asian...
Mattis, in Afghanistan, tries fostering reconciliation as security worsens
Reuters, Kabul :US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani during an unannounced visit to Kabul on Friday to discuss prospects for peace...
Trump threatens govt shutdown over border wall funding
Reuters, Washington :President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would be willing to shut down the U.S. government if Congress does not provide enough funding...
US, India seal military communications pact, plan more exercises
Reuters, New Delhi :India and the United States signed an accord on secure military communications that both sides hailed as a breakthrough on Thursday, possibly...