May clings to power amid Brexit resignation turmoil
British Prime Minister Theresa May chairs a meeting of her new-look cabinet on Tuesday as she clings to power following the resignation of her foreign...
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Zuma’s son released on bail Reuters, Johannesburg Duduzane Zuma, the son of former South African president Jacob Zuma, was released on bail after appearing in...
Turkey train disaster leaves 24 dead, hundreds hurt
AFP, Istanbul :Twenty-four people were killed and hundreds injured when a train packed with weekend passengers derailed in northwest Turkey due to ground erosion afer...
Erdogan assumes new Presidential powers
Reuters,Ankara :Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan will fulfil a long-held ambition on Monday when he is sworn in as president with sweeping new powers over a country...
US, Europe clamp down on migration even as arrivals drop
AP, Rome :As NATO allies convene, one issue not on their formal agenda but never far from their thoughts is immigration – even though illegal...
Theresa May’s Govt in crisis as Brexit Affairs Minister quits
The Telegraph :Theresa May’s Government is in deep crisis after David Davis dramatically resigned as Brexit secretary on Sunday night.Mr Davis shocked the Prime Minister...
Strike, curfew shuts Kashmir on rebel’s death anniversary
AP, Srinagar :Armed police and soldiers fanned out across much of Indian-controlled Kashmir to enforce a security lockdown on Sunday as separatists challenging Indian rule...
Transatlantic ties hang in the balance as Trump comes to Europe
Reuters, Brussels :European leaders say they no longer have any illusions about Donald Trump as they welcome the U.S. president at a NATO summit this...
Child beggars fill Mosul streets a year on from IS
AFP, Mosul :Every day little Mohammed Salem roams the streets of Mosul, left with no choice but to hawk tissues after his father was killed...
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Kuwait’s highest court sentences lawmakers to prisonAP, Kuwait City Kuwait’s highest court on Sunday ordered an opposition leader and several lawmakers imprisoned for 3 ½...
Syria regime pounds south, rebel evacuations postponed
AFP, Beirut :Regime forces bombarded southern Syria on Sunday, as the evacuation of rebel fighters under a ceasefire deal for the region was postponed, a...
Pompeo sees hard road ahead, but pursues N Korean denuclearization talks
Reuters, Tokyo :U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo brushed off North Korean accusations of “gangster-like” diplomacy during negotiations in Pyongyang, saying on Sunday he will...