133 politicians murdered ahead of Mexico elections
AFP, Mexico City :A total of 133 politicians have been murdered in the run-up to Mexico’s elections on Sunday, the consulting firm Etellekt said, as...
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Sexual assaults in Australia reach 8-year high
Xinhua, Canberra :The total number of recorded sexual assault victims in Australia reached an eight-year high in 2017, according to government data.The Australian Bureau of...
Five dead, 3 injured as gunman opens fire at US newspaper office
Reuters, Annapolis :A gunman killed at least five people and “gravely injured” at least three others when he sprayed a newsroom in the Maryland capital...
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Trump expected to meet Putin in JulyXinhua, WashingtonU.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will probably meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during his...
US says India talks ‘a priority’ after postponing twice
Reuters, New Delhi :U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Thursday that a top-level strategic dialogue with India will take place as...
Xi refuses to budge on South China Sea in talks with Mattis
AFP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping stiffly defended his country’s claim to disputed islands in the South China Sea after US Defense Secretary James Mattis...
Migration challenge is make-or-break for EU: Merkel
Reuters, Erlin :The European Union’s fate rests on its ability to rise to the challenges of migration, a passionate Chancellor Angela Merkel told Germany’s parliament...
World powers agree to give chemical watchdog teeth in Syria
AFP, The Hague :The international community on Wednesday voted to boost the powers of the global chemical weapons watchdog to enable it to name those...
House rejects Republican immigration bill, ignoring Trump
AP, Washington :The Republican-led House resoundingly rejected a far-ranging immigration bill Wednesday despite an eleventh-hour endorsement by President Donald Trump, as the gulf between the...
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Serbia sentences Milosevic’s widow to 1 year in prison AP, Belgrade, Serbia A Serbian court has sentenced the widow of former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic...
Japan space probe reaches asteroid in search for origin of life
AFP, Tokyo : A Japanese probe has reached an asteroid 300 million kilometres away to collect information about the birth of the solar system and...
Nationwide protests erupt after Supreme Court upholds Trump’s travel ban
The Independent : Protests are being quickly organised in response to the US Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority...