Guatemala opens Israel embassy in Jerusalem after US move
AP, Jerusalem :Guatemala festively opened its new embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the second country to do so after the United States.Guatemalan President Jimmy...
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EU launches economic plan to save Iran nuclear deal
AFP, Brussels :The European Union on Tuesday launched work on a nine-point economic plan to keep the Iran nuclear deal alive after the abrupt withdrawal...
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US Northeast storms kill 3Reuters, RestonPowerful storms carrying high winds, torrential rain and hail slammed heavily populated parts of the U.S. Northeast on Tuesday, knocking...
Iran, EU meet to try to save nuclear deal
AFP Iran’s foreign minister began talks in Brussels Tuesday on the final leg of a global tour rallying diplomatic support for the country’s nuclear deal...
North Korea starts dismantling of nuclear test site
Al Jazeera News :North Korea has started dismantling its Punggye-ri nuclear test site, according to satellite pictures analysed by experts.The move comes weeks ahead of...
Gaza toll rises to 59 with more protests against Israel planned
AFP, Gaza :At least 59 Palestinians were killed on Monday with more than 2,400 wounded Fresh protests were expected Tuesday a day after Israeli forces...
Nawaz Sharif defends 26/11 remarks, says he will speak the truth
TNN, Islamabad :Pakistan’s ousted PM Nawaz Sharif on Monday defended his recent admission about his country’s involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks, drawing unequivocal condemnation...
Two families staged Indonesian suicide bombings
AFP :A family of five, including a child, carried out the suicide bombing of a police headquarters in Indonesia’s second city Surabaya on Monday, police...
Firebrand cleric Sadr on course to win Iraq election
Reuters, Baghdad :Powerful nationalist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted, the electoral commission said, a...
N Korea will never fully give up nuclear weapons
AFP :North Korea will never completely give up its nuclear weapons, a top defector said ahead of leader Kim Jong Un’s landmark summit with US...
May says ‘trust me’ on Brexit, as tensions in cabinet simmer
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May called for unity over Brexit, following a week in which Cabinet tensions spilled over and her plan for Britain’s trading...
N Korea to destroy nuclear site ahead of US summit
AFP, Seoul :North Korea will destroy its nuclear test site later this month, ahead of a summit with the United States, it said Saturday, pledging...