Russia detains dozens of Navalny supporters at anti-Putin rallies
AFP :Russian police on Saturday detained dozens of supporters of opposition leader Alexei Navalny as nationwide protests kicked off on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s...
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Iran’s Rouhani condemns court order to block Telegram app
Al Jazeera News :Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani criticised the recent blockage of the country’s most popular messaging app, Telegram, saying the decision by the country’s...
US Navy resurrects Second Fleet in Atlantic to counter Russia
BBC Online :The US Navy has said it will re-establish its Second Fleet, as Russia becomes more assertive.Chief of Naval Operations Adm John Richardson said...
Go ahead, charge me over fake news, says Malaysia’s Mahathir of plane sabotage claim
Reuters, Malaysia :Malaysian opposition leader Mahathir Mohamad challenged the government to charge him under an anti-fake news law, after authorities said they were investigating him...
Asylum seekers face tougher hurdles to enter Canada
Al Jazeera News :Canadian and US officials have remained tight-lipped about possible plans to alter a bilateral agreement that would make it harder for asylum...
Nobel Literature prize award postponed amid turmoil over sex scandal
Reuters, Stockholm :The Swedish Academy which decides the Nobel Prize for Literature said on Friday it would not make the award this year because of...
No prisoner swap for bin Laden hunt doctor: Pakistan
Al Jazeera News :Pakistan’s foreign ministry has ruled out the possibility of a “prisoner swap” with the United States for Shakil Afridi, a Pakistani doctor...
Trump orders Pentagon to consider reducing US troops in South Korea
Reuters, Washington :President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to prepare options for reducing the number of U.S. troops in South Korea, the New York...
US accuses China of pointing laser at their pilots
BBC Online :The US has formally complained to China over several incidents of its pilots being irritated by lasers it says are coming from a...
China installs cruise missiles on South China Sea outposts
Reuters, Washington :China has installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three of its outposts in the South China Sea, US news network...
Kim tells China he is committed to denuclearization
Reuters, Beijing :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told a visiting Chinese diplomat on Thursday that he is committed to denuclearization, China’s foreign ministry said,...
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US transfers inmate from Guantanamo Reuters, Washington The United States announced on Wednesday the first transfer of a prisoner from the Guantanamo Bay detention center...