Alan Bean, US astronaut and moonwalker, dies at 86
Reuters, New York :American astronaut Alan Bean, the fourth person to walk on the moon in 1969 during the Apollo 12 mission and commanded a...
International
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi declare emergency ahead of storm
Reuters, Washington :Florida, Alabama and Mississippi declared states of emergency on Saturday as Subtropical Storm Alberto drove north toward the U.S. Gulf Coast, threatening to...
In Mosul, young volunteers help bring city back to life
Reuters, Mosul :A group of Iraqi university students have found a cause in the ruins of Mosul.They are salvaging what is left of its rich...
S Korea relieved about Trump-Kim summit revival efforts
AP, Seoul :South Korea on Saturday expressed cautious relief about the revived talks for a summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim...
Russia says US must begin talks, or else ‘force’ is the only option
Newsweek :Russian President Vladimir Putin has urged President Donald Trump to reconsider Washington’s attempts to isolate Moscow, telling his U.S. counterpart that diplomacy was necessary...
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Pak parties fail to name caretaker PM PTI, Islamabad Pakistan’s ruling party PML-N and the opposition on Saturday failed to appoint a caretaker Prime Minister...
US warns Syria of “firm” measures for ceasefire violations
AFP, Washington : The US has warned Damascus it will take “firm” action if the regime of Bashar al-Assad violates a ceasefire deal, after Syrian aircraft...
Taiwan diplomacy harder than ever in US-China tug of war
AFP, Taipei :Diplomacy has never been easy for Taiwan and is becoming ever more complex as it is caught between the United States under an...
Barbados elects first female PM
Reuters, Bridgetown :Barbados elected its first female prime minister as the opposition inflicted a crushing defeat on the ruling Democratic Labour Party (DLP), winning all...
Iran gives Europe to end of May to save nuclear deal
AP, Erbil :The signatories of the Iranian nuclear deal – without the United States – are meeting in Vienna on Friday in a bid to...
Collapse of Trump-Kim summit threatens to deepen US-China rift
Reuters, Beijing :US President Donald Trump’s cancellation of a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatens further strain on U.S.-China ties amid a...
Four Saudi activists freed, one arrested as crackdown persists
AFP, Dubai : Saudi authorities have released four detained activists but arrested another one, pressing ahead with a sweeping crackdown just a month before the kingdom...