Thousands of Christians also flee fresh fighting in Myanmar’s Kachin state
BBC Online :Thousands of people have fled renewed fighting between the army and ethnic Kachin rebels in Myanmar’s northernmost state. Some 4,000 people have been...
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Trump says he has responsibility to resolve Korean conflict
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump is claiming credit for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders’ bold...
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Gunmen kill 4 in PakistanAP, PakistanGunmen fatally shot three local tourists and their driver in a tribal region along the Afghanistan border, official said Saturday....
Modi-Xi talks highlight India-China rivalry, cooperation
AP, Beijing :The leaders of China and India stressed the importance of close ties in talks Saturday, against the background of their rivalry for leadership...
Malaysia’s election campaign kicks off amid claims of sabotage and bias
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Campaigning for Malaysia’s May 9 general election started officially on Saturday, pitting Prime Minister Najib Razak against his former mentor, Mahathir Mohamad,...
Judge agrees to delay Daniels’ lawsuit against Trump
AP, Los Angeles :A judge on Friday delayed a civil lawsuit by porn actress Stormy Daniels against President Donald Trump and his personal lawyer, Michael...
GOP-led House panel clears Trump campaign in Russia probe
AP, Washington :The Republican-led House intelligence committee on Friday released a lengthy report concluding it found no evidence that Donald Trump’s campaign colluded with Russia...
China, India leaders seek cooperation amid border dispute
AP, Beijing :The leaders of India and China met at a lakeside city in central China on Friday amid tensions along their contested border and...
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Europe, US police seize servers used by IS AP, Brussels Police in Europe and North America have seized servers and data from Islamic State propaganda...
UN rights chief decries Israel’s excessive use of force in Gaza
Reuters, Geneva :Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to account those responsible...
Tunisian women hit campaign trail as equals to men
AFP, Tebourba :Tunisian women “have the chance to act”, says Ines Boussetta, as she hits the campaign trail in northern Tebourba, listening attentively to the...
Bill Cosby convicted on 3 counts of sexual assault
The Washington Post :Iconic entertainer Bill Cosby was convicted Thursday on three counts of sexual assault, a decision that punctuates one of the most thundering...