US withdrawing from Syria `very soon`:Trump
AFP, Richfield :US President Donald Trump insisted Thursday that US forces would pull out of Syria “very soon” and lamented what he said was Washington’s...
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Ecuador cuts WikiLeaks founder Assange’s internet at Embassy
AP, Ecuador :Ecuador’s government said Wednesday it has cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s internet connection at the nation’s London embassy after his recent activity...
Lankan President cuts PM`s duties in power struggle
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena Wednesday reduced the responsibilities of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as a power struggle worsened within their uneasy coalition.Sirisena...
Trump Jr., Aubrey O’Day were reportedly ‘trying’ for a baby
The Cut :Just when you thought Donald Trump Jr.’s alleged affair with Danity Kane singer and former Celebrity Apprentice contestant Aubrey O’Day couldn’t get any...
May marks one-year countdown to Brexit with UK-wide tour
AFP, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May will mark the one-year countdown to Brexit on Thursday with a fast-paced national tour, aiming to unite the...
Trump urges closer cooperation with Turkey on Syria
AFP, Washington :The United States and its allies must work more closely with Turkey in Syria, President Donald Trump said Tuesday in a call with...
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Afghan women launch rare protest for peace Reuters, Lashkar GahDozens of peace activists, including women, have set up tents in the Afghan province of Helmand,...
US military admits its ‘helpless’ against a hypersonic missile strike by China or Russia
Asia Times :The United States defense establishment has not stopped ringing alarm bells on what they say are rising threats posed by Russia and China,...
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26,000 Indian govt officials face corruption complaints PTI, New DelhiOver 26,000 complaints were received against government officers, including senior officials, last year, the Lok Sabha...
UK nerve gas attack has sparked new cold war: Russian media
AFP, Moscow :Russian media on Tuesday shared the view that Western countries’ coordinated expulsions of Russian diplomats following the poisoning in Britain of a former...
Putin vows action as protesters demand his resignation over mall fire
Reuters, Kemerovo :President Vladimir Putin flew to the scene of a shopping mall fire in Siberia that killed 64 people and promised angry residents on...
Chinese space station Tiangong-1, weighing 7,000 kg, plunging towards Earth
AFP, Paris :An uncontrolled Chinese space station weighing at least seven tonnes (around 7,000 kg) is set to break up as it hurtles to Earth...