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Palestinian congress to meet next monthAFP, Ramallah The Palestinian congress will meet next month for the first time in years, official media announced Wednesday, as...
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Duterte needs ‘psychiatric evaluation’: UN rights chief
AFP, Geneva :The UN human rights chief said Friday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who has launched profanity-laced diatribes against United Nations rapporteurs, needs “psychiatric...
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
AP, Lahore, Pakistan :One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that can bring...
Africa should avoid forfeiting sovereignty to China over loans : Tillerson
Reuters, Addis Ababa :U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Thursday that African countries should be careful not to forfeit their sovereignty when they...
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US veterans join forces for gun reformAFP, WashingtonDave Baril has served in the US Marine Corps for over 18 years, deployed twice to Iraq, and...
Christians emerge as key patrons for Jews moving to Israel
AP, Tel Aviv :Israel’s founding fathers, who etched a commitment to encouraging Jewish immigration into the declaration of independence, might be surprised to find that,...
China pushing to be more active in region, global diplomacy
AP, Beijing : China wants an eight-nation group it and Russia have dominated for its two-decade existence to be more active in regional and global diplomacy...
US greets talk of N Korea`s nuke concessions with hope, skepticism
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump greeted North Korea’s reported willingness to negotiate away its atomic weapons with both hope and skepticism Tuesday, insisting a potential...
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Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan to meet in AprilReuters, MoscowRussian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet for talks...
Einstein letter fetches $100,000 at Jerusalem auction
AFP, Israel :A letter penned by legendary physicist Albert Einstein discussing one of his groundbreaking theories sold in Jerusalem Tuesday for over $100,000 as part...
Anti-Muslim riots flare anew in Sri Lanka despite emergency
AP, Colombo :Residents say anti-Muslim rioting has flared anew in central Sri Lanka despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs burning mosques and Muslim-owned...
Strikes hit Syria’s battered Ghouta as death count hits 805
AFP, Douma :Heavy air strikes and clashes shook the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta ahead of an urgent UN Security Council meeting Wednesday on...