Hindu woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
AP, Islamabad :A woman from Pakistan’s marginalized Hindu minority has been elected to the senate for the first time ever in an election over the...
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White House on lockdown after shots firedAFP, WashingtonThe White House was placed on lockdown and the surrounding area cordoned off by emergency personnel Saturday after...
China sets stage for Xi’s historic grab to rule indefinitely
AP, Beijing :President Xi Jinping is poised to make a historic power grab as China’s legislators gather from Monday to approve changes that will let...
Syrian regime forces advance in battered Ghouta
AFP, Douma, Syria : Government forces seized territory inside Syria’s rebel enclave Eastern Ghouta Saturday, intensifying fighting as tens of thousands of civilians in the besieged...
China pledges friendship with Taiwan amid tensions over US bill
Reuters, Beijing :China wants to deepen friendship with Taiwan, the ruling Communist Party’s fourth-ranked leader said on Saturday, a day after state media warned China...
Russian warnings against allies ‘unacceptable’: NATO
Reuters, Brussels :President Vladimir Putin’s warnings to NATO allies are “unacceptable” and do not help efforts to calm tensions, the alliance said on Friday, a...
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Media under official scrutiny ahead of Egypt pollAFP, Cairo Media in Egypt faces increased scrutiny and restrictions by authorities ahead of a presidential election this...
More than 100 killed since Philippine police returned to Duterte’s drug war
AFP, Manila :More than 100 drug suspects have been killed since Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the police to rejoin his “war on drugs”, an...
Planned Indian military base stirs Seychelles controversy
AFP, Victoria :A plan for India to build a military base on an outlying Seychelles island has won favour among the archipelago nation’s politicians, but...
Argentine ex-president Kirchner to face corruption trial
AFP, Buenos Aires :An Argentine judge Friday said that ex-president Cristina Kirchner must face trial over alleged corruption related to the awarding of public contracts...
US sees hope for negotiated end to Afghan war
AFP, Washington :The United States dared to permit itself renewed hope Thursday that the longest war in its history may be closer to a negotiated...
Pentagon ‘fully prepared’ after Putin boasts of hypersonic missiles
AFP, Washington :The Pentagon on Thursday brushed off Russian President Vladimir Putin’s boast of developing “invincible” missiles, claiming the United States was fully prepared for...