Syria starts rebuilding even as more destruction wreaked
AP, Syria :In the Syrian city of Homs’ landmark Clock Square, where some of the first anti-government protests erupted in 2011, stands a giant poster...
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US, North Korea should lower threshold for talks, says South
Reuters, Seoul :South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday the United States and North Korea should both give ground so they can sit down...
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4 killed in Leicester explosionAFP, LeicesterFour people were killed and four more were in hospital on Monday after an explosion and fire destroyed a three-storey...
China sets stage for Xi to stay in office indefinitely
sReuters, Beijing :China’s ruling Communist Party on Sunday set the stage for President Xi Jinping to stay in office indefinitely, with a proposal to remove...
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Cambodia votes in Senate electionReuters, Phnom Penh Voting got under way in Cambodia on Sunday in a Senate election that the ruling party of Prime...
Merkel to appoint key party critic to cabinet
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided to give a cabinet role to an outspoken critic within her conservative party, as she looks to...
China says new US sanctions threaten cooperation over North Korea
Reuters, Beijing :China reacted with anger on Saturday to new U.S. sanctions aimed at increasing pressure on nuclear-equipped North Korea, saying the unilateral targeting of...
UN unanimously demands a 30-day cease-fire across Syria
AP, United Nations :The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria “without delay” to deliver humanitarian aid to...
Mexican leader’s visit with Trump shelved over wall
AFP, Washington : Mexico and the United States have shelved tentative plans for a visit to Washington by President Enrique Pena Nieto as tensions persist over...
US and its allies prepare high-seas crackdown on North Korea
Reuters, Washington :The Trump administration and key Asian allies are preparing to expand interceptions of ships suspected of violating sanctions on North Korea, a plan...
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DR Congo braces for new anti-Kabila rallyAFP, Kinshasa Efforts to force DR Congo President Joseph Kabila to quit face a key test on Sunday when...
Ex-Trump aide pleads guilty, will cooperate in Russia probe
Reuters, Washington :A former senior official in Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, Rick Gates, pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy against the United States and...