Iran resumes hunt for missing plane with 66 on board
AFP :Iranian rescue teams battled severe weather Monday as they searched for a passenger plane that disappeared high in the Zagros mountains the previous day...
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Thai ex-PM Thaksin calls for party unity ahead of promised election
Reuters, Bangkok :Fugitive former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra met lawmakers from his Puea Thai Party in Hong Kong where he called for party unity...
Pakistan’s Imran Khan ties knot to ‘Spiritual Adviser’ in 3rd marriage
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistani cricketer-turned-politican Imran Khan has tied the knot for the third time, his party said on Sunday, confirming his marriage to a woman...
Palestinians stuck in `bad conditions` at Cairo airport
Al Jazeera News :Some 160 Palestinians, who are heading back to the Gaza Strip, have been stuck in Cairo’s airport for the last 13 days...
Iraqi victories remain fragile as US reduces troops
AP, Qaim :From their outpost on Iraq’s westernmost edge, U.S. 1st Lt. Kyle Hagerty and his troops watched civilians trickle into the area after American...
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Pope revives sexual abuse panelAFP, Vatican City The Vatican said Saturday it has renewed its anti-paedophile panel as Pope Francis acts to quell the global...
British female stars demand end to sexual harassment
AP, London :Many of Britain’s most prominent female entertainment stars have signed an open letter demanding an end to sexual harassment ahead of Britain’s major...
India, Iran to step up cooperation on Afghanistan
AP, New Delhi :India and Iran said Saturday that they would step up cooperation in combatting extremism, terrorism and drug trafficking in Afghanistan in an...
Russian election plot touched even minor Trump supporters
AP, West Palm Beach :The request was simple: organize or attend a sign-waving rally supporting Donald Trump. But some of the Florida Republicans on the...
Fears of Syrian war expanding might trigger peace deal
AFP, United Nations :Syria’s civil war is in danger of flaring into a regional or even global conflict, but some diplomats hope the high stakes...
US will not allow China to ‘coerce’ nations in Asia’
PTI, Washington :The US will not allow China to “bully” or “coerce” nations in Asia, a senior Donald Trump administration official has said, amidst Beijing...
Former playboy model alleges affair with Trump
AFP, Washington :A second woman has made allegations of an affair with Donald Trump, describing complex legal and financial agreements in an alleged bid to...