Iowa family died of gas asphyxiation at Mexican resort
AP, Mexico City :Autopsies indicate an Iowa couple and their two children died from inhaling toxic gas at a rented condo on Mexico’s Caribbean coast,...
International
China air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
Reuters, Beijing :China’s air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan’s...
N Korea ‘real threat’, urges int’l co-operation: Obama
AFP, Tokyo :North Korea poses a “real threat” whose solution will require international co-operation, former US President Barack Obama said Sunday on a visit to...
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Russia denies aiding Afghan TalibanReuters, Kabul Russia has rejected comments by NATO’s top commander in Afghanistan that it has been supporting and even supplying weapons...
Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots
Reuters, Kandy :Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month,...
As Vatican and China talk, Taiwan looks on nervously
Reuters, Vatican City :Five blocks from the Vatican, on the bustling, tourist-packed street leading to St. Peter’s Basilica, a Taiwanese flag flutters from the window...
Syrian army celebrates as rebels quit most of their Ghouta stronghold
AFP, Harasta :Syrian rebel fighters on Friday left one pocket of battered Eastern Ghouta and reached a deal to quit another as the regime drew...
Trump`s choice of John Bolton, Mike Pompeo stirs war fears
AFP, Washington :By tapping conservative firebrand John Bolton as his national security chief and hardliner Mike Pompeo as his top diplomat, US President Donald Trump...
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Putin thanks nation for re-electionAP, Moscow President Vladimir Putin thanked Russians Friday for his landslide re-election to another six-year term, pledging to lead the country...
‘Dreamers’ angry as Trump blames Democrats over immigration
AFP, Washington :America’s so-called “Dreamer” immigrants and supportive lawmakers were left fuming and fearful Friday after anti-deportation measures were left out of a federal spending...
EU nations to take more action against Russia over spy issue
AP, Brussels :Several European Union countries said Friday they may follow Britain in expelling Russian diplomats, as EU Council chief Donald Tusk predicted member states...
First lady stays silent on alleged Trump affairs
AP, Washington :Melania Trump spoke about courage on Friday – what it is and why the world needs it. Her closely watched public appearance came...