Uighurs protest Chinese security crackdown
AP, Beijing :Members of the Uighur Muslim ethnic group held demonstrations in cities around the world to protest a sweeping Chinese surveillance and security campaign...
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Iran ‘mucking around’ in Iraq polls: Mattis
AFP, Aboard a US military aircraft : US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis lambasted Iran on Thursday for “mucking around” in Iraq’s upcoming elections in a bid...
Indian troops kill 2 Kashmir rebels
AP, Srinagar :Indian government forces killed two militants who tried to snatch a guard’s rifle in disputed Kashmir, police said, and protests against Indian rule...
North Korean FM meets Swedish PM
AFP, Stockholm :North Korea’s foreign minister held talks in Stockholm with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Friday amid reports Sweden could play a role...
Finland is world’s happiest country, Burundi least content: UN
AFP, Rome :Finland is the world’s happiest country while troubled Burundi is the most discontent, according to a new UN report released Wednesday.In addition to...
Syria conflict rages as war enters eighth year
AFP, Beirut :Syria’s lacerating conflict entered its eighth year Thursday with the country riven by international power struggles, as Turkey encircled a besieged northern Kurdish...
China, Russia welcome Korean peace efforts with diplomacy in overdrive
Reuters, Seoul : China’s President Xi Jinping offered encouragement for South Korea’s initiative to nurture peaceful engagement with North Korea, and Russia also expressed support, the...
Allies, others question Trump’s response to spy’s poisoning
AP, Washington : After the brazen poisoning of a former spy, British Prime Minister Theresa May quickly pinned the blame on Russia. So did U.S. Secretary...
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7 prisoners killed in Bolivia clashAP, Bolivia Police raided Bolivia’s notorious Palmasola prison early Wednesday in a hunt for weapons and other contraband, touching off...
Russia ready to strike back if US attacks Syria
Newsweek :Top Russian officials have threatened to retaliate with force if President Donald Trump orders an attack that could endanger the lives of its soldiers...
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Sri Lanka to lift social media banReuters, ColomboSri Lanka is likely to lift a ban on social media networks this week, a government minister said...
Trump’s new Secretary of State nominee supports tough Pak policy
PTI, Washington :CIA Director Mike Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be his next Secretary of State, is seen as an...