Sri Lanka sets up special courts for Rajapakse-era graft
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka is to set up special courts to investigate charges of corruption amounting to billions of dollars under former president Mahinda Rajapakse,...
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Russia to launch spacewalks for tourists by 2019
AFP, Moscow :Russia is planning to send paying tourists on the International Space Station out on spacewalks for the first time, an official from the...
EU nationals won’t get same rights after Brexit: May
AP, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May says European Union nationals who come to the country during the transition period after the country leaves the...
FBI clashes with Trump, has `grave concerns` on Russia memo
AP, Washington :In a remarkably public clash of wills with the White House, the FBI declared Wednesday it has “grave concerns” about the accuracy of...
Cut off by Israeli wall, Palestinian family declares ‘republic’
AFP, Ramallah :The logic of an Israeli wall north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank appears clear-on one side Palestinians, on the other the...
US extends protected status for some 7,000 Syrians
AFP, Washington :The United States has extended a special protected status for Syrians that keeps some 7,000 of them from being deported back to their...
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S Arabia, UAE envoys bid to end standoffAFP, Aden Saudi and Emirati envoys shuttled between Yemeni government forces and besieging southern separatists in second city...
African leaders nearly demanded public apology from Trump
AP, Addis Ababa :African leaders this week came close to demanding that President Donald Trump publicly apologize for his vulgar remark about the continent “that...
Trump warns China, Russia challenge American values
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump declared Tuesday that China and Russia threaten American values, confirming Washington’s pivot to great power rivalry as the core of...
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South Korean skiers in rare flight to NorthAFP, Seoul A group of South Korean skiers flew to North Korea on Wednesday ahead of the Winter Olympics...
Turkey readies camps in Syria for civilians fleeing assault
AFP, Oncupinar :Turkey is drawing up contingency plans to cope with any movement of Syrian civilians towards the north of the country to flee Ankara’s...
May eyes `golden era` with China as Brexit looms
AFP, Beijing : China and Britain touted their “golden era” of relations on Wednesday as Prime Minister Theresa May visited Beijing to strengthen her country’s global...