China pushing to be more active in region, global diplomacy
AP, Beijing : China wants an eight-nation group it and Russia have dominated for its two-decade existence to be more active in regional and global diplomacy...
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US greets talk of N Korea`s nuke concessions with hope, skepticism
AP, Washington :President Donald Trump greeted North Korea’s reported willingness to negotiate away its atomic weapons with both hope and skepticism Tuesday, insisting a potential...
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Putin, Rouhani and Erdogan to meet in AprilReuters, MoscowRussian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will meet for talks...
Einstein letter fetches $100,000 at Jerusalem auction
AFP, Israel :A letter penned by legendary physicist Albert Einstein discussing one of his groundbreaking theories sold in Jerusalem Tuesday for over $100,000 as part...
Anti-Muslim riots flare anew in Sri Lanka despite emergency
AP, Colombo :Residents say anti-Muslim rioting has flared anew in central Sri Lanka despite a state of emergency, with Buddhist mobs burning mosques and Muslim-owned...
Strikes hit Syria’s battered Ghouta as death count hits 805
AFP, Douma :Heavy air strikes and clashes shook the Syrian rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta ahead of an urgent UN Security Council meeting Wednesday on...
Asian giants China and India flex muscles over tiny Maldives
Reuters, New Delhi : A Chinese naval combat force that entered the Indian Ocean for the first time in four years may have helped deter an...
Violence halts rare aid delivery to Syria’s eastern Ghouta
AP, Beirut : The first aid delivery in weeks to reach the besieged eastern suburbs of Damascus was cut short after Syrian government forces began shelling...
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US calls on Taliban to consider Ghani peace talk offerAFP, Washington The United States on Monday called on the Taliban to consider an offer for...
Trump dangles Israel trip for new embassy; mum on peace plan
AP, Washington :Under twin clouds of legal investigation, President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a united front on Monday, Trump announcing...
China increases defence spending to $175 b rattling neighbours
Reuters Beijing: :China on Monday unveiled its largest defence spending increase in three years, setting an 8.1 percent growth target this year, fuelling an ambitious...
Japan’s Navy appoints first woman to command warship squadron
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan’s navy on Tuesday appointed the first woman to command a warship squadron, including the flagship Izumo helicopter carrier, as it tries to...