After cutting aid to Pakistan, US slaps sanctions on 6 terrorists
PTI, Washington :The Trump administration on Thursday slapped sanctions on four Taliban and two Haqqani network leaders for terrorist activities and said Pakistan must work...
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Pro-Russian, liberal clash in Czech presidential showdownAFP, PragueCzechs head to the ballot box Friday and Saturday in a tight presidential run-off in the EU and...
As coalition haggling resumes, Merkel races to shore up power
AFP, Berlin :Chancellor Angela Merkel called Friday for a quick end to the last stretch of tortuous negotiations to forge a government for Germany, in...
British MP launches campaign against India, claims minorities not safe
PTI, London :One of the first British Muslims to be appointed to the House of Lords on Thursday launched a protest campaign against India, claiming...
Assange to ask London court to drop UK arrest warrant
Reuters, London : WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s lawyers will ask a London court on Friday to drop the arrest warrant that stems from his breach of...
Sex and the White House: From Bill Clinton to Trump
AFP, Washington :Two decades ago this week US president Bill Clinton declared that he “did not have sexual relations with that woman.”As it turned out,...
North Korea sends rare announcement to all Koreans, calls for unification
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea sent a rare announcement addressed to “all Koreans at home and abroad” on Thursday, saying they should make a “breakthrough” for...
Trump gives timetable for ‘Dreamers’ citizenship
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was prepared to back a deal that would provide a pathway to citizenship to America’s so-called...
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State of Emergency declared in flood-hit Paraguay capitalAFP, AsuncionAuthorities in Paraguay’s capital Asuncion on Wednesday declared a state of emergency for a month after the...
Heart attack risk high with one cigarette a day: Study
AFP, Paris :Just one cigarette a day carries nearly half the risk for heart attack and stroke as smoking a full pack of 20, according...
US aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam in post-war first
Reuters, Hanoi :In a post-war first, the United States will send an aircraft carrier to Vietnam, Hanoi’s defense ministry said on Thursday, dramatic evidence of...
Irish PM wants `Norway-plus` Brexit deal with UK
Reuters, Dublin :Ireland would like Britain’s relationship with the European Union to be closer than that of non-member Norway, but it will have to be...