Europe braced for fresh blizzards as deadly ice blast strands travellers
AFP, Paris :Fresh heavy snowfalls and icy blizzards were expected to lash Europe Thursday as the region shivers in a deadly deep-freeze that has gripped...
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New Zealand spy papers reveal 1981 bid to kill Queen
AFP, Wellington :A mentally disturbed teenager tried to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II during a 1981 visit to New Zealand and police covered up the botched...
Amid bloodshed, civilians in Syria’s eastern Ghouta shun Russia’s offer to leave
AFP, Syria :Civilians in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta shunned Russia’s offer to quit the besieged enclave for a second day on Wednesday, as rebels and Moscow...
Trump calls Sessions’ surveillance probe decision ‘disgraceful’
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on Wednesday against his attorney general, calling Jeff Sessions’ decision to have the Justice Department...
Afghan President offers talks with Taliban ‘without preconditions’
Reuters, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani offered recognition of the Taliban as a legitimate political group on Wednesday as part of a proposed political process...
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EU’s Brexit treaty set to reignite tensions AFP, Brussels EU negotiator Michel Barnier will unveil a long-awaited draft Brexit divorce treaty on Wednesday which threatens...
Trump son-in-law Kushner loses top security clearance
AFP, Washington : Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior aide Jared Kushner has lost his top-level security clearance, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday, a decision...
3 space station astronauts return to Earth
AP, Cape Canaveral :Three astronauts returned from the International Space Station to the snowy, bitingly cold flat lands of Central Asia, ending a 5 ½-month...
Xi term limit proposal sparks rare public dissent in China
AP, Beijing :In a rare public expression of dissent in China, a well-known political commentator and a prominent businesswoman have penned open letters urging lawmakers...
No civilians exit Syria rebel-held region on day 2 of pause
AP, Beirut : The Russia-ordered brief humanitarian pause has taken effect for the second day in the rebel-held region near the Syrian capital. Still, no civilians...
Don’t worry about NRA,’ Trump tells US governors
Reuters, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Monday urged governors not to be afraid of the nation’s most powerful gun lobby as they seek to...
Syria`s war: Eastern Ghouta ceasefire violations kill two
Al Jazeera News :At least two civilians have been killed less than two hours into a truce in Syria’s Eastern Ghouta, activists said, as Syrian...