Head of popular girl band leads N Korean team to S Korea
AP, Seoul :The head of a hugely popular North Korean girl band crossed the heavily fortified border into South Korea on Sunday to check preparations...
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Mattis warns of ‘growing threats’ from Russia, China
AFP, Washington :Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that America is facing “growing threats” from China and Russia, and warned that the US military’s advantages...
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Egypt’s President to run for second term Reuters, CairoEgypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Friday he will run for a second term in office...
Trump support carries rewards and risks for Israel
AP, Jerusalem : From recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital to cutting aid to Palestinians, President Donald Trump has given Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the unprecedented gift...
US warship ‘violated’ its sovereignty: China
AFP, Beijing :Beijing on Saturday said it had dispatched a warship to drive away a US missile destroyer which had “violated” its sovereignty by sailing...
Female Sherpa from Nepal scales new heights
AFP, Kathmandu :When Dawa Yangzum Sherpa first set her sights on being a mountain guide, she was told it was no job for a girl....
Sharif`s daughter Maryam to contest in next poll
PTI, Islamabad :Maryam Nawaz, the media-savvy daughter of ousted Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, has decided to contest in the next General Election, a prominent...
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Puigdemont seeks to vote by proxy for comeback bidReuters, Madrid Catalonia’s fugitive separatists on Thursday sought to get around a Spanish government ban on voting...
Threat from nukes, other weapons, gathers force: UN Chief
AP, United Nations :Russia’s foreign minister warned Thursday that a failure of the Iran nuclear deal, especially as a result of action by the Trump...
May, Macron strike border security deal at UK summit
AFP, Sandhurst :Prime Minister Theresa May and her French counterpart Emmanuel Macron agreed a new border security deal on Thursday, through which the UK will...
China sees births fall despite push for second child
AFP, Beijing :The number of births in China fell last year even though the world’s most populous country has relaxed its one-child policy to allow...
2017 was among the planet`s hottest years on record
The Washington Post :2017 was among the hottest years ever recorded, government scientists reported Thursday.The year was the second-hottest in recorded history, NASA said, while...