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Don’t be misled by making money, career your life: PopeAP, Vatican City Pope Francis is advising against making the pursuit of money, a career or...
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Tillerson backs Trump as book casts mental health doubts
AFP, Washington :Washington’s chief diplomat Rex Tillerson found himself obliged to defend President Donald Trump’s fitness for office Friday after a bombshell new book called...
China develops new underwater surveillance network
PTI, Beijing :China’s underwater glider has successfully ended its mission to the Indian Ocean and South China Sea amid reports that the country has developed...
Protests threaten Iran’s ascendant role in the ME
The Washington Post :The sudden eruption of political unrest in Iran has presented an unforeseen challenge to Tehran’s ascendant influence in the Middle East, potentially...
French President suggests EU partnership with Turkey
AP, Paris :French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Friday that the European Union develop a partnership with Turkey after its leader said he was “seriously tired”...
Xi urges China’s military to be ready for war to defend country
AFP, Shanghai :President Xi Jinping has issued a blunt call for China’s military to be ready for war and unafraid to die defending the country,...
Muslims may become America’s 2nd-largest religious group by 2040: Reports
HuffPost :America’s Muslim population is growing at a steady rate ? so much so that Muslims are projected to one day outpace Jews as the...
‘Bomb cyclone’ pounds eastern US, four dead, thousands of flights grounded
AFP, New York : A giant winter “bomb cyclone” walloped the US East Coast on Thursday with heavy snow and freezing cold that made for treacherous...
Erdogan accuses US, Israel of `meddling` in Iran, Pakistan
AFP, Ankara :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States and Israel on Friday of meddling in Iran after Turkey’s neighbour was gripped by...
North and South Korea agree to first talks in two years
AFP, Seoul :North and South Korea agreed on Friday to hold their first talks in more than two years, hours after Seoul and Washington decided...
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Pak politician Asghar Khan dead AP, Islamabad Asghar Khan, veteran politician and the first Pakistani air force chief after the country gained independence from Britain,...
Trump gets poll boost after golfing break
AFP, Washington : US President Donald Trump enjoyed a modest bump in popularity over the Christmas break, prompting pollsters to wonder whether he’s more popular when...