International
Displaced Syrians survive war but face battle against cold
AFP, Ain Issa :Khadija Alloush made it out alive from Syria’s battle-ravaged Raqa with her five children, but she lost her seven-year-old son to the...
China, Pak plan to include Afghanistan in corridor that runs through PoK
Reuters, Beijing :China and Pakistan will look at extending their $57 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday,...
Peru President pardons ex-leader Fujimori
AP, Lima :Peru’s president announced Sunday night that he granted a medical pardon to jailed former strongman Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year sentence...
Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
AP, Manila :Tens of thousands of villagers in the southern Philippines spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters Monday as the region dealt with the...
Pope urges Catholics not to ignore plight of migrants
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis in his Christmas eve mass Sunday urged the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who...
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Saudi police find body of kidnapped Shiite judgeAFP, Riyadh Saudi police have recovered the body of a kidnapped pro-government Shiite judge after a shootout in...
Chinese report says South China Sea islands expanded ‘reasonably’
Reuters, Beijing :China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about...
Putin critic Navalny clears first hurdle in bid for Russia presidency
Reuters, Moscow :Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday cleared the first hurdle towards taking part in next year’s presidential election, even though the central...
Philippines storm toll tops 200, tens of thousands displaced
AFP, Manila :Some 200 people have been killed in the southern Philippines after a tropical storm battered the archipelago nation’s second-largest island, triggering heavy flooding...
Jerusalem tensions cast shadow over Holy Land Christmas
AFP, Bethlehem :Preparations were under way in Bethlehem on Sunday for Christmas, with tensions still simmering in the city and the region following Washington’s decision...