Saudi Arabia lifts decades-long ban on cinemas
AFP :Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a decades-long ban on cinemas, part of a series of social reforms by the powerful crown prince that are...
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California`s Thomas fire scorches area larger than NY City
BBC online :The most destructive wildfire raging in southern California has expanded significantly, scorching an area larger than New York City.The Thomas fire in Ventura...
Left alliance sweeps Nepal polls, gets 40 of 49 seats
PTI, Kathmandu :Nepal’s Left alliance is leading in the parliamentary polls, winning 40 of the 49 seats for which results were declared today while the...
UN envoy warns N Korea ‘miscalculation’ could trigger conflict
AFP, United Nations :A senior UN envoy warned Saturday there was a grave risk that a miscalculation could trigger conflict with North Korea as he...
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Trump’s Jerusalem decision could help militants: UAE Reuters, Dubai U.S President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital could provide a lifeline to...
Egypt revives dream of new desert capital
AFP, Cairo : In Egypt’s eastern desert, roads are being carved across vast expanses of sand where the government is building a new administrative capital, a...
Paris climate summit a chance for real progress : World Bank
AFP, Washington : The Paris climate summit next week offers a chance for concrete advances in the fight against global warming, even without the support of...
Chinese billionaire-in-exile wants regime change in Beijing
AFP, New York :Billionaire Guo Wengui, who is seeking asylum in the United States after accusing officials in his native China of corruption, wants “a...
India’s PM Modi faces test as his home state votes
Reuters, Surendranagar :Tens of thousands of Indians voted in the first stage of assembly elections in the western state of Gujarat on Saturday, where Prime...
Isolated US defends Trump on Jerusalem at UN
AFP, United Nations :The United States stood alone Friday as one after another fellow UN Security Council member criticized its decision to recognize Jerusalem as...
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45 killed in ethnic fighting in South Sudan Reuters, JubaAt least 45 people have died in fighting between ethnic groups in South Sudan’s northern state...
15 peacekeepers killed in DR Congo attack
AFP, Goma (DR Congo) :The United Nations suffered its worst attack on a peacekeeping mission in nearly a quarter of a century on Friday when...