Nationalists facing wipe out in Australian state election
Reuters, Sydney :The resurgence of Australian nationalist politics has been halted at a state election in coal-rich Queensland, with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party at...
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Russia opens commission into “nuclear incident” reportAFP, MoscowA Russian scientific commission will investigate reports of radioactive pollution almost 1,000 times above normal levels in the...
Zimbabwe war veterans at heart of Mugabe`s downfall
AFP, Harare :Once Robert Mugabe’s fiercest supporters, independence war veterans played a key role in ousting him,proving they still wield influence in Zimbabwe which only...
Egypt president vows forceful response after mosque massacre
AFP, Cairo :Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive...
May hails ‘very positive’ Brexit talks with Tusk
AFP, Brussels :British Prime Minister Theresa May said Brexit talks with EU President Donald Tusk on Friday had been “very positive”, but admitted there was...
Trump turns down Time’s `Person of the Year`
AFP, Washington :US President Donald Trump on Friday said he turned down being named Time’s “Person of the Year” after the magazine asked him for...
Pakistan police fire rubber bullets to disperse Islamist sit-in
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistani forces fired rubber bullets and lobbed tear gas at protesters in Islamabad Saturday as they moved to disperse an Islamist sit-in that...
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Netanyahu hopes ties with Arabs to growAP, JerusalemIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday hailed his country’s “fruitful cooperation” with Arab nations, as fears over...
British PM in crunch Brexit deal talks with EU chief
AFP, Brussels :British Prime Minister Theresa May holds a crunch meeting with European Union President Donald Tusk on Friday as hopes mount that she will...
Nepal to elect new parliament tomorrow
Reuters, Kathmandu :Nepalis vote on Sunday to choose a new parliament and seven state assemblies hoping to end years of fickle coalitions and complete a...
N Korea replaces guards, fortifies border after defection
AFP, Seoul :North Korea has replaced dozens of guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea following the dramatic defection of one...
From Myanmar to Zimbabwe, China’s global footprint grows
AFP, Beijing :China has traditionally rejected US-style interventionism, but its deepening economic involvement in volatile countries like Myanmar and Zimbabwe is thrusting Beijing towards a...