Cambodian govt files lawsuit to dissolve main opposition party
Reuters, Phnom Penh :Cambodian government lawyers filed a lawsuit on Friday to demand the dissolution of the main opposition party, in a move that would...
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Putin and Saudi King turn the page on decades of tensions
AP, Moscow :In a major break with decades of rivalry, Russia and Saudi Arabia on Friday struck a slew of deals, including contracts for Russian...
Spain rejects mediation calls as Catalans plan to declare independence
AFP, Barcelona :Spain’s government has defiantly rejected calls for mediation over Catalonia’s push for independence as the two factions headed towards another showdown.Catalonia will move...
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Iran, Turkey must act against Kurdish secession: KhameneiReuters, Ankara Iran and Turkey should prevent Iraq’s Kurdistan region from declaring independence, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali...
Iraq forces retake centre of IS bastion Hawija
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi forces said Thursday they had retaken the centre of Islamic State group stronghold Hawija and were pushing forward in their assault on...
Amnesty condemns `forced` returns of Afghan asylum seekers
AFP, Kabul :A surge of failed Afghan asylum seekers “forcibly” returned from Europe are at risk of torture, kidnapping and death in war-torn Afghanistan, Amnesty...
Thai mourners pay last-minute respects to late king Bhumibol
AP, Bangkok :Tens of thousands of mourners have been rushing to Bangkok’s Grand Palace to pay their respects to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as...
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N Korea accuses US of blocking development AFP, UN North Korea’s UN envoy accused the United States on Tuesday of working to block economic development...
Americans are losing confidence in Trump, poll shows
Reuters, New York :Americans are increasingly confident in the news media and less so in President Donald Trump’s administration after a tumultuous year in U.S....
Mattis says will try to work with Pakistan ‘one more time’
Reuters, Washington :US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Tuesday the United States would try “one more time” to work with Pakistan in Afghanistan before...
Majority of Germans want Merkel’s conservatives, FDP, Greens to form govt
Reuters, Berlin :More than half of Germans, 57 percent, want a three-way coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) and Greens...
Erdogan visits Iran as ties warm amid shared fears
AFP, Tehran :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Iran on Wednesday in a sign of warming ties between the two neighbours who support rival camps...