Time for North Korea dialogue is over: Japanese PM
AFP, United Nations :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday declared the time for dialogue with North Korea to be over and rallied behind a...
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Grenade attack kills 3 in Indian-held KashmirAP, SrinagarThree civilians were killed and 23 others wounded after suspected rebels Thursday lobbed a grenade at a motorcade...
Filipino protesters slam martial law, killings under Duterte
AP, Manila :Thousands of protesters marked the anniversary of the 1972 martial law declaration by late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos with an outcry against what...
Russian special forces helping Syrian troops in key city
AP, Moscow :Russian special forces are helping Syrian government troops fight Islamic State militants in the battle underway for the strategic city of Deir el-Zour...
Afghan President praises Trump`s strategy for Afghanistan
Reuters, United Nation :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s strategy to win the war in Afghanistan will work where...
Turkey warns of global conflict if Iraq or Syria break up
Reuters, Sirnak, Turkey :Turkey escalated its opposition to a Kurdish independence referendum in northern Iraq on Tuesday, training tank guns and rocket launchers across the...
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Raqqa campaign in ‘final stages’: SDF Reuters, Beirut The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Wednesday its campaign to capture Raqqa from Islamic State...
Iran in UN spotlight as Trump threatens nuclear deal
AFP, United Nations :Tehran will defend itself on the world stage on Wednesday with President Donald Trump threatening to trigger a new international crisis by...
Hindus fleeing Myanmar violence nowhope for shelter in India
Reuters, New Delhi : Caught in the crossfire between Myanmar’s military and Rohingya insurgents, hundreds of Hindus who have fled to Bangladesh are placing their hopes...
Melania threatens lawsuit over English class billboard
AP, Zagreb :Billboards featuring Melania Trump and the slogan “just imagine how far you can go with a little bit of English” were removed Tuesday...
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Russia intensifies war games that have rattled WestReuters, Moscow President Vladimir Putin observed Russia’s biggest war games in years on Monday, watching as his forces...
Police posted in Iraqi oil city as tensions rise ahead of independence vote
Reuters, Kirkuk :Police deployed overnight in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk to prevent any outbreak of ethnic violence ahead of a referendum on...