McConnell to consider bipartisan plan to pay health insurers
AP, Fancy Farm :A week after an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act failed, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he’d consider a bipartisan...
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Southeast Asian states say Korea standoff threatens global peace
Reuters, Manila :Southeast Asian foreign ministers expressed grave concern on Saturday about rising tensions on the Korean peninsula stemming from long-range missile tests by North...
Iranian President Rouhani starts new term facing reform criticism
AFP, Tehran :Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was set to be inaugurated in front of foreign guests on Saturday, but already faces criticism for reportedly bowing...
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New assembly dividing Venezuela begins workAFP, Caracas A new assembly packed with allies of unpopular President Nicolas Maduro and with sweeping powers was to begin...
Protests after mob attacks India opposition leader Rahul Gandhi
AFP, New Delhi :India’s main opposition Congress Party staged angry nationwide protests Saturday, blaming supporters of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for pelting stones at the...
Rwanda’s Kagame wins third Presidential term by a landslide
Reuters, Kigali :Incumbent leader Paul Kagame has swept to a landslide victory in Rwanda’s presidential election, results showed early on Saturday, securing a third term...
From fighting regime to anti-IS, Syria rebel traces US policy shifts
AFP, Beirut :From special forces officer to brigade-hopping rebel, Abu Jaafar has seen Syria’s uprising from all angles. But after years of setbacks, culminating in...
US AG Sessions moves to punish sanctuary cities
AP, Washington :Attorney General Jeff Sessions moved Thursday to again punish so-called sanctuary cities, this time threatening to deny federal crime-fighting resources to four cities...
Philippines seeks ASEAN consensus on North Korea response
Reuters, Manila :The Philippines will seek agreement in Southeast Asia on ways to engage with North Korea, following pressure from the United States to isolate...
China says India building up troops amid border stand off
AP, Beijing :Beijing is intensifying its warnings to Indian troops to get out of a contested region high in the Himalayas where China, India and...
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UN Chief to make first visit to Israel, Palestinian territoriesAFP, United NationsUN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will pay his first visit since taking the UN...
Rockets, gunfire test new Russia-backed truce near Syria’s Homs
Reuters, Beirut :Warring sides exchanged rocket and gunfire north of the Syrian city of Homs overnight, hours after a Russia-backed truce took effect, a war...