China police arrest 230 over pyramid scheme
AFP, Beijing :Chinese police have arrested 230 members of a suspected pyramid scheme, a week after a rare demonstration in Beijing protesting a crackdown on...
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US always ready to use force against North Korea, general warns
Tass, New York :The US armed forces are always prepared to use force in response to North Korea’s actions, if that is necessary, General Terrence...
Australian plane plot may have involved bomb or gas
AFP, Sydney :Four men accused of plotting to bring down a plane planned to use poisonous gas or a crude bomb disguised as a meat...
US flies bombers over Korean peninsula after North Korea missile test
Reuters, Seoul :The United States flew two B-1B bombers over the Korean peninsula in a show of force after recent North Korean missile tests, the...
Chinese army can defeat `all invading enemies`: Says Xi Jinping
PTI, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping today claimed that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has the confidence and capability to defeat all invading enemies as...
Pakistan’s ruling party vows smooth transition ahead of vote on interim PM
Reuters, Islamabad :Pakistan’s president has called a special parliamentary session on Tuesday to hold a vote to install Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as interim prime minister,...
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Turkish women march in rights protest in IstanbulReuters, Istanbul Hundreds of Turkish women marched in the country’s biggest city Istanbul on Saturday to protest against...
Arab FMs to meet in Bahrain to discuss Qatar boycott
AFP, Dubai :Top officials of four Arab states boycotting Qatar are scheduled to meet in the Bahraini capital Sunday, as a political crisis that has...
Putin shows off Russia`s naval might with major parade
AFP, Saint Petersburg :President Vladimir Putin on Sunday oversaw a pomp-filled display of Russia’s naval might as the Kremlin paraded its sea power from the...
North Korea leader says ‘all US’ within range after missile test
AFP, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said Pyongyang’s latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile confirmed all the US mainland was within striking range,...
Iran rules out halt to missile tests as tension with US rises
AFP, Tehran :A defiant Iran vowed on Saturday to press ahead with its missile programme and condemned new US sanctions, as tensions rise after the...
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West hardens tone on IranAFP, WashingtonThe United States and European allies sharpened their tone Friday on Iran, demanding Tehran immediately cease its ballistic missile tests,...