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Indian army firing kills MuslimAP, SrinagarPolice and witnesses say a man has been killed after the Indian army fired at a group of protesters hurling...
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US bans travel to North Korea after Warmbier death
Reuters, Seoul :The United States will bar Americans from travelling to North Korea in the coming weeks, two travel agencies said Friday, a month after...
Jihadist-rebel clashes intensify in Syria’s Idlib
AFP, Beirut :Clashes in Syria’s Idlib province between a powerful jihadist group and a key rebel faction intensified overnight, spreading to a border crossing with...
Merkel may win election, but lose her Finance Minister
Reuters, Sasbachwalden :Wolfgang Schaeuble has won his parliamentary seat a dozen times, survived an attempt on his life and guided Angela Merkel through the euro...
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Netanyahu slams EU’s ‘crazy’ Israel policyAFP, Budapest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday denounced the EU’s political demands on Israel as “absolutely crazy”, in...
After Mosul, Islamic State digs in for guerilla warfare
Reuters, Mosul :Islamic State militants began reinventing themselves months before U.S.-backed Iraqi forces ended their three-year reign of terror in Mosul, putting aside the dream...
India among five countries that faced most terror attacks in 2016: US
AP, Washington :More than half of the terror attacks in the world in 2016 took place in five countries, including India and Pakistan, a senior...
`Brexit lunch` to assess talks progress
AFP, Brussels :Britain and the EU will wrap up four days of tough Brexit talks in Brussels on Thursday with a special lunch between their...
Russia, US duel at UN over whether North Korea fired long-range missile
Reuters, United Nations :The United States and Russia are waging rival campaigns at the United Nations Security Council over the type of ballistic missile fired...
Pentagon warns of risks after Turkey discloses US forces in Syria
AFP, Washington :The United States reacted angrily Wednesday after Turkey’s state news agency disclosed the locations of American military posts in northern Syria, a move...
China ‘aggressive’ in border row, says India diplomat
AFP, New Delhi : A top Indian diplomat said China is being unusually aggressive in a month-old border dispute with India that shows no sign of...
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Trump to nominate Huntsman as Russia envoy Reuters, Washington U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate Jon Huntsman, an envoy to China under former Democratic President...