US to unilaterally deal with N Korea: Trump
AFP, Washington :President Donald Trump warned that the United States is prepared to act unilaterally to deal with North Korea’s nuclear program if China proves...
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US ambassador to UN says no question of Russian interference
AP, Washington :The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says there’s no question Russia was involved in the U.S. presidential election and insists President Donald...
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Israel blocking access to Gaza: WatchAP, Gaza CityAn international human rights group on Monday accused Israel of barring foreign researchers from entering the Gaza Strip...
Britain says only Gibraltar, UK people can decide future
AP, Brussels :British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says Gibraltar’s status can only be changed by the territory’s people and U.K. citizens, as the enclave becomes...
Dalai Lama fled to India after failed armed rebellion: China
PTI, Beijing :China said the Dalai Lama fled to India from Tibet in 1959 after a “failed armed rebellion”, rejecting his remarks that he had...
Minorities reject Suu Kyi`s party
AFP, Yangon :Aung San Suu Kyi’s one-year-old government won a string of seats in Myanmar by-elections Sunday but was bruised by losses in ethnic minority...
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Pope visits 2012 quake-hit area in Italy AP, ItalyPope Francis has arrived in Italy’s northern Emilia Romagna region, which was hit by deadly quakes in...
China’s beard, veil ban in Xinjiang comes into effect
AP, Beijing :China has introduced new restrictions in the far-western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism.The measures, which...
Kabul-Taliban settlement eventual goal: Tillerson
AP, Washington :US Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson has indicated that an eventual settlement between the Afghan government and the Taliban is the ultimate...
Filings show Ivanka, husband benefitting from business empire
AFP, Washington :Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner have held onto real estate and business investments valued in the hundreds of millions...
US-led strikes ‘likely’ caused 229 civilian deaths since 2014: Pentagon
AFP, Washington :Air strikes by the US-led coalition against the ISIS group have likely “unintentionally” killed 229 civilians since the offensive began in 2014, according...
Meeting with Chinese President ‘very important’: US President
PTI, Washington :Ahead of his first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, US President Donald Trump on Friday described it as a “very...