Nine dead in violence across Indian Kashmir
AFP, Srinagar :India’s security forces suffered a double blow Monday in disputed Kashmir, with five policemen shot dead in a bank raid and two soldiers...
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Riot declared during US May Day protests in Portland
AFP, Chicago :Police declared a riot in the northwest US city of Portland after “anarchists” threw rocks, smoke bombs and soda cans at officers during...
Merkel makes rare Russia visit as Putin backs warmer ties
AFP, Sochi :German Chancellor Angela Merkel will Tuesday meet President Vladimir Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in her first visit to Russia...
US reassures South Korea to shoulder THAAD expenses, joint drills wrap up
AP, Seoul :South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Donald...
Pope urges global mediation over North Korea crisis
AP, London :Pope Francis has called for international mediation to ease escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear activity, the media reported on Sunday.Speaking to the...
Trump attends 100-day rally skipping WH correspondents` dinner
The Washington Pos :President Donald Trump marked his 100th day in office with an event touting what he called his administration’s “historic progress,” even as...
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Indian’s death penalty upheld for killing baby, grandmotherPTI, New YorkThe death sentence of an Indian techie has been affirmed by Pennsylvania’s high court in the...
Pope celebrates Mass in Cairo, urges unity against fanaticism
Reuters, Cairo :Pope Francis celebrated a Mass in Cairo on Saturday, the last day of a brief visit during which he urged Muslim leaders to...
German FM refers to `nepotism` regarding Ivanka Trump`s role
AFP, Berlin :German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel Saturday criticised Ivanka Trump’s role as an adviser to her father in the White House, describing it as...
EU Chief Tusk stresses citizen`s rights in Brexit talks
AP, Brussels :European Union Council President Donald Tusk said Saturday that Britain will face a united bloc of 27 EU nations in its divorce negotiations...
Trump indulges in self praise, calls 100-day term in office most successful in US history
PTI, Washington :On the eve of completing his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump has said this landmark timeline has been the most...
US says time to act on North Korea, China says not up to Beijing alone
AFP, United Nations :US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Friday that failure to curb North Korea’s nuclear and missile development could lead to...