String of polls suggest May’s party sweeping June elections
Reuters, London :Britain’s Theresa May appeared on course to win a crushing election victory in June after opinion polls put support for her ruling Conservative...
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Conjoined twins refuse to be separated despite doctor`s warnings
People :When Carmen and Lupita Andrade were born, doctors said they only had three days to live.The conjoined twins, now 16, originally born in Mexico...
Muslim teen boxer in US wins right to fight in hijab
PTI, Washington :A 16-year-old Muslim-American boxer, who wants to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, has won the right to wear a hijab and...
Peaceful outcome for Korean peninsula still possible: Pence
Reuters, Sydney : Denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula can still be achieved peacefully because of Washington’s new engagement with China, US Vice President Mike Pence said...
US states realign in legal battle over Trump’s travel ban
Reuters, San Francisco :President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens of six Muslim-majority nations faces its second challenge at a U.S. appeals court next month,...
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France on edge as presidential vote loomsAFP, Paris France was on edge Saturday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which...
Turkey oppon appeals over referendum result at top court
AFP, Ankara :Turkey’s main opposition party launched a legal challenge at a top court on Friday to last-minute changes to voting rules in the referendum...
Russian man sentenced to 27 years in jail
AP, Seattle :A federal judge on Friday handed down the longest sentence ever imposed in the U.S. for a cybercrime case to the son of...
Russian FM presses Tillerson over Syria probe
AFP, Moscow :Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov voiced “regret” in a phone call with his US counterpart at Washington’s opposition to a Moscow-backed plan to...
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Trump invites Vietnam’s PM to visit USReuters, HanoiU.S. President Donald Trump has invited Vietnam’s prime minister to visit the United States, the Southeast Asian nation’s...
Pentagon chief warns Syria against using chemical weapons
AP, Tel Aviv :Syria still possesses chemical weapons, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said in Israel on Friday, warning against the banned munitions being used...
Putin says Russian people will choose his successor via ballot box
Reuters, Moscow :Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that only the Russian people will choose who succeeds him as president, through the electoral process.Russia will hold...