US-North Korea war is inevitable: China
International Business Times :If the rhetoric and military posturing keeps up, the U.S. and North Korea are destined to collide, a senior Chinese politician reportedly...
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Scotland could hold independence vote in 2018: Sturgeon
Reuters, Edinburgh :Scotland could hold an independence referendum in autumn 2018, just months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the European Union, Scottish...
84pc of Pak population lacks access to safe drinking water
Dawn.Com, Islamabad :Eighty-four per cent of the population does not have access to safe drinking water in a country where commercial banks posted windfall profits...
Lords defy May for a second time on Brexit
AFP, London :Prime Minister Theresa May suffered her second defeat in a week over Brexit Tuesday when the House of Lords voted to give parliament...
Turkey, Germany must rebuild friendship `step by step
AFP, Berlin :Germany on Wednesday urged Turkey to work toward restoring ties frayed by a series of bitter disputes but warned that any comparison to...
WikiLeaks exposes alleged CIA hacking programme
AFP, Washington :The CIA can turn your TV into a listening device, bypass popular encryption apps, and possibly control your car, according to a trove...
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US Secy of State to make first trip to AsiaReuters, WashingtonUS Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make his first trip to Asia next week...
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UN envoy for Western Sahara quitsAFP, United Nations The UN envoy for Western Sahara has offered his resignation after leading efforts for eight years to...
Iraq security forces take Mosul’s main govt complex, museum building
Reuters, Baghdad :Elite Iraqi security forces dislodged Islamic State militants from the main government buildings in Mosul on Tuesday, their last major city stronghold in...
US warns Israel against annexing West Bank: Lieberman
Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Monday that the United States has warned that annexing the West Bank would lead to an “immediate crisis”...
Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs hold talks in Turkey
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish, Russian and US military chiefs held talks on Tuesday in the southern Turkish city of Antalya to discuss regional issues including Iraq...
NASA plans to create `coolest spot in universe`
PTI, Washington :NASA is planning to send an ice chest-sized box to the International Space Station (ISS), where it will freeze gas atoms to create...