160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border
AFP, Myanmar :At least 160 people have died in three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar’s Shan state, a...
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Crowds greet Saudi King on rare visit to Indonesia
AP, Bogor :The first Saudi monarch to visit Indonesia in nearly half a century arrived Wednesday to an elaborate official welcome and crowds of thousands.King...
Obese couples may take longer to conceive
Reuters, Paris :Couples who are obese may take longer to achieve pregnancy than partners who aren’t as overweight, a recent U.S. study suggests.Previous studies in...
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Two women to be charged with Kim murderAFP, Kuala Lumpur Two women arrested over the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong Nam are to be...
Russian frigate heads to Mediterranean on Syria mission
Reuters, Sevastopol :The Russian frigate Admiral Grigorovich left the port of Sevastopol in Crimea on Monday for the Mediterranean where it will join the country’s...
Russia hopes ties with US may improve under Trump rule
Reuters, Moscow :Russia’s deputy foreign minister said on Tuesdays that relations with the United States were at their lowest ebb since the Cold War, but...
Trump seeks ‘historic’ increase of 9pc in defence spending
Reuters, Washington :United States President Donald Trump is seeking what he called a “historic” increase in military spending of more than 9 per cent, a...
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China’s top diplomat to visit USAFP, Beijing China’s top diplomat will visit the United States this week, as the two sides work to arrange a...
Democrats must overhaul party, attack big business, Sanders says
Reuters, Washington :Former U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday urged a major overhaul of his party, calling for more aggressive efforts to court...
All eyes on Trump for landmark address to Congress
Donald Trump will have a chance to breathe new momentum into his month-old presidency in an address to Congress Tuesday night, but he will need...
South Korea’s opposition threatens to impeach acting leader
AP, Seoul :South Korea’s main opposition parties threatened Monday to impeach the country’s acting leader after he refused to extend a special investigation into the...
NASA may send robotic spacecraft to sun next year
PTI, Washington :NASA plans to send its first robotic spacecraft to the Sun next year that is slated to get within six million kilometres of...