Aleppo is a synonym for hell, says outgoing UN chief
PTI, United Nations :Describing the war-ravaged Syrian town of Aleppo as a “synonym for hell”, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said the international community has...
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Obama urges Trump, Republicans to put nat’l security before politics
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama vowed Friday to send a ‘clear message’ to Russia for trying to sway the US election, while calling on Donald...
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Polish protesters block parliament over press freedomBBC OnlineProtesters have blockaded the Polish parliament in Warsaw in support of opposition MPs unhappy about new rules restricting...
Philippines’ President to US over aid issue: ‘Bye-bye America’
AP, Manila :President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday threatened to terminate a pact that allows U.S. troops to visit the Philippines, saying “bye-bye America” as he...
N. Carolina GOP strips some of Democratic governor’s power
AP, Raleigh :North Carolina Republicans stripped the incoming Democratic governor of some of his authority on Friday and they were on the cusp of an...
All eyes on Ivanka role in White House
Mail Online :With Ivanka Trump, the typically minor role of first daughter could get a major makeover.After she played a key role on the campaign...
Yahoo suffers world’s biggest hack affecting 1b users
AP, San Francisco :Yahoo has discovered a 3-year-old security breach that enabled a hacker to compromise more than 1 billion user accounts, breaking the company’s...
Trump knew that Russia meddled in US election: White House
PTI, Washington :There are indications that US President-elect Donald Trump knew about the Russian involvement in hacking of the servers of the rival Clinton Campaign...
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Putin and Abe talk on territorial disputes AP, NagatoThe leaders of Russia and Japan met at a hot springs resort in western Japan on Thursday...
Saudi king rejects interference in Yemen conflict
AFP, Riyadh : Saudi Arabia is determined to prevent external “interference” in neighbouring war-torn Yemen, King Salman said in an annual address on Wednesday.He did not...
Flynn investigated by Army for wrongly sharing intelligence
AP, Washington :The retired Army general chosen by Donald Trump to be national security adviser was investigated for inappropriately sharing classified information with foreign military...
Beijing adds weapons to South China Sea islands: Report
AP, Beijing :China appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, a U.S. security...