European anxiety deepens over `disruptive’`Trump presidency
Reuters, Berlin :Late last month, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s top foreign policy adviser was asked what a Donald Trump presidency would mean for Germany and offered...
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Trump picks Perry is for energy post AP, WashingtonHe ran for president twice, but Rick Perry may be best known for two made-for-TV moments: uttering...
Britain urges Assad to go as regime closes in on Aleppo
AFP, London :Britain renewed a call Tuesday for President Bashar al-Assad to step aside, citing his “barbaric cruelty” towards Syria’s people, as his forces stood...
Trump’s Secretary of State pick Tillerson forged ties with Putin over decades
The Washington Post :When ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson showed up in June at the annual St. Petersburg international economic forum that is dubbed Russia’s...
Iran starts nuclear programme after US ‘violation’ of deal
Reuters, Beirut :Iran ordered its scientists on Tuesday to start developing systems for nuclear-powered marine vessels in response to what it calls a U.S. violation...
Iraqi gains reveal huge scale of IS arms industry
AP, Irbil :The ISIS was manufacturing weapons in and around Mosul on an industrial scale with products largely purchased in bulk from Turkey, according to...
China ‘concerned’ over Trump’s Taiwan policy
AFP, Beijing :Beijing issued its first clear warning Monday over Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric, as state media said the Asian giant could back “forces hostile...
EU, Cuba sign pact to normalise relations
AFP, Brussels :The EU and Cuba on Monday signed a deal to normalise ties that had been blocked for decades by human rights concerns under...
Syrian army in `final stages` of Aleppo offensive
Reuters, ALEPPO, Syria : The Syrian army and its allies are in the “final stages” of recapturing Aleppo after a sudden advance that has pushed rebels...
Jakarta Christian governor to stand trial
AFP, Jakarta :Jakarta’s Christian governor will stand trial on Tuesday accused of blasphemy in a high-profile case that has emboldened hardline groups and stoked fears...
Cows, rice paddies boost methane emissions: Study
Reuters, Paris :Global methane emissions from agriculture and other sources have surged in recent years, threatening efforts to slow climate change, an international study has...
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India warns Pakistan of 1971-like consequencesDawn.com, Kashmir Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said Pakistan would “soon be in ten pieces” if cross-border terrorism does...