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US issues Europe travel alert PTI, WashingtonThe US today issued a travel warning to its citizens alerting them to the heightened risk of terrorist attacks...
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Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake, nuclear plant briefly disrupted
Reuters, Tokyo :A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a tsunami that hit the...
US man abuses Muslim driver, calls him ‘terrorist’
PTI, New York :A man in the US allegedly hurled verbal abuses at a Muslim cab driver calling him a “terrorist” and telling him that...
Erdogan seeks Nato support in fight against Kurds, IS
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday urged the European Union and other Western nations to step up support for Ankara’s fight against...
Trans-Pacific partnership ‘meaningless’ without US: Shinzo Abe
AFP, Buenos Aires :A Pacific-wide trade deal would be “meaningless” without the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday, as Donald Trump...
US President Barack Obama says goodbye to world stage after 8 yrs
AFP, Lima :US President Barack Obama bid farewell to the world stage on Sunday, pondering his legacy, offering advice to his successor and discussing his...
They won`t move to White House
New York Post :Future First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron will not be moving to the White House after Donald Trump’s inauguration in January,...
Obama presses Putin to end war in Syria as Aleppo pummelled
AFP, Lima :US President Barack Obama on Sunday urged greater efforts to end violence in war-torn Syria in brief talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin,...
Trump wraps up marathon weekend cabinet search
AFP, Washington :US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday wrapped up a busy weekend of meetings with cabinet hopefuls at his golf club retreat outside New...
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Trump willing to mend ties with RussiaReuters, LimaRussian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday US President-elect Donald Trump confirmed to him he was willing to...
South Korea begins march towards Park impeachment
Reuters, Seoul :South Korea’s opposition People’s Party will start collecting signatures for an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-hye, while the main opposition Democratic Party...
German Chancellor Merkel to seek re-election
AFP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals...