Reporter becomes Canada`s first hijab-clad news anchor
AP, Toronto :A Toronto television journalist is believed to be Canada’s first anchor to don a Muslim head scarf at one of the city’s major...
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Erdogan threatens to open borders to migrants after EU vote
AFP, Istanbul :Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned the European Union that if it continues threatening his country he will open the border gates...
Russian propaganda effort helped spread `fake news` during US election: Experts
The Washington Post :The flood of “fake news” this election season got support from a sophisticated Russian propaganda campaign that created and spread misleading articles...
Former UK PM Major raises possibility of new Brexit vote
AFP, London :Former British prime minister John Major believes there is a “credible case” for a second referendum on Brexit, a newspaper reported on Friday,...
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Cold weather kills 20 in AfghanistanAP, KabulCold weather and freezing temperatures that engulfed a remote northern province in Afghanistan this week killed at least 20...
Putin jokes that Russian borders `don`t end`
AFP, Moscow :President Vladimir Putin on Thursday joked with a schoolboy that Russia’s borders “don’t end anywhere”.Putin was speaking at a televised awards ceremony held...
S Korea political crisis hits Park rating, consumer confidence
Reuters, Seoul :South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s approval rating fell to 4 percent amid a deepening political crisis, marking an all-time low for any democratically...
Indian rupee hits record low
Reuters, Mumbai :The Indian rupee fell to a record low of 68.8650 on Thursday, pressured by a rallying US dollar, capital outflows from emerging markets,...
UN sees danger in Israeli settlements, Palestinian split
AFP, United Nations :A UN envoy warned Wednesday that the situation in the Middle East was changing “dangerously” as Israel builds new Jewish settlements and...
S Korea President impeachment vote in Dec
AFP, Seoul :A vote to impeach South Korea’s scandal-hit president could take place as early as next week, lawmakers said on Thursday.A growing number of...
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US, China agree on tougher UN sanctions against North KoreaAFP, United NationsThe United States and China have agreed on a new raft of tougher UN...
France accuses Assad, allies of waging ‘total war’
Reuters, Paris :France accused Syria and its allies on Wednesday of using political uncertainty in the United States to launch “total war” against rebel-held areas...