India visit shows importance of bilateral ties: May
PTI, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May has said her upcoming three-day visit to India shows the importance of the UK and India bilateral ties...
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IS steps up counter-attacks as fighting edges closer to Mosul
Reuters, Baghdad :Islamic State expanded its attacks on Monday against the army and Kurdish forces across Iraq, trying to relieve pressure on the militant group’s...
Xi Jinping to be stronger as vital party meet begins
PTI, Beijing :China’s ruling Communist Party today began its key four-day meet here amid speculation that it may amend an over three decades-long rule on...
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14 killed, 147 hurt in China explosion Reuters, BeijingA powerful blast at a prefabricated house in northwestern China on Monday killed at least 14 people...
At least I will go down as President: Obama tells Trump
PTI, Washington :Appearing on a popular late night TV show, US President Barack Obama read out nasty tweets from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump who...
Next Gaza war will be ‘last’ as we will destroy them: Israel
AFP, Jerusalem :Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said in an interview with a Palestinian newspaper Monday that Israel’s next war with Gaza militants would be their...
Trump proves himself unfit for presidency every day: Obama
PTI, Las Vegas :Donald Trump proves himself unfit for presidency “every single day”, US President Barack Obama has said as he slammed the Republican leaders...
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Unofficial US,N Korea talks held in MalaysiaAFP, SeoulA group of former US diplomats held closed door talks at the weekend with senior Pyongyang officials, even...
Iran’s President says US election offers only bad or worse choice
Reuters, Dubai :Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday the choice offered to voters in the U.S. presidential election was between “bad and worse” and...
Philippines’ Duterte sparking distress around the world : US
AP, Manila :America’s top diplomat for Asia said Monday that Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s controversial remarks and a “real climate of uncertainty” about his government’s...
May seeks to unite first ministers over Brexit plans
AFP, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May will on Monday meet the first ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in London, where she will...
Taiwan, Hong Kong activists hatching `futile` independence plots: China
Reuters, Beijing :China said on Monday that “diehard” independence supporters in Taiwan and Hong Kong were seeking to link up to hatch separatist plots, but...