Brahmaputra dam not to affect India, says China
Dawn.com, Beijing :China on Saturday sought to allay Indian apprehensions over the construction of a dam on the Brahmaputra river, saying there would be no...
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Taiwan calls for renewed talks with ChinaAFP, TaiwanTaiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday called for a resumption of talks with China and pledged that “anything”...
Hurricane toll in Haiti rises to 1,000, dead buried in mass graves
Reuters, Haiti :Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said on Sunday, as...
Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles on NATO doorstep
AFP, Vilnius :Russia is again deploying nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into its Kaliningrad outpost that borders two NATO members, Lithuania said today, warning the move was...
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Radioactive leak at New Delhi airportAFP, New DelhiEmergency workers sealed off a portion of New Delhi’s international airport Sunday after officials suspected a consignment containing...
Divided UN council fails to act to ‘save Aleppo’
AFP, United Nations :Russia on Saturday vetoed a UN draft resolution demanding an end to the bombing of Aleppo, but its own rival measure on...
Hurricane Matthew weakens, makes S Carolina landfall
AFP, Jacksonville :A weakened Hurricane Matthew made landfall on Saturday in South Carolina, nearing the end of a four-day rampage that left a trail of...
Netanyahu speaks to Kerry to calm US over settlement plan
AFP, Jerusalem :Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken by phone to US Secretary of State John Kerry in a bid to calm Washington’s anger over...
One in five Japan employees face `death from overwork`
AFP, Tokyo :More than one in five Japanese companies have employees who work such long hours they are at serious risk of death, according to...
Russian lawmakers for indefinite military presence in Syria
AP, Moscow :Russia’s parliament ratified a treaty with Syria on Friday that allows Russian troops to stay indefinitely in the Mideast country, a show of...
US accuses Russia of hacking campaign to interfere in elections
AFP, Washington :Directly accusing Russia of trying to manipulate the 2016 US presidential election, the United States on Friday issued a stark warning that it...
Trump apologises for his crude remarks in 2005 video
AFP, Washington :Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump apologized early Saturday for vulgar language he used about groping and kissing women in a 2005 video whose...