White House battle near end
AFP, Grand Rapids :Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Monday gave US voters a stark choice as their brutal White House battle neared its end-between...
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Japan ratifies Paris climate agreement Reuters, TokyoJapan today ratified the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement to cut emissions and prevent climate change, four days after...
Myanmar’s Rohingya brace for more attacks in Rakhine
Al Jazeera Rakhine State :As the sun creeps towards its midday peak, Soe Myat Naing’s house grows insufferably hot. Despite the stifling air, he dare...
Palestinians open Arafat’s bedroom to public
AP, Ramallah :Palestinians will soon get a chance to glimpse the small bedroom where their longtime leader Yasser Arafat spent his final years.The 5-square meter...
Upbeat, smiling, and sprinting to the end
AFP, Allendale :In a red pantsuit and full of smiles, Hillary Clinton embarked on a marathon final day of campaigning Monday covering three states and...
Hillary Clinton one state away from losing electoral college: Expert
PTI, Washington :Observing that the electoral college map is less solid for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton than it was four years ago for outgoing...
Easier travel for Indians, promises British PM on first visit
Reuters, New Delhi :Britain should not wait until it leaves the European Union to develop deeper trade ties with India, Prime Minister Theresa May said...
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Indian shelling kills three in KashmirReuters, MuzaffarabadThree people were killed and five wounded on Monday in Indian shelling across the disputed border with Pakistan in...
Russia says ceasefire in Syria`s Aleppo in place unless militants attack
Reuters, Moscow :The Kremlin said on Monday Russia’s air force would stick to the ceasefire in Syria’s Aleppo unless militants launch an offensive.“The (Russian) president...
Obama says would be deeply disturbed if Trump is elected
PTI, Washington :President Barack Obama today said that he would feel “deeply disturbed” if Donald Trump is sworn in as his successor and reiterated that...
Delhi shuts schools as smog sparks health `emergency`
AFP, New Delhi :Authorities in Delhi on Monday closed schools, halted construction work and shut down a major power plant after days of choking smog...
Fight will not be easy` in ISIS-held Raqa: US Defense Chief
AFP, Washington :US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned on Sunday that the fight to wrest control of Raqa, the ISIS group stronghold in Syria, “will...