Syria`s White Helmets says aid centre hit by barrel bomb
CNN, Damascus :A barrel bomb struck a center used by Syria’s civil defense volunteers, known as the White Helmets, in the country’s capital of Damascus,...
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Russia suspends nuclear agreement with United StatesReuters. Moscow Russia further curtailed its cooperation with the United States in nuclear energy on Wednesday, suspending a research...
Guterres set to be next UN Chief
AFP, United Nations :The UN Security Council was poised Thursday to back Antonio Guterres, a former Portuguese prime minister and head of the UN’s refugee...
Duterte`s popularity soars with Philippine crime war: Poll
AFP, Manila :Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s popularity has soared during his first three months in office, an independent survey showed Thursday, in an apparent endorsement...
US road deaths jump to 10.4 pc in first half of 2016
Reuters, Arlington :US traffic deaths jumped 10.4 percent in the first six months of 2016 to a “crisis” level, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety...
Baghdad warns of `regional war` over Turkish military presence
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraq’s prime minister warned Turkey on Wednesday it risked triggering a regional war by keeping troops in his territory, as the neighboring states...
Top UN court rejects Marshall`s nuclear case against Pakistan, India
AFP, The Hague :The United Nation’s (UN) highest court Wednesday threw out a bid by tiny Marshall Islands to sue Pakistan for “failing to halt...
Regional powers support to revive stalled Afghanistan peace talks: EU
Reuters, Brussels : Regional powers have agreed to try to revive Afghanistan’s stalled peace process after almost 40 years of conflict, the EU’s foreign policy chief...
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White House shuts down anti-Pakistan petitionDawn.Com, Washington The White House has shut down an ongoing petition that sought to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism,...
Russia sends missile system to Syria port
AFP, Aleppo ; Russia said it has sent an advanced missile system to the Syrian port of Tartus, as tensions escalate between Moscow and Washington over...
May faces Brexit backlash as UKIP loses new leader
Birmingham : Prime Minister Theresa May will give a speech to close her party’s conference Wednesday against a backdrop of currency turmoil and growing criticism of...
`World Robot Summit` coming to Japan in 2020
AFP, Tokyo :The robot olympics are coming to Japan in 2020, the same year that the eyes of the world will be on the summer...