Thousands evacuated from Iowa’s Cedar Rapids as floodwaters rise
AP, Cedar Rapids :Several thousand residents of Cedar Rapids left their homes Sunday as floodwaters began to spill out of the rising Cedar River, and...
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Trump tells Netanyahu he would recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
AFP, New York :Republican candidate Donald Trump pledged to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s “undivided” capital if he is elected president, meeting with Israeli Prime Minister...
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Charlotte lifts curfew after protests AFP, WashingtonCharlotte authorities lifted a curfew late Sunday that had been set following sometimes violent protests over a fatal police...
Fresh strikes hit Syria`s Aleppo as supplies dwindle
AFP, Aleppo (Syria) :Warplanes again pounded rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo on Monday as residents warned of increasing shortages of food and medicine.An AFP correspondent...
UN rights expert plans to probe Philippine killings
AFP, Manila :A United Nations rights rapporteur told AFP on Monday she intended to visit the Philippines to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on...
China air force holds drills near Japanese islands
Reuters, Beijing :Patrols launched to monitor “foreign military aircraft” flying over the East China Sea air defence identification zone.China’s air force says it flew more...
Search for alien life begins as world`s largest radio telescope starts operating
AFP, Beijing :The world’s largest radio telescope began operating in southwestern China Sunday, a project which Beijing says will help humanity search for alien life....
China’s PM seeks new tack in ties with Cuba
AFP, Havana :Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said it was time for a new direction in relations with Cuba, during a landmark visit to the Americas’...
Trump could win the debate simply by bluffing
New York Post :Hillary Clinton is going to be armed with facts, logic and policy chops at tomorrow night’s debate.It’ll be like bringing a knife...
UN chief ‘appalled’ by Aleppo war escalation
UN chief Ban Ki-moon is “appalled by the chilling military escalation” in the embattled Syrian city of Aleppo, his spokesman says.Stephane Dujarric said the secretary-general...
China assures Pakistan support in event of foreign `aggression`
PTI, Lahore :China has assured Pakistan of its support in the event of any foreign “aggression” and also supported the country’s stance on the Kashmir...
Cameron ‘let down’ by Theresa May, says former PM aide
Former PM David Cameron felt “badly let down” by Theresa May during the EU referendum campaign, his former director of communications has said.Sir Craig Oliver,...