Putin`s party scores crushing win in Russia parliament vote
AFP, Moscow :Russia’s ruling United Russia party has cruised to an easy victory in parliamentary polls that could pave the way for President Vladimir Putin...
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Merkel`s party suffers loss in Berlin election
Agencies, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party has suffered an electoral blow in Berlin state elections, two weeks after her Christian Democrats (CDU) party came...
Philippine president seeks extension of bloody war on drugs
AP, Manila :The Philippine president said Sunday that he may need to extend a bloody government anti-drug campaign that has left more than 3,000 people...
Truce teeters after raids on Aleppo, Syria troops
AFP, Beirut :Syria’s ceasefire appeared on the brink of collapse on Monday after a US-led coalition strike killed dozens of regime soldiers and Aleppo city...
Modi’s birthday cake to break Guinness World Record?
TNN, New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi will celebrate his 66th birthday on Saturday. And huge celebrations are in order. A Surat-based bakery called Atul...
Global Fund collects almost $13b to fight AIDS, malaria and TB
AFP, Montreal :Donors pledged nearly $13 billion on Saturday in the fight to eradicate AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria by 2030, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
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Gunmen kill 2 Saudi security officers AP, Riyadh Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says unknown gunmen killed two security officers in the eastern city of Dammam,...
Obama urges African-American voters to protect his legacy
AP, Washington :President Barack Obama said Saturday night he will take it as a “personal insult” if the African-American community fails to turn out for...
Trump is `unfit`, `beyond repair`: Ex-Pentagon chief
Former US defense secretary Robert Gates issued a sharp critique of both presidential candidates in the Wall Street Journal, but blasted Donald Trump as being...
US air strikes kill at least 80 Syrian soldiers
The US-led coalition has admitted its planes carried out an attack in eastern Syria that the Russian army says killed at least 80 Syrian troops...
Russia votes in parliamentary polls with Putin secure
AFP, Moscow :Russians voted in parliamentary polls on Sunday, with parties loyal to President Vladimir Putin set to maintain their dominance as the Kremlin sought...
Theresa May could begin Brexit process by February, says Tusk
BBC Online :UK Prime Minister Theresa May is likely to trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union early next year, according to a...