Pope declares Mother Teresa a saint
AFP, Vatican City :Mother Teresa, the nun whose work with the dying and destitute of Kolkata made her a global icon of Christian charity, was...
International
Merkel`s party faces voters` anger, a year after opening borders
AFP, Schwerin (Germany) :Chancellor Angela Merkel’s party braced for a backlash at state polls Sunday, while anti-migrant populists are poised for major gains a year...
More Turkish tanks enter Syria in new front
AFP, Ankara :Turkey on Saturday sent more tanks into the northern Syrian village of al-Rai to fight Islamic State extremists, opening a new front after...
Ahead of G20 Summit, security tightened in China`s Hangzhou
PTI, Hangzhou :With sparse traffic and few people on the roads, the picturesque Chinese city of Hangzhou known for its lakes and streams wore a...
Russia, Japan vow to resolve island row
Reuters, Russia :Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday spoke of their joint resolve to settle once and for all...
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Uzbekistan buries late strongman KarimovAFP, Samarkand Uzbekistan bade farewell to President Islam Karimov at a high-security funeral on Saturday, after his death plunged the country...
Church of England welcomes first openly gay bishop
AFP, London :A British bishop has become the first in the Church of England-the mother church of the worldwide Anglican faith-to announce he is homosexual,...
Obama urges China to stop flexing muscles over South China Sea
Reuters, Washington :China needs to be a more responsible power as it gains global influence and avoid flexing its muscles in disputes with smaller countries...
Duterte declares `state of lawlessness` after Philippine blast kills 14
Reuters, Manila :Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte declared on Saturday a “state of lawlessness” in the country after an explosion in a market killed 14 people...
2.6b people in Zika risk areas in Africa, Asia: Study
AFP, Paris :At least 2.6 billion people, over a third of the global population, live in parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific where Zika...
Obama highlights climate progress at home before journey overseas
Reuters, Honolulu :Preserving natural places will help the world adapt to warming temperatures, US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday as he began a 10-day...
Brazil`s new president faces immediate challenge from Dilma
AFP, Brazil :Impeached Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff filed a Supreme Court challenge Thursday to her removal from office in an immediate blow to new President...