Brazil Senate votes to hold Dilma Rousseff impeachment trial
AFP, Brasilia :Brazil’s Senate early Wednesday voted to hold an impeachment trial for the nation’s suspended president Dilma Rousseff, a process that could see her...
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Israeli demolitions leave 27 homeless in West BankAFP, Um Al-KheirIsrael demolished five homes in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, leaving 27 Palestinians homeless, more...
House Speaker Paul Ryan wins Republican Party nomination to run again
AP, Janesville :House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald Trump spells...
Vietnam moves new rocket launchers into disputed S.China Sea : Sources
Reuters, Hong Kong : Vietnam has discreetly fortified several of its islands in the disputed South China Sea with new mobile rocket launchers capable of striking...
Afghan officials raise alarm as Taliban gain in Helmand province
Reuters, Lashkar Gah :The Taliban are tightening their noose around the capital of disputed Helmand province in southern Afghanistan which has seen sustained fighting, residents...
More than half of British women sexually harassed at work: Survey
Reuters, London :More than half of British women have been sexually harassed at work, according to a survey published on Wednesday, but almost 80 percent...
Turkey, Russia have similar views on Syria ceasefire: Cavusoglu
Reuters, Ankara :Turkey and Russia have similar views on the need for a ceasefire in Syria, the provision of humanitarian aid, and a political solution...
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US concerned about extrajudicial killings in PhilippinesAP, PhilippinesThe U.S. government has expressed concern over extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users in a bloody...
Japan warns China of deteriorating ties over East China Sea dispute
Reuters, Washington :Japan warned China on Tuesday that ties were deteriorating over disputed East China Sea islets, and China’s envoy in Tokyo reiterated Beijing’s stance...
UN says water and power cuts threaten two million
Children in the Syrian city of Aleppo are at “grave risk” of disease unless water supplies are immediately repaired, the UN children’s agency says.The United...
Over 26,000 detained over attempted coup in Turkey
Reuters, Istanbul :Turkish Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Tuesday a total of more than 26,000 people have been detained in connection with last month’s...
Putin offers to restore closer ties with Turkey
Russia is ready to restore economic co-operation and other ties with Turkey, President Vladimir Putin has told his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in St...