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Modi singles out Pakistan for spreading terrorPTI, HangzhouPrime Minister Narendra Modi has indicted Pakistan without naming as “a single nation” spreading terror in South Asia.The...
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Merkel under fire after poll defeat to anti-migrant party
AFP, Schwerin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party...
Pro-democracy candidates victorious in HK vote
AP, Hong Kong :Hong Kong pro-democracy candidates won enough seats in a pivotal legislative election to retain veto power over the southern Chinese government’s proposals,...
Britain nears post-Brexit trade talks with Australia
AFP, Hangzhou :Britain and Australia have discussed negotiating a post-Brexit trade agreement, the two countries’ leaders said Monday at the G20 summit in China, as...
Brexit may bring difficult times, says Theresa May
BBC Online :Britain needs to be prepared for some “difficult times” ahead as it leaves the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May has said.Speaking to...
China willing to maintain `hard-won sound` ties with India: Xi
PTI, Hangzhou :China is willing to work with India to maintain “hard-won sound” ties and further boost bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime...
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Putin, Erdogan seek to restore tiesAFP, HangzhouRussian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan backed on Saturday the healing of relations between...
Russia, US close to a deal on Syria: Obama
AFP, Hangzhou (China) :The United States indicated Sunday it was close to a deal with Russia on stemming the violence in Syria’s brutal civil war,...
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...
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...