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...
Valdimir Putin keen to solve Japan island row
AFP, Russia :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow was keen to resolve a territorial dispute with Japan ahead of talks Friday with Prime Minister Shinzo...
Turkey says clears IS Kurdish force from part of northern Syria
Reuters, Ankara :Turkey has swept Islamic State militants and Kurdish YPG militia from an area of northern Syria, but Syrian Kurdish forces have still not...
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Turkey removes 8,000 security personnel AFP, AnkaraTurkey removed nearly 8,000 security personnel from duty late Thursday, according to state media, as the purge continued of...
Campaigners blame Russia over cluster bomb use in Syria
AFP, Geneva :Evidence is growing that Russia is behind a significant increase in the use of cluster bombs in Syria, campaigners said Thursday.A coalition of...