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Japan defense papers raises concerns about China, N KoreaAP, Tokyo Japan called North Korea’s nuclear and missile development a “grave and imminent threat” to the...
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India flood kills 96, forces 1 million into relief camps
AP, Gauhati :The death toll in flooding from heavy monsoon rains in India has climbed past 90, with about a million people taking shelter in...
Kerry calls on Russia, Assad to `restrain` from offensive strikes
AFP, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday urged Russia to “restrain” itself and the government in Syria as fierce fighting there continues...
Pope says Islam is not terrorism
AFP, Aboard the papal plane :Pope Francis said Sunday that Islam could not be equated with terrorism and warned Europe was pushing its young into...
Erdogan `snatch squad` soldiers captured
BBC Online :Turkey says it has captured all but one of the soldiers accused of trying to seize the president during last month’s failed coup.Special...
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Tokyo elects first woman Governor Reuters, Tokyo Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over...
Sole Afghan woman Governor in a man’s world
AFP, Nili :Surrounded by male advisors and condescending “mansplainers”, Masooma Muradi holds her own against a deep underswell of sexism in a society unaccustomed to...
Pope says Islam is not terrorism
AFP, Aboard the papal plane :Pope Francis said Sunday that Islam could not be equated with terrorism and warned Europe was pushing its young into...
Hillary slams Trump for his ‘absolute allegiance’ to Russia
PTI, Washington :Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has slammed Donald Trump for his “absolute allegiance” to Russia that raises “national security” concerns, prompting her Republican...
Erdogan `snatch squad` soldiers captured
BBC Online :Turkey says it has captured all but one of the soldiers accused of trying to seize the president during last month’s failed coup.Special...
French Muslims to create foundation to finance mosques
AP, Paris :A new foundation will be created to help finance mosques in France and keep out radical benefactors, the head of the French Muslim...
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Tokyo elects first woman Governor Reuters, Tokyo Voters in the Japanese capital elected their first woman governor on Sunday, after two predecessors stepped down over...