Lavrov, Kerry discuss ways of ending Syrian conflict
Reuters, Amman :Russia and the United States held fresh talks on Saturday on ways of cooperating to end the five-year conflict in Syria as intensive...
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Iran won’t coordinate with US on Syria: KhameneiAFP, TehranIran will never coordinate with the United States in Syria and other regional conflicts, supreme leader Ayatollah...
Mosque in Myanmar torched as religious tensions spike
AFP, Yangon :Nearly 100 police guarded a northern Myanmar village today after a Buddhist mob burned down a mosque, a police officer said, in the...
With Russia as an ally, Serbia edges toward NATO
Reuters, Belgrade :Serbia is performing a delicate balancing act between its European aspirations, partnership with NATO and its centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance with...
55 dead in Pakistan and India after floods and landslides
BBC Online :At least 55 people have been killed in northern Pakistan and India in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains.Floods in...
Putin hints Russia will react if Finland joins NATO
Reuters, Naantali :President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday Russia could move its troops closer to the Finnish-Russian border if Finland joins NATO and called for...
Race for Britain`s Brexit PM heats up after Boris bows out
AFP, London :Britain’s ruling Conservative Party was left reeling on Friday, after the shock withdrawal of favourite Boris Johnson from the race to become prime...
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Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan ‘occupation’AFP, KabulNew Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday called on the United States to end its “occupation” of...
Myanmar must ‘urgently’ end abuses against Muslims: UN envoy
AFP, Yangon :Myanmar’s new civilian government should prioritise ending deep discrimination against the Rohingya and other Muslims in restive Rakhine state, a United Nations envoy...
Hillary`s lead over Trump narrows to 9 points: Polls
Reuters, New York : Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton’s lead over Republican Donald Trump has dipped into the single digits among likely US voters for...
ME quartet assails building, expansion of settlements by Israel
Reuters, United Nations :Israel should stop building settlements, denying Palestinian development and designating land for exclusive Israeli use that Palestinians seek for a future state,...
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Obama to reveal civilian deaths from dronesAP, WashingtonPresident Barack Obama is expected to disclose as early as Friday the number of civilians killed in US...