Rome set to elect first female mayor
AFP, Rome :Voters in the Italian capital went to the polls on Sunday with all signs indicating that they will elect Virginia Raggi as the...
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Egypt’s ousted president Morsi sentenced to life in espionage trial
AFP, Cairo :An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to life in prison in an espionage trial in which six of...
Belgium anti-terror sweep over ‘imminent’ attack fears
AFP, Brussels :Belgian authorities on Saturday charged three men with “attempted terrorist murder” after raiding dozens of homes in raids linked to a reported threat...
Orlando killer had no links to IS: CIA chief
AP, Washington :CIA chief John Brennan has told the Senate intelligence committee that his agency found no evidence of a connection between Omar Mateen and...
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Haqqanis, Taliban dominate terror space in Afghan-Pak area: CIAPTI, WashingtonThe ISIS has emerged as the most potent terrorist threat globally but in the Af-Pak region...
Hillary lead over Trump slips after Florida shooting
Reuter, New York :Donald Trump chipped away at Hillary Clinton’s lead in the presidential race this week, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Friday,...
Brexit vote end of an era for EU: Macron
AFP, Paris :Britain’s referendum on whether to leave the European Union marks the end of an era for a bloc that has lost its political...
Russia doesn`t want a new cold war, says Putin
Reuters, St Petersburg :President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia did not want a new Cold war with the West and did not like to...
Boko Haram kills 24 in northeastern Nigeria
AFP, Kano :Twenty-four people were killed when Boko Haram fighters opened fire on mourners, a local community leader said Friday, in the second attack in...
ISIS still a global threat : CIA chief
PTI, Washington :Describing the ISIS as a formidable adversary, CIA chief on Thursday made a candid admission that the US efforts to contain the dreaded...
Russia strikes US-backed rebels in Syria
Reuters, Washington :Russia warplanes struck at rebels battling Islamic State militants, including forces backed by the United States, in southern Syria on Thursday, a senior...
Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre
AFP, Ahmedabad :An Indian court jailed 11 Hindus for life on Friday over the massacre of dozens of Muslims in Gujarat state 14 years ago,...