Very hot drinks ‘probably’ cause cancer: UN
AFP, Paris :Drinking very hot beverages “probably” causes cancer of the oesophagus, the UN’s cancer agency said Wednesday, while lifting suspicion from coffee if consumed...
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Dalai Lama urges Suu Kyi to ease Rohingya tension
Reuters, Washington :Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has a moral responsibility to try to ease tension between majority Buddhists and minority Rohingya Muslims, her...
North Korea may have 21 nukes or more: US Think Tank
AFP, Seoul : North Korea may have produced an additional six or more nuclear weapons over the past 18 months, possibly bringing its total arsenal to...
NATO demands Russia`s withdrawal from Ukraine
AFP, Brussels :NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine, and halt its support for pro-Moscow...
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Orlando gunman’s wife may be chargedBBC OnlineThe wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub knew of his plans for...
NATO to deploy four `robust` battalions in Baltics, Poland
AFP, Brussels :NATO will deploy four international battalions to Poland and the three Baltic states as part of the wider pushback against Russia’s intervention in...
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Chinese, SE Asian FMs meet amid sea tensionsAP, YuxiContinuing Beijing’s push to ease concerns about its assertions of sovereignty over the South China Sea, China’s...
Beatings, rape, death while trying to reach Europe: UNICEF
Reuters, Geneva :Migrant children making the perilous journey to Europe to escape war and poverty face possible beatings, rape and forced labour in addition to...
UN human rights chief decries ‘insufficient gun control’ in US
AP, Geneva : The office of the U.N. human rights chief is decrying “insufficient gun control” in the United States and urging its leaders “to live...
Trump renews call for Muslim ban after Orlando shooting
Al Jazeera , New Hampshire :Donald Trump has renewed calls for a ban on Muslims entering the United States following the deadly Orlando shooting and...
China, US hold talks to bridge cybersecurity differences
AP, Beijing :Chinese and American officials said Tuesday they’re committed to bridging their differences on cybersecurity and moving to implement recent agreements, as they held...
France faces ‘extremely high terrorist threat’: Hollande
Reuters, Paris :France is facing a very high threat from terrorism, President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday after a knifeman killed a police commander and...