Donald Trump’s world views make world ‘less safe’: Poll
Reuters, Bismarck :Trump’s critics say he is the least prepared candidate for president in modern American history; a man whose isolationist and xenophobic rhetoric is...
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Hillary Clinton violated email policy, says State Department
AP, Washington :Hillary Clinton disregarded State Department cybersecurity guidelines by using a private email account and server, an internal audit found Wednesday. Her staff twice...
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Talks with Iran on Haj ‘positive’: KSAAFP, JeddahSaudi Arabia said talks on Wednesday with visiting Iranian delegates on arrangements for Haj pilgrims from the Islamic...
Pact between India, Iran to counter China-Pakistan alliance: Report
PTI, New Delhi :The pact between India and Iran to develop the strategically located Chabahar port, along with the one with Afghanistan on road and...
Pakistan confirms Mullah Mansour’s death in drone strike
AP, Isamabad :The foreign affairs adviser to Pakistan’s prime minister said Thursday that “all indicators” confirmed that the former Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was...
Indian ‘heaviest baby’ born in Karnataka weighs 15lb
BBC Online :An Indian woman has given birth to a 15lb (6.8kg) baby girl that doctors say could possibly be the heaviest child ever born...
EU needs Russia to stay on global stage: Putin
AFP, Athens :Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed in an article published Thursday that the EU would not be a global player without his country’s help...
Assam will be the centre point of our Act East Policy: Modi
PTI, Guwahati :Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the Centre would extend all assistance to Assam and other north eastern states to ensure their speedy...
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Yemen peace talks ‘closer’ to dealAFP, Kuwait CityThe UN envoy said Wednesday that Yemen’s warring parties were closer to agreement at peace talks in Kuwait...
Syrian base used by Russia damaged in IS attack
AFP, London :Satellite imagery appears to show extensive damage to an air base in Syria used by Russian forces following an attack by fighters from...
Trump leads Hillary in opinion poll
Dawn. Com, Washington :For the first time in the ongoing presidential campaign, Republican outsider Donald Trump has moved ahead of the leading Democratic candidate Hillary...
Afghan Taliban appoint new leader, Kabul urges peace
Reuters, Kabul : The Afghan Taliban named one of former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s deputies to succeed him on Wednesday, after confirming Mansour’s death in a...