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Yemen bombings kill at least 41AFP, Aden Twin bombings targeting the Yemeni army in second city Aden on Monday killed at least 41 people, most...
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Voters see Hillary as ‘lesser of two evils’ against Donald Trump : Sanders
Agencies, Los Angeles :Bernie Sanders says that American voters would see voting for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in a general election as “the lesser...
Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor ‘killed in US strike’
Agencies, Kabul :Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor has been killed in a United States strike in Pakistan, according to multiple sources, a year after...
US rejects Russian proposal for joint air strikes on Syria
AFP, Moscow :Moscow on Friday proposed that Russia and United States, which have been flying separate bombing campaigns in Syria, launch joint air strikes against...
G7 promises aggressive action on `financing terrorism`
Agencies, Sendai, Japan :Talks in Japan focus on “terror-funding” and tax evasion, but finance ministers disagree on how to boost global growth.The Group of Seven...
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NATO extends Afghanistan training missionAFP, KabulNATO foreign ministers agreed Friday to extend the alliance’s key training and support mission in Afghanistan beyond this year as...
‘Smoke on board’ EgyptAir plane before crash
AFP, Cairo :EgyptAir flight MS804 sent automated messages signalling smoke onboard before plunging into the Mediterranean, the French aviation safety agency said Saturday, as search...
After Ebola, WB creates pandemic insurance plan
AFP, Sendai (Japan) :The World Bank announced Saturday a new program to mobilize funds quickly against virulent disease outbreaks after the world was caught unprepared...
Foreign aid reaches flooded Sri Lankan capital, 71 dead
AFP, Colombo :Foreign aid began arriving in Sri Lanka Saturday, bringing help to half a million people who have been driven from their homes by...
Beijing threatens to cut contacts if Tsai doesn’t support one China Ideology
AFP, Beijing :Beijing warned Taiwan it would cut off critical contacts with the island if its new president Tsai Ing-wen does not state her support...
Trump beats Hillary in new poll
PTI, Washington :Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has for the first time edged out his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a latest poll even...
Brexit Britain would be treated as an outsider: Juncker
AFP, Paris :If Britain quits the European Union it will have to get used to being considered an outsider, European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker told...