Vietnam rights record puts Obama in a fix as US seeks new Asian alliance
Reuters, Hanoi :With police watching his home around the clock, Vietnamese blogger Huynh Ngoc Chenh sneaked out through a back door and reappeared the next...
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India records its hottest temperature ever amid heat wave
AP, New Delhi :A city in western India has set a new heat record for the country – a scorching 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 Fahrenheit).The...
EgyptAir plane wreckage found in Mediterranean
AFP, Cairo :Egypt’s military found wreckage Friday from the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean as investigators tried to unravel the mystery of why...
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Abortion rates ‘highest in London’AP, LondonAbortion rates among women in London were highest than the rest of England, new figures have revealed. Data from the...
Taiwan’s new president calls for ‘positive dialogue’ with Beijing
AFP, Taipei :Taiwan’s new president Tsai Ing-wen called for “positive dialogue” with China in her much-anticipated inauguration speech Friday, striking a conciliatory tone in the...
Rain complicates search for Lankan mudslide survivors
AP, Aranayaka :Torrential rain in Sri Lanka have caused massive landslides and flooding leaving thousands displaced and at least 11 dead. Soldiers and police are...
Life expectancy worldwide has increased by 5 years: UN
AP, London :Life expectancy worldwide has increased by about five years in the last 15 years according to a report issued Thursday by the World...
Turkey names new PM as Erdogan tightens grip
AFP, Istanbul :Turkey’s ruling party named a loyal ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the new prime minister on Thursday, as the strongman...
NATO finalises military build-up to counter Russia
AFP, Brussels :NATO foreign ministers met Thursday to finalise the alliance’s biggest military build-up since the end of the Cold War to counter what they...
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OIC nations block gay groups from UN AIDS confceAP, United NationsMajor Western nations are protesting a move to block gay and transgender groups from attending...
Catalonia pushes ahead quietly with independence plan
AFP, Barcelona :Catalonia is pushing ahead more slowly than expected with its independence plan as separatist leaders change tactics and avoid direct confrontation with Madrid...
California Senate to vote on sweeping gun-control measures
AP, Sacramento :Democrats in the California Senate plan another attempt to outlaw the sale of assault weapons with easily detachable ammunition magazines known as bullet...