Top prosecutor asks to investigate Brazil President Dilma Rousseff
AFP, Rio de Janeiro :Brazil’s top prosecutor has asked the Supreme Court to open a probe into alleged obstruction of justice by President Dilma Rousseff,...
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First US cruise in decades reaches CubaReuters, Havana Hundreds of tourists and a handful of emotional Cuban-Americans arrived on the first U.S. cruise ship to...
Solar plane on global trip arrives in Arizona
Reuters, Los Angeles :A solar-powered airplane midway through a historic bid to circle the globe completed the tenth leg of its journey on Monday, landing...
Efforts intensify to protect Syria`s Aleppo
Agencies, Dubai :Bombardment of the northern city of Aleppo shows no sign of ending even as the Syrian military extends a unilateral ceasefire around Damascus...
California Muslims sue over hijab discrimination
AFP, Los Angeles :Two lawsuits filed in California on Monday claim that Muslim women were discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and...
NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern Europe to deter Russia: US
Reuters, Germany :The NATO alliance is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, in...
India forest fires creep close to famous Shimla railway
AFP, Shimla (India) :Forest fires raging in India’s Himalayan region crept perilously close to a famous British-era railway track Tuesday, as panicked residents fought off...
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Iran parliament urges ballistic missile improvementsAFP, Tehran Iran’s outgoing parliament approved a motion Sunday to increase the capabilities of the country’s ballistic missiles, a military...
Over 100 migrants missing after two shipwrecks, fears UN
AFP, Rome :Fifteen migrants are missing after their boat sank on the second shipwreck that day in the Mediterranean, bringing the number of lives lost...
Japan announces $7b plan to develop Mekong region
AP, Bangkok :Japan’s foreign minister announced a $7 billion initiative Monday to promote development in Southeast Asia’s Mekong region, which encompasses parts of Vietnam, Laos...
May Day rally in Los Angeles features strong anti-Trump theme
Reuters, Los Angeles :Hundreds of people marched through Los Angeles on Sunday in a May Day rally that took aim at Republican presidential front-runner Donald...
Fresh raids in Syria’s Aleppo despite US bids to halt fighting
AFP, Geneva :Fresh air strikes hit Syria’s Aleppo city early Monday, an AFP correspondent said, after US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva...