Afghan President calls on Pakistan to battle Taliban
AP, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, in a sombre speech to the Afghan parliament on Monday, called on Pakistan to battle some factions of the...
International
Israel frees ‘youngest Palestinian’ girl prisoner
AFP, Hebron :Israel freed 12-year-old Palestinian Dima al-Wawi from prison on Sunday, more than two months after jailing her for an attempted stabbing attack, and...
Barack Obama to stress partnership with Europe
AFP, Hanover : Barack Obama will set out his vision of relations with Europe with a speech in the northern German city of Hanover on...
Hillary might make better President: GOP financier
Reuters, Washington :Billionaire industrialist Charles Koch, a key source of financing for conservative Republican causes along with his brother, said Democrat Hillary Clinton might make...
North Korea tests submarine-launched ballistic missile
Reuters, Seoul :North Korea said on Sunday a submarine-launched ballistic missile test it conducted under the supervision of leader Kim Jong Un had been a...
EU ministers propose ‘urgent’ measures after Panama scandal
AFP, Amsterdam :EU finance ministers endorsed a series of measures on Saturday to fight tax evading methods used by Europeans exposed by the Panama Papers...
Obama rules out sending ground troops to Syria
BBC Online :President Barack Obama has ruled out deploying US ground troops in Syria and says military efforts alone cannot solve the country’s problems.“It would...
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Saudi king sacks utilities minister AFP, Riyadh The king of Saudi Arabia has sacked the country’s water and electricity minister, Abdullah al-Hussayen, amid public anger...
Merkel calls for refugee ‘safe zones’ in Syria
Agencies, Gaziantep :The German chancellor has sought the creation of “safe zones” to shelter refugees inside Syria, a proposal criticised by the UN and rights...
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US to buy Iranian heavy waterPTI, WashingtonThe US has said it would buy 32 metric tonnes of Iranian heavy water, a key component in atomic-weapons...
China plans to land on Mars by 2020
AP, Beijing :Work is proceeding quickly on China’s planned mission to land a rover on Mars by 2020, the chief administrator of the country’s ambitious...