Sanders wins Wyoming to extend victory run
AFP, New York :White House hopeful Bernie Sanders extended his winning streak in his bid to pull off a shock and defeat Hillary Clinton, grabbing...
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Earthquake hits Sumatra IslandAP, Jakarta A 5.9-magnitude earthquake jolted off the west coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island in Bengkulu province today.The quake struck at 9.14...
Kerry presses Afghan leaders on unity; no US troop changes
AP, Kabul :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday committed to pushing reforms after his picks for attorney general and interior minister won long-sought Cabinet confirmation,...
Brussels jihadists planned to new attack in France: Prosecutors
AP, Paris :The attackers who struck Brussels on March 22 initially planned to launch a second assault on France, Belgium’s Federal Prosecution Office said Sunday.But...
US watchdog may review ‘Panama Papers’ over hidden funds
AFP, New York :The leaked “Panama Papers” exposing holders of thousands of hidden bank accounts for possible violations of anti-bribery law could form the basis...
N Korea successfully tests ballistic missile engine
AFP, Seoul :North Korea said yesterday it had successfully tested an engine designed for an inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) that would “guarantee” an eventual nuclear...
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China’s market complex in TibetPTI,Beijing China has commenced the construction of a USD 30 million commercial complex in Tibet near the Indo-Nepal border aimed at boosting...
ISIS spreading like a cancer: UN Chief
AFP, Geneva :The Syrian conflict has acted like a greenhouse for extremist groups which are now spreading “like a cancer”, the UN chief said on...
Earth could become hotter than thought, study warns
AFP, Washington :Global warming could make the planet far hotter than currently projected because today’s scientific models do not correctly account for the influence of...
South Korea missile-defense deployment `going to happen`: Carter
Reuters, Washington :Deployment of a new U.S. missile-defense system to South Korea “is going to happen,” U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday, adding...
IS agrees to free abducted Syrian cement workers
AFP, Beirut :Syrian mediators reached an agreement on Friday for the release of some 300 cement workers kidnapped by the Islamic State jihadist group, a...
Panama pledges to fight money laundering after leaks
AFP, Panama City :Panama’s President Juan Carlos Varela assured his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Friday his country was committed to cooperating in the fight...