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Cyprus agrees to extradite Egypt air hijackerAFP, Cyprus Cyprus said on Wednesday that it had approved a request from Cairo to extradite the man accused...
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Migrant arrivals on Greek islands falls sharply
Reuters, Athens :Arrivals in Greece of migrants crossing by sea from Turkey fell sharply on Wednesday, three days after an agreement came into force to...
Saudi Arabia passes Russia as world`s third biggest military spender
Washington Post :Global military spending reached almost $1.7 trillion in 2015, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time since 2011, according to the Stockholm...
Myanmar wants good ties with China: Suu Kyi
AFP, Naypyidaw :Myanmar’s foreign minister Aung San Suu Kyi met her Chinese counterpart on Tuesday in the first diplomatic foray of her new pro-democracy government,...
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Turkey wants new rules to strip citizenship Reuters, Istanbul Turkey will work on new rules to strip citizenship from Turks found to be supporting terrorism,...
Cruz, Sanders emerge victorious in Wisconsin primaries
AP, Milwaukee :Republican Ted Cruz stormed to a commanding victory in Wisconsin on Tuesday, denting front-runner Donald Trump’s chances of capturing the GOP nomination before...
Executions hit highest level in 25 years in 2015: Amnesty
AFP, Barlin :The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50 percent last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure recorded...
Myanmar`s former president leaves office, joins monkhood
AP, Yangon:Myanmar’s former president Thein Sein has shed his formal attire and his hair to join the Buddhist monkhood.Thein Sein’s ordination as a monk took...
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55 killed in flash floods in PakistanReuters, IslamabadFlash floods triggered by heavy rain in Pakistan have killed at least 55 people and rescuers were trying...
Zuma faces impeachment move in Parliament
AFP, Cape Town :South African President Jacob Zuma faces an impeachment attempt in parliament Tuesday after the country’s top court ruled that he had violated...
US think tank sees suspicious activity at North Korea nuclear site
AFP, Washington :Recent satellite images of North Korea’s main nuclear complex show suspicious activity that could be linked to re-processing plutonium for additional nuclear bombs,...
Panama Papers leak Secret accounts of the rich and powerful
AFP, Paris :A huge leak of confidential documents has revealed how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth.A massive leak of...