Japanese warships near South China Sea disputed waterway
AFP, Manila :Two Japanese destroyers and a submarine docked at a Philippine port on Sunday near disputed South China Sea waters, where Beijing’s increasingly assertive...
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Mass grave of victims executed by IS found in Palmyra
AFP, Damascus :Syrian troops have found a mass grave containing the bodies of 42 people executed by Islamic State jihadists in Palmyra, as Washington warned...
Obama acknowledges civilian deaths by US drone strikes
AP, Washington :US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Friday that “civilians were killed that shouldn’t have been” in past US drone strikes, but said the...
World leaders urge action on nuclear security, terror
AP, Washington :World leaders declared progress in safeguarding nuclear materials sought by terrorists and wayward nations, even as President Barack Obama acknowledged the task was...
Turkish reporters defiant over press freedom case
AFP, Istanbul :Two Turkish journalists accused of spying remained defiant on the second day of their trial Friday, in a case seen as a test...
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Modi leaves for Saudi Arabia todayReuters , New DelhiIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday is part of a broader diplomatic...
Violence kills at least 1,119 Iraqis in March: UN
AP, Baghdad :The United Nations says violence killed at least 1,119 Iraqis in March, a sharp increase from the previous month, as the Islamic State...
State Department halts review of Hillary emails at FBI request
Reuters, Washington :The U.S. State Department has suspended plans for an internal review of whether classified information was properly handled in former Secretary of State...
Ghost town bearing scars of IS destruction
AFP, Palmyra :Militants have reduced several temples, columns and other treasures to heaps of stone in Syria’s ancient city of Palmyra, which archaeologists fear will...
Denmark extends identification checks on German border
AFP, Copenhagen :The Danish government on Friday extended random identification checks along the country’s German border until May 3, saying they were needed to deter...
Assad willing to hold early presidential vote
AFP, Damascus :President Bashar al-Assad has said he is willing to hold early presidential elections, but sharp differences over his future are still hampering efforts...
Obama, Xi discuss N Korean nuclear issue, pledge future cooperation
Reuters, Washington :US President Barack Obama said on Thursday he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are both committed to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula...