Indonesian leader urges Muslim world to unite on Palestine
AP, Jakarta :Indonesia’s president on Monday urged a summit of Muslim nations to be part of the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict rather than part...
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UK, US commandos in secret anti-terror training at Lord’s
PTI, London :Lord’s is known as the “Mecca of Cricket” but it recently laid out a new wicket – for American and British commandos to...
Nancy Reagan dead at 94
CBS News :Former first lady Nancy Reagan, perhaps best known for her “Just Say No” campaign to combat drug abuse in the 1980s, died Sunday...
Afghan Taliban refuse peace talks with government
Dawn. com, Islamabad :Efforts for reviving the reconciliation dialogue between the Afghan government and the Taliban ran into trouble on Saturday with the main faction...
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Indian state polls to test Modi and leftDawn.com, New DelhiErstwhile bastions of India’s communist-led Left Front, Kerala and West Bengal, are among the clutch of...
Trump poses threat to peace and prosperity: Gabriel
Reuters, Berlin :German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel has criticized leading Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as a right-wing populist whose political views pose a threat...
China`s president vows to contain moves toward formal Taiwan independence
AP, Beijing :China’s President Xi Jinping has pledged to contain any moves by Taiwan toward formal independence in his first public remarks on the issue...
Assad must go at start of Syria transition, says Saudi FM
AFP, Paris :Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must leave office as soon as a transitional authority is set up, Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Saturday,...
EU to push Turkey to take back migrants on ‘large-scale’
AFP, Brussels :European leaders will push Turkey at a summit on Monday to agree to “large-scale” deportations of economic migrants from Greece, as EU chief...
US National Guard may join cyber offensive against ISIS: Carter
Reuters, Washington :US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said the National Guard’s cyber squadrons will play an increasingly important role in assessing the vulnerabilities of U.S....
World leaders hail `real progress` in Syria despite fresh strikes
AFP, Paris :World leaders hailed “real progress” in Syria on Friday, but fresh air strikes showed the fragility of the week-old truce and the many...
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UN sees rise of sex abuse by peacekeepersAFP, United NationsThe United Nations on Friday reported a “deeply concerning” increase in allegations of sex abuse by...