Thousands march across Europe in anti-Islam Pegida rallies
AFP, Dresden :A march by Germany’s anti-Islamic organisation Pegida drew thousands to the eastern city of Dresden on Saturday with rallies in support of the...
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N Korea launches long-range rocket despite warnings
Agencies, Seoul :North Korea has launched a long-range rocket, violating UN resolutions and doubling down against an international community already determined to punish Pyongyang for...
Russia must stop bombing women, children in Syria: Kerry
AFP, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Russia Friday to implement a ceasefire in Syria, saying its bombing campaign was killing women and...
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Afghan peace talks beginAP, Islamabad China, the United States, Afghanistan and Pakistan launched their third round of talks Saturday aimed at finding a way to...
Rough seas, harsh winter, border limits add to migrant woes
AP, Presevo :Rasul Orwani thought he had faced the worst after braving cold, rough seas in a rickety wooden boat to travel from Turkey to...
Pope and Patriarch to bridge 1,000-year split in Cuba
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis will meet Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill in Cuba next week in a historic first meeting between the heads of the...
Astronaut Edgar Mitchell dies in Florida
AP, Miami :Apollo 14 astronaut Edgar Mitchell, who became the sixth man on the moon when he and Alan Shepard helped NASA recover from Apollo...
As Myanmar powerbrokers talk, could Suu Kyi emerge as president?
Reuters, Naypyitaw :As Aung San Suu Kyi’s lawmakers smiled for the cameras at the first sessions of Myanmar’s parliament, a summit of generals convened at...
US officials say North Korea may be nearing rocket launch
Reuters, Washington :Satellite images taken this week of North Korea’s Sohae rocket launch site show apparent fueling activity seen in the past shortly before a...
Saudi Arabia willing to send ground troops to Syria
AFP, Riyadh :Saudi Arabia is ready to join any ground operation the US-led coalition against the militant Islamic State group in Syria might decide on,...
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Sweden vows to curb refugee flows in 2016Reuters, Stockholm Sweden’s Migration Agency said on Thursday it expected up to 140,000 asylum seekers in 2016 but...
US defence chief welcomes Saudi offer on troops in Syria
Reuters, Nellis Air Force Base :U.S. Defence Secretary Ash Carter welcomed on Thursday a Saudi offer to participate in any ground operations in Syria launched...