Tens of thousands flee as Syria regime advances near Aleppo
AFP, Damascus :Tens of thousands of Syrians were apparently streaming towards Turkey on Friday as regime troops pressed a major Russian-backed offensive around Aleppo, while...
International
Cameron woos EU leaders as clock ticks on deal to avert `Brexit`
AFP, Warsaw :British Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off a fortnight of high-stakes diplomacy with talks in Poland Friday aimed at sealing a contentious deal...
Obama pledges to help rebuild war-hit Colombia
AP, Washington :Nudging Colombia toward a peace deal that’s finally within reach, President Barack Obama committed the United States on Thursday to helping the battle-scarred...
Pentagon chief unveils plans to buy more high-end ships, fighters
Reuters, San Diego :Defence Secretary Ash Carter on Wednesday said the U.S. Navy would buy more high-end submarines, destroyers, fighter jets and unmanned underwater vehicles...
Gaza and Israel on edge as West Bank unrest simmers
AFP, Gaza City :Struck in an Israeli air raid in the 2014 Gaza war, Mohammed’s home was only recently rebuilt but he remains undaunted by...
Obama on first mosque visit says, `attack on Islam is attack on all faiths`
Reuters, Catonsville :US President Barack Obama visited a US mosque on Wednesday and declared that attacks on Islam were an attack on all faiths in...
News In Brief
10 Indian soldiers go missing after avalanche hits glacierAFP, SrinagarTen Indian soldiers were feared buried in an avalanche that hit Siachen Glacier in the India-held...
UK police still plan to arrest Assange if he leaves embassy
AP, London :British police have said they still plan to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange if he leaves the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.Police said Thursday...
UN halts Syria talks as govt closes in on Aleppo
Reuters, Geneva :A United Nations envoy halted his attempts to conduct Syrian peace talks on Wednesday after the army, backed by Russian air strikes, advanced...
Seoul, Tokyo threaten to intercept North Korean rocket debris
AP, Seoul :South Korea and Japan vowed to shoot down any debris that falls on their territories from a long-range rocket that North Korea plans...
Japan vows to `destroy` North Korea rocket
Al Jazeera News :Japan vowed on Wednesday to shoot down any missiles or rockets fired over its territory after North Korea announced plans to launch...
First US Zika virus transmission reported, attributed to sex
Reuters, Austin :The first known case of Zika virus transmission in the United States was reported in Texas on Tuesday by local health officials, who...