Obama declares emergency in Michigan over bad water
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Michigan on Saturday, freeing up federal aid to help an area affected by...
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Qatar builds 1,000 homes for Gazans displaced by war
AFP, Khan Yunis :Qatar on Saturday provided more than 1,000 apartments to residents of the Gaza Strip whose homes were destroyed in the 2014 war...
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US welcomes Pak-India talksDawn.com, WashingtonThe United States has welcomed the decision to reschedule talks between Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries and urged the two countries...
The giant glass slipper church of Taiwan
BBC Online :A 16m-high (55ft) glass church in the shape of a high-heeled shoe has been built in Taiwan, apparently in a bid to attract...
Iranian, US FMs focus on clinching nuclear deal
AP, Vienna :The top diplomats of Iran and the European Union discussed implementation of a landmark nuclear deal with Tehran Saturday, as they awaited the...
China ties on the line as Taiwan votes for new president
Reuters, Taipei :Taiwan looks set on Saturday to elect an independence-leaning opposition leader as its first woman president who could usher in a new round...
Venezuela govt declares `economic emergency`
Agencies, Caracas :Venezuela’s government has declared an “economic emergency” due to “catastrophic” inflation and growth figures.The government’s decree sets a 60-day period in which President...
Obama vows to protect religious minorities at home and abroad
PTI, Washington :US President Barack Obama today vowed to protect religious minorities both at home and abroad. “Our commitment to religious freedom has fostered unprecedented...
N Korea demands peace treaty with US for stopping nuke tests
AP, Seoul :North Korea said it could stop its nuclear tests in exchange for signing a peace treaty with the US and a stop to...
Nine bodies washed up on Turkish coast as migrants keep crossing
Vietnam Breaking News :The bodies of nine people, some of whom may have drowned up to 10 days earlier, were found on Turkey’s western coast...
Russia, Syria agreed `open-ended` military presence for Moscow
AFP, Moscow :Russia and Syria in August signed an agreement giving Moscow the go-ahead for an open-ended military presence in the war-torn country, Moscow has...
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Iraqi force enters Basra to disarm tribal fightersReuters, BasraIraq sent an armored army division and a police strike force into the southern oil city of...