`Fight against ISIS is not World War III`: Obama
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama today told Americans nervous about terror and the changing economy that they should not fear the future, in a farewell...
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Taiwan-China ties at crossroads as vote looms
AFP, Taipei :Taiwan’s fraught relationship with China will be centre stage this weekend as frustrated voters head to the polls to elect a new Beijing-sceptic...
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US urges India, Pakistan not to give up on peaceDown.com, WashingtonDescribing the India-Pakistan relationship as “tough and very complicated”, the United States has urged the...
South Korea fires warning shots at N Korean drone
AP, Seoul :South Korea on Wednesday fired 20 machine gun warning shots after a North Korean drone briefly crossed the rivals’ border, officials said, the...
Deadly blast strikes Istanbul tourist dist
Al Jazera News :At least 10 people have been killed in an explosion at central Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet square, a major tourist attraction, the city...
Anti-refugee right-wingers go on rampage in Leipzig
Reuters, Berlin :Over 200 masked right-wing supporters, carrying placards with racist overtones, went on a rampage in the eastern city of Leipzig on Monday night,...
Yemen peace talks postponed: UN
Reuters, Geneva :Yemen peace talks originally slated for Jan. 14 will not happen on that date but may be held a week or more later,...
Airbnb lists homes in illegal Israeli settlements
Al Jazeera News :Jerusalem – Dozens of listings on the online accommodation service Airbnb show immaculate cottages, elaborate breakfasts and rolling hillside views “in Israel”...
Conflict has forced 24 m children out of school: Unicef
Time :One in every four children living in a conflict zone is not in school, the U.N.’s child agency Unicef said in a report released...
Afghan Taliban frees Canadian man held since 2010
Al Jazeera News :A Canadian man, held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since 2010, has been released, Canada’s government has announced. Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister...
Syria needs new constitution, says Putin
Reuters, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Syria needs to start working on a new constitution as a first step to finding a political solution...
Austria to take tougher action to turn away ‘economic migrants’
Reuters, Vienna :Austria will take tougher action at its borders to turn away “economic migrants” in order to reduce overall immigration, Chancellor Werner Faymann said,...