India signs $6bn deal with Russian arms firm as Modi visits Moscow
Reuters, New Delhi :India’s Reliance Defence said on Thursday it had signed a manufacturing and maintenance deal potentially worth $6 billion with Russia’s Almaz-Antey, the...
International
British Muslim family barred from flying to Disneyland
AFP, London :Prime Minister David Cameron was urged to intervene Wednesday after a British Muslim family was prevented from flying to the United States for...
Islamic State conflict voted top news story of 2015: Poll
AP, New York :The far-flung attacks claimed by Islamic State militants and the intensifying global effort to crush them added up to a grim, gripping...
Emperor Akihito turns 82 urging Japan to remember war
AFP, Tokyo :Japan should remember its bitter lessons from World War II, Emperor Akihito said in an interview to mark his 82nd birthday on Wednesday,...
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13 migrants drown in Aegean Sea sinkingAFP, AthensAt least 13 people including seven children, drowned when their overloaded boat capsized in the Aegean, police said...
Hillary takes aggressive verbal swipe at Trump
ABC News, Washington :The war of words between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump continued Tuesday in Iowa with the former Secretary of State saying, “We...
Greek parliament urges govt to recognise Palestine state
AFP, Athens :Greece’s parliament approved a resolution Tuesday calling on the government to recognise the state of Palestine, but Prime Minister Alexis Tspiras said Athens...
France says it foiled jihadi attack near Orleans
AFP, Paris :A jihadist plot was foiled last week in the French region of Orleans, southwest of Paris, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Tuesday, as...
Armed Chinese coastguard ship seen near disputed islands: Japan
Reuters, Tokyo :A Chinese coastguard ship equipped with what appeared to be four gun turrets was sighted near disputed islands in the East China Sea,...
Pope Francis vows to go ahead with Vatican reform
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis said today that reform of the Curia, the Church’s governing body, would “move forward with determination, clarity and firm resolve”,...
Sri Lankan President vows to resettle displaced Tamils within six months
PTI, Colombo :Moved by the plight of Tamils displaced during the three-decade-long civil war, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has promised to set up a...
Clinton daughter Chelsea expecting second child
AFP, New York :White House hopeful Hillary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea announced Monday she is pregnant with her second child. “Next summer, Charlotte is going to...