US sending special operations force in Iraq, Syria to fight IS
AP, Washington :The United States (US) military will deploy a new special operations force to Iraq to step up the fight against the militant Islamic...
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Divided Belgium fails to agree climate targetsAFP, Brussels When the Belgian government said recently it was hoping for a climate deal it wasn’t talking about the...
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US tightens visa waiver programmeReuters, Washington The White House announced changes to the U.S. visa waiver program on Monday so that security officials can more...
AirAsia plane crash caused by faulty component, crew action
AFP, Jakarta :Faulty equipment and the crew’s “inability to control the aircraft” caused an AirAsia A320 to crash into the Java Sea last year, killing...
Putin, Obama discuss Syria political settlement
AFP, Le Bourget, France :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that he and President Barack Obama have a shared understanding on how to move toward...
Fundamentalism is ‘disease of all religions’: Pope
AFP, Nairobi :Pope Francis said Monday that fundamentalism is “a disease of all religions”, including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation...
Turkey detains 1,300 migrants
AFP, Istanbul :Turkey on Monday detained 1,300 migrants seeking to head to Europe from its Aegean coast, in a major swoop just hours after agreeing...
German cabinet backs plans to join military campaign against IS in Syria
Reuters, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cabinet agreed on Tuesday on plans to join the military campaign against Islamic State in Syria, a government official...
World leaders vow to join war on climate change
AFP, Le Bourget, France : A day after world leaders vowed to unite in a war on climate change, negotiators at the UN talks get down...
US, China agree to push for climate change deal in Paris
Reuters, Paris :U.S. President Barack Obama and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping pledged on Monday to work together to drive forward a climate change agreement at...
Christians, Muslims are ‘brothers’ in war-torn Central Africa: Pope
AFP, Bangui :Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of...