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Peres says Israel could face an eternal warAP, Jerusalem Over a seven-decade career in politics, Shimon Peres has helped guide Israel through wars and existential...
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Abe wants US, ROK cooperation over South China SeaReuters, SeoulJapanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told South Korea’s president on Monday he wanted cooperation between the...
Over 218,000 migrants cross Mediterranean in Oct : UN
AFP, Geneva :More than 218,000 migrants and refugees crossed the Mediterranean to Europe in October — a monthly record and nearly the same number as...
Davutoglu back to power
AFP, Ankara :Turkey’s ruling party secured a stunning victory in Sunday’s snap parliamentary election, sweeping back into single-party rule only five months after losing it.Prime...
Daily Vitamin D pill may lower risk of heart disease
PTI, London :Gulping down vitamin D supplements can improve exercise performance and lower the risk of heart disease, scientists have found.Vitamin D, which is both...
US, South Korea pledge to boost military might against North
AP, Seoul :The U.S. and South Korea are pledging to strengthen their combined defenses against what they call threats by North Korea, but announced no...
Pilot totally lost control
AFP, Moscow :The pilots of the Russian passenger jet that crashed in Egypt ‘totally’ lost control of the plane and did not try to make...
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Russian team arrives in Egypt to begin crash investigationReuters, CairoRussian’s transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to help Egyptian...
Japan, China and South Korea restore ties
BBC Online :The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea say they have “completely restored” trade and security ties, at their first meeting in three...
Russia mourns victims of crashed Egypt plane
AFP, Moscow :Russia on Sunday mourned its biggest ever air disaster after a passenger jet full of Russian tourists crashed in Egypt’s Sinai, killing all...
Turks vote as ruling party seeks to claw back a majority
AP, Ankara :Turks headed to the polls Sunday for the second time in five months in a crucial election that will determine whether the ruling...
Obama calls for reform of US criminal justice system
PTI, Washington :US President Barack Obama today called for a meaningful reform of the US criminal justice system to make it “fairer” while citing that...