US worried
Agencies, Washington :Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among...
International
Japan MoF seeks cuts in host-nation spending for US military
Reuters, Tokyo :Japan’s Ministry of Finance on Monday called for cuts in the country’s budget spending for U.S. forces stationed in Japan in a bid...
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S. Korea fires warning shots at N. Korea patrol boatAFP, SeoulSouth Korea fired warning shots at one of the North’s patrol boats as it strayed...
Israel eases Al-Aqsa limits as 90 wounded in Gaza, West Bank
AFP, Jerusalem :Israel lifted age limits for prayers at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound Friday in an apparent bid to ease tensions as nearly 90 people...
Big results
AFP, Damascus :Joint operations between Syrian and Russian forces are achieving “big results,” Syria’s parliament chief told a visiting Russian parliamentary delegation on Saturday, state...
Suu Kyi urges action on illegal use of religion in election campaign
AFP, Myanmar :Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi today urged the government to take action against people using religion to stir tensions as campaigning...
US, Saudi Arabia for stability sans Assad
AFP, Riyadh :United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry and King Salman of Saudi Arabia on Saturday called for greater international efforts to restore...
Huge inflow of migrants into Slovenia continues despite cold weather
Reuters, Rigonce :A huge inflow of migrants and refugees to Slovenia continued on Saturday as thousands of people arrived to the tiny Alpine state on...
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Obama vows to strengthen ties with PakistanAP, Washington President Barack Obama welcomed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to the White House Thursday with fresh promises...
Unrest worsens fear, suspicion among Jews and Arab Israelis
AFP, Tel Aviv :A restaurant offering discounts to Jews and Arabs who share hummus and other such gestures have been portrayed as signs of hope...
Kerry seeks diplomatic solution to Syrian war
AP, Vienna :U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry opened talks in Vienna on Friday with his Russian, Saudi and Turkish counterparts aimed at reviving a...
Hillary triumphed at the Benghazi hearing by not losing her cool
AFP, Washington :Hillary Clinton had one mission during her daylong testimony in front of a House select committee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya:...