Suu Kyi calls for unity in divided Rakhine
AFP, Myanmar :Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi called for unity in volatile Rakhine state today in an impassioned election rally, tackling head-on bitter religious divisions...
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Hillary opens door for Julian Castro VP pick
Reuters, Washington :Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton won the backing of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro on Thursday and said she would seriously...
China wants naval drills with Southeast Asia in South China Sea
Reuters, Beijing :China proposes holding joint maritime accidental encounter and search and rescue drills in the South China Sea with members of the Association of...
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Turkey, KSA warn over Russia’s ‘Syria mistake’AFP, Ankara Turkey and Saudi Arabia on Thursday warned Russia over the consequences of its intervention in Syria, with...
Putin warns of spillover from Afghanistan fighting
AFP, Astana :Russian President Vladimir Putin today warned that violence in Afghanistan could spill over into ex-Soviet Central Asia, a day after the US announced...
Security Council to discuss Israeli-Palestinian unrest
Agencies, United Nations :The UN Security Council is set to hold a special meeting to discuss the spate of violence between Israelis and Palestinians in...
Syria army edges south of Aleppo with Russian air cover
AFP, Beirut :Syria’s armed forces advanced south of the second city of Aleppo today in a fresh ground offensive backed by Russian warplanes, a monitoring...
Obama to slow pace of withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan
Reuters, Washington :President Barack Obama is set to announce on Thursday that he will slow plans to draw down U.S. troops from Afghanistan and instead...
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UN hopeful of Yemen peace talks Reuters, Geneva UN Deputy Secretary General Jan Eliasson said on Thursday he hoped U.N.-backed peace talks to end the...
Iran broadcasts footage of underground missile base
AFP, Tehran :Iranian state television broadcast unprecedented footage Wednesday of a deep underground tunnel packed with missiles and launcher units, which officials said could be...
Record 15 m viewers tuned in for Democratic presidential debate: CNN
Reuters, Las Vegas :The Democratic presidential candidates prime-time debate on CNN attracted a record 15.3 million viewers but the audience fell shy of those for...
Mideast violence spikes despite new Israeli measures
AFP, Jerusalem :Israel has struggled to curb a spate of violence that has raised fears of a full-blown uprising, with more knife attacks shaking Jerusalem...