Putin blasts US for `unconstructive position` on Syria
AFP, Astana :Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday blasted Washington’s “unconstructive position” on Syria after the Kremlin said the United States declined to host a...
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US declines deeper military talks on Syria: Russia
Reuters, Moscow :Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said the United States declined to send a high-level military delegation to Moscow to discuss deeper coordination in...
Japan, China agree to promote dialogue to mend ties
Reuters, Tokyo :Senior officials of Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to pursue high-level dialogue to mend frayed relations, a Japanese government official said. Sino-Japanese ties,...
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Modi calls Muslim’s murder over beef ‘unfortunate’AFP, New DelhiIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke his silence Wednesday over the lynching of a Muslim man suspected...
US, Australia rebuff China over South China Sea
Reuters, Boston :In a rebuff to China, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday that the United States military would sail and fly wherever...
Pope apologises for recent Rome, Vatican scandals
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis on Wednesday offered a rare public apology from the Catholic Church for a series of scandals which have recently shaken...
Israel starts deploying troops in East Jerusalem to cool unrest
Agencies, Jerusalem :The Israeli government has ordered the deployment of hundreds of soldiers to cities across the country to help police combat a rise in...
MH17 inquiry finds plane `shot down by Russian-made missile`
AFP, Netherlands :International investigators have concluded that Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held eastern Ukraine, a...
Norway ready to take a share of refugees
AP, Geneva :The prime minister of Norway says the oil-rich Scandinavian country would be willing to take its share in the European Union’s relocation of...
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Britain sees large rise in hate crimesReuters, London Britain saw a sharp rise in the number of hate crimes recorded by police last year with...
Russia, US must avoid fighting proxy war in Syria: China
Reuters, Beijing :China’s top newspaper on Tuesday accused both the United States and Russia of replaying their Cold War rivalry by engaging in military action...
No peace in Afghanistan even after 13 years, admits Obama
Dawn.com, Washington :US President Barack Obama acknowledged on Monday that 13 years of a US-led war could not bring peace to Afghanistan.In an interview to...