India PM talks climate change with Obama
AFP, United Nations :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met US President Barack Obama before concluding his visit to the country.Obama said after the meeting that...
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Catalan president summoned by court over independence vote
AFP, Barcelona :A court on Tuesday summoned Catalonia’s president for questioning over an allegedly illegal 2014 ballot on independence from Spain, dealing separatists a blow...
Afghan forces battle to regain control of city after stunning loss
Reuters, Kabul :Afghan forces backed by U.S. air support battled Taliban fighters for control of the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday, after the militants...
World Bank warns of ‘high risk’ of Israel-Palestinian conflict
AFP, Jerusalem :The World Bank warned of the “high risk” of renewed Israel-Palestinian conflict if the political and economic status quo between the two sides...
Republican front-runner Trump proposes tax cuts for all
AP, New York :After weeks of vowing to raise taxes on “hedge fund guys” and high-income earners, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump unveiled a tax...
Ousted Thai PM files criminal case against opponents
AP, Bangkok :Thailand’s ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who was pushed from office more than a year ago, impeached and faces criminal charges, hit back...
Mediterranean migrant crossings top 500,000 in 2015
AFP, Geneva :More than half a million migrants and refugees have crossed the Mediterranean to Europe so far this year — 383,000 of them arriving...
C.Africa violence leaves 36 dead
AFP, Geneva :A wave of violence gripping the Central African Republic has killed nearly 40 people and forced close to 30,000 to flee their homes...
Anti-India protests erupt in Nepal
Reuters, Kathmandu : Nepal’s cable federation said it would suspend Indian television channels and protesters marched in Kathmandu carrying an effigy of India’s prime minister on...
Victorious Catalan separatists claim mandate to break with Spain
Reuters, Barcelona :Separatists on Sunday won a clear majority of seats in Catalonia’s parliament in an election that sets the region on a collision course...
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Xi defends women’s rights at UNReuters, United NationsChina’s President Xi Jinping told the United Nations on Sunday that all Chinese women have the opportunity to...
UN Chief urges India, Pakistan to hold talks
AP, United Nations :UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged India and Pakistan on Sunday to “continue their peaceful dialogue”.A statement issued by his office said...