Suu Kyi calls for free and fair elections as campaign starts
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi launched her campaign on Tuesday for the first free general election since the end of military...
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Russia likely to give military assistance to Afghanistan
Reuters, Moscow :Russia expects to grant military assistance to Afghanistan that could include helicopters, Interfax news agency quoted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s envoy as saying...
China holds giant rally stressing Tibet claim
AFP, Beijing :China on Tuesday stressed Communist party control over Tibet, with a senior official denouncing the Dalai Lama at a giant ceremony condemned by...
World’s oldest fossil sea turtle discovered
A fossil sea turtle from Colombia that is at least 120 million years old is the world’s oldest, scientists have determined.The almost completely preserved skeleton...
Koreans to hold family reunion in October
AFP, Seoul :North and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold a reunion in October for families separated by the Korean War, following all-night talks...
Global effort needed to help refugees : Hillary
AP, Cedar Rapids :Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for a “concerted global effort” to assist the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East,...
Cameron suffers defeat in Commons vote on EU referendum bill
Prime Minister David Cameron suffered an embarrassing defeat in parliament on Monday over how the referendum he has called on leaving the European Union will...
China party fears crisis over corruption
Reuters, Beijing :What China’s Communist Party fears most is a crisis over corruption which would threaten its hold on power, but it is confident people...
Refugee crisis part of real exodus: EU President
Agencies, Brussels :EU President Donald Tusk has warned that the refugee crisis affecting Europe was part of an “exodus” from war-torn countries that could last...
Russia plans to enlarge its air bases in Syria
Reuters, Beirut :Russian military experts who arrived in Syria weeks ago have been inspecting air bases and working to enlarge some runways, particularly in the...
France to begin Syria reconnaissance flights, mulls air strikes
Reuters, Paris :France will begin reconnaissance missions over Syria on Tuesday and is considering launching air strikes against Islamic State militants in the country, President...
Sarah Palin tells immigrants to speak `American`
Al Jazeera News :Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been criticised after telling immigrants to the country to speak “American”.Palin was speaking to CNN’s...