Maldives ex-president Nasheed back in jail
AFP, Colombo :The Maldives has put former president Mohamed Nasheed back in jail a month after his 13-year prison sentence was commuted to house arrest,...
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Mad rush of refugees to EU
AFP, Presevo (Serbia) :Thousands of people, most of them Syrian refugees, were heading north towards the EU border on Sunday after being stranded for days...
Israel planned to attack Iran three times in recent years: reports
Dawn.com, New York :Israeli leaders planned to attack military targets in Iran in recent years, but they were held back due to the opinions of...
Kabul suicide bombing kills 3 Americans among 12
Agencies, Kabul :Three foreigners working for the American-led military coalition were among 12 people killed Saturday when their vehicle was targeted by a suicide car...
UK re-opens Tehran embassy four years after mob attack
Agencies, Tehran :UK and Iran to simultaneously re-open embassies as bilateral relations improve following 2011 rampage in Tehran.British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has presided over...
Biden consults with Warren as he mulls 2016 presidential bid
Reuters, Edgartown :US Vice President Joe Biden met on Saturday with Senator Elizabeth Warren, a popular progressive leader with a big support base among Democrats,...
Planned high-level Pakistan, India talks falter over Kashmir
AFP, New Delhi :Indian officials said Sunday that two planned meetings with Pakistani counterparts are now uncertain after talks between their national security advisers were...
Koreas resume crisis talks, South says North deploying subs
AFP, Seoul :North and South Korea Sunday resumed top-level talks Sunday on avoiding a threatened military clash, even as Seoul accused Pyongyang of undermining the...
Typhoon death toll in Philippines rises to 10
Reuters, Manila :The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Goni rose to ten after five more people were buried by landslides in mountainous areas,...
Over 50 killed in Syrian missile strikes at rebel near Damascus
Reuters, Amman :At least 50 bodies were retrieved from buildings leveled to the ground after Syrian army missiles hit residential areas in the rebel-held northeast...
China`s traffic police on alert after chemical blasts
Reuters, Shanghai :Chinese traffic police are on high alert nationwide for dangerous chemicals, ten days after a warehouse exploded in the country’s northeast, state media...
Myanmar`s democracy is like malnourished child : Suu Kyi
AP, Thanlyin :Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi compared Myanmar’s young democracy on Friday to a malnourished child that is unable to thrive in an...