Hillary faces trouble
Reuters, Washington :Hillary Clinton’s lead in the race for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination has narrowed and her overall favorability ratings have fallen to their...
International
Millions of Yemenis `staring at famine` as war rages
Agencies, UN :Millions of people risk facing famine in Yemen, the head of the World Food Programme (WFP) has said.The UN agency said in a...
NATO warns pro-Russia rebels against more Ukraine land grabs
AFP, Brussels :NATO on Wednesday warned pro-Russian separatists against grabbing more land in eastern Ukraine and stressed Moscow has a “special responsibility” to help restore...
Thais downplay global terror links to deadly shrine bomb
AFP, Bangkok :Thailand said Thursday international terror groups were likely not behind a deadly Bangkok shrine bombing, but appealed for Interpol help in hunting a...
Cyanide in waters near China blast site 277 times acceptable level: Report
Reuters, Shanghai :Chinese authorities warned that cyanide levels in the waters around the Tianjin Port explosion site had risen to as much as 277 times...
HRW urges Syria arms embargo after deadly regime strikes
AP, Beirut :An international human rights group is calling on the U.N. Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the Syrian government following airstrikes...
Sirisena`s party offers to form coalition govt in Sri Lanka
Reuters, Colombo :The Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) offered on Thursday to form a coalition government with this week’s winner of parliamentary elections, in a...
Sri Lanka PM warns against divisive politics after vote surge
AFP, Colombo :Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe urged Sri Lanka’s parties on Wednesday to work together as he began forming a new government backed by minority...
Turkey PM formally gives up on coalition as polls loom
AFP, Istanbul :Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Tuesday informed President Recep Tayyip Erdogan he had failed to form a coalition government, paving the way...
Israel opposition head meets Abbas, warns of `3rd intifada`
AFP, Ramallah :Israeli opposition chief Isaac Herzog called on Tuesday for a resumption of peace negotiations to prevent a new uprising, after talks with Palestinian...
Floods cause acute water shortage in hundreds of Myanmar villages
Reuters, Nyaungdon :Authorities are racing to clean contaminated water sources in flood-hit parts of Myanmar, while distributing bottled water, chlorine powder and purification tablets as...
German`s parliament approves Greek bailout
AP, Berlin :Germany’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a third bailout for Greece on Wednesday, removing a key hurdle to providing new loans to the country and...