Bush takes strong stance on NSA spying
AP, Atlanta :Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush said Tuesday that the government should have broad surveillance powers of Americans and private technology firms should cooperate...
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US intelligence agencies refer 305 Clinton emails for review : Court filing
Reuters, Washington :This 17 August 2015 story was refiled to correct the headline and first paragraph to show U.S. intelligence agencies identified the emails, not...
UN chief concerned at violence on disputed Kashmir border
Agencies, United Nations :United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced alarm at the latest upsurge in violence along the disputed border of India and Pakistan...
UN backs Syria peace plan amid continued regime attacks
Agencies, Damascus :The 15-member UNSC passes statement backing negotiations as Syrian jets renew strikes on Damascus suburb of Douma.The UN Security Council has unanimously approved...
Rain on China blast city raises pollution fears
AP, Tianjin :Thunderstorms Tuesday complicated recovery efforts from last week’s massive explosions at a warehouse in China’s Tianjin port that killed at least 114 people,...
5 migrants trying to reach Greece drown off Turkish coast
AP, Bodrum :At least five people drowned off the Turkish coast early Tuesday as they tried to reach the Greek islands, underscoring the deadly risks...
Crashed Indonesian plane found `destroyed`, no survivors
AP, Jayapura :An Indonesian passenger plane that went missing two days ago was destroyed when it slammed into a mountain, killing all 54 people on...
All sides in Yemen may be guilty of war crimes: Rights group
AP, Cairo :A leading international rights group said Tuesday that all sides fighting in Yemen have left a “trail of civilian death and destruction” in...
Dozens of Hillary emails deemed classified: State Dept
AP, Washington :The State Department review of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails so far has found as many as 305 messages that could contain classified information...
Suu Kyi says will work with purged ruling party leader Shwe Mann
Reuters, Naypyitaw :Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Tuesday she and her party would work with ousted ruling party leader Shwe Mann.“It...
US Army troops mobilised to help fight Western wildfires
Reuters, Salmon :The U.S. Army mobilised soldiers on Monday to reinforce civilian firefighters stretched thin by dozens of major wildfires roaring largely unchecked across the...
Sri Lankans` hope for their nation
Al jazeera News :Voting is under way in Sri Lanka’s general election, in a poll widely regarded as a referendum on the political future of...