August 12, 2015

Al Qaeda in Syria leaves border area where Turkey seeks buffer

Reuters, Beirut :Al Qaeda’s branch in Syria, the Al-Nusra Front says it has quit frontline positions against the self-styled Islamic State (IS) north of Aleppo...

International

August 12, 2015

Turkey`s ruling party, opposition positive on coalition

AFP, Ankara :Turkey’s ruling party and the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) voiced cautious optimism Monday about the chances of forming a coalition government,...

Nepalese activists bang plates and spoons as they protest in Kathmandu demanding equal citizenship rights in the new constitution on Monday.

International

August 12, 2015

New protests after deadly clashes over Nepal Constitution

AFP, Kathmandu :Nepal sent in hundreds of police reinforcements today to a troubled western region as anger flared over the police killing of two demonstrators...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding talks with US President Barack Obama at White House.

International

August 12, 2015

Obama accuses Netanyahu of interfering in US foreign policy

Dawn.com, Washington :US President Barack Obama has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the only foreign leader he can recall who has forcibly...

International

August 12, 2015

Jeb Bush links Hillary to rise of Islamic State

AP, Burbank :Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush will step up his criticism of Hillary Rodham Clinton and her tenure as secretary of state on Tuesday,...

International

August 12, 2015

Emergency in Ferguson : Dozens arrested

BBC, Ferguson :More than 20 people have been arrested in Ferguson, Missouri, amid protests marking the anniversary of the death of unarmed black teenager Michael...

Police take cover behind a vehicle during a protest in Ferguson, Mo. on Sunday. The one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson began with a march in his honor and ended with a protest that was interrupted by gunfire. AP

International

August 11, 2015

Police shoot gunman who opened fire near Ferguson anniversary protest

Yahoo News, ST. LOUIS :A day of remembrance for Michael Brown, Jr. quickly turned violent late Sunday when police shot a man they said opened...

International

August 11, 2015

Malaysia says to inspect suspected plane debris found in Maldives

Reuters, Kualalampur :Malaysia said on Monday it will send a team to the Maldives to inspect debris found there and cautioned that it was too...

South Korean soldiers patrol along the scene of a blast inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, in this picture taken on Sunday by the Defense Ministry and released by Yonhap on August 10, 2015. South Korea's militar

International

August 11, 2015

South Korea condemns North over land mine blast, vows retaliation

Reuters, Seoul :South Korea’s military on Monday threatened retaliation against North Korea after accusing the North of planting land mines inside the Demilitarised Zone border...