ASEAN, China discuss `hotline` for sea dispute
AFP, Manila :ASEAN and China are discussing setting up a “hotline” in case of an emergency regarding the territorial dispute over the South China Sea,...
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UN says death toll to rise from Myanmar floods
Agencies, Yangon :The death toll from floods in Myanmar is expected to rise over the coming days, the United Nations has warned.Four western regions have...
Biden mulling White House run: NYT
AFP, Washington :Vice President Joe Biden is actively exploring a possible presidential run, a move which would jolt the Democratic field and its frontrunner Hillary...
Israelis protest hate crimes in wake of baby`s death
Agencies, Tel Aviv :Thousands of Israelis have held protests against hate crimes, as the parents and brother of a Palestinian baby burned to death by...
Obama to mandate steeper emissions cuts from US power plants
AP, New York :President Barack Obama will impose even steeper cuts on greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. power plants than previously expected, senior administration officials...
Hillary Clinton healthy, quite wealthy: Campaign statements
AFP, Washington :Hillary Clinton is healthy and “fit to serve” as US president, her doctor affirmed today, as the Democratic White House frontrunner also revealed...
Muslims being ‘erased’ from Central African Republic
AFP, Libreville :Many Muslims returning to western areas of the Central African Republic after last year’s intercommunal massacres are being threatened and “forced to abandon...
260 PKK members killed in Turkey air strikes
AFP, Istanbul :Around 260 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have been killed and hundreds more wounded in Ankara’s week-long campaign of air...
Myanmar declares state of emergency for flood
BBC, Yangon :Myanmar’s president has declared a state of emergency in four regions after heavy floods left 27 people dead.Monsoon rains over many weeks have...
NATO agrees plan to strengthen Iraq’s army
Reuters, Brussels :NATO will help Iraq reform and strengthen its security forces which are reeling from a near collapse a year ago in the face...
Yemen PM returns to Aden from Saudi exile
AFP, Aden :Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah flew into the southern port of Aden from exile in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, after pro-government forces ousted...
Palestine to lodge ICC complaint over baby’s burnt to death
Agencies, Jerusalem :The Palestine Liberation Organization has said it holds Israel’s government “fully responsible” for the death of an 18-month-old baby in an arson attack...