Raul Castro calls on Obama to dismantle Cuba embargo
AFP, Havana :Cuban President Raul Castro asked his US counterpart Barack Obama Wednesday to use his executive powers to “dismantle” the economic embargo placed on...
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Greek lawmakers back bailout ahead of EU, ECB talks
AFP, Athens :Greek lawmakers backed a deeply contentious bailout package Thursday, clearing the first hurdle towards securing a rescue hours before fresh talks between eurozone...
NATO plans biggest military exercise since 2002 to counter IS
Reuters, Brussels :NATO and its allies will hold their biggest military exercise in more than a decade from October, deploying 36,000 personnel across the Mediterranean...
Iran deal is only alternative to more Mideast war : Obama
Reuters, Washington :President Barack Obama, seeking to sell the Iran nuclear deal to skeptical U.S. lawmakers and nervous allies, insisted on Wednesday the landmark agreement...
George HW Bush, 91, falls at Maine home, breaks bone in neck
Reuters, Kennebunkport :Former US President George HW Bush suffered a neck fracture in a fall at his home in Maine on Wednesday, though he was...
Exiled Yemeni ministers arrive in recaptured Aden
Reuters, Aden :Senior members of Yemen’s exiled administration flew into Aden on Thursday to make preparations for the government’s return, an official said, three months...
Lankan President predicts polls defeat, blames Rajapakse
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday said his party was set to lose upcoming parliamentary elections and blamed former strongman Mahinda Rajapakse....
Obama hails step towards ‘more hopeful world’
Reuters, Vienna :Iran and six major world powers reached a nuclear deal on Tuesday, capping more than a decade of negotiations with an agreement that...
China begins construction of ‘world’s tallest’ dam
AFP, Beijing :China has begun building a 314-metre (1,030-ft) high dam which will be among the world’s tallest, officials said, as the country massively expands...
Yemeni anti-rebel forces recapture Aden airport
AFP, Sanaa :Forces loyal to President-in-exile Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi have captured Aden’s international airport from Houthi rebels.Yemeni forces backed up by the Arab-led coalition have...
Greece to vote on bailout after explosive IMF report
Reuters, Athens :Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras battled to win lawmakers’ approval on Wednesday for a bailout deal to keep Greece in the euro and avoid...
Afghan Taliban leader backs peace talks with Kabul officials
AFP, Kabul :Taliban leader Mullah Omar on Wednesday hailed as “legitimate” peace talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s 13-year war, in his first comments on the...