Russian barracks collapse kills 23 soldiers near Omsk
BBC Online :A further 19 servicemen have been pulled alive from the rubble. Five others are missing.There were more than 300 soldiers in the training...
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Turkish PM warns against using Erdogan to sabotage coalition talks
Reuters, Istanbul :Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu warned opposition parties not to question the role of President Tayyip Erdogan during coalition talks starting on Monday,...
Iran and world powers inch towards nuclear deal
AL JAZEERA News :Iran and six world powers are close to signing a historic nuclear deal that will bring sanctions relief in exchange for curbs...
Monsoon rain kills 8 people in Philippines
Reuters, Manila :Torrential monsoon rains killed at least eight people in the Philippines, the country’s disaster relief agency said on Monday, and the toll was...
`Decision time` has come in Iran nuclear talks, says France
Reuters, Vienna :France’s foreign minister appeared to put pressure on the United States and Iran on Saturday to speed up nuclear talks, saying all issues...
Modi calls for expediting Tapi project
Dawn.com, Ashgabat :Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched on Saturday for early implementation of the $10 billion Tapi gas pipeline project during his talks with...
EU cancels summit on Greece as eurozone talks continue
AFP, Brussels :The EU cancelled a full 28-nation summit on Sunday to decide Greece’s fate in the single European currency, although a meeting of leaders...
Tunisia says 127 arrests since jihadist beach massacre
AFP, Tunis :Tunisian authorities have arrested 127 suspected “terrorists” since last month’s massacre of tourists at a beach resort, the minister heading the crisis group...
Serbian PM forced to flee Srebrenica massacre memorial
AFP, Srebrenica :Serbia’s prime minister was forced to flee a ceremony held to mark 20 years since the Srebrenica massacre on Saturday, when mourners hurled...
Israel frees Palestinian hunger striker from jail
Reuters, Ramallah :Israel on Sunday released an Islamic Jihad leader, Khader Adnan, from jail following a deal last month in which he agreed to end...
Fidel Castro makes second public appearance in a week
AFP, Havana :Cuban former president Fidel Castro has made a second public appearance in less than a week, state media said Saturday, marking an unusually...
Libya groups agree peace deal without Tripoli parliament
AFP, Rabat :Libyan political parties and members of civil society initialled a UN-proposed peace accord in Morocco, despite the absence of a rival parliament not...