Iran nuclear deal ‘never been closer’
AFP, Vienna :Global powers and Iran have started key talks in Vienna amid signs they may be inching towards a historic nuclear deal to end...
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Hillary says hopes Iran talks yield deal in the next week
Reuters, Hanover :Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton said on Friday she hoped 18 months of nuclear talks between Iran and major powers would yield a...
Obama’s anti-terrorism policy facing mounting criticism
AP, Washington :At the CIA’s Counterterrorism Center, it was a cause for celebration: Meticulous intelligence analysis backed by Hellfire missiles had paid off, once again.The...
1,400 India school teachers resign in fake degree probe
AFP, Patna :Some 1,400 primary school teachers have quit in an eastern Indian state in recent months amid an ongoing investigation into fake qualifications, an...
17 killed in Pakistan train accident
AFP, Islamabad :The death toll from a Pakistan rail accident has risen to 17, the army said Friday, the day after a special military train...
6.4-magnitude China quake kills six, damages thousands of homes
Reuters, Beijing :A strong earthquake hit a rural part of China’s far western Xinjiang region on Friday, killing at least six people, injuring dozens and...
Death toll from Philippine ferry rises to 41
AFP, Manila :The death toll after a ferry capsized in the central Philippines rose to 41 today when rescuers recovered three more bodies, but bad...
150 killed in suspected Boko Haram attacks in NE Nigeria
AFP, Maiduguri :Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed nearly 150 people in northeastern Nigerian villages, mowing down men and children while they prayed in mosques...
‘Yes’ camp takes slim lead in Greek bailout referendum poll
Reuters, Athens :Supporters of Greece’s bailout terms have taken a wafer-thin lead over the “No” vote backed by the leftist government, 48 hours before a...
No breakthrough in talks between Iran and nuclear watchdog
Reuters, Vienna :No breakthrough was reached between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran on unresolved questions around Tehran’s nuclear program, the head of the International...
US warns of Russia, China military threat amid growing chaos
AFP, Washington :America’s new military strategy singles out states like China and Russia as aggressive and threatening to US security interests, while warning of growing...
Labour candidate sparks outrage by taking SELFIE at massacre site
Express News :A LABOUR party parliamentary candidate has sparked outrage after he took a selfie at the site of the Tunisia massacre.Amran Hussain, who stood...