Putin calls Obama to discuss Ukraine, IS group
AFP, Washington :Russian President Vladimir Putin called his US counterpart Barack Obama on Thursday to discuss the conflict in Ukraine, the Islamic State group’s advances...
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Putin vows to further strengthen Russian military
AP, Moscow :Russia needs a mighty military to fend off threats near its borders, President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, in a stance that reflects soaring...
EU leaders agree to relocate 40,000 migrants
AP, Brussels :European Union leaders agreed Friday to relocate 40,000 refugees from Italy and Greece to other EU countries over the next two years, in...
NATO does not want `new arms race` with Russia
AFP, Brussels :NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday the alliance does not want to get dragged into an arms race with Russia but it had...
Record 18 journalists jailed in Egypt
AFP, Cairo :Journalists are facing “unprecedented threats” in Egypt with a record number behind bars, mostly for links with ousted president Mohamed Morsi’s banned Muslim...
No curb on army’s veto power
AFP, Naypyidaw :Myanmar’s parliament Thursday dealt a decisive blow to Aung San Suu Kyi’s hopes of amending the junta-era constitution that bars her from the...
Thai Buddhists to help anti-Muslim Myanmar monks set up radio station
AFP, Yangoon :Thai Buddhists have offered to help a network of hardline anti-Muslim Myanmar monks set up a radio station to spread their message across...
British Queen says must guard against division in Europe
Reuters, Berlin :Britain’s Queen Elizabeth urged Europe on Wednesday to guard against division in the continent, at a state banquet in Berlin where Germany’s president...
ISIL re-enters Syrian Kurdish town Kobane
Agencies, Amman :At least 12 people were killed in a car bomb attack in the Syrian town of Kobane, as dozens of ISIL fighters attacked...
Cameron’s EU reform drive sidelined at tense summit
AFP, Brussels :British Prime Minister David Cameron will arrive at an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday to find his referendum reform push sidelined by...
France calls US spying ‘unacceptable’ after WikiLeaks claims
AFP, Paris :France summoned the US ambassador on Wednesday and said it “will not tolerate any acts that threaten its security” after leaked documents indicated...