Allies back Iraq plan against ISIS, Baghdad seeks more help
Reuters, Paris :Western and Arab states carrying out air strikes on Islamic State fighters backed on Tuesday Iraq’s plan to retake territory from the jihadist...
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Obama signs new curbs on NSA surveillance into law
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama signed into law landmark legislation ending the government’s bulk telephone data dragnet, significantly reversing American policy by reining in the...
Russian missile maker says BUK rocket downed MH17
AFP, Moscow :The Russian firm making missiles similar to the one the West claims downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine said on Tuesday the...
Detainee alleges CIA sexual abuse, torture beyond Senate findings
Reuters, New York :The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency used a wider array of sexual abuse and other forms of torture than was disclosed in a...
Islamic State becoming global menace, says US envoy
Reuters, Doha :A senior US envoy said today the growth of the Islamic State militant group had global implications and could “wreak havoc on the...
Four killed in gun battle in India-held Kashmir
Reuters, Srinagar :Police in India-held Kashmir on Monday claimed that four suspected militants were killed during a sixteen-hour gun battle with Indian army personnel which...
No engagement with Pakistan planned: Swaraj
Dawn.com, New Delhi :Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Sunday there was no flip-flop in Delhi’s policy towards Pakistan nor was any engagement planned...
US discusses defence cooperation, South China Sea islands with Vietnam
Reuters, Hanoi :US Defense Secretary Ash Carter discussed his call for an end to island-building in the South China Sea during talks on Monday with...
Houthis in secret talks with US, says Yemeni govt in exile
Reuters, Dubai :Aircraft from a Saudi-led coalition bombed Yemen’s Houthi outposts throughout the country on Sunday, residents said, while Yemen’s government in exile said the...
Israel committed to Palestinian state: Netanyahu
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he was committed to the establishment of a Palestinian state, calling on the Palestinian leadership to...
China to conduct live-fire drills near Myanmar border
Reuters, Beijing :China’s military will hold land and air live fire drills along a part of the border with Myanmar where shells have fallen during...
France, Germany call for revision of EU asylum plan
Reuters, Brussels :France and Germany raised concerns on Monday over a European Commission plan to redistribute migrants reaching Italy and Greece, saying it must take...