EU to unveil plan to absorb migrants fairly
AFP, Brussels :The European Commission is due Wednesday to unveil its latest version of a controversial plan to force EU member states to more evenly...
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Heatwave death toll in India crosses 1,100
AFP, Hyderabad : More than 1,100 people have died in a major heatwave sweeping India, authorities said Wednesday, as forecasters warned searing temperatures would continue.Southern India...
Israel launches fresh air strikes on Gaza
AFP, Gaza City :The Israeli air force carried out four strikes on militant targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, Palestinian eyewitnesses said, hours after...
Scientists warn Everest glaciers at risk of disappearing
AFP, Kathmandu :Glaciers in the Everest region could shrink at least 70 percent or even disappear entirely by the end of the century as a...
Iraq forces take up positions on Ramadi outskirts
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi forces and militias took up positions on the southern outskirts of Ramadi, officials said Wednesday, taking two neighbourhoods and moving into Anbar...
China to boost its military capabilities further
AFP, Beijing :China said Tuesday it would project its military power further beyond its sea borders and more assertively in the air, defending the construction...
Taiwan proposes plan to ease South China Sea tensions
AP, Taipei :Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou laid out a plan Tuesday to ease tensions in a vast, resource-rich Asian ocean where China has chafed against...
Japan to join US, Australia war games amid growing China tensions
Reuters, Sydney :Japan will join a major U.S.-Australian military exercise for the first time in a sign of growing security links between the three countries...
Russia, Iran talks on S-300 missiles end in ‘success’
AFP, Moscow :Moscow and Tehran have concluded talks on the delivery of Russian S-300 missiles to Iran which should take place “quite” soon, Deputy Foreign...
Rouhani says most Iranians want peace
AFP, Tehran :An overwhelming majority of Iranians want peace with the rest of the world, President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday, defending the nuclear negotiations under...
Iraq launches operation to drive IS from Anbar
AP, Baghdad :Iraq on Tuesday announced the launch of a military operation to drive the Islamic State group out of the western Anbar province, where...
India heatwave kills 800 as capital’s roads melt
AFP, Hyderabad :At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave that has swept across India, melting roads in New Delhi as temperatures neared...