Hollande becomes first French president to visit Cuba
Reutersd, Havana :French President Francois Hollande is making the first visit to Cuba by a French head of state on Monday, attempting to carve out...
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Two dead as powerful typhoon clips north Philippines
AFP, Manila :Two people have been killed in a powerful typhoon that grazed the Philippines’ northeastern tip, according to authorities who said Monday that the...
Sweden’s Supreme Court upholds Assange detention order
Reuters, Stockholm :Sweden’s Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to revoke a detention order over allegations of...
Afghan clerics uneasy as civil rights movement gains momentum
Reuters , Kabul :Powerful religious leaders in Afghanistan are growing uneasy about the challenge to their authority posed by rare civil rights protests in Kabul...
Saudi King Salman to skip Camp David summit
Al Jazeera.com :Saudi Arabia’s King Salman will not attend a Camp David summit of US and allied Arab leaders, his foreign minister, Adel al-Jubeir, said,...
72 dead as Syria army battles to free loyalists
AFP, Beirut :At least 72 fighters were killed in a single day as the Syrian army battled to relieve some 250 besieged regime loyalists under...
Yemen rebels accept Saudi Arabia`s ceasefire proposal
Agencies, Cairo :Houthi fighters in Yemen accepted on Sunday a five-day humanitarian ceasefire proposed by adversary Saudi Arabia but warned they would respond to any...
EU casts shadow over Cameron’s election success
AFP, London :David Cameron barely had time to toast his stunning election victory before attention turned to Britain’s future in Europe and the onerous task...
Britain in new era after Cameron`s shock victory
AFP, London :Britain was, today, adjusting to a new political landscape after a shock election victory for Prime Minister David Cameron that decapitated the opposition...
Castro at Vatican to thank Pope for US mediation role
AFP, Vatican City :Cuban President Raul Castro arrived at the Vatican on Sunday to thank Pope Francis for his role in brokering the rapprochement between...
Tens of thousands flee fighting in South Sudan, aid groups withdraw
Reuters, Juba :Tens of thousands of people have fled fierce fighting in South Sudan’s northern Unity State and humanitarian organisations have withdrawn staff from the...
Two police officers shot, killed in Mississippi
Reuters, Hattiesburg :Two police officers conducting a traffic stop were shot and killed on Saturday in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and at least one suspect fled in...