Search for bodies in Nepal village suspended due to avalanches
Reuters, Kathmandu :The search for missing trekkers, guides and residents feared buried in Nepal village by a massive landslide and avalanche triggered by last month’s...
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Russia looks to China as ties with West fray
Reuters, Moscow :Russia and China signed a $25 billion deal to boost Chinese lending to Russian firms and a host of other accords deepening economic...
Cameron shapes new team after stunning UK election win
AFP, London :Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron was due to sketch out his new government today after returning to power in a stunning election victory...
S Arabia offers ceasefire in Yemen from Tuesday
AFP, Sanaa :Saudi Arabia announced on Friday a humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen starting on May 12, even as it stepped up retaliatory air strikes on...
Military raises security status at US bases because of ISIS threat
AFP, Texas :Military bases and installations in the United States have been ordered to raise their force protection condition status to Bravo (FPCON Bravo), due...
Court sentences Mubarak to 3 years in prison
AP, Cairo :Egypt’s deposed leader Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were sentenced Saturday to three years in prison and a fine in a retrial...
Thailand races to meet deadline to uncover trafficking camps
Reuters, Rattaphum :Thai authorities today questioned more than 100 migrants discovered in the country’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking, as...
Militant groups pairing up, says Afghan governor
AFP, Kunduz :Foreign fighters allied with the self-styled Islamic State (IS) are training Taliban militants in a volatile Afghan province, an official said on Friday,...
US court declares NSA’s phone spying programme illegal
Reuters, New York :A US spying programme that collects data about millions of Americans’ phone calls is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Thursday,...
Tough times ahead for Cameron
AFP, London :David Cameron may be on course for a bigger than expected mandate at the British general election but could ultimately end up a...
Mayor held: 50 policemen underwatch: Police chief
AP, Bangkok :Thailand’s police chief announced the arrest of a powerful mayor on Friday and said 50 police officers are under investigation in a widening...
KSA intensifies shelling of Yemeni rebel stronghold
AP, Sanaa, Yemen :Saudi Arabia intensified its airstrikes against the main Shiite rebel stronghold in Yemen, with warplanes carrying out more than 50 airstrikes strikes...