20-yr-old Scottish student elected as UK`s youngest MP
AFP, Paisley, United Kingdom :At the age of just 20, Mhairi Black has become Britain’s youngest member of parliament since 1667 in a victory which...
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Europe marks 70 years since Nazi defeat, end of epochal war
AP, Paris :With quiet moments of memory or military pomp, leaders and ordinary citizens across Europe are marking 70 years since the Nazi defeat and...
All eyes on Scotland in UK`s knife-edge vote
AFP, Glasgow :All eyes will be on Scotland on Thursday as the Scottish National Party looks set for a landslide victory in Britain’s general election,...
Rights group accuses Houthi rebels of `war crimes`
Agencies, New York :Pro-Houthi forces shot and killed two women and held aid workers hostage in Yemen’s southern city of Aden, a rights group has...
US Navy halts protection mission in Gulf
AFP, Washington :The US Navy has halted a mission to accompany American-flagged vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz, the Pentagon said Wednesday, in a...
Thailand’s introduces new strategy to curb insurgency
Reuters, Yala, Thailand :Thailand’s military government has introduced a new strategy to curb the insurgency that has rumbled on in the country’s jungle-blanketed deep south...
Russian report blames Kiev for downing of MH17 airliner
Reuters, Moscow :An independent Russian newspaper on Wednesday published what it said was a report by Russian military engineers suggesting a Malaysian airliner shot down...
China warns Philippine military planes away from disputed sea area
Reuters, MANILA :China has warned Philippine air force and navy planes at least six times to leave areas around the disputed South China Sea, the...
Tornadoes destroy homes, injure at least 13 in Oklahoma
AP, Oklahoma City :Authorities are set to survey the damage left behind after tornadoes swept across the southern Plains, overturning cars and destroying dozens of...
Spy claims expose cracks in Merkel’s coalition
AFP, Berlin :A widening scandal over claims Germany helped the US spy on European targets triggered tensions in Angela Merkel’s coalition Tuesday, which analysts said...
Clinton pushes immigration overhaul to campaign forefront
AP, Las Vegas :Hillary Rodham Clinton is giving immigration a prominent role in her 2016 presidential campaign, reassuring skeptics and seeking to cast Republican presidential...
Syrian president acknowledges recent ‘setbacks’ in war
AP, Beirut :Syrian President Bashar Assad has acknowledged recent “setbacks” in the war against rebels trying to topple him.The rare admission of battlefield losses follows...