35 dead as Syria forces repel attack on airport
AFP, Beirut :Pro-government forces repelled an attack on a key Syrian airport during a fierce battle in which they lost 20 fighters but killed almost...
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Heavy Saudi-led air strikes, ground combat shake southern Yemen
Reuters, ADEN :Heavy Saudi-led air strikes and ground combat between armed factions battered southern Yemen on Saturday, killing around 20 Iran-allied Houthi fighters and two...
Kashmiris clash with police over plan to settle Hindus
AP, Srinagar :Police fired tear gas on Friday to disperse hundreds of people demonstrating against a government plan to build townships for hundreds of thousands...
Gunmen kills 20 labourers in Pakistan
AP, Quetta, Pakistan :Gunmen have killed 20 construction workers in Pakistan’s restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, shooting them at point blank range after identifying they...
Suu Kyi hopes high-level meeting leads to fair elections
AP, Naypyitaw, Myanmar : Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi was meeting Friday with the country’s top political and military leaders, but said the landmark...
India plans to build new townships in Kashmir to resettle Hindus
Reuters, New Delhi :India’s nationalist government plans to resettle tens of thousands of Hindus in three new townships in Muslim-dominated Kashmir, setting up a confrontation...
US military worries about losing hi-tech edge
AFP, Washington : The US military is in danger of losing its technological advantage unless it invests in research and finds ways to build innovative weapons...
Pentagon chief vows to deploy ‘best’ US weaponry to Asia
AFP, Seoul :Defence Secretary Ashton Carter promised Friday that the US would deploy state of the art weaponry in Asia, including the latest stealth bombers...
Syrian peace talks in Moscow end in disarray
AP, Moscow : Talks between the Syrian government and the opposition ended in acrimony Friday with the parties failing to bridge their differencesThe Russian mediator of...
Obama, Castro shake hands as U.S., Cuba seek better ties
(Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro shook hands on Friday at a summit in Panama, a symbolically charged gesture as the...
US, Cuba foreign ministers see ‘progress’ in historic talks
Reuters, Panama City :The U.S. and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks on Thursday night in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since...
Houthis seize provincial capital despite Saudi-led raids
Reuters, Aden :Houthi fighters, backed by supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh entered the provincial capital of the mainly Sunni Shabwa province in...