India court clears 16 police of killing Muslims in 1987
AFP, New Delhi :A court in New Delhi on Saturday cleared all sixteen policemen accused of murdering dozens of Muslims 27 years ago in a...
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Global conference declares all tobacco products harmful
AFP, Abu Dhabi :A global anti-tobacco conference that ended on Saturday urged countries to take steps to reduce the consumption of tobacco, which it said...
Iran’s leader rules out regional cooperation with US
AFP, Tehran :Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday ruled out any cooperation with the United States in the troubled Middle East, saying talks...
Singapore`s founding father Lee Kuan Yew dies at 91
BBC Online: Lee Kuan Yew, the statesman who transformed Singapore from a small port city into a wealthy global hub, has died at the age...
World powers, Iran face make-or-break nuke talks next week
AP, Lausanne :The United States and Iran broke off nuclear negotiations ahead of schedule Friday, setting up make-or-break talks next week for a deal providing...
Condition of Ex-Singaporean worsens
AP, Singapore :The health condition of Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew “has worsened”, the government said today, as the critically ill founding leader of the city-state...
Putin calls for currency union with ex-Soviet allies
AFP, Astana :Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday called for a single currency with the Kremlin’s closest ex-Soviet allies despite fraying ties in the region...
N Korean envoy says his country has nuclear missiles
Reuters, London :North Korea has the ability to fire a nuclear weapon and would use a nuclear missile in retaliation if it is attacked, the...
China state media tells US to stop ‘kibitzing’
AFP, Beijing :Chinese state media turned to Yiddish on Saturday in the war of words over territorial disputes, criticising the United States as a “kibitzer”...
Afghan president to embark on landmark Washington visit
AP, Kabul :As the Afghan president heads to the United States on his first trip to Washington as head of state, the landmark visit offers...
Suicide bombings aim to drag Yemen into ‘chaos’: Hadi
AP, Aden :Yemen’s embattled president said suicide bombings that killed at least 142 people at Shiite Huthi mosques were aimed at dragging the country into...
Militants attack Kashmir police camp, kills 6
AP, Srinagar :Suspected rebels wearing army uniforms stormed an Indian police station in Kashmir, killing a policeman and sparking a four-hour gun battle that left...