Nepal police fire teargas as thousands protest over new constitution
Reuters, Kathmandu :Protesters and police clashed in Kathmandu today at a demonstration by some 30,000 people led by the Maoist opposition to demand that political...
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Iran shrugs off Netanyahu bid to block nuclear deal
AFP, Tehran :Iran on Saturday shrugged off a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to abort a nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers...
Venezuela to limit US diplomats, require visas for Americans
AP, Caracas :President Nicolas Maduro plans to limit the US diplomatic presence in Venezuela and require American tourists to obtain visas, in a sign of...
Estonians go to the polls amid concerns over Russia
AFP, Tallinn :Estonians went to the polls on Sunday in legislative elections with voters in the Baltic concerned about security in the face of their...
Syria agrees to UN fact-finding mission in Aleppo
AFP, Damascus :A UN envoy arrived in the Syrian capital today for talks with the regime to try to finalise a deal to freeze fighting...
US, Cuba cite progress on restoring diplomatic ties
AFP, Washington :The United States and Cuba said they made progress Friday in talks on restoring diplomatic ties and Washington could reopen its Havana embassy...
US avoids homeland security shutdown as House passes bill
AFP, Washington :Feuding US lawmakers narrowly avoided a Department of Homeland Security shutdown at the 11th hour, but funded the agency only until March 6,...
Obama, Ghani to meet next month
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama will receive his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani at the White House on March 24 as Washington weighs slowing down the...
Mugabe admits land reform blunder in Zimbabwe
AFP, Harare :Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has admitted he blundered by giving ill-equipped black farmers vast tracts of farmland seized from whites under his controversial...
IS under pressure as Kurds seize Syrian town
Reuters, Beirut :Kurdish forces dealt a blow to Islamic State by capturing an important town on Friday in the latest stage of a powerful offensive...
Iran, six powers to hold nuclear talks on March 5
Reuters, Brussels :Senior officials from Iran and six powers negotiating with Tehran over its nuclear program will hold more talks in Montreux, Switzerland, on March...
Ukraine`s military reports significant fall in fighting
Reuters, Kiev :Ukraine’s military said on Saturday there had been a significant decrease in attacks by pro-Russian separatists in the east overnight, but said rebels...