US flies advanced spy plane over disputed sea
AFP, Manila :The United States has flown its most advanced surveillance plane from a military base in the Philippines over flashpoint areas of the South...
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US spy chief predicts spring attack on Ukraine port
AFP, Washington :Russia wants to secure a land corridor in eastern Ukraine that could include Mariupol but pro-Moscow rebels may wait until the spring to...
Rebuilding Gaza could take a century if Israel keeps blockade
Reuters, London :The rebuilding of homes, schools and hospitals in Gaza could take more than a century to complete unless an Israeli blockade restricting imports...
Iraq minorities face ‘wipeout threat’
BBC online :Islamic State militants are trying to eradicate Iraqi minority groups from large parts of the country, human rights organisations have warned.A report details...
HK may yet take ‘meaningful’ step to democracy : Britain
AFP, Hong Kong :Britain’s foreign secretary on Thursday said Hong Kong could still take a “meaningful step” towards democracy after mass protests posed the most...
Pakistan inducts China-built Eagle AWACS into Air Force
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan air force on Thursday inducted the advanced China-built Karakoram Eagle AWACS aircraft, capable of detecting hostile aerial and sea surface targets far...
Suicide attack claims 35 lives in Nigeria
AFP, Kano :Eighteen people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a crowded bus station in northeast Nigeria on Thursday, while a...
US spy chief predicts spring attack on Ukraine port
AFP, Washington :Russia wants to secure a land corridor in eastern Ukraine that could include Mariupol but pro-Moscow rebels may wait until the spring to...
China is expanding its South China Sea outposts: US
AP, Washington :China is expanding its outposts in the South China Sea to include stationing for ships and potential airfields as part of its “aggressive”...
Ukraine likely to pullout heavy artillery from country’s east
Reuters, Kiev :Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko is likely to order government forces to start pullng back heavy weapons in the country’s east on Thursday under...
United Nations warns on Myanmar reform ‘set back’
BBC ONline :The UN’s human rights chief has warned that Myanmar’s treatment of minorities and suppression of free speech is setting back its political reforms.Zeid...
Philippine army kills 14 Islamic militants
Reuters, Manila :US trained army commandos on Thursday killed 14 Islamist militants belonging to the al-Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group in the first major battle this...