Iraqi Sunni tribal leader assassinated in Baghdad
AFP, Baghdad :A Sunni tribal leader, his son and seven bodyguards were killed in Baghdad, a cousin told AFP Saturday, in an attack that could...
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Anti-coup protest in Thailand
AFP, Bangkok :Dozens of anti-coup activists held a demonstration in central Bangkok Saturday, handing out roses and copies of George Orwell’s “1984”-a rare expression of...
Pakistan, China agree on need to maintain south Asia strategic balance
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan and China have agreed on the need for maintaining strategic balance in South Asia, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his...
Indian court acquits 70 accused of 2002 post-Godhra riots case
Dawn.com, Gujarat :A court in India’s Gujarat’s Banaskantha district acquitted on Friday 70 accused in the 2002 post-Godhra riots that took place in Seshan Nava...
IS seizes Iraq town near US forces: Pentagon
AFP, Washington :Islamic State jihadists have captured the western Iraqi town of Al-Baghdadi, putting them within striking distance of an air base where American troops...
Ukraine fighting continues as ceasefire looms
AFP, Donetsk :Fighting has raged on in Ukraine, throwing doubts on a ceasefire deal due to take effect over the weekend, with the US saying...
Embassies shut down in Yemen amid violence
AFP, Sanaa :Saudi Arabia, Germany and Italy became the latest countries to withdraw embassy staff from Yemen on Friday as an exodus of foreign diplomats...
IS militants seize Libya radio station
AFP, Tripoli :Gunmen claiming to be members of the Islamic State jihadist group have seized control of a state-run radio station in Libya’s coastal city...
Lankan president heads to India on first foreign trip
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s new president heads to India this weekend on his first foreign trip in office, seeking to rebuild ties hit by tensions...
Nearly 200 nations agree draft text for deal to fight climate change
Reuters, Geneva :Almost 200 countries agreed a draft text for a deal to fight climate change on Friday, but put off hard choices about narrowing...
Sierra Leone locks down 700 homes after Ebola death
AP, Freetown :Sierra Leone imposed a quarantine in a fishing district of the capital city, Freetown, after at least five new Ebola cases were confirmed...
ISIL fighters close in on major Iraqi airbase
Agencies :ISIL fighters took control of large parts of the western Iraqi town of al-Baghdadi, threatening an airbase where US Marines are training Iraqi troops,...