Water scarcity may lead to global conflict
Reuters, New Delhi :Water scarcity could lead to conflict between communities and nations as the world is still not fully aware of the water crisis...
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Seven die as New York train hits car
AP, Valhalla :Officials say seven people were killed and at least 12 others were injured when a commuter train struck a vehicle on the tracks...
Jordan executes two jihadists in retaliation
Reuters, Amman :Jordan hanged two Iraqi jihadists on Wednesday including a female militant in response to an Islamic State video showing a captured Jordanian pilot...
Republicans challenge Obama on all fronts
AP, Washington :Newly empowered congressional Republicans challenged President Barack Obama at both ends of the Capitol on Tuesday, voting in the House to repeal the...
North Korea rules out talks with US
AFP, Seoul :North Korea on Wednesday ruled out resuming dialogue with the “gangster-like” United States, and vowed to respond to any US aggression with nuclear...
Jinping hails ties with India, Russia
AFP, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday hailed his country’s relations with India and Russia during meetings that heard calls for developing economies to...
Pakistan test-fires nuclear-capable cruise missile
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistan on Monday test-fired a cruise missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead, just over a week after its arch-rival India reached a...
Cuba publishes photos of Fidel Castro to quiet rumors of poor health
AFP, Havana :Cuban state media released the first photographs of former president Fidel Castro in nearly six months in a bid to quiet rumors that...
Iran launches first satellite since 2012
AFP, Tehran :Iran launched an observation satellite Monday-its first since 2012 — with President Hassan Rouhani declaring it safely entered orbit and that he had...
Cuba sounds warning ahead of next round of US talks
Reuters, Havana :Cuba warned the United States on Monday that it wants American diplomats to scale back aid for Cuban dissidents before the two countries...
Serbs not guilty of 1991 genocide: ICJ
BBC Online :The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague has ruled that Serbia did not commit genocide in Croatia during the Balkan Wars.It...
Nigeria claims Gamboru, four towns recaptured from Boko Haram
AFP, Abuja :Nigeria on Monday said it had retaken Gamboru and four other towns held by Boko Haram following a joint weekend offensive by its...