Syria talks in Moscow end with no concrete result
AFP, Moscow :Syrian representatives of President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and opposition figures ended a two-day round of talks in Moscow on Thursday without concrete result,...
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Cuban demands end of US embargo to renew ties
AFP, Belen :Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday demanded an end to the US embargo against his country in order to make progress in talks...
Indian foreign secretary removed
AP, New Delhi :In a surprise move, India on Wednesday replaced Foreign Secretary Sujhata Singh with a diplomat who was due to retire at the...
North Korean leader Kim to visit Russia
Reuters, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has confirmed he will attend celebrations in Russia in May marking the Soviet victory over Germany in...
Iraqi Kurds gain ground from IS, local Sunnis are wary
AP, Eski Mosul :An unarmed Sunni Arab man walked along a road in a patch of northern Iraq newly liberated from Islamic State extremists, holding...
US may lose war against extremists: Ex-Generals
AFP, Washington :US foreign policies have left its allies confused and may cause it to lose the war against extremists in Afghanistan and the Middle...
Rights group raps Israeli policy of bombing Gaza homes
AFP, Jerusalem :An Israeli rights group today criticised the government for what it called a deliberate policy of launching air strikes on homes that killed...
Obama to ask for hike in US military budget
AFP, Washington :President Barack Obama plans to ask for an increase in military spending in a proposed budget for 2016, with a request for $585...
India sends foreign minister to China after Obama visit
AFP, New Delhi :India’s foreign minister will travel to China this weekend, New Delhi said on Wednesday, a day after Barack Obama ended a visit...
US terms Castro’s message as positive sign
AFP, Washington :The United States welcomed former Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s belated response to the thaw in ties between the Cold War foes as a...
Putin lauds Soviet army at Auschwitz ceremony
AFP, Moscow :President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday slammed what he called attempts to rewrite history and lauded the Red Army at a ceremony marking the...
Thai ‘Red Shirt leader jailed for two years
Agencies, Bangkok :A Thai court on Wednesday handed a two-year jail term to a leader of the “red shirt” opposition movement for defaming a former...