Hopes fade of finding more AirAsia crash victims
AFP, Jakarta :Hopes faded Wednesday of finding 92 victims still missing from an AirAsia plane crash as Indonesian search and rescue authorities said the remaining...
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US sees Kobani as key win, but Mosul may require new tactics
Reuters, Washington :Kurdish fighters’ expulsion of Islamic State forces from the Syrian town of Kobani helped stop the momentum of the Islamist group but is...
IS threatens to kill Japan hostage, Jordan pilot within 24 hours
AFP, Beirut :The Islamic State jihadist group threatened Tuesday to kill a Japanese journalist and a Jordanian pilot within 24 hours unless Amman frees a...
Castro supports restoring ties with US
AP, Havana : Fidel Castro has ended his long silence over Cuba’s decision to restore diplomatic ties with the US, writing that he backs the...
Temperatures in Australia rising faster than rest of the world
Reuters, Sydney :Australia faced a rise in temperature of potentially more than 5 degrees Celsius (9 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, an...
IS urges new attacks after Charlie Hebdo killings
AFP, Beirut :The Islamic State jihadist group Monday urged Muslims to carry out new attacks after the targeting of France’s Charlie Hebdo magazine, in a...
Deadly attack on Ukraine city could be war crime: UN
AP, United Nations :The UN political chief says deadly rocket attacks on the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol this weekend that “knowingly targeted civilians” violated...
Britain braces for election that could herald European Union exit
AFP, London :Britain is revving up for one of the tightest and most unpredictable elections in memory, as Prime Minister David Cameron fights to retain...
‘Life-threatening’ blizzard shuts down much of US Northeast
Reuters, New York :A life-threatening blizzard barreled into the U.S. Northeast, affecting up to 20 percent of Americans as it kept workers and students housebound,...
China praises Pakistan as ‘irreplaceable friend’
Agencies, New Delh:Calling Pakistan an “irreplaceable all-weather friend”, China today pledged full support to it amid the high-profile visit of US President Barack Obama to...
Obama wraps India visit with pleas on climate, religion
Reuters, New Delhi :U.S. President Barack Obama weighed in on one of India’s most sensitive topics as he wound up a visit on Tuesday, making...
India celebrates 66th Republic Day
PTI, India :India yesterday celebrates its 66th Republic Day and showcased before the chief guest US President Barack Obama and the world its military might...