Iran condemns ‘insulting’ Charlie Hebdo Prophet cover
AFP, Tehran :Iran condemned Wednesday the publication of a new cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed by the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, saying it was...
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Merkel joins Muslim rally for tolerance
Agencies, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel has joined a Muslim community rally to promote tolerance, condemn the attacks in Paris and rebuke a growing anti-Islam...
AirAsia plane ‘fuselage located’
AFP, Singapore :A Singapore navy ship has found the fuselage of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the sea late last month with 162 people...
Japan cabinet OKs record defense budget to help counter China
AP, Tokyo :Japan’s Cabinet approved the country’s largest ever defense budget on Wednesday, including plans to buy surveillance aircraft, drones and F-35 fighter jets to...
Kerry pledges help to fight terror groups
AP, Islamabad :US Secretary of State John Kerry Tuesday urged India and Pakistan to move their relationship forward through dialogue, saying the U.S. was concerned...
Islam belongs to Germany ahead of rally: Merkel
Reuters, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday Islam “belongs to Germany”, in a clear repudiation of anti-immigration protesters gathering in Dresden and other...
China’s Ebola relief team to West Africa
AP, Beijing :China is ramping up its assistance in the fight against Ebola by dispatching an additional 232 army medical workers to West Africa, state...
Liquor kills at least 28 in northern India
AP, Lucknow :A bad batch of bootleg liquor killed at least 28 people and sent 160 others to hospitals in the north Indian state of...
Ukraine summit blocked by failure to implement truce fully
Reuters, Moscow :Germany, Russia, Ukraine and France have decided not to hold a summit on the conflict in Ukraine on Thursday because of a lack...
No coup plot, says Rajapaksa
AFP, Colombo :Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday denied government allegations that he attempted a coup to remain in office after it became...
Respect HR Pope urges Sri Lanka
AFP, Colombo : Pope Francis urged respect for human rights in Sri Lanka as he began a two-nation Asia tour on the island Tuesday, bearing a...
France mobilizes 10,000 security forces after attacks
AP, Paris :France’s defense minister says the country is mobilizing 10,000 security forces to protect the country after three days of terror attacks.Jean-Yves Le Drian...