Kim proposes high-level talks with South
AP, Pyongyang :North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in New Year’s speech Thursday that he is open to more talks with Seoul or even...
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26 killed in Yemen suicide bombing
Reuters, Sanaa :A suicide bomber killed at least 26 people in central Yemen on Wednesday when he blew himself up at a cultural center where...
US-Cuba tensions revive as Cuba arrests activists
AFP, Havana :A Cuban crackdown on dissident activists caused a new rift on Wednesday with the United States, the first diplomatic scuffle since this month’s...
Afghan security on alert as new NATO mission takes over
AFP, Kabul :Afghan security forces are on high alert today to prevent Taliban attacks marking the end of the year as NATO combat operations close...
UNSC rejects resolution on Palestinian state
BBC, United Nations :The UN Security Council has rejected a resolution demanding an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within three years....
Suu Kyi`s party undecided on contesting polls
AP, Yangon, Myanmar :Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Tuesday it is too early for her party to decide whether it will participate...
Merkel tells Germans not to attend anti-Islam rallies
AP, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned the country’s citizens not to participate in weekly anti-Islam rallies that have attracted growing numbers of supporters...
BJP chief acquitted of triple murder charges
Reuters, New Delhi :The head of India’s ruling party was acquitted of three murder charges on Tuesday in a trial that had undermined the government’s...
UN urges Myanmar to give citizenship to Rohingya Muslims
AP, United Nations :The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday urging Myanmar to provide “full citizenship” to its Rohingya Muslim minority and to allow...
No US embassy in Iran for now, says Obama
AFP, Washington :US President Barack Obama said Washington was not ready to open an embassy in Iran due to differences over nuclear policy, a position...
Militants torch schools as Pakistan extends winter vacations
AFP, Peshawar :Militants set fire to two primary schools in Pakistan’s troubled northwest on Tuesday as authorities extended winter holidays amid threats of attacks, officials...
Iraqi forces recapture large sections of Dhuluiya town
Reuters, Baghdad : Iraqi security forces and pro-government militias took control of large parts of the Tigris River town of Dhuluiya north of Baghdad on Monday...