Putin foe Navalny found guilty of fraud
AP, Moscow :Alexei Navalny, the anti-corruption campaigner who is a leading foe of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was found guilty of fraud and given a...
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Palestinians to push ahead with UN resolution
Agencies, Ramallah :The Palestinian leadership has presented changes to a UN draft resolution that could set a timeframe for the creation of a Palestinian state.Palestinian...
Liberia sees surge in new Ebola cases in border county
Reuters, Monrovia :An outbreak of Ebola cases in a western Liberia county threatens the country’s goal of recording no new cases of the disease by...
Storm kills 29 in Philippines, leaves 10 missing
Agencies, Manila :Officials say flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jangmi left at least 29 people dead and 10 missing in the Philippines,...
Ukraine drops its nonaligned status
AP, Ukraine :Ukraine’s president signed a bill Monday dropping his nation’s nonaligned status but signaled that he will hold a referendum before seeking NATO membership.Using...
120 still trapped inside blazing Italian ferry
BBC online :More than 120 people are still awaiting rescue on the deck of a blazing Italian ferry amid freezing temperatures off the Greek island...
Iran has chance of becoming a regional power Obama wants N-deal accord
Reuters, Washington :Iran could become a “very successful regional power” if Tehran agrees to a long-term deal to curb its nuclear program, President Barack Obama...
NATO failed in Afghan war Taliban terms US-led mission as barbarity
AFP, Kabul :The Taliban responded scornfully Monday to the formal end of NATO’s war in Afghanistan, describing the US-led mission as a “fire of barbarism...
S Korea offers high-level talks to N Korea BBC online South Korea has offered to resume high-level talks next month with North Korea on a range of issues, to prepare for a
BBC online :South Korea has offered to resume high-level talks next month with North Korea on a range of issues, to prepare for a “peaceful...
Woman killed in Bangalore blast
Indian Express :A 37-year-old homemaker who suffered fatal injuries in a bomb blast on Bangalore’s Church Street on Sunday night was out for dinner with...