British and Irish leaders bid to break deadlock in Belfast
AFP, London :The British and Irish prime ministers engaged in marathon talks into the early hours of Friday in a bid to break political deadlock...
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Swiss to host confce on occupied Palestinian territories
AFP, Geneva :A conference will be held this month in Geneva to examine respect for international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories, Switzerland announced...
Strongest storm in years batters California
AFP, California :About 150,000 people were left struggling for power on Thursday as the strongest storm to lash the US West Coast in several years...
CIA chief defends agency after torture report
AP, Washington :CIA Director John Brennan is acknowledging that agency officers did “abhorrent” things to captive terror suspects, and he says he can’t prove the...
NATO reviewing Iraq request to help build up military
AFP, Washington :Democrats on a Senate panel on Thursday unanimously supported a new authorisation for military force against Islamic State jihadists without US ground troops,...
France’s upper house urges recognition of Palestine
AFP, Paris :France’s upper house of parliament on Thursday urged the government to recognise Palestine as a state, following a similar and highly symbolic vote...
Spanish King praises unity on visit to Catalonia after vote
AFP, Spain :Spain’s King Felipe VI Thursday praised the merits of unity in his first speech in Catalonia since the wealthy northwest region held a...
Bagram prison closed
Agencies : The United States closed the Bagram detention facility on Dec 10 and no longer has custody of any detainees in Afghanistan, the US Defense...
Irish MPs call for recognition of Palestinian state
AFP, Dublin :Irish lawmakers urged their government Wednesday to recognise Palestine as a state in a symbolic motion that sailed through parliament unopposed.Ireland’s parliament is...
Russia-Pakistan ties good for India: Putin
Dawn.com :President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia’s growing ties with Pakistan are good for India because of their anti-terror focus, The Hindu reported on...
Russia agrees with India to construct 12 nuclear reactors
Reuters, New Delhi :Russia’s state-owned Rosatom said it would supply 12 nuclear energy reactors for India over 20 years, under an agreement aimed at boosting...
HK police clear main protest site
BBC, Hong Kong :Hong Kong police are arresting pro-democracy activists and clearing the main protest camp at Admiralty, after more than two months of demonstrations....