Syria backs Russia peace bid, Moscow in touch with US
AFP, Damascus :President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday met a top Russian envoy who said Moscow is hoping to relaunch peace talks for the war-torn country...
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Pakistani family slaughtered in ‘honour killing’
AP, Islamabad :Pakistani police Wednesday were looking for four men believed to have killed a couple and their four children as retribution for a perceived...
Superbugs to kill ‘more than cancer’ by 2050
BBC, London :Drug resistant infections will kill an extra 10 million people a year worldwide – more than currently die from cancer – by 2050...
Ukraine president urges Russia to withdraw troops
AP, Sydney :Australia pledged its support for Ukraine during a visit by the nation’s president on Thursday, with Australia’s prime minister calling for an end...
GCC announces steps to bolster security
AP, Doha :The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which is concerned about Shiite Iran’s regional influence and the rise of Sunni extremist groups, agreed on Tuesday...
Record numbers trying and dying to reach Europe: UN
Agencies, Geneva :More than 3,400 people have died in the Mediterranean this year trying to reach Europe, the UN’s refugee agency said Wednesday, urging governments...
Malala hopes to be Pak PM in future
BBC, Oslo :Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai has told the BBC ahead of receiving the Nobel Peace Prize on Wednesday that she hopes to pursue a...
17,000 without power as ‘weather bomb’ hits Britain
Reuters, London : Up to 17,000 residents in the west of Scotland were left without power on Wednesday morning as a “weather bomb” of wet and...
Putin hopes to expand ties with India
AP, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin has voiced hope for expanding ties with India during his visit there and sought to assuage New Delhi’s concern...
Iran, Iraq, Syria to continue coop against IS
Reuters , Ankara :The foreign ministers of Iran, Syria and Iraq met in Tehran on Tuesday, saying that they would carry on working together to...
Kerry does not rule out US ground war against IS
BBC, Washington :Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday asked lawmakers debating legislation to authorise the war against the so-called Islamic State not to rule...
Former Chinese economic planner jailed for graft
AP, Beijing :A former deputy head of the agency that steers China’s state-dominated economy was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for taking bribes, adding...