Israel must renounce nuclear arms:UNGA
AP, United Nations :The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved an Arab-backed resolution Tuesday calling on Israel to renounce possession of nuclear weapons and put its...
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India plans to modernise Navy
Reuters, New Delhi :India is speeding up a navy modernization programme and leaning on its neighbors to curb Chinese submarine activity in the Indian Ocean,...
Japanese asteroid probe sets off on 6-year journey
AP,Tokyo :A Japanese space probe named after a falcon blasted off today, setting off on a six-year round trip to an asteroid for samples that...
Myanmar `under military control`
AP, Washington : The nominee to become the next commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific says the time isn’t right to expand nascent military ties...
Egypt court condemns 188 to death for police killings
AFP, Cairo :An Egyptian court on Tuesday condemned 188 people to death for a deadly attack on police after security forces dispersed sit-ins by supporters...
Jt airstrikes inflict heavy damage on IS
Reuters, Brussels :The US-led coalition has inflicted serious damage on Islamic State, carrying out around 1,000 air strikes so far in Iraq and Syria, but...
Nato alliance approves rapid reaction force
AP, Brussels :Nato member countries approved a new interim quick-reaction military force on Tuesday to protect themselves from Russia or other threats, the alliance’s chief...
‘Palestine state’ talks at UN level soon
AFP, United Nations :A draft resolution to revive talks on a final Israeli-Palestinian settlement is expected be presented to the UN Security Council by the...
‘Palestine state’ talks at UN level soon
AFP, United Nations :A draft resolution to revive talks on a final Israeli-Palestinian settlement is expected be presented to the UN Security Council by the...
Lebanon detains Islamic State leader Baghdadi’s wife
Reuters, Beirut :The Lebanese army detained a wife and daughter of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi as they crossed from Syria nine days ago,...
Iraqi army retakes chemical weapons site from IS
Agencies :The Iraqi army has retaken from Islamist insurgents a sprawling complex where aging remnants of late President Saddam Hussein’s chemical weapons program are stored...
Saudi woman `arrested` for driving
Al Jazeera, Riyadh :A woman who tried to drive in defiance of a ban on women drivers in Saudi Arabia has been arrested after being...