US president extends US combat role in Afghanistan : Report
AFP, Washington :Barack Obama has extended the combat role for US troops in Afghanistan for another year, in a classified order he signed in recent...
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Biden urges Russia to uphold east Ukraine truce
AP, Kiev, Ukraine :U.S. Vice President Joe Biden criticized Russia on Friday for its role in eastern Ukraine, urging Moscow to uphold a cease-fire in...
US, Turkey still not in sync on Syria
AP, Istanbul :Vice President Joe Biden on Friday will become the latest in a parade of U.S. officials trying to push Turkey to step up...
Russia warns US against arms to Ukraine as Biden due in Kiev
Reuters, Moscow :Russia warned the United States on Thursday against supplying arms to Ukrainian forces fighting pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, hours before U.S. Vice-President...
China pledges more dialogue on regional conflicts
AP, Beijing :China’s defense minister said Friday he wants to enhance dialogue to manage disputes with his country’s neighbors, sounding a conciliatory note after years...
`Obama immigration plan illegal`
AFP, Washington :Republican reaction was swift and savage Thursday to President Barack Obama’s unilateral plan to bring millions of undocumented non-citizens out of the shadows...
Kerry seeks breakthrough in troubled Iran nuclear talks
AFP, Vienna :Troubled Iran nuclear talks enter the make-or-break endgame Friday as US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart seek a breakthrough...
Egypt calls on West to support Libya to avoid new crises
Reuters, Cairo :Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi urged the United States and Europe on Thursday to help the Libyan army in its fight against Islamist...
Russian activity in Baltic region poses risk: NATO
AP, Tallinn :NATO’s chief said Thursday that Russia’s growing military presence in the skies above the Baltic region is unjustified and that its aircraft regularly...
Kasparov likens Putin to Hitler, urges West to act
AP, Warsaw :Russian chess master and political activist Garry Kasparov compared President Vladimir Putin’s “one-man dictatorship” to the rule of Adolf Hitler on Thursday, warning...
Lankan president calls early presidential polls
AP, Colombo :Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa called early elections on Thursday, seeking a third term in office two years before his current term expires.Presidential...
Republicans eye counterstrikes to Obama immigration plan
AFP, Washington :Outraged Republicans have pounced on President Barack Obama’s planned announcement on immigration reform, warning that unilateral action will trigger fierce reprisals from a...