US airstrikes target ISIS near embattled Kobane
Agency :The United States launched nine air strikes on Thursday on Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants advancing in the northern Syrian town...
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Afghan president makes historic Pakistan visit
Al-Jazeera.com :Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has arrived for his first state visit to neighbouring Pakistan, seeking to improve ties that are crucial to his hopes...
Liberia to end Ebola emergency
Al-Jazeera.com :Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said that she would not seek an extension to a state of emergency imposed in August over Ebola.Her announcement...
Bomb wounds three Lebanese soldiers near Syria border
Reuters, Beirut :A bomb exploded in the Lebanese mountains close to the Syrian border on Friday, wounding three Lebanese soldiers, security sources said, the latest...
‘Time for risks’ with comet lander
BBC Online :Scientists working on Philae comet lander say it is time to take more risks with the probe, amid fears its battery might die...
Israel lifts age bar on Al-Aqsa access
BBC Online :Israel says it will allow men of all ages into Jerusalem’s holy site complex, after months of restrictions.The restrictions on Muslim male worshippers...
World leaders gather for G20
BBC Online :World leaders are arriving in Australia for this weekend’s G20 summit in the Queensland city of Brisbane.The two-day summit, attended by the US,...
China offers ASEAN friendship treaty
Reuters, Naypyitaw :China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang proposed a “friendship” treaty with Southeast Asian countries on Thursday but reiterated that territorial disputes in the South...
Turkish protesters attack US sailors in Istanbul
BBC Online :Turkish nationalist protesters have assaulted three US sailors in Istanbul, trying to put hoods on them and chanting “Yankees go home”.The protesters, who...
US accuses Russia of ‘fuelling’ war in Ukraine
Al-Jazeera.com :The US ambassador to the United Nations has accused Russia of “fuelling war” in Ukraine.Speaking at a UN Security Council meeting in New York,...
Kerry to meet Abbas as new Israeli settlement plan sparks tensions
AFP, Jerusalem :US Secretary of State John Kerry is set for talks Thursday with the Palestinian leader on easing regional tensions, after Israel approved new...
Russia to sell Mi-35 copters to Pakistan
IANS, Islamabad :Russia will sell Mi-35 helicopters to Pakistan to strengthen its counter-terrorism efforts, media reported Thursday.Russia’s Ambassador Alexey Dedov said the deal between Pakistan...