US police officer shot in Ferguson, Missouri
A police officer has been shot in the strife-torn US town of Ferguson, Missouri, but the officer’s condition is unclear, St Louis police say.The officer...
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Kurdish militants claim deadly ambush in Turkey’s southeast
AFP, Istanbul :Three Turkish police were killed after an ambush in Turkey’s overwhelmingly Kurdish southeast, in an attack claimed Saturday by armed Kurdish militants despite...
21 Pak militants killed in gunfight
AFP, Peshawar :At least 21 militants have been killed in airstrikes and a gunfight in restive northwestern tribal areas, officials said Sunday.The air attacks were...
Rohingya could face detention under Myanmar draft plan
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar’s national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority a bleak...
Hong Kong protesters clash with riot police
Pro-democracy protesters have been clashing with riot police Hong Kong, defying calls by the authorities to halt their “illegal” action.Demonstrators tried to push through a...
Jayalalitha guilty of corruption
Zee Media Bureau, Bangalore :In a huge setback to Jayalalithaa, a special court on Saturday held the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister guilty of amassing Rs...
Israel waging war of genocide in Gaza: Abbas
BBC Online :Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has accused Israel of carrying out a “war of genocide” in Gaza in his speech at the UN...
Volcano erupts in Japan; 250 trapped, 11 hurt
AP, Tokyo :A volcano erupted in central Japan on Saturday, catching mountain climbers by surprise and trapping more than 250 people. At least 11 people...
Chelsea Clinton becomes mother
AP, Washington :Bill and Hillary Clinton are grandparents. The couple’s daughter, Chelsea Clinton, has given birth to her first child, a daughter named Charlotte.Chelsea Clinton,...
Rouhani warns time running out
BBC Online :Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned that time is running out for negotiating a permanent agreement on his country’s nuclear programme.He said that...
Rohingya could face detention under Myanmar draft plan
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar’s national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority a bleak...