US, Iran deny military coordination plans over IS
The United States and Iran have denied plans for any military coordination in the fight against Islamic State militants operating in Iraq and Syria.“We are...
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Russia ‘to react’ to EU sanctions
Russia has vowed to respond if the European Union imposes new sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.The EU says the sanctions, targeting more Russian individuals, will...
Islamic State expands influence to Egypt
Reuters, Cairo :Islamic State, fighting to redraw the map of the Middle East, has been coaching Egypt’s most dangerous militant group, complicating efforts to stabilize...
73 killed in Pakistan as floods spread
Reuters, Islamabad :At least 73 people have been killed across Pakistan after heavy rains brought flash floods and caused homes to collapse in the Punjab...
Two thirds of children worldwide are physically abused: UN
IANS, United Nations :About two thirds of children worldwide are physically abused by their caretakers on a regular basis, said a report published by the...
Ukraine forces, rebels clash near port before possible truce
Reuters, Ukraine :Ukrainian forces and pro-Russian rebels clashed just east of the strategic port of Mariupol on Friday, hours before envoys from Ukraine and Russia...
India, Australia seal nuclear deal
TNN, New Delhi :India and Australia sealed the long-awaited nuclear energy deal on Friday even as Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said he wanted first-rank...
Iraq strikes kill IS chief’s aide
AFP, Iraq :Air strikes in northern Iraq on Thursday killed the top aide of jihadist Islamic State (IS) chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the country’s ranking...
WHO holds urgent talks on Ebola treatments
Al-jazeera.com :World health experts are meeting in Geneva, Switzerland for the second day of urgent talks on fast-tracking experimental Ebola drugs, as doctors in the...
India’s ‘serial killer’ to be executed
BBC Online :An Indian man sentenced to death for murdering a girl in a case dubbed “the house of horrors” will be executed next week,...
Court frees three suspects
Al-Jazeera.com :An Indian court has freed three men arrested earlier this year on suspicion of raping and murdering two girls found hanged outside their village.Judge...
Iraq president pleads for help to fight ISIS
CNN :Iraqi President Fuad Masum appealed for international support to fight ISIS in an interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour on Thursday.”If there is cooperation and...