Libya govt resigns to allow new cabinet
BBC Online :Libya’s prime minister and his cabinet have resigned to make way for a new government based on parliamentary elections held in June, a...
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Turkey’s Erdogan consolidates power with ascent to presidency
Reuters, Ankara :Tayyip Erdogan will cement his position as modern Turkey’s most powerful leader when he is sworn in as president on Thursday, advancing his...
KSA beheads three convicted of murder
AFP, Riyadh :Saudi authorities on Wednesday beheaded three citizens after they were convicted of murder in separate cases, the interior ministry announced, bringing to 41...
India cow row ‘settled by DNA tests’
A woman in the southern Indian state of Kerala is set to win a court battle to keep a cow after DNA tests proved it...
Deadly landslide in SW China
At least six people have died and 21 others are missing after a landslide struck a village in south-west China.China’s state-run Xinhua news agency reported...
Strategic Ukraine town under rebel control
AP, Ukraine :The stratebic southeastern Ukraine town of Novoazovsk appeared firmly under the control of Russia-backed separatists Thursday and Ukraine’s president called an emergency meeting...
J&K council passes resolution seeking resumption of Indo-Pak talks
Zee Media Bureau, Srinagar :In a step that may lead to a confrontation with the Centre, the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council, Thursday, passed a...
Ex-Thai PM Abhisit’s murder charge dismissed
A Thai court has dismissed murder charges against former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva linked to a bloody crackdown on protesters in 2010.Abhisit was Thailand’s leader...
War like situation prevails in Indo-Pak border
New York Times :The habits of wartime have crept back into life here along the border between India and Pakistan.In the mornings, villagers stitch up...
IS executes soldiers, takes hostages at Syria base
Reuters, Beirut :Islamic State militants have executed Syrian army soldiers and are holding a group of them hostage after capturing an air base in northeast...
Nigeria shuts schools over Ebola
All schools in Nigeria have been ordered to remain shut until 13 October as part of measures to prevent the spread of the deadly Ebola...
UN accuses Syria of using chlorine gas
The United Nations has accused the Syrian government of using chemical agents in eight separate incidents in a new report on war crimes there.The UN...