French PM resigns to form new cabinet
BBC Online :French PM Manuel Valls has submitted the government’s resignation to President Francois Hollande and has been asked to form a new cabinet.The government...
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Ukraine border guards clash with rebels near Russian border
Reuters, Kiev :Ukrainian government forces engaged with a separatist armored column near the southeastern town of Novoazovsk, about 10 km (6 miles) from the Russian...
Thai King endorses coup leader Prayuth as PM
BBC Online :The Thai general who led May’s coup, Prayuth Chan-ocha, has been officially appointed prime minister following endorsement by the king.Gen Prayuth received the...
Japan PM visits Hiroshima after landslides
AFP, Tokyo :Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday pledged full support for victims of last week’s massive landslides in Hiroshima, as he made his first...
IS seizes Syrian air base
Reuters, Beirut :Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that cost...
Hamas leader urges Obama to stop ‘holocaust’ in Gaza
Yahoo News :The political chief of Hamas has called on President Barack Obama to intervene with the Israeli government to “lift the siege” of Gaza...
10 pilgrims killed in India’s temple stampede
TNN, Bhopal :Ten people have been killed and dozens more injured in a stampede at a temple in Chitrakoot area – which falls in the...
Bombings kill 42 in Iraq after Sunni mosque attack again
AP, Baghdad :Bombings in Baghdad and the northern city of Kirkuk killed at least 42 people in Iraq on Saturday as the government investigated a...
India hits back at Pakistan after attack on 22 border posts
Indias Today :A resident of one of the villages that came under fire from Pakistan shows a mortar shell. It seems Pakistan is back to...
Death toll in Japan landslides rises to 50
CNN, Tokyo :The death toll from landslides in Hiroshima, Japan, rose to 50 on Sunday, and 38 more people were reported missing, according to Kyodo...
Abbas urges fresh talks in Egypt
BBC Online :Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Israel and Hamas to attend fresh talks in Egypt.The Egyptian foreign ministry said it was ready...
Ukraine raises military spending
BBC Online :Ukraine’s president has announced that almost $3bn will be spent on re-equipping the army after an “exhausting” campaign against pro-Russian rebels.Petro Poroshenko said...