China sends spy ship off Hawaii during US-led drills
Reuters, Washington :China has sent a spy ship to international waters off of Hawaii during a giant US-led naval exercise involving 22 countries, even as...
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Chinese President visits Venezuela
Agency :Coming from Argentina, Chinese President Xi Jinping is now visiting Venezuela for two-days, as part of his tour in Latin America.The program here includes...
Gazans flee as death toll continue to soar
Zee Media Bureau, Gaza City :Israel on Sunday said that it was intensifying its ground operation in Gaza, with an aim to destroy tunnels used...
Clashes at Paris: Pro-Palestinian protest
BBC Online :Pro-Palestinian protesters in France have clashed with police at a rally against Israel’s action in Gaza.Thousands took part in the protest in Paris,...
Israel ‘surpasses Hitler in barbarism’: Turkish PM
Reuters, Ankara :Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Saturday of having “surpassed Hitler in barbarism” through its attacks on Gaza, but warned Turks...
Cigarette company told to pay $23.6b to victims wife
BBC Online :A US court has ordered the country’s second largest cigarette company to pay $23.6 billion (£13.8bn) to the wife of a smoker who...
Afghan EC suspends vote audit
BBC Online :Afghanistan’s election commission has suspended an audit of votes from June’s hotly-disputed presidential run-off.The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said this was due to...
WB cops under CBI scanner
PTI, New Delhi :Some officers of West Bengal Police are under the scanner of CBI for alleged destruction of crucial documents related to Saradha scam...
West toughens calls on Russia to cooperate over MH17 air crash
Reuters, Ukraine :Ukraine accused Russia and pro-Moscow rebels on Saturday of destroying evidence to cover up their guilt in the shooting down of a Malaysian...
Russia providing heavy weapons to Ukrainian rebels: Pentagon
PTI, Washington :The Pentagon has alleged that Russia continues to provide the separatists fighting in eastern Ukraine with heavy weapons and other military equipment, in...
Millions back Suu Kyi’s call for Myanmar charter change
AFP, Yangon :Myanmar’s opposition has gathered millions of signatures in support of changes to a constitution that bars its leader Aung San SuuKyi from becoming...
Iraqi Christians flee after Isis issues ultimatum
BBC Online :Iraqi Christians are fleeing Mosul after Islamist militants threatened to kill them unless they converted to Islam or paid a “protection tax”.A statement...