Iraq army retakes Saddam’s home village from ISIS
Reuters, Baghdad :The Iraqi army drove Sunni insurgents out of late dictator Saddam Hussein’s home village, state media and police said, part of a campaign...
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Protests hit Egypt on coup anniversary
Al-Jazeera.com :Nearly 200 people have been arrested in Egypt during a series of demonstrations and small bombings on the anniversary of Mohamed Morsi’s removal from...
Modi on maiden Kashmir visit
BBC Online :Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first visit to Indian-administered Kashmir amidst a protest shutdown called by separatist groups.Modi inaugurated a railway...
Kremlin wants better ties with US
Reuters, Moscow :Russian President Vladimir Putin called for better relations with the United States on Friday in a congratulatory message to President Barack Obama marking...
Hamas ‘ready for Gaza truce’ if Israeli raids stop
BBC Online :Hamas has offered to halt its rocket attacks if Israel stops its air raids on the Gaza Strip, the BBC understands.A source with...
Sectarian riots continue in Myanmar: 2 killed
BBC Online :Local police say two men have been killed amid ongoing violence in Myanmar’s second city of Mandalay.A Buddhist died when he was slashed...
North Korea tops agenda as China’s Xi visits Seoul
BBC Online :Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in South Korea for a two-day visit set to focus on North Korea.It is the first time...
Karzai signs terror law
Reuters, Kabul :Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed a law aimed at curbing the financing of terrorist groups, a government statement said on Thursday, the second...
Palestinians to bury teenager killed in Jerusalem
BBC Online :Palestinians are preparing to hold the funeral of a teenager abducted and murdered in Jerusalem.The killing of 17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdair on Wednesday...
30000 Saudi troops deployed in Iraq belt
Al-Jazeera.com :Saudi Arabia has sent 30,000 soldiers to its border with Iraq after Iraqi soldiers withdrew from the area, Saudi-owned al-Arabiya television said on Thursday.The...
US increases security at overseas airports amid bomb threat
Reuters, Washington :The United States said on Wednesday it would increase security at overseas airports with nonstop flights to the country, and US officials cited...
Rain hits Mumbai
TNN, Mumbai :On a day when Mumbai got its first good rain of the season, the municipal corporation announced water cuts across the city. For...