Indonesian presidential race heats up
Reuters, Jakarta :One of the two hopefuls in Indonesia’s presidential election has been accused of being a closet Christian, the other of being a foreigner...
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Rutba latest western town to fall to Isis
BBC Online :Sunni militants have seized another town in Iraq’s western Anbar province – the fourth in two days.Fighters of the Islamic State in Iraq...
S Korea manhunt after soldier shoots dead 5 comrades
Reuters :South Korean special forces joined a manhunt on Sunday for a soldier who killed five comrades in a grenade and gun attack at a...
Israeli troops kill Palestinian in West Bank clashes
BBC Online :Israeli soldiers have shot dead a Palestinian man in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestinian officials say.They say the troops – who...
Iraq ‘struggling’ against Isis militants: Diplomats
BBC Online :Iraq’s government is struggling in its battle against militants, diplomats and politicians have told the BBC.Fighters from the Islamic State in Iraq and...
Air strike kills 7 in militant-held Tikrit
AFP, Tikrit :An air strike on the insurgent-controlled Iraqi city of Tikrit killed at least seven people on Sunday, as the authorities seek to stem...
Modi invited to address US Congress
Zee Media Bureau, Washington :Uncle Sam’s embrace of Narendra Modi is complete. From denying him a visa to enter United States to inviting him to...
Kerry in key talks with Egypt’s Sisi
BBC Online :US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Egypt for key talks with new President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi.Kerry is expected to urge...
Hundreds of thousands vote in HK democracy ‘poll’ in defiance of Beijing
Reuters, Hong Kong :Nearly 600,000 votes have been cast in three days of an unofficial referendum on democratic reforms in Hong Kong, part of a...
Egypt Court confirms Brotherhood death sentences
BBC Online :An Egyptian court has confirmed death sentences for 183 Muslim Brotherhood supporters accused of a 2013 attack on a police station, lawyers say.A...
Shia militia show of force raises tensions in Iraq
BBC Online :Thousands of Shia militia loyal to the powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr have paraded through the streets of Baghdad, raising sectarian tensions amid continued...
Protests all over, parties demand rollback
NDTV.com, New Delhi :The Narendra Modi government’s decision to hike train fares by 14 per cent continues to face more criticism from political parties.M Karunanidhi,...