Thais vote for Senate ahead of crucial deadline for PM
Reuters, Bangkok :Thais voted on Sunday for half of the country’s 150-seat Senate in a key test for Yingluck Shinawatra’s troubled government, a day before...
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Tensions on rise as Myanmar holds census
Al-Jazeera.com :Tens of thousands of census-takers have fanned out across Myanmar to gather data for a rare snapshot of the former junta-ruled nation that is...
Syria frees kidnapped journalists
CNN :Two Spanish journalists held more than six months in Syria are on their way home, Spain’s El Mundo newspaper reported Sunday.The newspaper said that...
Kerry, Lavrov hold talks
AFP, Moscow :US secretary of state John Kerry hold impromptu talks with Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov in Paris on Sunday, after Russia pledged not...
Strict security steps ahead of Lok Sabha polls
PTI, New Delhi :More than two lakh gun-toting paramilitary personnel, thousands of vehicles and nearly a dozen helicopters will be deployed across the country to...
Relatives demand apology over missing Malaysian jet
AP, Kuala Lumpur :Several dozen Chinese relatives of passengers on Flight 370 demanded on Sunday that Malaysia apologize for its handling of the search for...
Sonia takes on BJP, says oppon only talks
ANI, Lakhimpur :Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying the opposition party “talks big” and believes in...
Thai protesters rally against PM ahead of Senate vote
Reuters, Bangkok :Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government protesters rallied across Bangkok on Saturday in their latest bid to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a...
Russia has no intention of sending troops to Ukraine: Lavrov
Reuters, Moscow :Russian said on Saturday it had no intention of sending its armed forces into Ukraine, signaling Moscow wants to ease tensions in the...
Norway’s former PM named Nato chief
Reuters, Brussels :Nato chose former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg as its next leader on Friday at a time when the Western military alliance must...
Militants attack Afghan EC HQ
AP, Kabul :Taliban militants attacked the main Afghan election commission’s headquarters on Saturday in Kabul, opening fire on the compound with rocket-propelled grenades and heavy...
Young detainees allege torture
BBC Online :Brutal beatings, sexual abuse, and electric shocks are being carried out on detainees, including teenage children, in Egypt, according to testimonies gathered by...