Search complicated by geopolitics, rivalries
Reuters, Beijing :The frantic hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has been, in one way, a nearly miraculous display of international collaboration: 26 nations, many...
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Rifts must end
English.news.cn, Kuwait City :Arab leaders concluded the two-day Arab League summit in Kuwait on Wednesday with their commitment to boost relations and heal rifts between...
Egypt’s Sisi quits army to run for president
Al-Jazeera.com :Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, the general who ousted Egypt’s first freely elected leader last July, has declared his candidacy for a presidential election he is...
Russians impose joke ‘sanctions’ for Obama
Reuters, Moscow :Russians have begun an internet campaign of tongue-in-cheek “sanctions” against US President Barack Obama in retaliation to measures Washington imposed on Moscow over...
US, EU ‘united’ over Russia
CNN :US President Barack Obama on Wednesday again called for Russia to de-escalate the situation in Ukraine and warned of further isolation and “costs” if...
‘Modi mania’ at Delhi rally
BBC Online :The man who may be India’s next prime minister didn’t live up to his reputation for punctuality, showing up more than an hour...
After eggs, ink thrown at AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal in Varanasi
IANS, Varanasi :AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal arrived in Varanasi on Tuesday to a hostile reception from apparent supporters of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi...
Malaysian dailies turn black in tribute to missing jet
AFP :Leading Malaysian English newspapers ran striking black front pages in tribute to those who have perished in the tragedy, with New Straits Times saying...
Thai bus crash kills 30 people
A bus crash in northern Thailand has killed at least 30 people and injured 22 others, Thai authorities say.The fatal accident took place in Tak...
G8 turns G7 after kicking out Russia
PTI, Washington :The G7 group of top economic powers have kicked out Russia from the powerful G8 over its annexation of Crimea and threatened to...
Crimea crisis won’t hit coop with russia
Reuters, Hague :US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he hoped the Crimea crisis would not harm cooperation with Russia on international efforts...
Taiwan students storm government HQ
BBC Online :Taiwanese police have clashed with hundreds of students who occupied government headquarters to protest at a trade deal with China.Police used water cannon...