Afghanistan district chief killed in blast
AP, Kabul :Police say a bomb has ripped through the vehicle of a district chief in eastern Afghanistan, killing him.Nangarhar provincial police chief spokesman Hazrat...
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Three killed in Cairo clashes, 48 hurt
Reuters, Cairo :Three protesters were killed and dozens wounded as Muslim Brotherhood supporters and police clashed across Egypt on Friday, the health ministry and security...
China draws ‘red line’ on North Korea
Reuters, Beijing :China declared a “red line” on North Korea on Saturday, saying that China will not permit chaos or war on the Korean peninsula,...
18 Ukrainians assets to be frozen including ousted President
Mail Online :The European Union has named 18 Ukrainians who will have their assets frozen including the country’s ousted President Viktor Yanukovych, his son and...
Ukrainian-Americans protest at the White House
AFP, Washington :Just hours after President Barack Obama unveiled visa bans and laid the ground for sanctions against Russia, the Ukrainian diaspora made their own...
Assad expresses support to Putin on Ukraine
Agency :Syrian President Bashar al-Assad seconds Russia’s position in the Ukraine crisis, reported Syria’s state news agency SANA on Thursday.In a message addressed to Russian...
SC agrees to examine Telangana issue
PTI, New Delhi :Bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh to create Telangana on Friday came under judicial scrutiny with the Supreme Court agreeing to examine it and...
Kerry in Jordan for talks on ME peace
Reuters, Aqaba :US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Aqaba, Jordan, on Friday in an unscheduled visit to discuss Middle East peace with Jordan’s...
Malaysia jails Anwar Ibrahim for five years for sodomy
BBC Online :A Malaysian court has sentenced opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim to five years in jail after overturning his acquittal on sodomy charges.Anwar led the...
Karzai’s brother quits Afghan poll race
BCB Online :The brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has dropped out of the forthcoming election race to endorse fellow candidate Zalmai Rassoul.Qayum Karzai told...
Hillary again blasts Putin
AP, Los Angeles :Russian President Vladimir Putin is a tough but thin-skinned leader who is squandering his country’s potential, former US Secretary of State Hillary...
Rajiv Gandhi murder case: SC defers Centre’s plea
PTI, New Delhi :The Supreme Court on Thursday deferred till March 26 the hearing on the Centre’s plea against the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to...