Germany’s Merkel to back Kerry peace efforts during Israel visit
Reuters, Berlin :German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she will lobby on behalf of Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts led by US. Secretary of State John Kerry...
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Thailand crisis: Deadly attack on opposition rally
Gunmen have opened fire on an anti-government rally in eastern Thailand, killing a five-year-old girl and wounding dozens of other people.Attackers threw explosives and shot...
Venezuelan police and opposition activists clash in Caracas
Venezuelan police and opposition demonstrators have clashed at the end of a march that gathered tens of thousands of people in Caracas.Several people were injured,...
UN Security Council agrees aid resolution
The UN Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution on access to humanitarian aid in Syria – the first time it has united on the...
Heavy shelling rocks Golan Heights area between Syria, Israel
CNN, Golan Heights :Heavy shelling and gunfire echoed close to the Syrian-Israeli frontier at the Golan Heights on Friday as the long-running war between Syrian...
‘Rahul Milk’ to counter ‘Modi tea’
NDTV, Uttar Pradesh :In this political season, it is the competition of beverages. With BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi luring people with free tea...
China summons US ambassador over Obama-Dalai meeting
PTI, Beijing : China summoned US charge d’affaires here and lodged a strong diplomatic protest after President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the...
Maduro seeks talks with Obama
Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro has invited US President Barack Obama to join him in talks aimed at resolving the problems between the two countries.Maduro said...
N-S Koreans hold rare family reunion
BBC Online :Hundreds of North and South Korean relatives are seeing each other for the first time in decades, at a reunion for families separated...
Telangana bill may face in legal tangle
TNN, Hyderabad :The Andhra Pradesh State Reorganization Bill is likely to get entangled in a legal quagmire with many constitutional experts averring that the legislation...
Iran, 6 world powers agree on agenda for talks on N-program
Reuters, Vienna :Iran and six world powers have agreed on an agenda for negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and will meet again in the second...