Karzai again demands end of US airstrikes
AP, Afghanistan :Afghanistan’s president demanded Sunday that the United States no longer carry out military operations or airstrikes and must jump-start peace talks with the...
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Shashi Tharoor urges swift probe into wife’s death
BBC Online :Indian minister Shashi Tharoor, whose wife was found dead in a Delhi hotel room on Friday, has called for a swift investigation so...
India successfully test-fires Agni-IV missile
PTI, Balasore :India on Monday successfully test-fired its nuclear-capable strategic missile Agni-IV, with a strike range of about 4,000 km, from a test range off...
Thousands challenge protest ban in Kiev
BBC Online :Tens of thousands of Ukrainian pro-EU demonstrators have gathered in the capital Kiev in defiance of new laws aimed at curbing public protests.They...
Fresh blasts at protesters rally in Bangkok: 28 hurt
CNN :At least 28 people were injured in two explosions at an opposition rally in the Thai capital of Bangkok on Sunday, authorities said.A local...
Barack Obama: Spying must not hurt US-German ties
BBC Online :President Barack Obama has said he will not let controversial surveillance by US intelligence services undermine Washington’s ties with Germany.Speaking to Germany’s ZDF...
Egypt referendum: 98pc vote for new constitution
BBC Online :A proposed new Egyptian constitution has been backed by 98.1% of people who voted in a referendum, officials say.Turnout was 38.6% of the...
Israel targets Gaza militants after Palestinian rocket attacks
Reuters, Gaza :Israel said it carried out an air strike on Sunday against a Gaza militant who it blamed for cross-border rocket attacks last week,...
Blaze threatens historic wood village in Laerdal Norway
BBC Online :Scores of people have been evacuated from a heritage village in southern Norway as a raging fire threatens its unique wooden buildings. Flames...
US hails opposition move to attend peace talks
BBC Online :US Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed a decision by Syria’s main political opposition group to attend next week’s peace talks in...
Bushfire kills one
BBC Online :Bushfires in Australia’s Victoria state have killed one person, as parts of the country face another day of soaring temperatures.A body was found...