4 dead, dozens injured as tornadoes strike parts of US
AP :A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas and...
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Rahul Gandhi to hold ‘Jai Bharat’ rally in poll-bound Karnataka
ANI :Ahead of the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold Jai Bharat rally in Kolar on 9 April.“Rahul Gandhi will...
China’s Xi: Ties with Singapore set benchmark for countries in region
Reuters :Relations between China and Singapore have set a benchmark for countries in the region, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien...
IMF approves $15.6b Ukraine loan package
AFP :The International Monetary Fund has approved a $15.6 billion support package for Ukraine to assist with the conflict-hit country’s economic recovery, the fund said...
Israelis backing Netanyahu block highway in counter-protest
Reuters :Thousands of Israelis came out in support of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul plan on Thursday, blocking a highway in Tel Aviv after...
Finland to become member in coming days: Stoltenberg
AFP :Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday that Finland would formally become a member within days, as he congratulated its president on clearing the...
1,334 killed in DR Congo violence: UN
AFP :The UN rights chief decried on Thursday surging violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with rampant sexual violence and more than 1,300 people,...
King Charles at Hamburg memorial for Allied wartime air raids
BBC Online :King Charles, on his state visit to Germany, laid a wreath remembering those who died in Allied bombings of Hamburg in World War...
Jailed Malaysian: ex-PM Najib loses final bid to review graft conviction
Reuters :Malaysia’s top court on Friday dismissed a bid by jailed former prime minister Najib Razak to review his corruption conviction over the multi-billion dollar...
Russia’s isolation over Ukraine grows with US reporter arrest
Reuters :Russia has charged an American journalist with spying while Finland moved closer to becoming a NATO member, deepening tensions between Moscow and the West...
Two US Army helicopters crash in Kentucky, deaths feared
AP :Two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission, the U.S. Army’s Fort Campbell said in a statement. The...