Iran buying Russian jets
BSS :Iran is weighing plans to buy Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets from Russia, Air Force chief Hamid Vahedi was reported as saying by local media.“The...
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Magnitude 6.6 earthquake strikes southwest China: USGS
BSS :A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, according to the US Geological Survey.The quake hit around 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the...
‘Seven dead in southwest China earthquake’
BSS :At least seven people were killed when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported.Initial surveys showed that a number of...
Nearly 1,000 migrants cross Channel Saturday: UK govt
BSS :Nearly 1,000 migrants crossed the Channel in small boats on Saturday, the UK government said Sunday, as growing numbers of arrivals have exacerbated tensions...
Pregnant women caught in Pakistan floods desperate for aid
BSS :With a swollen belly, aching feet and her four-year-old daughter in tow, Fahmidah Bibi keeps an eye out for a doctor who is rumoured...
UN envoy holds talks with Polisario chief in Algeria
BSS :The UN’s Western Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura met Sunday with the leader of the Polisario independence movement leader in Tindouf, Algeria, as part...
Israel delays, amends new West Bank travel rules after outcry
BSS :Israel Sunday delayed until next month new rules on visas for the occupied West Bank and dropped at least two controversial aspects relating to...
China’s No. 3 leader to visit Russia next week
BSS :China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, state media reported Sunday, becoming the highest- ranking Communist Party politician to travel to...
Barack Obama: president, Nobel laureate, and now an Emmy winner
BSS :Hollywood newcomer Barack Obama was awarded an Emmy for narrating his Netflix documentary series “Our Great National Parks,” the Television Academy announced on Saturday.The...
Blast kills 3 children, wounds 3 others in S. Afghanistan
BSS :Three children lost their lives and three others sustained injuries as an explosive device went off in Nad Ali district of Afghanistan’s southern Helmand...
Powerful typhoon lashes Japan’s Okinawa islands through weekend, evacuation ordered
BSS :Powerful typhoon Hinnamnor arrived in the south of the Japanese prefecture of Okinawa on Saturday, resulting in orders for residents of three municipalities to...
China’s No. 3 leader to visit Russia next week
BSS :China’s top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, state media reported Sunday, becoming the highest- ranking Communist Party politician to travel to...