Sri Lanka defence chief rules out military coup
BSS : Sri Lanka’s top defence official on Wednesday ruled out a military takeover despite the island nation’s political deadlock and thousands of troops on...
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US envoy in Israel urges ‘thorough’ probe into journalist Shireen killing
Al Jazeera :The United States Ambassador to Israel, Tom Nides, has called for a “thorough investigation” into the killing of veteran Al Jazeera journalist Shireen...
Ecuador prison riot leaves 44 dead, 108 on the run
BSS/AFP :At least 44 inmates died on Monday in Ecuador’s latest grisly prison riot, the public prosecutor said, as another 100 prisoners managed to escape. Authorities...
Afghan women protest Taliban decree to cover faces
BSS :About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females must fully cover their faces and...
‘Blood on your hands’: Anti-war slogans appear on Russian TV
Al Jazeera :Russian satellite television broadcasts were altered on Monday to show viewers in Moscow messages about the war in Ukraine: “You have blood on...
Northern Ireland in limbo after Sinn Fein triumphs
BSS/AFP :Northern Ireland’s bickering leaders came under pressure on Sunday to unite in a new government after the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein secured an...
Record 12.3m Syrian children need aid: UN
BSS/AFP :More Syrian children are in need of humanitarian support than at any time since a devastating civil war erupted over a decade ago, but...
Marcos Jr on verge of historic win as Philippine presidential campaign ends
BSS/AFP : The son of late Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was set to address hundreds of thousands of supporters on Saturday on the final day...
North Korea fires unidentified projectile: Seoul
BSS/AFP : North Korea fired an unidentified projectile into waters off its east coast Saturday, the South Korean military’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said.The latest...
Taliban supreme leader orders women to wear all-covering burqa in public: decree
BSS/AFP : Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief on Saturday ordered the country’s women to wear the all-covering burqa in public — one of the...
Morocco, Spain agree to bolster migration cooperation
BSS/AFP : Morocco and Spain on Friday committed to strengthening cooperation on irregular migration, a joint statement said, following a reset in relations after a...
Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of emergency
BSS/AFP : The US and the European diplomats Saturday urged Sri Lanka’s beleaguered president to repeal a state of emergency imposed after a general strike...