Empty rice cookers create bomb scare in New York
AP, New York :New York went on alert for two hours Friday during the morning rush hour because of three suspicious objects that turned out...
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Pelosi assails ‘weakness’ of Trump and Netanyahu
AP, Washington :House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday the U.S.-Israel relationship can withstand the “weakness” of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who...
Gibraltar orders Iranian tanker release despite US detention bid
AFP, Gibraltar :Gibraltar’s Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favour of releasing an Iranian supertanker seized on suspicion of shipping oil to war-torn Syria in...
Indonesia President proposes to move capital to Borneo
Reuters, Jakarta :Indonesia’s president on Friday proposed to move the capital from Jakarta, a crowded, polluted city of 10 million people, to the island of...
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Amnesty urges Sudan’s military to extradite ousted al-BashirAP, Cairo Amnesty International is urging Sudan’s military rulers to hand over longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir to the...
N Korea fires more projectiles, rules out talks with South
AP, Seoul :North Korea on Friday bluntly criticized South Korean President Moon Jae-in for continuing to hold military exercises with the U.S. and over his...
Now Trump wants US to buy Greenland, reports Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post :President Donald Trump has pushed top aides to investigate whether the U.S. government can purchase the giant, ice-smothered island of Greenland, two...
Malaysia to question Zakir Naik for comments against Malaysian Hindus
Reuters, Kuala Lumpur :Malaysian authorities will summon controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation,...
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Taliban, US pact in Afghanistan could boost Islamic StateReuters, KabulA deal between the Taliban and the United States for U.S. forces to withdraw from their...
Modi hails ‘path-breaking’ Kashmir move on Independence Day
AFP, New Delhi :Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed on Thursday his “path-breaking” move to strip the restive region of Kashmir of its autonomy, in a...
Pelosi vows to thwart US-UK trade deal if Brexit risks Irish peace
The top Democrat in the US Congress warned Wednesday that lawmakers would block a trade pact with Britain if its exit from the EU undermines...
US ‘deeply concerned’ by Chinese paramilitary reports on Hong Kong border
The United States expressed concerns Wednesday over Chinese security force movements on the border with Hong Kong and urged Beijing to honor the territory’s autonomy...