Thirty-two dead in Tajikistan prison riot
Dushanbe | At least 32 people were killed in a prison riot in Tajikistan, including 24 members of the Islamic State jihadist group and three guards,...
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Iran FM Zarif says Trump’s ‘genocidal taunts won’t end Iran’
Tehran | Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Monday the “genocidal taunts” of US President Donald Trump will not “end Iran”, amid a spike...
Sweden requests detention order for WikiLeaks’ Assange
Copenhagen | Swedish authorities on Monday issued a request for a detention order against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is now jailed in Britain, a Swedish...
Former Maldives President congratulates PM Modi after exit polls
New Delhi | Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after exit polls show NDA victory. “As Indian polls close, congratulations are...
Former Maldives President congratulates PM Modi after exit polls
New Delhi | Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after exit polls show NDA victory. “As Indian polls close, congratulations are...
Theresa May pledges ‘new and improved deal’ to save her Brexit plan
London | British Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday promised a “new and improved deal” that she hopes will see her controversial Brexit agreement through Parliament...
Don’t go ‘too far’ in ‘damaging moves’: China tells US
Beijing | China’s top diplomat Wang Yi has asked US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo not to go “too far” in its “damaging moves” against the...
Australian PM Scott Morrison victorious; makes a comeback
Melbourne | Australia’s ruling Conservative Coalition led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Sunday made a “miraculous” comeback in the general election, defying exit polls and...
Trump is ‘divider-in-chief’, says Biden as he formally launches 2020 presidential bid
Philadelphia | Accusing President Donald Trump of being “divider-in-chief” by fomenting racism, hatred and bitterness among fellow citizens, former US Vice President Joe Biden on Saturday...
Trump lifts steel, aluminum tariffs on Canada, Mexico
Washington | President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal to lift US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Canada and Mexico that had created...