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South Korea rejects North Korea’s demand to postpone military drills with US

SEOUL: North Korea demanded South Korea to postpone annual joint military drills with the United States until after reunions of families separated by the...

Russia presents rival UN resolution on Syria

UNITED NATIONS: The Russian ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin has presented a rival resolution on the humanitarian crisis in Syria to key UN...

Ukraine political crisis: Yanukovych agrees to coalition government

KIEV: The Ukrainian Parliament Speaker Volodymyr Rybak has said that the country’s President Viktor Yanukovych has accepted the idea of a coalition government with...

Afghanistan frees 65 accused militants despite US protest

KABUL: The Afghan government on Thursday morning freed 65 accused militants from a former US prison despite fierce condemnation from the United States. “The 65...

7.3 magnitude earthquake jolts northwest China’s Xinjiang on February 12, 2014

BEIJING: A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake jolted northwest China's Xinjiang region on Wednesday, the China Earthquake Networks Centre said. The epicentre of the quake that...

Thai top court turns down opposition request to annul Feb 2 polls

BANGKOK: The Thai Supreme Court on Wednesday turned down a petition filed by the country's main opposition party, seeking to declare the February 2...

Military plane crashes in Algeria, 103 killed

ALGIERS: A military transport plane, carrying families of military staff, crashed in north-eastern Algeria on Tuesday, killing at least 103 persons, the country's Annahar...

US considers delaying security deal with Afghanistan until Karzai leaves office

WASHINGTON: The United States is considering delaying the issue of bilateral security agreement with Afghanistan until President Hamid Karzai leaves office and a new...

Iran successfully test fires new generation of ballistic, laser-guided missiles

TEHRAN: Iran has successfully test-fired a new generation of a ballistic missile and a laser-guided missile, the Iranian defense minister said. The two missiles were...

16 killed in truck-jeeps collision in eastern India

KOLKATA: A head-on collision occurred between two jeeps and a speeding truck on a highway in eastern India on Tuesday morning, killing 16 persons. Police...

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