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14 killed as Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano erupts

JAKARTA: At least 14 persons including four high school students were killed when Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano on the western island of Sumatra erupted...

Ukrainian opposition demands more than vocal support from Europe, US

MUNICH: The Ukrainian opposition leaders held meetings with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton in Munich, Germany...

Thailand election: Shinawatra appeals protesters not to block voting

BANGKOK: The Thailand caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has appealed the anti-government protesters not to block voting during Sunday's general elections, while the opposition...

Bangladesh’s JI calls strike to protest against its leader’s death sentence

DHAKA: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) in Bangladesh gave a country-wide strike call for Monday to protest against the death sentence awarded to its leader Motiur...

Next round of Iran nuclear talks in Vienna on February 18

MUNICH: Iran’s Foreign Minister Muhammad Javad Zarif has said that Iran and six major world powers will hold the next round of nuclear talks...

Afghanistan presidential election: Election campaign to start on Sunday amid Taliban threat

KABUL: A two-month presidential election campaign in Afghanistan will kick off on Sunday, with eleven candidates taking part in the elections including former foreign...

Kerry to meet key Ukrainian opposition leaders on Saturday, Russia calls it ‘circus’

WASHGINTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet key Ukrainian opposition leaders on the sidelines of a security conference in Munich‚ Germany on...

Bangladesh court awards death sentence to JI chief among 14 in arms smuggling case

DHAKA: The 70-year-old Motiur Rahman Nizami, the leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), along with 13 others persons was sentenced to death in Bangladesh on...

US may impose sanctions against Ukraine over violence

WASHINGTON: The United States may impose financial sanctions against the Ukrainian authorities and protest leaders if the violence continues in the country. A foreign news...

Ukrainian parliament adopts amnesty bill, opposition rejects

KIEV: The Ukrainian parliament has adopted a much-anticipated amnesty bill for all those arrested during the anti-government protests, in return the protesters are obliged...

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