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Social Democrats lead in Czech Republic election

PRAGUE: The Social Democrats have taken a lead in Czech Republic parliamentary election as they have managed to secure 22 percent of the vote,...

Germany, Brazil to move UN against NSA spying

UNITED NATIONS: The governments of Germany and Brazil are planning to table an anti-spying resolution in the UN General Assembly, aiming to bringing an...

China‚ Brazil, Venezuela criticize US drone strikes

NEW YORK: Representatives from China‚ Brazil and Venezuela have strongly criticized the use of drone strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and other countries in front...

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake shakes Japan, no destructive widespread tsunami threat

TOKYO: An earthquake measured 7.6 on the Richter scale struck 231 miles (371 km) east of Japan’s Honshu Island on Saturday morning, according US...

Russian parliament approves anti-terror legislation, targets terrorists’ families

MOSCOW: The Russian parliament on Friday unanimously passed anti-terror legislation that requires relatives of the terrorists to pay for the damages caused in attacks. The...

NSA spied on dozens of world leaders by monitoring phone calls

LONDON: The US National Security Agency (NSA) has monitored the telephone conversations of 35 foreign leaders, a new document leaked by former US intelligence...

EU parliament demands suspension of financial data sharing deal with US over spying

STRASBOURG: The European Parliament has voted to suspend a financial transactions information-sharing agreement with the United States over US National Security Agency spying activities. Some...

Germany summons US envoy over spying on Angela Merkel’s phone

BERLIN: Germany has summoned US ambassador and sought clarification over claims that the United States may have monitored the mobile phone of Chancellor Angela...

Obama-Nawaz meeting: White House issues Joint Statement

WASHINGTON: Following is the text of the Joint Statement issued by the White House after a meeting between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the...

21 killed as bus plunges into ravine in northern Thailand

BANGKOK: A tour bus plunged into a mountain ravine in Wang Nuea district in Thailand’s Lampang province, killing at least 21 passengers and injuring...

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