politics
Russia, China Urge Freeze On N.Korea Missile Tests and US Exercises
Russia and China on Tuesday called for a simultaneous freeze on North Korean nuclear and missile tests and military...
Modi Begins First Ever Israel Visit By An Indian PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Israel Tuesday for the first ever visit by an Indian premier, amid growing ties...
Supreme Court Throws Out Woyome Application Over Oral Examination
The Supreme Court has thrown out an application by Alfred Agbesi Woyome seeking to block the Attorney General from...
Narendra Modi To Become First Indian PM To Visit Israel
Narendra Modi will become the first Indian prime minister to visit Israel when he arrives on Tuesday. Mr Modi,...
Fifth Round of Kazakh Syria Talks Focuses On Safe Zones
Powerbrokers Russia, Iran and Turkey on Tuesday focused on shoring up a plan for safe zones in Syria at a fifth round...
Textile Workers To Picket At Trades Ministry Over Fake Textile Importation
Textile workers are threatening to picket this week if government does not stop the influx of imported textiles. The...
Kremlin Says Putin, Trump To Meet Friday In Hamburg
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold a first meeting with US leader Donald Trump on Friday on the sidelines...
Migrant Influx To Europe Hits 100,000 In 2017
More than 100,000 migrants have made the perilous Mediterranean crossing to Europe this year, the UN said Tuesday, amid...
Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Talk Trade, North Korea At Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met Tuesday against a backdrop of mounting tensions over...
N.Korea’s ICBM Capability
North Korea declared Tuesday that the country had finally achieved its dream of building an intercontinental ballistic...
US-Backed Forces Breach IS Defences In Heart of Syria’s Raqa
US-backed forces have penetrated the heavily fortified heart of jihadist bastion Raqa for the first time, in a key...
Indian Cinemas Shut In Tax Protest
More than 1,000 cinemas in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu have closed in protest at a hike in taxes after the...
China Defends N.Korea Efforts, After Trump Outburst
China defended its "relentless efforts" to resolve the North Korea nuclear issue on Tuesday following a Twitter...
Sri Lanka Ends Decades-Long Occupation of Tamil Port
Sri Lanka's military said Tuesday it has ended its occupation of a major fishing harbour after 27 years and allowed...
Singapore PM Accused of Lying In Parliament By Brother
The brother of Singapore's prime minister Tuesday accused him of lying in parliament about the final wishes of their...
N.Korea’s Veteran Newsreader Returns To Declare ICBM Launch
Pyongyang deployed one of its most symbolic media assets to declare a key moment in North Korea's missile development...
North Korea Hails ‘successful ICBM’ Test
North Korea says it has successfully tested a long-range “intercontinental” missile. It is the first time North...
Nigeria’s Igbo Leaders Reject Call For Biafra State
Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic...
Fifth Round of Syria Talks Begins In Kazakhstan
A fifth round of talks on ending the six-year Syrian conflict began in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, focused on shoring up a...