Geelani rebuffs talks offer with India sans Pakistan
Srinagar March 17 (TNS): All Parties Hurriyat Chairman Syed Ali Geelani has rejected talks offer with India by an IB official, his spokesperson said...
Xi Jinping reelected as president
BEIJING March 17 (TNS): China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday unanimously re-elected Xi Jinping as the country’s president.
The vote was witnessed by journalists inside...
Three killed in Kabul blast
KABUL March 18 (TNS): An explosion in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least three people and wounded two in an apparent...
European powers propose new Iran sanctions to meet Trump ultimatum
BRUSSELS/PARIS March 17 (TNS): Britain, France and Germany have proposed fresh EU sanctions on Iran over its ballistic missiles and its role in Syria’s...
Ex-FBI deputy McCabe fired days before retirement
Washington March 17 (TNS): Former FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe, who has endured a year of withering attacks from President Donald Trump, was fired...
Death and exodus as two Syria assaults escalate
Ghouta March 16 (TNS): Warplanes pounded Syria's Eastern Ghouta on Friday as Islamist groups tried to resist an advance by Russian-backed regime forces and...
With Rohingya gone, Myanmar’s ethnic Rakhine seek Muslim-free ‘buffer zone’
Koe Tan Kauk, Myanmar March 12 (TNS): Buddhist flags hang limply from bamboo poles at the entrance to Koe Tan Kauk, a "model" village...
Florida foot bridge collapse leaves four people dead
MIAMI March 16 (TNS): A newly erected pedestrian bridge spanning several lanes of traffic collapsed at Florida International University on Thursday, killing four people,...
India eyes Boeing fighter jets in latest procurement twist
NEW DELHI, March 15 (TNS): Boeing Co, considered the frontrunner in the race to supply the Indian navy with new fighter jets, is now in contention for...
Weathering Trump’s skepticism, U.S. officials still fighting global warming
WASHINGTON/OSLO March 15 (TNS): U.S. President Donald Trump has bashed international efforts to combat climate change and questioned the scientific consensus that global warming...
