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John Kerry, Javad Zarif in critical round of Iran nuclear talks

LAUSANNE: Iran nuclear talks enter a critical week Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry and his Iranian counterpart in Switzerland seeking an elusive breakthrough after 18 months of intense negotiations. Time is running out, however, with Kerry and Mohammad Javad Zarif aiming to agree the... read more »

Suicide bombers attack 2 Lahore churches, leave 15 dead as angry mob goes o...

Lahore: A pair of suicide bombers attacked two churches in Lahore on Sunday as worshippers prayed inside — killing 15 people in the latest assault against religious minorities in this increasingly fractured country, officials said. A spokesman for the Pakistani Taliban, Ahsanullah Ahsan, claimed... read more »

Maldives’ Ex-President Convicted, Calls for Protests

A former president of the Maldives called on his supporters to go out in the streets to protest his imprisonment after a quick and disputed trial that raised fears of more instability in the Indian Ocean nation. A three-judge panel ruled Friday that Mohamed Nasheed, the country’s first... read more »

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OPCW urges more support to end chemical weapons

Syrian chemical weapons destruction might start in January 2014

Tokyo – The international chemical weapons watchdog’s head has said the destruction of Syria’s toxic stockpile could begin by late January on the American ship . Director General of... read more »

Bangladesh SC stays execution of Jamaat-e-Islami leader

Bangladesh SC stays execution of Jamaat-e-Islami l...

Dhaka – The Supreme Court of Bangladesh late Tuesday halted the execution of Abdul Quader Molla hours before the convicted war criminal was to... read more »

Chinese reform encouraging, says World Bank chief

Chinese reform encouraging, says World Bank chief

Washington – The recent reform measures announced by the Chinese government are encouraging, and the US Federal Reserve needs to exit the current massive... read more »

Pakistani to head UN economic, social body for Asia, Pa...

Pakistani to head UN economic, social body for Asia, Pacific

United Nations – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday announced the appointment of Shamshad Akhtar of Pakistan as the executive secretary of the... read more »

20,000 could be pardoned under Russian amnesty

Russia not to dispute Canada's claim on North Pole

Moscow – About 20,000 people could be granted amnesty to mark the 20th anniversary of the Russian constitution, the head of the country’s Human... read more »

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A look at Japan and two being held by Islamic State

Two Japanese men have been threatened with death by the Islamic State (IS) if their government doesn’t pay a huge ransom. A look at hostages and Japan, and its interests in the Middle... read more »

Britain ‘wide open to abuse by freeloading migrants’, says Foreign Secretary

Britain is “wide open to abuse” by “freeloading” European Union migrants who are exploiting the welfare state, the Foreign Secretary has said. Philip Hammond said that the... read more »

Economy, IS policy, Guantanamo and more: Obama’s speech in 11 quotes

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared America has turned the page on years of war and economic hardship, in a populist-tinged State of the Union address that set up the battle to... read more »

Houthi display of force challenges embattled Yemen leader

Houthi fighters battled guards at the Yemeni president’s private home and entered his palace on Tuesday, raising the stakes in a turbulent campaign for more political power that has... read more »

Abe visits Yasukuni war shrine, China protests

Japan PM Shinzo Abe rushes home to lead hostage crisis response

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was rushing home from the Middle East Wednesday to take charge of Tokyo’s response after Islamic militants threatened to kill two nationals unless he... read more »