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Saudi king’s death could bring ‘prolonged era of leadership cha...

The death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah at the age of 90 on Thursday brings to power his half-brother, a former governor of Riyadh who has warned that democracy can only come to the conservative desert kingdom at a gradual pace. The succession of Salman ibn Abdul-Aziz, who had been crown... read more »

ISIS executing ‘educated womenR...

ISIS executing ‘educated women’ in new wave of horror says UN

GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday decried numerous executions of civilians in Iraq by the Islamic State group, warning that educated women appeared to be especially at risk. The jihadist group is showing a “monstrous disregard for human life” in the areas it controls in Iraq, the UN human... read more »

Four to be charged for Paris terror atta...

Four to be charged for Paris terror attacks

French anti-terror prosecutors sought on Tuesday to charge four men in connection with the attacks in Paris that left 20 people dead, which would be the first suspects charged in the country’s bloodiest terrorist attacks in decades. The four men awaited an anti-terror judge’s decision early... read more »

Obama bats for the middle class

Obama bats for the middle class

“Middle class economics works,” said U.S. President Barack Obama to thunderous applause on Capitol hill during his annual State of the Union (SOTU) address, as he sought to turn the page on the worst economic crisis faced by the country in recent memory and seal his legacy as the leader who... read more »

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Gevena deal on Iran 'victory for all': Russia

Gevena deal on Iran ‘victory for all’: Russia

Moscow – The intensive Geneva talks on Iranian nuclear programme have yielded an agreement which “means a victory for all”, the Russian foreign ministry said Sunday. “The... read more »

Obama calls Netanyahu on Iran n-deal

Obama calls Netanyahu on Iran n-deal

Washington – US President Barack Obama called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday to discuss the P5+1’s first step agreement... read more »

Khamenei hails Iran’s n-agreement with world powe...

Khamenei hails Iran's n-agreement with world powers

Tehran – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei welcomed the nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers Sunday, a media repor! t said. The... read more »

Iran n-deal: six global powers sign landmark nuclear de...

Iran n-deal: six global powers sign landmark nuclear deal

Iran and the six global powers have hammered out a landmark nuclear deal-the breakthrough achieved in the early hours on Sunday after seamless rounds of hard... read more »

Iran n-deal a step towards regional stability: Iraq

Iran n-deal a step towards regional stability: ! Iraq

Baghdad – Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Sunday welcomed the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group, considering it a major step... read more »

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Lebanon detains Islamic State leader Baghdadi’s wife

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Bangladesh court convicts British reporter of contempt

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No Sign of 52 Missing Fishermen in Bering Sea

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Obama Wants More Police Funding After Ferguson Unrest

President Barack Obama is calling for millions of dollars more in federal spending to improve police forces around the country, in response to the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a... read more »

At least 36 feared dead in northeast Kenya attack: Red Cross

NAIROBI: At least 36 people are feared dead after gunmen staged a fresh attack on a quarry in northeast Kenya, the Red Cross said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks. The incident... read more »