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World powers miss Iran nuclear deal dead...

World powers miss Iran nuclear deal deadline, extends it to July 1

Vienna: Iran and world powers missed a deadline to clinch a landmark nuclear deal and defuse a 12-year standoff but gave themselves seven more months to reach agreement. The failure followed an intensive five-day diplomatic push in the Austrian capital Vienna involving the foreign ministers of... read more »

Ferguson Police Officer Not Charged in B...

Ferguson Police Officer Not Charged in Black Teen’s Shooting

CLAYTON, Mo.— A grand jury declined to indict a white police officer in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager whose death in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson became a national flash point on race, justice and policing. The decision released on Monday night led to renewed unrest after the... read more »

Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 a...

Nepal bus crash death toll rises to 47 as more bodies found

Emergency workers found three bodies immediately after the crash in mountainous Jajarkot district on Thursday, and pulled another 44 from the wreckage of the bus over the weekend. “The confirmed death toll so far is 47,” said Jajarkot police chief Dinesh Raj Mainali. “We have... read more »

John Kerry arrives in Middle East to fix ties
Iran nuclear deal: With deadline looming...

Iran nuclear deal: With deadline looming, US tells Iran to consider extendi...

The U.S. told Iran on Sunday that it’s time to consider extending nuclear talks, in the first formal recognition by Washington that frenzied last-minute diplomacy may not be enough to seal a deal by a rapidly approaching deadline. A senior U.S. official said that with the Monday evening cutoff... read more »

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Air strike kills seven militants in Yemen

Air strike kills seven militants in Yemen

Aden (Yemen) – Seven members of a Yemen-based Al Qaeda offshoot were killed in an air strike Friday, a government official said. They were killed when a military warplane bombed their convoy in... read more »

Pakistan appoints Jilani as new ambassador to US

Pakistan appoints Jilani as new ambassador to US

Islamabad – Pakistan Friday appointed its top diplomat Jalil Abbas Jilani as the country’s new ambassador to the US. He is presently... read more »

Nawaz Sharif to visit Bangkok for summit

Nawaz Sharif to visit Bangkok for summit

Islamabad – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will undertake an official visit to Bangkok between Nov 17 and 19 to participate in the Connect Asia... read more »

Pakistan seeks to hold talks with Taliban: Sharif

Pakistan seeks to hold talks with Taliban: Sharif

Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Friday that the government wanted to resolve issues with the Taliban through talks. A government... read more »

Iran nuclear talks to stretch into third day

World powers' representatives in consultations about Iran n-talks

Geneva – High-stakes talks between Iran and global powers on reining in its nuclear programme will stretch into a third day today in Geneva, US officials... read more »

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Saudi sentences iconic Shia cleric to death

DUBAI: A well-known Shia cleric was sentenced to death Wednesday by a court in Saudi Arabia, sparking fears of renewed unrest from his supporters in the kingdom and neighboring... read more »

US troops exposed to chemical weapons in Iraq, documents show

Shares of realty giant DLF on Thursday hit a fresh life-time low of Rs. 100 a piece, before bouncing back on bargain buying and gained over 15 per cent from day’s low. In a tumultuous... read more »

Hunt for 100 Trekkers Missing After Deadly Nepal Storm

KATHMANDU:  Nepalese rescuers on Thursday scoured Himalayan hiking routes for more than 100 trekkers who have been out of contact since a snowstorm and avalanche that have killed around 32... read more »

Indian-American woman Vanita Gupta appointed to key US Justice Department post

Indian-American Vanita Gupta, a top lawyer from American Civil Liberties Union, has been appointed to head the civil rights division of the US Justice Department, becoming the first South... read more »

Putin denies deployment of n-missiles in Kaliningrad

Bishop, Putin attend summit in Italy

MS Bishop and the Russian president will be among the senior politicians and leaders attending the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in Milan which starts on Thursday (Milan time). Prime Minister Tony... read more »