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Egyptian president to meet Pope Francis on Monday

VATICAN CITY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will meet Pope Francis on Monday, Holy See spokesman Federico Lombardi said, in the first visit to the Vatican by an Egyptian leader in eight years. The afternoon meeting comes six months after Sisi’s rise to power. According to religious... read more »

FBI arrests two men suspected in Ferguso...

FBI arrests two men suspected in Ferguson bomb plot

Two men suspected of buying explosives they planned to detonate during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, once a grand jury decides the Michael Brown case, were arrested on Friday and charged with federal firearms offenses, a law enforcement official told Reuters. Word of the arrests, reported by a... read more »

UN moves to prevent child marriage

UN moves to prevent child marriage

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations on Friday, November 21, 2014, adopted the first-ever resolution calling on governments to stop child marriages, despite misgivings from countries who had hoped to include sex education as key to preventing the practice. About 15 million girls worldwide become... read more »

11 die at Magaya crusade…Cops teargas co...

11 die at Magaya crusade…Cops teargas congregants, spark stampede

The incident occurred at around 10pm on Thursday soon after the service, which attracted about 30,000 congregants. The injured sustained broken legs, ribs, bruises all over their bodies while some dislocated joints. In a bid to maintain order, police closed all the exits forcing the PHD members to... read more »

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N Korea confirms deporting aged US war veteran

Alleged South Korean spy held in Pyongyang

Pyongyang – North Korea claimed to have arrested an alleged South Korean spy here Thursday. A person, who was not identified, had confessed to being an agent with South Korea’s... read more »

Iran and West to begin drafting nuke deal post 'dramatic' progress in talks

Iran and West to begin drafting nuke deal post ...

London – Iran and Western powers are all set to start drafting a nuclear agreement, an official said. Iran’s foreign minister Mohammad... read more »

China rebuts US’ accusation of cyber attacks

China rebuts US' accusation of cyber attacks

Beijing – While rubbishing the US accusation that the Chinese military was carrying out cyber attacks, the Chinese government Thursday urged the US to... read more »

Biggest Typhoon storm of the year slams Philippines

Biggest Typhoon storm of the year slams Philippines

The world’s strongest typhoon of the year has slammed into the Philippines and was poised to be the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded at landfall,... read more »

China urges flexibility on Iran nuclear talks in Geneva

China urges US to respect air defence zone

Beijing – China Thursday called on parties concerned to adopt a flexible and pragmatic approach, as they began a new round of talks on the Iran nuclear... read more »

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One Dead as Suicide Blast Targets NATO Convoy in Kabul

KABUL:  A suicide bomber targeted an NATO convoy in Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday, killing an Afghan civilian but causing no casualties among foreign troops, officials said. The... read more »