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Tony Abbott and Angela Merkel announce joint working group to boost trade b...

Speaking at a lecture hosted by the Lowy Institute in Sydney, Ms Merkel said recent deals with Korea and Japan, today’s deal with China, and the prospective Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) mean Germany needs to push its European Union partners to speed up deals of their own. “If I look... read more »

18 killed in China plant fire

Beijing: At least 18 people were killed after a major fire at a food company in east China`s Shandong province, authorities said Monday.The fire broke out at 7 pm Sunday at a carrot packaging workshop of Longyuan Food Co. Ltd in Shouguang city. The fire was put out within hours, Xinhua... read more »

Suicide attack in Afghan capital wounds female MP

A suicide bomber tried to assassinate a prominent female member of Afghanistan’s parliament on Sunday, killing three people and wounding the lawmaker, a senior official said. Shukria Barakzai was slightly wounded in the attack on her vehicle as she was heading to parliament, said Interior... read more »

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US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

US seeks strong military-to-military ties with India

By Arun Kumar Washington – Taking note of the rise of India and China, a top US commander has said that Washington looked forward to build a growing military-to-military relationship with the... read more »

Red Crescent loses 31 volunteers in Syria conflict

Red Crescent loses 31 volunteers in Syria conflict

Damascus – The Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) declared Tuesday that 31 of its workers had lost their lives during the country’s... read more »

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

Beijing – A 27-year-old man, who made false bomb threats that affected flights in six Chinese cities in May, was sentenced to five years in jail by a... read more »

Kerry in Israel to advance peace talks with Palestinian...

Kerry in Israel to advance peace talks with Palestinians

JERUSALEM – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Israel Tuesday afternoon in a bid to advance the peace talks between the Jewish country and the... read more »

‘Date for Syria peace talks not finalised’

'Date for Syria peace talks not finalised'

Geneva – The UN and Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria, Lakhdar Brahimi, said Tuesday that the tripartite meeting of the UN, Russia and... read more »

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Iran arrests 130 linked to extremist Sunni groups

TEHRAN – Iran has arrested over 130 members of Sunni Takfiri groups across the country, who intended to pose threats against the Islamic republic, Iran’s intelligence minister... read more »

New worries emerge as nurse in Spain gets Ebola

Washington: Raising fresh concern around the world, a nurse in Spain on Monday became the first person known to catch Ebola outside the outbreak zone in West Africa. In the US, President... read more »

Myanmar: Vow to Free 3,073 Prisoners

President Thein Sein pledged on Tuesday to release thousands of prisoners for the sake of “peace and stability.” The State Department welcomed the move, which came a month before... read more »

Ebola contagion in Spain raises fears for Europe

Madrid: Doctors in Spain hospitalised four more people and rushed to identify dozens of others at risk on Tuesday after a nurse was infected with the deadly Ebola virus, raising fears of... read more »

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes northern Mexico, no damage reported

Mexico City: A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Mexico on Tuesday in the Gulf of California, 75 miles (121 km) west south-west of the city of El Dorado, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there... read more »