Month: February 2018

George W. Bush says Russia meddled in 2016 US election

    open view web desk ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Former President George W. Bush said on Thursday that “there’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled” in the 2016 American presidential election, forcefully rebutting fellow Republican Donald Trump’s denials of Moscow trying to affect the […]

Bangladesh court sends former leader Khaleda Zia to prison

open view web desk DHAKA, Bangladesh— A Bangladesh court sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Thursday to five years in prison on corruption charges. The conviction means that Zia, the archrival of the current prime minister, could be barred from running in December national elections. Zia was […]

North Korea says no U.S. talks planned at Olympics, Pence vows continued pressure

open view web desk SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea has no intention of meeting U.S. officials during the Winter Olympics that start in South Korea on Friday, state media said, dampening hopes the Games will help resolve a tense standoff over the North’s nuclear weapons program. However, […]

Maldives’ embattled president sends envoys to China, Saudi for support

open view web desk MALE – The embattled president of the Maldives has sent envoys to friendly nations such as China, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia to brief them on a political crisis in the Indian Ocean nation that spurred the imposition of a state of emergency, his office […]

Rescuers scour tilting buildings after Taiwan quake kills seven

open view web desk Rescue workers pulled survivors and bodies from buildings tilting precariously in the Taiwanese city of Hualien Wednesday after an overnight earthquake killed at least seven people, injured more than 250 and left dozens missing. Emergency responders were focusing on a 12-storey apartment block and […]

Maldives ex-president says top court judge ill-treated in prison

open view web desk MALE/COLOMBO – The exiled former president of the Maldives on Wednesday accused authorities of ill-treatment of a supreme court judge thrown into prison following the imposition of emergency in the Indian Ocean island nation. The Maldives has been in crisis since last week, when […]

Exclusive: U.N. chief plans major disarmament push but U.S. sceptical

open view web desk GENEVA – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is to launch a major push for disarmament talks covering everything from nuclear and cyber war to small arms, braving certain U.S. resistance to such bold initiatives, officials and experts told Reuters. Guterres aims to forestall a new […]

515 infiltration cases in J-K in 2017; 75 militants killed

open view web desk New Delhi, Feb 6: As many as 515 infiltration cases from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir have been reported in 2017 in which 75 militants were killed, the Lok Sabha was informed today. Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said that […]

Confidence grows for deal on new Merkel government

open view web desk Talks between the top German parties on forming a new government for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s fourth term spilled into overtime Monday but confidence appeared to be growing they would strike a deal. More than four months after Germany’s general election, marathon weekend negotiations failed […]

Paris attacks suspect tells court ‘I put my trust in Allah’

open view web desk The only surviving suspect in the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, defied Belgian judges on Monday and said he put his “trust in Allah” on the opening day of his trial for a shootout that led to his capture. The 28-year-old, who was transferred […]

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