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Syria rebels deny withdrawing arms from north under deal

open view web desk Syrian rebels denied on Sunday they had pulled any heavy arms from a major opposition bastion in the north, as the deadline to implement a demilitarisation deal there draws closer. Regime ally Moscow and rebel backer Ankara agreed earlier this month to create a […]

NKorea: US needs to build our trust, and sanctions lower it

open view web desk UNITED NATIONS — North Korea needs more trust in the U.S. and their developing relationship before it will get rid of its nuclear weapons, Pyongyang’s top diplomat said Saturday as an envoy from another of the international community’s biggest worries — Syria — demanded […]

UN, India to step up cooperation in counter-terrorism, terror financing : UN chief

open view web desk United Nations, Sep 30:  India is an “important partner” of the United Nations in countering terrorism and preventing violent extremism, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said, and there are plans to step up cooperation between the two on strengthening capacity in combating terror financing. […]

Death toll in Indonesia quake-tsunami tops 800

open view web desk The death toll from a powerful earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia leapt to 832 Sunday, as stunned people on the stricken island of Sulawesi struggled to find food and water and looting spread. The new toll announced by the national disaster agency was almost […]

India wins Asia Cup final in dramatic style on last ball

open view web desk DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — India successfully defended the Asia Cup title in the most dramatic fashion, beating Bangladesh in a last-ball thriller on Friday. India was chasing a modest target of 223 at Dubai International Stadium, after winning the toss and inviting Bangladesh […]

Indians arrested for illegally entering U.S. nearly triples

open view web desk The number of Indians arrested for illegally entering the United States has nearly tripled so far in 2018, making them one of the largest groups of illegal aliens apprehended, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Friday. Paying smuggling rings between $25,000-$50,000 per […]

Andorra, one of Europe’s last abortion holdouts

open view web desk Andorra is best known as a ski destination and tax haven — but it’s the tiny principality’s status as one of Europe’s last countries with an abortion ban that activists want to highlight on International Safe Abortion Day. Even in cases of rape or […]

Trump backs embattled court nominee after fiery hearing

open view web desk Brett Kavanaugh’s contentious Supreme Court nomination will be put to an initial vote Friday, after a dramatic Senate hearing saw the judge furiously fight back against sexual assault allegations recounted in harrowing detail by his accuser. Donald Trump whole-heartedly backed his pick for the […]

Plane ditches into Pacific lagoon

open view web desk Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a lagoon after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island and immediately began sinking. The Air Niugini Boeing 737 was attempting to land at Weno airport in Micronesia but […]

China says Rohingya issue should not be “internationalised”

open view web desk BEIJINY- The Rohingya issue should not be complicated, expanded or “internationalised”, China’s top diplomat said, as the United Nations prepares to set up a body to prepare evidence of human rights abuses in Myanmar The U.N. Human Rights Council voted on Thursday to establish […]

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