Trump downplays North Korea launches on Japan visit

US President Donald Trump Sunday downplayed recent North Korean missile launches as he teed off a state visit to Japan with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a trip to the sumo. Before hitting the course, Trump tweeted that North Korea had tested “some […]

Federer returns to play at French Open after 4-year absence

PARIS — Roger Federer is in action on the opening day of the French Open. Returning to play at Roland Garros for the first time since 2015, Federer opens against 73rd-ranked Lorenzo Sonego in the third match on Court Philippe Chatrier. Also Sunday, 2016 champion Garbine Muguruza faces […]

Nepal’s record-setting Everest guide returns hero

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Family, friends and supporters welcomed a veteran Sherpa guide upon his return to Nepal’s capital on Saturday, days after his 24th climb of Mount Everest extended his record. After flying back from Everest to Kathmandu, Kami Rita was greeted by the waiting crowd at the […]

Magnitude-8 earthquake strikes north-central Peru

LIMA, Peru — The U.S. Geological Survey says a large earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.0 has struck in north-central Peru. The quake, at a moderate depth of 114 kilometers (71 miles) struck at 2:41 a.m., 80 kilometers (50 miles) southeast of the village of Lagunas and […]

U.S. ambassador urges China to talk to the Dalai Lama

BEIJING – China should hold talks with Tibet’s spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, U.S. Ambassador to China Terry Branstad told Chinese officials during a trip to the Himalayan region where he criticised Beijing for interfering in religious freedom. Branstad visited Tibet last week, the first such trip by […]

Man held for cyber stalking ex-classmatein Hyderabad

Hyderabad, May 26: A 23-year-old man has been arrested here for allegedly cyber stalking and sexually harassing his former intermediate classmate on social media after she rejected his proposal, police said Sunday. The woman had recently blocked him on WhatsApp for sending ‘unscrupulous messages’ following which he allegedly […]

Smriti Irani aide shot dead in Amethi: Police

Amethi, May 26 : A close aide of Smriti Irani, the newly elected MP from Amethi Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh, was shot dead by two men, with police not ruling out the possibility of it being a “political murder”. Surendra Singh (50), a former head of […]

Will leave AAP in 2020: MLA Alka Lamba

New Delhi, May 26: Disgruntled Aam Aadmi Party legislator Alka Lamba has announced that she would leave the party next year. “My journey started with you in 2013 will end in 2020. My best wishes will be with the dedicated revolutionary ground workers of the party, hopefully you will […]

Wickremesinghe vows to stop Islamic State terrorism raising its head again in Lanka

May 26, Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has vowed to take security measures to prevent Islamic State (IS) terrorism raising its head again in the country as he appealed people not to support extremism or religious fanaticism. The premier after meeting with a group of representatives of […]

New evidence links Colombia army chief to civilian slayings

BOGOTA, Colombia — New evidence has emerged linking the embattled head of Colombia’s army to the alleged cover-up of civilian killings more than a decade ago. The documents, provided to The Associated Press by a person familiar with an ongoing investigation into the extrajudicial killings, come as Gen. […]

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