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Afghan army must block Taliban gains to spur talks: Pakistan
May 20, 2016
Afghan army must block Taliban gains to spur talks: Pakistan
Afghanistan must limit military gains by the Taliban and offer incentives to the insurgents to revive a faltering peace effort,…
Israel defense chief quits, warns of ‘extremist’ rise under Netanyahu
May 20, 2016
Israel defense chief quits, warns of ‘extremist’ rise under Netanyahu
Israel's defense minister resigned on Friday, saying the nation was being taken over by "extremist and dangerous elements" after Prime…
Atomic bomb survivors: Obama apology nice, but priority is disarmament
May 19, 2016
Atomic bomb survivors: Obama apology nice, but priority is disarmament
Japanese atomic bomb survivors say an apology from President Barack Obama for the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima would be welcome,…
Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
May 19, 2016
Chinese jets intercept US military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon
Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea,…
Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night
May 18, 2016
Kenyan parents fearing ban on FGM get girls cut at night
Kenyan families wanting their daughters to undergo ritual genital cutting are increasingly arranging for it to be done secretly at…
Four-nation talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame
May 18, 2016
Four-nation talks on Afghan peace begin amid dim hopes, blame
A fifth round of four-nation talks aimed at laying the ground for a negotiated end to the Afghan war began…
Venezuela leader sees ‘disappearance’ of opposition legislature
May 18, 2016
Venezuela leader sees ‘disappearance’ of opposition legislature
President Nicolas Maduro predicted on Wednesday the imminent demise of Venezuela's opposition-led parliament, amid an acrimonious conflict of powers that…
Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments
May 17, 2016
Angelina Jolie slams Trump for anti-Muslim comments
Angelina Jolie lashed out at US presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday for his controversial remarks against Muslims, comments that…
New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet
May 17, 2016
New deaths in Nagorno-Karabakh after Armenia, Azeri leaders meet
Soldiers from Azerbaijan and Nagorno-Karabakh were killed early on Tuesday, hours after the Armenian and Azeri presidents agreed on the…
Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media, ‘I’m not an animal’
May 17, 2016
Thailand bomb suspect breaks down, tells media, ‘I’m not an animal’
One of two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement in a deadly bombing in Thailand last year broke…