THE HINDU, 14th MAY, 2018 - Israeli forces killed at least 28 Palestinians along the Gaza border on Monday, health officials said, as demonstrators streamed to the frontier on the day the United States prepared to open its embassy in Jerusalem.

China, (rt.com), 13 May, 2018 -  A Chinese woman says she bought a Tibetan Mastiff puppy on holiday two years ago. ‘Little Black’ grew fast – and never stopped until he became a 200 kg endangered Asiatic Black Bear and had to b

An assailant shouting “Allah Akbar” killed a passer-by in a knife attack that also wounded four others in the heart of Paris late on Saturday before he was shot dead by police, French authorities said.     The country has b

Baghdad (dpa)- At least 44.5 per cent of Iraq’s voters cast their ballots in the country’s first parliamentary elections since the declaration of the defeat of Islamic State extremist group late last year, preliminary official results sho

MANAGUA AFP May13, 2018- Nicaragua’s army on Saturday distanced itself from President Daniel Ortega, saying it was not repressing anyone for taking part in anti-government protests which have shaken the Central American nation.   

BEIJING AFP May13, 2018- China’s first domestically manufactured aircraft carrier started sea trials Sunday, state media said, a landmark in Beijing’s ambitious plans to modernise its navy as the Asian giant presses its claims in disputed

French Foreign Minister on Thursday condemned as “unacceptable” the United States for reimposing sanctions against foreign companies trading with Iran, in comments that expose the deepening rift between Washington and its European allies

KUALA LUMPUR AFP May11, 2018- Malaysia’s king has agreed to pardon Anwar Ibrahim immediately, the country’s newly installed prime minister said Friday, paving the way for the jailed leader to return to politics and potentially become prem

(Daily Mail), 11 May 2018 -  Israel’s UN ambassador is calling on the UN Security Council and the secretary-general to immediately condemn Iran’s missile attack and demand that Tehran remove its military presence from Syria. &nb

US, (Daily Mail), 11 May 2018 -  A Canadian Cabinet minister said he was left ‘speechless’ after he was told to take off his turban at a security check at a Detroit airport.   

Armed attackers struck a mosque outside the South African city of Durban on Thursday, stabbing to death an imam and injuring two others in a country known for its peaceful religious relations.  

Malaysian ex-leader Mahathir Mohamad, 92, headed to the king’s palace Thursday seeking permission to swiftly form a government and quell concerns around the succession after a stunning win over the coalition that has ruled for six decades. 

Tel Aviv/Damascus (dpa), 10 May 2018 - Israel said Thursday it hit “almost all” of Iran’s infrastructure sites during dozens of airstrikes overnight in Syria.    It is the the worst direct violence in years between arch-ri

Agra/Lucknow, (Hindustan Times,), 10 May 2018 -  A thunderstorm that hit parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday night has claimed 16 lives and left 27 others injured, an official said on Thursday.   “Four deaths w

(c) 2018, Bloomberg · David Tweed May 10, 2018 - China has landed a military plane on the last of its three airstrips in the disputed South China Sea, a Washington-based research institution said, amid renewed complaints about the country expa

US President Donald Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place in Singapore on June 12.   The location and date of the landmark meeting -- the first ever

President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of an international nuclear deal with Iran, raising the risk of conflict in the Middle East, upsetting European allies and casting uncertainty over global oil supplies.  

KABUL AFP May9, 2018- Suicide bombers and gunmen launched apparently coordinated attacks on two Kabul police stations Wednesday, killing at least five people, with security forces still searching for several assailants as the city braces for more vio

REUTERS, 09th MAY, 2018- U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that three Americans detained by North Korea have been released and are on their way home with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

HINDUSTAN TIMES, 09th MAY, 2018-A Pablo Picasso painting of a teenage nude with flowers fetched $115 million at Christie’s on Tuesday.

AFP, 09th MAY, 2018-A woman who is among some 20 who have accused US President Donald Trump of sexual harassment won a Democratic primary vote for a seat in the Ohio state legislature on Tuesday night, news reports said.   If she wins the e

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has resigned after four women came forward accusing him of physical abuse, threats and other misconduct.   

REUTERS, 08th MAY, 2018- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited China this week and met President Xi Jinping, the state media of both countries said on Tuesday, their second encounter in two months amid warming ties between the Cold War allies.

Munich (dpa), MAY 08 2018 -   At least two people have been killed and 14 injured in a collision between a freight train and a passenger train in Bavaria, German rail officials said late Monday.    The two fatalities have been ide

The world will soon find out whether Trump’s rants about the 2015 deal will produce a concrete shift in US diplomacy, regarding one of the most important foreign policy issues of his presidency.

Two new cracks in the ground emitting lava and gas have opened up in a Hawaii community where 35 structures have burned down.

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson used an opinion piece in the New York Times Sunday to pressure US President Donald Trump over the Iran nuclear deal.   

KHOST AFP May 6, 2018- A blast at a voter registration centre in Afghanistan’s restive east on Sunday killed at least 13 people and wounded 33, a health official said, capping a bloody week in the war-torn country.   

DPA, 07th MAY, 2018- Russia is in need of vast improvements, Vladimir Putin said on Monday as he was inaugurated for his fourth term as president, approaching two decades in power.  

NEW DELHI AFP May 7, 2018- A 17-year-old battled for her life Monday after being raped, doused in kerosene and set on fire, the second such case to shake India as it battles an increase in sexual crimes.