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India expresses firm commitment to Paris climate deal
New York: Amid uncertainty over the US role regarding the Paris climate deal, India today expressed its firm commitment to...
Myanmar leader ‘burying her head in the sand’ about Rakhine horrors: Amnesty
London: Amnesty International on Tuesday accused Aung San Suu Kyi and her government of "burying their heads in the sand"...
UN chief seeks to avoid war with N.Korea, takes digs at Trump
UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed on Tuesday for statesmanship to avoid war with North Korea and criticized...
Trump to single out North Korea, Iran in first speech at UN
UNITED NATIONS: U.S. President Donald Trump will urge United Nations member states on Tuesday to turn up the pressure on...
Over 19,000 people evacuated following bomb threat calls in Russian cities
Moscow: Over 19,000 people across Russia were evacuated, following anonymous bomb threat calls that were made on Monday. "The blast...
Rohingya refugees tell of new violence; call for Myanmar sanctions
COX'S BAZAR: Rohingya Muslims fleeing a Myanmar military offensive arrived in Bangladesh on Monday with fresh accounts of violence and...
Turkish Red Crescent to build accommodation for 100,000 Rohingyas
Ankara: As the number of Rohingya refugees, who fled violence in Myanmar, reaches over 400,000, the Turkish Red Crescent inked...
Canadians hold positive impression of Muslims: Survey
Calgary: A new survey suggests Canadians have a generally positive impression of Muslims, but that view doesn’t apply to some...
USA plan to combat North Korea revealed
Seol, South Korea: South Korean Defence Ministry has revealed the US plans to respond to North Korea’s latest missile launch...
Egypt court sentences Mursi to 25 years in Qatar spy case
CAIRO: An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced ousted president Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood to 25 years in prison...
