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Militants kill 10 Afghan soldiers in base attack – defence officials
KABUL, May 23: Militants attacked an Afghan government army base in the southern province of Kandahar, killing at least 10...
Trump travels to Bethlehem for talks with Palestinian president
BETHLEHEM, West Bank, May 23: US President Donald Trump travelled in a high-security convoy to Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West...
UN publishes first draft nuclear ban treaty
GENEVA, May 22: A UN conference on eliminating nuclear weapons published its first draft text today, in the face of...
NKorean missile reached altitude of about 560 km – official
SEOUL, May 21: The ballistic missile launched by North Korea today reached an altitude of about 560 kilometres (348 miles),...
At least 20 Afghan police killed in Taliban ambushes: officials
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, May 21: At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed in Taliban ambushes in south central Afghanistan, officials said...
TPP countries agree to keep trade deal alive despite US rejection
HANOI, May 21: The United States ruled out returning to the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal and said on Sunday it...
Amid firestorm at home, Trump to seek reset with Islamic world
RIYADH, May 21: US President Donald Trump, struggling to shake a brewing scandal at home, will attempt a reset toay...
Manning leaves US prison 7 years after giving secrets to WikiLeaks
Undated, May 17: Chelsea Manning walked out of a US military prison today, seven years after being arrested for passing...
Merkel: trade agreements must go far beyond just cutting tariffs
BERLIN, May 17: Free trade agreements have to do more than just cut tariffs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel told trade...
Islamic State claims attack on state TV station in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, May 17: The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on an Afghan state television...
