Category : World
Indonesia on alert as death toll from devastating tsunami rises
Rescue workers are stepping up efforts to reach many areas devastated by a deadly tsunami that hit an Indonesian strait almost without warning in the...
Somalia: Deadly blasts rock Mogadishu near presidential palace
The death toll from a double car bomb attack near the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, has risen to 20, police said. Police on...
France vows support for Syria militants amid US pullout
A French official says his country has pledged backing for the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed anti-Damascus alliance of mainly Kurdish militants, amid...
Erdogan declares support for Iran, defies US sanctions
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that Turkey did not approve of US sanctions on Iran, as they would lead to destabilization in...
With China in sight, India PM Modi announces $1.4 bln ‘bailout’ for Maldives
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced a $1.4 billion aid for the Maldives following his meeting with President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih to bail...
Fresh referendum ‘would do irreparable damage’ to British politics: May
British Prime Minister Theresa May will seek to quell growing support for a fresh referendum and is expected to say that it “would do irreparable...
Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe reinstated after weeks of crisis
Sri Lanka’s president has reappointed Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister, nearly two months after firing him and setting off weeks of political stalemate. Wickremesinghe’s United...
Thousands of security forces deployed in France ahead of ‘yellow vest’ protests
France has deployed thousands of security forces to the capital Paris ahead of new round of massive “yellow vest” protests. The protest organizers said thousands...
Erdogan: Turkey will enter Syria’s Manbij if US doesn’t remove YPG fighters
Turkish forces will enter the Syrian town Manbij if the United States does not remove the YPG Kurdish militia from the area, President Tayyip Erdogan...