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Xi, Kim meet ahead of Trump summit

BEIJING, May 08 (AFP): Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un met in China for the second time in six weeks on Tuesday, signalling their warming ties ahead of the North Korean leader's expected summit with US President Donald Trump.Shortly after the meeting was made public, Trump tweeted that...

Erdogan lambasts French call for removing Quran passages

ANKARA, May 08 (AFP): Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday hit out at a French manifesto calling for certain passages of the Koran to be removed in response to rising anti-Semitism.An open letter, published on April 22 in Le Parisien newspaper and signed by nearly 300, argued verses of...

Revolution sweeps Armenian oppon leader into power

YEREVAN, May 08 (Agencies): Opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan was elected Armenia's prime minister on Tuesday, capping a peaceful revolution driven by weeks of mass protests against corruption and cronyism in the ex-Soviet republic.Moscow, which has a military base in Armenia, is wary of an uncontrolled change of power which would...

Gun attack on Pak minister deepens political divisions as election nears

ISLAMABAD, May 08 (Reuters): An assassination attempt on a minister has deepened divisions ahead of Pakistan's coming elections, with an Islamist party denying involvement and an opposition figure blaming it on fiery rhetoric by the ousted premier.Islamist leader accused of shooting ministerA gunman on Sunday shot interior minister Ahsan Iqbal,...

Japan, N Korea should talk to normalise relations: Moon

TOKYO, May 08 (Reuters): Japan and North Korea should begin talks to normalize relations between the two countries and contribute to peace and stability in the region, South Korean President Moon Jae-in told a Japanese newspaper on Tuesday.South Korean President Moon Jae-in attends a meeting with North Korean leader Kim...

Afghan forces kill 20 insurgents

KABUL, May 08 (Xinhua): At least 20 armed insurgents had been killed and 15 others injured since military operations were launched in Paktika province, east of Afghanistan on Monday, Defence ministry said in a statement on Tuesday."Afghan army launched operations in Barmal district of Paktika province on Monday and so...

News in Brief--(9-5-2018)

I will be PM after 2019 polls, says RahulNEW DELHI, May 08: In a statement that is bound to ruffle the feathers in the opposition, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said he would become the Prime Minister (PM) if the Congress emerges as the largest party in the 2019...

Indian demonstrators holding placards during a protest

Indian demonstrators holding placards during a protest on Tuesday against the citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 proposal to provide citizenship or stay rights to minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan in India — AFP