DUBAI, July 14 (AP): Britain will facilitate the release of a seized Iranian tanker if Iran can provide guarantees the vessel would not breach European sanctions on oil shipments to Syria, Britain's top diplomat said late on Saturday.The comments by Jeremy Hunt could help de-escalate tensions that have spiked in...
Read moreMEXICO CITY, July 14 (New York Times): He waited 19 days for an appointment to apply for asylum in the United States, hoping to stay safe until his number came up.It was a daunting challenge: He had to wait here in the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo, a place...
Read moreKATHMANDU, July 14 (Reuters): The death toll in Nepal from flash floods and landslides in the past three days rose to 47 on Sunday, with dozens missing and injured, the government said.Incessant monsoon rains have pounded many areas in mostly mountainous Nepal since Thursday, submerging large swathes of land, innundating...
Read moreHONG KONG, July 14 (AFP): Police and protesters clashed again in Hong Kong on Sunday as unrest caused by a widely-loathed plan to allow extraditions to mainland China showed no sign of abating.Police used pepper spray and batons against small groups of protesters who took over a road on the...
Read moreLOS ANGELES, July 14 (AFP): An armed man who attacked a US immigration detention facility with "incendiary devices" has been shot dead after a confrontation with police in the northwestern city of Tacoma, authorities said.Officers arrived at the Northwest Detention Center early Saturday after a report the man - armed...
Read moreRIYADH, July 14 (Xinhua): Saudi Arabia on Saturday called on Qatar to remove hinders it imposes on citizens and residents in Qatar to stop them from performing Hajj, Saudi Press Agency reported.The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah accused the Qatari government of creating obstacles to prevent its citizens and...
Read moreJAKARTA, July 14 (AFP): A major 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, sending panicked residents running into the streets but no tsunami warning was issued.The quake struck about 165 kilometres (100 miles) south-southwest of the town of Ternate in North Maluku province at...
Read moreKUWAIT CITY, July 14 (AFP): The EU's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini said Sunday the bloc is increasing its engagement in the Middle East, as she opened a new mission in Kuwait City.The office in Kuwait's tallest skyscraper is the third such EU mission in the Gulf, after Riyadh and Abu...
Read moreSudan's military announces resumption of talks KHARTOUM, July 14: Sudan's Transitional Military Council (TMC) announced resumption of talks with the opposition Freedom and Change Alliance on Saturday evening to discuss the constitutional declaration, which determines powers of the transitional period authorities. "Saturday's session will discuss the Constitutional Declaration as set...
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