Thousands flee Ghouta enclave as Syrian army advances
ADRA, Mar 15 (AFP): Thousands escaped Syria's rebel-held Eastern Ghouta into government-held territory on Thursday.The news correspondents on both sides said, the largest numbers since the regime assault on the enclave began.Residents, most of them women and children, were seen fleeing on foot, in cars and on motorcycles via the...
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S Arabia to develop N bomb, if Iran does, says Crown Prince
RIYADH, Mar 15 (Agencies): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) will develop a nuclear bomb if its arch-rival Iran does so, the kingdom's 32-year-old crown prince said in a preview of a television interview released on Thursday."Saudi Arabia does not want to acquire any nuclear bomb, but without a doubt...
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UN seeks urgent aid for Palestinians
ROME, Mar 15 (AP): A US-induced half-billion-dollar funding shortfall for the UN relief agency for Palestinians risks cutting critical services that could "push the suffering in disastrous and unpredictable directions," the UN chief warned Thursday.Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addressed an emergency funding conference in Rome after the US administration this year...
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Chinese vocabulary gaining wider global recognition: Report
BEIJING, Mar 15: China's culture is exerting a growing influence on the rest of the world, according to a Chinese report showing increased understanding of Chinese vocabulary and concepts outside of China.More Chinese words are being used in the English language, said the report released by China Foreign Languages Publishing...
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US fighting climate change despite Trump stand
WASHINGTON, Mar 15 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump has bashed international efforts to combat climate change and questioned the scientific consensus that global warming is dangerous and driven by human consumption of fossil fuels.But there is a disconnect between what Trump says at home and what his government does abroad....
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Afghan hostage shoots Taliban captors, kills seven
KABUL, Mar 15 (AFP): An Afghan man taken hostage by the Taliban made a dramatic escape by stealing a gun while his captors were praying and shooting dead seven of them and wounding 18 others, officials said Thursday.Awal Khan and a local police officer were kidnapped Wednesday as they were...
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News in Brief(16-03-2018)
Pakistanis attend funerals for nine peopleLAHORE, Mar 15: Hundreds of Pakistani mourners have attended the funerals of nine people - five police officers and four civilians - killed when a Taliban suicide bomber struck a police checkpoint on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lahore the day before. The...
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