DHAHRAN, Apr 15 (Agencies): Arab leaders-minus Syrian President Bashar al-Assad-meet in Saudi Arabia for a summit on Sunday as world powers face off over Syria and tensions rise between Riyadh and Tehran.Saudi Arabia is pushing for a tough, unified stance against its regional arch-rival Iran at the annual gathering of...
Read moreDHAHRAN, Apr 15 (AFP): Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Sunday opened an Arab League summit by criticising US President Donald Trump's decision to transfer the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem."We reiterate our rejection of the US decision on Jerusalem," the king said in a speech in...
Read moreTOKYO, Apr 15 (AFP): Chinese Foreign Minister (FM) Wang Yi Sunday began a visit to Japan described as a major step forward in improving frosty relations, as Tokyo tries to stay involved in a flurry of international diplomacy over North Korea.Wang met his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono in talks expected...
Read moreLOS ANGELES, Apr 15 (Xinhua): Hundreds of people held an emergency protest Saturday evening in downtown Los Angeles in response to the US-led airstrikes on Syria the night before.Waving a huge Syrian national flag and banners saying "No US war on Syria," "US out of the Middle East" and "Money...
Read moreISLAMABAD, Apr 15 (Agencies): Pakistan conducted a successful testfire of the Babur Cruise Missile with enhanced range, the military has said.The indigenously developed cruise missile, which has a range of 700 km, is a low flying, terrain hugging missile that carries certain stealth features and is capable of carrying various...
Read moreSYDNEY, Apr 15 (BBC): Hundreds of Australian firefighters are tackling a large bushfire that has reportedly affected homes in the southern suburbs of Sydney.The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) said it was concerned that flying embers could spark new blazes ahead of the advancing fire front.Some residents have...
Read more20 die in Kabul separate gunfightsKABUL, Apr 15: At least 20 people have been killed in two separate gunfights in Afghanistan, authorities said on Sunday. Early Sunday morning, seven Taliban and two gunmen were killed after Taliban clashed with an armed group in Chishti Sharif district of western Herat province,...
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