SRINAGAR, May 23 (AP): Tensions soared on Wednesday along the volatile frontier between India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, as rival soldiers shelled dozens of villages and border posts for a sixth straight day.A total of six civilians and a soldier were killed on both sides,...
Read moreWASHINGTON, May 23 (CNN): The historic diplomatic encounter planned for three weeks from now between President Donald Trump and North Korean despot Kim Jong Un appeared in doubt as Trump questioned whether preparations could be completed in time."There's a very substantial chance that it won't work out," Trump said in...
Read moreSEOUL, May 23 (AFP): Invited foreign journalists began a long journey up North Korea's east coast Wednesday to witness the slated destruction of the reclusive regime's nuclear test site, a high profile gesture on the road to a summit with the US that Donald Trump now says might not happen.In...
Read moreBEIJING, May 23 (IANS): If you thought eating eggs is bad for your heart due to their high cholesterol content, think again. A large study has now shown that people who consume an egg every day could significantly reduce their risk of cardiovascular diseases."The present study finds that there is...
Read moreMOSCOW, May 23 (AP): Syria dismissed on Wednesday American calls for the withdrawal of Iranian troops and Lebanese Hezbollah militants from the war-torn country.Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad told Russia's Sputnik news agency "this topic is not even on the agenda of discussion, since it concerns the sovereignty of...
Read moreNEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters): Author Philip Roth, who was both hailed and derided for laying bare the neuroses and obsessions that haunted the modern Jewish-American experience, died on Tuesday at the age of 85, his agent said.Roth died in New York City at 10:30 pm of congestive heart failure,...
Read moreJERUSALEM, May 23 (AFP): Israeli warplanes blasted Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in a fresh round of retaliation after a Palestinian cross-border raid the day before, the army said."Israel Air Force aircraft struck an underground terror infrastructure belonging to the Hamas terror organisation in the northern Gaza...
Read moreNEW DELHI, May 23 (AP): India's governing Hindu nationalists have criticised the archbishop of New Delhi for airing his view that a turbulent political atmosphere is posing a threat to the country's democratic principles.The president of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Amit Shah, accused the archbishop of trying to divide...
Read moreCARACAS, May 23 (AFP): Venezuela ordered the expulsion of the top two US diplomats in the country Tuesday, charging it was the victim of a "political and financial lynching" after Washington tightened sanctions over Nicolas Maduro's re-election.Maduro announced the expulsions in a televised speech after being officially proclaimed the winner...
Read moreHundreds attend Pakistani girl Sabika’s funeralKARACHI, May 23: The funeral of a Pakistani student killed in last week's Texas school shooting has taken place in Karachi. Sabika Sheikh, who was 17, was among the eight students and two teachers killed in the attack in Santa Fe. Her body was flown...
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