Boycotting Arab states don’t want negotiation: Qatar
DUBAI, Nov 14: Qatar's emir says the four Arab nations that are boycotting his tiny, energy-rich country don't want to negotiate to end the monthslong diplomatic crisis that has engulfed Doha. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told members of Qatar's Shura Council on Tuesday that the four nations had tried to harm the country's economy and attempt to stop it from hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup. — AP
Astronauts get foods from earth-to-space delivery
CAPE CANAVERAL, Nov 14: Astronauts got a mouth-watering haul with Tuesday's Earth-to-space delivery - pizza and ice cream. A commercial supply ship arrived at the International Space Station two days after launching from Virginia. Besides NASA equipment and experiments, the Orbital ATK capsule holds chocolate and vanilla ice cream for the six station astronauts, as well as make-your-own flatbread pizzas. — AP
Dozens of security forces die in Taliban attacks
KABUL, Nov 14: Dozens of Afghan police and soldiers have been killed in a wave of Taliban attacks on checkpoints in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday, as insurgents step up assaults on the beleaguered security forces. The raids in the southern province of Kandahar and the western province of Farah on Monday night came hours after a suicide attacker rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a US military convoy, wounding four soldiers. — AP
Trump starts for home after ‘successful’ Asia trip
MANILA, Nov 14: President Donald Trump headed for home Tuesday following an extensive tour of Asia that he said had been "tremendously successful" and had put the world on notice that the "rules have changed" for countries that want to trade with the U.S. Trump also teased a "major statement" on trade and the trip later this week at the White House, where he is expected to promote congressional Republicans' plan to overhaul the nation's tax code. — AP
Koike steps down as party head
TOKYO, Nov 14: Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, once seen as a possible first Japanese female prime minister, stepped down as leader of her party Tuesday after suffering a crushing election defeat last month. Vowing to do away with "old politics," the charismatic former television anchorwoman launched a new party in September that aspired to offer an alternative to the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party and its leader Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the October 22 snap elections. — AFP
Israel deploys rocket defence amid threats by Gaza militants
JERUSALEM, Nov 14: Israel's military says it deployed a rocket defense system to the center of the country amid threats by Gaza militants. It said on Tuesday that an Iron Dome battery was deployed, without elaborating. The system defends against short-range rockets, and intercepted hundreds of projectiles fired by Palestinian militants during the 2014 Gaza war. The move follows a warning by Israel's prime minister and military to Gaza militants against attacks. — AP
Russia, US discuss possibility to deploy UN mission to Ukraine
MOSCOW, Nov 14: Russia and the US have thoroughly discussed the possibility to deploy a UN mission to eastern Ukraine, Russian Presidential Aide Vladislav Surkov said following his meeting with US Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker, held in Belgrade on November 13. — TASS
Traffic chaos as protesters besiege Pakistan's capital
ISLAMABAD, Nov 14: Protesters from a hardline religious group blocked the main highway into Islamabad for the sixth day running Monday, virtually locking down the Pakistani capital and causing commuter fury as authorities hesitated to act. The roughly 2,000 protesters are demanding the resignation of the federal law minister over a hastily-abandoned amendment. — AFP
Militants-troops gunfights break out in Indian Kashmir
SRINAGAR, Nov 14: Gunfights between militants and Indian troops broke out Tuesday in two different places in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, police said. "Cordon and search operation turns into gunfight in Nowbug Kund Qazigund of Kulgam," a police spokesman said. "In village Lam-Tral of Pulwama, gunfight between militants and contingents of police and army is underway." — Xinhua
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