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Nepal gets new Communist PM

KATHMANDU, Feb 15 (Agencies): The leader of Nepal's largest Communist party was named Prime Minister (PM) Thursday, two months after leading his party to a thumping victory in landmark elections billed as a turning point for the impoverished Himalayan nation.KP Sharma Oli will head the first government elected under a...

Tillerson arrives in Ankara seeking to ease tensions

ANKARA, Feb 15 (AFP): US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrives in Turkey on Thursday seeking to ease tensions with its NATO ally that have reached fresh heights over Ankara's ongoing operation inside Syria.During his two-day trip to the Turkish capital, Tillerson-who last visited in July 2017 -- will hold...

Myanmar cracks down on journalists

BANGKOK, Feb 15 (AP): When five Myanmar journalists were sentenced to decade-long prison terms for reporting the alleged existence of a military-run chemical weapons factory in Myanmar a few years ago, Aung San Suu Kyi - then an opposition lawmaker - condemned the harsh punishments as 'very excessive'.The journalists, from...

Researchers warn ultra-processed foods 'linked to cancer'

ROME, Feb 15 (BBC): A link between highly processed foods and cancer has been suggested by French researchers.They classified foods including cakes, chicken nuggets and mass-produced bread as "ultra-processed".A study of 105,000 people hinted the more of such foods people ate, the greater their risk of cancer.A lot of caution...

Beijing slams Modi’s trip to disputed region

BEIJING, Feb 15 (AFP): Beijing will lodge a "stern" protest with New Delhi over a trip by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a disputed area, an official said Thursday, months after the nuclear-armed neighbours ended a tense border standoff.Modi paid a low-key visit to the northeast Indian state of...

Malaysia rejects criticism over Israeli team’s visit

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 15 (AFP): Malaysia on Thursday defended the decision to allow a high-level Israeli delegation to attend a UN conference in Kuala Lumpur after the move sparked widespread anger in the Muslim-majority country.Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said Malaysia, as host of last week's international forum on urban development,...

Afghan attacks leave three policemen dead

KABUL, Feb 15 (AP): Afghan officials say attacks in the country's north and west have killed three members of the security forces and two children.The spokesman for the chief of police in northern Faryab province, Karim Yuresh, says a Taliban attack there killed three policemen in Qaysar district on Wednesday.He...

Polish PM slams NATO 'free riders'

BERLIN, Feb 15 (AFP): Poland's right-wing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki suggested Thursday, on the eve of a visit to Berlin, that Germany is a NATO "free rider" that spends too little on collective defence.Without naming Germany itself, Morawiecki criticised alliance members that spend less on defence than the targeted two...