MEXICO CITY, Nov 25 (Agencies): Mexico's incoming foreign minister has said discussions on how to deal with migrants travelling to the United States are continuing despite reports a deal has been reached.Marcelo Ebrard denied reaching an agreement which would see asylum seekers waiting in Mexico while their claims were processed...
Read moreTAIPEI, Nov 25 (Agencies): A massive defeat for Taiwan's ruling party in mid-term polls on Saturday was seen as an indictment of President Tsai Ing-wen and called into question her approach to China, as well as unpopular domestic reforms.Tsai has pitched herself and her party as champions for democracy in...
Read moreKIEV, Nov 25 (BBC): Ukraine has accused Russia of ramming one of its boats off the coast of Crimea, amid rising naval tensions.A Ukrainian navy statement says the "openly aggressive actions" occurred as three of its vessels sailed to Mariupol in the Sea of Azov.Its tug, named Yana Kapu, allegedly...
Read moreCOLOMBO, Nov 25 (Agencies): President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday reignited the political crisis that has crippled Sri Lanka's government for more than a month, vowing never to reappoint arch-rival Ranil Wickremesinghe as prime minister.Wickremesinghe's party has a majority in parliament and Sirisena's bid to bring back the country's former strongman...
Read moreBEIRUT, Nov 25 (Reuters): More than 100 people were wounded in a suspected toxic gas attack in Syria's Aleppo late on Saturday, which a health official said was the first such assault in the city.The Syrian government and its ally Russia blamed the attack on insurgents, which rebel officials denied....
Read moreMAPUTO, Nov 25 (AFP): Twelve people have been killed in a suspected Islamist attack in northern Mozambique, with thousands of villagers fleeing the area into neighbouring Tanzania, police sources said on Sunday.Early Friday, "there was an attack in Nangane district, where there are no security patrols. The attackers killed 12...
Read moreBAGHDAD, Nov 25 (AFP): The partial reopening of Baghdad's high-security Green Zone to through traffic, planned for Sunday, has been postponed for several days, a government official said.The enclave has been home to Iraq's parliament, government offices, United Nations agencies and western embassies since the US-led invasion that toppled dictator...
Read moreIndian ministers to attendceremony in PakistanISLAMABAD, Nov 25: Two Indian ministers have accepted an invitation to attend the opening of a new Pakistani border crossing for Sikh pilgrims, in a rare sign of cooperation between the two nuclear-armed rivals. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had invited his Indian counterpart...
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