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Pakistan’s Sharif supports Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday threw his support behind peace talks with the country’s Taliban insurgents, saying it would be a top priority for his new government. “If Taliban have offered us an option to have dialogue then we should take it seriously,” Sharif said while addressing his party’s newly elected parliamentarians in the ...Full Article
President Obama to meet Chinese president in California in June
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama will hold his first summit with President Xi Jinping in California next month, with Sino-US relations rattled by alleged Chinese cyber spying and tensions in the Pacific. ...Full Article
Thailand on dengue fever alert
BANGKOK, May 20 : Hospitals across Thailand are on alert for dengue fever, which has already affected more than 2,000 people, Thai News Agency (TNA) reported. Deputy permanent secretary ...Full Article
India strengthens bilateral ties with Qatar
DUBAI, May 20 : India’s Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, on Sunday held discussions with Qatar’s Emir and the Minister of Economy and Finance, seeking to enhance bilateral trade and ...Full Article
Ecuador’s Andean Parliament Members sworn in
QUITO, May 20 : Ecuador’s five representatives to the Andean Parliament, the decision-making body for the Community of Andean Nations (CAN) composed of Peru, Bolivia, Colombia and Ecuador, were ...Full Article
4.6-magnitude quake strikes Southern Peru
LIMA, May 20 : An earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale rattles southern Peru’s Moquegua region early Sunday morning. Peru’s Geophysical Institute (IGP) said the quake occurred at ...Full Article
Venezuela in rare diplomatic overture to America
CARACAS – Venezuela on Sunday made a rare diplomatic overture to the United States, suggesting it could be time for better ties. “We are going to remain open to ...Full Article
Egypt’s Morsi rules out talks as hostage video appears
CAIRO: Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday ruled out negotiating with the kidnappers of three policemen and four soldiers who appeared to plead for their release in an online video. The ...Full Article
Obama touts second term agenda in graduation speech
ATLANTA, Georgia: US President Barack Obama, in a rousing speech to graduating college students on Sunday, touted his second term agenda, steering clear of scandals that have engulfed the White ...Full Article
Israel acts to deny Hezbollah arms, says PM Netanyahu
JERUSALEM: Israel is “acting” to prevent weapons from Syria from reaching Lebanon’s Hezbollah and will continue to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. His remarks came ...Full Article