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Australia to shut down embassy in Budapest
MELBOURNE, May 13 : Australia’s embassy in Budapest will close as part of budget cuts to foreign affairs. As the Australian government prepares to deliver a multi-billion dollar deficit in Tuesday’s budget, Foreign Minister Bob Carr said his department will share in the cutbacks. “The most significant one is closing one embassy, that’s the embassy in Budapest,” he told ...Full Article
Taiwan dispatches fleet to protect fishing boats
TAIPEI, May 13 : Taiwan authorities will dispatch a fleet to conduct regular patrol in waters to the island’s south following the shooting-death of a Taiwanese fisherman by the ...Full Article
Branson dons skirt after losing bet
KUALA LUMPUR - British billionaire Richard Branson strutted his stuff as an AirAsia flight attendant Sunday — complete with fishnet stockings and figure-hugging red pencil skirt. His star turn ...Full Article
UN chief hails Pakistan’s ‘Successful Polls’
UNITED NATIONS, May 13 : United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday congratulated the Pakistan government and people for the successful conduct of the country’s general elections, calling ...Full Article
Gulf navy drill not directed at Iran: US
MANAMA: Vice Admiral John Miller, commander of the US Fifth Fleet, said on Sunday that a massive naval minesweeping exercise involving 41 countries was not directed at Iran. “It ...Full Article
17 shot at US Mother’s Day parade
WASHINGTON: At least 17 people — including a child as young as 10 — have been hurt in a shooting at a parade in the US city of New ...Full Article
Nine arrested over deadly Turkey bombings
REYHANLI: Turkey said Sunday it had arrested nine people over bombings that killed 46 in a town near the Syrian border and warned Damascus a red line had been ...Full Article
NASA astronauts end spacewalk to fix ammonia leak
WASHINGTON: NASA astronauts performed an emergency spacewalk on Saturday to halt an ammonia leak on the International Space Station but it will take weeks or months to determine whether ...Full Article
Halting Israeli settlements “vital” for talks: Palestinians
PANAMA CITY: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Saturday that halting Israeli settlement construction was “vital” to resume long-stalled peace talks. The Israeli government signed off on plans Thursday ...Full Article
Sharif declares victory for his party in Pakistan vote
LAHORE, Pakistan: Nawaz Sharif declared victory for his centre-right party in Pakistan’s landmark elections on Saturday, as unofficial partial results put him on course to win a historic third term as ...Full Article