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Myanmar (AP) — Two days of rioting between Buddhists and Muslims in a central Myanmar town has killed at least 20 and left residents too

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1993 Mumbai blasts: Sanjay Dutt’s sentenced five years in jail

New Delhi: The Supreme Court awarded five years jail sentence to the actor Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 Mumbai blasts case. Dutt had been given six years jail term by

Obama: US will do ‘what is necessary’ to stop Iran

JERUSALEM: President Barack Obama is warning Iran that the U.S. will “do what is necessary” to prevent the Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons. Obama spoke after meeting Wednesday in Jerusalem

Australian PM calls leadership ballot

CANBERRA, Australia: Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard caved in to building pressure and called a leadership ballot of parliamentarians in her Labor party for later Thursday. “I have determined that

Bangladesh president dies in Singapore

Dhaka: Bangladesh President Zillur Rahman, a veteran ruling party politician, died Wednesday in a Singapore hospital where he was being treated for kidney and respiratory problems, an embassy official told

Pakistan to hold nationwide elections May 11

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan will hold nationwide parliamentary elections on May 11, said a presidential spokesman on Wednesday. The vote is expected to produce the country’s first transition from one civilian government

Chinese Prez Xi Jinping’s first interview after assuming office

Before paying a state visit to Russia, Tanzania, South Africa and the Republic of the Congo and attends the Fifth BRICS Leaders Meeting, President Xi Jinping gave a joint interview

Xi Jinping says China willing to help Korea ‘reconciliation’

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told his South Korean counterpart on Wednesday Beijing is willing to help “reconciliation” between Seoul and Pyongyang, China’s foreign ministry said on its website. “China

Obama heads to Israel amid low expectations

JERUSALEM: U.S. President Barack Obama arrives in Israel on Wednesday without any new peace initiative to offer disillusioned Palestinians and facing deep Israeli doubts over his pledge to prevent a

Philippine top court halts contraceptives law

MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine Supreme Court temporarily halted the implementation of a law that provides state funding for contraceptives, legislation opposed by the dominant Roman Catholic Church but supported by