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IS ‘destroyed helicopters’ at T4 base

SYRIA, May 24: New satellite imagery appears to reveal extensive damage to a strategically significant airbase in central Syria used by Russian forces after an

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Obama prods Vietnam on rights after activists stopped from meeting him

Vietnam, May 24: U.S. President Barack Obama chided Vietnam on political freedoms on Tuesday after critics of the communist-run government were prevented from meeting him in Hanoi, a discordant note

Leaked tape forces minister Romero Juca out

Brazil, May 24: A close ally of Brazilian acting President Michel Temer is stepping aside in a new political scandal. Planning Minister Romero Juca was caught on tape allegedly conspiring

India successfully launches its own ‘space shuttle’

India, May 23 : (PTI), India today successfully launched the first technology demonstrator of indigenously made Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV), capable of launching satellites into orbit around earth and then

Iraq PM announces beginning of military operation

BBC, May 23: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the start of a military operation to retake Falluja from so-called Islamic State (IS). “Zero hour for the liberation of

Taliban chief targeted by drones threatened US troops: Kerry

Naypyidaw (Myanmar), May 22 : Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was targeted by US drone strikes because he posed an “threat” to US troops, Afghan civilians and peace talks, Secretary

Obama, bound for Vietnam, seeks to turn old foe into new partner

USA, May 22: U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday headed for his first visit to Vietnam, a trip aimed at sealing the transformation of an old enemy into a new

Erdogan loyalist to be appointed as Turkish PM

Ankara, May 22:  Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim will be formally appointed as head of the ruling party and as the new prime minister today, strengthening the grip on power

Afghan Taliban leader Mansour ‘probably killed’ in US air strike

ASIA, May 22: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has probably been killed in a US air strike, US officials say. He and another male combatant were targeted as they

Israeli PM “regrets” defense minister’s resignation

JERUSALEM, May 21: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday that he “regrets” the resignation of Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, amidst a move to replace the latter with an ultranationalist