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Brazil’s Rousseff flies to US amid impeachment battle

BRASÍLIA, April 21, 2016 (AFP) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff flew to New York on Thursday to sign a global climate change pact, giving her

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Prince death spurs tributes in purple

Kathmandu, April 22: The life of the singer Prince, who has died at the age of 57, is being marked with purple-coloured tributes. Buildings, newspaper front pages and websites across

Deuba meets Indian External Affairs Minister Swaraj

Kathmandu, April 21: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba met Indian Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Thursday. Deuba is on a week-long private trip to

Obama and US defence chief visit Saudi Arabia

Kathmandu, April 20: President of the United States of the America Barack Obama is beginning a visit to Saudi Arabia at a time of strained relations between the US and

Kabul hit by large suicide attack, at least 28 dead

Kabul : Apr 19- At least 28 people have been killed and 329 injured in a huge explosion in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul, police and officials say.

UN Security Council slams killing of blue helmet in Central African Republic

UNITED NATIONS, April 19 :(Xinhua) — The UN Security Council on Monday condemned the killing of a UN peacekeeper from Morocco in the Central African Republic (CAR), calling on the

Suicide attack in Kabul kills several, wounds 198 others

KABUL, April 19 :(Xinhua) — A powerful suicide bombing followed by gun shots have claimed several lives and injured 198 others on Tuesday, an official said. “Several dead bodies and

Strike by Kuwait oil workers slashes output

KUWAIT CITY, April 17, 2016 (AFP) – Thousands of Kuwait’s oil workers began an open-ended strike on Sunday in protest at plans to cut their wages, action which saw the

Airport protesters accuse Hong Kong leader of breaching safety rules

HONG KONG, April 17, 2016 (AFP) – More than 1,000 people staged a protest at Hong Kong airport Sunday over an alleged breach of avaiation safety rules involving the baggage

Japan plants shut down after quake, fuels economic fears

TOKYO, April 15 : (AFP) – Some of Japan’s biggest firms including Sony and Toyota shut down operations in southern Japan Friday after the region was struck by a deadly