US agrees with Russia, China on pulling troops from Afghanistan
The United States on Friday found backing from rivals Russia and China on the key formula of a peace deal it is negotiating in ...
At least 1,300 migrants escape from Mexican detention center
At least 1,300 mainly Cuban migrants escaped Thursday from a detention center in southern Mexico after threatening to set fire to the ...
Sri Lanka blast toll revised down to 253 as some ‘double-counted’
Authorities in Sri Lanka on Thursday lowered the death toll in a spate of Easter bombings by more than 100 to 253, admitting some of ...
Top Sri Lanka defence official resigns over blasts
Sri Lanka’s top defence official resigned on Thursday over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as ...
Kim, Putin vow to seek closer ties at first talks
Russia’s Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un met face-to-face for the first time on Thursday, vowing to seek ...
Russia makes citizenship easier for Ukrainians
Moscow , Apr 25 : Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday signed a decree on granting individuals permanently residing in ...
Sudan military chiefs resign as deal struck with protestors
Three members of Sudan’s ruling military council resigned Wednesday after it said it reached “agreement on most ...
51 dead as rainstorm lashes S Africa
Durban , Apr 24 : South African authorities on Wednesday said that at least 51 people were killed, including two Zambian minors aged ...
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the Taliban and other ...
Sudan protesters pledge ‘million march’ for civil rule
Sudanese protest leaders raised the pressure on the country’s army rulers on Wednesday, threatening a general strike and ...