Indonesian president calls for unity to face extremism threat

7 years ago

JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday that Indonesia needs to strengthen unity to confront the threat of radicalism and extremism, and safeguard the country's constitution that preserves diversity. ...

Afghan gov't launches new security plan for Kabul

7 years ago

KABUL - The Afghan Interior Ministry has devised and implemented a new plan for Kabul to ensure security in the national capital and adjoining areas, the Government Media and Information...

Turkish, French presidents discuss Syria, Iraq by phone

7 years ago

ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, discussed the conflicts in Syria and Iraq by phone on Tuesday.  The two leaders e ...

Sierra Leone President declares 7-day national mourning for mudslide victims

7 years ago

FREETOWN - Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma has declared seven days of mourning across the country with immediate effect.  The president made the announcement t ...

Wildfires burning 25 thousand hectares per day in Russia's Fare East

7 years ago

VLADIVOSTOK - The area of wildfires in Russia's Far East increased by 25,000 hectares per day, 18,000 hectares of which is non-forested areas, the press service of local forestry department...

Former Pakistan PM Sharif challenges ouster

7 years ago

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has hit back against his ouster by the Supreme Court over corruption allegations, demanding a review of his case.  ...

German minister pushes deadline to boost female execs

7 years ago

BERLIN - German Women's Affairs Minister Katarina Barley on Wednesday slammed the country's top firms for not having enough female executives and threatened a mandatory quota if they did not...

India, China troops in high-altitude clash: officials

7 years ago

SRINAGAR, India - Indian and Chinese troops clashed briefly on a disputed area of land in the Himalayas, officials said Wednesday, exacerbating tensions during a months-long stand-off between the two...

91 killed, 9.6 million people affected by floods in eastern India

7 years ago

NEW DELHI - The floods in India's eastern state of Bihar killed at least 91 people and affected over 9.6 million others, officials said Wednesday.  According to officials ...

Surviving America’s Political Meltdown

7 years ago

(Jeffrey D. Sachs)  NEW YORK - The US is in the midst of a political meltdown, unable to manage a domestic economic agenda or a coherent foreign policy. The...

UN rights chief urges Kenya to calm political climate peacefully

7 years ago

NAIROBI - The UN human rights chief has called on Kenyan leaders to act responsibly by calming volatile political climate peacefully amid reports of police brutality that has led to...

Syrian army captures border areas with Jordan

7 years ago

DAMASCUS - The Syrian army and allied troops wrested control over border areas with Jordan in the countryside of Sweida province in southern Syria, a well-informed source told Xinhua on...

Carbon dioxide emissions sap protein and other nutrients from plants

7 years ago

Miami (AFP) - Rising carbon dioxide levels from global warming will drastically reduce the amount of protein in staple crops like rice and wheat, leaving vulnerable populations at risk of...

Typhoon Noru approaches southwestern Japan

7 years ago

TOKYO (Xinhua) - People in southwestern Japan on Saturday are bracing for the strong Typhoon Noru which is expected to make landfall at Japan's Kyushu island on Sunday morning, bringing...

Brazil, Mexico keep up pressure against Venezuela

7 years ago

BRASILIA- Brazil intends to defend the suspension of Venezuela from Mercosur on Saturday at a meeting of the bloc's foreign ministers, "until democracy returns." Wri ...