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Carter: US to provide weapons, aircraft, commandos for NATO

24 Jun 2015 4:44 AM IST
The US will contribute weapons, aircraft and forces, including commandos, for NATO’s rapid reaction force, Defence Secretary Ash Carter said today, to...

S Africa denies it hatched plan to protect Sudan’s Bashir

24 Jun 2015 4:43 AM IST
South Africa’s government today denied secretly plotting a safe exit from the country for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, despite an international...

Solidarity in Charleston before church victims’ funerals

24 Jun 2015 4:42 AM IST
Bells tolled across the city yesterday as thousands <g data-gr-id="20">linked</g> up on a towering bridge and a historic sanctuary...

‘War crimes’ likely by both sides in 2014 Gaza war: UN

24 Jun 2015 4:41 AM IST
The Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza conflict announced it had gathered “substantial information” and “credible allegations” that both sides had...

EU extends economic sanctions against Russia by six months

24 Jun 2015 4:40 AM IST
An EU statement said the decision was taken without debate by the bloc’s foreign ministers at a meeting in Luxembourg, in response to “Russia’s...

South Africa ministers ‘plotted to protect Sudan’s Bashir’

22 Jun 2015 5:41 AM IST
Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity over the conflict in Darfur, was...

Black church in US to hold first service after shootings

22 Jun 2015 5:37 AM IST
This morning will mark the first worship service at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church since <g data-gr-id="35">Dylann</g> Roof,...

Iran lawmakers curtailed on power to veto nuclear deal

22 Jun 2015 5:36 AM IST
Iran’s parliament curtailed its own power to block a nuclear deal with world powers on Sunday, effectively removing a longstanding threat that a final...

Pentagon chief seeks NATO spending boost to counter Russia

22 Jun 2015 5:36 AM IST
US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter will visit his European counterparts this week to take stock of cooperation with NATO in the wake of Russian...

Detained Al-Jazeera journo to be in German custody

22 Jun 2015 5:35 AM IST
A prominent Al-Jazeera journalist will remain in German custody for a second night, prosecutors said on Sunday, saying they have not yet decided...

IS lays mines in Palmyra ruins

22 Jun 2015 5:35 AM IST
Islamic State group militants have laid landmines and explosives at the site of the ancient ruins in Syria’s Palmyra, a monitor said today, adding the...

Parachutist saves teammate’s life mid-air after chute fails

22 Jun 2015 5:34 AM IST
In a dramatic mid-air rescue, a parachutist with the British Army’s Red Devils stunt team saved the life of a fellow jumper after his parachute failed...
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