Syria military operation ‘wrapping up’, Putin tells Assad

Syria military operation ‘wrapping up’, Putin tells Assad

 Military operations against terrorists in Syria are coming to an end, with the focus shifting to a search for a political solution, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said as he hosted his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Sochi. Putin met Assad on Monday ahead of a trilateral summit with the leaders of Turkey and Iran […]

Pinera takes lead in Chile presidential election

Pinera takes lead in Chile presidential election

Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera is leading the presidential election, with 22.78 per cent of votes counted, Chile’s Electoral Service said. “In democracy, all must have the opportunity to freely express their opinion, without resorting to violence,” Xinhua news agency quoted Pinera as saying earlier upon voting in Santiago. The 2017 election in Chile stands […]

Efforts underway to repatriate Maza’s body: Envoy

Efforts underway to repatriate Maza’s body: Envoy

Spain’s Ambassador to Argentina, Javier Sandomingo, has confirmed that efforts are underway to repatriate Spanish Attorney General Jose Manuel Maza’s body to Madrid early this week on a regular commercial flight. “At present, we don’t have all the procedures finalized, but we think that that is what’s possible and foreseeable,” Efe news quoted the diplomat […]

Should have left US basketball players in Chinese jail: Trump

Should have left US basketball players in Chinese jail: Trump

 Lashing out at the father of one of the three UCLA basketball players freed earlier this month after being arrested in China for theft, US President Donald Trump said that he should have left them in jail. Trump responded to the father of LiAngelo Ball, who on Friday downplayed the importance of the role Trump […]

Australia urged to sue tobacco industry for smoking-related illnesse

Australia urged to sue tobacco industry for smoking-related illnesse

Leading Australian experts have called on the country’s governments to hold tobacco companies accountable for damage done to people’s health by taking them to court, a media report said. In an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia, public health experts from Macquarie University and Curtin University called on state and federal governments to […]

Search on for missing Argentine submarine

Search on for missing Argentine submarine

The Argentine Navy continues to coordinate with international allies in the search for its submarine, a media report said. The submarine disappeared last Wednesday along the country’s Atlantic coast with 44 crewmen on board. Helping to search for the ARA San Juan are Chile, Brazil, the US, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Uruguay and Peru, although […]

Secret Service nabs attempted White House fence jumper

Secret Service nabs attempted White House fence jumper

 The US Secret Service nabbed an individual who had attempted to jump a security barrier on the north side of the White House, a media report said. The agency said in a tweet that someone tried to jump the bike rack barrier along the Pennsylvania Avenue about 8 a.m. on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported. […]

German coalition talks collapse following FDP withdrawal

German coalition talks collapse following FDP withdrawal

Three-party exploratory talks to form Germanys next coalition government collapsed after the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP) walked out of marathon negotiations, the media reported on Monday. “The four discussion partners have no common vision for modernisation of the country or common basis of trust,” FDP leader, Christian Lindner, announced shortly before midnight on Sunday […]

Apple served with search warrant over Texas church shooting

Apple served with search warrant over Texas church shooting

 Luxury US tech-giant Apple has been served with a search warrant for access to an iPhone SE which was used by the gunman who killed 27 people in a Texas church, the media reported. The gunman Devin Patrick Kelley, 26, walked into the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on November 5 and opened fire. […]

Hillary blasts Trump, GOP Senate candidate over sexual misconduct allegations

Hillary blasts Trump, GOP Senate candidate over sexual misconduct allegations

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has slammed President Donald Trump and Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore over their alleged sexual misconduct, criticising them for not “accepting responsibility” for their reported transgressions as Democratic Senator Al Franken did in the face of recent sexual allegations against him. Clinton said on Thursday that Franken, who […]