KRUEN: US President Barack Obama urged fellow leaders of the G7 to stand up to “Russian aggression in Ukraine” as he enjoyed a traditional Bavarian welcome ahead of their summit in Germany. One of the issues G7 leaders would be … read more
Jianli: A total of 331 people have been confirmed dead after rescuers lifted a Chinese cruise ship that capsized in central China out of the water, state media reported Saturday. Just 14 people have been confirmed alive out of the … read more
GUWAHATI: Heavily armed rebels in India´s restive northeast killed at least 20 troops on Thursday, police said, in one of the area´s worst such attacks in years. Another 12 soldiers were seriously wounded in the ambush on a military convoy … read more
KATHMANDU: Nepalese troops recovered four bodies after a helicopter that had been delivering relief supplies crashed Tuesday in a region devastated by twin earthquakes, the army and police said. The aircraft from Kathmandu-based Mountain Helicopters came down in a forested … read more
KANO: Boko Haram militants on Tuesday launched a renewed attack on Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, just days after the military repelled an assault on the key city. Residents said the militants arrived in the Moronti area of the city by … read more