KUWAIT CITY, (APP/AFP) – Yemen’s warring parties are to resume face-to-face peace talks on Wednesday after a three-day break triggered by a walkout by the government delegation, the United Nations said. The negotiations, which began on April 21, broke off on Sunday after the government delegation quit in protest at the apparent surrender of one […]
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Yemen foes to resume face-to-face peace talks
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Indian parliament rejects tycoon’s resignation
NEW DELHI, (APP/AFP) – India’s upper house of parliament has rejected Vijay Mallya’s resignation of his seat, saying a letter the embattled tycoon sent from Britain did not conform to “procedures” or carry an original signature. The 60-year-old multimillionaire left India for Britain in March owing more than $1 billion in unpaid loans, and is […]
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Trump the ‘presumptive’ White House nominee as Cruz crashes out
WASHINGTON, (APP/AFP) – Donald Trump looked all-but-certain of carrying the Republican Party colors in the 2016 presidential election after the billionaire political novice sent his only serious challenger Ted Cruz crashing out of the race. Addressing jubilant supporters at Trump Tower in New York after romping to his seventh straight state-wide victory in the Indiana […]
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India cornered at UN on Security Council reform
UNITED NATIONS, (APP): India found itself in the dock at a resumed meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform when Pakistan and other delegates demanded some rationale for its bid — along with Brazil, Germany and Japan — for permanent membership of the 15-member body, but it failed to come up with […]
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N. Korea completes work at missile sub shipyard: US think tank
SEOUL, (APP/AFP) – Recent satellite images suggest North Korea has completed the external refurbishment of a shipyard dedicated to building and launching a new class of ballistic missile submarines a US think tank said Wednesday. While it is unlikely that any such vessel would become operational before 2020, the North’s efforts to develop a working […]
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Indian police arrest forest guards over rhino poaching
GUWAHATI, India, (APP/AFP) – Indian police said Tuesday they have arrested four forest guards on suspicion of helping to cover up rhino poaching in a national park visited by Britain’s Prince William and his wife last month. The arrests relate to an incident last year, but came as wildlife officials said a gang of poachers […]