KING KHALID MILITARY CITY, Saudi Arabia, (APP/AFP): Secretary of State John Kerry said US and Russian officials would meet later Saturday on Syrian opposition complaints of truce violations but that peace talks should go ahead as planned. Asked at the end of a visit to Saudi Arabia whether indirect dialogue in Geneva between the Syrian […]
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Kerry: US, Russia to meet Saturday on Syria ceasefire
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Ailing Gilani urges Kashmiris to continue struggle with unity
ISLAMABAD, Mar 12 (APP): Ailing Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference, Syed Ali Gilani, has urged the Kashmiri people to carry forward the ongoing freedom movement with unity. The APHC spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar said that the octogenarian leader was continuously under the observation in New Delhi’s Max Hospital where doctors were […]
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James Bond set designer Ken Adam dies at 95
LONDON, March 11, (APP/AFP) – Ken Adam, the designer of suave British spy James Bond’s fictional worlds, has died at his home in London at the age of 95, British media reported on Friday. The Oscar-winning British production designer, who dreamt up the elaborate lairs of Bond villains as well as 007’s Aston Martin ejector […]
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57 killed as Yemen loyalists advance near rebel-besieged Taez
ADEN, March 11, (APP/AFP) – At least 57 people were killed on Friday as Yemeni pro-government forces gained ground around third city Taez which has been under rebel siege for several months, officials said. The loyalists backed by warplanes of a Saudi-led military coalition took back areas in the western and southern suburbs of the […]
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Obama offers tech leaders warning on encryption
AUSTIN, March 12, (APP/AFP): President Barack Obama made a pilgrimage Friday to SXSW — the tech world’s Davos and Woodstock rolled into one — making a government recruitment pitch even as he fanned a row over encryption. Obama traveled to Austin, Texas, ostensibly to open a “pipeline” of programmers, developers and other tech whiz kids […]
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Senior US General praises Pakistan role in Afghan reconciliation process, fighting terrorists
WASHINGTON, (APP): A senior US general in Afghanistan has praised efforts by Pakistan to put pressure on terrorists operating in the country and for the country’s support to push Taliban to join the peace process. “We have been pleased with Pakistan’s efforts in two ways: one, their pressure against the Taliban in Pakistan. And then […]