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Iran tanker departs after Gibraltar rejects US demand

IBRALTAR (AFP) - The Iranian oil tanker at the centre of a diplomatic dispute has departed from Gibraltar after the British overseas territory rejected a US demand to seize the vessel. According to the monitoring website Marine Traffic, the supertanker -- which had been detained since July 4 off the

Trump wields sanctions hammer; experts wonder to what end

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call it the diplomacy of coercion. The Trump administration is aggressively pursuing economic sanctions as a primary

10,000 homeless after fire razes Bangladesh slum

DHAKA (AFP) – At least 10,000 people are homeless after a massive fire swept through a crowded slum in the

Afghanistan: Bomb Kills 63 at Wedding in Kabul

Kabul (BBC News): A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing 63 people and

Sudan Conflict: Army and Civilians Seal Power-Sharing Deal

Khartum: Sudan’s ruling military council and civilian opposition alliance have signed a landmark power-sharing deal. The agreement ushers in a

Indonesian president seeks people’s support for new capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s president on Friday appealed for support to move the country’s capital from overcrowded, sinking and

Indian business ties underpin muted Arab response to Kashmir

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Gulf Arab countries have remained mostly silent as India’s government moved to strip Indian-administered

Miracle in a cornfield: Airliner belly-lands safely outside Moscow following…

Moscow (TASS): An Airbus A321 made a crash landing near Zhukovsky International Airport in the Moscow region. According to the

China slams HK airport protesters as ‘terrorist-like’

HONG KONG (AFP) – China reacted furiously Wednesday to “terrorist-like” attacks on its citizens by pro-democracy protesters during a second

Fresh flood alert in southern India, 209 dead

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India issued Wednesday a fresh flood alert for parts of the southern state of Kerala, as