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[/caption]WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State John Kerry praises the role Iran plays in the fight against Daesh in Iraq, calling it “helpful.” Kerry made the remarks at the Aspen Ideas Festival in the US state of Colorado on Tuesday. He was answering a question on whether Iran’s role in Iraq …

China’s top diplomat met Vietnam’s leadership on Monday during a scheduled visit aimed at strengthening historically close relations at a time when ties are strained by squabbles over the South China Sea. The trip by State Councillor Yang Jiechi comes amid a Chinese public relations blitz to try to discredit …

GENEVA- The United Nations human rights office slammed Bahraini regime decision to revoke nationality of a leading Shia Cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim. Bahrain’s decision to revoke the citizenship of the spiritual leader of the kingdom’s Shi’ite Muslim majority is “clearly unjustified” under international law, a spokeswoman for the UN human …

Brussels: NATO on Monday appointed Rose Gottemoeller as deputy head of the US-led alliance, the first woman to hold the post, a statement said. Gottemoeller is a career US diplomat whose nomination to the NATO post in March by President Barack Obama ran into stiff Republican criticism that she was …

New Delhi (Web Desk) – Just a day after it was denied the membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, India on Monday joined an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar signed onto the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) aimed at preventing the unchecked …

COLOMBIA (Web Desk)- At least 17 military personnel have been killed in Colombia after an army helicopter crashed apparently due to “bad weather.” The MI-17 military helicopter went down in Caldas Department on Sunday while it was travelling from the western department of Choco to the central Tolemaida military base, …

ISTANBUL – Two German politicians were detained in Istanbul on Sunday as riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protesters defying a ban on the city’s Gay Pride parade. Authorities in Turkey’s biggest city had banned the annual parade earlier this month citing security reasons, sparking anger …

At least 10 people have been injured as a result of violence between a white supremacist group and counter-protesters in Sacramento, California, officials say. Sacramento Fire Department spokesman Chris Harvey said at least seven of the injured had sustained stab wounds – two of them critical- while nine people were …

Nigeria ( Web Desk) – The Nigerian army says it has rescued more than 5,000 people who were being held hostage by Boko Haram following a clearing operation in four remote villages in the northeastern Borno state. “Our troops have decisively dealt with the Boko Haram terrorists, particularly hibernating in …

  Kabul (Web Desk) – A top commander of the Taliban group was killed in an airstrike together with his six fighters in northern Kunduz province, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Sunday. “During an air strike, seven armed Taliban were killed including Janat a key commander of armed Taliban,” …