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February 26, 2017 12:31 PM

US Democrats elect Tom Perez as new national chairman

US Democrats have elected former Labour Secretary Tom Perez as their new national chairman. Mr Perez, who served in the Obama administration, won the second round of voting at the Democratic National Committee meeting in Atlanta after a tightly-fought contest. He is the first Latino in the post. Mr....

February 26, 2017 7:39 AM

Mexico warns US over border wall funding

Mexico has warned Washington that it will impose tariffs on US products if President Donald Trump taxes Mexican imports to finance a border wall. <br/><br/>Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray said, the neighboring countries face the biggest diplomatic rift in decades over Trump'...

February 26, 2017 7:13 AM

India's envoy to US Sarna meets Trump in Oval Office

India's envoy to the United States, Navtej Sarna met US President Donald Trump yesterday. This was the first meeting of the top Indian diplomat with Mr Trump after he was sworn in as the US President last month. Since arriving in the US, Mr Sarna has met scores of top American lawmakers, engage...

February 26, 2017 7:01 AM

Suicide blasts pose threat to United Nations&apos; Syria peace talks

The United Nations' efforts to launch a new round of Syria peace talks is threatened, as the death toll due to last two days of violence in the country has crossed 100. Suicide blasts targeted two security service bases in Homs yesterday, killing a top intelligence chief and close confidant of ...

February 25, 2017 8:54 PM

Merkel formally nominated for September Parliamentary election

Angela Merkel's conservatives have formally nominated the German Chancellor as her party's top candidate for the September Parliamentary election in the region where she has her political base. <br/><br/>Merkel won the support of 95 per cent of delegates at a Convention of the ...

February 25, 2017 8:50 PM

Attack on Syrian security forces in Homs kills 42

Militants attacked two Syrian security offices in the western city of Homs today with guns and suicide bombers, killing at least 42 people. <br/><br/>The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said, the attackers killed the head of military security and 29 others at one of its headquarters ...

February 25, 2017 8:20 PM

Merkel formally nominated for September Parliamentary election

Angela Merkel's conservatives have formally nominated the German Chancellor as her party's top candidate for the September Parliamentary election in the region where she has her political base. <br/><br/>Merkel won the support of 95 per cent of delegates at a Convention of the ...

February 25, 2017 8:13 PM

Libya govt secures ceasefire after Tripoli clashes

A ceasefire went into force early today in the Libyan capital after two days of fighting between rival gunmen injured nine people and forced residents to cower indoors. <br/><br/>The fighting between two rival armed groups in eastern Tripoli erupted on Thursday after one accused the othe...

February 25, 2017 7:29 PM

White House bars media houses from press briefing

The White House excluded several major US news organisations, including some it has criticised, from an off-camera briefing held by the White House Press Secretary yesterday. <br/><br/>Reporters for CNN, The New York Times, Politico, The Los Angeles Times and BuzzFeed were not allowed in...

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