News Archives for World - 2020-02-17

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World

Indian FM defends citizenship law as he promotes EU ties

Delhi's top diplomat was the guest of honour as EU foreign ministers met in Brussels with an eye to renewing relati

Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:30pm

World

Pompeo hails Angola's anti-graft campaign

Last month, Angola indicted Isabel dos Santos, the 46-year-old billionaire daughter of ex-president Jose Eduardo do

Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:29pm

World

Assad says no let-up in northern Syria offensive

His address on state television came even as the United Nations' chief relief coordinator Mark Lowcock renewed the

Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:28pm

World

WHO warns against novel coronavirus 'blanket measures'

WHO officials rejected the suggestion that all cruises should be halted to avoid risking a new nest of infection li

Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:28pm

World

EU threatens tougher rules on hate speech after Facebook meeting

European Industry Commissioner Thierry Breton remarks followed talks with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg, who was in

Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:17pm

World

900,000 people displaced by fighting in northwest Syria since December: UN

That figure is 100,000 more than the United Nations had previously recorded. "The crisis in northwest Syria ha

Published 17 Feb, 2020 07:16pm

Europe

Italy's foreign minister Di Maio says EU agreed mission to block arms supply in Libya

He said was not a revival of Operation Sophia, and would be deployed on the East coast of Libya where arms traffick

Published 17 Feb, 2020 02:59pm

World

Trump, Turkey call for Russia to stop backing Syrian 'atrocities'

Turkey's foreign minister also pressed his Russian counterpart over the attacks by Damascus on the last rebel-held

Published 17 Feb, 2020 11:18am

World

Trudeau cancels diplomatic trip over Canada gas pipeline protests

Following a tour of Africa and Europe, which wrapped up on Friday, Trudeau was scheduled to visit Barbados on Monda

Published 17 Feb, 2020 11:13am

World

Indian authorities are restricting people from meeting ailing Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Geelani

They are also not allowing proper treatment of the ailing leader. The authorities have installed CCTV cameras

Published 17 Feb, 2020 11:11am

Middle East

Israeli aircraft flies over Sudan for first time: Netanyahu

Bashir was ousted by the army last April following months of mass anti-government demonstrations. Sudan has be

Published 17 Feb, 2020 11:05am

Asia

China may postpone annual parliament session over virus: state media

The parliamentary meeting has been held annually in March for the past 35 years. China's ruling council will "

Published 17 Feb, 2020 11:04am

Asia

99 more coronavirus cases on Japan cruise ship: media

That would take the total number of positive cases on the Diamond Princess to 454. The health ministry declined to

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:55am

Asia

Beijing autoshow postponed due to coronavirus

The Beijing autoshow, which is held every two years, attracted 820,000 people in 2018 from 14 different countries a

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:50am

Europe

EU gloomy about reviving Libya naval mission

The Libya crisis is on the agenda for EU ministers meeting in Brussels on Monday, but the bloc's high representativ

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:48am

Africa

14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN

The bloodshed occurred on Friday in the Northwest region of Cameroon, James Nunan, a local official with UN humanit

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:46am

Africa

Twenty-four killed in Burkina Faso church attack: governor

"The provisional toll is 24 killed, including the pastor... 18 wounded and individuals who were kidnapped," Kabore

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:45am

Africa

Somali journalist shot dead: police

The journalist contributed to the London-based Somali channel Universal TV and the Mogadishu-based Kulmiye Radio St

Published 17 Feb, 2020 10:41am

World

India rejects UN chief's offer to defuse hostility between Pakistan, India on Kashmir

"There is no role or scope for third party mediation," Indian Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kum

Published 17 Feb, 2020 05:42am

World

Syrian government forces consolidate grip around Aleppo

Syrian regime forces made new gains Sunday in their offensive against the last major rebel bastion in the northwest, seizing villages and towns around second city Aleppo, state media and a monitor said. Backed by Russian air strikes, government forces hav