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Russia says it has right to take military recourse to downing of its plane
03 Dec 2015
“This is intentional murder of our soldiers and this deed must be punished," chairman of the Duma, the lower house, Sergei Naryshkin said on Friday
Myanmar's Suu Kyi strikes a conciliatory note as she prepares to form govt
02 Dec 2015
Suu Kyi and armed forces supremo Min Aung Hlaing talked for over an hour at the military chief's office in the capital Naypyitaw without aides and the general later said, "We had very nice talks”
Five major UK banks pass BoE stress tests
02 Dec 2015
Bomb scare causes mass evacuations in London
02 Dec 2015
Five major UK banks pass BoE stress tests
02 Dec 2015
Russian sanctions could add $5 bn to Turkey’s CAD
01 Dec 2015
The risks of sanctions could push the $35 billion current account deficit calculated for 2015 to over $40 billion
US has not lost Thailand to China: US ambassador
01 Dec 2015
India not responsible for climate change, but concerned over planet’s health: PM
30 Nov 2015
The prime minister said while India's new economic momentum is a subject of international attention and a source of global opportunity, the health of the planet is equally important
Cameron seeks backing for UK strikes against IS
30 Nov 2015
Singapore an inspiration for Indians, says PM
24 Nov 2015
UK to set up $1 billion fund to fight malaria
23 Nov 2015
ASEAN announces formation of economic community
23 Nov 2015
ASEAN now forms an economic community that will allow freer movement of trade and capital in an area of 625 million people with a combined economic output of $2.4 trillion
Nepal ex-PM Bhatarai launches new front
23 Nov 2015
16 held in Belgium raids; key figure still elusive
23 Nov 2015
Belgian prosecutors announced early today that police had detained 16 people in 22 raids related to the Paris attacks, but that fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them
UN Security Council calls on countries to eradicate Islamic State threat
21 Nov 2015
In a unanimously adopted resolution, the 15-member body declared the group’s terrorist attacks abroad “a global and unprecedented threat to international peace and security”
Majority in Muslim dominated nations view ISIS negatively
21 Nov 2015
New research has found that people in 11 countries with significant Muslim population hold overwhelmingly negative views about the Islamic State, with Pakistan being the sole exception
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