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Qatar Joins Gulf War Games of US-allied Arab States in Apparent Compromise
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut diplomatic, trade and transport ties with Qatar last June, accusing it of supporting terrorism. Doha denies that charge and says the boycott is an attempt to impinge on its sovereignty.
Pakistan to File Counter Rejoinder in Jadhav's Case by July 17, Says Report
In its written pleadings, India had accused Pakistan of violating the Vienna Convention by not giving consular access to Jadhav arguing that the convention did not say that such access would not be available to an individual arrested on espionage charges.
China Holds Live-fire Drills in Taiwan Strait
China sees the democratically-governed island as a renegade part of its territory to be brought back into the fold and has not ruled out reunification by force.
In Syria's Raqqa, Corpses Still Lie in The Rubble
Since starting their operations, the First Responders Unit say they have exhumed more than 500 corpses while Forensic pathologists examine the bodies and try to identify them.
Scientists Accidentally Develop Enzyme That Eats Plastic, May Solve Pollution Problem
Researchers say they are now working on further improvements to the enzyme, with the hope of eventually scaling it up for industrial use in breaking down plastics.
Syrian Air Defences 'Shoot Down Missiles' Over Two Air Bases
State television showed pictures of a missile that was shot in the air above the air base only days after a U.S., British and French attack on Syrian targets in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack on the city of Douma on the outskirts of Damascus.
Classes Begin in Pakistan's First School for Transgenders in Lahore
The Gender Guardian school which offers a full 12 years of academic education from the primary level to matriculation and then leading up to college, has been opened by NGO Exploring Future Foundation (EFF) in the Defence Housing Authority area of the cit...
Donald Trump Defends 'Mission Accomplished!' Tweet on Syria Strikes With Attack on 'Fake News Media'
Instead, he spent the morning in front of his White House televisions, dispatching tweet after tweet lambasting the FBI director that he fired and the allegations levied in his still-forthcoming book.
Male Stork Flies 14,000 Km Every Year To Be With The Love Of His Life
Croatia is home to some 1,500 pairs of white storks. Cigoc, in central Croatia, was proclaimed the first European stork village in 1994.
Pro-Assad Official Says Targeted Bases Were Evacuated on Russian Warning
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been backed in the seven-year-long Syrian war by Russia, Iran, and Iran-backed Shi'ite groups from across the region, including Lebanon's Hezbollah.
Donald Trump Calls for Prosecuting 'Liar' Ex-FBI Chief Comey
The allegations left Trump fuming. "He is a weak and untruthful slime ball who was, as time has proven, a terrible Director of the FBI," Trump added in a second tweet.
Moscow Says Fears UK Has 'Forcibly Detained' Yulia Skripal
While her whereabouts are unknown, Skripal said she is being supported by police officers who are keeping her informed of their high-profile investigation.
Xi Jinping Inspects Chinese Military’s Biggest Drill in South China Sea
The drill was held amid frequent forays made by US naval and aircraft into the South China Sea to assert the freedom of navigation especially around the artificial islands built by China, where it has also established garrisons.
British PM Theresa May Summons Ministers to Discuss Possible Military Action in Syria
May recalled the ministers from their Easter holiday for a special cabinet meeting in Downing Street later on Thursday to discuss Britain's response to what she has cast as a barbaric attack that cannot go unchallenged.
High Stakes for President Emmanuel Macron as France Weighs Syria Strike
The 40-year-old leader, weighing the first foreign military operation on his own initiative, has made clear he considers Damascus behind a suspected chemical attack in the rebel-held Syrian town of Douma last weekend that killed at least 40 people.
No Significant Increase in Facebook Users Deactivating After Data Scandal: Mark Zuckerberg
Responding to a question, Zuckerberg acknowledged that a lot of people probably just accept terms of service without taking the time to read through it.