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Kerber, Halep dominant as Chung dreams on
MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep were in dominant moods on Wednesday to race into an Australian Open semi-final showdown, as the dream Grand...
Federer, Djokovic hold court on Australian Open day 6
MELBOURNE: World number one Simona Halep saved three match points to survive a titanic struggle and make the last 16 at the Australian Open...
UN secretary-general discuss Syria, North Korea, says Russian foreign minister
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres have noted the lack of alternatives in the peaceful settlement of crises in...
USA has no intention of building Syria-Turkey border force: Tillerson
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday denied that the United States had any intention to build a Syria-Turkey border force, saying...
Russia seek direct talks between Kabul and Taliban movement
MOSCOW: The Russian side is ready to provide a platform for direct talks between Afghanistan’s government and the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia), the...
Democracy is under ‘assault’ and ‘retreating’ around the globe: report
WASHINGTON: Democracy is under assault and in retreat around the globe, a crisis that has intensified as America’s democratic standards erode at an accelerating...
Daesh cells operate in capital of Afghanistan
KABUL: Middle-class Afghans turned extremists have assisted Daesh’s expansion from its stronghold in Afghanistan’s restive east to Kabul, analysts say, and helping to make...
Marijuana taxes expected to boost California budget
SACRAMENTO: California Governor Jerry Brown will propose his final state budget on Wednesday, setting out a spending blueprint that last year topped $125 billion...
Eight people die, 86 rescued from sinking dinghy off Libya
MEDITERRANEAN SEA: At least eight people died and 86 others were rescued after a rubber dinghy starting sinking in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, according...
