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Modi starts talks for new cabinet after big win

Modi starts talks for new cabinet after big win

-- 2019-05-24 11:09:43

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Friday to form a new cabinet to tackle a stuttering economy and other challenges facing his second term after winning a big majority. Official d...

Modi stuns opposition with huge election win

Modi stuns opposition with huge election win

-- 2019-05-24 09:28:42

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi scored a dramatic election victory on Thursday, putting his Hindu nationalist party on course to increase its majority on a mandate of business-friendly policies an...

Rahul Gandhi faces backlash over polls defeat

Rahul Gandhi faces backlash over polls defeat

-- 2019-05-23 19:15:45

Honest, intelligent and open to new ideas is how officials of India's main opposition Congress describe their leader, Rahul Gandhi, but the party's election performance has been so poor he now risks l...

‘Violent tornado’ hits Missouri

‘Violent tornado’ hits Missouri

-- 2019-05-23 14:55:45

A ‘violent tornado’ touched down in Jefferson City, Missouri in the US causing possible fatalities and heavy damage Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. The service repor...

India's PM Modi wins historic general election victory

India's PM Modi wins historic general election victory

-- 2019-05-23 13:12:10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party scored a historic victory in India’s general election, his foreign minister said on Thursday, as officials counted hundreds of millio...

‘American Taliban’ Lindh being released from prison

‘American Taliban’ Lindh being released from prison

-- 2019-05-23 12:55:17

The California man who became known as the ‘American Taliban’ after his capture on an Afghanistan battlefield in late 2001, is on the cusp of release from prison. Thirty-eight-year-old Jo...

Modi set to sweep to general election victory

Modi set to sweep to general election victory

-- 2019-05-23 12:16:37

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party is set for a historic victory as India began counting on Thursday hundreds of millions of votes from its general election, according to data from the Election Comm...

US mulls deploying thousands more troops to Middle East

US mulls deploying thousands more troops to Middle East

-- 2019-05-23 10:44:16

The US Department of Defense is considering a US military request to send about 5,000 additional troops to the Middle East amid increasing tensions with Iran, two US officials told Reuters news agency...

India's Modi takes early lead as vote count begins

India's Modi takes early lead as vote count begins

-- 2019-05-23 10:24:31

India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party taking an early lead, TV channels and India&r...

India starts vote count, Modi looks at second term

India starts vote count, Modi looks at second term

-- 2019-05-23 09:40:10

India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalition led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party already preparing to form the next government...

US orchestrates self-defeating maneuvers

US orchestrates self-defeating maneuvers

Global Times 2019-05-22 21:02:16

US finance media Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Washington's plan to blacklist Huawei "had been on the table for months," but was postponed "out of concern the move could disrupt trade negotiations w...

Ruling coalition promises to boost India's economy

Ruling coalition promises to boost India's economy

-- 2019-05-22 18:10:00

India’s ruling coalition has promised to rev up growth, double farmers’ income and boost infrastructure spending in the next five years after exit polls showed it would retain power when g...

Taiwan navy holds drill amid China tensions

Taiwan navy holds drill amid China tensions

-- 2019-05-22 14:28:26

Taiwan's navy has held a major live-firing exercise off the island's east coast in an area increasingly threatened by Chinese ships and planes. Wednesday's drills are part of the annual Han Kuang exe...

Half of Americans believe war with Iran is coming: Poll

Half of Americans believe war with Iran is coming: Poll

Reuters 2019-05-22 13:40:50

Half of all Americans believe that the United States will go to war with Iran “within the next few years,” according to a Reuters/Ipsos public opinion poll released on Tuesday amid increas...

Indonesia post-poll violence kills six

Indonesia post-poll violence kills six

-- 2019-05-22 11:43:51

Six people have died and 200 injured in civil unrest in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, its governor, Anies Baswedan, said on Wednesday after the election commission confirmed President Joko Widodo ha...

Houthis launch drone attack on Saudi airport

Houthis launch drone attack on Saudi airport

Reuters 2019-05-22 11:16:20

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport, the group’s Al Masirah TV said early on Wednesday. It said it targeted hangars contain...

May under fire over new Brexit plan

May under fire over new Brexit plan

-- 2019-05-22 10:46:04

British prime minister Theresa May will make the case for her new Brexit plan in Parliament later, amid signs that Conservative opposition to her leadership is hardening. The premier will give a stat...

Indonesian police arrest 20 amid post-election violence

Indonesian police arrest 20 amid post-election violence

-- 2019-05-22 10:40:12

Indonesian police have arrested at least 20 people accused of provoking riots in Jakarta following official results showing President Joko Widodo had been re-elected, a police spokesman said on Wednes...

White House asks former lawyer not to testify

White House asks former lawyer not to testify

-- 2019-05-21 22:07:56

The White House has told a former adviser not to testify about Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation, sparking outrage from Democrats, reports BBC. Lawyer Donald McGahn previously told the i...

Sri Lanka Catholics mark one month since bombings

Sri Lanka Catholics mark one month since bombings

-- 2019-05-21 19:49:38

Weeping Sri Lankan Catholics lit candles and prayed in a memorial service outside a bombed church on Tuesday, one month after Easter bombings by Islamist militants killed more than 250 people. The Ap...

China rebukes Trump’s claims over trade talks

China rebukes Trump’s claims over trade talks

-- 2019-05-21 18:25:35

China's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday refuted claims by US President Donald Trump that US tariffs are forcing foreign companies to leave China and a potential trade deal should be more in favour of the...

New Zealand mosque shooter also charged with terrorism

New Zealand mosque shooter also charged with terrorism

-- 2019-05-21 11:40:42

New Zealand police said on Tuesday they were charging the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act. The charge, which came under the co...

Official count gives President Widodo victory in Indonesian election

Official count gives President Widodo victory in Indonesian election

-- 2019-05-21 11:27:06

Incumbent President Joko Widodo won last month's Indonesian election with 55.5 per cent of votes against 44.5 per cent for his challenger, retired General Prabowo Subianto, the election commission's o...

Nicaraguan govt to release 100 political prisoners

Nicaraguan govt to release 100 political prisoners

-- 2019-05-21 10:22:36

The Nicaraguan government said on Monday (local time) it had begun the process of freeing another 100 political prisoners after threats from the opposition it could abandon talks aimed at ending a pol...

Modi to meet coalition partners as exit polls predict victory

Modi to meet coalition partners as exit polls predict victory

-- 2019-05-20 17:35:33

India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is to meet coalition partners to discuss a new government, two BJP sources said on Monday, after exit polls predicted a clear general election victory...

Egyptian security forces kill 12 suspected militants after bus bombing

Egyptian security forces kill 12 suspected militants after bus bombing

-- 2019-05-20 16:27:53

Egyptian security forces have killed 12 suspected Islamist militants in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said on Monday, a day after an explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people. A rud...

Blast near Giza pyramids injures 12 tourists

Blast near Giza pyramids injures 12 tourists

-- 2019-05-20 13:45:12

An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people on Sunday (local time), mostly South African tourists, near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt, two security s...

Trump says war would mean 'end' of Iran

Trump says war would mean 'end' of Iran

-- 2019-05-20 13:24:24

US President Donald Trump has issued a stern warning to Iran, suggesting it will be destroyed if a conflict breaks out between the two countries. "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official en...

Turkey to arrest 249 foreign ministry personnel over Gulen links

Turkey to arrest 249 foreign ministry personnel over Gulen links

-- 2019-05-20 13:22:22

Turkish authorities ordered the arrest of 249 foreign ministry personnel over suspected links to the network of a US-based cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup in 2016, broadcaster NTV sa...

Manchester Airport grounds flights due to power issue

Manchester Airport grounds flights due to power issue

-- 2019-05-20 11:35:05

A "power issue" that affected fuel supply caused dozens of flights to be cancelled at Britain's Manchester Airport. Flights to Tenerife, Belfast, and Milan were among 87 cancelled, while others were...