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BEIJING –– Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday discussed relations between their two countries and the Ukraine crisis in a phone conversation. Speaking highly of…
Obama to meet Ukrainian PM at White House
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will meet in Washington this week with Ukraine’s interim prime minister, in a show of support amid a tense stand-off with Russia over control of…
From Afghan warlord to vice-president: Fahim dies in Kabul
KABUL – Afghan Vice-President Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, formerly one of the country’s most feared warlords, died of natural causes on Sunday after a turbulent life that summed up the…
Q&A: What happened to Malaysia Airlines flight 370?
KUALA LUMPUR – The sudden disappearance Saturday of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 — with no distress call or other signs of trouble — has ignited intense speculation over what happened…
China makes all-out effort to locate missing flight
BEIJING — China is making an all-out effort to locate and rescue Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 that has been missing since Saturday morning as the whole country prays for the…
Rival Ukraine rallies raise tensions as Crimea crisis deepens
KIEV – Thousands took to the streets for rival pro- and anti-Kremlin rallies across Ukraine on Sunday as the West and Moscow dug in their heels over a deepening crisis…
Tens of thousands stage anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo
TOKYO – Tens of thousands of citizens turned out for an anti-nuclear rally in Tokyo on Sunday, as the nation prepares to mark the third anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.…
El Salvador votes in presidential runoff
SAN SALVADOR – Balloting is under way in the second round of El Salvador’s presidential election, with a former guerrilla commander favoured to win the runoff vote. Polls ahead of Sunday’s…
Possible debris from Malaysia flight found off Vietnam
HO CHI MINH CITY – Possible debris from vanished Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was found in the sea off Vietnam by a search team Sunday, a senior official said. It…
International experts to monitor Algeria election: FM
ALGIERS – International organisations and experts are to send observers to monitor the April 17 presidential election in Algeria, Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra said Sunday. “Along with the Arab League…