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Hoping to attract tourists, Iran looks to neighbours
Iran, largely shunned by western tourists, is making a push to attract visitors from wealthy Gulf Arab states and other…
Kerry says climate change requires ‘new definition’ of China-US cooperation
Global warming poses a threat to all humankind and requires a new kind of cooperation between China and the United States,…
‘Must-have’ Japanese whisky turns 100 as demand soars
The famed Yamazaki distillery marks its 100th anniversary this year with plenty to celebrate, as Japan’s acclaimed aged whiskies…
Modi honoured for France’s Bastille Day in shadow of nationwide riots
PARIS, FRANCE: Around 45,000 police will be deployed nationwide in the evening while firework sales have been banned as the …
Pakistani, Indian lovers defy all to be together
A love-struck couple from arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who met in a gaming chatroom before sneaking across borders to be…
UN warns against rising hate speech amid Holy Quran burning
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has called for dialogue and respect for all religions, as member states…
Six killed in kindergarten attack in China; suspect detained
A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China's Guangdong province on Monday killing six people and…
KSA lodges protest with Swedish envoy
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia summoned Sweden’s ambassador to denounce a desecration of the Quan outside a Stockholm mosque that sparked a…
France riots: Shot teenager’s grandmother says violence must stop
PARIS: The grandmother of the teenager shot dead by police during a traffic stop in a Paris suburb said on Sunday she wanted the…
As temperatures climb, pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat for Haj climax
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims prayed at Mount Arafat in searing heat on Tuesday at the height of an annual Haj…