WASHINGTON, May 8 (NsNewsWire) — Former U.S. President Barack Obama said Sunday in Boston that “political courage” is needed to preserve progress made in health care reform under his administration. Obama noted in an award ceremony that many members of Congress had to take tough votes to end the debate “about whether a nation as […]

DAMASCUS, May 8 (Xinhua) — Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moallem said Monday that his government will abide by the de-escalation zones’ deal, warning, however, any breach by the rebels will be retaliated. In a press conference, al-Moallem said his government hopes for the armed opposition groups to comply with the deal, concluded by Russia, Iran […]

KABUL, May 8 (Xinhua) — The U.S. forces in Afghanistan on Monday confirmed that a top leader of Islamic State (IS) group was killed during a joint operation in eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar late last month. Emir or top leader of IS Sheikh Abdul Hasib was killed on April 27 in southern part of […]

ANKARA, May 8 (Xinhua) — Turkey is planning to build a wall along the Turkish-Iranian border as part of measures against the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Hurriyet Daily News cited a high-level official on Monday. Turkey is going to build a 70-kilometer wall along the border near eastern Agri Province and Igdir Province, and […]

NEW DELHI, May 8 (Xinhua) — Authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala Monday ordered a probe into allegations that an 18-year-old student was forced to remove her bra at an exam centre as part of stringent measures to stop cheating in a national-level medical entrance examination. The alleged incident took place at TISK […]

BERLIN, May 8 (Xinhua) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has scored a clear victory in the regional elections in Germany’s northernmost state Schleswig-Holstein Sunday. In the official election results, the CDU gained 32 percent of the vote — an increase of 1.2 percent compared to the last election five years ago. […]