UN chief praises US, China climate deal
Hangzhou (China): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has touted what he called “the outstanding leadership” of the American and Chinese presidents, Barack Obama and Xi Jinping, for committing their nations to the Paris agreement on climate change.
lead of Clinton shrinks to 2%: Poll
Washington: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's lead against her Republican rival Donald Trump has come down to two per cent even as she leads in two key States, according to two polls. “Trump (Donald) trails Clinton by only two percentage points, 42 per cent to 40 per cent, in a poll taken September 1 through September 2,” Morning Consult said in its latest poll.
Turkish jets destroy Kurdish rebel
Ankara: Ankara stepped up its fight against militants in Turkey and northern Syria with air strikes on Kurdish rebel positions in the restive southeast and ISIS extremists in northern Syria, security sources said on Sunday. Jets bombed four PKK targets in the Cukurca district of the southeastern province of Hakkari close to northern Iraq on Saturday evening, sources told State-run Anadolu news agency.
15 Yemen soldiers killed in rebel attacks
Aden: At least 15 Yemeni soldiers were killed in rebel attacks in the north and in a suspected jehadi bombing in Aden on day, military and security sources said.