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Four members of Sikh family shot dead in US' Ohio

Hakikat Singh Panag, 59, his wife, Paramjit Kaur, 62, their daughter, Shalinder Kaur, 39, and his sister-in-law, Amarjit Kaur, 58, were all shot to death around 9:50 p.m (local time) on Sunday in their home in a suburban Ohio community. The motive behind the slayings remains unclear. External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has also taken cognisance of the incident.
2019-05-01 04:25:37 Read More

Trump weighs labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked US President Donald Trump to make the designation during an April 9 visit to Washington, a senior US official said, confirming a report in the New York Times on Tuesday. The White House is now working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization (FTO) but did not say what basis it will give to do so.
2019-05-01 04:02:48 Read More

Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido, Maduro vie for power

The violent street battles that erupted in parts of Caracas were the most serious challenge yet to Maduro's rule. And while the rebellion seemed to have garnered only limited military support, at least one high-ranking official announced he was breaking with Maduro, in a setback for the embattled president.
2019-05-01 02:49:09 Read More

Sri Lanka attacks mastermindâ€™s brother-in-law detained

Two days ago, police special task force and army personnel had quietly swept into two houses tucked away in Anwar Palli area where Zahranâ€™s parents and another sister, Jazeera, with child, husband Nishad and small daughter Ubeida lived until they left hurriedly, three days before the deadly Easter Sunday bombings on April 21.
2019-05-01 01:52:46 Read More

Sri Lanka attacks mastermindâ€™s brother-in-law detained

US says 'fully supports' Venezuelan people's 'quest for freedom'

"Today interim President Juan Guaido announced start of Operacion Libertad," tweeted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, as Maduro's government vowed to put down what it called an attempted coup.
2019-04-30 17:17:42 Read More

China's fear of an American blockade

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China's vast fleet is tipping the balance of power in the Pacific

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Assange to be sentenced for UK bail violation on Wednesday

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange faces sentencing in London on Wednesday for breaching his bail conditions, the whistleblowing site and a court official said. Assange could face a 12-month prison sentence for the violation, although time already served in prison may be taken into account.
2019-04-30 15:59:56 Read More

N Korea criticizes Pompeo over comments on nuke talks

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Spain's Socialists are open to negotiating deals with rivals

Isabel Celaa, spokeswoman for the Socialist caretaker government, says her party is capable of running the country as a minority government. But she said on Tuesday the Socialists "are open to talking to everybody" on certain topics that might smooth the government's work.
2019-04-30 13:35:05 Read More

Spain's Socialists are open to negotiating deals with rivals

Israel to swear in new parliament after election

Israel's new parliament will be sworn in Tuesday following April 9 elections that saw PM Netanyahu win a 5th term, but he has yet to put together a new coalition government. The Knesset, or parliament, has potentially stormy sessions ahead as it works to resolve religion & state issues as well as a possible proposal that would shield Netanyahu from prosecution.
2019-04-30 12:53:20 Read More

3,000 prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey: Rights group

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Sri Lanka to resume Mass on May 5: Cardinal

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Japan's emperor performs main abdication ceremony

Outgoing Japanese emperor Akihito today performed the main ritual to hand over the Chrysanthemum Throne to his son Naruhito -- Japan's first abdication in more than two centuries. Akihito technically remains emperor until the stroke of midnight when the country ushers in the new imperial era of Reiwa, or "beautiful harmony", that will last as long as Naruhito reigns.
2019-04-30 08:19:03 Read More

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramzan

There were no attacks on Sunday and Monday but security across Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka remains ramped up, with scores of suspected Islamists arrested since the April 21 attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people, including 42 foreign nationals.
2019-04-30 06:43:51 Read More

New Zealand police arrest man in Christchurch after reports of bomb threat

New Zealand police arrested a man in Christchurch following reports of a possible bomb threat in the city, where 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques. Police cordoned off streets in the Phillipstown area of the city on New Zealand's South Island, with a bomb disposal team, ambulance and fire and emergency crews sent to the scene.
2019-04-30 06:33:41 Read More

Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight

The Sri Lankan government has lifted a ban on social media platforms intended to stop the spread of rumours after the Easter Sunday bombings, a source from the president's office said on Tuesday. The ban on platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber has been lifted with immediate effect, the source told Reuters.
2019-04-30 06:33:27 Read More

Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims

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Joe Biden says Trump abused his office, ignored most Americans

The former vice president told hundreds of supporters and labour activists that Saturday's deadly shooting at a California synagogue proves a new that the country is "in a fight for its soul."
2019-04-30 03:32:08 Read More

No progress so Rohingya can return to Myanmar: UN aid chief

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Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne

Japanese Emperor Akihito reported his abdication to a Shinto sun goddess in a ritual at the Imperial Palace on Tuesday, starting a day of ceremonies to end a three decade reign in which he sought to ease painful memories of World War Two and bring the monarchy closer to people. His abdication is the first in two centuries.
2019-04-30 02:18:59 Read More

Norway nets â€˜trained Russian weaponâ€™: A whale

A harness recovered from an unusually friendly white whale in north Norway may indicate the animal had been trained by the Russian navy as part of a marine mammal special force, experts in Norway have said. The harness, which had the words â€œEquipment of St. Petersburgâ€ labelled on it, could be used to attach cameras or other instruments, the experts added.
2019-04-29 21:32:06 Read More

Baghdadi appears in IS video after 5 years, hails Lanka blasts

A week after Islamic State owned up to deadly bombings in Sri Lanka that killed over 250 people and injured over 500, the outfitâ€™s elusive chief, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, sprung a surprise by appearing in a video on Monday evening, nearly five years after he was last seen.
2019-04-29 21:21:09 Read More

UN chief tells China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang

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UN chief tells China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang

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Indonesia eyes moving capital from congested Jakarta

The idea of moving Indonesia's seat of government from an urban conglomeration of nearly 30 million people with some of the world's worst traffic jams has stretched on for decades. Jakarta, which suffers billions of dollars in annual congestion-and-flood linked economic losses, would remain the country's financial hub.
2019-04-29 15:21:23 Read More

Sri Lanka suspends police chief over Easter attacks

Sri Lanka's president suspended the chief of police on Monday and appointed a new defence secretary in a shake-up of the shell-shocked country's security services following the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Separately, Sirisena appointed a former head of the army, Shantha Kottegoda, as the country's top defence official.
2019-04-29 12:32:56 Read More

Pakistan, IMF in final round of talks on $8 billion bailout

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund have launched the final round of talks over the $8 billion bailout package for Islamabad, a deal that's expected to be signed next month. The round started on Monday in the Pakistani capital and is expected to last till May 7.
2019-04-29 11:35:55 Read More

Lanka to introduce tough laws to eliminate jihadism: PM Wickremesinghe

The deadly attacks could have been prevented if the new Counter Terrorism Bill, which provides for territorial jurisdiction, was passed in Parliament without delay, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said today after joining the Sunday Mass in Colombo and the mass at the Saint Anthony's church in Kochchikade, a week after the deadly suicide bombing killed over 250 people.
2019-04-29 11:05:50 Read More

Authorities find thousands of liters of chemicals in Germany

German news agency DPA reported Monday that firefighters discovered the containers Sunday in a storehouse in Preussisch Oldendorf, near the city of Bielefeld, while extinguishing a cable fire in the facility.
2019-04-29 07:37:48 Read More

Sri Lankan woman gifts 5 pet dogs to army

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Indonesia floods kill at least 19, thousands displaced

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May reshuffle cabinet before 2nd term: Indonesia prez

The gunfire erupted after 5pm on a block in the city's western district of brick row homes. One man who was shot collapsed behind a Baptist church nearby and was pronounced dead at the scene.
2019-04-29 05:16:37 Read More

One dead, 7 injured in Baltimore shooting

Socialists win snap polls in Spain marked by far-right gains

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's Socialists won snap elections on Sunday without the necessary majority to govern solo in a fragmented political landscape marked by the far-right's entry into parliament. Sanchez's Socialist Party (PSOE) got 123 lawmakers out of 350, short of an absolute majority but much better than the 85 seats it got in 2016.
2019-04-28 23:20:55 Read More

Job-hopping in US gets tougher for H-1B holders

It is getting tougher for H-1B visa holders to switch jobs. Even if the new job is similar, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), in several cases, has denied the application by the new employer on various grounds. The most common reason for denial is that the new position does not constitute a â€˜specialty occupationâ€™.
2019-04-28 21:33:23 Read More

Sri Lanka bans all kinds of face coverings that may conceal peopleâ€™s identities

A week after serial explosions ripped through Sri Lanka, the Presidentâ€™s office on Sunday banned any â€œcovering of faceâ€ to conceal identity. President's office said covering the face in order to avoid the identification of a person will be banned with effect from Monday to ensure public safety. Sirisena took the decision under the Emergency Regulations.
2019-04-28 21:20:20 Read More

FAA considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year: Source

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In Beijing, Imran raises Kashmir issue with Xi

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In Beijing, Imran raises Kashmir issue with Xi

No peace if Taliban do not adapt: US envoy

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Former US Sen Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

A soft-spoken and thoughtful former Rhodes Scholar, Lugar dominated Indiana politics during his 36 years in the US Senate. That popularity gave him the freedom to concentrate largely on foreign policy and national security matters â€” a focus highlighted by his collaboration with Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn on a program under which the US paid to dismantle and secure thousands of nuclear warheads and missiles in the former Soviet states after the Cold War ended.
2019-04-28 16:59:08 Read More

Iran's Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs

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Children born to IS fathers not considered Yazidi: Council

Children born to Yazidi women as a result of rape by Islamic State group fighters will not be permitted to join the community in northern Iraq, the faith's Supreme Spiritual Council said. The Yazidi community once numbered around 500,000 members in the mountainous Sinjar region of northwest Iraq, but it was ravaged by IS's 2014 sweep into the area.
2019-04-28 15:49:56 Read More

BCIM corridor missing from list of China's BRI projects

The Bangladesh, China, India, Myanmar Economic Corridor, originally listed in the China's multi-billion dollars Belt and Road Initiative projects, has been conspicuously missing from the new list issued at the end of the Belt and Road Forum meeting in Beijing. Like in 2017, India skipped the meeting over its objections on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
2019-04-28 14:54:23 Read More

Ukraine's president-elect offers passports to Russians

President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed an offer by Vladimir Putin to provide passports to Ukrainians, and pledged instead to grant citizenship to Russians who "suffer" under the Kremlin's rule. Kiev has been fighting Moscow-backed rebels in eastern Ukraine since 2014 in a war that has killed 13,000.
2019-04-28 14:01:42 Read More

Pomp and tradition mark rehearsal for Thai King's coronation

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Sudan's military rulers condemn attack on Islamist party

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Pope Francis donates $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico

Pope Francis has donated $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico, offering assistance to local projects that provide food, lodging and basic necessities. The funds, from the Peter's Pence collections, will be distributed among 27 projects promoted by 16 Mexican dioceses and religious congregations, Peter's Pence said in a statement.
2019-04-28 12:41:38 Read More

Xi Jinping meets Imran Khan, calls for improvement of India-Pak relations

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Lanka's Roman Catholic leader says Easter blasts 'insult to humanity'; holds special mass

"God is the reflection of love and kindness, so how can someone kill in the name of God?" Cardinal Ranjith asked in a reference to the militants who claimed that the attacks were on behalf of the almighty. The archbishop, who started his mass with an appeal for peace and unity, said: "What happened last Sunday is a great tragedy, an insult to humanity"
2019-04-28 08:13:14 Read More

Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road

Traders travel freely through the bustling Khorgos special economic zone that straddles the Kazakhstan-China border, but signs on the Chinese side bear a blunt warning â€” no veils or long beards allowed. It's a stark reminder of the severe security policies that China has imposed on mostly Muslim ethnic minorities in its vast border region of Xinjiang.
2019-04-28 08:12:40 Read More

At least 10 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floods

At least 10 people are dead and eight missing after days of heavy rain-triggered floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Sunday. Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while hundreds of buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather which affected nine districts or towns across Bengkulu province.
2019-04-28 07:27:48 Read More

Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence

Spain voted on Sunday in an uncertain snap general election marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on the outer margins of politics. Opinion polls give outgoing socialist premier Pedro Sanchez a win but without the necessary majority to govern alone, meaning he will have to seek alliances in a political environment that has soured since Catalonia's failed secession bid.
2019-04-28 07:27:28 Read More

Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims

The bells rang out at 8.45 am, the moment a jihadist suicide bomber detonated his device inside the 18th-century church on Easter Sunday, one of six attacks on churches and luxury hotels that left 253 dead. The bomber destroyed part of the shrine's roof and scarred its walls with shrapnel, damaging the clock tower whose hands were still stuck at 8:45, a grim reminder of the destruction wreaked.
2019-04-28 07:05:58 Read More

China's vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo

China's investment strategy of throwing money at developing countries appears to have hit a snag in the Republic of Congo as the central African nation is seeking an IMF bailout.
2019-04-28 05:17:44 Read More

Saudi royal advisor in Khashoggi trial no-show

Two top Saudi royal advisors have been linked to journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder. One has been labeled the "ringleader" but questions are swirling over the absence of the other in the closed-door trial of 11 suspects, multiple sources told AFP.
2019-04-28 04:14:35 Read More

Saudi royal advisor in Khashoggi trial no-show

Islamic state claims attack on east coast city of Sri Lanka

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One dead, three injured in US synagogue shooting

A gunman opened fire at a synagogue in California, killing one person and injuring three others including the rabbi as worshippers marked the final day of Passover, officials said. Police were called after the man entered the synagogue and opened fire with an "AR-15 type" weapon. A 19-year-old man from San Diego has been detained over the shooting.
2019-04-27 23:40:01 Read More

Strains in government led to intel breakdown: Sri Lanka PM

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China's BRF meet ends, affirms respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity

The forum in which 37 heads of the state and governments took part concluded with an announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping that cooperation agreements worth USD 64 billion were signed at a CEO conference during the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) meeting.
2019-04-27 15:37:36 Read More

Sri Lankan president bans Islamist groups suspected of Easter Sunday bombings

President Maithripala Sirisena used emergency powers to ban the NTJ and a splinter group identified as Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI), a statement said. "All movable and immovable property of these two organisations will be confiscated," the statement said.
2019-04-27 15:05:52 Read More

Errors raise questions about Sri Lankan response to bombing

Sri Lankan authorities have botched the effort to head off & then investigate the Easter Sunday terrorist attack that killed more than 250 people. Their mistakes range from the outrageous, like the failure to act on warnings, to the absurd, like mistakenly identifying an American college student as a suspect, to reporting 350 deaths one day and 250 the next.
2019-04-27 13:48:31 Read More

Agreements worth over $64 billion signed at BRF meet: Jinping

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the cooperation agreements worth more than $64 billion were signed at a CEO conference during the 2nd Belt and Road Forum which concluded in Beijing on Saturday.
2019-04-27 12:32:16 Read More

Xi: China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project

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Ties with India 'only problem' for peace in region: Imran Khan

Pakistan's relationship with India remains the "only problem" for peace and stability in the region, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said and expressed hope of establishing a "civilised relationship" with New Delhi after the Lok Sabha elections are over.
2019-04-27 11:37:50 Read More

Sri Lanka police chief refusing to quit despite Prez request

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US jailing of Russian agent 'arbitrary': Putin

It made her the only Russian arrested and convicted in the three-year investigation of Moscow's interference in US politics. The leader of a small Russian gun rights group, the 30-year-old used her ties to the National Rifle Association to build a network of powerful Republican contacts.
2019-04-27 09:30:44 Read More

Japan kicks off unprecedented long holiday

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US asks citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka after bombings

The State Department has also ordered the departure of all school-age family members of US government employees in kindergarten through 12th grade. It also authorised the voluntary departure of non-emergency US government employees and family members.
2019-04-27 06:54:52 Read More

Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones

But one year later, little progress has been made on North Korea's nuclear weapons, with Pyongyang and Washington deadlocked since a second summit between Trump and Kim in Hanoi in February broke down without a deal.
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Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones

Joe Biden raises $6.3 million in first 24 hours of campaign

US Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden raised $6.3 million in the first 24 hours of his campaign, providing a stronger showing than any of his rivals. Biden, 76, brought in the bulk of that haul through smaller contributions, his campaign spokesman TJ Ducklo wrote on Twitter, with 97 percent of those donations under $200.
2019-04-27 04:14:15 Read More

US imposes sanction on Pakistan, may deny visas to Pakistanis

Pakistan is the latest to join the list of 10 nations that have been imposed with sanctions under a US law according to which countries refusing to take back deportees and visa over-stayers will be denied American visas.
2019-04-27 03:00:55 Read More

Sri Lanka troops kill two suspected IS gunmen

Sri Lankan security forces raided a safe house of Islamic State affiliated militants in the east of the country and killed at least 2 men in an exchange of fire. "In our retaliatory fire, two gunmen were killed," spokesman Sumith Atapattu said adding that a civilian caught in the crossfire was also killed.
2019-04-27 02:26:13 Read More

The making of a radical leader

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Unsatisfied with Chinese money, Imran looks at other countries

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Pak PM Khan meets IMF chief, WB CEO in Beijing; seeks bailout package for Pak

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Qatar to abolish exit visa system by year's end: UN

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Sri Lanka fears up to $1.5 billion tourism losses

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Resigned to 'protect' political bosses, says ex-Lankan defence secretary

Lankan President Sirisena on Wednesday sought the resignation of the defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando as well as the inspector general of police. He said the intelligence supplied by a friendly nation was not shared with him by senior officials. But in a statement prior to tendering his resignation, Fernando said he had forwarded all intelligence inputs on the attacks to the relevant institutions for action.
2019-04-26 14:43:01 Read More

Trump denies paying N Korea $2 mn for US detainee's care

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North Korea's Kim says US acting in 'bad faith'

Kim's armoured train departed the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok a day after talks that saw Putin back the North's need for "security guarantees" in its standoff with the United States.
2019-04-26 12:41:55 Read More

Sri Lanka's Muslims hold subdued prayers amid tight security

Some mosques cancelled prayers, and Sri Lanka's Muslim affairs minister called on Muslims to pray at home instead, in solidarity with churches that have closed over security fears. Other Muslims have expressed fears that they could be targeted by Islamist hardliners, after the community's religious leadership said the attackers would not be buried at mosques in the country.
2019-04-26 11:16:11 Read More

Over 130 IS-linked suspects in Sri Lanka: Sirisena

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said that around 130-140 ISIS suspects linked to the terror network are in Sri Lanka. "Around 70 are arrested, we will arrest them all very soon ending this (terror)," he said. The President added that he and the entire government will also take the full responsibility for the attacks.
2019-04-26 10:18:30 Read More

North Korea: Kim's right-hand man sidelined

The demotion of Kim Yong Chol, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's point man for nuclear talks with the US, signals he has taken the fall for the failed second summit between the two countries, diplomats in Seoul and regional experts said. Chol remains a formidable force in Pyongyang but there is no word whether he has been given a new role.
2019-04-26 09:15:05 Read More

North Korea: Kim's right-hand man sidelined

China tries to allay fears over BRI, says it's not an exclusive club

In his inaugural address to the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) attended by 37 heads of state and governments besides officials from 150 countries and international organisations, Xi said China wants to build its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) based on "open, green and clean cooperation"
2019-04-26 07:13:57 Read More

Sri Lanka police chief resigns over bombings

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Sri Lanka police chief resigns over bombings: President

Sri Lanka's top police official, Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara, has resigned over failures that led to the deadly Easter bomb attacks, the country's president said Friday. "The IGP has resigned. He has sent his resignation to the acting defence secretary. I'll nominate a new IGP soon," President Maithripala Sirisena told reporters.
2019-04-26 06:11:09 Read More

'I spy with my little eye': CIA launches Instagram account

The Central Intelligence Agency opened its own account on Instagram with a picture of a desk of mysteries teased by the children's game prompt "I spy with my little eye."The photo tempts with intrigues and adventure: a wig suggesting disguises, maps of China and the Gulf -- mostly real operation souvenirs of CIA officers.
2019-04-26 03:27:35 Read More

China's Xi defends Belt and Road, says 'not exclusive club'

China has rejected accusations that Belt and Road is a "debt trap" and a geopolitical tool for Beijing's ambitions of becoming a global superpower. "The Belt and Road is not an exclusive club," Xi said. BRI aims to reinvent the ancient Silk Road to connect Asia to Europe and Africa through massive investments in maritime, road and rail projects.
2019-04-26 03:18:30 Read More

Sri Lankans in blast-ravaged city target refugees from Pakistan, force hundreds to flee

The first disturbing sign of communal backlash surfaced in grief-soaked Negombo when several Pakistani refugees were violently attacked by locals. At least 800 men, women and children, all asylum seekers living in small rental homes were asked to get out of their temporary homes by their landlords, who feared they may have terrorist links.
2019-04-25 19:46:42 Read More

Sri Lankans in blast-ravaged city target refugees from Pakistan, force hundreds to flee

Amnesty says Hong Kong office hit by China-linked cyber attack

Hong Kong, Apr 25 (AFP) Amnesty International's Hong Kong office has been hit by a years-long cyberattack from hackers with known links to the Chinese government, the rights group said Thursday.
2019-04-25 08:18:23 Read More

Macron to offer solutions to French yellow vest grievances

Macron will make a speech Thursday at the Elysee presidential palace based on three months of national debate aimed at addressing the protesters' concerns through town hall meetings and collecting complaints online.
2019-04-25 08:14:36 Read More

Putin tells Kim wants to support 'positive' efforts on Korean peninsula

â€‹â€‹"I am confident that your visit today to Russia ... will help us to better understand how we can resolve the situation on the Korean peninsula and what Russia can do to support the positive processes that are currently taking place," Putin said as the two began their first-ever talks in Russia's Far East
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'Workers smoked, but canâ€™t be blamed for Notre Dame fire'

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North Korea fires top official for failed Hanoi summit

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Anger boils over as religious harmony comes under strain

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Sri Lanka's president sacks defence secretary, police chief

President Maithripala Sirisena asked defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara to quit after it emerged that security forces shrugged off intelligence alerts of an impending terror strike. In an address to the nation on Tuesday, Sirisena had admitted security lapses and assured changes in police and security forces.
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Opposition leaders slam Imran Khan for his 'shameful' remarks against Bilawal Bhutto

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UN rights chief condemns 'shocking' Saudi mass executions

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UN rights chief condemns 'shocking' Saudi mass executions

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Trump says sending 'armed soldiers' to US-Mexico border

Trump appeared to be referring to an April 13 incident in which Mexican troops reportedly questioned and pointed their weapons at two US troops conducting surveillance on the border.
2019-04-24 13:22:09 Read More

France holds first 'Armenia genocide' remembrance day

Troops from the Ottoman Empire â€” which preceded modern-day Turkey â€” were responsible for massacres and forced deportations of Armenians from 1915, but Turkey has always denied that the mass killings amounted to genocide.
2019-04-24 09:12:01 Read More

France holds first 'Armenia genocide' remembrance day

North Korea's Kim says hopes for 'successful' Putin summit

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HK democracy leaders jailed over Umbrella Movement protests

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More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN

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Japan apologizes to those forcibly sterilized, vows redress

Japan's government apologized on Wednesday to tens of thousands of victims forcibly sterilized under a now-defunct Eugenics Protection Law and promised to pay compensation. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said he was offering "sincere remorse and heartfelt apology'' to the victims.
2019-04-24 05:46:49 Read More

Algeria's richest man held in jail in graft probe

Algeria's richest man Issad Rebrab has been detained in jail on the public prosecutor's orders, state media reported Tuesday, a day after his arrest as part of a corruption probe. The crackdown on alleged graft follows the resignation of veteran president Abdelaziz Bouteflika in early April after weeks of mass protests against his 20-year rule.
2019-04-24 05:41:38 Read More

North Korea's Kim arrives in Russia before summit with Putin

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia by train on Wednesday, a day before his much-anticipated summit with President Vladimir Putin that comes amid deadlocked diplomacy on his nuclear program.
2019-04-24 05:25:53 Read More

North Korea's Kim Jong-un to meet President Vladmir Putin in Russia's Far East on Thursday

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President Trump to pay state visit to Britain in June

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Donald Trump to make UK state visit in June

Trump and First Lady Melania will be guests of 93-year-old Queen Elizabeth II, becoming only the third US presidential couple during her reign to receive the honour after George W. Bush in 2003 and Barack Obama in 2011.
2019-04-23 13:13:04 Read More

How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan

In just over 2 decades, China has built a force of conventional missiles that rival or outperform those in US armory. China's shipyards have spawned the world's biggest navy, which now rules the waves in East Asia. And the PLA is fortifying posts across vast expanses of South China Sea, while stepping up preparations to recover Taiwan, by force if necessary.
2019-04-23 11:35:14 Read More

How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan

At least 45 children killed in Sri Lanka attacks: UN

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France: Far-right claims surface for Macron's ally

Nathalie Loiseau, who leads French president Emmanuel Macron's party in the May European Union parliament elections, faced criticism Tuesday after a report that she featured on a list alongside far-right candidates at a student's election 35 years ago.
2019-04-23 10:02:42 Read More

China to set rules soon to regulate commercial rocket industry

China's national space agency said on Tuesday it will soon announce rules to regulate commercial rocket manufacturing, test flights and launches, state media reported, as the number of private startups in the nascent sector surged in the past year.
2019-04-23 09:56:15 Read More

Theresa May under fire as Parliament returns from Brexit break

Britain's European Union exit, long scheduled to take place last month, has been delayed as the government tries to win Parliament's backing for a divorce deal. The bloc has given Britain until Oct. 31 to ratify an agreement or leave the 28-nation EU without a deal to smooth the way.
2019-04-23 09:39:05 Read More

Iranian parliament labels entire US military as terrorist

The report by the semi-official ISNA news agency says 173 out of 215 lawmakers at the session voted for the bill on Tuesday. The bill also demands the Iranian government take unspecified action against other governments that formally back the US designation
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Sri Lanka tourism industry to take a beating from Easter blasts: Industry officials

The bombs tore through three five-star hotels in Colombo: the Cinnamon Grand, the Shangri La and the Kingsbury. At least 38 foreigners, including 10 Indian nationals, have died in the attacks. The tourism officials said that many tourists were cutting short their stays and the airlines have suffered flight cancellations.
2019-04-23 09:30:29 Read More

Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321

Sri Lankan police detained a Syrian among 40 people being questioned about the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels, government and military sources said on Tuesday, as the toll from the coordinated bomb attacks rose to 321.
2019-04-23 08:42:23 Read More

Trump says Congress 'can't impeach' him

Democrats believe the Mueller report into Russian election meddling has revealed serious wrongdoing by President Donald Trump and they have yet to decide on impeachment.
2019-04-23 06:25:08 Read More

Sri Lanka observes 3-minute silence as death toll rises to 310 in Easter Sunday attacks

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Chinese people love peace, Xi says as kicks off major naval parade

Xi is overseeing a sweeping plan to refurbish the People's Liberation Army (PLA) by developing everything from stealth jets to aircraft carriers as China ramps up its presence in the disputed South China Sea and around self-ruled Taiwan.
2019-04-23 06:13:16 Read More

Sri Lanka never expected bombings of such magnitude: Defence Secretary

Seven suicide bombers believed to be members of local Islamist extremist group National Tawheed Jamath (NTJ) carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, in the country's worst terror attack.
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Sri Lanka never expected bombings of such magnitude: Defence Secretary

Myanmar court rejects appeal of jailed Reuters reporters

Myanmar's Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the final appeal of two Reuters journalists and upheld seven-year prison sentences for their reporting on the military's brutal crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
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Sri Lanka church blasts retaliation for New Zealand mosque attack?

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Wife, sister of Shangri-La Hotel bomber killed in separate suicide blast: Lanka police

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Egypt votes for a final day on extending el-Sissi's rule

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Egypt votes for a final day on extending el-Sissi's rule

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Cambodia and Thailand reconnected by rail after 45 years

Cambodian premier Hun Sen and his Thai counterpart Prayut Chan-O-Cha witnessed a signing ceremony at a Thai border post before riding together to the Cambodian town of Poipet on a train donated by Thailand. Hun Sen described their journey as "historic" and thanked Thailand for its efforts "to reconnect the railway between Cambodia and Thailand".
2019-04-22 10:16:32 Read More

Saudis grapple with ever-shifting 'red lines'

This month, a criminal court in Jeddah acquitted an unnamed Snapchat influencer accused of insulting fellow Saudis, saying every citizen had the right to express his opinion, local media reported without offering specific details.The much-hyped case, which followed a broad government crackdown on dissenters and critics, drew both cheers and bewilderment in the kingdom.
2019-04-22 09:54:05 Read More

Iran, Pakistan to set up border 'reaction force' after attacks

"We agreed to create a joint rapid reaction force at the borders for combatting terrorism," Iran's Prez Hassan Rouhani told a joint news conference, following months of increased tensions over attacks on both sides of the two countries' frontier. The border skirts the volatile southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchistan.
2019-04-22 09:51:12 Read More

Sri Lanka President appoints committee to probe Easter Sunday attacks

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Sudan tensions escalate after talks with military break down

Tensions are rising in Sudan after talks broke down between protesters and the country's military rulers who earlier in April ousted President Omar al-Bashir after months of street protests against his rule. Large crowds lit up the night sky with their cellphones, singing and chanting as protest leaders delivered fiery speeches in the capital, Khartoum, on Sunday night.
2019-04-22 07:30:21 Read More

Ukraine enters uncharted new era after comedian wins presidency

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'Free at last!': when black South Africans could finally vote

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From comic to commander-in-chief: Challenges for new Ukraine leader

As leader of a country dependent on international aid and battling separatists, President-elect Volodymyr Zelensky will have to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin, deep economic problems and possibly rebellious elites.
2019-04-22 04:51:03 Read More

One-horse South African town still scarred by 'racist' murder

Not many people had heard of Coligny in South Africa's North West province until 2017, when the murder of a black teen by two Afrikaner farmers revived the demons of racism and inequality. The killing highlighted that a quarter century after the demise of apartheid, the social fabric of the "Rainbow Nation" is still run by race and relations are often marred by suspicion and hostility.
2019-04-22 03:33:11 Read More

Sri Lanka attacks: Toll rises to 290, about 500 wounded

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Sri Lanka air force defuses improvised bomb near Colombo airport

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13 under arrest for Sri Lanka blasts: Police

e not made public details on those held after Sunday's attacks. But a police source told AFP the 13 were detained at two locations in and around Colombo. The source said the 13 men are from the same radical group.
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Trump's 'greatest memory' lapsed in response to Mueller's questions

President Donald Trump has boasted at various points that he has "one of the great memories of all time" or even "the world's greatest memory".
2019-04-22 01:45:56 Read More

Bahrain king reinstates citizenship of 551 amid mass trials

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Bahrain king reinstates citizenship of 551 amid mass trials

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World leaders react to deadly Sri Lanka blasts

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Sri Lanka orders curfew after blasts

The curfew will begin on Sunday night at 6:00 pm (local time) and run until 6:00 am (local time), the defence ministry said. Meanwhile, security has been intensified around the religious places across the capital. The government has decided to block all social media platforms in order to prevent incorrect and wrong information being spread. This is only a temporary measure", a release from Udaya R Seneviratne, Secretary to the President said.
2019-04-21 09:59:41 Read More

Sri Lanka police say another explosion near national zoo

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Holy Land Catholics condemn deadly Sri Lanka blasts

A statement issued in Jerusalem said the blasts were particularly sad as they "came while Christians celebrate Easter." "We pray for the souls of the victims and ask for speedy recovery of the injured, and ask God to inspire the terrorists to repent of their killing and intimidation," the statement said.
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Notre Dame's Paris worshippers displaced for Easter Mass

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Blasts hit two Sri Lanka churches during Easter mass: police

A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing hudnreds of people, including 35 foreigners. On Sunday morning, six blasts were reported and by evening two more blasts took place following which the government imposed an immediate curfew.
2019-04-21 08:00:32 Read More

In nod to debt concerns, Belt and Road summit to urge sustainable financing

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Sri Lanka prime minister condemns 'cowardly' attacks

"I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today," he said in a tweet from his verified account. "I call upon all Sri Lankans during this tragic time to remain united and strong... The government is taking immediate steps to contain this situation." A string of blasts killed at least 190 people on Sunday.
2019-04-21 07:09:10 Read More

Comic poised to take over presidency in Ukraine vote

Ukrainians went to polls on Sunday in the second round of an extraordinary election with a comedian who plays a president on TV expected to win in a stunning rebuke to the political establishment.
2019-04-21 06:42:58 Read More

Frustration grows among migrants in Mexico as support fades

The outpouring of aid that once greeted Central American migrants as they trekked in caravans through southern Mexico has been drying up. Hungrier, advancing slowly or not at all, and hounded by unhelpful local officials, frustration is growing among the 5,000 to 8,000 migrants in the southern state of Chiapas.
2019-04-21 05:17:13 Read More

Afghan women go online to set #myredline for peace

Across Afghanistan, women have taken to social media to join a campaign dubbed #MyRedLine that aims to pressure the government, the Taliban and the United States into ensuring women's hard-won advancements are not tossed aside in a rush for a peace accord. Activists say that if peace doesn't bring social justice to all victims of war then it won't be a stable peace.
2019-04-21 04:59:06 Read More

Japan's Abe sends offering to controversial shrine for war dead

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Sunday but held off from visiting what Japan's neighbours view as a symbol of the country's former militarism.
2019-04-21 04:42:11 Read More

Inflation nightmare returns to haunt Zimbabwe

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Environment emerges as major issue for Australian voters

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Fed up with status quo, Ukrainians may elect comedian in presidential run-off

Ukrainians vote on Sunday in the second round of an election that could thrust a comedian with no prior political experience into the presidency of a country at war and wanting transformational change.
2019-04-21 03:23:05 Read More

Indian-origin youth among over 700 climate protesters arrested in London

The Extinction Rebellion protests started on Monday and have at times paralyzed parts of London, with peaceful demonstrations at Waterloo Bridge, Oxford Circus and other key landmarks.
2019-04-21 01:24:02 Read More

Darker portrait emerges of Trump's attacks on US law enforcement

Mueller's Findings Reveal Prez's Arm-Twisting Tactics That Led To A Slew Of Departures In The Justice Dept
2019-04-21 01:14:08 Read More

Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in New York sex cult case

USA-CRIME-Seagram heiress Clare Bronfman pleads guilty in New York sex cult case
2019-04-21 00:52:34 Read More

UN says 220 killed in fighting over Libya's capital

The World Health Organisation said late Friday that 1,066 others have been wounded since the self-styled Libyan National Army launched an offensive on April 5 to take Tripoli. The fighting pits the LNA, led by Khalifa Haftar, against rival militias affiliated with a weak UN-supported government in the capital.
2019-04-20 12:34:41 Read More

UN says 220 killed in fighting over Libya's capital

US gives 3 Black Hawk helicopters to Albania military

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North Korea issues mild criticism of Bolton over media interview

Choe described Bolton's comments as having "no charm" and being "dim-sighted" Her criticism is much softer than the North's typical fiery rhetoric usually directed at the US and South Korea.
2019-04-20 09:07:08 Read More

Egyptians vote in referendum to extend Sisi's rule

Egyptians were voting Saturday in a referendum that aims to cement the rule of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former coup leader who presents himself as a rock of stability in a turbulent region.
2019-04-20 08:51:34 Read More

Egyptians vote on changes that may see Sisi in power to 2030

Egyptians began voting on Saturday on constitutional changes that will potentially allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in office until 2030 and bolster the role of Egypt's powerful military. Sisi's supporters say the changes are necessary to give him more time to complete major development projects and economic reforms.
2019-04-20 08:38:58 Read More

Egyptians vote on changes that may see Sisi in power to 2030

Northern Irish police arrest 2 over killing of journalist

Police in Northern Ireland say they have arrested two teenagers in connection with the fatal shooting of a journalist during rioting in the city of Londonderry.
2019-04-20 08:25:01 Read More

Loud explosion rocks downtown Kabul in attack near ministry

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Unidentified gunmen kill 13 at Mexican party

Thirteen people, including a child, were killed Friday when a group of unidentified gunmen opened fire on a party in the violence-wracked eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, officials said. The secretariat of public safety said the gunmen arrived at a family reunion in Minatitlan asking to see someone named "El Becky' - the owner of a local bar - before opening fire.
2019-04-20 07:59:07 Read More

Pak asks Iran to act against killing of its 14 security personnel

Pak sent a protest letter to Iran demanding action against Tehran-based "terrorists" involved in a recent targeted killing of its 14 security personnel, mostly from the Pak Navy. The Foreign Office said the "terrorists" belonging to Baloch nationalist groups were operating from a border region in Iran and has asked Tehran to take action against them.
2019-04-20 07:32:53 Read More

Blind Japanese sailor completes non-stop Pacific voyage

Mitsuhiro Iwamoto arrived at port in Fukushima in his 12-metre (40-foot) sailboat on Saturday morning, around two months after he left California. Iwamoto, a 52-year-old San Diego resident, sailed from the US city on February 24 with Doug Smith, an American navigator who verbally helped him by offering information such as wind directions.
2019-04-20 07:03:35 Read More

US intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security

US intelligence has accused Huawei Technologies of being funded by Chinese state security, The Times said on Saturday, adding to the list of allegations faced by the Chinese technology company in the West.
2019-04-20 06:18:54 Read More

China to show new warships on navy anniversary

China will show off new warships including nuclear submarines and destroyers at a parade next week marking 70 years since its navy's founding, a senior commander said on Saturday, as Beijing flexes its increasingly well-equipped military muscle.
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China to show new warships on navy anniversary

Turkey arrests suspected spies for UAE, probing Jamal Khashoggi link

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Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland in 'terrorist incident'

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President Emmanuel Macron meets officials, eyes Notre Dame for legacy-building

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11 sleeping civilians killed in Cameroon Boko Haram attack

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Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body

The military council, which took power after ousting Sudan's longtime leader Omar al-Bashir on April 11, has so far resisted calls from protesters to quickly make way for a civilian adminstration.
2019-04-19 10:36:37 Read More

China invites North Korea to Belt and Road summit

Leaders from 37 nations, including North Korea will attend a summit for China's Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese President Xi Jinping's pet project is a $1 trillion programme that includes maritime, rail and road projects in Asia, Africa and Europe. A growing number of nations are signing up despite warnings about debt.
2019-04-19 09:20:12 Read More

China invites North Korea to Belt and Road summit

Bangladeshi girl killed by madrassa teacher for reporting sexual harassment against him: Police

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In Indonesia's election, the winner is Widodo - and Islam

Two months before this week's presidential election in Indonesia, prize-winning novelist Eka Kurniawan declared in an opinion column that "the Islamists have already won". Unofficial results show that incumbent Prez Joko Widodo was the winner but they also reveal a hardening bloc of conservative Muslims who voted for his rival, former military general Prabowo Subianto.
2019-04-19 08:14:18 Read More

13 killed as church roof collapses in South Africa

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North Korea's Kim back to military optics to raise heat

Though Kim claims he still has a good personal relationship with the US president, he and senior North Korean officials have shown increasing frustration with Trump's top advisers, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton.
2019-04-19 07:24:00 Read More

'It's a witch hunt': Trump's brash fight against Mueller

President Donald Trump's strategist warned him not to fire FBI director James Comey. His advisors told him to stop tweeting about the Russia investigation. And his lawyers encouraged him to cooperate. Trump ignored them all, and could still claim vindication Thursday after the Mueller report cleared him of collusion charges.
2019-04-19 06:21:19 Read More

China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns

China's Belt and Road project is not a "geopolitical tool" or a debt crisis for participating nations, but Beijing welcomes constructive suggestions on how to address concerns over the initiative, the government's top diplomat said on Friday.
2019-04-19 05:39:57 Read More

328 days in ISS? Christina plans to create a spaceflight record

Astronaut Christina Koch is due to set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman. She is the same astronaut who could not be a part of the first all-female spacewalk which was scrapped over lack of a right-sized spacesuit. Part of Nasaâ€™s study of the effects of long spaceflights on the human body, Koch will spend 328 days in space. She has been in orbit since last month.
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Male nixes land policy of pro-China ex-President

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Hindus in Pakistan protest abduction, forced conversion of girls

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Hindus in Pakistan protest abduction, forced conversion of girls

Following the failure of police to recover a teenage Hindu girl in last two weeks, members of the Hindu community came on roads in Liaquatpur in Rahim Yar Khan district blocking the main highway for traffic. Their protest entered the second day on Thursday with members of the community holding placards and banners outside the Liaquatpur Press Club and chanting slogans.
2019-04-18 17:43:40 Read More

North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Mike Pompeo out of talks

North Korea said on Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of "tactical guided weapon. Pyongyang accused US secretary of state Mike Pompeo of playing down the significance of comments by leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea accused Pompeo of "talking nonsense" and misrepresenting Kim's comments.
2019-04-18 13:50:38 Read More

Pakistan's finance minister quits amid criticism

Pakistan's finance minister says he will step down amid a wave of criticism over the government's handling of a financial crisis that has sent prices soaring.
2019-04-18 10:55:45 Read More

66 minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame

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28 killed, including Germans, in Portuguese tourist bus crash: Officials

Twenty-eight people, including German nationals, were killed when a tourist bus crashed on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Wednesday, local officials said.
2019-04-18 09:39:54 Read More

6.1 quake causes light damage in Taiwan capital, east coast

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Indonesia warns against unrest as Widodo rival rejects results

While official results are not due until next month, a series of so-called "quick counts" by pollsters, which are based on samples, showed Widodo between 9-11 percentage points ahead.
2019-04-18 08:30:20 Read More

North Korea wants Mike Pompeo removed from nuclear talks: KCNA

North Korea on Thursday demanded the removal of US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo from stalled nuclear talks between Pyongyang and Washington, accusing him of derailing discussions.
2019-04-18 08:14:57 Read More

Gunmen kill 14 passengers after hijacking bus in southwestern Pakistan

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Gunmen kill 14 passengers after hijacking bus in southwestern Pakistan

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North Korean claims test of new weapon with 'powerful warhead'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of a new tactical guided weapon, state media said on Thursday. The weapon has a "peculiar mode of guiding flight" and "a powerful warhead", The official KCNA agency said.
2019-04-18 03:09:48 Read More

Brunei accused of 'abusive lobbying' before critical EU vote

EU officials accused Brunei of "rude" and "abusive" lobbying against a resolution condemning the Muslim-majority sultanate for imposing the death penalty for gay sex and adultery. Brunei has drawn global condemnation from the UN, govts and celebrities for Islamic laws introduced on April 3.
2019-04-17 17:35:01 Read More

Britain must boost support for modern slaves, court rules

Survivors of modern slavery in Britain should no longer have support cut off six weeks after they are officially recognised as victims by the government, the high court ruled on Wednesday.
2019-04-17 17:27:10 Read More

France launches global contest to replace Notre-Dame spire

France on Wednesday announced it would invite architects from around the world to submit designs for replacing the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral after a devastating blaze, as the government braced for a mammoth restoration challenge.
2019-04-17 17:04:56 Read More

France to try Syrian President Assad's uncle on graft charges

The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is to stand trial in France on charges of building up a big property empire in the country using funds from Syrian state coffers, legal sources said on Wednesday.
2019-04-17 15:37:30 Read More

Egypt schedules referendum on constitutional changes

Parliament overwhelmingly approved the amendments on Tuesday. They would only extend a president's term in office from 4 to 6 years. But they include a special article specific to el-Sissi to extend his current, second term to six years and allow him to run for another six-year term in 2024.
2019-04-17 14:26:37 Read More

Iran's Rouhani says floods revealed 'vicious' nature of US

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that the United States' reaction to floods that killed dozens of people had revealed Washington's "vicious" nature. At least 76 people have died after torrential rainfall which has also caused billions of dollars worth of damage since March 19.
2019-04-17 14:16:44 Read More

China's Xi, in scandal-plagued Chongqing, praises city's achievements

Chinese President Xi Jinping offered praise on Wednesday for what he called the achievements of the southwestern city of Chongqing, one of the country's most important cities, hit by two major graft scandals in recent years.
2019-04-17 14:12:39 Read More

Indonesia's 'everyman' leader on track to beat firebrand ex-general

Indonesia's Joko Widodo was on track to be re-elected leader of the world's third-biggest democracy as unofficial results put him in a comfortable lead over firebrand ex-general Prabowo Subianto after voting closed Wednesday across the 17,000-island archipelago.
2019-04-17 12:34:53 Read More

Two women elected to Qatar municipal council

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Trump's Yemen veto means more death, suffering: Aid group

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Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir transferred to prison: Family source

Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir has been transferred to a Khartoum prison following his toppling by the army last week, a source from his family told AFP on Wednesday. "Last night, Bashir was transferred to Kober prison in Khartoum," the source said without revealing his name for security reasons.
2019-04-17 09:51:06 Read More

Notre-Dame's precious rooster statue found 'battered' in debris

A wrought copper statue of a rooster that sat atop Notre-Dame has been found "battered" in the debris of the Paris cathedral following its devastating fire, France's culture ministry said. The head of the French Builders Federation, Jacques Chanut, posted a picture of the restorer holding a green-coloured rooster statue in the street.
2019-04-17 09:27:14 Read More

$1 billion raised to rebuild Paris' Notre Dame after fire

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Pope Francis thanks Notre-Dame firefighters on behalf of whole Church

"The gratitude of the whole Church goes to all those who did everything they could, even risking their lives, to save the Basilica," he said during the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square.
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Donald Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war

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Nearly 300 arrested at London climate protests

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Nearly 300 arrested at London climate protests

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Bahrain jails 138 for planning Iran-linked 'terror' group

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Erdogan's AK Party submits appeal for rerun of Istanbul elections

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Hundreds of Afghan delegates to meet with Taliban in Doha

Afghanistan published Tuesday a lengthy list of delegates who will meet with the Taliban in Doha this week, including government officials, in what could become the highest-level dialogue between the sworn enemies in years.
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Death toll in Brazil buildings disaster hits 15

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Iran's parliament labels entire US army as terrorist

State TV says Defense Minister Gen. Amir Hatami introduced the bill authorizing the government to act firmly in response to "terrorist actions" by US forces. It demands authorities use "legal, political and diplomatic" measures to neutralize the American move, without elaborating.
2019-04-16 12:51:31 Read More

Dog rescued while swimming 220 kilometers off Thailand

A dog found swimming more than 220 kilometers (135 miles) from shore by workers on an oil rig crew in the Gulf of Thailand has been returned safely to land.
2019-04-16 10:41:27 Read More

23 killed as thunderstorms, dust storm lash Pakistan

Intermittent downpour in western, central and northern parts of the country for the past few days has rendered mud houses susceptible to the collapse, while land slide and flash floods in some areas have already made several roads dangerous for travel, Dawn reported.
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UN secretary-general 'horrified' at Notre-Dame Cathedral fire

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Nawaz Sharif may undergo heart surgery

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Turkey's Albayrak meets Trump, discusses Russian missile defence issue: NTV

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Turkey's Albayrak meets Trump, discusses Russian missile defence issue: NTV

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Notre-Dame fire in Paris: what we know so far

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Socialist Sanders' tax returns show millionaire status

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Ecuador says hit by 40 million cyber attacks since Assange arrest

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EU okays tougher copyright rules in blow to Google, FB

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Fire devastates Notre-Dame Cathedral, centuries-old Parisian landmark

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African Union threatens to suspend Sudan over coup

The African Union has threatened to suspend Sudan following last week's coup that saw Omar al-Bashir ousted by the military after nearly three decades in power. If the junta fails to hand power to civilians within 15 days, the AU will suspend "the participation of the Sudan in all AU's activities until the restoration of constitutional order," the body said.
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Sudan protest leaders demand scrapping of military council

Khartoum, Apr 15 (AFP) Sudanese protest organisers on Monday demanded the new military council be scrapped, as demonstrators kept up calls for a civilian government at a sit-in outside army headquarters.
2019-04-15 17:34:19 Read More

Global measles cases up 300% year-on-year: WHO

Measles cases rose 300% worldwide through the first three months of 2019 compared to the same period last year, the UN said, as concern grows over the impact of anti-vaccination stigma. Measles, which is highly contagious, can be entirely prevented through a 2-dose vaccine, but the WHO has in recent months sounded the alarm over slipping vaccination rates.
2019-04-15 17:17:04 Read More

How China turned a city into a prison

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China seizes 2,700 ivory tusks in massive smuggling case

Authorities said the illicit goods came from an international criminal group that has been smuggling ivory for some time. Twenty suspects are now in custody.
2019-04-15 15:07:19 Read More

5 ISIS militants arrested in Pakistan

The ISIS Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide attack that killed 21 people and wounded more than 50 others in Quetta, the provincial capital of restive Balochistan province, in an attack believed to be targeting the minority Hazara Shia community
2019-04-15 14:37:21 Read More

Could a 37-yr-old gay mayor from small town become US president?

He has a stunning resume the likes of which no US Presidential aspirant has ever had, although the buzz largely centers around the fact that he will be the first openly gay candidate to run for the White House and would be youngest ever President should he win the race. Once they get the hang of his name, Americans are quickly learning that thereâ€™s far more to Pete Buttigieg (pronounced Boot-Edge-Edge) than his sexual orientation or his youthful looks.
2019-04-15 13:06:29 Read More

'US doesn't want 'precipitous' withdrawal from Afghanistan'

The United States does not want to pursue a "precipitous" withdrawal from Afghanistan, a top Democratic lawmaker said in Kabul on Monday amid an ongoing push to end the war. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, who sits on the influential Senate Armed Services Committee that oversees the US military, also stressed that women must have a place at the table as the US tries to negotiate with the Taliban.
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'US doesn't want 'precipitous' withdrawal from Afghanistan'

China develops world's first armed amphibious drone boat: Report

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6 appear in court on charges they sent mosque attack images

Six people have appeared in a New Zealand court on charges they illegally redistributed the livestreamed footage of a gunman shooting worshippers at two mosques last month.
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IMF's visit to Pakistan postponed

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Malaysia ex-PM Najib's 1MDB graft trial resumes

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Strong storms in US South kill at least 8 and injure dozens

Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday after unleashing suspected tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead.
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Finland's Social Democrats win slim victory as far right surges

Finland's leftist Social Democrats won a razor-thin victory in Sunday's general election, holding off the far-right Finns Party which surged on an anti-immigration agenda.
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US lawmakers greet Sikhs on Vaisakhi

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192 million voters, 245, 000 candidates: Biggest single-day polls to be held in Indonesia

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US House panel sets April 23 deadline for info on Donald Trump taxes

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White House may OK plan to send migrants to â€˜Dem citiesâ€™

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Sudan protesters set demands as military rulers urge global support

Sudanese protesters demanded new military rulers set up a civilian government as the foreign ministry called Sunday for backing from the international community to help the country's "democratic transition".
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Sudan protesters set demands as military rulers urge global support

Israeli delegation cancels talks at Bahrain conference

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Finland goes to polls as leftists tipped for next government

Finns voted on Sunday in a general election in which widespread public dissatisfaction with recent spending cuts looked likely to propel the opposition Social Democratic Party back to government for the first time in 16 years.
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Kamala Harris is latest 2020 Democratic contender to release taxes

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121 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO

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Assange's father calls on Australia to bring him home

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Indonesians to vote in world's biggest single-day election

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3 killed in plane crash in Nepal

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Six more detained over China blast that killed 78

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Trump tweets video edited to suggest Omar dismissive of 9/11

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'Multiple' victims in Australia shooting: Police

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'Multiple' victims in Australia shooting: Police

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How Ecuador turned on Assange for doing what he does best: â€˜Leakâ€™

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Migrants break border gate, force their way into Mexico

Mexican authorities said a group of about 350 migrants broke the locks on a gate at the Guatemalan border on Friday and forced their way into southern Mexico to join a larger group of migrants trying to make their way toward the United States.
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Italy says military intervention 'cannot be a solution' in Libya

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Decades on, families of Lebanon's war missing see hope

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Thai new year splashes in with water fights, raves

Paying respects to elders and sprinkling water over figures of Buddha at local temples are some of the traditions of the three-day new year celebration -- known as Songkran -- but the holiday also has a rowdier side involving alcohol-fuelled revelry among its youth.
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Making a splash: Centenarian runs for office in German town

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Sudan army removes leader, rejects Omar al-Bashir extradition

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Sudan army removes leader, rejects Omar al-Bashir extradition

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Donald Trump says could send illegal migrants to 'sanctuary cities'

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Malaysia rejoins Chinaâ€™s BRI after slashing rail project cost

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Trump considered sending migrants to Democratic strongholds

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Brexit chaos leaves Scotland on independence tightrope

The government is "absolutely committed to an independent Scotland in the European Union," Scottish minister for Europe, migration and international development Ben Macpherson told AFP while out campaigning in Leith, east of Edinburgh.
2019-04-12 15:39:02 Read More

Pence defends Trump's mixed message on WikiLeaks

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Taliban declare start of spring offensive amid talks with US

The Taliban announced Friday the start of their spring offensive despite talking peace with the United States and ahead of a significant gathering of Afghans meant to discuss resolutions to the protracted war and an eventual withdrawal of American troops from the country.
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Pakistan launches guidelines to implement UNSC 1267 Sanctions in country

The guidelines will help meet international obligations against people and groups targeted by the UN, the Foreign Office (FO) said. Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua said Pakistan had to be mindful of fulfilling its international legal obligations, including the implementation of the United Nations Security Council Sanctions.
2019-04-12 13:54:10 Read More

Iranians rally against US move against paramilitary force

Thousands of worshippers came out of mosques after Friday prayers and burned flags of both the US and Israel while also chanting traditional anti-US slogans at such rallies of "Death to America" and "Death to Israel." State media said similar demonstrations took place in other Iranian cities and towns on Friday.
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Six killed as train derails, hits house in China

Rescuers have recovered the bodies of six people in central China after a cargo train carrying aluminium ore hurtled off the tracks and crushed a house, local authorities said on Friday. At around 10:00 pm on Wednesday the 25-car train derailed from an escape siding and overturned, hitting a house in Gongyi, Henan province.
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Indonesia says tsunami possible after quake off Sulawesi

The epicenter of the quake is far from the central Sulawesi city of Palu, which was devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in September, but it was felt there and caused people to run into the streets in panic. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions due to its location on the seismically active Pacific "Ring of Fire."
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Quake of magnitude 7 strikes Indonesia's island of Sulawesi

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Pope Francis kisses feet of South Sudan's leaders to encourage peace

Pope Francis knelt and kissed the feet of South Sudan's rival leaders Thursday, in an unprecedented act of humbleness to encourage them to strengthen the African country's faltering peace process. The pope usually holds a ritual washing of the feet with prisoners on Holy Thursday, but has never performed such a show of deference to political leaders.
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WikiLeaks set 21st century model for cyber-leak journalism

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'Hitler would have loved social media': Disney CEO

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Australia opposed to death penalty for Julian Assange

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Bombing at open-air market in southwest Pakistan kills 20

The explosion at around 7:35 AM took place in the busy wholesale market area of Hazarganj in Quetta where Hazaras and other traders come daily to buy fruits and vegetables to later sell at their shops in other parts of the city
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Julian Assange's aide arrested trying to leave Ecuador: Official

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Israeli spacecraft crashes onto moon after technical failures

Israeli spacecraft Beresheet, whose name is Hebrew for the biblical phrase 'In the beginning', had travelled through space for 7 weeks in a series of expanding orbits around Earth before crossing into the moon's gravity last week. The unmanned robotic lander suffered periodic engine and communications failures.
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Israeli spacecraft crashes onto moon after technical failures

Trump administration reviewing its assistance to Pakistan: USAID

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Image of crying toddler on US border wins World Press Photo

The haunting image of a little girl crying helplessly as she and her mother are taken into custody by US border officials has won the prestigious World Press Photo Award. Judges said veteran Getty photographer John Moore's picture showed "a different kind of violence that is psychological".
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Amnesty calls for Sudan's Bashir to be handed to ICC

"Bashir is wanted for some of the most odious human rights violations of our generation, and we need to finally see him held accountable," Amnesty secretary-general Kumi Naidoo said in a statement. Ousted Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir should be handed over to the International Criminal Court, Amnesty International said after the army overthrew him.
2019-04-11 17:28:06 Read More

German police make nationwide raids over tax fraud

German prosecutors confirmed Thursday they raided 19 separate locations across the country as part of a massive investigation into so-called "cum-ex" tax fraud.
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China says trade talks with US 'moving forward'

China said Thursday that trade talks with the U.S.are "moving forward" after nine rounds of consultations aimed at ending a standoff that has shaken the world economic outlook.
2019-04-11 14:38:42 Read More

Five things to know about WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks has been making headlines for more than a decade by releasing millions of classified documents, embarrassing governments while also raising fears that its activities may have put lives in danger.
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How Libya's Haftar blindsided world powers with advance on Tripoli

For world powers including France, Italy and Britain, commander Khalifa Haftar's military campaign, the biggest in Libya since the 2011 uprising that deposed Gaddafi, represented a major setback.
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South Korea court strikes down law criminalising abortion in landmark ruling

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Government sources, provincial minister say Sudan's Bashir stepped down

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New Zealand's new gun laws get final assent to take effect

New Zealand's governor general on Thursday formally signed into effect sweeping gun laws outlawing military style weapons, less than a month after a man used such guns to kill 50 people and wound dozens at two mosques in Christchurch.
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Trump laments EU toughness on Britain over Brexit

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Australian prime minister sets election for May 18

The vote will decide whether the conservative government gets a rare third term in office -- and whether embattled incumbant Scott Morrison can beat the odds and hang on to power.
2019-04-11 03:16:14 Read More

Benjamin Netanyahu on path to victory in Israeli election

The results from Tuesday's vote came despite corruption allegations against the 69-year-old premier and kept him on course to become Israel's longest-serving prime minister later this year.
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Benjamin Netanyahu poised for 5th term as Israel PM as rival concedes

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's main rival conceded defeat on Wednesday, promising to wage a robust battle from the opposition after the ruling Likud party and its nationalist allies won a solid majority in parliamentary elections.
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Donald Trump says he has not seen full Russia collusion report

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Zimbabwe to exhume, rebury thousands from 1980s mass killing

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Angela Merkel favours giving UK 'reasonable amount of time' to resolve Brexit

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Khashoggi's children deny settlement discussions over his murder: Statement

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New Zealand Parliament votes to ban semi-automatic weapons

New Zealand's Parliament on Wednesday passed sweeping gun laws that outlaw military style weapons, less than a month after mass shootings at two mosques in the city of Christchurch left 50 people dead and dozens wounded.
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New Zealand Parliament votes to ban semi-automatic weapons

Netanyahu secures election victory: Israeli TV channels

With 97 percent of the votes counted, neither of the candidates' parties had captured a ruling majority, but Netanyahu was clearly in a strong position to form a coalition government with other right-wing factions that have backed him.
2019-04-10 05:21:33 Read More

Netanyahu on course to win Israeli election: Partial results

Both PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his main challenger Benny Gantz claimed victory in Israel's election but early results indicated on Wednesday the veteran right-wing leader was on course for a record fifth term. Partial results with 95% of votes counted showed Netanyahu's Likud party tied with Gantz's centrist Blue and White Party with 35 parliamentary seats each.
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Netanyahu on course to win Israeli election: Partial results

Japan F-35 fighter disappears over Pacific

A Japanese F-35A stealth fighter jet with one pilot on board disappeared off the radar while on a training mission over the Pacific late Tuesday, the defence ministry said.
2019-04-09 17:39:54 Read More

Ecuador says its reassessing asylum for Julian Assange

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UK lawmakers approve PM May's plan to seek Brexit delay to June 30

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Iran president says US 'leader of world terrorism'

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that the United States was the real "leader of world terrorism" after Washington blacklisted Iran's Revolutionary Guards as a "foreign terrorist organisation". Speaking at a ceremony to mark Iran's national nuclear technology day in Tehran, Rouhani defended the Revolutionary Guards as a force that has fought terrorism.
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Hong Kong admits world's largest air purifier choked on debut

Hong Kong opened a long-awaited $4.6 billion tunnel under a 3.7 kilometre (2.3 mile) long section of the main island in late February with much fanfare. The bypass was greeted by traffic-weary residents with relief and heralded as a technological marvel because of its state-of-the-art air filter system.
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South Korean women hope for change to abortion laws

Fast forward 26 years, and South Korea remains one of the few developed economies that still bans abortions except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother's health is in danger. Women who undergo the procedure can be jailed for a year and fined, while doctors who carry out terminations can be given two years in prison.
2019-04-09 09:03:19 Read More

South Korean women hope for change to abortion laws

EU ministers insist Britain must justify Brexit delay

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Pak FIA seeks cancellation of 26/11 mastermind's bail

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Has the media turned on UK's Prince Harry and wife Meghan?

There is no doubting the enduring, global fascination with the British royals. On Tuesday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, as Harry and Meghan are officially known, launched their first Instagram account. Two days later, it had 3.4 million followers.
2019-04-09 02:56:30 Read More

Secret Service chief to leave in Trump security shake-up

The Director of the United States Secret Service, Randolph 'Tex' Alles, would depart his job next month. The announcement came a day after Trump ousted Alles' boss, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, with whom he had clashed over immigration issues. "No doubt you have seen media reports regarding my 'firing.' I assure you that this is not the case," Alles said.
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Pakistan court restrains anti-graft body from arresting Hamza Shahbaz

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Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan cites irregularities, defends Istanbul vote recount

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has defended his party's move to demand a full recount of votes cast in mayoral elections in Istanbul, claiming that "almost all" of the voting was marred by irregularities.
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Turkey president Recep Tayyip Erdogan cites irregularities, defends Istanbul vote recount

No independence for Catalonia, says Spanish PM

"If there is a socialist government, there will be no independence in Catalonia, there will be no referendum for independence and the Spanish constitution in Catalonia will not be violated - that will not happen," he added.
2019-04-08 08:17:02 Read More

Hambantota port not in Chinese hands: Lanka PM

The security and operations of the strategic Hambantota port are totally under the Sri Lankan governmentâ€™s control, the country's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said. â€œMany people consider that the Hambantota port as a Chinese military base. I accept that there will be a military camp. But it is a Sri Lanka Navy camp," he said.
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'Both sides' must compromise in cross-party Brexit talks: British PM

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No independence for Catalonia, says Spanish PM

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Escalating Libya conflict prompts international alarm

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British PM Theresa May issues 'stark' warning of no Brexit at all

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Prince William goes undercover with British spies

The 36-year-old second in line to Britain's throne described the experience of working with the MI5, MI6 and government communications headquarters (GCHQ) as a "humbling" one, while the GCHQ said the royal had worked "exceptionally hard" during his internship.
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Former Maldives president makes comeback with landslide win

Ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, 51, was set for a dramatic return to the top of the national parliament, with his Maldivian Democratic Party headed for a two-thirds majority in the 87-member assembly.
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Israel: Middle East powerhouse

Israel, which goes to the polls on Tuesday, has become the Middle East's military powerhouse and a major player in the high-tech sector since its creation seven decades ago.
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Israel: Middle East powerhouse

Polish opposition warns of 'Polexit' ahead of European vote

A coalition of Polish opposition parties on Saturday launched its campaign for May's European elections by warning that the governing eurosceptic PiS party could drive the country out of the European Union.
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Pope blames Europe, US weapons for children killed in Syria, Yemen and Afghanistan

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French yellow vest protesters hit streets for 21st weekend

Protesters from the yellow vest movement are taking to the streets of France for a 21st straight weekend, with hundreds gathered for a march across Paris, one of numerous protests around the country. Paris police have fine-tuned their strategy of being more mobile and proactive to counter eventual violence since the first Saturday of protests Nov 17.
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Maldives ex-leader makes comeback in landmark vote

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UK starts issuing passports without 'EU' on cover

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Trump at Mexico border: The US is 'full'

"The system is full and we can't take you anymore... Our country is full," US President Donald Trump said at a meeting with border patrol officers and other officials in Calexico, California. "So turn around, that's the way it is."
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Trump at Mexico border: The US is 'full'

Pakistan PM takes dig at Bilawal for speaking in English

Addressing the inauguration ceremony of the Hyderabad University here on Thursday, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan said that despite Urdu being the national language, public speakers choose to speak in English.
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Theresa May asks EU for Brexit extension to June 30

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Theresa May asks EU for Brexit extension to June 30

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Saudis open consulate in Iraq in sign of improving ties

The consulate, which will issue visas to Iraqis, was opened at a ceremony in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, during which Iraq's Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim raised a green Saudi flag over the building.
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China deploys new missile destroyer, frigate in its anti-piracy fleet

China's 32nd convoy fleet to the Gulf of Aden and Somali waters set sail from a military port in Zhoushan, East China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy official announced.
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South Korea considering sending special envoy to North Korea

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South Korea considering sending special envoy to North Korea

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Dalai Lama reiterates he's not seeking Tibet independence

The Dalai Lama reiterates he is not seeking independence for Tibet, but would prefer a "reunion" with China under mutually acceptable terms .
2019-04-04 09:21:50 Read More

Iran puts death toll from flooding at 62

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Trump says he called Prez Xi the 'king' of China

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Boeing system triggered repeatedly in Ethiopian crash

A preliminary Ethiopian report into the disaster is due to be published within days and may include evidence the software system kicked in as many as four times before the 737 MAX dived into the ground, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
2019-04-03 13:06:27 Read More

Netanyahu, Israel's 'King Bibi', in quest for fifth term

Should he win again for a fifth term in office, Netanyahu will be on track to surpass Israel's founding father David Ben-Gurion's record of more than 13 years in office.
2019-04-03 10:16:21 Read More

EU parliamentary committee backs visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit

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Trump says '100%' ready to shut down Mexico border

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Maduro loyalists strip Venezuela's Juan Guaido of immunity

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4 years in prison for mother of boy who took gun to school

The 40-year-old Hartford City woman was sentenced on Tuesday after pleading guilty last month to dangerous control of a child. The charge refers to cases where a parent or guardian permits a child to possess a firearm.
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Algerian president quits amid protests, army pressure

"I have taken this step because I am keen to put an end to the current bickering," Algeria's ailing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika said. Western powers will be relieved that Bouteflika has quit, valuing stability in the OPEC oil producer, which is also a key gas supplier for Europe.
2019-04-03 03:38:45 Read More

Chinese woman carrying malware allegedly got into Mar-a-Lago

Yujing Zhang, 32, Carrying two Chinese passports and a device containing computer malware lied to Secret Service agents and briefly gained admission to President Donald Trumpâ€™s Mar-a-Lago club over the weekend during his Florida visit, federal prosecutors allege in court documents.
2019-04-03 03:32:39 Read More

Sterling rallies as PM Theresa May seeks Brexit extension

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Pak HC forms commission to probe Hindu sisters' 'forced' conversion and marriage

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Nato, the world's biggest defence alliance

Created 70 years ago as a safeguard against the threat of Soviet aggression, Nato is the world's biggest defence alliance, grouping 29 European and North American countries. In late 2018, Nato carried out its broadest military exercise since the Cold War in Norway.
2019-04-02 09:54:29 Read More

Iran says US sanctions impeding flood rescue operations

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted late on Monday that America's "maximum pressure'' policy on Iran "is impeding aid efforts by #IranianRedCrescent to all communities devastated by unprecedented floods.''
2019-04-02 09:09:35 Read More

More than 113 milion people suffer 'acute hunger': UN

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China to destroy three lakh 'incorrect' world maps

Last month, officials in China have destroyed 30,000 world maps printed in the country for incorrectly showing the borders with India and depicting Taiwan as a separate country. China claims the north-eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh as part of South Tibet. China routinely objects to Indian leaders visiting Arunachal Pradesh to highlight its stand.
2019-04-02 06:02:25 Read More

Brexit deadlocked again: British parliament fails to find an alternative

Britain was no nearer to resolving the chaos surrounding its departure from the EU after parliament failed on Monday to find a majority of its own for any alternative to PM Theresa May's divorce deal. After a tumultuous week in which May's divorce strategy was rejected by lawmakers for third time, the future direction of Brexit remains mired in confusion.
2019-04-02 01:58:43 Read More

Brexit deadlocked again: British parliament fails to find an alternative

In hidden mountain air base, Albania stores MiGs for sale

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump will meet again "in the coming months" and make significant headway on ending Pyongyang's nuclear program.
2019-04-01 17:48:44 Read More

Pompeo hopes for new NKorea summit in 'coming months'

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Hamas tightens grip on Gaza, fails to break Israel blockade

Parliament will again try to take control of Britain's departure from the European Union on Monday. May's deal, which has been defeated by lawmakers three times even after she promised to step down if it passed, was further dented when her own parliamentary enforcer said a softer Brexit was inevitable after she lost her majority in a 2017 election.
2019-04-01 15:08:51 Read More

Appear in court on May 2, or lose right of defence: SC to Musharraf

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May under pressure to go for soft Brexit

The firefighters were sent to put the fire which broke out on Saturday in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, China Daily reported
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30 dead in major China forest fire

"We obey the Word," priests said in a Facebook post showing photographs of the public book burning and quoting Biblical passages from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.
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Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland

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China calls on New Zealand to provide 'fair' investment environment

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Japan says name for new era of Naruhito will be 'Reiwa'

The strong showing of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Sunday's voting appeared to reflect Ukrainians' desire for new blood in a political system awash in corruption and a new approach to trying to end the war with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east.
2019-04-01 05:38:18 Read More

25 killed, 400 injured as rainstorm hits Nepal; army called in

A British Asian gang of fraudsters may have been involved in misusing billions of pounds of British tax-payers money to fund terrorist networks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims a UK media investigation based on police and intelligence files. The gang is alleged to have sent 1 per cent of its gains from their elaborate tax fraud to al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2019-04-01 03:13:41 Read More

Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

At least 25 people were killed and 400 others injured as a massive rainstorm hit several villages in southern Nepal, officials said Monday. The storm hit many villages in Bara and Parsa districts Sunday evening, according to the home ministry officials.
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Pakistan appoints its envoy to India as new foreign secretary

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UK tax fraud funded al-Qaida in Pakistan, Afghanistan: Report

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Erdogan support tested in Turkish local elections; 2 killed

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Border row: Mexican president into deep water with Trump

Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. The party could lose key posts in the mayoral elections taking place in 30 large cities, 51 provincial capitals and hundreds of districts.
2019-03-31 16:30:59 Read More

Ex-US vice-prez Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behaviour against religious minorities.
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DR Congo towns vote in polls delayed by conflict, Ebola

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Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

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Before mosque attacks, NZ failed to record hate crimes for years

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World News For The Year 2019 and Month Apr

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Four members of Sikh family shot dead in US' Ohio

Trump weighs labeling Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group

Clashes rock Venezuela as Guaido, Maduro vie for power

Sri Lanka attacks mastermindâ€™s brother-in-law detained

Sri Lanka attacks mastermindâ€™s brother-in-law detained

US says 'fully supports' Venezuelan people's 'quest for freedom'

China's fear of an American blockade

China's vast fleet is tipping the balance of power in the Pacific

Assange to be sentenced for UK bail violation on Wednesday

N Korea criticizes Pompeo over comments on nuke talks

Spain's Socialists are open to negotiating deals with rivals

Spain's Socialists are open to negotiating deals with rivals

Israel to swear in new parliament after election

3,000 prisoners on hunger strike in Turkey: Rights group

Sri Lanka to resume Mass on May 5: Cardinal

Japan's emperor performs main abdication ceremony

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramzan

New Zealand police arrest man in Christchurch after reports of bomb threat

Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media, security remains tight

Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners among Easter victims

Joe Biden says Trump abused his office, ignored most Americans

No progress so Rohingya can return to Myanmar: UN aid chief

Japanese Emperor Akihito to abdicate after three decades on throne

Norway nets â€˜trained Russian weaponâ€™: A whale

Baghdadi appears in IS video after 5 years, hails Lanka blasts

UN chief tells China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang

UN chief tells China to uphold human rights in Xinjiang

Indonesia eyes moving capital from congested Jakarta

Sri Lanka suspends police chief over Easter attacks

Pakistan, IMF in final round of talks on $8 billion bailout

Lanka to introduce tough laws to eliminate jihadism: PM Wickremesinghe

Authorities find thousands of liters of chemicals in Germany

Sri Lankan woman gifts 5 pet dogs to army

Indonesia floods kill at least 19, thousands displaced

May reshuffle cabinet before 2nd term: Indonesia prez

One dead, 7 injured in Baltimore shooting

Socialists win snap polls in Spain marked by far-right gains

Job-hopping in US gets tougher for H-1B holders

Sri Lanka bans all kinds of face coverings that may conceal peopleâ€™s identities

FAA considered grounding some Boeing 737 Max planes last year: Source

In Beijing, Imran raises Kashmir issue with Xi

In Beijing, Imran raises Kashmir issue with Xi

No peace if Taliban do not adapt: US envoy

Former US Sen Richard Lugar, foreign policy expert, dies

Iran's Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs

Children born to IS fathers not considered Yazidi: Council

BCIM corridor missing from list of China's BRI projects

Ukraine's president-elect offers passports to Russians

Pomp and tradition mark rehearsal for Thai King's coronation

Sudan's military rulers condemn attack on Islamist party

Pope Francis donates $500,000 to help migrants in Mexico

Xi Jinping meets Imran Khan, calls for improvement of India-Pak relations

Lanka's Roman Catholic leader says Easter blasts 'insult to humanity'; holds special mass

Xinjiang crackdown at the heart of China's Belt and Road

At least 10 dead, thousands displaced after severe Indonesia floods

Spain votes in early election marked by far-right resurgence

Afraid but unbowed: Sri Lanka Catholics pray for Easter bombing victims

China's vast investment in Africa hits a snag in Congo

Saudi royal advisor in Khashoggi trial no-show

Saudi royal advisor in Khashoggi trial no-show

Islamic state claims attack on east coast city of Sri Lanka

One dead, three injured in US synagogue shooting

Strains in government led to intel breakdown: Sri Lanka PM

China's BRF meet ends, affirms respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity

Sri Lankan president bans Islamist groups suspected of Easter Sunday bombings

Errors raise questions about Sri Lankan response to bombing

Agreements worth over $64 billion signed at BRF meet: Jinping

Xi: China wants to expand sprawling infrastructure project

Ties with India 'only problem' for peace in region: Imran Khan

Sri Lanka police chief refusing to quit despite Prez request

US jailing of Russian agent 'arbitrary': Putin

Japan kicks off unprecedented long holiday

US asks citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka after bombings

Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones

Two Koreas mark Moon-Kim summit anniversary with different tones

Joe Biden raises $6.3 million in first 24 hours of campaign

US imposes sanction on Pakistan, may deny visas to Pakistanis

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