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UN Security Council to vote on Syria ceasefire agreement

The UN Security Council will vote on Saturday on a resolution that would endorse the ceasefire agreement in Syria brokered by Russia and Turkey, and reiterate support for a roadmap to peace that starts with a transitional government.
2016-12-31 12:01:56 Read More

Pakistan to hand over dossier on India to new UN chief

Pakistan would hand over a dossier on alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and evidence of attempted violation of maritime boundary by an Indian submarine to incoming UN secretary general Antonio Guterres on Monday, his first working day after assuming office.
2016-12-31 09:47:43 Read More

Pakistan to hand over dossier on India to new UN chief

Two blasts in central Baghdad kill at least 21

Two bombs exploded at a busy market in central Baghdad on Saturday killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 40 others, police and medics said.
2016-12-31 07:47:56 Read More

'Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover'

Police in Brazil believe that Greece's ambassador to the country was killed by his wife's lover under her orders in a house in the Rio area and have detained three suspects, authorities said on Friday.
2016-12-31 07:01:40 Read More

Taiwanese president plans 2 US stops, irking China

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during a January visit to allies in Latin America, her office said on Friday, prompting China to repeat a call for the United States to block any such stopover.
2016-12-31 06:44:40 Read More

Taiwanese president plans 2 US stops, irking China

Russia, brushing off Obama, looks to Trump

â€‹Russia is looking straight past President Barack Obama to Donald Trump in hope that the president-elect will reverse the tough US stance toward Moscow of the last eight years. In a stunning embrace of a longtime US adversary, Trump is siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin.â€‹
2016-12-31 05:50:21 Read More

Islamist terrorism biggest test for Germany: Merkel

Describing 2016 as a year that gave many the impression that the world had "turned upside down," chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans to forsake populism and said Germany had an interest in taking a leading role in addressing the many challenges facing the European Union.
2016-12-31 04:20:39 Read More

2016 pushes migrant arrivals in Italy over half million

Nearly a fifth more migrants arrived in Italy by boat this year, setting a record and bringing the three-year total to more than half a million, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.
2016-12-30 17:02:46 Read More

Ukraine bans books promoting Russia

Ukraine Friday banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as "totalitarian views" in a move certain to further sour relations between the two foes.
2016-12-30 16:56:01 Read More

UAE church 'working' for release of abducted Indian priest

A vicar in the UAE has said he has got "strong indications" to believe that Father Tom Uzhunnalil, the Indian priest who was abducted nearly nine months ago from war-torn Yemen, is alive, a media report said on Friday.
2016-12-30 16:38:29 Read More

UAE church 'working' for release of abducted Indian priest

What we know about Russia's hacking of US election

Russia has pledged retribution after the US turfed out dozens of diplomats and imposed sanctions over alleged cyber attacks aimed at skewing the presidential election.
2016-12-30 14:41:50 Read More

Vladimir Putin says Russia will not expel US diplomats

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday decided not to expel any US diplomats in a shock move by Moscow after Washington turfed out dozens of its diplomats over alleged election interference. "We will not create problems for American diplomats," Putin said.
2016-12-30 12:59:24 Read More

ED registers money laundering case against IRF founder Zakir Naik

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2016-12-30 10:58:24 Read More

ED registers money laundering case against IRF founder Zakir Naik

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Top China leader says Catholics must act 'independently'

Yu called on Catholic churches to adhere to "socialism with Chinese characteristics," a term that describes China's model of development, which for decades has favored economic liberalization but not political reform. He added that they should also adhere "to the correct direction of development."
2016-12-30 08:57:55 Read More

New York tightens security for New Year's Eve

As many as 2 million people are expected to gather on Saturday to welcome the new year and authorities said they were aware of no credible threat to the annual festivities at the famed Manhattan crossroads.
2016-12-30 07:29:32 Read More

Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project

Marquez, a 67-year-old retired university professor, was among those selected by the government two weeks ago to participate in a pilot project bringing the web into the homes of 2,000 inhabitants of the historic center of the island's capital.
2016-12-30 03:34:27 Read More

Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project

Top serving Chinese general faces graft probe

A top Chinese military general is being probed for corruption, becoming the highest ranking serving army official to face graft probe in a massive anti-corruption campaign launched by President Xi Jinping, defense ministry said on Thursday.
2016-12-29 17:48:46 Read More

Bilawal Bhutto to be oppn leader in Pak parliament?

Bilawal Bhutto is set to be the leader of the Opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly after he is elected to parliament, according to media reports on Thursday.
2016-12-29 14:58:06 Read More

Bilawal Bhutto to be oppn leader in Pak parliament?

Bilawal Bhutto is set to be the leader of the Opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly after he is elected to parliament, according to media reports on Thursday.
2016-12-29 14:58:06 Read More

Nearly six years of conflict in Syria

Syria has been wracked by a devastating civil war for almost six years.
2016-12-29 14:36:00 Read More

Brother kills mother of four in Pakistan over 'honour'

A mother of four in Pakistan was allegedly killed by her brother on Thursday in a suspected honour killing in the southern Sindh province, police said. Ghulam Hussain Gopang, the brother of the woman, has confessed to his crime.
2016-12-29 13:12:15 Read More

Bangladesh cyber heist: Suspicion on IT technicians

In a series of interviews this month, Mohammad Shah Alam, a Bangladesh police deputy inspector general who is heading investigations in Dhaka, went into some detail about how insiders at Bangladesh Bank may have helped in the execution of one of the world's biggest cyber-heists last February.
2016-12-29 10:16:43 Read More

Needs at least 30 days to find cause of Black Sea plane crash: Russia

"We hope to reach final conclusions no earlier than in 30 days," Sergei Bainetov, lieutenant general with Russian defence ministry, told a briefing.
2016-12-29 10:11:21 Read More

Philippine leader says once threw man from helicopter, would do it again

t threat comes just a few weeks after he admitted killing people during his 22 years as a mayor of Davao City, sometimes riding a motorcycle looking for "encounters to kill". He said those killings were part of legitimate police operations, including a hostage incident. Some senators have warned Duterte he risks impeachment over his comments.
2016-12-29 08:33:42 Read More

Russia, Turkey, Iran eye dicing Syria into zones of influence

wider Syrian peace deal, something that has eluded the international community for years, will be easy, quick or certain of success. What is clear is that President Vladimir Putin wants to play the lead role in trying to broker a settlement, initially with Turkey and Iran.
2016-12-29 07:55:34 Read More

Five dead in attack in China's Xinjiang

Attackers drove a car into a building in China's Xinjiang on Wednesday and set off an explosive device killing one, while four attackers were shot dead. Hundreds of people have been killed in recent years in resource-rich Xinjiang in violence between the Muslim Uighur people and Han Chinese.
2016-12-29 04:23:46 Read More

Japan's defense minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada's visit to Yasukuni Shrine came just two days after she accompanied Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a visit to Hawaii's Pearl Harbor, where he offered condolences to those who died in the Japanese attack there in 1941.
2016-12-29 04:17:20 Read More

In parting shot, Kerry tears into Israel over settlements

US secretary of state John Kerry tore into Israel for settlement-building, accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of dragging Israel away from democracy and forcefully rejecting the notion that America had abandoned Israel. Netanyahu accused US of a biased bid to blame Israel for failure to reach a peace deal.
2016-12-29 04:11:56 Read More

Note ban: Nepal wants special provisions for citizens

Indian rupee is a legal tender in the Himalayan state and Nepali citizens still hold banned notes in far-flung areas: Upadhyay.
2016-12-29 04:03:47 Read More

Tripartite meet on Afghanistan to include Kabul, others

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2016-12-28 14:12:36 Read More

Tunisian contact of Berlin attacker arrested

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2016-12-28 13:56:46 Read More

Strong quake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

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2016-12-28 13:34:28 Read More

Strong quake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

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2016-12-28 13:34:28 Read More

Govt condemned over treatment of UK teen forced to marry

A British teenager who was forced to marry a man in Pakistan by her family is being ordered to pay for the cost of her repatriation by the Government. The 19-year-old, who cannot be named for her own safety, was just 16 when she was married,
2016-12-28 10:57:45 Read More

Israel pulls back from approving new settlements

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu requested the decision be put off, said Jerusalem Planning and Housing Committee member Hanan Rubin, hours before US Secretary of State John Kerry is to give a speech laying out his vision for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
2016-12-28 10:05:35 Read More

Blast in Afghan capital wounds member of parliament

No group has so far claimed responsibility for the blast targeting Fakuri Behishti, an MP from central Bamiyan province, who was on his way to parliament. Parliament speaker Abdul Raouf Ibrahimi told lawmakers that a relative of the MP has been killed.
2016-12-28 09:58:15 Read More

Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria: Monitor

The oil-rich province of Deir Ezzor is almost totally under IS control and has been regularly targeted by a US-led military coalition. In Syria, IS is targeted by warplanes of the US-led coalition as well as Turkey, the Syrian regime and its ally Russia.
2016-12-28 08:28:25 Read More

Main black box of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea

Main black box of crashed aircraft was discovered only 1,600 metres from the shore and 17 metres under the surface and was in "satisfactory condition", Russia's defence ministry said. Investigators were also looking at a witness video of the abortive flight and the plane's plunge into the sea.
2016-12-28 01:16:09 Read More

Main black box of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea

Abe, Obama hail reconciliation at Pearl Harbor

The pair paid homage to the more than 2,400 Americans killed on December 7, 1941, delivering a wreath of peace lilies and standing in silence before a shrine to those lost on the USS Arizona â€” roughly half of all those killed.
2016-12-28 00:36:59 Read More

Bilawal Bhutto, Zardari to contest elections

In his first major public appearance after returning from an 18-month self-imposed exile, Asif Ali Zardari said while he would contest elections from Nawabshah, Bilawal will do so from Larkana in Sindh province.
2016-12-27 15:32:33 Read More

Turkey puts broadcast ban on Russia envoy's killing

A Turkish court has put a broadcast ban on reporting of the investigation into last week's murder of the Russian ambassador to Ankara Andrei Karlov. This includes news concerning witnesses, victims or suspects in the murder.
2016-12-27 13:30:54 Read More

Never asked Raheel to help me leave Pak: Musharraf

Taking a U-turn, former Pakistani dictator Pervez Musharraf has said he had not sought any assistance from ex-army chief General Raheel Sharif to exit the country, insisting that his statement in this regard was distorted by the media.
2016-12-27 13:08:38 Read More

Pakistan, World Bank chief discuss Indus Water dispute

The Indus Waters Treaty, signed in 1960, distributed the Indus basin rivers between the two countries, giving India control over the three eastern rivers - the Beas, the Ravi and the Sutlej - while Pakistan has the three western rivers - the Indus, the Chenab and the Jhelum.
2016-12-27 12:52:26 Read More

Saeed to Pak govt: Don't forge friendship with India

Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief and 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed also alleged that the BJP government is trying to change the demographic status in Kashmir. "We are standing with Kashmiris and completely support freedom movement of Kashmir," he said.
2016-12-27 12:45:18 Read More

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Defiant Israel plans for more settlements

The Palestinians claim the West Bank, along with east Jerusalem, home to holy sites sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians, as parts of their future state. Israel says settlements, along with other core issues like security, should be agreed upon in peace talks.
2016-12-27 12:18:33 Read More

30 die after consuming toxic liquor in Pakistan

At least 30 people, mostly Christians, have died and nearly 60 others fell sick after consuming illegally-brewed toxic liquor on Christmas eve in a town in Pakistan's Punjab province. Over two dozen people were hospitalised.
2016-12-27 10:44:34 Read More

30 die after consuming toxic liquor in Pakistan

First black box from Black Sea plane crash recovered

Russia has found the first flight recorder from a military plane that crashed into the Black Sea killing all 92 on board. It contains information that could help investigators identify the cause of Sunday's crash.
2016-12-27 10:32:39 Read More

China says space program must help protect national security

President Xi Jinping has called for China to establish itself as a space power, and it has tested anti-satellite missiles. In its policy paper, the government said the space program was an important part of the country's overall development strategy.
2016-12-27 06:34:33 Read More

Japanese PM lays wreaths at Hawaii cemeteries

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid wreaths at various cemeteries and memorials Monday ahead of a visit to the site of the 1941 bombing that plunged the United States into World War II.
2016-12-27 04:14:21 Read More

Thousands attend Mexican girl's party following viral invite

Looking overwhelmed by the attention, yet resplendent in an elaborate fuchsia dress and gleaming tiara, Rubi Ibarra celebrated her 15th birthday on Monday on a ranch in central Mexico after the invitation to the event by her father went viral and made her the toast of the country.
2016-12-27 04:04:56 Read More

S Korean ruling party splits over impeached president

The 29 lawmakers who left the Saenuri Party planned to create a new conservative party that will likely try to lure Ban Ki-moon as its president. There's a possibility of more lawmakers leaving Saenuri in coming weeks over rifts with Park loyalists who continue to occupy the party's leadership.
2016-12-27 03:39:43 Read More

S Korean ruling party splits over impeached president

China's aircraft carrier heads to Western Pacific

China's aircraft carrier, Liaoning, is heading towards the Western Pacific Ocean. Military officials in Japan and Taiwan have reported spotting the aircraft carrier and a fleet of battleships crossing the Miyako Strait, a body of water between the Japanese islands of Miyako and Okinawa, heading into the Pacific.
2016-12-26 16:17:32 Read More

Obama confident he could have won White House again

Obama, who winds up his second and final term in office in just over three weeks, said he believes the American public still supports his progressive vision, despite having voted for Trump - his political opposite.
2016-12-26 15:43:19 Read More

Russia: Crashed jet fragments pulled from Black Sea

All 84 passengers and eight crew on the Russian military's Tu-154 plane are believed to have died Sunday morning when it crashed two minutes after taking off from the southern city of Sochi en route to Syria.
2016-12-26 13:23:07 Read More

3 Moscow railway stations evacuated after bomb threat

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2016-12-26 10:39:44 Read More

3 Moscow railway stations evacuated after bomb threat

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2016-12-26 10:39:44 Read More

Russia says focus not on terrorism in plane crash probe

A pilot error or a technical fault is likely to be the cause of Sunday's plane crash over the Black Sea, the Russian transport minister said on Monday. All 84 passengers and 8 crew members on the Russian military's Tu-154 plane are believed to have died when it crashed two minutes after take off.
2016-12-26 07:07:20 Read More

Christmas typhoon kills 4, destroys homes in Philippines

A powerful typhoon that spoiled Christmas Day in parts of the Philippines, leaving at least four people dead and destroying homes, roared over a congested region near Manila on Monday with slightly weaker but still-fierce winds, officials said.
2016-12-26 06:55:54 Read More

Netanyahu calls in US envoy in fallout over UN vote

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned US Ambassador Daniel Shapiro Sunday two days after Washington abstained in a vote on a UN resolution against Israeli settlements. Their meeting came after Israel earlier Sunday called in 10 representatives of 14 other states that voted for the resolution.
2016-12-26 06:07:43 Read More

Indonesia marks tsunami 12 years ago with prayers

Thousands of Indonesians prayed for their loved ones at mass graves and mosques Monday to mark a tsunami which devastated Aceh province 12 years ago today, one of the worst natural disasters in human history.
2016-12-26 05:20:19 Read More

Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier passes south of island

A group of Chinese warships led by the country's sole aircraft carrier has passed through waters south of Taiwan and is heading southwest, Taiwan's defence ministry said on Monday of what China has termed a routine exercise.
2016-12-26 04:41:39 Read More

Typhoon weakens but Philippines braces for floods

Typhoon Nock-ten, locally known as Nina, weakened to 150 kph (93 mph) as it headed west towards provinces south of the capital Manila, picking up speed to 20 kph. A storm alert was in place and land, sea and air transport were all suspended as authorities told the public to take precautions and prepare for strong wind and heavy rain.
2016-12-26 03:14:57 Read More

Typhoon weakens but Philippines braces for floods

China lodges protest over Taiwan content in US bill

China has lodged "stern representations" with the United States after President Barack Obama signed into law a US defence policy bill that suggests a plan to conduct high-level military exchanges with self-ruled Taiwan.
2016-12-26 03:05:32 Read More

Blasts in, around Baghdad kill at least 11

Iraqi officials say separate bombings in and around Baghdad have killed at least 11 civilians and wounded 34 others. No group has immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks. Iraq witnesses near-daily attacks, including in Baghdad, which have been frequently claimed by the Islamic State.
2016-12-25 13:36:48 Read More

Zardari's close aide booked under anti-terrorism law

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2016-12-25 12:12:05 Read More

Pope Christmas message offers hope in world hit by terrorism, war

Pope Francis offered a Christmas hope for peace in a world lacerated by war & terrorism, urging people to remember refugees and those hit by economic instability caused by "idolatry of money". Francis also urged Palestinians and Israelis to put aside hate & revenge and "write a new page of history".
2016-12-25 11:53:36 Read More

Israel to re-assess UN ties after settlement resolution, says Netanyahu

The vote was able to pass the 15-member council on Friday because the United States broke with a long-standing approach of diplomatically shielding Israel and did not wield its veto power as it had on many times before - a decision that Netanyahu called "shameful".
2016-12-25 10:13:12 Read More

China to levy new taxes in bid to strengthen pollution fight

China's largely rubber-stamp parliament passed a law that will levy specific environmental protection taxes on industry from 2018. Anger has risen in China at the government's repeated failure to tackle pollution, with large parts of northern China enveloped in dangerous smog in recent days.
2016-12-25 09:38:50 Read More

Putin orders government to probe plane crash

President Vladimir Putin has ordered the government to probe the crash of a Syria-bound military plane carrying 92 people including more than 60 Red Army Choir members, the Kremlin said in a statement on Sunday. He expressed his condolences to the families and friends of the victims of the crash.
2016-12-25 09:34:57 Read More

Thousands flee Christmas Day typhoon in Philippines

eat, on one of the biggest holidays in the mainly Christian nation, triggered preemptive evacuations that officials said could involve hundreds of thousands of people.
2016-12-25 08:01:53 Read More

Death toll rises to 36 in Mexico fireworks blasts

The death toll from an explosion at Mexico's largest fireworks market rose to 36 Saturday after a woman with burns on 90 percent of her body died, hospital officials said. The fiery wave of blasts occurred earlier this week at a market in Tultepec outside Mexico City, killing at least 26 at the scene and now a total of 10 at hospitals.
2016-12-25 05:42:52 Read More

Trump says he intends to dissolve charitable foundation

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he intends to dissolve his controversial philanthropic foundation to avoid conflicts of interest, but the move was quickly complicated by an ongoing legal probe.
2016-12-25 05:05:04 Read More

China's aircraft carrier to drill in Western Pacific

The navy said in a statement late on Saturday the Liaoning, along with its accompanying fleet, would conduct "exercises far out at sea", without giving details of the location or route, in what is likely its first blue-water drill far from home waters.
2016-12-25 04:11:41 Read More

Obamas send their final Christmas message from White House

The Obamas' seasonal greeting comes at a time when America is deeply divided after a brutal presidential campaign that pitched populist Donald Trump and his frequently incendiary rhetoric against Hillary Clinton.
2016-12-25 04:01:14 Read More

Sri Lanka claims world's tallest artificial Christmas tree

The 73-meter (238-foot) artificial tree in capital Colombo is 18 meters (59 feet) taller than the current record holder, organizers said. The tree's steel-and-wire frame is covered with a plastic net decorated with more than 1 million natural pine cones painted red, gold, green and silver, 600,000 LED bulbs and topped by a 6-meter (20-foot)-tall shining star.
2016-12-25 04:01:13 Read More

Of drones, toys and hedgehogs: Michelle Obama tracks Santa

There was a bittersweet note this year as the first lady carried out her annual Christmas ritual for the final time, taking calls from kids who wanted to know exactly how much progress Santa had made on his journey. It'll be up to the next first lady, Melania Trump, to decide next year whether to continue the tradition.
2016-12-25 03:54:11 Read More

Of drones, toys and hedgehogs: Michelle Obama tracks Santa

What was the Berlin attack suspect doing in Milan?

Nobody comes to Sesto San Giovanni by chance, say the residents of this dreary working-class Milan suburb where police caught up with Berlin market attack suspect Anis Amri. So why, Italy wonders, did Europe's most wanted man end up here?
2016-12-24 12:11:51 Read More

Egypt's prez says military accounts for 1.5-2% of economy

"It has been said that the military's economy is worth 20 or even 50 per cent of the economy. I wish. We have nothing to hide; the military accounts for between 1.5 to 2 per cent of the economy," Sisi said, adding that the military is subject to regulations and auditing.
2016-12-24 11:07:44 Read More

Canine passenger gets loose, shot dead on South Korea runway

A South Korean airport official said Saturday that airport staff shot and killed a dog belonging to a Thai Airways passenger after it got loose before being boarded onto a plane and ran onto a busy runway.
2016-12-24 11:03:34 Read More

Philippines evacuates thousands ahead of Christmas typhoon

Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds between 203- 250 kilometres per hour when it crosses over Catanduanes, a remote island of 250,000 people in the Bicol region late on Sunday. It is then expected to hit the country's main island of Luzon, including the capital Manila, on Monday.
2016-12-24 10:59:42 Read More

Donâ€™t blame me for Donald Trumpâ€™s victory, says Putin

Vladimir Putin has criticised members of the US Democratic party for trying to â€œblameâ€ Russia for Donald Trumpâ€™s election victory. Speaking during his annual news conference to local and international journalists, he denied accusations of state-sponsored hacking during the campaign.
2016-12-24 09:15:05 Read More

Trump's nuclear remarks test bid to improve Russia ties

Donald Trump upped the stakes in a back-and-forth exchange with Vladimir Putin over nuclear weapons that tested the Republican's promises to improve relations with Russia. Trump reportedly welcomed a nuclear arms race with Russia and China and boasted that the United States would win it.
2016-12-24 08:08:59 Read More

Germany hunts possible accomplices of Berlin attacker

Tunisian Anis Amri, 24, is believed to have hijacked a truck and used it to mow down holiday revellers at a Berlin Christmas market on Monday, killing 12 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
2016-12-24 06:31:14 Read More

Baby orangutans rescued in Thai police sting

Thai police rescued two baby orangutans in a sting operation after undercover officers arranged to buy the primates from traffickers for nearly $20,000. An anonymous tip alerted police to an online advertisement for the endangered animals, who are less than one year old and the size of infants.
2016-12-24 06:01:16 Read More

Chinese carrier carries out fighter drills on open seas

The Defense Ministry announced late Friday that the Liaoning carrier group conducted the drills in the Yellow Sea in recent days and is scheduled to continue exercises farther afield. It did not specify where.
2016-12-24 05:44:40 Read More

Chinese carrier carries out fighter drills on open seas

FBI warns of Islamic State-inspired attacks in US

US federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of Islamic State have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, CNN reported.
2016-12-24 02:57:29 Read More

FBI warns of Islamic State-inspired attacks in US

Ex-Pakistan president Zardari back from self-imposed exile

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2016-12-23 13:29:44 Read More

Syria army, civilians move into ruined Aleppo streets

Syrian troops cemented their hold on Aleppo on Friday after retaking full control of the city, as residents anxious to return to their homes moved through its ruined streets. Braving the cold, war-weary residents crossed districts, eager to return to neighbourhoods they had not seen in years.
2016-12-23 12:04:10 Read More

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88 dead in Turkish raids on IS-held Syria town

A barrage of raids hit Al-Bab on Thursday, killing 72 civilians including 21 children, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. Bombardment continued on Friday, leaving another 16 civilians dead, including three children.
2016-12-23 07:52:11 Read More

UNSC delays vote on Israeli settlements

The UN Security Council on Thursday delayed a contentious vote on a draft resolution demanding that Israel halt settlements as President-elect Donald Trump weighed in and said the United States should veto the measure.
2016-12-23 04:26:13 Read More

'2 arrested in Germany over mall attack plot'

The two men, aged 28 and 31, are originally from Kosovo, police said, four days after a jihadist drove a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin killing 12 people. The mall that was targeted, CentrO, is one of the largest in Germany with around 250 shops.
2016-12-23 03:43:29 Read More

Australian cops foil Christmas Day bomb plot

The suspects had been inspired by the Islamic State group and planned attacks on Melbourne's Flinders Street train station, neighbouring Federation Square and St Paul's Cathedral, Victoria state police chief commissioner Graham Ashton said.
2016-12-23 02:56:59 Read More

Australian cops foil Christmas Day bomb plot

Vehicles still leaving Aleppo after overnight evacuation

Vehicles were still streaming out of eastern Aleppo on Thursday morning under UN monitoring after an evacuation overnight, a United Nations official in Syria told Reuters on Thursday.
2016-12-22 07:29:49 Read More

Europe, Turkey attacks prove me right: Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Wednesday that attacks this week in Berlin and Ankara proved he was correct to propose curbing Muslim immigration to the US. During his election campaign, he had called for temporary ban on Muslims entering the US, drawing widespread criticism at home and abroad.
2016-12-22 07:21:21 Read More

Europe, Turkey attacks prove me right: Trump

Donald Trump picks China hawk to lead trade council

US President-elect Donald Trump named Peter Navarro, an economist who has urged a hard line on trade with China, to head a newly formed White House National Trade Council, the transition team said on Wednesday.
2016-12-22 07:14:12 Read More

US plays down Russian reports of chill in ties

The United States played down Russian reports Wednesday that already tense ties between old foes have plunged to chilly new lows.The US State Department denied a Kremlin claim that communications are frozen, noting that Secretary of State John Kerry had called his Russian counterpart as recently as Tuesday
2016-12-22 07:04:59 Read More

Mexicans seek loved ones, answers in deadly blast

Relatives of workers at a fireworks market flattened by a deadly chain-reaction explosion searched hospitals for loved ones on Wednesday as attention focused on apparent lax security that allowed vendors to display their dangerous wares in the passageways between stalls.
2016-12-22 06:28:43 Read More

Mexicans seek loved ones, answers in deadly blast

Berlin attack prompts high security in US cities

In New York City, police dispatched heavily-armed counter terrorism officers to stand guard at crowded pop-up Christmas markets in Union Square, Bryant Park and Columbus Circle only an hour after news about carnage in Berlin broke, where a stolen truck slammed into a crowd, killing 12 people.
2016-12-22 06:03:56 Read More

Seven dead in new migrant boat tragedies: Italy

Seven bodies were recovered from or around stricken migrants boats in the Mediterranean on Wednesday, Italy's coastguard said.
2016-12-21 17:17:43 Read More

Evacuation from east Aleppo resumes after a day: UN

Buses loaded with Syrian civilians have begun leaving the last rebel-held enclave of eastern Aleppo again on Wednesday, after being stalled for a day, a UN official said.
2016-12-21 14:41:27 Read More

Evacuation from east Aleppo resumes after a day: UN

Moscow doubts killer of ambassador was a lone wolf

The spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin today refused to offer theories behind Monday's assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey but indicated that Moscow doesn't believe the gunman acted on his own.
2016-12-21 13:37:03 Read More

Delays hamper last evacuations from rebel enclave in Aleppo

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict though activists on the ground, says 60 buses are waiting to leave eastern Aleppo on Wednesday with some 3,000 evacuees - the final step that surrenders the Syrian opposition stronghold in the war-torn city to the government.
2016-12-21 09:08:20 Read More

At least 26 killed in Congo protests, rights group says

Security forces in Congo killed at least 26 demonstrators on Tuesday and arrested scores more amid protests against President Joseph Kabila's hold on power, a rights group said. The deaths were first reported since Kabila's mandate ended at midnight.
2016-12-21 04:57:51 Read More

At least 26 killed in Congo protests, rights group says

China returns seized US underwater drone

China on Tuesday handed back to the United States an underwater drone it had seized last week in an incident that raised tensions in a relationship that has been tested by President-elect Donald Trump's signals of a tougher policy toward Beijing.
2016-12-20 14:10:34 Read More

Syrian army poised to enter Aleppo's last rebel enclave

The Syrian army broadcast messages into the last rebel enclave of Aleppo on Tuesday, warning that it was poised to enter the area during the day and urging insurgents to speed up their evacuation of the city.
2016-12-20 13:28:18 Read More

China says will not change stand on Nobel Peace Prize

China said it will not change its position on opposing the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to people it considers criminals, even though Beijing and Norway had now normalised ties frozen since 2010 when a prominent Chinese dissident won.
2016-12-20 13:04:43 Read More

Experts say MH370 likely north of search area

For two years, a handful of ships have diligently combed a remote patch of the Indian Ocean west of Australia in a $160 million bid to find Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. On Tuesday, investigators made what was surely a painful admission:
2016-12-20 12:10:20 Read More

Tourists paraded in 'walk of shame' over theft in Indonesia

UN security council agreed to monitor the evacuation of Syrians, who thereafter have been desperately waiting for the procedures to resume. In Moscow, Russia, Turkey and Iran were suppose to meet over Aleppo issues but after Russian ambassador's assassination, the discussions may get overshadowed.
2016-12-20 11:09:26 Read More

Tourists paraded in 'walk of shame' over theft in Indonesia

Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack. Local media said the man took out a pump action shotgun he hid in his coat and fired around eight shots.
2016-12-20 11:09:26 Read More

Merkel says Xmas market attack was 'a terror act'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday she believed the incident at a Christmas market in Berlin which killed 12 people on Monday was a terrorist attack, adding it would be hard to bear if it turned out that a migrant had been the perpetrator.
2016-12-20 10:48:05 Read More

Syrians await monitored evacuation after UN's approval

UN security council agreed to monitor the evacuation of Syrians, who thereafter have been desperately waiting for the procedures to resume. In Moscow , Russia, Turkey and Iran were suppose to meet over Aleppo issues but after Russian ambassador's assassination, the discussions may get overshadowed.
2016-12-20 08:25:32 Read More

Man fires shots outside US embassy in Ankara

Turkish police have detained a man who fired shots in front of the US embassy in Ankara, several hours after the Russian ambassador to Turkey was killed in an attack.The embassy said its missions in Ankara, Istanbul and the southern city of Adana would be "closed for normal operations on Tuesday."
2016-12-20 06:33:32 Read More

Man fires shots outside US embassy in Ankara

Expand search for missing Malaysia Flight MH370: Expert

Missing Malaysia flight MH370 is almost certainly not in the current search zone in the remote Indian Ocean but could be further north, officials said Tuesday, nearly three years after the hunt began.
2016-12-20 05:04:11 Read More

Expand search for missing Malaysia Flight MH370: Expert

Russian envoy to Turkey killed in gun attack, shooter neutralised

The Russian ambassador to Ankara was seriously wounded in a gun attack at a art gallery in the Turkish capital on Monday and was taken to hospital, Turkish broadcasters reported. It was not immediately clear who carried out the attack.
2016-12-19 17:00:34 Read More

Girl, who tweeted from Aleppo, evacuated

Helped by her mother Fatemah, who manages the @AlabedBana account, Bana Alabed uploaded pictures and videos of life during the nearly six-year-old Syrian war. She gained around 331,000 followers on the micro-blogging site since September.
2016-12-19 16:36:56 Read More

China ends diplomatic freeze with Norway after Nobel row

Diplomatic relations were frozen after the Nobel Peace Prize, 2010 was awarded to human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, who has been imprisoned in China, his own country. A surprise visit by Norwegian foreign minister Borge Brende to Beijing led to the unfreezing of ties between the two nations.
2016-12-19 14:24:57 Read More

47 children leave Aleppo orphanage, some in critical shape: UN

Nearly 50 children who were trapped in an orphanage in rebel-held Syrian enclave of east Aleppo were evacuated on Monday, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) said. UNICEF and other agencies were also assisting in reuniting other children evacuated in the past few days with their families.
2016-12-19 11:44:16 Read More

47 children leave Aleppo orphanage, some in critical shape: UN

UNICEF and other agencies were also assisting in reuniting other children evacuated in the past few days with their families and giving them medical care and winter clothes. Some of the children were in critical condition from injuries and dehydration.
2016-12-19 11:44:16 Read More

UN Security Council to vote on resolution on Syria's Aleppo

The UN Security Council is expected to vote on a resolution aimed at immediately deploying UN monitors to eastern Aleppo, a move France says will be critical to prevent "mass atrocities" by Syrian forces, and especially militias, who captured the rebel stronghold.
2016-12-19 06:37:23 Read More

Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through

rvatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based war monitor, said the evacuation of the villages near Idlib had been postponed as a result of the incident. Five buses leaving Aleppo were held, packed with evacuees, for hours before they could drive the 5 km (3 miles) to rebel-held territory outside.
2016-12-19 04:54:25 Read More

Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through

5 dead, 9 wounded in Jordan gun attack: Security source

At least five people were killed and several wounded during an attack on Sunday by armed gunmen in the southern Jordanian city of Karak, security sources said.
2016-12-18 14:04:36 Read More

Blast kills at least 48 outside Yemen military camp

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a military camp in Yemeni city of Aden, killing at least 48 soldiers. The Islamic State group's Yemen-based affiliate claimed responsibility. The blast took place at the same military base that was struck by a suicide bomber on Dec 10, killing 57 soldiers.
2016-12-18 13:32:58 Read More

Armed gunmen attack police patrols in Jordanian city of Karak

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Armed gunmen attack police patrols in Jordanian city of Karak

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US Secretary of State John Kerry meets Saudi King Salman

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met with Saudi King Salman in what likely will be his last visit as America's top diplomat.
2016-12-18 13:14:52 Read More

China says it seized US drone to ensure safety of ships

China says its military seized a US Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it will give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump says the Chinese government should be told "we don't want the drone they stole back" and "let them keep it!"
2016-12-18 12:46:58 Read More

Evacuation deal reached for Aleppo and Shi'ite villages: Syria state TV

Syrian state television reported on Sunday that there was a deal between the government and rebels to evacuate people from east Aleppo in return for the evacuation of people from al-Foua and Kefraya, two villages besieged by insurgents.
2016-12-18 12:36:50 Read More

Breakthrough in Japan, Russia islands row eludes Abe, Putin

Putin was heading home with promises of economic cooperation after appearing to achieve what experts said was a key objective - easing international isolation when Russia faces Western condemnation over the destruction of eastern Aleppo in Syria, where it is backing President Bashar al-Assadâ€™s forces.
2016-12-18 09:49:21 Read More

Breakthrough in Japan, Russia islands row eludes Abe, Putin

6.0 magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, the third strong tremor off the Pacific nation in less than two weeks. The quake hit at 4.46 PM (1116 IST) at a depth of 39 kilometres about 83 kilometres west-northwest of Kirakira, the USGS added.
2016-12-18 06:54:28 Read More

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Suicide bomber kills at least 30 in Yemen's Aden

A suicide bomber killed at least 30 soldiers in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Sunday, officials there said, a week after an attack by the militant Islamic State group killed 50 troops nearby. The officials said the soldiers were queuing to collect salaries near a military base in the Khor Maksar district when the attacker blew himself up.
2016-12-18 06:02:46 Read More

Venezuela postpones currency move after chaos, protests

The UN Security Council will vote Sunday on a French proposal to send observers to the flashpoint Syrian city of Aleppo to monitor evacuations and report on the protection of civilians, diplomats said. The council will meet at 10:00 am (1500 GMT) to decide on the draft resolution, despite resistance from Russia, Syria's ally and a veto-wielding Security Council member.
2016-12-18 05:13:40 Read More

Saudi Arabia calls for end of carnage in Syria's Aleppo

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Australia should be republic after Queen Elizabeth: PM Turnbull

Dozens of nationalist protestors on Saturday stormed the headquarters of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the central Turkish city of Kayseri after an attack that left 13 soldiers dead, images showed.
2016-12-18 04:35:08 Read More

UN Security Council to vote on Aleppo observers

The Hercules C130 plane had taken off from the city of Timika before crashing near its destination of Wamena at around 6.15 a.m. local time (2315 GMT), said Ivan Ahmad Riski Titus, operational director of Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency.
2016-12-18 04:01:24 Read More

Indonesian plane crashes in Papua killing 13

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Desperate 'thousands' await evacuation from Aleppo

23 cities in China including capital Beijing have activated red alerts and enforced odd-even rules to restrict traffic as the country tries to address severe pollution after the sky turned grey across much of northern part of the country on Saturday.
2016-12-18 01:54:15 Read More

Desperate 'thousands' await evacuation from Aleppo

China on red alert as Beijing, 23 cities hit by high pollution

Protesters storm pro-Kurdish party local HQ after attack

Zimbabwe's ruling party backs Mugabe, 92, for 2018 poll

Zimbabwe's ruling party has endorsed 92-year-old President Robert Mugabe as its candidate in a national election scheduled for 2018.
2016-12-17 15:28:18 Read More

Pope celebrates low-key 80th birthday

Pope Francis celebrated an active if low-key 80th birthday on Saturday, sharing breakfast with homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals as greetings flowed in from around the world. Greetings arrived from all corners of the globe in form of both personal messages and succinct tweets.
2016-12-17 13:27:28 Read More

Pope celebrates low-key 80th birthday

New deal reached to secure Aleppo evacuation

A new deal has been reached to complete the evacuation of rebel-held areas of Syria's east Aleppo which ground to a halt on Friday over demands from pro-government forces that people also be moved out of two villages besieged by rebels.
2016-12-17 11:33:27 Read More

Iran summons British envoy over Syria criticism

Iran summoned the top British diplomat in Tehran for the second time this month to complain about criticism of its actions in Syria, state television reported today. The move came after British foreign secretary called in the Russian and Iranian ambassadors in London to express concern over their countries' role in Aleppo.
2016-12-17 08:54:19 Read More

Ban Ki-moon hints on running for S Korea's presidency

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hinted that he may run for the presidency of his native South Korea. South Korea's next presidential election is scheduled for December 2017. But a poll could take place within two months after the country's parliament voted to impeach current President Park Geun-hye.
2016-12-17 08:21:16 Read More

Seized US drone issue to be resolved smoothly: China paper

The drone was taken on Thursday, the first seizure of its kind in recent memory, about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay off the Philippines just as the USNS Bowditch was about to retrieve the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), US officials said.
2016-12-17 07:30:52 Read More

Syrians' blood on hands of Assad, Russia and Iran: Obama

President Barack Obama declared on Friday that Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, Iran and Russia are responsible for the carnage in Aleppo and argued there was nothing Washington could have done to stop the war, short of a military takeover of Syria.
2016-12-16 22:55:44 Read More

Germany plans tougher measures against hate speech

Top officials in Germany's ruling coalition said on Friday they planned legislation to crack down on "hate speech" and fake news on Facebook and other social media platforms, and impose stiff penalties if such messages were not quickly removed.
2016-12-16 17:34:17 Read More

Germany plans tougher measures against hate speech

Jihadists' return from frontline a major threat: US

The IS group may be on the defensive in Syria and Iraq, but it now has thousands of foreign volunteer fighters who, once home again, will pose a major threat, experts warn.
2016-12-16 16:15:35 Read More

Syrian TV, rebels trade blame amid halted Aleppo evacuation

The Syrian government and rebels exchanged accusations Friday over the suspension of evacuations from eastern Aleppo just hours after they resumed on Friday, blaming each other for shooting at a crossing point with the enclave.
2016-12-16 15:46:27 Read More

Poland in talks to buy da Vinci, other works from owners

Poland's culture ministry says it is making efforts to preserve for the nation one of Europe's most precious private art collections that includes works by Leonardo da Vinci and Rembrandt.
2016-12-16 15:36:25 Read More

Russia says operation to evacuate rebel Aleppo 'complete'

Russia's defence ministry on Friday announced it has finished evacuating rebels and their family members from Syria's Aleppo, with only "radical and intransigent" militants left inside. It claimed that "all of the women and children have been moved from the rebel-controlled neighbourhoods".
2016-12-16 12:05:48 Read More

China's 1st aircraft carrier conducts live-fire drills

China's first aircraft carrier battle group has carried out its maiden live-fire exercises on a massive scale, in a show of strength amid increasing tensions with the US over the South China Sea and Taiwan.
2016-12-16 10:01:42 Read More

As Trump riles China, Taiwan tallies defence costs

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South Korea issues top bird flu alert

South Korea on Friday issued its top bird flu alert for the first time, giving officials extra powers to contain an outbreak that has already triggered the slaughter of more than 10 percent of national poultry stocks.
2016-12-16 09:07:12 Read More

Next step for Syria is nationwide ceasefire: Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that the next stage in ending Syria's bloody civil war will be getting all sides to agree to a nationwide ceasefire, as thousands of civilians and rebels poured out of Aleppo.
2016-12-16 08:34:14 Read More

Next step for Syria is nationwide ceasefire: Putin

50,000 people still trapped in eastern Aleppo: UN envoy

â€‹Around 50,000 people, the majority civilians, were still trapped in eastern Aleppo even as an evacuation deal was under way, the UN peace envoy for Syria and French foreign minister said on Thursday.â€‹
2016-12-16 01:26:49 Read More

France, Germany joust over Greek PM's handout

A row over a pension handout by maverick Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Thursday escalated into a full-blown joust over protracted austerity between EU heavyweights France and Germany.
2016-12-15 17:02:44 Read More

Obama admin files trade challenge against China

Amid new tensions with China, the Obama administration on Thursday launched its 15th challenge against Beijing at the Word Trade Organization, escalating a long-simmering debate over practices that US officials say limit American farmers' ability to export rice, wheat and corn to the Asian powerhouse.
2016-12-15 16:47:58 Read More

Pope to mark Fatima centenary with his trip to Portugal

Pope Francis is to visit the Fatima shrine in Portugal next year on the centenary of the date when three shepherd children said the Virgin Mary first appeared to them above an olive tree.
2016-12-15 16:40:30 Read More

Pope to mark Fatima centenary with his trip to Portugal

Philippine govt says can live with less aid from US

The Philippines government said on Thursday it could live with less aid from the United States after an agency put on hold a decision to fund a second anti-poverty programme.
2016-12-15 16:18:32 Read More

First evacuations from rebel-held Aleppo

A convoy of ambulances and buses left rebel territory in Aleppo on Thursday in the first evacuations under a deal for opposition fighters to leave the city after years of fighting. Many were in tears and some hesitated to board the buses, afraid they would end up in the hands of regime forces.
2016-12-15 13:50:58 Read More

Here to help you folks do well: Trump to Silicon Valley

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday sought to smooth over frictions with Silicon Valley's most powerful executives including Microsoft's Indian-American CEO Satya Nadella seeking their support for his push to "spark innovation and create more jobs" in world's biggest economy.
2016-12-15 10:29:23 Read More

Austrian lawmakers pass bill to seize house Hitler was born in

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Vladimir Putin's victory? Russia's role in recapturing Aleppo

Although Assad's opponents finally gave up after Moscow said it halted air strikes on the city in October, Russia's bombers had already pulverised rebel defences for months, allowing the Syrian leader's forces to tighten their siege.
2016-12-15 08:32:09 Read More

Vladimir Putin's victory? Russia's role in recapturing Aleppo

China installed weapons on South China Sea islands: Report

A US think tank says recent images appear to show that China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the South China Sea. China says the islands are intended to boost maritime safety in the region.
2016-12-15 04:57:00 Read More

Woman charged with abandoning dog with 42-pound tumor

A southern California woman who allegedly abandoned a dog with a 42-pound cancerous tumor has been charged with life-threatening animal abuse and neglect. Sherri Haughton of Newport Coast was charged on Wednesday with four misdemeanors that carry a potential two-year jail sentence.
2016-12-15 04:11:59 Read More

Eiffel Tower blacks out in a show of solidarity with Aleppo civilians

The lights of the Eiffel Tower in Paris were switched off on Wednesday to show support for the people of the shattered Syrian city of Aleppo. Several hundred people demonstrated in Paris on Wednesday in support of Aleppo's residents.
2016-12-15 01:15:28 Read More

Eiffel Tower blacks out in a show of solidarity with Aleppo civilians

Respect state to state relations: Afghanistan to Russia

Afghanistan has asked Russia to respect state to state relations after the Russian ambassador to Kabul stunned the Afghan parliament by saying Russia and Taliban had shared interests in fighting ISIS/Daesh.
2016-12-14 15:55:07 Read More

Nearly 1,000 people held at Iran checkpoint outside Aleppo

Nearly 1,000 people from Syria's Aleppo evacuated overnight after a ceasefire deal are held at an Iranian militia checkpoint outside the city, Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency quoted the head of the Turkish Red Crescent as saying on Wednesday.
2016-12-14 12:33:43 Read More

Muslim website down after posting letter critical of Xi

A popular website for Chinese Muslims has been inaccessible since Saturday after a critical letter addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping was posted in one of its forums.
2016-12-14 11:18:48 Read More

Bangladesh pays tributes to martyred 1971 intellectuals

Pakistani troops and their Bengali-speaking Razakar collaborators and other auxiliary forces massacred several members of the pro-independence intelligentsia including physicians, professors, writers and teachers, throughout the nine-month war that is said to have killed over a million people.
2016-12-14 09:49:30 Read More

Boss of French group Orange will not testify at Lagarde trial on Wednesday: Lawyer

The trial relates to Lagarde's approval in 2008, as then finance minister, of a French state payout of 400 million euros ($425.44 million) to business tycoon Bernard Tapie.
2016-12-14 08:38:47 Read More

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2,500-year-old city discovered in Greece

Scientists have discovered the remains of a 2,500-year-old city in Greece - a finding that can change our understanding of the area traditionally considered to be a backwater of the ancient world. "We also found ancient pottery and coins that can help to date the city,"a PhD student said
2016-12-14 08:33:23 Read More

Senate fight looms after Donald Trump taps Exxon CEO as top US diplomat

The Exxon chief executive potentially faces difficulties getting confirmed in the Republican-controlled Senate. Some lawmakers worry about his links to Moscow and opposition to US sanctions on Russia, which awarded him a friendship medal in 2013.
2016-12-14 08:13:15 Read More

Trump chooses congressman, former SEAL Zinke as interior secretary

Zinke, 55, will be nominated to head the Interior Department, which employs more than 70,000 people across the United States and oversees more than 20 percent of federal land, including national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite.
2016-12-14 08:09:15 Read More

Trump chooses congressman, former SEAL Zinke as interior secretary

Ryan Zinke, 55, will be nominated to head the Interior Department, which employs more than 70,000 people across the United States and oversees more than 20 percent of federal land, including national parks like Yellowstone and Yosemite.
2016-12-14 08:09:15 Read More

Trump chooses congressman, former SEAL Zinke as interior secretary

Investigators begin final sweep of MH370 search area

Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board, most of them Chinese, en route to Beijing from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Its whereabouts have become one of the world's greatest aviation mysteries.
2016-12-14 08:05:12 Read More

Rebel and civilian pullout delayed in Aleppo

The pullout of Syrian rebels and civilians from their last holdout in the city of Aleppo was delayed on Wednesday, though it wasn't immediately clear what had caused the delay. The withdrawal was expected to start early morning after the rebels had reached a ceasefire deal to evacuate from eastern Aleppo
2016-12-14 07:33:29 Read More

Rebel and civilian pullout delayed in Aleppo

Trump names Exxon CEO Tillerson as secy of state

President-elect Donald Trump officially selected Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, to be his secretary of state on Tuesday. Trump said that Tillerson will reverse policies that left America less safe.
2016-12-13 20:10:12 Read More

Executions reported as Aleppo battle nears end

The UN said Tuesday it had credible reports of pro-government forces in Syria's Aleppo executing dozens of civilians including women and children as the battle for the city nears an end. The UN human rights office said at least 82 civilians, including 11 women and 13 children, had been killed in recent days.
2016-12-13 12:36:36 Read More

Executions reported as Aleppo battle nears end

The UN said Tuesday it had credible reports of pro-government forces in Syria's Aleppo executing dozens of civilians - including women and children - as the battle for the city nears an end. The UN human rights office said at least 82 civilians, including 11 women and 13 children, had been killed in recent days.
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Executions reported as Aleppo battle nears end

Mikhail Gorbachev says US was short-sighted on Soviets

"The relations between us are so important and concern everyone else, so we must take the interests of others into account," 85-year-old Mikhail Gorbachev said the leader credited with helping to end the Cold War.
2016-12-13 07:16:06 Read More

Japan, China, Korea summit postponed on Park woes

Japan is postponing a summit with China and South Korea, the government said on Tuesday, after the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-Hye. The Asian powers were planning to hold an annual trilateral gathering this month in Japan, which is the rotating chair.
2016-12-13 06:49:58 Read More

Some Bangladesh Bank officials involved in heist

The comments by Mohammad Shah Alam, head of the Forensic Training Institute of the Bangladesh police's criminal investigation department, are the first sign that investigators have got a firm lead in one of the world's biggest cyber heists, which had prompted months of international finger-pointing. Arrests are soon likely, he said.
2016-12-13 06:05:14 Read More

Jakarta Guv sobs as blasphemy trial begins

The minority Christian governor of Indonesia's capital sobbed in court on Tuesday on the first day of his blasphemy trial as he recalled the role of Muslim godparents in his childhood and said he would never intentionally insult Islam.
2016-12-13 05:50:47 Read More

MH370 search ship leaves Australia for perhaps final time

Minister for infrastructure and transport Darren Chester's office said Tuesday thatthe Dutch survey ship Fugro Equator left Fremantle on Monday night to continue the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 alone.
2016-12-13 05:43:04 Read More

Flight diverted to New York due to bomb threat

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Trump to name Tillerson to lead state department

Trump's decision caps a lengthy process that often played out in public and exposed rifts within his transition team. It also sets him up for a potential fight with Congress over confirming Tillerson, who has connections with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2016-12-13 04:00:50 Read More

Trump to name Tillerson to lead state department

Antonio Guterres sworn as UN secretary-general

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Kremlin blames lack of US cooperation for Palmyra blow

The Kremlin today deplored the lack of cooperation with the United States in Palmyra after Islamic State fighters re-entered the ancient Syrian city at the weekend. Russia has carried out a bombing campaign in Syria in support of its long-standing President Bashar al-Assad since September 2015.
2016-12-12 13:49:01 Read More

Kremlin blames lack of US cooperation for Palmyra blow

Venezuela bans high-value banknotes

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has signed an emergency decree ordering the country's largest banknote, the 100 bolivar bill, taken out of circulation to thwart "mafias" he accused of hoarding cash in Colombia.
2016-12-12 10:45:27 Read More

Islamic State retakes ancient city of Palmyra

In winning back Palmyra, the extremist group appeared to be taking advantage of the Syrian and Russian preoccupation with Aleppo, timing its attack to coincide with a major government offensive to capture the last remaining opposition-held neighborhoods in the northern city.
2016-12-12 04:15:07 Read More

Islamic State retakes ancient city of Palmyra

Pakistan army chief appoints new head of ISI

General Qamar Javed Bajwa, who took over from Gen Raheel Sharif two weeks ago, appointed Lt Gen Naveed Mukhtar as director-genereal of the notorious Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), replacing Lt Gen Rizwan Akhtar, the army said in a statement.
2016-12-12 03:58:35 Read More

Pakistan army chief appoints new head of ISI

The new ISI chief Lt Gen Mukhtar has headed the counter- terrorism wing of the spy agency in Islamabad. He was commissioned in the Armoured Corps regiment in 1983. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College Quetta, National Defence University Islamabad and War Course USA.
2016-12-12 03:58:35 Read More

Pakistan army chief appoints new head of ISI

Bill English chosen as New Zealand's prime minister

English emerged victorious on Monday following a meeting of the National Party caucus. Two other candidates for the job withdrew last week after English gained more support. He is to be officially sworn in later Monday.
2016-12-12 02:13:00 Read More

Bill English chosen as New Zealand's prime minister

US not necessarily bound by 'one China' policy: Trump

US President-elect Donald Trump questioned whether the United States had to be bound by its longstanding position that Taiwan is part of "one China" and brushed aside Beijing's concerns about his decision to accept a phone call from Taiwan's president.
2016-12-11 15:53:04 Read More

Paolo Gentiloni named new Italy prime minister

Paolo Gentiloni was named Sunday as Italy's new prime minister following reformist leader Matteo Renzi's resignation in the wake of a crushing referendum defeat.
2016-12-11 13:04:36 Read More

Syrian activists say IS has recaptured Palmyra

Islamic State seized the ancient Syrian town of Palmyra on Sunday from government troops despite a wave of Russian airstrikes. The Syrian government had recaptured Palmyra in March. But the militants have been steadily advancing in recent days while the government was busy in an offensive in Aleppo.
2016-12-11 13:04:29 Read More

Renzi tells Italy to be prepared for comeback

Outgoing Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi confirmed on Sunday that he wants to continue in politics, saying his experience as a boy scout had taught him the virtues of perseverance.
2016-12-11 11:59:09 Read More

Leftists hope for comeback as Romanians vote

Romanians looked likely to hand back power to the leftist Social Democrats (PSD) at elections on Sunday, as polls suggested voters were shrugging off concerns about corruption and warming to promises of more social spending.
2016-12-11 11:40:29 Read More

Somalia suicide truck bombing kills over 20

More than 20 people were killed Sunday in a suicide truck bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu, police said, in a fresh strike claimed by the al-Qaida-linked Shabaab group.
2016-12-11 11:21:22 Read More

Death toll from Istanbul twin bombings climb to 38

The death toll from the bombing outside a football stadium in Istanbul has risen to 38 people, including 30 police officers. Kurdish militants were believed to be responsible. The two bombs exploded less than a minute apart on Saturday shortly after a football match between 2 of Turkey's top clubs.
2016-12-11 09:35:59 Read More

Death toll from Istanbul twin bombings climb to 38

More than 10,000 flee rebel-held Aleppo

Fierce fighting and heavy bombardment saw more than 10,000 people flee rebel-held areas of the battleground Syrian city of Aleppo since midnight, a monitoring group said on Sunday.
2016-12-11 08:15:17 Read More

John Kerry given France's highest honour

US Secretary of State John Kerry has been given the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest honour, with his French counterpart calling him "the most French of American officials". French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said that the top US diplomat was a "tireless champion of peace".
2016-12-11 06:11:16 Read More

North Korea special operations drill targets South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a special operations drill targeting the South, the North's media reported on Sunday, as rival South Korea remained on alert for any attempt by the North to take advantage of political turmoil in the South.
2016-12-11 05:13:57 Read More

Over 30 dead in Kenya petrol tanker explosion

"Over 30 people confirmed dead, many injured and over 11 vehicles burnt at a road traffic accident along Nairobi-Naivasha," Pius Masai of Kenya's National Disaster Management Unit said in a statement early Sunday.
2016-12-11 03:11:18 Read More

Over 30 dead in Kenya petrol tanker explosion

People tired of Modi's monologues: Rahul

"Opposition is not allowing me to speak in Lok Sabha, so, I have decided to speak in 'jan sabha'," PM Modi said at Deesa in Gujarat. Rahul Gandhi's attack came soon after Modi slammed the opposition for not allowing him to speak forcing him to speak out in 'jan sabha' (public rallies).
2016-12-10 16:28:20 Read More

New ties? $2.8 mn Chinese goods to reach Nepal

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Suicide bombings in Nigeria: Toll rises to 57

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Suicide bombings in Nigeria: Toll rises to 57

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French government seeks extension of emergency

French Prime Minister Bernard Cazeneuve says 17 attacks have been thwarted in the country so far this year and he is asking Parliament to extend the state of emergency until July 15. He said the extension for seven more months is "absolutely necessary''.
2016-12-10 12:30:39 Read More

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China says opposed to unilateral sanctions on North Korea

China remains opposed to unilateral sanctions against North Korea taken without the approval of the UN Security Council, the country's chief negotiator on the North's nuclear program was quoted Saturday as saying.
2016-12-10 11:08:02 Read More

China 'opposed' to unilateral sanctions on N Korea

As the North Korea's chief source of aid and diplomatic support, China has reluctantly agreed to UN sanctions, but said they should be used sparingly as an inducement for the North to rejoin talks. China is also "adamantly opposed" to the South's deployment of an advanced US missile defense system.
2016-12-10 11:08:02 Read More

US Senate backs stop-gap spending bill

With less than hour to spare, the Senate late Friday backed legislation averting a government shutdown as coal-state Democrats retreated on long-term health care benefits for retired miners but promised a renewed fight for the working class next year.
2016-12-10 09:55:33 Read More

At least 43,000 homeless after Aceh quake

At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia's Aceh province, authorities said on Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
2016-12-10 05:42:30 Read More

Obama orders 'full review' of 2016 cyber attacks

President Barack Obama has ordered a review of all cyber attacks that took place during the 2016 election cycle. The move comes after Democrats in Congress pressed the White House to reveal details of Russian hacking and disinformation in the election.
2016-12-10 04:42:09 Read More

Obama orders 'full review' of 2016 cyber attacks

Hasina postpones visit, will come to India early next year

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30 killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks in Nigeria

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30 killed in Boko Haram suicide attacks in Nigeria

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British spies penetrating ISIS to thwart attacks: MI6 chief

British spies are taking the fight to the enemy by penetrating the dreaded Islamic State and other terror groups to prevent attacks on the UK, the chief of Britain's Secret Intelligence Service MI6 has indicated.
2016-12-09 12:14:58 Read More

Panama leak: Pak SC adjourns case against Sharif till Jan

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday adjourned hearing of the Panama papers leak case against PM Nawaz Sharif and his family for holding undisclosed offshore assets till January next year. "While the case is adjourned we will go to the public," Imran Khan told media after the court hearing.
2016-12-09 11:19:36 Read More

Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo

arplanes and rocket bombardment like every day. Nothing has changed," a Turkish-based official with the Jabha Shamiya rebel group told Reuters, describing the situation as of 9:30 a.m. on Friday. The official added that despite the bombardment, "the guys are steadfast".
2016-12-09 09:29:43 Read More

Syrian government forces press attack in east Aleppo

South Korea's impeachment crisis: What happens now?

The impeachment process, triggered by a snowballing corruption scandal, could still have months to run before Park finally leaves office, and there is even a chance she could remain in power.
2016-12-09 08:03:20 Read More

South Korea Parliament impeaches scandal hit president

South Korean lawmakers on Friday passed an impeachment motion against President Park Geun-Hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal that paralysed her administration and triggered massive street protests.
2016-12-09 07:39:04 Read More

South Korea Parliament impeaches scandal-hit President

Trump says US-China relationship must improve

President-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States needed to improve its relationship with China, which he criticized for its economic policies and failure to rein in North Korea. Trump criticized China repeatedly during his presidential campaign.
2016-12-09 05:24:35 Read More

Satellite images suggest Vietnam dredging on disputed reef

An image of the small Ladd Reef in the Spratly Islands shows several vessels in a carved out embankment on the reef's edge. This move could provoke Beijing, which claims most of the disputed waterway.
2016-12-09 05:17:40 Read More

UN calls on Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine

The UN has urged Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority. The bloodshed presents the biggest challenge to Suu Kyi since her party won Myanmar's elections last year.
2016-12-09 04:09:35 Read More

South Korean Prez faces possible last day in power

South Korean President Park Geun-hye entered what could be her last day in power on Friday, as lawmakers geared up for what's widely expected to be a successful impeachment vote amid a corruption scandal that has left her isolated and loathed.
2016-12-09 03:30:54 Read More

South Korean Prez faces possible last day in power

IS weakened in Afghanistan, claims UNSC report

Despite impressions to the contrary, the presence of terror group Islamic State (ISIS/Daesh) in Afghanistan has significantly weakened from 2015 to end 2016. From nine districts, IS's control has been reduced to only three and a half districts, a UNSC report claims quoting Afghan officials.
2016-12-08 16:11:00 Read More

Trump's new tone on immigrant kids divides GOP

Donald Trump's promise to "work something out" for immigrants brought here illegally as kids is dividing fellow Republicans, underscoring how difficult it will be for Congress to take any action on immigration, whether it's building a wall or dealing with immigrant youths.
2016-12-08 15:35:15 Read More

Manila 'won't help' US on patrols in South China Sea

The Philippine defense secretary said it is highly unlikely his country will allow the US military to use it as a springboard for freedom of navigation patrols in the disputed South China Sea to avoid antagonizing China.
2016-12-08 15:29:33 Read More

'No progress' as Kerry, Lavrov meet on Syria: US

US secretary of state John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov failed to make progress on a Syria truce in talks in Germany early Thursday, an American official said.
2016-12-08 15:07:29 Read More

Kerry warns Europe against 'authoritarian populism'

US Secretary of State John Kerry warned countries from Europe and beyond on Thursday to beware of an increasing "danger of authoritarian populism."
2016-12-08 11:32:52 Read More

Trump stacks top government posts with retired generals

He's not yet finished picking, but President-elect Donald Trump already has named three retired generals to top posts, raising questions as to why there will be so much military brass in cabinet-level jobs.
2016-12-08 11:10:31 Read More

Manila says will not help US on patrols in South China Sea

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Manila says will not help US on patrols in South China Sea

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Probe launched into Pak plane crash that killed 48

Pakistan International Airlines on Thursday blamed engine failure for the horrific plane crash which claimed 48 lives, even as the country's top civil aviation body launched a probe into the tragic accident.
2016-12-08 08:24:45 Read More

Trump picks 'old friend' of Xi as US envoy to China

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Terry Branstad as US ambassador to China. Branstad, the governor of Iowa, boasts a 30-year relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.
2016-12-08 07:43:57 Read More

11 miners confirmed dead in China mine blast

The bodies of miners missing in an underground gas explosion in central China have been found bringing death toll in the latest deadly accident to strike Chinaâ€™s mining industry to 11, according to a local authority on Thursday.
2016-12-08 06:34:13 Read More

US life expectancy drops for 1st time since AIDS crisis peak

Life expectancy in the United States dropped last year for the first time since the peak of the HIV/AIDS crisis more than 20 years ago, as deaths rose from nearly every major cause, federal data showed on Thursday.
2016-12-08 05:59:51 Read More

Bill English will be New Zealand's next prime minister

Bill English is set to become New Zealand's next prime minister following the shock resignation this week of John Key. English has been Key's trusted deputy prime minister for the past eight years and has been praised for his handling of the economy in his role as finance minister.
2016-12-08 05:10:07 Read More

New Zealand drops racially offensive place names

The names of three areas in the Southern Alps of the South Island have been changed to words taken from the indigenous Maori language. Nigger Stream will now be known as Pukio Stream, Niggerhead becomes Tawhai Hill and Nigger Hill is renamed Kanuka Hills.
2016-12-08 04:33:55 Read More

New Zealand drops racially offensive place names

Somalia recaptures town from IS-linked fighters; 34 dead

A Somali official says security forces have recaptured a port town from Islamic State-linked fighters in the semi-autonomous state of Puntland.
2016-12-07 17:54:37 Read More

Trump made me feel like a saint: Philippines' Duterte

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says he felt "like a saint" after his phone conversation last week with US President-elect Donald Trump, who he said praised him for "doing great" in his deadly campaign against illegal drugs.
2016-12-07 17:39:35 Read More

150 Turkish officers gone since coup: Nato commander

Nato's top military officer says that around 150 Turkish officers have been recalled or retired from the alliance's high command in response to the failed coup attempt in Turkey in July.
2016-12-07 16:00:29 Read More

150 Turkish officers gone since coup: Nato commander

US, Britain, France lead call for Aleppo ceasefire

The United States, Britain and France led a call Wednesday from six countries for an immediate ceasefire to allow aid into the besieged Syrian city of Aleppo.
2016-12-07 15:41:15 Read More

Italy PM Renzi says he will resign today

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said he will tender his resignation at 7 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, following the weekend referendum in which Italians resoundingly rejected his proposed constitutional reforms.
2016-12-07 15:18:34 Read More

More than 30 missing in Yemen shipwreck

More than 30 people were missing off the Yemeni island of Socotra on Wednesday after a cargo vessel carrying islanders home from the mainland sank in the Indian Ocean, authorities said.
2016-12-07 14:26:05 Read More

80,000 have fled east Aleppo since Army operation began

At least 80,000 people have fled east Aleppo since the Syrian army began an operation in mid-November to recapture the rebel-held sector of the second city. The army has made swift progress in its operation to recapture east Aleppo and now controls three-quarters of the sector.
2016-12-07 09:47:03 Read More

Afghanistan's efforts to welcome women in military

Captain Niloofer Rahmani abd Captain Safia Feroz are first 2 women pilots in Afghanistan Air force besides the other 5 who are under training.There are nearly 1800 women serving in Afghanistan military. Their government is working for the upliftment of woman in the society, military and government.
2016-12-07 08:03:04 Read More

Trump trumpets US $50 billion investment

Donald Trump announced that Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son is ready to invest US $50 billion in telecom creating 50,000 additional jobs in the US. The money will come as part of a US $100 billion investment fund that he is setting up with Saudi Arabia's sovereign-wealth fund.
2016-12-07 07:36:29 Read More

Petition filed against Pak PM for using 'Sir' title

The Lahore high court has directed the governmentâ€™s counsel to submit reply on behalf of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to a petition against him for using the title of "Sir" given by the British Queen in 1997.
2016-12-07 07:09:00 Read More

6 killed in insurgency-plagued Southern Thailand

Six people killed in a series of attacks in Thailand's insurgency plagued south. The insurgents have killed more than 5000 people since 2004, and are believed to be fighting for an independent state.
2016-12-07 07:04:02 Read More

6 killed in insurgency-plagued Southern Thailand

7 dead in latest China mine blast; 60 miners killed in week

A gas explosion in central China has killed seven coal miners and left four more missing in the latest deadly accident to strike China's mining industry. It was the third major mining accident in one week, causing a total of 60 deaths.
2016-12-07 04:15:54 Read More

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7 dead in latest China mine blast; 60 miners killed in week

Merkel re-elected by party to lead it into 2017 polls

German Chancellor Angela Merkel won re-election as chairwoman of her Christian Democrats (CDU) on Tuesday with 89.5 per cent of votes cast by just under 1,000 party delegates, giving her a boost as she seeks a fourth term in office next year.
2016-12-06 15:28:23 Read More

Merkel re-elected by party to lead it into 2017 polls

Battle over early elections grips Italy in limbo

A fight over whether to hold early elections gripped Italy today after Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's resignation left the eurozone's third largest economy in political limbo.
2016-12-06 14:38:41 Read More

Merkel launches poll bid with tough line on immigration

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday lashed populists trying to exploit fears over Germany's refugee influx but set out a tough line on integration, including a ban on the veil, as she launched into election campaign mode.
2016-12-06 14:25:21 Read More

5 killed in coal mine accident in China

At least five workers have been killed and six remain trapped in a coal mine after a gas explosion in central China's Hubei province, the third major mine accident in recent days in the world's top coal producing nation.
2016-12-06 13:58:21 Read More

Fake US embassy in Ghana shut down

A fake US embassy that operated for "about a decade" in Ghana's capital issuing counterfeit and fraudulently obtained visas has been shut down, the US State Department announced. The scam was orchestrated by 'Ghanaian and Turkish organised crime rings' and a Ghanaian attorney, a statement said.
2016-12-06 12:24:47 Read More

North Korea hacks South Korea's cyber command

North Korea appears to have hacked South Korea's cyber command in what could be the latest cyber-attack against Seoul, the military here said on Tuesday. The cyber command said it isolated the affected server from the whole network to avoid the spread of viruses.
2016-12-06 11:02:43 Read More

Aleppo truce must include rebel pullout: Syrian govt

The Syrian government says it rejects any cease-fire for embattled Aleppo unless it includes the departure of all rebels from the eastern part of the city
2016-12-06 10:11:38 Read More

Brother, cousin charged for killing Pak social media star Qandeel Baloch

The brother and cousin of Pakistani social media star Qandeel Baloch were among three persons charged by a court in Punjab province for her murder in July. However, the suspects denied committing the crime.
2016-12-06 10:02:57 Read More

Iran will not let Trump rip up nuclear deal: Rouhani

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he would not let US President-elect Donald Trump rip up a global nuclear deal, warning of unspecified repercussions if Washington reneges on the agreement.
2016-12-06 09:23:58 Read More

Bernard Cazeneuve named new French Prime Minister

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'21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar'

Bangladesh has stepped up patrols on the border to try to stem the tide of refugees fleeing a bloody crackdown by Myanmar's army in the western state of Rakhine since early October.
2016-12-06 08:20:42 Read More

'21,000 Rohingya flee to Bangladesh from Myanmar'

Cuba back to routine nine days after Castro's death

Fidel Castro, the man who ruled for half a century, sombered Cuba with his death on November 25. His ashes were entombed in a private ceremony on Sunday morning, ending nine days of mourning for Cubans.
2016-12-06 06:59:28 Read More

Cuba back to routine nine days after Castro's death

Islamic State appoints new spokesperson

Islamic State has identified a new media spokesman for the group on Monday in an audio message released online. The recording appeared on Al Furqan, a media organisation linked to Islamic State, giving the new spokesman's name as Abi al-Hassan al-Muhajer.
2016-12-05 17:03:05 Read More

Pakistan army chief meets PM Nawaz Sharif

According to official sources, Pakistan's new army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa briefed the Prime Minister about the latest security situation along the Line of Control (LoC). They also discussed the measures being taken against violent extremism in the country.
2016-12-05 15:25:07 Read More

Nuclear terrorism can strike anywhere: Watchdog

'Nuclear terrorists' can strike anywhere, the head of the UN atomic watchdog warned on Monday at the start of a week-long ministerial conference on preventing misuse of radioactive materials and attacks on facilities.
2016-12-05 15:02:10 Read More

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe to visit Pearl Harbor

Abe, who will be the first serving Japanese prime minister to visit the naval base in Hawaii, said he wanted to demonstrate resolve to end the horror of war. This year, Obama become the first serving US president to visit Hiroshima, which the US attacked with an atomic bomb in 1945.
2016-12-05 13:37:18 Read More

Donald Trump taps Ben Carson as housing secretary

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former Campaign 2016 rival Ben Carson to become secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Trump's statement said, "Ben shares my optimism about the future of our country."
2016-12-05 11:55:20 Read More

Donald Trump taps Ben Carson as housing secretary

Some Hindu temples ban new 5 pound 'non-veg' notes in UK

A number of Hindu temples in the UK have decided to ban the new five-pound notes as it contains traces of animal fat. It was found last week that these notes contain tallow, which comes from beef or mutton fat, triggering anger among vegetarians and religious groups.
2016-12-05 09:50:51 Read More

Malaysian investigator of missing plane visits Madagascar

The investigator will collect possible plane pieces found on Madagascar's shores by American wreckage hunter Blaine Gibson and others, said Grace Nathan, a Malaysian whose mother was among 239 people on Flight MH370 when it vanished.
2016-12-05 09:24:07 Read More

11 dead in Karachi hotel fire: Police

A massive fire swept through a four-star hotel in the southern port city of Karachi on Monday, killing at least 11 people, officials said. More than 50 people suffered injuries in the early morning blaze, which started in the hotel kitchen.
2016-12-05 04:04:41 Read More

California warehouse fire death toll climbs to 33

The death toll from a fire at a California warehouse where a rave party was taking place rose to 33 on Sunday. The fire in Oakland, near San Francisco, broke out about 11:30 pm Friday at the cluttered warehouse, even though the structure wasn't licensed for such use.
2016-12-05 03:14:21 Read More

California warehouse fire death toll climbs to 33

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key resigns after 8 years

New Zealand's popular Prime Minister John Key stunned the nation on Monday when he announced he was resigning after eight years as leader. Key had been widely expected to contest his fourth general election next year.
2016-12-05 02:59:31 Read More

Afghan Taliban hang university student in public

Afghan Taliban have publicly hanged a university student, claiming that he was 'spying on one of their intelligence officials' in Maidan Wardak province of the war-torn country.
2016-12-04 15:21:35 Read More

Gunman shoots dead three women in Finland town

A gunman shot dead three women, including a local council official, as they were leaving a restaurant in a small Finnish town on Saturday night, police said.
2016-12-04 14:38:03 Read More

Gunman shoots dead three women in Finland town

A gunman shot dead three women, including a local council official, as they were leaving a restaurant in a small Finnish town on Saturday night, police said.
2016-12-04 14:38:03 Read More

Was Trump's Taiwan contact a policy shift or a misstep?

Was President-elect Donald Trump signaling a shift in US-China relations when he referred to Taiwan's leader as "president" following a phone call this past week or was it an unintentional misstep?
2016-12-04 13:09:58 Read More

Putin calls Trump a 'smart man'

President Vladimir Putin in an interview aired Sunday called US President-elect Donald Trump intelligent and predicted he would quickly grasp his new level of responsibility and act accordingly.
2016-12-04 11:25:31 Read More

Cuban President Raul Castro vows to defend Fidel's revolution

Cuban President Raul Castro has pledged to uphold his brother Fidel's socialist revolution at a massive rally in honour of the communist icon. Thousands of flag-waving supporters recited the oath with Raul Castro at the Revolution Plaza of Santiago de Cuba, the cradle of Fidel's guerrilla struggle.
2016-12-04 11:18:56 Read More

Upto 40 feared dead in California warehouse fire

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'Leave or die': Syrian army tells rebels in eastern Aleppo

Syria's army says it is offering rebel fighters in besieged eastern Aleppo an opportunity to leave the city with their lives. Army spokesman Brig General Samir Suleiman said those who choose to stay will face "inevitable death".
2016-12-04 10:50:48 Read More

Italians vote in referendum; Matteo Renzi vows to quit if he loses

Premier Matteo Renzi says he will resign if the reforms are rejected in Sunday's vote, and opposition politicians have vowed to press for a new government if voters reject the proposed constitutional changes.
2016-12-04 07:55:12 Read More

Philippines urges Bangladesh to share results of heist investigation

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, who last week met with a Bangladesh delegation, said Manila "strongly recommended" Dhaka share the results of its investigation. He assured the visitors the government was doing it everything it could to find Bangladesh's missing money.
2016-12-04 07:38:02 Read More

Philippines urges Bangladesh to share results of heist investigation

Suu Kyi must stop Rohingya 'genocide': Mayalsia PM

Addressing a 5,000-strong rally in Kuala Lumpur, Najib Razak said the Myanmar government must stop the bloody crackdown in its far west that has sent thousands of Rohingya fleeing, many with stories of rape, torture and murder.
2016-12-04 05:40:45 Read More

Suu Kyi must stop Rohingya 'genocide': Mayalsia PM

Raul Castro: Cuba will ban naming of monuments after Fidel

Fidel Castro, who died Nov 25 at 90, kept his name off public sites during his time in office because he said he wanted to avoid the development of a cult of personality. In contrast, the images of his fellow revolutionary fighters Camilo Cienfuegos and Ernesto "Che" Guevara have become common across Cuba in the decades since their deaths.
2016-12-04 03:32:52 Read More

California warehouse fire kills at least nine at dance party

The cause of the blaze and precise number of casualties remained undetermined hours after flames engulfed the two-story, structure that occupied about half a city block and housed a cluttered warren of artists' studios, craft booths, antiques and furniture.
2016-12-04 03:28:42 Read More

Nuclear agreement with US not in jeopardy, says Iran

Iran does not believe its nuclear agreement is in jeopardy despite the election of Donald Trump in the US. Addressing a think tank here on Saturday Javad Zarif, foreign minister of Iran said, â€œwe have options, but I donâ€™t believe the agreement is in danger.â€
2016-12-03 16:32:07 Read More

Ugly Austrian election campaign draws to a close

Austria's long and ugly presidential campaign drew to a close Saturday, with a confident far-right aiming to emulate Donald Trump and Brexit campaigners by dealing a hammer-blow to Vienna's centrist establishment.
2016-12-03 12:54:56 Read More

Russia, Japan striving to resolve island dispute: Lavrov

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said Saturday ahead of a visit to Japan by President Vladimir Putin that the countries' leaders are pushing to end a territorial row dating back to World War II.
2016-12-03 12:40:06 Read More

First plane arrives with bodies of Brazil footballers

The first of two Brazilian air force planes carrying the remains of a football team killed in a plane crash arrived Saturday in the city of Chapeco in southern Brazil.
2016-12-03 12:22:51 Read More

China's Xi says military must be smaller, but capable

China's armed forces must be smaller but more capable, and if reforms are not properly carried out the military risks falling behind, affecting its ability to wage war, Chinese state media on Saturday cited President Xi Jinping as saying.
2016-12-03 12:04:14 Read More

Indonesian plane with 15 on board goes missing

A twin-engine Indonesian police plane went missing on Saturday with 15 people on board en route to the island of Batam, south of Singapore, police said. The plane is thought to have crashed between the islands of Mensanak and Sebangka or Gentar.
2016-12-03 11:12:36 Read More

Indonesian plane with 15 on board goes missing

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Indonesian police plane missing with 13 on board

The plane, with five crew members and eight passengers, dropped out of contact midmorning about 50 minutes after taking off from Bangka island off the southeast coast of Sumatra island, a police statement said.
2016-12-03 10:06:57 Read More

Mass anti-Park protest in Seoul ahead of impeachment vote

Whether the impeachment motion is adopted or not, South Korea's President Park is firmly on course to become the first democratically-elected South Korean president not to complete a full, five-year term. The 64-year-old has been accused of attempted fraud and abuse of power.
2016-12-03 07:43:54 Read More

US defence bill pledges $900 million to Pakistan

The bill limits the overall amount available for reimbursement to $1.1 billion, of which $900 million is available for reimbursement to Pakistan. The bill is schedule for a vote in the Senate next week. Since it is a consensus bill, it is unlikely to face any opposition.
2016-12-03 07:37:34 Read More

Relatives of missing MH370 passengers 'taking search into own hands'

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Relatives of missing MH370 passengers 'taking search into own hands'

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Half of rebel Aleppo falls to Syrian forces

The Syrian government forces have recaptured half the former rebel stronghold of east Aleppo, with the UN now facing a "race against time" to aid children forced out by the bloody offensive. President Assad's forces have made swift gains since their offensive against Aleppo began on November 15.
2016-12-03 05:13:52 Read More

No more 'Melania Trump' underwear, shoes or honey

The future US first lady has hired a law firm in her native country to protect her name and image from being used on numerous products that have sprung up since her husband, Donald Trump, was elected president.
2016-12-02 16:06:28 Read More

No more 'Melania Trump' underwear, shoes or honey

Kofi Annan visits to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state

Former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has begun a fact-finding visit to Myanmar's troubled Rakhine state, where the army has been accused of large-scale violence against members of the Muslim Rohingya ethnic minority, resulting in destruction of villages, civilian casualties and an exodus of refugees to neighboring Bangladesh.
2016-12-02 15:49:48 Read More

College that took down US flag raises it again

A Massachusetts college that became a target of protests after removing the American flag from its main flagpole following Donald Trump's election victory raised the flag again on Friday, its president said.
2016-12-02 15:11:03 Read More

Aleppo family reunites after months separated by war

Jomaa al-Qassem fell to his knees and burst into tears on the muddy floor outside a reception point for Syrians pouring out of war-ravaged eastern Aleppo.
2016-12-02 14:41:51 Read More

Aleppo family reunites after months separated by war

Jomaa al-Qassem fell to his knees and burst into tears on the muddy floor outside a reception point for Syrians pouring out of war-ravaged eastern Aleppo.
2016-12-02 14:41:51 Read More

Thailand's new king makes first public appearance

King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, 64, took part in a merit-making ceremony at Bangkok's Grand Palace to mark 50 days since his father's death plunged the country into grief. Civil servants dressed in black and white, the official colours of mourning, lined the streets to the palace as the new king's convoy passed.
2016-12-02 08:03:27 Read More

Chinese firm starts building full-sized Titanic replica

The 300-meter (984-foot) vessel being built by the shipbuilding company Wuchuan Group will be completed at the end of 2018 and will remain permanently docked as a tourist attraction in landlocked Sichuan province.
2016-12-02 06:59:39 Read More

Obama lights National Christmas Tree for final time

President Barack Obama marked his final time lighting the National Christmas Tree with a wish that Americans will care for the sick, the hungry and the downtrodden this holiday season and treat one another as they would want to be treated.
2016-12-02 05:08:56 Read More

Indonesian Muslims protest against Christian governor

Basuki 'Ahok' Tjahaja Purnama, Jakarta's Christian governor, is being prosecuted for allegedly committing blasphemy over comments he made about the Koran during an election campaign, which have sparked widespread anger in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.
2016-12-02 04:07:11 Read More

Trump names James Mattis as defence secretary

The choice James Mattis would be another indication that Trump, a Republican, intends to steer US foreign policy away from Democratic President Barack Obama's increased reliance on US allies to fight Islamist militants and to help deter Russian and Chinese aggression in Europe and Asia.
2016-12-02 03:31:14 Read More

Boko Haram attacks destroy farm communities

Fati Adamu has not seen three of her six children nor her husband since Boko Haram militants attacked her hometown in northeast Nigeria in an hail of bullets.
2016-12-01 16:12:52 Read More

Boko Haram attacks destroy farm communities

Fati Adamu has not seen three of her six children nor her husband since Boko Haram militants attacked her hometown in northeast Nigeria in an hail of bullets.
2016-12-01 16:12:52 Read More

How Putin, Khamenei, Saudi prince got OPEC deal done

Russian President Vladmir Putin played a crucial role in helping OPEC rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia set aside differences to forge the cartel's first deal with non-OPEC Russia in 15 years.
2016-12-01 15:37:51 Read More

Ukraine launches missile drills near Crimea

Ukraine on Thursday unleashed a barrage of missile tests near Russian-annexed Crimea in a show of strength and defiance bound to irritate Moscow.
2016-12-01 15:33:18 Read More

Colombia postpones peace talks with ELN guerrillas

The Colombian government said its peace negotiations with the National Liberation Army (ELN) were postponed to Jan. 10 while the guerrilla force conducts internal consultations and is to free a kidnapped politician.
2016-12-01 15:25:16 Read More

China's per-capita touches $8000, 70% poverty eradicated

China has eradicated 70% poverty and the per-capita GDP has grown from $200 to $8,000 since 1978 due to economic development. With this development, the average life expectancy has increased to 76.3 years, ranking high among developing countries, according to a white paper.
2016-12-01 08:03:48 Read More

Colombia's congress ratifies peace deal with rebels

The 310-page revised accord was approved unanimously by the lower house, which voted a day after the Senate approved the same text 75-0 following a protest walkout by the opposition led by former President Alvaro Uribe.
2016-12-01 03:58:06 Read More

Colombia's congress ratifies peace deal with rebels

'Viva Fidel!': Castro takes final voyage across Cuba

A military jeep carried the ashes of Fidel Castro along streets lined with hundreds of thousands of flag-waving Cubans in Havana on Wednesday, starting a four-day journey to his final resting place across the island.
2016-11-30 17:34:22 Read More

'Viva Fidel!': Castro takes final voyage across Cuba

Colombian authorities probe plane crash that killed 71

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Italy pulls back radical cleric extradition request

Italy has decided to pull back an extradition request for a Norway-based radical Iraqi-born cleric suspected of enticing recruits to fight in Iraq and Syria, the Norwegian security service said Wednesday.
2016-11-30 15:26:32 Read More

22 workers trapped in China's coal mine accident

At least 22 workers are trapped in a unlicensed coal mine in China's northeastern Heilongjiang Province even as rescuers raced against time to save them, in the latest accident to hit the country's mining industry.
2016-11-30 15:13:45 Read More

Trump effect unknown in Austrian presidential election

Austrians are choosing Sunday between a moderate and a populist for president and both candidates are hoping to exploit the Trump effect in the first European Union nation facing such a choice since the US election.
2016-11-30 12:26:58 Read More

Indonesia protests awaken fears for minority Chinese

The capital of Muslim-majority Indonesia is on edge ahead of what is expected to be a second massive protest by conservative Muslims against its Christian governor and no group more so than its Chinese minority.
2016-11-30 12:12:19 Read More

'catastrophic' water crisis in Mosul, 5L people affected

Up to 5,00,000 civilians in Mosul face a "catastrophic" drinking water shortage as Iraqi forces advance on the Islamic State group in the city, the United Nations warned on Wednesday.
2016-11-30 11:44:30 Read More

CIA's Brennan says tearing up Iran deal would be 'folly'

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2016-11-30 09:33:20 Read More

Trump expected to name financier Steve Mnuchin to Treasury

Mnuchin was chosen over several high-profile candidates, including JPMorgan Chase Chairman Jamie Dimon and Republican US Representative Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the powerful House Financial Services Committee.
2016-11-30 09:20:47 Read More

China offers Myanmar help to end border unrest

China told Myanmar on Wednesday that they should work together to stabilise their shared border, in the wake of a series of attacks by ethnic armed groups on Myanmar security forces and thousands of people crossing into China to escape the violence.
2016-11-30 05:09:39 Read More

Mitt Romney, potential US secretary of state, hails Donald Trump after dinner

Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, who was the Republican presidential nominee in 2012 and lost, praised Trump for a "message of inclusion and bringing people together" since his November 8 victory over Democrat Hillary Clinton.
2016-11-30 04:24:46 Read More

Malaysia deports 74 telecom fraud suspects to China

Malaysia deported 74 telecom fraud suspects â€” including 21 from Taiwan â€” to China on Tuesday, in the latest instance of Southeast Asian countries deferring to China's claim to sovereignty over the self-governing island.
2016-11-30 04:11:35 Read More

Michelle Obama 'never' will run for White House: President Obama

"Michelle Obama is as talented a person as I know. You can see the incredible resonance she has with the American people. But I joke that she's too sensible to want to be in politics," Obama said. Michelle Obama is the first black first lady in American history.
2016-11-30 04:06:14 Read More

South Korean opposition parties agree to impeach President Park Geun-hye

President Park Geun-hye's conditional resignation offer Tuesday came as she faces nosediving approval ratings and massive street rallies calling for her ouster amid a huge political scandal involving her and a longtime shadowy confidante.
2016-11-30 03:57:43 Read More

Myanmar Rohingya abuse may be 'crimes against humanity': UN

The army has carried out a bloody crackdown in the western state and thousands of the Muslim minority have flooded over the border into Bangladesh this month, making horrifying claims of gang rape, torture and murder at the hands of security forces.
2016-11-30 03:50:41 Read More

Dutch MPs approve partial ban on burqa in public places

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2016-11-29 18:35:19 Read More

Donald Trump suggests 'consequences' for any flag-burners

US President-elect Donald Trump tweeted that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified "consequences,'' such as jail or a loss of citizenship â€” a move that was ruled out by the American Supreme Court nearly three decades ago. It was not immediately clear what prompted the tweet.
2016-11-29 16:19:59 Read More

Syrian army closes in on Aleppo, kills at least 20

Renewed airstrikes killed at least 20 civilians as they fled government advances in Syria's besieged part of Aleppo on Tuesday. The UN said up to 16,000 people have already been displaced in recent days of fighting. France called for an urgent Security Council meeting to discuss Aleppo crisis.
2016-11-29 16:02:00 Read More

Angela Merkel thanked by teary-eyed Afghan boy at party meeting

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2016-11-29 11:20:01 Read More

UN says 16,000 flee east Aleppo, calls situation 'chilling'

"The intensity of attacks on eastern Aleppo neighbourhoods over the past few days has forced thousands of civilians to flee to other parts of the city," UN humanitarian chief Stephen O'Brien said in a statement.
2016-11-29 09:28:30 Read More

UN says 16,000 flee east Aleppo, calls situation 'chilling'

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World News For The Year 2016 and Month Dec

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UN Security Council to vote on Syria ceasefire agreement

Pakistan to hand over dossier on India to new UN chief

Pakistan to hand over dossier on India to new UN chief

Two blasts in central Baghdad kill at least 21

'Greek ambassador killed by wife's lover'

Taiwanese president plans 2 US stops, irking China

Taiwanese president plans 2 US stops, irking China

Russia, brushing off Obama, looks to Trump

Islamist terrorism biggest test for Germany: Merkel

2016 pushes migrant arrivals in Italy over half million

Ukraine bans books promoting Russia

UAE church 'working' for release of abducted Indian priest

UAE church 'working' for release of abducted Indian priest

What we know about Russia's hacking of US election

Vladimir Putin says Russia will not expel US diplomats

ED registers money laundering case against IRF founder Zakir Naik

ED registers money laundering case against IRF founder Zakir Naik

Top China leader says Catholics must act 'independently'

New York tightens security for New Year's Eve

Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project

Cubans surf the web at home in Havana pilot project

Top serving Chinese general faces graft probe

Bilawal Bhutto to be oppn leader in Pak parliament?

Bilawal Bhutto to be oppn leader in Pak parliament?

Nearly six years of conflict in Syria

Brother kills mother of four in Pakistan over 'honour'

Bangladesh cyber heist: Suspicion on IT technicians

Needs at least 30 days to find cause of Black Sea plane crash: Russia

Philippine leader says once threw man from helicopter, would do it again

Russia, Turkey, Iran eye dicing Syria into zones of influence

Five dead in attack in China's Xinjiang

Japan's defense minister visits Yasukuni Shrine

In parting shot, Kerry tears into Israel over settlements

Note ban: Nepal wants special provisions for citizens

Tripartite meet on Afghanistan to include Kabul, others

Tunisian contact of Berlin attacker arrested

Strong quake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

Strong quake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami risk

Govt condemned over treatment of UK teen forced to marry

Israel pulls back from approving new settlements

Blast in Afghan capital wounds member of parliament

Air strikes kill 22 civilians in eastern Syria: Monitor

Main black box of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea

Main black box of crashed Russian plane found in Black Sea

Abe, Obama hail reconciliation at Pearl Harbor

Bilawal Bhutto, Zardari to contest elections

Turkey puts broadcast ban on Russia envoy's killing

Never asked Raheel to help me leave Pak: Musharraf

Pakistan, World Bank chief discuss Indus Water dispute

Saeed to Pak govt: Don't forge friendship with India

Defiant Israel plans for more settlements

30 die after consuming toxic liquor in Pakistan

30 die after consuming toxic liquor in Pakistan

First black box from Black Sea plane crash recovered

China says space program must help protect national security

Japanese PM lays wreaths at Hawaii cemeteries

Thousands attend Mexican girl's party following viral invite

S Korean ruling party splits over impeached president

S Korean ruling party splits over impeached president

China's aircraft carrier heads to Western Pacific

Obama confident he could have won White House again

Russia: Crashed jet fragments pulled from Black Sea

3 Moscow railway stations evacuated after bomb threat

3 Moscow railway stations evacuated after bomb threat

Russia says focus not on terrorism in plane crash probe

Christmas typhoon kills 4, destroys homes in Philippines

Netanyahu calls in US envoy in fallout over UN vote

Indonesia marks tsunami 12 years ago with prayers

Taiwan says Chinese aircraft carrier passes south of island

Typhoon weakens but Philippines braces for floods

Typhoon weakens but Philippines braces for floods

China lodges protest over Taiwan content in US bill

Blasts in, around Baghdad kill at least 11

Zardari's close aide booked under anti-terrorism law

Pope Christmas message offers hope in world hit by terrorism, war

Israel to re-assess UN ties after settlement resolution, says Netanyahu

China to levy new taxes in bid to strengthen pollution fight

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