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Russian military chopper shot down in Syria: Ministry

The Russian Defence Ministry said on Monday that one of its helicopters had been shot down in Idlib Province in Syria with five people on board, the Interfax news agency reported. A pro-opposition television news outlet Orient News said that the pilot had died.
2016-08-01 10:23:21 Read More

Turkey captures 11 involved in bid to seize Erdogan during coup attempt

Turkish special forces captured 11 fugitive commandos who were involved in a bid to seize President Tayyip Erdogan during an attempted coup attempt last month, state-run Anadolu Agency said on Monday.
2016-08-01 09:13:14 Read More

13 Pakistan Intl Airlines staff arrested for drug smuggling

Thirteen Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) employees were arrested in connection with a failed attempt to smuggle 6 kg of heroin to Dubai from Lahore. Officials suspected that such a huge quantity of heroin could not be concealed in the plane without the connivance of a number of employees.
2016-08-01 06:12:42 Read More

Rogue pilot may have crashed MH370: Expert

A leading air crash expert on Monday said the missing Malaysia Airlines fight MH370 was likely to have been in controlled flight as it hit the water, giving life to the theory that it was brought down by a rogue pilot or hijacker.
2016-08-01 05:11:39 Read More

New York Post publishes nude pics of Trump's wife

A New York city tabloid caused a major stir when it published nude photographs of Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, during her modelling days in the 1990s. "You've never seen a potential First Lady like this," the New York Post said on its front page.
2016-08-01 04:40:25 Read More

Trump's Russia praise raises 'security issues': Clinton

Hillary Clinton on Sunday sharply criticized Donald Trump over his "absolute allegiance" to Russian policy aims, saying it raised both "national security issues". Trump had claimed that he had "no relationship" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and had never met nor spoken to him by phone,
2016-08-01 03:36:25 Read More

Donald Trump has black soul, says Khizr Khan

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2016-07-31 22:57:17 Read More

Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike as first woman governor

Veteran politician Yuriko Koike was elected on Sunday as Tokyo's first woman governor, according to media exit polls, and immediately vowed to get a grip on the megacity's troubled 2020 Olympic preparations.
2016-07-31 14:33:09 Read More

US university adds Pokemon Go to its course

Playing Pokemon Go can now help students earn course credits, thanks to a university in the US that has introduced a new class which will incorporate the widely popular augmented reality game.
2016-07-31 12:03:53 Read More

IS leaders, families flee Mosul: Iraqi minister

Iraq's defence minister has said that Islamic State group leaders and their families have sold their belongings and fled Mosul as Iraqi forces close in on the northern city. The city has been held by IS since June 2014, but the final push to retake it is likely still months away.
2016-07-31 11:43:47 Read More

"Download a good heart", Pope tells young

Pope Francis wrapped up his Polish visit on Sunday with a huge outdoor Mass where he told young people to look beyond the instant gratification afforded by technology, and instead to try to change the world.
2016-07-31 11:39:44 Read More

IS attacks 2 energy plants in north Iraq, kills five

Islamic State militants stormed two energy facilities in northern Iraq on Sunday, killing at least five workers and shutting down a major oil pumping station, security and oil sources said.
2016-07-31 10:47:40 Read More

Trump attacks slain Muslim US soldier's parents, triggers row

Donald Trump today hit out at the father of a fallen Pakistani-origin Muslim American soldier over remarks that he has "sacrificed nothing" for the country as the Republican presidential nominee mocked the mother for keeping silent, triggering a bipartisan backlash.
2016-07-31 10:07:46 Read More

Seven Saudi troops killed in attack near Yemen border

Seven Saudi troops and dozens of Houthi fighters were killed in heavy fighting on the border with Yemen, Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Sunday, as the main combatants in Yemen's war prepared for a further week of peace talks in Kuwait.
2016-07-31 09:42:43 Read More

7 militants killed in Pakistan, major terror attack bid foiled

A major terror attack in Pakistan was foiled on Sunday, with security forces killing seven militants who were plotting to target key government installations in Punjab province, the latest in a series of similar assaults.
2016-07-31 09:28:04 Read More

Clinton leads Trump by 5 points; has improved her image: Poll

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton leads her Republican rival by five points and has improved her image over the past month, according to a latest national poll which attributed it to Democrats who have an increased enthusiasm for her.
2016-07-31 05:35:21 Read More

I've made sacrifices: Trump to slain soldier's dad

Khizr Khan - whose son died in Iraq - accused Trump of vilifying American Muslims. Trump brushed off Khan's words stating, "I work very, very hard. I've created thousands and thousands of jobs, tens of thousands of jobs, built great structures. I've had tremendous success. I think I've done a lot."
2016-07-31 03:59:39 Read More

Tokyo votes for new governor ahead of 2020 Olympics

Japan's capital is voting for its leader after two predecessors resigned over money scandals as Tokyo prepares to host the 2020 Olympics. One of the first jobs for the winning candidate will be going to the Rio Olympics as the representative of the city playing host to the next games.
2016-07-31 03:44:13 Read More

Trump tells Hillary he'll be 'no more Mr Nice Guy'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump was again at the centre of it as he ratcheted up his offensive against Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House, saying he was taking the gloves off.
2016-07-30 18:50:12 Read More

Afghan Taliban team visits China for talks

An Afghan Taliban delegation from its political office in Qatar recently visited China to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and the region, a group leader said on Saturday. The Taliban has been attempting to attract China's support in their ongoing war with the Afghanistan government.
2016-07-30 14:18:04 Read More

Strike grounds 20% Air France flights

Air France on Saturday cancelled around 20 per cent of its flights on the fourth day of a strike by flight attendants during the peak summer travel season, the airline said. The French carrier said it expected around the same level of service on Sunday.
2016-07-30 14:07:35 Read More

Civilians leave Syria's besieged Aleppo

Dozens of civilians left the besieged and battered opposition-held east of Syria's Aleppo city on Saturday through a "humanitarian corridor" to the government-held west, state media reported. But the humanitarian corridors announced by Russia have been met with suspicion by residents.
2016-07-30 12:57:31 Read More

Taliban capture district in Helmand: Afghan official

An important district in Afghanistan's southern poppy-growing province of Helmand has fallen under Taliban control after heavy fighting that killed around 17 police and wounded up to 10 others, an official said on Saturday.
2016-07-30 12:03:50 Read More

Two sisters shot dead in Pakistan 'honour' killings

A man killed his two sisters on the eve of their weddings in Pakistan's central Punjab province, police said Saturday, in the latest case of so-called "honour" killings in the country. They were killed as they prepared to marry men they had chosen themselves.
2016-07-30 11:35:15 Read More

I'm a servant of Chinese investors: Nawaz Sharif's brother

Pakistan Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, after concluding his five-day visit to China, has said that he is responsible to serve Chinese investors as he serves the people of his province. Shahbaz is the brother of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
2016-07-30 11:23:41 Read More

I'm a servant of Chinese investors: Nawaz Sharif's brother

Security heightened at Amsterdam airport, citing threat 'indications'

The National Coordinator for Counter-terrorism and Security Policy (NCTV) provided no details of the possible threat, but it said extra security measures were implemented, including vehicle searches.
2016-07-30 10:06:52 Read More

Belgium arrests two men suspected of planning attack

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2016-07-30 08:46:28 Read More

Turkey kills 35 militants after they try to storm base

Turkey's army killed 35 Kurdish militants after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province early on Saturday, hours after clashes in Hakkari's Cukurca district between soldiers and PKK militants left eight soldiers dead.
2016-07-30 08:34:51 Read More

US lawmaker seeks changes in Pak blasphemy law

In the wake of killing of a Hindu teenager in Pakistan and the arrest of a man from the minority community for allegedly desecrating a holy book, a top US lawmaker has called for immediate changes in the country's blasphemy laws.
2016-07-30 05:43:48 Read More

Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats

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2016-07-30 05:21:15 Read More

Clinton, Trump take gloves off in White House slog

Banking on examples of her own life and thanking Hillary for 'being a pillar of strength', 36-year-old Chelsea said she has always seen her mother as a woman driven by passion for her work and compassion for others.
2016-07-30 05:06:10 Read More

Turkey remands 17 journalists in custody

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2016-07-29 22:49:41 Read More

14 of Europe's most wanted captured in 6 months

Kabul blast: Top govt official killed, 2 wounded

The head of the Afghanistan Parliament's HR department has been killed in an explosion in Kabul, Afghan channel TOLO News reported on Friday evening. Eyewitnesses say the explosion, which occured in Kote Sangi, an area in the capital, has also wounded three, the channel said.
2016-07-29 14:34:31 Read More

Lord, forgive us for so much cruelty: Pope Francis at Auschwitz

Pope Francis sought divine forgiveness for mankind's "cruelty" during a visit to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau. The head of the Catholic Church paid respects to victims who died at the camp, and met survivors in a yard where the Nazis once killed thousands.
2016-07-29 12:17:11 Read More

Prachanda assures China of implementing key bilateral deals

Nepal's Maoist chief Prachanda today assured China of implementing key bilateral deals, including one that could end India's monopoly in transport to the landlocked country, reached during the previous regime would be honoured even after the new government takes over.
2016-07-29 11:38:49 Read More

One cop killed, one wounded in San Diego shooting

A police officer died and another was wounded in a shooting at a traffic stop in San Diego, police said Friday. The two officers had called for emergency help. Other officers who arrived found the first two had been shot. One died in the hospital
2016-07-29 11:29:51 Read More

One cop killed, one wounded in San Diego shooting

Turkey detains 3 top bizmen in probe after coup

Security forces in the central city of Kayseri detained the chairman of the family-owned Boydak Holding company, Mustafa Boydak, and two other top executives, state-run news agency said. The detentions were part of an investigation into the financing of Gulen's activities in Turkey.
2016-07-29 07:08:08 Read More

Turkey detains 3 top bizmen in probe after coup

My mother, my hero, our next Prez - Hillary: Chelsea

Transgender activist makes history at DNC 2016

Sarah McBride on Thursday became the first openly transgender person to address a national US political party convention, telling Democrats that White House nominee Hillary Clinton "understands the urgency" of the fight for equality.
2016-07-29 01:37:59 Read More

Democrats woo "pissed off" Sanders supporters

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2016-07-28 16:44:02 Read More

Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passes away

Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passed away in Varanasi on Thursday. He was 72. His family members said that he was being treated at a private nursing home where he passed away at 1 AM.
2016-07-28 14:18:36 Read More

Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passes away

Russia announces aid ops for Syria's battered Aleppo

Syria ally Russia announced a "large-scale" aid operation on Thursday for trapped civilians and opposition fighters fleeing the embattled northern city of Aleppo, as President Bashar al-Assad offered an amnesty to rebels who surrender.
2016-07-28 11:54:58 Read More

China, Russia navies to hold drills in South China Sea

China and Russia will hold "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China said on Thursday, adding that the drills were aimed at strengthening their cooperation and were not aimed at any other country. The exercises come at a time of heightened tension in the contested waters.
2016-07-28 08:52:18 Read More

Protests as S Korea opens 'comfort women' foundation

South Korean protestors clashed with police on Thursday as they tried to disrupt the opening in Seoul of a Tokyo-funded foundation for women forced to work in Japanese wartime brothels.
2016-07-28 05:20:10 Read More

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WikiLeaks releases audio from Democratic Party hack

WikiLeaks released audio recordings on Wednesday apparently hacked from the Democratic National Committee's servers, including a message from an irate Hillary Clinton supporter demanding the party stop "bending over backwards" for Bernie Sanders.
2016-07-28 04:43:11 Read More

Aus: MH370 captain's simulator had Indian Ocean route

Australian officials confirmed on Thursday that data recovered from a home flight simulator owned by the captain of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 showed that someone had used the device to plot a course to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet is believed to have crashed.
2016-07-28 04:36:02 Read More

I have aged, not Michelle: Barack Obama

Addressing the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, US President Barack Obama said that in eight years of his presidency, he has aged but not his "brilliant wife" Michelle who continues to "inspire" the nation as the First Lady.
2016-07-28 04:21:14 Read More

I have aged, not Michelle: Barack Obama

Guns cheaper than smartphones in Pakistani tribal town

Darra Adamkhel, a town surrounded by hills some 35 kilometres (20 miles) south of the city of Peshawar, was a hub of criminal activity for decades. Smugglers and drug runners were common and everything from stolen cars to fake university degrees could be procured.
2016-07-28 04:02:56 Read More

Moderate quake near east coast of Japan

An earthquake shook Tokyo late Wednesday, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.
2016-07-27 16:49:56 Read More

Turkish defectors in Greece win asylum case delay

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2016-07-27 12:02:14 Read More

Turkish defectors in Greece win asylum case delay

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2016-07-27 12:02:14 Read More

Morocco arrests 52 suspected militants, foils attacks

Morocco said on Wednesday that it had arrested 52 suspected militants inspired by Islamic State and that it had foiled several attacks in the North African kingdom by seizing weapons and bomb-making materials.
2016-07-27 11:20:42 Read More

IS claims responsibility for attack on Syrian town, 44 dead

A twin bombing struck a crowd in a predominantly Kurdish town in northern Syria on Wednesday, killing 44 people and wounding dozens more, Syria's state-run news agency and Kurdish media reported. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack.
2016-07-27 09:17:25 Read More

Indonesian president announces new Cabinet line-up

Indonesian President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo announced a new Cabinet line-up on Wednesday that returns a reformist to the Finance Ministry and puts a former head of the military in charge of security.
2016-07-27 07:58:13 Read More

Flood, landslides kill 33 after heavy rains in Nepal

At least 33 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal and dozens more are missing, a government official said on Wednesday. Heavy monsoon rains have swelled rivers across the country, triggering floods and landslides that have destroyed homes.
2016-07-27 06:22:44 Read More

China criticizes US, Japan, Aus for 'fanning' tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi criticized the United States, Japan and Australia for a joint statement on the South China Sea that he said was only "fanning the flames" of regional tensions just as countries have agreed to cool them down.
2016-07-27 05:29:06 Read More

Stabbing spree: Japan police search home of suspect

Japanese police on Wednesday searched the home of the suspect in a mass stabbing spree that left 19 people dead at a facility for the mentally disabled. Earlier in the day, suspect Satoshi Uematsu was transferred from a local police station to the prosecutor's office in Yokohama.
2016-07-27 05:00:05 Read More

Seoul: N Korea floats propaganda leaflets via river

South Korea on Wednesday accused rival North Korea of floating propaganda leaflets via a river in the first such incident.
2016-07-27 04:42:22 Read More

Hamas 'summer camp' trains young Gazans for war

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2016-07-26 17:28:22 Read More

Hamas 'summer camp' trains young Gazans for war

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2016-07-26 17:28:22 Read More

Syrian troops tighten Aleppo siege, urge gunmen to give up

Syrian government forces on Tuesday called on opposition fighters in Aleppo to drop their weapons and surrender to authorities as they captured new ground on the northwestern edge of the city, tightening the siege on rebel-held parts of the metropolis.
2016-07-26 15:57:25 Read More

Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's height

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2016-07-26 14:31:10 Read More

N Korea should learn from Iran, end nuclear arms: Kerry

North Korea's pursuit of nuclear weapons, when the world is trying to rid itself of them, is "very provocative and deeply concerning,'' US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday, warning that there will be consequences if it does not stop.
2016-07-26 11:41:06 Read More

N Korea should learn from Iran, end nuclear arms: Kerry

Afghan official says major offensive against IS underway

An Afghan official says a military offensive has been launched against the Islamic State group in the country's far eastern region.
2016-07-26 11:03:44 Read More

Two explosions kill 8 near Somali's Mogadishu airport

At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when two huge bombs went off near Mogadishu's airport, including one close to the UN's political office in the Somali capital, a security source told AFP. Somalia's al-Qaida-linked Shabaab has carried out a string of similar attacks.
2016-07-26 07:47:05 Read More

SCS: US wants China to follow laws, says Kerry

US secretary of state John Kerry says the United States has no position in China's disputes with Southeast Asian nations in South China Sea, but only wants all parties to follow the rule of law and settle their differences peacefully.
2016-07-26 07:26:28 Read More

Sanders' insurgents roil Day 1 of Democratic Convention

There could not have been a more appropriate song than Bridge Over Troubled Waters for Paul Simon to render at the Democratic National Convention on Monday as the party tried to close ranks against the insurgency by Bernie Sanders supporters on a steamy Philadelphia evening boiling with the fury of the idealistic.
2016-07-26 07:24:24 Read More

Iran denies presence of al-Qaida operatives

The Iranian foreign ministry on Tuesday denied US accusations that three al-Qaida operatives were in Iran, helping to move money and weapons around the Middle East, according to media reports.
2016-07-26 07:22:46 Read More

Support resumption of talks with Philippines: China to US

China's foreign minister has asked US secretary of state John Kerry to support the resumption of talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following a ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this month.
2016-07-26 06:52:05 Read More

Support resumption of talks with Philippines: China to US

Michelle Obama electrifies Democratic convention

First lady Michelle Obama stepped into the presidential election with a forceful, impassioned defense of Hillary Clinton, casting her as the only candidate who can be trusted as a role model for the nation's children. She took numerous swipes at Donald Trump, all without mentioning his name.
2016-07-26 02:57:59 Read More

Turkish Airlines fires 211 staff over 'Gulen links' after coup

Turkish Airlines said on Monday it had fired 211 employees over suspected links to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen and behaviour "conflicting with the interest of our country" in the wake of last week's coup.
2016-07-25 14:20:47 Read More

Nearly 300 dead or missing from China flooding

Torrential rain lashing northern China in the past week has left nearly 300 people dead or missing and displaced hundreds of thousands, with more than half a million people displaced in the hardest-hit provinces of Henan and Hebei.
2016-07-25 13:48:16 Read More

Philippine leader declares ceasefire with communist rebels

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral cease-fire with communist guerrillas effective immediately on Monday and asked the rebels to do the same to end decades of deadly violence and foster the resumption of peace talks.
2016-07-25 13:07:50 Read More

Philippine leader declares ceasefire with communist rebels

Trump leads Clinton in new national poll

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has taken a lead - albeit a small one and within margin of error - over his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a new poll in the US, the first after last week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
2016-07-25 11:50:49 Read More

Air strikes, rebel fire kill 19 in Syria's Aleppo: Monitor

Air strikes and barrel bomb attacks killed 16 civilians in rebel-held parts of Aleppo province on Monday, with rebel rocket fire onto government areas killing three more, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
2016-07-25 11:25:22 Read More

Air strikes, rebel fire kill 19 in Syria's Aleppo: Monitor

10 killed in Iraq suicide bombing

At least 10 people were killed and 12 injured on Monday in a suicide car bomb attack in Iraq's Diyala province, officials said. The attack took place when a suicide bomber drove his vehicle loaded with explosives into a crowded checkpoint in Khalis town.
2016-07-25 09:11:06 Read More

Donald Trump says US could pull out of WTO

Republican White House nominee Donald Trump has suggested that the United States could pull out of the World Trade Organisation if he is elected president. He made the comments on Sunday during a wide-ranging interview with NBC television's 'Meet the Press'.
2016-07-25 05:16:05 Read More

Eight dead, 20 missing in Malaysia boat accident

Malaysia's coast guard said on Monday they had retrieved eight bodies after a boat capsized off the southern state of Johor over the weekend, with another 20 people believed to be missing. So far, 34 passengers have been rescued and a search was ongoing, a coast guard official said.
2016-07-25 04:41:40 Read More

'Like a freight train': California wildfire guts 18 homes

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2016-07-25 03:12:52 Read More

15-hour mega jam in UK as France ups border checks

British holidaymakers spent hours sweating in their cars as 15-hour long queues snaked back from the port of Dover on Sunday due to heightened entry checks by French border police. Stationary vehicles tailed back up to 12 miles (19 kilometres) inland from Dover, on England's southeastern tip.
2016-07-25 03:09:23 Read More

US: Head of DNC to resign after disclosures of party bias

Five years ago, Debbie Wasserman Schultz was put in charge of the Democratic National Committee to usher in a new era for the party. Now, Wasserman Schultz is on her way out, after the publication of emails that suggest Democratic officials favored Hillary Clinton over Bernie Sanders during the nominating contests.
2016-07-25 02:44:30 Read More

Obama decries Trump's 'lack of preparedness'

Barack Obama questioned Donald Trump's readiness to be commander-in-chief. Weighing in on Trump's suggestions that the US might not meet its mutual defense obligations in NATO, Obama told CBS it highlighted a "lack of preparedness that he has been displaying when it comes to foreign policy."
2016-07-24 17:24:16 Read More

Mortar attack kills several people in old quarter of Damascus

Several people were killed when a mortar bomb hit a restaurant in the government-controlled ancient quarter of the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, a monitor and a witness said. Mortar attacks on government-controlled areas of Damascus from rebel-held areas just outside it are relatively rare
2016-07-24 17:18:12 Read More

Mortar attack kills several people in old quarter of Damascus

Suicide attack in Baghdad kills at least 14 people

A suicide bomber attacked a security check point in northern Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 14 people, Iraqi officials said.
2016-07-24 12:01:40 Read More

NZ: Woman told to remove hijab for job application

A 25-year-old Muslim girl in New Zealand was left embarrassed after she applied for a job at a jewellery shop and was told it was a "waste of time" unless she removed her hijab.
2016-07-24 09:15:09 Read More

NZ: Woman told to remove hijab for job application

Bangladesh arrests four female militants in hunt for cafe attackers

Police in Bangladesh arrested on Sunday four female members of a home-grown militant group blamed for a bloody attack on a cafe in which 22 people were killed, most of them foreigners, an officer said.
2016-07-24 09:10:29 Read More

UN chief condemns 'despicable' Afghan attack

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon led the world body's strong condemnation of the terror attack on a peaceful demonstration in Afghanistan, describing it as a "despicable crime" while calling for bringing to justice the perpetrators of the assault.
2016-07-24 07:09:27 Read More

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China builds massive seaplane: State media

China has completed production of the world's largest amphibious aircraft, state media has reported, the latest effort in the country's program to wean itself off dependence on foreign aviation firms.
2016-07-24 05:08:03 Read More

Countries hit by terror may face more screening: Trump

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has asserted that countries like France that he says are compromised by terrorism may be subjected to the "extreme vetting" he proposes as a deterrent to attacks in the US.
2016-07-24 04:50:56 Read More

Turkey's Erdogan shuts schools, charities in first state of emergency decree

Turkish authorities also detained a nephew of Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused by Ankara of orchestrating the July 15 coup attempt, the Anadolu state news agency reported.
2016-07-24 02:50:56 Read More

Turkey's Erdogan shuts schools, charities in first state of emergency decree

Hacked emails show Democratic party hostility to Sanders

A cache of more than 19,000 emails from Democratic party officials, leaked in advance of Hillary Clinton's nomination at the party's convention next week in Philadelphia, details the acrimonious split between the Democratic National Committee and Clinton's former rival, Sen Bernie Sanders.
2016-07-23 16:13:22 Read More

Hungary PM becomes first EU leader to endorse Trump

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday became the first European leader to endorse US presidential candidate Donald Trump, calling him a "better option" for the bloc than his rival, Hillary Clinton. The right-wing leader said he was swayed by security proposals Trump had made.
2016-07-23 12:53:13 Read More

EU 'biased' against Turkey after coup bid: Erdogan

Turkey's longstanding EU bid is hanging in the balance after Erdogan suggested it may reintroduce the death penalty in the wake of the attempted coup, a move which would instantly disqualify it from EU membership. "For the past 53 years Europe has been making us wait," he said.
2016-07-23 10:10:36 Read More

EU 'biased' against Turkey after coup bid: Erdogan

G7 wants to see Brexit talks start as soon possible

Top officials from the Group of Seven rich economies want to see negotiations over Britain's exit from the European Union start as soon as possible, French finance minister Michel Sapin said.
2016-07-23 09:28:35 Read More

Pak-based terror groups target India's interests in Afghanistan

Pakistan-based terror groups such as LeT, the Taliban, JeM and al-Qaeda target India's interests and goals in Afghanistan and pursue other objectives like creating sanctuaries and safe havens in tribal areas between Kabul and Islamabad, Afghan envoy to the UN has said.
2016-07-23 06:50:35 Read More

Doomed EgyptAir flight broke up midair after fire: Report

An EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean in May likely broke up in midair after a fire erupted in or near the cockpit, the New York Times reported on Friday. However it remains unclear whether the blaze was triggered by mechanical malfunction or a criminal act.
2016-07-23 05:52:24 Read More

Floods kill 78 across China, over 400,000 evacuated

At least 78 people have been killed and another 91 are missing across China after a round of torrential rains swept through the country earlier this week, flooding streams, triggering landslides and destroying houses.
2016-07-23 05:20:27 Read More

Floods kill 112 across China, over 400,000 evacuated

The northern province of Hebei has been hit the hardest, with authorities there saying 72 people were killed and 78 missing. The Ministry of Civil Affairs said late on Friday that more than 400,000 people have been evacuated. Local police blames a failure of a river levee for the heavy casualties.
2016-07-23 05:20:27 Read More

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 300 Presidential Guards

Turkey has issued arrest warrants for 300 members of the Presidential Guards after a failed coup attempt, CNNTurk reported on Friday. 283 of the guards have already been arrested and that the operation is ongoing.
2016-07-23 05:08:44 Read More

Turkey issues arrest warrants for 300 Presidential Guards

MH370 search facing suspension as hopes 'fade'

Hope of finding flight MH370's final resting place is "fading" and the massive three-nation search for the doomed jet will be suspended if nothing turns up in the suspected crash zone, Malaysia, Australia and China said Friday.
2016-07-22 10:07:35 Read More

Turkish city streets calm after emergency declaration

The streets of Turkey's major cities were calm on Friday, a day after Turkish lawmakers responded to an attempted coup by approving a three-month state of emergency that allows the government to extend detention times and issue decrees.
2016-07-22 10:03:50 Read More

Activists launch anti-Kim leaflets into North Korea

South Korean and US activists said on Friday they had balloon-launched hundreds of thousands of leaflets over the border into North Korea, criticising leader Kim Jong-Un and Pyongyang's latest ballistic missile tests.
2016-07-22 09:56:11 Read More

UNSC begins secret poll on next SG candidates

The UN Security Council held its first straw poll on candidates vying to become the next UN Secretary-General after a series of private discussions with them but made no announcement of the results.
2016-07-22 09:48:23 Read More

Trump blasts China for trade, currency actions

Donald Trump accused China on Friday of stealing intellectual property rights and currency manipulation as he accepted the presidential nomination of the Republican Party. These accusations are likely to fuel anger in a China already upset at criticisms of Beijing in the party's new policy platform.
2016-07-22 09:40:35 Read More

MH370 search to be "suspended" if not found in current search area

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 will be "suspended" if the plane is not found in the current search area, a statement issued to the next of kin seen by Reuters said on Friday.
2016-07-22 08:05:02 Read More

N Korean plane catches fire, forced landing in China

The Air Koryo flight was en route from the North Korean capital of Pyongyang to Beijing when it caught fire and made an emergency landing in the Chinese city of Shenyang, a passenger on board the plane said.
2016-07-22 07:41:10 Read More

N Korean plane catches fire, forced landing in China

Americanism will be our credo, Trump says: 10 quotes

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2016-07-22 03:30:16 Read More

Americanism will be our credo, Trump says: 10 quotes

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Police in Florida shoot black man lying on ground

A unarmed black man trying to help a patient with autism was shot and wounded by Florida police while lying on the ground with his arms raised in the air and pleading with officers to hold their fire.
2016-07-21 16:09:54 Read More

Brazil arrests 10 in alleged Olympics terror plot

Brazilian police have ordered the detention of 12 people who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group via social media and discussed possible attacks during the Rio de Janeiro Olympics, officials said Thursday.
2016-07-21 15:49:24 Read More

Iran arrests 40 over 'terrorist' plots

Iran has arrested 40 members of a "terrorist group" who plotted to attack military targets in the southeast of the country, the interior minister said on Thursday.
2016-07-21 14:33:00 Read More

US jobless claims fall to three-month low

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits unexpectedly fell last week, hitting a three-month low as the labor market continues to gather momentum. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits slipped 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 253,000 for the week ended July 16.
2016-07-21 12:39:04 Read More

US jobless claims fall to three-month low

China's Panchen Lama carries out religious rite in Tibet

A youth named by China as the second-highest figure in Tibetan Buddhism, but reviled as a fake by many Tibetans, began an important Buddhist rite on Thursday, the first time in 50 years it has happened in Tibet, state media said.
2016-07-21 10:49:29 Read More

Hating on Hillary: Republicans go all negative on Democrat

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China eyes eight cruise ships to serve South China Sea

Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to promote tourism to the disputed waters.
2016-07-21 10:37:32 Read More

Prez Xi urges Chinese Muslims to resist religious 'infiltration'

Chinese Muslims should promote social harmony and resist illegal religious "infiltration", President Xi Jinping said while visiting a mosque in a heavily-Muslim part of western China, state media reported on Thursday.
2016-07-21 10:33:48 Read More

Kalashnikov found in raid linked to Nice attack

French police found a Kalashnikov rifle and a bag of ammunition in the basement of a man held in connection with the Bastille Day attack. The raid was carried out as part of the investigation into a 22-year-old man believed to have received text messages from Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel on that night.
2016-07-21 09:28:12 Read More

Hong Kong teen leader Joshua Wong guilty in protest trial

The 19-year-old Wong tweeted that he "was found guilty of the charge of participating unlawful assembly by court of Hong Kong." A magistrate handed down the verdict for Wong and two other young student leaders, Nathan Law and Alex Chow, following a trial earlier this year.
2016-07-21 06:24:11 Read More

Hong Kong teen leader Joshua Wong guilty in protest trial

At least 75 dead, missing in recent China flooding

At least 75 people in northern China have died or gone missing since Monday in some of the worst flooding in years, the government said Thursday. Beijing has been hit by constant rain since Tuesday that has forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and trains and flooded city streets.
2016-07-21 05:40:28 Read More

Ted Cruz booed for failing to endorse Trump

Underscoring deep divisions at the Republican National Convention, US Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was loudly booed on Wednesday night after he declined to endorse the party's presidential nominee Donald Trump and urged people to vote their conscience.
2016-07-21 04:04:59 Read More

'We've been looking in wrong place for MH370'

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Only 'red meat' Hillary unites GOP

Clinton-bashing sole binding factor as divided republicans nominate Trump
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Only 'red meat' Hillary unites GOP

Clinton-bashing sole binding factor as divided republicans nominate Trump
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UK PM May visits Germany for Brexit talks with Merkel

Prime Minister Theresa May made her first overseas trip as Britain's leader on Wednesday to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will be a key figure in negotiating Britain's exit from the European Union.
2016-07-20 16:20:50 Read More

Obama to review US progress on global development

President Barack Obama is taking stock of his work to boost the standard of living in developing countries with a keynote address to a summit on global development.
2016-07-20 16:14:16 Read More

US moves to seize $1bn in assets of Malaysian 1MDB fund

In a stunning blow to Malaysia's political establishment, the US Justice Department said Wednesday it was moving to seize more than $1 billion in assets allegedly tied to corruption at a state-owned investment fund.
2016-07-20 14:45:57 Read More

All 84 killed in Nice truck attack are identified

A top French official said all the 84 people killed in the Nice truck attack have been identified. Prosecutor's office spokeswoman said that as the formal identification wraps, up the death toll has not increased for last Thursday's massacre.
2016-07-20 11:00:19 Read More

Bangladesh says 261 missing amid radicalisation fears

Doctors, engineers and university students are among 261 people officially missing in Bangladesh, with some feared recruited by Islamic militant groups, as the country reels from a wave of deadly attacks.
2016-07-20 10:47:40 Read More

Trump explores new ways to fire Obama appointees

Trump's transition advisers fear that Obama may convert these appointees to civil servants, who have more job security than officials who have been politically appointed. This would allow officials to keep their jobs in a new, possibly Republican, administration, Christie said.
2016-07-20 09:18:15 Read More

Trump explores new ways to fire Obama appointees

Turkey bans academics from foreign travel

Turkey's High Board of Education has banned all academics from travelling abroad until further notice, state-run broadcaster TRT reported on Wednesday, after an abortive military coup prompted a wide-ranging purge of state institutions.
2016-07-20 08:09:40 Read More

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India should hold plebiscite in Kashmir: Sharif

Kashmir is not an internal matter of India, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said and asked India to hold a plebiscite there as Pakistan observed a 'Black Day' to express solidarity with the people of the Valley. Sharif said India was committing human rights violation in the occupied territory.
2016-07-20 07:59:40 Read More

Indonesia on alert after most-wanted militant killed

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Nice attack: France extends emergency up to six months

French lawmakers on Wednesday approved a six-month rollover of emergency rule in the wake of last week's truck attack on the city of Nice, the third deadly assault in 18 months for which the Islamist State militant group has claimed responsibility.
2016-07-20 05:01:25 Read More

North Korea says missile tests simulated nuclear strike on South

The launch of the two Scud missiles and one intermediate-range Rodong was condemned by the United States, Japan and South Korea, who vowed a collective diplomatic response.
2016-07-20 03:32:53 Read More

France says no terror plot against its Rio delegation

"The French government informed Brazil that reports that a Brazilian supposedly linked to the Islamic State group planned to attack the French delegation during the 2016 Rio Games, were false" said a Brazilian government statement.
2016-07-20 03:13:26 Read More

France says no terror plot against its Rio delegation

Airstrikes on IS-held villages in Syria kill 56

Airstrikes on Islamic State-held villages in northern Syria killed at least 56 civilians on Tuesday as intense fighting was underway between the militants and U.S-backed fighters, Syrian opposition activists and the extremist group said.
2016-07-19 17:48:46 Read More

Hollande urges Europe to tighten security after attacks

French President Francois Hollande urged Europe to beef up security as he arrived in Portugal on Tuesday for talks on the European Union's future. "It is up to Europeans to ensure their security," Hollande said, describing it as "the number one priority."
2016-07-19 14:42:44 Read More

China allocates $ 10 billion to fight rural poverty

China on Tuesday allocated $10 billion to support the development of its poor regions where over 70 million people lived below the poverty line. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said that more than 66 billion yuan ($ 10 billion) has been approved for local authorities, up over 40 per cent year on year.
2016-07-19 13:17:01 Read More

Theresa May chairs 1st cabinet meeting as British PM

Theresa May on Tuesday chaired her first cabinet meeting as British Prime Minister with a call out to her ministers to "make Brexit work for Britain". She, however, underlined she did not want her government to be "defined by Brexit".
2016-07-19 12:46:44 Read More

Theresa May chairs 1st cabinet meeting as British PM

Indonesia's most wanted Islamist militant killed

Indonesia's most wanted Muslim extremist, Santoso, has been killed in a firefight with security forces, police confirmed on Tuesday, ending a lengthy hunt for the Islamic State (IS) group supporter.
2016-07-19 08:47:18 Read More

Afghan train attacker kept IS flag in his German home

Bavaria's interior minister Joachim Herrmann said Tuesday on public television that investigators raiding his room also found a hand-painted flag of the Islamic State group.
2016-07-19 06:58:12 Read More

Malcolm Turnbull sworn in as Australia's PM

The multi-millionaire former banker's Liberal/National coalition clung to power in closely-fought July 2 polls, with the party holding 76 seats, and potentially one more with counting still underway, in the 150-seat House of Representatives.
2016-07-19 06:02:29 Read More

2 Melania Trump passages mirror Michelle Obama

Melania Trump's well-received speech on Monday at the Republican National Convention contained two passages that match nearly word-for-word the speech that first lady Michelle Obama delivered in 2008 at the Democratic National Convention.
2016-07-19 05:26:24 Read More

2 Melania Trump passages mirror Michelle Obama

North Korea fires three ballistic missiles in show of force

North Korea has fired both types numerous times in recent years, an indication that unlike recent launches that were seen as efforts by the North to improve its missile capability, Tuesday's were meant as a show of force.
2016-07-19 03:47:38 Read More

China 'concerned' over Kashmir clashes

In rare comments on the unrest in Kashmir that could cause unease in India, China on Monday hoped that the situation there will be "handled properly" and "relevant parties" will address the issue peacefully through dialogue.
2016-07-18 16:47:53 Read More

Nice attacker had 'clear, recent' interest in radical Islam

France truck attacker Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel had a "clear, recent interest in the radical jihadist movement", Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said after investigations showed the Tunisian had searched on the internet for information on recent terror attacks.
2016-07-18 15:37:32 Read More

88% Republicans support Trump against Clinton: Pew

As many as 88 per cent of the Republican voters support the party nominee Donald Trump against his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in US presidential elections in November, a latest survey has found.
2016-07-18 15:02:25 Read More

Migrants injured in mass brawl at Hungary refugee camp

A group of around 20 asylum-seekers at a migrant camp in Hungary - including Algerians, Syrians, Pakistanis, and Mongolians - exchanged blows before attacking each other using furniture, a senior government official said.
2016-07-18 12:56:52 Read More

Suicide bombers attack Yemeni army checkpoints, 10 killed

Two suicide bombers tried to ram vehicles laden with explosives through two Yemeni military checkpoints near the government-held port city of Mukalla on Monday, killing at least 10 people. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attacks as of yet.
2016-07-18 12:23:17 Read More

French PM booed at Nice tribute for attack victims

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls was booed and shouts of "Murderers!" and "Resign!" rang out in Nice on Monday before and after the minute of silence for the victims of the deadly Bastille Day attack.
2016-07-18 11:29:00 Read More

China announces South China Sea military exercises

China says it is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic waterway.
2016-07-18 05:43:13 Read More

China announces South China Sea military exercises

Syrian army seizes only road into rebel-held Aleppo

Syria's army and allied militia fighters seized the only road into the rebel-held part of Aleppo on Sunday, tightening a siege around opposition areas of the city, which President Bashar al-Assad has pledged to recapture. Around 300,000 people live in Aleppo and their lifeline is the highway.
2016-07-17 17:23:21 Read More

Turkish security, coup plotters clash at Istanbul airport

Turkish security forces clashed with coup plotters resisting arrest at Istanbul's second airport, and at an air base in central Turkey, an official said on Sunday.
2016-07-17 16:53:49 Read More

Turkish security, coup plotters clash at Istanbul airport

Turkish security forces clashed with coup plotters resisting arrest at Istanbul's second airport, and at an air base in central Turkey, an official said on Sunday.
2016-07-17 16:53:49 Read More

Nice attacker: Body-building delinquent who became suddenly radicalised

Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel was a petty criminal with a penchant for boozing, bodybuilding and trying to pick up women who showed no signs of radicalisation, according to neighbours and family. He was known to the police for a series of fracas but never made it onto the radar of intelligence services.
2016-07-17 14:21:52 Read More

US-led coalition resumes strikes against IS from Turkey base

The US-led coalition against the Islamic State (IS) group has resumed air strikes from Turkey's Incirlik air base that were suspended after a failed military coup d'etat, the Pentagon said.
2016-07-17 13:51:51 Read More

Baloch's murder a lesson for others: Mufti Abdul Qawi

A Pakistani cleric, who got suspended from the membership of a top religious body after selfies with Qandeel Baloch, the Internet sensation murdered by her brother in a case of honour killing, on Sunday said the incident is a lesson for others.
2016-07-17 13:29:45 Read More

Greece charges Turkish coup asylum seekers with illegal entry

Eight Turkish military officers who fled to Greece by helicopter after a failed coup were charged on Sunday by a prosecutor with illegal entry and violating Greek airspace.
2016-07-17 11:29:11 Read More

China's urban air quality improves in first half of year

China's largest 338 cities enjoyed more clean air days in the first half compared with the same period of 2015, the ministry said on its website. It said 76.7 percent of January-June days had clean air, an increase of four percentage points from a year earlier.
2016-07-17 10:49:39 Read More

Erdogan supporters stand guard coup bid shakes Turkey

Rebel soldiers used tanks, attack helicopters and fighter jets to try to topple Erdogan on Friday night, strafing parliament and the intelligence headquarters in Ankara while seizing a bridge and surrounding the airport in Istanbul.
2016-07-17 09:49:03 Read More

Brexit minister: Some EU migrants may have to leave UK

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3 Sufi Muslims injured in Bangladesh machete attack

A group of machete-wielding men attacked members of a Sufi Muslim sect in Bangladesh injuring three people, police said on Sunday, the latest in a spate of attacks on religious minorities. About eight men, armed with bamboo sticks and machetes, set upon the Sufis on Saturday, while they were asleep.
2016-07-17 09:19:33 Read More

'France attacker visited site with truck twice'

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'France attacker visited site with truck twice'

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Woman brought to US as nanny treated like slave

A woman from Minnesota has been charged with beating and starving a woman she brought from China to work as a nanny. The accused had been holding the nanny in a state of "slavery or indentured servitude," a prosecutor said.
2016-07-17 06:20:42 Read More

Earthquake jolts Tokyo; no tsunami warning issued

A moderately strong earthquake has rattled the Tokyo region, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
2016-07-17 05:01:51 Read More

Earthquake jolts Tokyo; no tsunami warning issued

A moderately strong earthquake has rattled the Tokyo region, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
2016-07-17 05:01:51 Read More

Serbia to send forces on borders because of migrants

Serbia will deploy joint army and police patrols on the borders with Bulgaria and Macedonia to curb illegal entry of migrants, the Balkan country's prime minister said. It's move comes days after Hungary started applying harsher border control rules that include sending migrants back to Serbia.
2016-07-16 14:35:27 Read More

Trumpâ€™s veep Pence: Conservative but not angry about it

As a conservative talk-radio host in the 1990s, Mike Pence described himself as "Rush Limbaugh on decaf". Two decades later, Pence is the unflappable conservative governor of Indiana who's being plucked by Republican presidential contender Donald Trump as his running mate.
2016-07-16 14:28:40 Read More

Dhaka attack: Police say no rescued hostages in custody

Police in Bangladesh denied that they're still holding a British man Hasnat Karim and a University of Toronto student Tahmid Hasib Khan who have been missing since being rescued during this month's bloody attack on a restaurant by radical Islamists, saying they've questioned and released the men.
2016-07-16 14:07:32 Read More

Obama slams suggestion of â€˜sharia testâ€™ for US Muslims

US President Barack Obama angrily denounced suggestions from some Republican leaders that Muslims in America be "tested" after an attack in Nice, calling the idea "repugnant." Obama did not explicitly link the attack to Islamic State, saying that the details were not yet clear.
2016-07-16 13:31:35 Read More

Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summit

The11th Asia-Europe Meeting Summit between leaders of the two continents in Mongolia ended without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in its closing statement. China had flagged ahead of the Ulan Bator get-together that it did not want the South China Sea to be discussed.
2016-07-16 13:24:33 Read More

California schools to have richer content on ancient India

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California schools to have richer content on ancient India

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No terrorist link established to Nice attacker

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Philippines won't sacrifice sea feud win in China talks

The Philippines will fight for its landmark arbitration victory to be upheld when it talks about resolving its South China Sea disputes with China, which has refused to recognize the ruling, a government lawyer said on Friday.
2016-07-15 13:22:43 Read More

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Would ask Congress to declare war on ISIS: Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said if elected he would go to Congress and seek declaration of war against the Islamic State terror group and would involve Nato in the effort. He also said he would make it difficult for people to come into the US from countries where terrorism prevails.
2016-07-15 12:23:31 Read More

Bandits attack Amazon tourist boat of foreigners in Peru

Peruvian authorities say bandits have attacked an Amazon tourist boat and robbed more than 2 dozen tourists from the US, Australia and New Zealand. The port captain in the river city of Iquitos said police are hunting through the area to find the robbers, used a small craft to reach the tour cruise.
2016-07-15 12:10:58 Read More

Iraqis defy ban to rally for reforms in Baghdad

Thousands of Iraqis defied warnings from authorities and rallied in the heart of Baghdad on Friday, renewing pressure on the government to carry out reforms targeting corruption and sectarianism, following a call for demonstration from populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr.
2016-07-15 11:45:10 Read More

During army days, Dallas shooter was mediocre marksman

Micah Johnson was a mediocre marksman, seemingly more interested in eliciting laughs from friends in his army reserve unit than in honing his infantry skills. But the young black man showed striking tactical acumen in the deftly choreographed assault that killed five police officers.
2016-07-15 11:39:21 Read More

During army days, Dallas shooter was mediocre marksman

At least 300 killed in latest South Sudan violence: UN

At least 300 people have been killed in four days of intense gunbattles in the capital of South Sudan and 42,000 have fled the city, the UN said. The recent violence in Juba echoed the fighting that triggered the civil war and marks a fresh blow to last year's peace deal to end the bitter conflict.
2016-07-15 11:34:55 Read More

62 militants killed in a day in Afghanistan

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US concerned over Hafiz Saeed's free movement in Pakistan

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S Korea PM pelted with eggs in protest at US anti-missile system

An angry mob of protestors on Friday threw eggs and water bottles at South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-Ahn, calling for the retraction of a decision to deploy a US anti-missile defence system in their home town.
2016-07-15 06:13:16 Read More

Al-Qaeda, allies in South Asia pose high threat: US

Al-Qaeda and its allies in South Asia particularly the Haqqani network and Taliban continue to pose a "high" threat to America's regional interests, a top US counter-terrorism official said. He said the threat from core al-Qaeda in the tribal areas of Pakistan or in eastern Afghanistan has not been eliminated.
2016-07-15 05:22:54 Read More

Al-Qaida, allies in South Asia pose high threat: US

Nice attack: Who said what

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Nice attack: Who said what

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Liar, coward, joker: Europe gives UK's Johnson hostile welcome

Branding him a liar, a coward or a joker, Europe's political class greeted Eurosceptic Boris Johnson's appointment as Britain's foreign minister with a chorus of dismay on Thursday. French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault asked how a man who had 'told lies' as leader of the Leave campaign in last month's British EU referendum could be a credible interlocutor.
2016-07-15 04:33:02 Read More

Sombre Hollande denounces third 'terrorist' act in 18 months

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IS supporters celebrate deadly Nice attack on social media

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US, Chinese naval commanders to meet amid tensions

The commanders of the US and Chinese navies will meet amid mounting tensions over China's claims to much of the South China Sea, the US Navy said Thursday. The United States, which has the largest navy in the world, maintains a permanent presence of military vessels in the region.
2016-07-15 04:02:57 Read More

Trump zeroes in on Tea Party veteran as VP pick

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's campaign has signalled that he will pick Indiana governor and Tea Party veteran Mike Pence as his vice-presidential running mate even as an upstart Indian company mocked him for his divisive rhetoric by delivering a large consignment of tea.
2016-07-14 17:43:15 Read More

US SC judge Ruth Ginsburg regrets Donald Trump criticism

US supreme court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she regrets making critical comments about Republican presidential contender Donald Trump. In a CNN interview, Ginsburg called the presumptive Republican nominee "a faker", reacting to which, Trump tweeted Ginsburg's "mind is shot".
2016-07-14 16:09:17 Read More

Chinese man to serve US prison term for military hacking

Chinese businessman Su Bin who pleaded guilty in March to conspiring to hack into the computer networks of Boeing and other major US defence contractors was sentenced to nearly four years in prison. He was charged with taking part in a scheme by Chinese military to obtain sensitive military info.
2016-07-14 16:00:12 Read More

US must improve probes of police use of force: Obama

US President Barack Obama said more must be done to build trust that police violence against blacks and Hispanics will be properly investigated. He said there might be a need to develop a set of practices to ensure that investigations are carried out effectively and fairly for all parties involved.
2016-07-14 15:37:31 Read More

Station master takes blame for deadly Italy train crash

Andria train station manager Vito Piccarreta has taken partial blame for a deadly head-on collision that claimed at least 23 lives in one of Italy. However, the Corato station master Alessio Porcelli is also under investigation because he could have noticed a train was headed his way.
2016-07-14 14:55:10 Read More

Arbitrary killings in Ukraine conflict ignored: UN

A dangerous culture of impunity flourishes in Ukraine where arbitrary killings by Ukrainian forces or separatist groups are rarely prosecuted, a UN report said. Over 9,400 civilians, govt soldiers and Russian-backed rebel fighters have been killed in Ukraine since a 2013-2014 pro-European uprising.
2016-07-14 14:42:32 Read More

US offering Russia military pact in Syria against ISIS

The United States is offering Russia a new military pact against the ISIS and al-Nusra in Syria, according to a leaked report, if finalized, could dramatically alter America's role in the Arab country's civil war. Moscow strongly backs Syrian President Bashar al-Assad while Washington wants to see him ousted.
2016-07-14 14:27:01 Read More

Philippines to send envoy to China over sea row

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No good neighbourly relations at cost of security: Nepal

Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli on Thursday said he cannot compromise national security in the name of maintaining cordial relations with neighbours, without naming any specific country. The remarks came a day after a veteran Communist leader accused India of attempting to topple his government.
2016-07-14 13:05:04 Read More

No good neighbourly relations at cost of security: Nepal

Trump seeks $10m in damages from former campaign aide

In a highly unusual campaign dispute, Donald Trump is seeking $10 million in damages from his former political consultant Sam Nunberg, arguing Nunberg violated the non-disclosure agreement that nearly every Trump employee is required to sign.
2016-07-14 08:10:42 Read More

IS radio station destroyed in Afghanistan

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Philippines asks China to 'respect' sea ruling

The Philippines asked Beijing on Thursday to respect an international tribunal's ruling that rejected Chinese claims to most of the South China Sea, escalating a row that has raised the prospect of conflict.
2016-07-14 07:09:41 Read More

Syria's Assad says Putin has not talked about political transition

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has never talked to him about leaving power, despite pressure from Washington for Assad to step down.
2016-07-14 06:39:44 Read More

UK: Boris Johnson is foreign secy in Theresa May cabinet

Theresa May took over as Britain's new prime minister on Wednesday, and sprung a surprise by making top Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson foreign secretary. The decision to name Johnson to the high-profile post has already proved controversial.
2016-07-14 05:42:51 Read More

PlannedÂ terror threat to French Olympics team

The plans were revealed by General Christophe Gomart, head of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM), at a parliamentary commission in May investigating the November attacks in Paris which left 147 people dead.
2016-07-14 05:35:11 Read More

Pak must target all militant groups: US

Pakistan must take action against all terror groups including those targeting its neighbours and close all safe havens, the US has said while acknowledging Islamabad's "meaningful steps" to combat outfits that threaten the country's stability.
2016-07-14 05:04:27 Read More

Top IS commander killed: Jihadist-linked agency

A top Islamic State group commander, Omar al-Shishani, has been killed in Iraq, the jihadist-linked Amaq agency has said. The Pentagon announced in March that Shishani, known as Omar the Chechen, was believed to have died of injuries received in an air raid.
2016-07-13 21:18:57 Read More

Nato, Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine

Nato and Russia remain at loggerheads over Ukraine but will consider a proposal to reduce the risk of an accidental military confrontation in Baltic airspace, Nato said. On the other hand, Moscow has accused Nato of beefing up its forces near Russia and vowed to do what's needed to defend itself.
2016-07-13 17:29:10 Read More

Name calling is not nice, Justice Ginsburg: Donald Trump

Trump said it was inappropriate for Supreme Court justices to weigh in on political campaigns. He told the New York Times on Tuesday that he thought it was a disgrace to the court and that Ginsburg should apologize to her colleagues on the bench.
2016-07-13 15:33:48 Read More

Italy train crash probe examines delays, alert system

Delayed rail improvements and the antiquated telephone alert system will be considered as part of the investigation into the violent head-on train crash in south Italy that killed nearly two dozen people, officials said.
2016-07-13 13:25:10 Read More

â€˜Unprecedented spikeâ€™ in Egypt forced disappearances

Egyptian police have been implicated in an "unprecedented spike" in enforced disappearances since early 2015 aimed at quashing dissent, Amnesty International said in a report. It said abuses had surged since the military overthrew Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
2016-07-13 13:16:34 Read More

Turkey PM says aims to develop relations with Syria

Turkey aims to develop good relations with Syria and Iraq, and both countries need to be stable for counterterrorism efforts to succeed, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said. Turkey has long been one of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's staunchest opponents and wanted his ouster.
2016-07-13 13:08:16 Read More

Japanâ€™s emperor intends to abdicate â€˜in a few yearsâ€™

Japanese Emperor Akihito intends to abdicate eventually, a step unprecedented in modern Japan. Akihito has had health problems in recent years. Born in 1933, he was heir to Emperor Hirohito â€” in whose name Japan fought World War II. His heir is Crown Prince Naruhito, 56.
2016-07-13 12:47:16 Read More

American gored in San Fermin bull run in Spain

An American was gored in the leg and five other runners were injured on Wednesday in the second-last running of the bulls at Pamplona's San Fermin festival. The bull crashed into a group of runners, goring an American in the thigh and lifting at least two of the runners in the air with his horns.
2016-07-13 09:14:03 Read More

American gored in San Fermin bull run in Spain

Hungarian officers beat migrants severely: Rights group

Hungarian police and soldiers have beaten some migrants severely before sending them back across the border to Serbia, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Wednesday. Since July 5, migrants near the border are being returned to the Serbian side of the fence built by Hungary.
2016-07-13 08:38:17 Read More

Solar plane lands in Egypt in last stop of world tour

The Solar Impulse 2 landed in Cairo on Wednesday for the penultimate stop in the solar-powered plane's world tour. The experimental plane had completed its first solo transatlantic flight last month, and will continue from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, where it began its journey in March last year.
2016-07-13 06:28:02 Read More

Indonesian convict escapes jail in a Muslim veil

An Indonesian convict, Anwar bin Kim An, who raped and murdered a schoolgirl, escaped from jail by putting on a woman's Muslim veil, make-up and sunglasses and walked out past unsuspecting guards. He made the bold breakout by changing into a woman's outfit allegedly smuggled in by his wife.
2016-07-13 06:18:14 Read More

Need an attack dog as running mate: Donald Trump

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has said he wants "an attack dog" as a running mate, days ahead of announcing his vice presidential pick which has now come down to a few. US media has reported that Trump might announce his vice presidential pick later this week - Thursday or Friday.
2016-07-13 02:59:16 Read More

Pakistan treating US like chumps: Congressmen, experts

A manipulative Pakistan which supports terrorist elements has been treating the US like chumps, American lawmakers and experts have said while calling for cutting off aid to the country and listing it as a state that sponsors terrorism.
2016-07-13 02:39:19 Read More

Posters asking for military coup crop up in Pak

A vigorous poster campaign across Pakistani cities urging army chief General Raheel Sharif to impose martial law and form a government of technocrats has been launched, bearing large photographs of the mustachioed general.
2016-07-12 21:39:08 Read More

Posters asking for military coup crop up in Pak

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Paraguay farmer leader gets 35 years for 2012 massacre

Farmers' leader Ruben Villalba, the man behind the 2012 massacre of 17 policemen and farmers in Paraguay, was sentenced to 35 years in prison. The crisis brought down Fernando Lugo, the president. The violence broke out when police tried to remove landless farmers from a ranch land they did not own.
2016-07-12 14:04:30 Read More

Syrian army presses Aleppo offensive despite truce

The Syrian army has extended a nationwide truce for another 3 days, but continued to press its campaign against rebels in the battered northern city of Aleppo. The city, once Syria's economic powerhouse, has been ravaged by the conflict that began in March 2011.
2016-07-12 13:51:48 Read More

German mother admits killing babies in grisly case

A woman on trial in one of Germany's worst infanticide cases, involving eight dead babies, confessed to killing several of them but said she could not remember how many. Andrea Goeppner, 45, was charged with four of the murders after the babies' remains were found wrapped in towels and plastic bags.
2016-07-12 13:43:11 Read More

Attorneys confirm Chelsea Manning attempted suicide

Attorneys for the transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for sending classified information to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks said on Monday her hospitalization last week was due to an attempted suicide. The 28-year-old Manning is serving a 35-year sentence Fort Leavenworth military prison.
2016-07-12 13:37:17 Read More

South Sudanese emerge from shelters after heavy fighting

People emerged from makeshift shelters in south Sudan's capital Jebel after a ceasefire silenced days of heavy fighting that has threatened to destabilize the world's newest nation. Forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and VP Riek Machar had battled each other with attack helicopters and tanks.
2016-07-12 13:32:11 Read More

Peshawar school massacre mastermind killed in Afghanistan

The officials told Dawn on Monday that Umar Mansour was killed, along with another militant leader Qari Saifullah, in the US drone attack in the Bandar area of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province on Saturday.
2016-07-12 07:40:27 Read More

US warns against atrocities in S Sudan fighting

Stating that the targeting of civilians and attacks against the UN Mission in South Sudan, diplomatic installations, NGOs, and humanitarian workers are intolerable, the US has warned those committing atrocities or impeding efforts to halt the fighting.
2016-07-12 06:26:14 Read More

Singapore court jails 4 Bangladeshis linked to Islamic State

A Singapore court has awarded four Bangladeshi workers jail terms of up to five years for allegedly planning attacks linked to the Islamic State group in their own country. The four pleaded guilty to raising money to launch attacks in Bangladesh.
2016-07-12 06:22:27 Read More

Singapore court jails 4 Bangladeshis linked to Islamic State

Family: Dallas suspect changed after military service

Military service changed the Dallas gunman from an extrovert into a hermit, his parents said in an interview excerpt published on Monday. Micah Johnson's mother, Delphine Johnson, told TheBlaze website in an interview that her son wanted to be a police officer as a child.
2016-07-11 21:34:17 Read More

Australian man sentenced for biting off live ratâ€™s head

A 25-year-old Australian man who filmed himself chewing off a live rat's head and posted the video on Facebook was banned from owning pets for three years and given 100 hours of community service for his "rabid, narcissistic" behaviour.
2016-07-11 18:01:53 Read More

US, Israel Jewish leaders demand right to pray in Jerusalem

The president of America's Union for Reform Judaism blasted the Israeli government for delaying a plan to give liberal Jews a special space to pray at a Jerusalem holy site, and vowed to escalate his movement's struggle with public demonstrations and legal action.
2016-07-11 17:55:46 Read More

US, Israel Jewish leaders demand right to pray in Jerusalem

Venezuelans cross into Colombia searching for food

Thousands of Venezuelans poured across the border into Colombia to buy essential goods during a brief opening of the border that's been closed for nearly a year. Economically-ravaged Venezuela has suffered food and medicine shortages for months, a ripple effect from the falling oil price.
2016-07-11 14:05:48 Read More

Germany, Turkey airbase row flares after â€˜genocideâ€™ vote

Germany insisted its lawmakers had the right to visit the Incirlik airbase in Turkey despite Ankara's opposition, in an escalating row between the Nato partners. A German team was to travel to the base in southern Turkey, used to launch coalition raids against ISIS, but Turkey has blocked the trip.
2016-07-11 14:00:35 Read More

Srebrenica buries 127 victims of 1995 massacre

Thousands of Muslim Bosniaks paid respect to 127 victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre buried in individual graves in a ceremony avoided by Serbs after survivors said they were not welcome because they denied genocide had occurred. Most Serbs strongly deny that the massacre was genocide.
2016-07-11 13:50:22 Read More

US to send 560 more troops to Iraq, Ashton Carter says

The United States will send an additional 560 military personnel to Iraq to assist in its fight against the Islamic State, visiting defence secretary Ashton Carter announced. Carter held talks in Baghdad on the fight against the ISIS and the strategy to recapture Mosul from the jihadists.
2016-07-11 13:43:49 Read More

Fighting enters 5th day in South Sudan capital

Explosions and heavy weapons gunfire are shaking South Sudan's capital Juba in the fifth day of clashes between government and opposition forces, raising the specter of a return to civil war. The UN mission reported that clashes restarted near its compound in Jebel, where some 30,000 civilians have taken refuge.
2016-07-11 13:36:47 Read More

Dallas sniper plotted bigger assault: police

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2016-07-11 09:04:39 Read More

40 arrested in Paris over Euro 2016 violence

Crowds of supporters, some donning French or Portuguese flags, gathered at the base of the Paris landmark before and after Portugal's stunning 1-0 victory over France after they were refused entry to the fan zone which was packed to its 90,000 capacity, Paris police said.
2016-07-11 08:54:24 Read More

40 arrested in Paris over Euro 2016 violence

Turkey jails seven more suspects in Istanbul airport attack

The seven suspects were detained on charges of "membership of an armed terrorist group" and being accomplices to murder, Anadolu said. The private Dogan news agency said all seven were foreign nationals.
2016-07-11 07:28:19 Read More

Abe claims win in Japan parliamentary poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has claimed victory in weekend elections, giving a boost to his long-cherished desire to water down the country's pacifist constitution. "I'm relieved that we were able to secure more than... half the seats contested," Abe said.
2016-07-11 05:49:04 Read More

Typhoon Nepartak batters China's coast, killing at least 6

At least six people were dead and 8 others missing after Typhoon Nepartak battered China's coastal Fujian Province with heavy rain and strong winds that toppled homes and triggered landslides. Nepartak, the first typhoon of the season, first struck Taiwan on Friday leaving two dead and 72 injured.
2016-07-11 04:59:57 Read More

Four held for opposing Thai junta's draft constitution

4 have been detained in Thailand for campaigning against a military-backed draft charter, police said on Monday, the latest arrests by authorities in the lead-up to a referendum next month. The Aug 7 referendum will be the first time Thais go to the polls since the military seized power in May 2014.
2016-07-11 04:49:56 Read More

Strong quake shakes coastal area in Ecuador

A strong earthquake of magnitude 5.9 has shaken the northwestern coastal area of Ecuador. Authorities say there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The tremor struck about 35 kilometres (22 miles) below the surface.
2016-07-11 03:38:18 Read More

US demands end to South Sudan fighting

The United States has demanded an immediate end to renewed fighting in the capital of South Sudan, ordering all non-essential personnel out of the troubled country.
2016-07-11 03:37:38 Read More

North Korea vows 'physical action' over THAAD deployment

North Korea on Monday threatened to take "physical action" to counter the sophisticated US anti-missile system - Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) - planned to be deployed in the South. It also warned the South of "miserable self-destruction" as a consequence of THAAD's deployment.
2016-07-11 02:52:19 Read More

UN asks neighboring countries for help on S Sudan

The United Nations Security Council pressed South Sudan's neighbors Sunday to help end renewed fighting in the capital, asking for additional peacekeepers.
2016-07-11 01:08:19 Read More

Nepal gets its first woman chief justice

The appointment of Sushila Karki as Nepal's first woman chief justice was on Sunday unanimously endorsed by a parliamentary panel, setting the stage for her to take charge at the Supreme Court to lead the judiciary.
2016-07-10 19:58:17 Read More

Berlin leftist rioting leaves 120 officers injured

Police say more than 120 officers were injured and 86 demonstrators were detained during leftist riots in Berlin, which police call "the most aggressive and violent protests in the last five years". Police said protesters threw bottles, cobblestones and fireworks, destroyed cars and attacked officers.
2016-07-10 17:16:29 Read More

Japanâ€™s Shinzo Abe claims victory in parliamentary poll

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory for his ruling coalition in parliamentary elections, which came despite lukewarm public support for his economic policies and wariness over amending the country's pacifist constitution. Abe seized on the election results as a vote of confidence.
2016-07-10 15:54:20 Read More

Gunmen in western Iran kill 2, injure lawmaker

Unknown gunmen killed two people and injured a lawmaker and a local official in western Iran after opening fire on their car, Iranian news agency Tasnim reported. Pro-reform lawmaker Heshmatollah Falahatpisheh sustained minor injuries, while the driver and a local vet official were killed.
2016-07-10 15:09:48 Read More

Family of killed US journalist Marie Colvin sues Syria

The family of American journalist Marie Colvin has filed a wrongful death lawsuit in a US court, accusing the Syrian government of deliberately killing her. Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed in the besieged Syrian city of Homs in 2012 while reporting on the Syrian conflict.
2016-07-10 14:24:32 Read More

Family of killed US journalist Marie Colvin sues Syria

Prominent Cambodian government critic gunned down

Kem Ley, a well-known critic of Cambodia's government who was a known voice in the country's independent media, was shot dead in what police said was a personal dispute over money. The killing comes at a time of high political tension in the country.
2016-07-10 14:14:25 Read More

Russian chopper shot down in Syria, two pilots killed

Islamic State jihadists shot down a military helicopter near Palmyra in Syria, killing two Russian pilots on board. Russian defence ministry said the helicopter had been returning after attacking a detachment of Islamic State jihadists in the Homs region when it was hit by enemy fire.
2016-07-10 14:02:26 Read More

Arrests in US protests as racial tensions heat up

Police arrested scores of people in demonstrations in several US cities, as racial tensions simmer over the killing of black men by police. Protesters led by the "Black Lives Matter" movement are demanding justice for 2 African-American men â€” Alton Sterling and Philando Castile â€” shot dead by cops.
2016-07-10 13:40:18 Read More

Australian election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull declares victory

Vote counting was still underway from the July 2 ballot, but Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said his conservative Liberal Party-led coalition had secured a victory, and that opposition leader Bill Shorten had called him earlier to congratulate him on being re-elected.
2016-07-10 06:45:25 Read More

Australian election 2016: Malcolm Turnbull declares victory

Australia's opposition party concedes defeatÂ

Australia's opposition Labor Party conceded defeat in the federal election on Sunday, clearing the way for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to retain power. Counting is on, but the Labor Party said the ruling coalition would secure enough seats to retain power.
2016-07-10 04:01:06 Read More

N Korea missile appears to have failed: S Korea

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2016-07-09 20:50:54 Read More

NATO to hold next summit at new Brussels HQ in 2017

NATO leaders will hold their next summit in Brussels in 2017 at the alliance's new headquarters, secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday. "We look forward to meet again in 2017 at our new headquarters in Brussels," Stoltenberg said in Warsaw, where leaders had gathered to endorse the alliance's biggest military upgrade since the Cold War.
2016-07-09 20:28:26 Read More

Dallas maverick was a loner with sexual assault history

President Obama, his legacy as United Statesâ€™ first mixed-race President in danger of being undermined by racial strife, is curtailing his Europe visit to rush home after the carnage in Dallas in which a young black man slaughtered five cops in retaliation for police excesses on African-Americans.
2016-07-09 19:03:53 Read More

'Over 150 killed' in South Sudan fighting

More than 150 soldiers died in fighting between South Sudan's army and former rebels in the capital Juba on Friday evening, a spokesman for the former rebels said. By Saturday morning a tense calm had fallen over the city with a heavy security presence.
2016-07-09 15:52:57 Read More

Same-sex marriage law cannot be reversed: Cameron

Outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Saturday that the legislation on same-sex marriage passed in the last legislative term cannot be reversed, even though Conservative Party leadership contender Andrea Leadsom expressed disagreement.
2016-07-09 15:27:09 Read More

N Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

North Korea fired what appeared to be a submarine-launched ballistic missile off its east coast on Saturday, the US and South Korea said. The missile was fired from a location near North Korean town, Sinpo, where analysts have previously detected efforts by the North to develop ballistic missiles.
2016-07-09 15:21:56 Read More

N Korea test-fires submarine-launched ballistic missile

Row over UK PM candidate's 'motherhood' remark

Andrea Leadsom, one of two candidates to be the next British prime minister, has caused an uproar by suggesting that being a mother means she has a greater stake in the country's future than her childless rival Theresa May.
2016-07-09 11:38:54 Read More

Tropical storm hits China, half a million evacuated

Typhoon Nepartak weakened to a strong tropical storm on Saturday as it lashed China's east coast, bringing powerful winds and heavy rains that toppled houses and inundated roads. Fujian province's water resources department said authorities evacuated more than 422,000 people living in risky areas.
2016-07-09 11:37:24 Read More

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NATO chief says 'we stand together' on Russia

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said on Saturday that the alliance's leaders had agreed to maintain a united policy of deterrence and dialogue with a resurgent Russia. "The main message is that we are united and we stand together," Stoltenberg said after talks with 28 NATO leaders.
2016-07-09 10:43:24 Read More

Stopped 52 times by police: Was it racial profiling?

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2016-07-09 06:00:25 Read More

Stopped 52 times by police: Was it racial profiling?

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2016-07-09 06:00:25 Read More

China holds combat drill in the South China Sea

Ships from China's northern, eastern and southern fleets participated in Friday's drills, which focused on air control, surface operations and anti-submarine warfare, among other training exercises, the ministry said in a website statement.
2016-07-09 03:46:13 Read More

China issues red alert over typhoon Nepartak

About 160 people were killed and 28 went missing in heavy rains and floods in a number of provinces in the last few weeks ahead of the typhoon. In the worst-hit province Hubei, 69 people died, while 16 were missing, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
2016-07-09 03:31:57 Read More

US says two Russian officials expelled after US diplomat attacked

The United States has expelled two Russian officials over an attack on a US diplomat in Moscow last month by a policeman, the State Department said.
2016-07-09 00:58:41 Read More

Obama to travel to Dallas, cut European trip short: White House

President Barack Obama will cut short a trip to Europe and travel to Dallas next week in the wake of the deadly ambush in the city that left five police dead, the White House said Friday.
2016-07-09 00:56:22 Read More

Gunfire near presidential palace in South Sudan

Gunfire erupted near the presidential palace in South Sudan's capital Juba on Friday, a day after a deadly clash dealt a new blow to a shaky peace deal. President Salva Kiir and his deputy, were both at the compound when sporadic gunfire and artillery was heard outside.
2016-07-08 17:04:54 Read More

UK military to lift ban on women in combat roles

The British military will lift the ban on women serving in combat roles later this year, the defence ministry said on Friday in what PM David Cameron hailed as a "major step". The announcement follows a review into whether women are physically strong enough to serve with the infantry.
2016-07-08 14:55:56 Read More

Pak PM to return home on Saturday after surgery

Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who underwent open heart surgery at a hospital in London last month, will return home on Saturday, two government officials and a member of his ruling party said on Friday.
2016-07-08 14:15:17 Read More

Barack Obama to deploy US troops for NATO in Poland

President Barack Obama says the US is sending an additional 1,000 troops to Poland as part of a NATO effort to reinforce its presence on the alliance's eastern flank. The US-led battalion is one of four that NATO will begin rotating through the region. This is meant to act as a deterrent to Russia.
2016-07-08 13:06:22 Read More

Philippines willing to share South China Sea: Govt

The Philippines is willing to share natural resources with Beijing in contested South China Sea areas even if it wins a legal challenge next week, Foreign Secretary Yasay said. President Rodrigo Duterte's administration hoped to quickly begin direct talks with China following Tuesday's verdict.
2016-07-08 12:17:15 Read More

Taiwan police locks down train blast suspect

Taiwan police said they suspected a 55-year-old man of setting off a pipe bomb on a train in Taipei, injuring 25. The blast, which occurred late Thursday, it was earlier ruled out as a terrorist attack but left many passengers suffering burns and five in critical condition.
2016-07-08 11:53:45 Read More

Japanese detention centre inmates on hunger strike

Fourteen inmates in a Japanese immigration detention centre are on hunger strike over "inhumane conditions" including poor medical care, drawing fresh attention to the country's detention system. The hunger strike was launched after their applications for provisional release was rejected.
2016-07-08 10:24:55 Read More

Japanese detention centre inmates on hunger strike

Clinton leads Trump by 9 points: Survey

Hillary Clinton has a lead of nine points over her Republican rival Donald Trump with roughly four-in-ten voters saying it is difficult to choose between them because neither would make a good US president, according to a latest survey by a nonpartisan American think tank.
2016-07-08 05:19:15 Read More

Shootings of black men symptomatic of racial disparities: Obama

Citing statistics that showed black people were far more likely to be arrested and shot by police, US President Barack Obama said African-Americans are 30 per cent more likely than whites to be pulled over. "And that hurts. And that should trouble all of us," Obama said.
2016-07-08 05:00:53 Read More

Ex-House speaker Gingrich considered as Trump's running mate

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has said he is among the "five or six people" being considered as the running mate of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump who is expected to announce his name next week. Gingrich, 73, was a Republican presidential hopeful in 2012 elections.
2016-07-08 05:00:52 Read More

Germany lawmakers approve â€˜no means noâ€™ rape law

German lawmakers passed a bill that will make it easier for victims of sex crimes to file criminal complaints if they rejected their attacker's advances with a clear "no". The move was partly spurred by a nationwide outcry over a string of sexual assaults that happened in Cologne on New Year's Eve.
2016-07-07 14:17:40 Read More

France jails two Rwandan mayors for life over genocide

Two former Rwandan mayors accused of orchestrating the massacre of hundreds of Tutsis during the country's 1994 genocide have been handed life imprisonment by a French court. They were found guilty of killing some 2,000 people seeking refuge in a church.
2016-07-07 14:12:29 Read More

In China, 160 killed, 28 missing in heavy rains, floods

At least 160 people have been killed and 28 others listed missing in China due to heavy rains and floods as the country braced for this year's first typhoon approaching the mainland, with authorities issuing an early-warning response for disaster relief preparations.
2016-07-07 13:54:18 Read More

Powerful typhoon nears Taiwan; ships, planes grounded

A powerful typhoon was approaching eastern Taiwan, churning up huge waves and wind that grounded fishing boats, commercial ships and planes. Though Typhoon Nepartak slowed and weakened slightly on Thursday afternoon, it remained dangerous, packing maximum sustained winds of 205 kilometres per hour.
2016-07-07 13:49:13 Read More

Powerful typhoon nears Taiwan; ships, planes grounded

Syrian army fire â€˜cuts only roadâ€™ into rebel-held Aleppo

Syrian government forces effectively cut the only way into rebel-held areas of Aleppo, rebels said. The advance near the Castello Road brought the Syrian government closer to its long-standing objective of encircling rebel-held areas of Aleppo.
2016-07-07 13:39:59 Read More

Trump says considering 10 candidates for vice president

Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, said he has shortlisted 10 candidates for the vice president post. Among the candidates are Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the US House of Representatives, Chris Christie, Governor of New Jersey and Senator Jeff Sessions.
2016-07-07 05:52:30 Read More

Tough decisions on Afghanistan ahead of next Prez:US

As US President Barack Obama probably made his final policy decision on Afghanistan by retaining 8,400 troops in the war-torn country by the end of his presidency. The White House said the next president will have to make strong decisions on the US' current relationship with Afghanistan.
2016-07-07 05:40:54 Read More

Obama to travel to Poland, Spain to attend NATO Summit

US President Barack Obama heads to Europe this week, possibly his last European visit, that would take him to Poland and Spain where he would attend the NATO summit and hold meetings with top European leaders following Britain's exit from the EU.
2016-07-07 04:09:32 Read More

US sanctions North Korean leader over rights abuses

The United States on Wednesday sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the first time, citing "notorious abuses of human rights," in a move that diplomats say will incense the nuclear-armed country.
2016-07-07 03:14:01 Read More

US sanctions North Korean leader over rights abuses

Paris attacks: Belgian authorities hand suspects to France

Belgian authorities say they have handed over two men to France who allegedly helped the top suspect in the November 13 Paris attacks. The federal prosecutor's office identified the two as Mohammed Amri and Ali Oulkadi. The two were transferred on Wednesday to France under a European arrest warrant.
2016-07-06 15:40:08 Read More

Obama says he will keep troops in Afghanistan till 2017

President Barack Obama, citing the precarious security situation in Afghanistan, announced on Wednesday that he would keep US troop levels in the country at 8,400 through the end of his administration rather than reducing them to 5,500 by year's end.
2016-07-06 15:36:07 Read More

Dhaka attack exposes chinks in security apparatus

Following the Dhaka terror attack, the Sheikh Hasina government was at the receiving end of some home truths. Most important is a concern by some countries that if foreignersâ€™ security cannot be guaranteed. The way the attack unfolded showed the distance the Bangladesh security system still has to travel.
2016-07-06 15:26:07 Read More

Yemen army ousts jihadists after a long battle

Yemeni troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition recaptured army headquarters adjoining Aden airport from suspected jihadists on Wednesday after an assault that killed 10 soldiers, the base commander said. Seven militants had penetrated the army base after detonating two car bombs.
2016-07-06 14:03:10 Read More

Syrian army declares temporary, nationwide truce

The Syrian military declared a unilateral, three-day cease-fire for the entire country on Wednesday, coinciding with the start of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holidays that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, state media reported. The truce is to expire at midnight Friday.
2016-07-06 13:28:24 Read More

Bangladesh police question family members of attackers

Bangladesh police have questioned family members of five attackers who stormed an upscale restaurant in Dhaka and killed police officers and hostages before they were fatally shot by security forces.
2016-07-06 12:57:23 Read More

Job boycott shuts down much of Zimbabwe

A job boycott has shut down most of Zimbabwe as discontent deepens over increasing economic hardships in the southern African nation. Streets in Harare, and other cities were deserted on Wednesday as workers, including teachers and doctors, heeded the call to boycott by activists on social media.
2016-07-06 12:09:43 Read More

Venezuelans storm border with Colombia to stock up

Five hundred hungry Venezuelan women rushed across a bridge into Colombia in defiance of a year-long border closure, in search of basic foods and commodities that have grown scarce at home due to a crippling economic crisis.
2016-07-06 09:21:03 Read More

Venezuelans storm border with Colombia to stock up

Dhaka cafe slaughter a glimpse of what's coming: IS

Islamic State has warned of repeated attacks in Bangladesh and beyond until rule by sharia, Islamic law, is established, saying in a video last week's killing of 20 people in a Dhaka cafe was merely a glimpse of what is to come.
2016-07-06 08:23:42 Read More

Belgian court sentences Paris terror suspects to 16 years in jail

has sentenced a group of Islamic State suspects up to 16 years in jail for last year's Paris terror attacks that left more than 130 persons dead.
2016-07-06 08:09:27 Read More

Trump unqualified, unfit to be US prez: Clinton

Donald Trump is "unqualified and temperamentally unfit" to be the next US president, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has said as she attacked the controversial presumptive Republican White House nominee during her and President Barack Obama's first joint campaign appearance.
2016-07-06 07:38:30 Read More

China warns US of 'price' to pay in South China Sea

The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party has warned Washington that there will be a "price'' to pay if it crosses China's "bottom line'' by meddling in disputes over the South China Sea.
2016-07-06 07:00:38 Read More

Double car bomb attack kills six near Aden airport

f Aden is under the control of government forces who are struggling to secure it more than a year after it was taken back from Shiite Huthi rebels who have seized control of large parts of the country.
2016-07-06 04:26:10 Read More

Heavy rains, floods kill 128 in China

The death toll in the recent heavy rains in China has risen to 128 with 42 people still reported missing, the government said. Over 1.34 million people have been evacuated to safety after incessant rains wreaked havoc in several provinces across the country.
2016-07-05 17:11:16 Read More

Venezuela â€˜willingâ€™ to restore diplomatic ties with US

Crisis-hit Venezuela is willing to restore diplomatic relations with the US after a six-year freeze, the socialist government said. This comes after top US diplomat Thomas Shannon met with Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a bid to help tackle the country's economic and political crisis.
2016-07-05 13:24:24 Read More

Five arrested in Myanmar for burning mosque

Myanmar police have detained five villagers for burning down a mosque last week, as authorities are looking to contain religious violence in the Buddhist-majority nation. Anti-Muslim sentiment has fomented across Myanmar in recent years.
2016-07-05 13:19:41 Read More

Obama hits the election campaign trail for Hillaryâ€‹

After months of waiting on the sidelines while his former secretary of state battled senator Bernie Sanders to be this year's Democratic nominee, the president hits the campaign trail in what is likely to be the first of many trips to urge voters to make his one-time rival his successor.
2016-07-05 12:54:14 Read More

Thailand government rules out death penalty for rapists

Thailand's justice ministry says it has no plan to execute rapists who murder their victims, saying such a harsh penalty would provoke more rapists to kill. Capital punishment is legal in Thailand for 35 different crimes including fatal rapes, but in practice, the death penalty is rarely used.
2016-07-05 12:44:18 Read More

Fighter jets escort Israeli plane after bomb threat

A bomb threat on board an El Al flight bound from New York to Tel Aviv prompted France and Switzerland to deploy military jets as escorts, though the plane was continuing on its journey, Swiss and Israeli officials said. Later, El Al president David Maimon said Boeing 747 touched down at midday.
2016-07-05 12:39:35 Read More

Aussie PM takes â€˜full responsibilityâ€™ for poll debacle

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull took full responsibility for a disastrous election campaign which has left his government in doubt, but said he would not resign. The final poll result is still unclear, but Turnbull's conservative coalition has lost its comfortable majority in parliament.
2016-07-05 12:31:30 Read More

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Voting begins in race to replace UK prime minster

Britain's Conservative party will begin voting on Tuesday to replace outgoing Prime Minister David Cameron following his resignation in the wake of Britain's shock decision to leave the European Union.
2016-07-05 09:58:10 Read More

Saudi names Pak man as suicide bomber in Medina

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday identified the suicide bomber who struck outside a mosque in Medina the day before as a Pakistani resident of the kingdom.
2016-07-05 09:35:33 Read More

Hungary to hold referendum on EU migrant quotas

The office of Hungarian President Janos Ader says he has set October 2 as the date for a government-initiated referendum seeking political support to oppose any European Union efforts to resettle migrants among its member states.
2016-07-05 09:10:50 Read More

Hungary to hold referendum on EU migrant quotas

China confirms air face-off with Japan over East China Sea

China's defense ministry confirmed that Chinese and Japanese fighter jets had a confrontation over disputed waters in the East China Sea last month, adding to concerns that such close encounters could lead to mishaps that threaten regional stability.
2016-07-05 08:31:58 Read More

Japanese bodies sent home, Dhaka officials search for clues

The bodies of the seven Japanese killed in a militant attack in Bangladesh returned to home on Tuesday as investigators in Dhaka searched for clues about the possible masterminds behind the gruesome attack that left 28 dead.
2016-07-05 07:11:21 Read More

Japanese bodies sent home, Dhaka searches for clues

Istanbul nearly a ghost town as tourists stay away

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2016-07-04 21:49:33 Read More

Nawaz Sharif faces major test in PoK election

The July 21 election in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir is one of the challenges PM Nawaz Sharif faces upon his return from London after undergoing a heart surgery. The region has traditionally voted for federal governing parties, but Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is facing stiff competition from the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI).
2016-07-04 21:37:45 Read More

London holds post-Brexit anti-hate events

A series of "unity events" were held at railway and underground stations across London in a bid to counter a spike in racist attacks after Brexit vote. These events were organised by London Citizens, and included marches and handing out of leaflets with the message "Love London. No place for Hate".
2016-07-04 14:11:09 Read More

Aussie leaders seek minor party support amid poll chaos

With the results of Australia's stunningly close national election potentially weeks away, Australia's prime minister and opposition leader were expected to spend trying to drum up support from minor parties in desperate bids to form a working government.
2016-07-04 13:19:43 Read More

AWACS will aid anti-ISIS operations, Nato chief says

Nato leaders will approve the use of AWACS surveillance aircraft to assist the US-led coalition fighting ISIS, the alliance's chief Jens Stoltenberg said. Nato has embarked on the biggest reinforcement of its defence capabilities since the Cold War, spurred by terrorism and an unfriendly Russia.
2016-07-04 12:53:37 Read More

Hundreds protest in Nairobi over murder of Kenya lawyer

Hundreds of people marched through the Kenyan capital to protest over what they said was the extrajudicial killing by police of human rights lawyer Willie Kimani, his client & their driver. The authorities said three police officers have been arrested in connection with the deaths of the three men.
2016-07-04 12:53:08 Read More

Muslim woman can now wear headscarf to work in Germany

Aqilah Sandhu, a star student at Augsburg University law faculty, began a traineeship with the Bavarian judicial system after completing her state law exams, but was told in a letter that she was not allowed to interrogate witnesses or appear in courtrooms while wearing her headscarf.
2016-07-04 11:01:01 Read More

Muslim woman can now wear headscarf to work in Germany

Putin says he hopes US-Russia ties will get back on track

Relations between Moscow and Washington hit a post-Cold War low in 2014 when Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean peninsula and threw its weight behind separatists in eastern Ukraine. The Kremlin, however, has recently sought to seek rapprochement with the United States.
2016-07-04 09:54:37 Read More

Kerry offers Bangladesh FBI help as police probe attackers' links

Police have said all six Islamist gunmen killed in Friday's attack, unprecedented in Bangladesh for its scale and brutality, were locals, leaving authorities rattled by the apparent spread of extremist ideology in a country until recently viewed as a relatively stable secular democracy.
2016-07-04 06:32:29 Read More

Call for Aus PM's resignation amid election chaos

With Australia's government in chaos amid a dramatic national election that failed to deliver an immediate winner, the country's opposition leader called on Monday for the prime minister to resign, dubbing him "the David Cameron of the southern hemisphere.''
2016-07-04 06:30:08 Read More

Dhaka attack: Bangladesh PM pays respects to victims

Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday visited a stadium where the bodies of the victims from the weekend attack in Bangladesh's capital were taken, as security officials search for evidence and the possible masterminds behind the attack.
2016-07-04 04:30:40 Read More

Istanbul nearly a ghost town as tourists stay away

For the people working in the once-thriving tourist trade, Tuesday's gun and suicide bomb spree represents one more nail in the coffin for an industry already reeling from a string of attacks this year.
2016-07-04 04:17:43 Read More

China offers Philippines olive branch, on conditions

China is ready to start negotiations with the Philippines on South China Sea-related issues if Manila ignores an arbitration ruling expected next week on their long-running territorial dispute, the official China Daily reported.
2016-07-04 04:06:27 Read More

British PM frontrunner vows to limit immigration

Interior minister and Conservative leadership frontrunner Theresa May, the favourite to become Britain's next prime minister, on Sunday vowed to push for an EU trade deal that limits immigration, and honour the result of the June 23 referendum.
2016-07-04 03:42:00 Read More

Muslim doctor in US shot twice near Mosque

A Muslim doctor in the US was on Sunday shot at twice by some unidentified assailants while he was on his way to a mosque to offer morning prayers. After parking his car, the victim was waylaid by three suspects. One of the assailants shot at the doctor. His condition was not known.
2016-07-03 17:12:12 Read More

Muslim doctor in US shot twice near Mosque

Obama campaign machine revving up to elect Clinton

The vaunted data-driven machine that twice got President Barack Obama elected is revving up to help elect Hillary Clinton, as Democrats look to recreate the tactical advantage they used against Republicans in 2008 and 2012.
2016-07-03 16:00:10 Read More

More than 200 dead in IS-claimed Baghdad blast: Officials

NO DATA
2016-07-03 15:46:49 Read More

Aus parties start negotiations as hung parliament looms

With the prospect of a hung parliament looming in Australia, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his rival Bill Shorten on Sunday reached out to crossbenchers, who have emerged as kingmakers after a closely-contested election.
2016-07-03 15:37:18 Read More

China plans South China Sea drills ahead of court ruling

China will hold seven-day military drills around disputed islands starting on Tuesday, the maritime safety administration announced on Sunday, ahead of an arbitration court ruling on its sweeping claims to the South China Sea. The court has said it will make a ruling on July 12.
2016-07-03 11:38:21 Read More

Russian plane crashes in Siberia, at least 6 dead

At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday. A search-and-rescue operation has been launched involving land and air teams.
2016-07-03 11:30:53 Read More

Top US senator meets Raheel to mend bilateral ties

Pakistan and the US must strive for greater coordination to establish peace in the region, a top American Senator said, as he held talks with army chief General Raheel Sharif amid strains in bilateral ties over the scuttling of F-16 fighter jets deal and the US drone strikes.
2016-07-03 09:55:07 Read More

Officials: Bombings in Baghdad kill at least 23

Iraq's prime minister toured the site of a blast on Sunday morning, hours after bombs hit two crowded commercial areas in Baghdad, killed at least 23 people and wounded 61, according to hospital and police officials.
2016-07-03 07:20:14 Read More

Iran won't coordinate with US on Syria: Khamenei

Iran will never coordinate with the United States in Syria and other regional conflicts, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said. Iran and Russia support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's fight against armed rebels and jihadists, including those of the IS group.
2016-07-03 06:34:50 Read More

30 killed in Pakistan flash flood

At least 30 people were killed, 35 injured and scores went missing after flood hit Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, officials said on Sunday morning. Chitral district mayor Maghfirat Hussain said a mosque and 30 houses were washed away due to the flood in the district on Saturday night.
2016-07-03 06:11:22 Read More

3 days of heavy rain in China leave 50 dead, 12 missing

Three days of heavy rain in southern China have left 50 people dead and another 12 missing, as areas along the Yangtze River braced for more floods. Nearly 400,000 people have been evacuated, almost 15,000 houses have collapsed and more than 500,000 hectares of crops have been affected.
2016-07-03 05:02:00 Read More

Australian elections fail to deliver clear victor

The gamble by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to call a rare early election may have failed, with his conservative Liberal Party-led coalition on track to lose a swathe of seats in the House of Representatives, and potentially control of the country.
2016-07-03 04:40:37 Read More

Australian elections fail to deliver clear victor

Dozens killed or injured in overnight Baghdad bombings

Several dozen people were killed or injured in two bombings that hit a shopping area and a popular market in Baghdad in the early hours of Sunday as they celebrated Ramadan. Islamic State claimed responsibility.
2016-07-03 02:30:25 Read More

China seeks explanation from Taiwan on missile firing

China asked Taiwan to provide a "responsible explanation" a day after the Taiwanese navy mistakenly fired a missile that hit a fishing boat killing one person. A Taiwanese warship had accidentally fired a supersonic anti-ship missile towards mainland China.
2016-07-02 17:31:40 Read More

Mob torch Myanmar mosque as religious tensions spike

A Buddhist mob burned down a mosque in a northern Myanmar village in the second attack of its kind in just over a week as anti-Muslim sentiment swells in the country. Officials said the mob stormed and torched the mosque when Muslims refused to destroy the building when the Buddhists discovered it.
2016-07-02 14:37:38 Read More

Anonymous SMS threatens hundreds of journalists in Iran

Hundreds of journalists in Iran have received an anonymous text message warning against contact with "hostile" organizations outside the country. Iranians are banned from having any contact with Persian-language media based overseas. In April, Iran jailed four journalists for "colluding" with foreign governments.
2016-07-02 14:27:11 Read More

US says it killed 116 civilians in anti-terror strikes

Peeling back some of the secrecy of America's drone strikes on suspected terrorists, the Obama administration said it has killed up to 116 civilians in counterterror attacks in Pakistan, Yemen and other places where the US is not engaged in active, on-the-ground warfare.
2016-07-02 13:55:06 Read More

Israeli warplanes strike Gaza after rocket attack

Israeli jets hit series of Hamas sites in Gaza in response to rocket attack in the Israeli border town of Sderot. The exchange comes amid an escalation of violence in the West Bank following a pair of fatal attacks against Jewish settlers that has sparked Israel's largest military surge in 2 years.
2016-07-02 13:31:52 Read More

Thousands march through London in anti-Brexit protest

Thousands of demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday in a loud and colourful protest against last week's vote to leave the European Union, a result that has plunged Britain into political chaos and which most people in the capital rejected. Many of the protesters were young adults.
2016-07-02 13:21:29 Read More

Trump and Clinton looking for different things in a VP

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2016-07-02 08:13:20 Read More

New Taliban leader tells US to end Afghan 'occupation'

New Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada on Saturday called on the US to end its "occupation" of Afghanistan in his first message since being appointed the militant group's chief, two days after twin bomb blasts killed 32 Afghan policemen near Kabul.
2016-07-02 08:01:56 Read More

Vietnam urges 'fair' ruling on South China Sea case

Vietnam has called for an international tribunal in The Hague to deliver a "fair and objective" ruling in an arbitration case lodged by the Philippines that challenges China's expansive claims in the South China Sea.
2016-07-02 07:09:21 Read More

Australians head to polls in tight election contest

After years of political turmoil, Australia is headed to the polls on Saturday with leaders of the nation's major parties promising to bring stability to a government that has long been mired in chaos.
2016-07-02 06:57:52 Read More

Australians head to polls in tight election contest

5 killed, 20 injured in cafe shooting in Serbia

Police say five people were killed and at least 20 were injured when a man entered a cafe in northern Serbia and sprayed the visitors with automatic gun fire. The suspect was arrested and the motive is under investigation.
2016-07-02 06:41:19 Read More

5 killed, 20 injured in cafe shooting in Serbia

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Top ISIL leaders killed in US airstrike: Pentagon

Two top ISIL commanders have been killed in a US airstrike in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the Pentagon has announced and hoped that this would help in liberating Mosul from the control of the dreaded terror group.
2016-07-02 06:30:26 Read More

19 killed in landslides and heavy rains in China

At least 11 people were killed and a dozen remain missing after a massive landslide swept through a village in southwest China's Guizhou on Friday. In another incident, eight people were killed on Saturday after a wall collapsed due to heavy rain in Wuhan City.
2016-07-02 05:26:13 Read More

North Koreaâ€™s Kim Jong-un in bad physical shape: Spies

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has piled on around 40 kilograms since he took power four years ago, binging on food and drink, South Korea's spy agency National Intelligence Service reported. The young leader is also suffering from insomnia and is paranoid about his personal safety, it said.
2016-07-01 14:07:35 Read More

Myanmar frees â€˜Saffron Revolutionâ€™ monk U Gambira

U Gambira, a former monk and prominent figure in Myanmar's 2007 Saffron Revolution, was released from prison after charges against him were dropped. He was arrested in January after crossing into Myanmar from Thailand, where he had been living, to apply for a new passport.
2016-07-01 13:58:36 Read More

Now isolated, Britain joins France at Somme centenary

A week after Britain's vote to leave the European Union, British Prime Minister David Cameron and members of the royal family were standing side-by-side with France's president to celebrate their historic alliance at the centenary of Battle of Somme that saw over a million dead, injured or missing.
2016-07-01 13:43:27 Read More

Amnesty reports â€˜horrifyingâ€™ abuse of migrants in Libya

Amnesty International published a report of "horrifying" accounts by migrants of exploitation and sexual abuse in Libya, including Christians who were abducted by ISIS and forced into sexual slavery. It said sexual abuse is so widespread that some women take contraceptives before their sea crossing.
2016-07-01 13:28:27 Read More

Austria court overturns presidential poll, calls rerun

Austria's highest court overturned the results of the country's presidential election and ordered a rerun, following claims of counting irregularities by the right-wing Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer who narrowly lost. The decision is unprecedented in Austria's post-war history.
2016-07-01 13:14:10 Read More

Syrian warplane crashes near Damascus, rebels seize pilot

A Syrian warplane crashed northeast of Damascus on Friday and its pilot was captured by rebels in the area, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Insurgents said the plane had been shot down, but did not say what weaponry was used.
2016-07-01 09:48:44 Read More

Malaysia, China, Australia to discuss MH370 search

Government ministers from Malaysia, Australia and China will meet in Kuala Lumpur on July 19 to discuss the future of the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. An underwater search operation for the aircraft, which disappeared two years ago, is under way.
2016-07-01 09:32:42 Read More

No new licence for online gambling in Philippines

The Philippines' gaming regulator said on Friday it will temporarily stop processing licence applications for e-bingo parlours and gaming cafes after the country's new president said at his first cabinet meeting that "online gambling must stop".
2016-07-01 09:17:40 Read More

China's president talks tough ahead of tribunal ruling

China will never compromise on sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said on Friday ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing's maritime claims. His remarks come as regional tensions rise over Beijing's claims to nearly all of the South China Sea
2016-07-01 06:08:41 Read More

China's president talks tough ahead of tribunal ruling

Alvin Toffler, author of â€˜Future Shockâ€™, dies at 87

Alvin Toffler, a guru of the post-industrial age whose "Future Shock" and other books anticipated the disruptions and transformations brought about by the rise of digital technology, has died. One of the world's most famous "futurists", Toffler offered a wide range of accurate predictions.
2016-06-30 13:39:40 Read More

Obama warns Venezuela not to block drive to recall govt

US President Barack Obama issued a stern warning to Venezuela's government to not block the opposition's "legitimate" efforts to hold a referendum to recall the country's embattled President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela is undergoing deep political conflict that has raised tensions in the nation.
2016-06-30 13:30:51 Read More

Vietnam sentences Australian to death for drug offence

A court in southern Vietnam has sentenced a 73-year-old Vietnam-born Australian woman to death for trafficking heroin. It found Nguyen Thi Huong guilty of possessing 36 bars of soap stuffed with 2.8kg of heroin in her baggage as she was boarding a flight to Australia in December 2014, reports said.
2016-06-30 13:21:04 Read More

Istanbul airport attackers were foreigners, Turkey says

Three suspected Islamic State suicide bombers who killed 42 people and injured 239 in a gun and bomb attack at Istanbul airport this week were from Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, a Turkish government official said. The attack was the deadliest in a series of suicide bombings in Turkey this year.
2016-06-30 13:14:40 Read More

Istanbul airport attackers were foreigners, Turkey says

Palestinian kills teenage girl in Israeli settlement

A Palestinian fatally stabbed a 13-year-old girl inside her home in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank before guards shot him dead. Since October, Palestinians have killed 33 Israelis and two visiting US citizens in a wave of street attacks.
2016-06-30 13:02:25 Read More

China says US 'Great Wall' remark shows misunderstanding of history

China on Thursday suggested that the US defense secretary should brush up on his history after urging Beijing not to build a "Great Wall of self-isolation", saying the Great Wall was build to keep out invaders not as a hindrance to contact.
2016-06-30 10:37:31 Read More

Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as president of Philippines

Rodrigo Duterte was sworn in Thursday as president of the Philippines, with some hoping his maverick style will energize the country but others fearing he will undercut one of Asia's liveliest democracies amid threats to kill criminals en masse.
2016-06-30 07:15:19 Read More

Swiss court fines man who blocked daughters' swimming lessons

A Muslim father was fined in Switzerland for refusing to allow his daughters to take swimming lessons at school, in the latest case exposing the challenges of integration in the Alpine country. The prosecutor had requested that the man be sentenced to four months behind bars, in addition to a fine.
2016-06-30 07:12:35 Read More

There is reason for US to pay attention to China: CIA

There is a reason for the US to pay attention to what China is doing on a number of fronts as the Communist nation is a growing power of great economic, political, and increasingly military influence and presence, the CIA Director John Brennan has said.
2016-06-30 05:12:45 Read More

As Europe drifts apart, North American 'amigos' huddle up

rack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto also took swipes at U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has vowed to renegotiate or scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) if he wins November's election.
2016-06-30 04:24:26 Read More

Briton arrested at Trump rally indicted on weapons charges

A Briton arrested at a Donald Trump rally in Las Vegas after trying to grab a police officer's gun was indicted on Wednesday on weapons charges, the authorities said. The young man suffers from Asperger's Syndrome and (OCD), and his parents had warned the US authorities they were worried about him.
2016-06-30 03:57:11 Read More

CIA chief warns of Istanbul-style attack in US

US Central Intelligence Agency director John Brennan warned that the Islamic State (IS) terror group wants to conduct Istanbul airport-style attack in America. At least 42 people were killed and over 200 others injured in a deadly terror attack that hit Ataturk Airport on Tuesday night.
2016-06-30 03:31:43 Read More

North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un gets new 'top post'

The country's legislative body, the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA), unanimously voted Kim as head of the State Affairs Commission on Wednesday, the North's official KCNA news agency said. The new agency replaces the National Defence Commission as the country's highest branch of government.
2016-06-30 03:20:44 Read More

Alvin Toffler, author of 'Future Shock,' dead at 87

Alvin Toffler, a guru of the post-industrial age whose million-selling "Future Shock" and other books anticipated the disruptions and transformations brought about by the rise of digital technology, has died. He was 87.
2016-06-30 03:00:33 Read More

Trump narrows gap on Clinton in new poll

Respondents to the latest Quinnipiac University national poll put Clinton ahead of Trump just 42 percent to 40 percent, a narrowing from Clinton's four-point margin in the organization's June 1 survey.
2016-06-29 15:16:20 Read More

ISIS repels US-backed Syrian rebels near Iraq border

The Islamic State-linked Aamaq news agency said ISIS jihadists repelled the New Syrian Army from an air base that the rebels had briefly captured. ISIS said it seized 15 hostages and ammunition, and was still advancing against the rebels.
2016-06-29 14:59:38 Read More

EU leaves Britain out in the cold as PM race begins

European leaders met in Brussels without Britain for the first time in 40 years to prepare for life after the Brexit bombshell, as the race began to succeed PM David Cameron. Some are concerned that giving Britain favourable divorce terms will spark a domino effect of others leaving the union.
2016-06-29 14:21:31 Read More

British MPs object to 'begging' Trump emails

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been accused of "begging" for campaign cash in emails received by a number of British MPs. The emails, seemingly from Trump's son, ask recipients to "please donate right now to help my father Make America Great Again".
2016-06-29 14:04:21 Read More

Mexican drug lord Guzmanâ€™s extradition put on hold

A judge in Mexico granted a temporary stay of extradition for Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman until arguments can be heard on two appeals filed by his lawyers. Guzman was arrested in January after almost six months on the run following his escape from a maximum-security prison.
2016-06-29 14:03:02 Read More

Mexican drug lord Guzmanâ€™s extradition put on hold

China's Xi urges caution over US missile base in S Korea

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged South Korea to pay attention to China's concerns about the deployment of the US THAAD missile defence system in the country and "cautiously" address the plan. China and Russia have urged the United States to back off, saying THAAD's deployment could also affect their security.
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Russian military chopper shot down in Syria: Ministry

Turkey captures 11 involved in bid to seize Erdogan during coup attempt

13 Pakistan Intl Airlines staff arrested for drug smuggling

Rogue pilot may have crashed MH370: Expert

New York Post publishes nude pics of Trump's wife

Trump's Russia praise raises 'security issues': Clinton

Donald Trump has black soul, says Khizr Khan

Tokyo elects Yuriko Koike as first woman governor

US university adds Pokemon Go to its course

IS leaders, families flee Mosul: Iraqi minister

"Download a good heart", Pope tells young

IS attacks 2 energy plants in north Iraq, kills five

Trump attacks slain Muslim US soldier's parents, triggers row

Seven Saudi troops killed in attack near Yemen border

7 militants killed in Pakistan, major terror attack bid foiled

Clinton leads Trump by 5 points; has improved her image: Poll

I've made sacrifices: Trump to slain soldier's dad

Tokyo votes for new governor ahead of 2020 Olympics

Trump tells Hillary he'll be 'no more Mr Nice Guy'

Afghan Taliban team visits China for talks

Strike grounds 20% Air France flights

Civilians leave Syria's besieged Aleppo

Taliban capture district in Helmand: Afghan official

Two sisters shot dead in Pakistan 'honour' killings

I'm a servant of Chinese investors: Nawaz Sharif's brother

I'm a servant of Chinese investors: Nawaz Sharif's brother

Security heightened at Amsterdam airport, citing threat 'indications'

Belgium arrests two men suspected of planning attack

Turkey kills 35 militants after they try to storm base

US lawmaker seeks changes in Pak blasphemy law

Clinton campaign also hacked in attacks on Democrats

Clinton, Trump take gloves off in White House slog

Turkey remands 17 journalists in custody

14 of Europe's most wanted captured in 6 months

14 of Europe's most wanted captured in 6 months

Kabul blast: Top govt official killed, 2 wounded

Lord, forgive us for so much cruelty: Pope Francis at Auschwitz

Prachanda assures China of implementing key bilateral deals

One cop killed, one wounded in San Diego shooting

One cop killed, one wounded in San Diego shooting

Turkey detains 3 top bizmen in probe after coup

Turkey detains 3 top bizmen in probe after coup

My mother, my hero, our next Prez - Hillary: Chelsea

Transgender activist makes history at DNC 2016

Democrats woo "pissed off" Sanders supporters

Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passes away

Tabla maestro Pandit Lacchu Maharaj passes away

Russia announces aid ops for Syria's battered Aleppo

China, Russia navies to hold drills in South China Sea

Protests as S Korea opens 'comfort women' foundation

WikiLeaks releases audio from Democratic Party hack

Aus: MH370 captain's simulator had Indian Ocean route

I have aged, not Michelle: Barack Obama

I have aged, not Michelle: Barack Obama

Guns cheaper than smartphones in Pakistani tribal town

Moderate quake near east coast of Japan

Turkish defectors in Greece win asylum case delay

Turkish defectors in Greece win asylum case delay

Morocco arrests 52 suspected militants, foils attacks

IS claims responsibility for attack on Syrian town, 44 dead

Indonesian president announces new Cabinet line-up

Flood, landslides kill 33 after heavy rains in Nepal

China criticizes US, Japan, Aus for 'fanning' tensions

Stabbing spree: Japan police search home of suspect

Seoul: N Korea floats propaganda leaflets via river

Hamas 'summer camp' trains young Gazans for war

Hamas 'summer camp' trains young Gazans for war

Syrian troops tighten Aleppo siege, urge gunmen to give up

Netherlands, Latvia lead world for people's height

N Korea should learn from Iran, end nuclear arms: Kerry

N Korea should learn from Iran, end nuclear arms: Kerry

Afghan official says major offensive against IS underway

Two explosions kill 8 near Somali's Mogadishu airport

SCS: US wants China to follow laws, says Kerry

Sanders' insurgents roil Day 1 of Democratic Convention

Iran denies presence of al-Qaida operatives

Support resumption of talks with Philippines: China to US

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