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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

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

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

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

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

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

Putin lifts Turkey travel and trade restrictions

President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday lifted Moscow's travel restrictions to Turkey and ordered trade ties normalised after his first phone call with counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan since Ankara downed a Russian jet last year.
2016-06-29 13:29:03 Read More

Israel cabinet approves reconciliation deal with Turkey

Israeli cabinet ministers on Wednesday approved a deal with Turkey, as relations normalised after years of acrimony over a deadly 2010 raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and others have promoted its economic benefits.
2016-06-29 12:33:35 Read More

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.
2016-06-29 11:33:00 Read More

A Perth Mosque targeted in petrol bomb attack

Western Australia police are investigating a racist firebomb attack at a mosque in state capital Perth while hundreds were praying on Tuesday evening, officials said on Wednesday. No one was injured in the attack, during which a parked car burst into flames outside the mosque.
2016-06-29 09:04:25 Read More

A Perth Mosque targeted in petrol bomb attack

Largest uncut diamond up for auction in London

An 1,109-carat uncut diamond, the largest to be discovered in over a century, is now set to be auctioned, auctioners Sotheby's have said. The tennis ball sized gem quality diamond was uncovered by Canadian mining firm Lucara Diamond Corp in November 2015 at their Karow mine in Botswana.
2016-06-29 07:12:38 Read More

'US should adopt policy of total isolation against Pakistan'

The US should adopt a policy of "total isolation" against Pakistan to send a signal that it faces the prospect of becoming a "second North Korea" if it continues destabilizing Afghanistan by supporting the Taliban and Haqqani network, a former top American diplomat has said.
2016-06-29 06:09:58 Read More

Dutch parliament rejects motion for EU referendum

The Dutch House of Representatives has rejected by majority a motion by opposition leader Geert Wilders for a referendum on the country's European Union (EU) membership. A Dutch EU referendum would be possible with the backing of a majority of parliament or if the PM would issue a referendum.
2016-06-29 05:31:56 Read More

UN chief slams Gaza blockade after Israel-Turkey deal

The agreement with Israel will include an exchange of ambassadors and Israeli compensation for the deaths of 10 Turkish citizens from a 2010 Israeli naval raid on an activist flotilla. Turkey will also be allowed to bring relief supplies into Gaza and carry out new development projects.
2016-06-28 16:45:36 Read More

UN chief slams Gaza blockade after Israel-Turkey deal

Syrian rebels move toward ISIS-held town near Iraq

The Britain-based Observatory says the fighters with the New Syrian Army are close to the town of Boukamal, where IS fighters have been on high alert and shops are closing amid fears of violence. Iraqi leaders have pledged to liberate Mosul this year.
2016-06-28 16:39:17 Read More

Bâ€™desh charges opposition member over Italianâ€™s murder

Bangladesh authorities rejected the ISIS claim of responsibility, saying the group had no presence in the country. The government and police say homegrown militants are responsible for the deaths of nearly 50 secular activists, foreigners and religious minorities killed over the last three years.
2016-06-28 16:09:33 Read More

Afghanistan to investigate child sex abuse by police

There has been international condemnation of paedophilic "bacha bazi" â€” literally "boy play" â€” which AFP found has been exploited by the Taliban to mount a series of Trojan Horse attacks over two years that have killed hundreds of policemen in the remote southern province of Uruzgan.
2016-06-28 16:01:47 Read More

Hillaryâ€™s foes in US Congress release Benghazi report

Clinton's Democratic supporters on the Congressional panel probing the attack and its political aftermath denounced their colleagues' response, and the State Department said it provides few new facts about the September 2012 tragedy.
2016-06-28 15:54:22 Read More

EgyptAir black box flight recorder 'has been repaired'

One of the two black box flight recorders from the EgyptAir plane that plunged into the Mediterranean last month has been repaired, Egypt's investigation commission said on Tuesday, prompting hopes it could provide clues on why the aircraft went down.
2016-06-28 06:49:00 Read More

EgyptAir black box flight recorder 'has been repaired'

US to downgrade Myanmar in annual human trafficking report

The reprimand of Myanmar comes despite U.S. efforts to court the strategically important country to help counteract Chinaâ€™s rise in the region and build a Southeast Asian bulwark against Beijingâ€™s territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea.
2016-06-28 02:57:13 Read More

Pakistan's new military courts challenged over abuse claims

Lawmakers authorised the courts in January last year, handing over significant judicial control to a military that is already powerful and has ruled the country of 190 million people for about half of its existence.
2016-06-28 02:54:58 Read More

Clinton takes lead over Trump: Polls

Two head-to-head polls released on Sunday showed a resurgent Hillary Clinton vaulting atop the US presidential race after a tumultuous month for Donald Trump, who has failed to rally confidence among voters or party leaders.
2016-06-28 02:00:03 Read More

Quake hits Mexico, sways tall buildings in capital

A strong earthquake struck in southern Mexico on Monday afternoon, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or serious damage. The tremor had a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 and its epicenter was in the southern state of Oaxaca
2016-06-27 21:40:24 Read More

Supreme Court delivers major victory for US abortion rights

The US Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas law placing a raft of restrictions on abortion clinics, handing a major victory to the "pro-choice" camp in the country's most important ruling on the divisive issue in a generation.
2016-06-27 17:59:03 Read More

Supreme Court delivers major victory for US abortion rights

Pakistan would not accept Indian diktat over Kashmir: Aziz

Pakistan would not accept Indian diktat over Kashmir, Pakistan's foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz said on Monday. He also said Islamabad was exploring ways to "completely expose" the network set up by alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadav.
2016-06-27 17:32:29 Read More

Erdogan apologises to Putin over downed jet: Kremlin

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has apologised to Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over Ankara's downing of a Russian military jet last year that shattered ties, the Kremlin said. It released a statement saying Erdogan "never had the desire and the intention" to down the Russian jet.
2016-06-27 17:23:13 Read More

IS claims deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers

ISIS has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that killed seven Jordanian soldiers on the Syrian border, the jihadist-linked news agency Amaq said in a statement on its website. Tuesday's blast, which left 13 soldiers wounded, was near an area of no man's land between Iraq, Syria and Jordan.
2016-06-27 14:39:58 Read More

David Cameron sets up new unit for 'Brexit' negotiations

Britain on Monday announced setting up of a new governmental unit to lead the intensive and complex civil services work to negotiate its exit from the European Union. The decision was made during the first Cabinet meeting chaired by outgoing British Prime Minister David Cameron.
2016-06-27 14:11:27 Read More

Rise in racist incidents linked to Brexit vote in UK

Over 100 incidents of racial abuse and hate crimes have been reported since the UK voted to leave the EU, it emerged on Monday. Many of the incidents seem to show the mistaken belief that EU citizens living in the UK will be forced to leave the country instantly as a result of the referendum.
2016-06-27 10:42:13 Read More

Pak looks for lobbyist in US to better ties

Pakistan is looking for a lobbyist in the US after two recent diplomatic disasters when America refused to subsidise an F-16 deal and openly campaigned to induct India into the NSG. The ties between the two countries have plummeted over differences about how to deal with the Taliban in Afghanistan.
2016-06-27 08:06:51 Read More

Pak looks for lobbyist in US to better ties

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Clinton swipes at Trump over Brexit

Democrat Hillary Clinton took a swipe at Republican rival Donald Trump's stance on Brexit, saying that "bombastic comments" do more harm than good during such times. The US should be governed by those "who put the interest of the American people ahead of their personal business interests", she said
2016-06-27 05:19:59 Read More

Pak army chief in Karachi after Sufi singer Amjad Sabri killing

The army chief chaired a high-level briefing at Rangers Headquarters here in which he directed all commanders to focus on the entire network of terrorists, their abettors and financiers, and continue the clean-up in Karachi until peace is restored to the city.
2016-06-27 04:17:10 Read More

Singapore Airlines plane catches fire, none hurt

A Singapore Airlines plane caught fire on Monday while making an emergency landing at Changi Airport after turning back from a flight to Milan following an engine oil warning message, the carrier said. There were 222 passengers and 19 crew on board. No one was injured.
2016-06-27 03:32:43 Read More

Clash at California capitol leaves at least 10 injured

Ten people were wounded â€” two of them with life-threatening injuries â€” on Sunday when counter-protesters clashed with members of a white nationalist group that planned to rally outside the California state Capitol building in Sacramento, authorities said.
2016-06-27 02:42:46 Read More

Clinton takes lead over Trump, new polls show

Two head-to-head polls released on Sunday showed a resurgent Hillary Clinton vaulting atop the US presidential race. A Washington Post-ABC News poll showed a 12 percentage point lead for the Democrat. However, a Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll showed a slimmer 5 per cent lead for Clinton
2016-06-27 02:36:16 Read More

Sufis not a minority, but a majority across subcontinent

Ruthless attacks y Taliban has prompted erroneous depiction of "minority sufis". In reality, the Sufis or followers of the prophet and his companions form an overwhelming majority across the subcontinent.
2016-06-27 02:02:41 Read More

Outrage over 'Make America White Again' billboard

A US congressional candidate has sparked outrage by plastering white supremacist billboards in Tennessee including one saying, 'Make America White Again' - a racist spin on Donald Trump's campaign slogan.
2016-06-27 01:49:11 Read More

New IS video shows killing of 5 media activists

A graphic video emerged on Sunday showing the killing of five Syrian media activists captured by the Islamic State (IS) group last year. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the five were abducted in October and are believed to have been killed over their coverage of events in eastern Syria.
2016-06-27 01:35:00 Read More

Labour in crisis: Corbyn's team wants him out

UK's Opposition Labour party on Sunday faced a full-blown revolt after Jeremy Corbyn sacked his foreign secretary which was followed by resignations of other key shadow cabinet members including an Indian-origin minister.
2016-06-27 01:22:13 Read More

Over 3 million sign petition for second EU vote

A petition demanding a second referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union has reached over three million signatures, well over the 1,00,000-signature threshold required to trigger a debate in the House of Commons, and signalling a major backlash against the shock Brexit vote.
2016-06-26 21:55:30 Read More

Bahraini activist to be tried for tweets

Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab will face trial for tweets condemning the Gulf Arab kingdom's prison system and its involvement in the war in Yemen, his lawyer said, and he could face up to 13 years in prison. Rajab was arrested earlier this month on unspecified charges.
2016-06-26 18:00:41 Read More

Bahraini activist to be tried for tweets

Deadly California wildfire destroys at least 150 homes

Californian firefighters struggled to contain a wildfire that killed at least two people and destroyed some 150 homes as it raced over drought-parched land, whipped up by strong wind. The blaze, known as the Erskine Fire, is raging in an agricultural and oil region of south-central California.
2016-06-26 14:22:56 Read More

Jerusalem gay pride parade attacker jailed for life

A Jerusalem court sentenced a radical ultra-Orthodox Israeli Jew who fatally stabbed a 16-year-old girl and attempted to murder seven others at a gay pride parade last year to life in prison plus 31 years. In their rulings, the judges noted that the man had shown no remorse for his actions.
2016-06-26 14:16:18 Read More

Italy catches top mafia boss after 20 years on the run

One of Italy's most wanted mafia bosses Ernesto Fazzalari, 46, was arrested after two decades on the run, fleeing a life sentence for murder. On the run since 1996, he was convicted in absentia in 1999 of mafia association, kidnapping, illegal possession of weapons and a double homicide.
2016-06-26 14:06:48 Read More

Vatican hits back at Turkey for calling pope â€˜crusaderâ€™

The Vatican hit back at Turkey's depiction of Pope Francis as having a "crusader mentality" after he used the word "genocide" to describe the massacre of 1.5 million Armenians a century ago. Turkey's deputy PM Nurettin Canikli had said it shows "crusader mentality" in the actions of the papacy and the pope.
2016-06-26 14:01:00 Read More

ISIS launch new attacks Afghanistan, dozens killed

Heavy fighting between Afghan forces and Islamic State jihadists has killed dozens of people in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said, raising fears that the terrorist group is staging a comeback, months after Kabul said they had been defeated.
2016-06-26 13:50:21 Read More

6-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills brother in US

In yet another shooting incident in the US involving toddlers, a six-year-old boy in New Jersey accidentally shot his brother in the head while playing. The incident was the latest in a slew of shootings in the US involving toddlers.
2016-06-26 11:10:52 Read More

Third UK Labour policy chief out after Brexit vote

Gloria de Piero, youth policy chief for Britain's opposition Labour Party, resigned on Sunday, British media reported as the party plunged into full-blown crisis in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
2016-06-26 11:01:42 Read More

US lawmaker compares US House protest to Rajya Sabha uproar

A US lawmaker has compared an unprecedented sit-in inside the House of Representatives by Democratic lawmakers to the protest by AIADMK members in the Rajya Sabha in March, saying "other governments may behave this way" but US should not follow suit.
2016-06-26 10:46:24 Read More

Myanmar torches drugs worth nearly $60 million

To mark the UN's annual anti-drugs day, seized drugs and precursor chemicals were burnt in three places across Myanmar. Police on Sunday torched drugs with a street value of nearly $60 million as authorities struggle to tackle the scourge of poppy cultivation and pill laboratories in border zones.
2016-06-26 10:34:22 Read More

Fallujah 'fully liberated' from IS: Iraqi commander

Iraqi troops have entered the northwestern al-Julan neighborhood, the last area of Fallujah to remain under IS control, the head of the counterterrorism forces in the operation, Lt. Gen. Abdul-Wahab al-Saadi, told The Associated Press.
2016-06-26 09:05:49 Read More

Kerry to visit Brussels, London in wake of Brexit vote

The trip comes as European Union and UK officials weigh the political and economic fallout from Friday's shock British referendum vote in favor of leaving the 28-nation bloc.
2016-06-26 08:28:34 Read More

30 killed, 21 injured in China bus fire

At least 30 people were killed and 21 others injured when a tourist bus burst into flames after crashing into the side of a road in central China on Sunday.The accident happened in Hunan province when the bus carrying 56 people crashed into the guardrails on a highway.
2016-06-26 08:16:30 Read More

30 killed, 21 injured in China bus fire

Experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump

Donald Trump has finally acknowledged that to best compete against Hillary Clinton he needs more than the bare-bones campaign team that led him to primary success. But many of the most experienced Republican political advisers aren't willing to work for him.
2016-06-25 15:16:11 Read More

Somali Islamist militants attack hotel in Mogadishu

Somalia's al Shabaab Islamist group launched a suicide bomb attack on a hotel in the centre of Mogadishu on Saturday before militant fighters stormed the building, a police officer said. The official gave no details of any casualties.
2016-06-25 14:28:04 Read More

1 mn sign petition for Brexit polls 2.0

Over a million people have signed a petition in the UK calling for a second referendum over the country's EU membership following the shock Brexit vote. The petition's organiser said that London is "a world city" and it should "remain at the heart of Europe".
2016-06-25 13:49:45 Read More

US military to lift transgender ban: Media

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2016-06-25 11:01:00 Read More

Russian President Putin meets with Chinese leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday emphasized economic ties with China and praised what he called Russia's "all-embracing and strategic partnership" with its neighbor, during a visit to Beijing that takes place against the background of a drop in trade and lingering mistrust.
2016-06-25 10:46:08 Read More

Russian President Putin meets with Chinese leaders

France presses for quick EU divorce with Britain

France's foreign minister called on Saturday for the European Union to move ahead quickly to seal the terms of a British exit from the bloc, arguing that the other 27 members needed to give the EU new purpose or else risk populism taking hold.
2016-06-25 09:47:20 Read More

Iceland set to elects new president post-Panama crisis

Iceland is expected to elect a political newcomer as president on Saturday with polls predicting a landslide victory for Gudni Johannesson, a history professor. Johannesson decided to run for the post after the "Panama" leak implicated several politicians, including the PM who was forced to resign.
2016-06-25 05:07:36 Read More

23 dead in West Virginia floods, many stranded

Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 23 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state officials said on Friday. At least six counties have extensive structural damage and about 66,000 people were without power.
2016-06-25 04:43:10 Read More

Texas mother fatally shoots 2 daughters; police kill her

Police say a Houston-area woman fatally shot her two adult daughters before officers shot and killed her. The motive was still under investigation, but it appeared the shooting climaxed a family argument, police said.
2016-06-25 04:26:17 Read More

We have stopped communicating with Taiwan: China

The Chinese government said it had stopped a communication mechanism with Taiwan because of the refusal of the self-ruled island's new government to recognize the "one China" principle. However,Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen says she wants to maintain status quo with China.
2016-06-25 04:17:20 Read More

Trump's Brexit remarks make him 'unfit' for President: Clinton aides

Hillary Clinton's top aides have said that Donald Trump's post-Brexit response proves that the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is "temperamentally unfit" for the White House. Trump, who is on a two-day trip in Scotland, praised the vote in the UK.
2016-06-25 03:43:11 Read More

Trump's Brexit remarks make him 'unfit' for President: Clinton aides

Dozens burned walking on hot coals at Tony Robbins seminar

As many as 40 people were injured after walking on hot coals as part of a self-help seminar hosted by motivational speaker Tony Robbins in Texas, fire officials said on Friday. The three-day seminar is intended to help people "break through any limit" and improve their quality of life.
2016-06-24 17:05:42 Read More

Dozens burned walking on hot coals at Tony Robbins seminar

Bernie Sanders says he would vote for Hillary Clinton

Senator Bernie Sanders on Friday said he would vote for his party rival Hillary Clinton in the November general elections to defeat Republican Donald Trump, but stopped short of fully endorsing presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.Sanders gave a tough fight to Clinton during the primaries.
2016-06-24 15:21:40 Read More

Myanmar's Suu Kyi vows to bring exiled countrymen home

Aung San Suu Kyi vowed on Friday to work towards bringing home hundreds of thousands of Myanmar people who fled her impoverished and war-torn country under its former military leaders. Over 100,000 refugees who fled ethnic conflicts with the Myanmar army are also kept in Thai camps along the border.
2016-06-24 14:08:31 Read More

Obama says he respects Britain's decision to leave EU

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2016-06-24 13:58:21 Read More

Brexit vote a 'grave test for Europe': Hollande

French President Francois Hollande said on Friday that Britain's vote to leave the EU was a "grave test for Europe" in view of the economic and financial consequences. Expressing his chagrin over the vote, he said: "It always takes less time to undo than to do, to destroy than to build."
2016-06-24 11:30:04 Read More

Britons 'took back control of their country': Donald Trump

In Scotland to reopen a golf resort, the wealthy New York businessman stopped to take questions from reporters after arriving in his signature helicopter at Turnberry near his clubhouse resort, a Scottish flag blowing in the wind.
2016-06-24 09:55:33 Read More

China mounts rescue efforts as tornado toll hits 98

People scrabbled through the rubble of their homes after hurricane-force winds and a tornado left at least 98 dead in China, with hundreds more injured. Whole villages were levelled and huge trees felled when winds of up to 125 kmph struck around Yancheng in eastern province of Jiangsu on Thursday.
2016-06-24 09:34:29 Read More

China mounts rescue efforts as tornado toll hits 98

Trump applauds decisions by British people to bolt EU

Donald Trump is saluting the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, saying "they took back their country, it's a great thing." Trump also suggested that other counties may follow the UK's lead, saying "this will not be the last.''
2016-06-24 08:44:12 Read More

7 Indonesian boat crewmen abducted in Philippines

Suspected militants in the southern Philippines boarded an Indonesian tugboat and abducted seven of 13 crew members in a third such attack in the volatile region, the Indonesian foreign minister said on Friday.
2016-06-24 07:02:47 Read More

UK now needs Brexit govt: Anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage

"The EU is failing, the EU is dying," Farage told reporters. "I hope we've knocked the first brick out of the wall. I hope this is the first step towards a Europe of sovereign nations," Farage said.
2016-06-24 07:00:28 Read More

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Myanmar Buddhist hardline monks ransack mosque

ists ransacked a mosque in central Myanmar forcing Muslims to seek refuge overnight in a police station after a dispute between neighbours spilled into religious violence. Bouts of anti-Muslim violence have left scores dead across the country since 2012.
2016-06-24 06:48:45 Read More

Taipei's China Airlines strike leaves 20,000 stranded

A strike by staff from Taiwan's largest carrier China Airlines left 20,000 passengers without flights on Friday in the first industrial action by cabin crew in the island's aviation history, forcing the airlines to cancel all flights.
2016-06-24 05:32:31 Read More

Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire

The Colombian government and FARC rebels signed a ceasefire and disarmament agreement on Thursday, one of the last steps toward ending a half-century conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands of people.
2016-06-24 05:19:56 Read More

Colombia, FARC rebels sign historic ceasefire

How Brexit may hit the EU economy

The European Union's chief concerns over Britain's vote to leave the group are political but losing its second-largest economy will have a huge economic impact as well.
2016-06-24 05:19:27 Read More

Suu Kyi urged to recognize Rohingyas as Burmese

The Coalition for the Rights of Refugees and Stateless Persons urged Myanmar's state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, who is on an official visit to Thailand, to recognize the Muslim minority Rohingyas as Myanmarese nationals. Myanmar removed Rohingya Muslims from the list of ethnic minorities in 1982.
2016-06-23 14:14:44 Read More

Kurd-Arab forces enter ISIS bastion in northern Syria

The US-backed Syrian Democratic Forces entered Manbij and were advancing slowly to the center of the city, an Islamic State group stronghold in northern Syria. Manbij is a key waypoint on an ISIS supply line between the Turkish border and the extremist group's de facto capital Raqqa.
2016-06-23 14:06:24 Read More

51 dead in extreme weather in eastern China: Report

Extreme weather, including hailstorms, heavy rain and a tornado, killed 51 and injured dozens in China's eastern Jiangsu province, the official Xinhua news agency reported. Many parts of China have been lashed by torrential rains this week as summer rainstorms have been heavier than usual.
2016-06-23 13:28:53 Read More

200 refugees fleeing Boko Haram die of starvation: MSF

Nearly 200 refugees fleeing from Boko Haram have died of starvation and dehydration in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bama in the past month, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said. The refugees "speak of children dying of hunger and digging new graves every day," it said.
2016-06-23 13:14:21 Read More

200 refugees fleeing Boko Haram die of starvation: MSF

Daring flight removes 2 sick workers from South Pole

Two people who fell ill while working at the US research station at the South Pole have been evacuated by a small plane that made the rescue flight in Antarctica's harsh winter. The National Science Foundation said they arrived in Chile's Punta Arenas from Amundsen-Scott station at the South Pole.
2016-06-23 12:55:57 Read More

Turkey may hold UK-style referendum on stalled EU bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has suggested Turkey could hold a referendum over whether to continue its long-stalled accession process to join the European Union.
2016-06-23 06:58:27 Read More

N Korea rules out nuclear talks resumption

North Korea has "no thoughts" of resuming six-party talks on its nuclear programme, a top Pyongyang official said on Thursday in Beijing, despite the repeated requests made by its closest ally China, ever since talks fell through in 2009.
2016-06-23 05:32:35 Read More

Indonesian prez sails to disputed South China Sea islands

Indonesia's president visited the Natuna Islands aboard a warship on Thursday, making a bold move to assert sovereignty over the area in the southern reaches of the South China Sea after Beijing stated its "over-lapping claim" on nearby waters.
2016-06-23 04:12:47 Read More

Indonesian prez sails to disputed South China Sea islands

Sanders admits he's unlikely to be Democratic nominee

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders admitted that he will not be Democratic candidate for the White House as he indirectly recognised Hillary Clinton's victory in the race for the party's presidential nomination for the first time in public.
2016-06-23 03:47:35 Read More

Libya clashes, blast at a depot kill more than 60

Fierce clashes in Libya between pro-government militiamen and Islamic State jihadists in the city of Sirte and an explosion at a depot near the capital, Tripoli, left more than 60 dead in just one day. The militiamen have been leading an offensive since early May to take full control over Sirte.
2016-06-22 13:59:35 Read More

Plane lands at South Pole in daring medical rescue

After flying through dangerous dark and cold, a rescue plane landed at the South Pole to evacuate a sick worker from a remote US science station. The plane arrived at the South Pole after a daring 1,500-mile, nine-hour trip from a British base on the Antarctic peninsula.
2016-06-22 13:47:56 Read More

North Korea missile success followed flurry of flops

With the apparent successful test-firing of a mid-range missile after a string of recent failures, North Korean scientists managed to satisfy a direct order from the impatient strongman Kim Jong-un looking for a credible military backup to his repeated threats to strike his enemies.
2016-06-22 13:41:24 Read More

Convicted German nurse â€˜likely killed more patientsâ€™

German police say tests on exhumed bodies suggest that a male nurse sentenced to life in prison for killing two patients with overdoses of heart medication likely killed many more people. A report said investigators found residues of heart drug in 27 of 99 patients who were exhumed from a hospital.
2016-06-22 13:29:51 Read More

EU referendum: Britain enters final day of campaigning

Campaigners on both sides of the crucial vote on whether or not Britain should remain in the European Union crisscrossed the country on Wednesday, their last day to win support from the undecided. Britain goes to the polls on Thursday after a campaign that has been both heated and complicated.
2016-06-22 13:21:39 Read More

Senate may pass FBI spying bill after Orlando shooting

The US Senate on Wednesday is likely to pass a Republican-backed proposal to expand the Federal Bureau of Investigation's secretive surveillance powers after the Orlando shooting. The Bill would broaden the type of telephone and internet records FBI could request from companies without a warrant.
2016-06-22 11:43:18 Read More

Putin slams NATO for 'aggressive' activities, rhetoric

Speaking on the 75th anniversary of the invasion of the USSR by Nazi Germany Putin accused the West of rejecting overtures from Russia to help tackle the common foe of "international terrorism" -- as it once ignored the Soviet Union's warnings of Hitler.
2016-06-22 11:41:03 Read More

China to launch cruises to disputed Spratly islands

Chinese cruise ships will regularly bring tourists to the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea by 2020, reports said on Wednesday, as tensions mount in the region. Beijing asserts sovereignty over almost all of the strategically vital South China Sea, despite rival claims from Southeast Asian neighbours.
2016-06-22 08:37:10 Read More

China to launch cruises to disputed Spratly islands

`Ecstasy pills made with child-friendly logos on rise in UK'

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Danish party calls Obama `negro without talent' in a song, apologises

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US Senate shoots down gun control plans

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White House denounces senators as cowards on gun control

The White House has accused US senators of sacrificing national security for their political ambitions on Tuesday, a day after four gun control measures failed to advance after the nation's largest mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, last week.
2016-06-21 14:50:03 Read More

White House denounces senators as cowards on gun control

Taliban attack buses in Afghanistan, abduct 60 people

The Taliban on Tuesday ambushed a series of buses and cars in southern Afghanistan's Helmand province, forcing people out of the vehicles and abducting around 60 passengers, an Afghan official said. The insurgents later said they released all but 27 of those abducted.
2016-06-21 12:55:00 Read More

Trump's campaign cycles $6mn into Trump companies

When Trump flies, he uses his airplane. When he campaigns, he often chooses his properties or his own Trump Tower in New York City, which serves as headquarters. Through the end of May, Trump's campaign had plunged at least $6.2 million back into Trump corporate products and services.
2016-06-21 11:30:42 Read More

16 killed in clashes in Central African Republic

Sixteen people have been killed in two days of clashes between Fulani herdsmen and the mainly Muslim Seleka militia in the restive Central African Republic.
2016-06-21 09:49:04 Read More

Riots hit South African capital over mayoral candidate

Residents in poor areas of South Africa's capital, Pretoria, have set buses on fire and blocked roads in riots attributed to discontent over the ruling party's selection of a candidate for the mayoral elections.
2016-06-21 09:18:40 Read More

Six Jordanian soldiers killed in car bomb attack

oded on the Syrian-Jordanian border early on Tuesday, the Jordanian military said, killing six and wounding several Jordanian border guards in an attack that raised new questions about the pro-Western kingdom's stability.
2016-06-21 08:02:09 Read More

Six Jordanian soldiers killed in car bomb attack

Row over N. Korea defectors moves to Seoul court

A Seoul court on Tuesday convened a rare hearing into the welfare of a dozen North Korean defectors, who, Pyongyang insists, were abducted. However, South Korea claims they escaped of their own free will.
2016-06-21 05:08:05 Read More

Any exemption to India's NSG entry must apply to Pak too: China

China's state media on Tuesday defended Pakistan's nuclear record and argued that any exemption to India for NSG entry should also be given to Pakistan. This is the first time Chinese official media has directly made a case for Pakistan's inclusion in the NSG.
2016-06-21 04:48:53 Read More

Israeli troops kill Palestinian stone-thrower

Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian and wounded two others between the West Bank villages of Beit Sira and Beit Ur early on Tuesday. In a separate incident, the army also demolished the home of a Palestinian who killed a US tourist and wounded several Israelis in a stabbing rampage in Tel Aviv.
2016-06-21 03:26:47 Read More

Man charged for attempting to kill Donald Trump

A 19-year-old British man, Michael Sandford, tried to disarm an officer at Trump's Saturday's rally at the Mystere Theatre in Las Vegas before being overpowered. Britain's Foreign Office is "providing assistance" in the case.
2016-06-21 02:41:35 Read More

Man charged for attempting to kill Donald Trump

Venezuelans ransack stores as hunger grips nation

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Donald Trump parts ways with his controversial campaign manager

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Shark dies after tourists drag it onshore for photos

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'Search for missing MH370 leads to possible personal items'

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UK lawmakers pay tribute to Jo Cox

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Orlando gunman 'bomb-rigged car and vests': FBI

The gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida threatened to detonate a car rigged with bombs and to strap hostages into explosive vests, according to partial transcripts of his 911 calls released on Monday.
2016-06-20 18:28:34 Read More

Bahrain strips citizenship of top Shia cleric

Bahrain said it has revoked the citizenship of the Sunni-ruled kingdom's top Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, accusing him of sowing sectarian divisions. There was no immediate indication of Qassim's fate, but he could face deportation through a legal process.
2016-06-20 17:56:13 Read More

Bahrain strips citizenship of top Shia cleric

Africa summit tackles violence against albinos

The UN summit on albinism concluded in Tanzania in which social problems and threats concerning to people with albinism were discussed. In Africa, albino graves have been looted and people killed to supply a grisly black market trade in albino body parts thought by some to bring good luck or wealth.
2016-06-20 14:00:13 Read More

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Israel backs ratification of nuclear test ban treaty: UN

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that his country backs ratification of CTBT banning nuclear tests, a senior UN official said. While Israel does not comment on its nuclear capabilities it is commonly considered to be the only nation in the Middle East to have atomic arms.
2016-06-20 13:47:24 Read More

Japan says ageing nuclear reactors can stay functional

Japanese regulators said that two ageing nuclear reactors can stay functional for up to 20 more yearsâ€” the first such exception under tighter safety rules imposed after the 2011 Fukushima crisis. Greenpeace criticized the decision, saying earthquake risks were being ignored.
2016-06-20 13:39:33 Read More

Iran thwarts major â€˜terrorist plotâ€™ in the country

Iranian intelligence officials have broken up "the biggest terrorist plot" to ever target Tehran and other provinces in the Islamic republic, the country's state television reported. It quoted a senior official as saying the attack was timed to hit during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan.
2016-06-20 13:26:54 Read More

HK leader to raise booksellerâ€™s detention with China

Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said he'll raise concerns with the Chinese government over the case of a bookseller secretly detained for months in the mainland and whose revelations about his ordeal have sparked fear and anger over Beijing's tightening grip.
2016-06-20 13:05:28 Read More

Separate bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan

More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan, including at least 14 when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Napelse security contractors in the capital Kabul. Another bomb killed at least eight civilians in a crowded market in the northern province of Badakhshan.
2016-06-20 12:57:15 Read More

Suicide attack kills 3 at Christian memorial in Syria

Three people were killed in northeast Syria when a suicide bomber attacked a Patriarch Ignatius Aphrem II-led event commemorating the massacre of Christians by the Ottoman army in the 'Sayfo' massacre.
2016-06-20 07:34:35 Read More

Global migrant tide swells to record 65 million: UN

The number of refugees and others fleeing their homes worldwide has hit a new record, spiking to 65.3 million people by the end of 2015, the United Nations said on World Refugee Day, underscoring twin pressures fuelling an unprecedented global displacement crisis..
2016-06-20 05:52:13 Read More

Six dead, more than 100 injured in Mexico protest

Unknown gunmen opened fire as police and teachers clashed in southern Mexico on Sunday during a protest that left six people dead and more than 100 injured, authorities said. Vehicles were set on fire and police used tear gas as protests against education reforms took a violent turn.
2016-06-20 05:23:53 Read More

Indonesia floods, landslides toll reaches 43

The death toll from flooding and landslides in Indonesia's Central Java province has risen to 43 with 19 missing and 14 injured. Sixteen districts and cities have been affected by the disasters since Saturday after non-stop heavy rains.
2016-06-20 04:54:52 Read More

Vendors cover signboards before China's dog meat fest

Restaurants in China's Guangxi Zhuang region's Yulin city have covered the Chinese character for "dog" on their signboards in order to "avoid trouble" from animal rights activists ahead of the start of a controversial dog meat festival on Tuesday.
2016-06-20 04:26:34 Read More

Shootout in Brazil hospital kills one; two wounded

A group of heavily armed men stormed a Rio de Janeiro hospital on Sunday to free a suspected drug trafficker, sparking a shootout with officers that left a patient dead and a nurse and an off-duty policeman wounded.
2016-06-20 04:00:37 Read More

China says Indonesian navy shot at Chinese boat

China's foreign ministry said on Sunday that the Indonesian navy opened fire at a Chinese fishing boat in the South China Sea, injuring a fisherman and detaining its seven-man crew. Indonesia's navy claimed the Chinese vessel was illegally fishing in Indonesian waters.
2016-06-20 03:52:43 Read More

Aussie politician resigns over Hizb ut-Tahrir links

Australian Labour party politician Christian Kunde has resigned from running in the upcoming federal election over his alleged links to radical Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir. Kunde denied that he was a member of the organisation.
2016-06-20 03:19:34 Read More

3 dead, 45 hurt in Mexico labour union-cops clash

A violent clash between members of a dissident teachers' union and police in southern Mexico on Sunday has left three dead and 45 injured, as law enforcement attempts to dislodge the protesters from blocking a local highway.
2016-06-20 01:14:35 Read More

Virginia Raggi first female mayor in Rome

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Former Vanderbilt footballer convicted on rape charges

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U.S. to release partial transcripts of Orlando killer calls to police: Lynch

U.S. officials will on Monday release partial transcripts of three phone conversations the man who killed 49 people in a Florida gay nightclub last week had with police as the massacre unfolded, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on Sunday.
2016-06-19 18:57:01 Read More

Bookseller contemplated suicide in Chinese detention

Lam Wing-kee and four other men who worked for a Hong Kong publishing company disappeared last year, only to turn up months later in police custody on the mainland. Lam said that he was so despondent during his detention by authorities in mainland China that he considered committing suicide.
2016-06-19 11:28:13 Read More

Pak woman paraded with blackened face for eloping

According to eyewitnesses, family members, including her parents, paraded her in the streets outside her house after blackening her face and shaving off her head in a village of Uch Sharif, Bahawalpur, some 400km from Lahore.
2016-06-19 11:23:14 Read More

Over a lakh Bangladeshi clerics in anti-terrorism fatwa

Over 100,000 Islamic scholars in Bangladesh have issued a fatwa, declaring militancy and terrorism in the name of Islam as "haram" while voicing their concern over a wave of brutal slayings of Hindus and secular writers by Islamists in the Muslim-majority country.
2016-06-19 10:24:34 Read More

Over a lakh Bangladeshi clerics in anti-terrorism fatwa

Protests over US bases on Okinawa after Japanese woman's murder

Thousands of people gathered on the Japanese island of Okinawa on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two decades against US military bases following the arrest of an American suspected of murdering a local woman.
2016-06-19 06:30:46 Read More

Donald Trump: 'It would be helpful' if Republicans would help him

Donald Trump has railed against efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last-ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee, threatening at one point to stop fundraising if Republicans don't rally around him.
2016-06-19 06:01:29 Read More

US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria

The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the rebel capture of three villages from government control â€” Zeitan, Khalsa and Barna â€”had caused significant losses among government forces and their allies.
2016-06-19 05:43:56 Read More

US-backed forces advance against Islamic State in Syria

INA reunion in Kuala Lumpur to salute Netaji

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Lawyers see LGBT rights at a watershed

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Six killed when van crashes and flips on Virginia highway

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Democrats' new line on gun control: Do it for national security

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Syrian militants capture government-held areas, dozens dead

Militants have captured two villages from Syrian government forces and their allies in the northern province of Aleppo after days of heavy fighting that left scores of fighters dead, Syrian activists said.
2016-06-18 13:55:32 Read More

Egypt's ex-prez Morsi sentenced to 40 years in jail

Egypt's toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court for passing state secrets to Qatar. The court also upheld death sentences given to six Muslim Brotherhood members in the same case.
2016-06-18 12:13:49 Read More

Indonesia lets migrants ashore after a weekÂ

After facing widespread criticism from Rights groups, Indonesia has allowed a group of Tamil migrants from Sri Lanka to come ashore in Aceh province after confining them to their stranded boat for a week.
2016-06-18 11:55:05 Read More

Belgian cops detain 12 for planning new attacks

Belgian police arrested 12 suspects in a major anti-terror operation overnight amid security alerts in Belgium and France around the Euro 2016 soccer tournament and just three months after Islamist bombers wrought carnage in Brussels.
2016-06-18 11:20:16 Read More

Bangladesh Hindu teacher's attacker killed in shootout

Ghulam Faijullaha Fahim, who was in police custody after he critically wounded a Hindu college teacher, was shot when police officers took him with them to help capture his associates, who opened fire on them.
2016-06-18 11:09:00 Read More

'Death to traitors' says UK MP murder suspect

"Death to traitors, freedom for Britain," 52-year-old Thomas Mair said when asked to give his name at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London after being charged with murder, the Press Association reported.
2016-06-18 09:59:21 Read More

'Death to traitors' says UK MP murder suspect

Disputed Afghan-Pakistan border reopens after fighting

The fighting, which has killed at least four people, erupted at Torkham gate after the two sides disagreed over a Pakistani plan to build a new barrier at crossing. Afghanistan rejects the colonial-era Durand Line border drawn up in 1893 and police along the border vowed to prevent the Pakistani project from going forward.
2016-06-18 08:49:17 Read More

Disputed Afghan-Pakistan border reopens after fighting

FBI questions member of mosque attended by Orlando gunman

FBI agents questioned a member of the Florida mosque attended by Omar Mateen, the man who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub, as new information surfaced revealing he had exhibited chronic behavioral problems during his youth. Academic records show Mateen was frequently suspended as a student.
2016-06-18 08:44:20 Read More

New suspect charged over Brussels attacks

A Belgian man has been arrested and charged in connection with the Islamic State suicide bombings that killed 32 people in Brussels in March, prosecutors have said. The 30-year-old, named as Youssef E.A, is one of several charged over the March 22 attacks.
2016-06-18 03:59:11 Read More

New suspect charged over Brussels attacks

Clinton's lead over Trump slips: Poll

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A Muslim of Hindu faith, Orlando rescuerâ€™s heroism driven by morality

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Ex-Nazi guard gets 5 yrsâ€™ jail for Auschwitz murders

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Senators working to craft new gun control compromise

A group of Republican senators on Friday were trying to craft compromise gun control legislation that could attract both Republicans and Democrats and have a hope of passing the U.S. Senate, unlike several measures that are expected to be voted on next week for which prospects appear dim.
2016-06-17 18:30:28 Read More

IS attack in Iraq kills 15 members of security forces

The Islamic State group launched attacks on villages near the restive town of Tuz Khurmatu on Thursday and in the ensuing clashes 15 members of the police, of a Turkmen paramilitary organisation and of the Kurdish peshmerga were killed.
2016-06-17 17:00:38 Read More

Boko Haram kill 24 at funeral in northeast Nigeria

Twenty-four people were killed when Boko Haram fighters opened fire on mourners, a local community leader said on Friday. This was the second attack in northeast Nigeria this week after fighters attacked Kutuva village in the Damboa area on Tuesday.
2016-06-17 16:10:43 Read More

Hunt on for six ships carrying weapons for IS

The European secret services are seeking six ships that left Turkey in mid-May with weapons like small arms and Kalashnikov assault rifles, hidden between their loads, destined for Islamic State in Libya.
2016-06-17 14:40:13 Read More

Mother kills pregnant daughter for 'honour' in Pak

A mother slit open the throat of her 22-year-old pregnant daughter, who had married of her own choice, in Pakistan's Punjab province, the latest in a series of gruesome "honour killing" that have sparked national outrage.
2016-06-17 13:38:21 Read More

Second black box recovered from EgyptAir crash site

Search teams on Friday recovered the second flight recorder of an EgyptAir plane from the bottom of the Mediterranean that could prove vital in establishing the cause of the unexplained crash, a day after they retrieved its cockpit voice recorder..
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French govt, hardline union fail to break impasse

Talks between France's labour minister and the head of the country's main union on Friday failed to break a deadlock over labour market reforms which have led to months of, sometimes violent, anti-government protests.
2016-06-17 11:13:55 Read More

French govt, hardline union fail to break impasse

Iraq forces retake Fallujah govt HQ: Commanders

Iraqi forces retook the main government compound in the centre of the jihadist bastion of Fallujah from the Islamic State group on Friday, top commanders said. The government lost control of Fallujah in 2014, months before IS took second city Mosul and swept across large parts of the country.
2016-06-17 09:55:07 Read More

Pakistani woman throws acid at man who refused to marry her

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US rules out mediation between Afghanistan, Pakistan

The US has ruled out mediation between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and asked the two countries to work together to de-escalate tensions at the Torkham border crossing where deadly clashes this week have killed two Afghan and one Pakistani border guard and wounded 20 on both sides.
2016-06-17 05:22:59 Read More

Obama meets Orlando massacre survivors

President Barack Obama on Thursday met survivors of the massacre at an Orlando gay nightclub and relatives of the 49 people killed, and said the United States must act to control gun violence and fight what he called homegrown terrorism.
2016-06-17 04:29:59 Read More

'EU not 'in danger of death' if Britain leaves'

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Dozens of US diplomats urge strikes against Assad

More than 50 state department diplomats have signed an internal memo sharply critical of the Obama administration's policy in Syria, urging the United States to carry out military strikes against the government of President Bashar Assad.
2016-06-17 02:48:00 Read More

Senate inches toward possible gun control action

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Trumped by candidate's rhetoric, Republican lawmakers at a loss for words

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Trumped by candidate's rhetoric, Republican lawmakers at a loss for words

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Water to West Bank cut off on Ramzan? Israel says no

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Black box of crashed Egypt plane pulled out of sea

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Clinton considering Warren, not Sanders, for running mate: WSJ

Hillary Clinton is considering U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren for her running mate for the Democratic presidential ticket, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing several people familiar with the process.
2016-06-16 19:00:22 Read More

Over 400 killed in Ethiopia protests: Human Rights Watch

Ethiopian security forces killed more than 400 people in their bid to quell protests that wracked the vast Oromiya province since November, Human Rights Watch said. Plans to allocate farmland for development sparked the country's worst unrest in over a decade.
2016-06-16 16:55:56 Read More

Air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo during truce

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported air strikes hit rebel-held parts of Aleppo just hours into an announced 48-hour ceasefire and fighting carried on in and around the northern Syrian city.
2016-06-16 16:54:33 Read More

ISIS is â€˜formidable and resilientâ€™, CIA chief says

CIA director John Brennan told the US Congress that the Islamic State remains "formidable" and "resilient", is training and attempting to deploy operatives for further attacks on the west and will rely more on guerrilla-style tactics to compensate for its territorial losses in the Middle East.
2016-06-16 16:35:31 Read More

Croatian lawmakers topple right-wing government

Croatia's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to oust Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic, triggering the fall of the government and raising the prospect of an early election in the European Union's newest member state.
2016-06-16 16:25:32 Read More

HK bookseller calls detention a blatant policy breach

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, whose disappearances sparked international concern, said he spent months locked in a small room on the Chinese mainland as authorities tried to learn more about his publishing company's authors and customers.
2016-06-16 15:57:11 Read More

Euro violence: France to deport Russian fans chief

The head of a Russian soccer supporters' association, Alexander Shprygin, is among 20 Russian fans who are to be expelled from France for indulging in violence with English fans after a Euro match earlier this week. Three Russian fans were handed jail sentences up to two years by a Marseille court.
2016-06-16 15:25:26 Read More

British MP shot, stabbed; critically injured

A 41-year-old British woman MP from the opposition Labour Party was on Thursday shot and stabbed in her constituency in northern England and was said to be in a critical condition. A man has been arrested on suspicion.
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British MP shot, stabbed; critically injured

Black box from crashed EgyptAir plane recovered

The cockpit voice recorder from the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 has been found by search teams who were forced to salvage the device over several stages, the Egyptian investigation committee said on Thursday.
2016-06-16 13:37:04 Read More

EgyptAir plane debris found on Mediterranean seabed

A deep-sea robot has located pieces of the EgyptAir flight MS804, that went missing on May 19, at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea as investigators race to find the black boxes that could reveal the cause of the crash.
2016-06-16 11:05:03 Read More

Russia building military 'zone of influence': NATO

Moscow is seeking to create a "zone of influence through military means", NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Thursday, adding that the alliance has observed major and aggressive manoeuvres on the Russian side.
2016-06-16 08:08:29 Read More

Canadian lawmakers vote to make national anthem gender neutral

The changes, brought forward as a private member's bill by a Liberal Party lawmaker, passed easily in the House of Commons, which is controlled by the Liberals. It now goes to the appointed Senate, which generally approves measures passed by the elected House.
2016-06-16 07:38:40 Read More

Hindu monk gets death threat in Bangladesh

Suspected Islamists claiming to be the ISIS followers have threatened to kill a Hindu priest of the Ramakrishna Mission here if he continues to preach in "Islamic Bangladesh", prompting authorities to beef up security around the area.
2016-06-16 07:22:47 Read More

Shanghai Disney resort officially opens to public

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Shanghai Disney resort officially opens to public

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Obama meets Dalai Lama in spite of China protest

US President Barack Obama met the Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday despite a warning by China that it would damage diplomatic relations. The meeting came at a time of heightened tensions between the US and China over Beijing's assertive pursuit of territorial claims in East Asia.
2016-06-16 02:20:37 Read More

Obama meets Dalai Lama in spite of China protest

Russia blames English fans for provoking Euro violence

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov slammed the detention of Russian football fans attending Euro 2016 in France as "absolutely unacceptable". He conceded it was "unacceptable to behave like some of our citizens" but criticized the "provocative" behaviour of England fans.
2016-06-15 15:57:29 Read More

Tokyo governor resigns over spending scandal

Tokyo governor Yoichi Masuzoe resigned over spending public money on lavish hotels and spa trips - the latest setback on the mega city's troubled road to hosting the 2020 Olympics. On assuming office as governor, Masuzoe had pledged to run an administration free of money scandals.
2016-06-15 15:52:47 Read More

US charges Chinese ex-IBM worker with spying

US authorities charged a former Chinese employee of tech giant IBM with economic espionage for allegedly stealing proprietary source code to hand over to a Chinese government agency. The department of justice said Xu Jiaqiang had been a developer for an unnamed US company when he took the source code.
2016-06-15 15:47:22 Read More

Pistorius walks on stumps in court ahead of sentence

Oscar Pistorius removed his prostheses and hobbled on his stumps in a South African courtroom as part of his defence team's argument that the double-amputee athlete, convicted of murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is a vulnerable man who deserves leniency when he is sentenced.
2016-06-15 15:29:14 Read More

UN accused of not being neutral in Syrian conflict

The international advocacy group Syria Campaign has accused the United Nations of not being neutral in the Syrian conflict, claiming that the world body is prioritizing its relationship with the Damascus government over delivering aid to civilians.
2016-06-15 15:23:00 Read More

More clashes at AfPak border, Afghan guard killed

Renewed clashes overnight at a Pakistani-Afghan border crossing killed an Afghan border guard and wounded five, an Afghan official said, as Islamabad dispatched more troops to the volatile boundary amid an escalation between the two neighbours.
2016-06-15 15:13:07 Read More

IT worker at Panama Papers firm detained in Geneva

A computer technician at the Geneva office of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers leak, was detained several days ago on suspicion of recently removing large amounts of data, the newspaper Le Temps reported.
2016-06-15 14:51:30 Read More

IT worker at Panama Papers firm detained in Geneva

70 fighters dead in clashes around Syria's Aleppo: Sources

At least 70 fighters have been killed in less than 24 hours of fierce clashes between pro-regime forces, jihadists and rebels in Syria's Aleppo province, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has said.
2016-06-15 09:59:22 Read More

70 fighters dead in clashes around Syria's Aleppo: Sources

China bans exports to NKorea with possible military use

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Chinese naval ship enters Japanese territorial waters

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Chinese naval ship enters Japanese territorial waters

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Barack Obama to meet Dalai Lama at White House

Side-stepping Chinese opposition, US President Barack Obama will meet the Dalai Lama at the White House on Wednesday, a move likely to infuriate China which considers the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader as a separatist.
2016-06-15 02:40:50 Read More

Northern France cities ban alcohol ahead of Euro 2016 matches

Authorities in the French cities of Lille and Lens, where thousands of English and Russian soccer fans are due to arrive for the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, have ordered alcohol bans running from Tuesday to Friday. Sale of alcohol would be prohibited in shops, supermarkets and petrol stations.
2016-06-14 17:02:22 Read More

Indonesia planning mass executions after Eid holiday

Indonesia plans to put 16 convicts to death after July's Eid al-Fitr holiday, an official said, confirming executions were set to resume after a hiatus. The convicts would likely be put to death by firing squad on the prison island of Nusakambangan, off Java, where executions are usually carried out.
2016-06-14 15:13:57 Read More

Nato seeks to assure Russia despite defence buildup

Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance is reinforcing its defence against Russia from the Baltic to the Black Sea, but is keeping all possible contacts with Moscow open to avoid any unwarranted escalation of tension. He said the alliance doesn't need a new Cold War.
2016-06-14 14:47:08 Read More

Pistorius â€˜must payâ€™, Reeva Steenkampâ€™s father says

Reeva Steenkamp's father broke down in court as he told a dramatic sentencing hearing that Oscar Pistorius must "pay for his crime" of murdering his daughter three years ago on Valentine's Day. It was the first time that 73-year-old Barry Steenkamp testified in court and directly addressed Pistorius.
2016-06-14 14:25:39 Read More

Pak officer dies of wounds from Afghan border clashes

A Pakistan army major wounded in cross-border clashes near Afghanistan died of his wounds at a military hospital on Tuesday. The death of Major Ali Jawad Khan was the second fatality from the artillery exchanges at the Torkham crossing on the Afghan-Pakistan border that erupted late on Sunday.
2016-06-14 13:57:12 Read More

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Pak officer dies of wounds from Afghan border clashes

London mayor takes aim at body-shaming advertising

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has banned advertising that promotes unhealthy body image on the city's subway network. Starting next month, Transport for London will not allow advertisements that cause pressure to conform to "unrealistic or unhealthy body shape."
2016-06-14 10:11:59 Read More

Thousands converge on Paris to protestÂ labour law changes

Police have clashed repeatedly with violent youths on the fringes of rallies over the last few weeks and although public-sector strikes are waning, the CGT labour union said the Paris march would be the biggest show of strength for three months.
2016-06-14 10:10:35 Read More

Pakistan, Afghanistan increase troops at Khyber Pass border after clash

Firing between Pakistani and Afghan forces broke out on Sunday evening at the Torkham crossing, about 45 km west of Peshawar, over the construction of a new border post on the Pakistani side. Both sides reported casualties.
2016-06-14 09:57:12 Read More

China warns US on visits by Dalai Lama, Taiwan president

China warned the United States on Tuesday to stick by its promises not to support any separatist activities, ahead of a US visit by Taiwan's new president and a possible meeting between the Dalai Lama and US President Barack Obama.
2016-06-14 09:04:52 Read More

Rawabi, a part of Palestinian statehood dream

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2016-06-14 07:10:19 Read More

IS leader Al-Baghdadi 'killed in US-led coalition air strike'

The Islamic State terrorist group's alleged leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has been killed in an air raid in Syria by the US-led coalition, reports said on Monday. Baghdadi died in an air strike on IS's stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria, reports citing IS-affiliated Arabic news agency al-Amaq said.
2016-06-14 04:56:55 Read More

Thai pilot jokes about crashing plane carrying ousted PM

Thai budget carrier Nok Air has apologised after one of its pilots joked about crashing a plane carrying ousted premier Yingluck Shinawatra. The gaffe highlights how hatred towards the Shinawatra political clan still runs deep two years after Yingluck's administration was toppled by a military coup.
2016-06-14 04:35:49 Read More

Thai pilot jokes about crashing plane carrying ousted PM

Barack Obama to visit Orlando on Thursday

President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend's nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity with the community as it embarks on recovery, the White House said.
2016-06-14 03:56:00 Read More

Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of attacking its territory

Eritrea has accused Ethiopia of launching an attack on its territory, but the extent of the assault is still unclear and there was no immediate response from Ethiopia. Eritrea, which won independence from Ethiopia in 1991, fought a bloody border war with its larger neighbour between 1998 and 2000.
2016-06-13 13:56:42 Read More

Oscar Pistorius â€˜a broken manâ€™, psychologist tells court

Oscar Pistorius is "a broken man" who should not be jailed, a psychologist told a court sentencing him for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The South African Paralympic gold medalist faces a minimum 15-year sentence in the case that has prompted a fierce debate in the country.
2016-06-13 13:25:06 Read More

Russians in Marseille violence were â€˜trained to fightâ€™

Russians trained to fight were involved in the worst of the fan violence that erupted in Marseille at the Euro 2016 soccer tournament, the French city's chief prosecutor said. Thirty-five people were injured during three days of fighting involving Russian, English and French fans.
2016-06-13 13:17:42 Read More

In Philippines, Islamists â€˜beheadâ€™ 2nd Canadian hostage

Canada said it was investigating reports that one of its nationals kidnapped by Islamic militants in the southern Philippines nearly nine months ago had been killed. The Abu Sayyaf gang said they would murder Robert Hall if they did not receive 300 million pesos ($6.5 million) ransom by Monday.
2016-06-13 13:08:58 Read More

Qatar convicts Dutch woman who says she was raped

A Doha court convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar. The 22-year-old woman was also fined 3,000 Qatari riyals ($800) and will be deported once she pays the fine. She had denied the charge against her.
2016-06-13 13:01:46 Read More

Former UK PM Brown urges Labour supporters to vote 'in' on EU

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an impassioned call on Monday for Labour Party supporters to vote to stay in the European Union, amid nervousness in the "remain" camp that it is losing momentum ahead of next week's referendum.
2016-06-13 12:08:33 Read More

Pakistani clerics declare 'honour killing' against Islam

A group of Pakistani clerics from Sunni Ittehad Council have issued a fatwa declaring 'honour killing' against the teachings of Islam and anyone who carries out such an attack a heretic. Last year, over 500 men and women were murdered over perceived damage to family reputations.
2016-06-13 10:36:35 Read More

Qatar convicts Dutch woman who says she was raped

A Doha court on Monday convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar. The male defendant was sentenced to 100 lashes for the illicit sex.
2016-06-13 10:11:44 Read More

Singapore destroys tonnes of illegal ivory

The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority in Singapore on Monday crushed and burnt almost eight tonnes of ivory confiscated over two years to try to deter smugglers as activists called for tighter enforcement.
2016-06-13 08:33:10 Read More

Greek police move migrants from Macedonia border camp

â€‹Greek police on Monday began moving out migrants from a makeshift camp at Polykastroâ€‹. The settlement, about 20 kilometres from the border with Macedonia, gathers around 1,800 people, many of them Syrian Kurds.
2016-06-13 08:16:21 Read More

Greek police move migrants from Macedonia border camp

Eiffel Tower to don rainbow colours after Orlando attack

The Eiffel Tower will be lit up Monday night in the rainbow colours of the gay community in solidarity with the victims of the Orlando shootings. City hall will also raise the Stars and Stripes and the rainbow flag of the gay community.
2016-06-13 07:40:21 Read More

'Pakistan's creds stronger than India for NSG'

Pakistan's top foreign affairs advisor Sartaj Aziz said Islamabad's credentials for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group are stronger than India's if the 48-nation cartel agrees to form a uniform criteria for non-Non Proliferation Treaty states.
2016-06-13 03:22:31 Read More

Man with guns, explosives arrested in LAÂ

James Howell, 20, was arrested at around dawn in Santa Monica with multiple weapons, ammunition and bomb-making materials in his car, hours after 50 people were massacred in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Florida.
2016-06-13 03:03:21 Read More

Bangladesh intensifies crackdown on radicals, over 5000 held

More than 5,300 criminal suspects, including 85 militants, have been arrested in Bangladesh as part of an intensified crackdown on Islamists to halt a wave of brutal attacks on minorities and secular writers, police said on Sunday.
2016-06-12 17:15:03 Read More

Air strikes kill 21 in Syria's Idlib: Reports

Air strikes on a market in Syria's Al-Qaeda-held city of Idlib killed at least 21 civilians including five children, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It was not clear who carried out the raids. Footage showed a burnt-out car as emergency workers trained water hoses on a tall building.
2016-06-12 16:05:53 Read More

Ex-Nepal PM Bhattarai floats new party

Nepal's former Maoist prime minister Baburam Bhattarai announced a new political party on Sunday in an attempt to attract legions of voters disillusioned with mainstream leaders. He played a key role in bringing Maoists into the political mainstream after end of their decade-long insurgency in 2006.
2016-06-12 12:31:28 Read More

Blast at China's Shanghai airport, 3 injured

An explosion injured three people and sparked a major security alert at the main international airport in China's Shanghai on Sunday. The blast at Pudong Airport occurred near the check-in counter of Terminal 2. Xinhua news agency, citing an authority, said an apparent "home-made explosive" blew up.
2016-06-12 10:28:32 Read More

Iraqi forces attack Islamic State positions south of Mosul

Officers involved in the operation said Iraqi forces had advanced in tanks and armored vehicles toward the village of Haj Ali, about 60 km (40 miles) south of Mosul, under cover of coalition air strikes and artillery fire.
2016-06-12 09:06:49 Read More

Iraqi forces attack Islamic State positions south of Mosul

CIA chief expects release of 9/11 documents to clear Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia denies providing any support for the 19 hijackers - most of whom were Saudi citizens - who killed nearly 3,000 people in the September 11 attacks. Riyadh strongly objects to the bill.
2016-06-12 07:57:55 Read More

Qaida chief vows loyalty to new Taliban leader: Report

Al-Qaida chief Ayman al-Zawahiri has pledged allegiance to new Afghan Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, whose predecessor was killed in a US drone strike. The pledge came in a 14-minute audio and video message posted online, the US-based monitor SITE Intelligence Group said on Saturday.
2016-06-11 14:23:12 Read More

Islamic State claims blasts near Damascus Shia shrine

The Islamic State (ISIS) claimed responsibility for the suicide and car bomb blasts that struck a Damascus suburb near Syria's holiest Shia Muslim shrine. ISIS said two of its suicide bombers had blown themselves up outside the Sayeda Zeinab shrine that reportedly killed at least 20 people.
2016-06-11 14:17:30 Read More

Libyan forces 'retake port' in ISIS bastion Sirte

Forces allied with Libya's unity government said on Saturday they had recaptured the port in the jihadist stronghold of Sirte from Islamic State group fighters encircled inside the city. The jihadists are now surrounded in a densely populated area of around five square kilometres inside the city.
2016-06-11 13:17:05 Read More

France faces hooligans, more strikes at Euro 2016

France braced for more hooligan violence as England face Russia on Saturday, while a pilots' strike threatened fans' travel plans during Euro 2016. A section of railway and municipal workers are also on strike.
2016-06-11 12:33:32 Read More

Twin blasts kill 20 outside shrine in Damascus

A double bomb attack outside a Shiite shrine near Syria's capital killed at least twenty people today, in the latest of repeated deadly strikes on the revered site. The shrine, around 10 kilometres south of Damascus, is heavily guarded by pro-government forces but has still been the target of several jihadist attacks, including those claimed by the Islamic State.
2016-06-11 11:55:57 Read More

Two killed in bombing outside Syrian shrine

The shrine, around 10km south of the centre of Damascus, is heavily guarded by pro-government forces but has still been the target of several jihadist attacks, including those claimed by IS. The last attack on Sayyida Zeinab on April 25 killed at least seven and wounded dozens.
2016-06-11 09:25:42 Read More

'The Voice' singer Christina Grimmie dies after shooting

Police said in a news release that the 22-year-old singer had performed with the band Before You Exit at The Plaza Live in Orlando. The concert ended around 10pm, and Grimmie was shot as she signed autographs for fans at a merchandise table.
2016-06-11 09:11:09 Read More

Palestinian's home demolished for killing woman

The Israeli military early on Saturday demolished the family home of a Palestinian who it says stabbed a Jewish mother to death in front of her children, in one of the most grisly killings in an eight-month wave of violence.
2016-06-11 08:04:29 Read More

Queen Elizabeth II and family mark 90th birthday with parade

The queen and her husband, Prince Philip, will join a parade on Saturday from Buckingham Palace to the site of the Trooping the Color ceremony. Large crowds are expected to mark her milestone and to enjoy the parade, featuring more than 1,500 soldiers and officers and several hundred horses.
2016-06-11 07:55:58 Read More

Bomb Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan: Pak general

It was the 1st visit of high-level officials from the US since fresh tension with Pakistan after the killing of Mullah Mansour by a CIA drone in Balochistan on May 21. Raheel said all efforts for durable peace in the region have to be synergised with shared commitment and responsibility.
2016-06-11 06:50:10 Read More

Stop the coup: Pro-Rousseff protesters gather across Brazil

Hundreds of thousands of supporters of suspended President Dilma Rousseff gathered in almost all the states as protests took place throughout Brazil on Friday evening. The protesters shared the view that the impeachment process against Rousseff is a coup.
2016-06-11 04:58:31 Read More

Philippines' Duterte does not endorse summary killings: Spokesman

A spokesman for Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he does not endorse extrajudicial killings, after scathing criticism from the UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon over his plans for thousands of people to die in an unprecedented war on crime.
2016-06-11 04:36:12 Read More

Thailand road accident kills 11 school staff

The accident took place on Friday evening on a motorway in Chonburi province as the teachers and other school staff travelled back to Bangkok from a seminar in Rayong province. Four survived the accident with injuries, the disaster official said.
2016-06-11 04:17:24 Read More

Islamic State stones woman to death

Militants from the Islamic State group stoned a woman to death for alleged adultery in the northern city of Iraq, aided by onlookers, local news site Aranews reported on Friday. "Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Zahraa mosque in Mosul to witness the execution of the woman," media activist Abdullah al-Malla was quoted as telling Aranews.
2016-06-10 14:51:53 Read More

Would meet Trump to tell his views are racist: Irish PM

Ireland's prime minister, Enda Kenny, today said that he is open to meeting Donald Trump, who is scheduled to visit Ireland this month, but would use the opportunity to tell the presumptive Republican US presidential nominee that his views are racist.
2016-06-10 13:56:32 Read More

New arrest in Brussels terror attacks

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2016-06-10 12:57:21 Read More

11m petitions filed against Chinese dog-meat festival

The two dozen activists were accompanied by dogs and unveiled banners with pictures of the animals above the message "I'm not your dinner" as they presented the petition at the representative office of Yulin city, where the festival is held.
2016-06-10 11:55:17 Read More

Brexit debate: EU keeps us safe, UK minister says

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2016-06-10 11:00:24 Read More

Clinton says senator Elizabeth Warren qualified to be her Vice President

In an interview to a US daily, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Senator Elizabeth Warren, a leader of the progressive wing in the Democratic Party, was qualified to be her running mate.
2016-06-10 09:22:21 Read More

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South Korea sends military vessels to repel Chinese boats

South Korean military vessels have begun an operation to repel Chinese fishing boats illegally harvesting prized blue crabs from an area near Seoul's disputed sea boundary with North Korea. Seoul wants Beijing to employ tougher measures against illegal fishing in South Korea-controlled waters.
2016-06-10 06:02:39 Read More

Singapore PM defends government Internet blockage

Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has defended the country's controversial decision to cut off civil servants' work computers from the Internet, calling the move "absolutely necessary" to keep information systems secure.
2016-06-10 05:42:43 Read More

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali to be laid to rest

Muhammad Ali will be laid to rest in his native city of Louisville on Friday, the culmination of a two-day farewell for the beloved boxing legend and civil rights hero who electrified crowds the world over.
2016-06-10 05:33:28 Read More

8 missing, 10 dead in pair of China boating disasters

Chinese authorities say eight people are missing and 10 confirmed dead in two separate boating incidents. The first occurred when a tourist boat overturned after a sudden storm hit Sichuan province, while a traditional dragon boat capsized during the Duanwu festival in Beijing.
2016-06-10 03:00:02 Read More

Libyan unity forces enter IS bastion

The battle for Sirte, the Islamic State group's stronghold in Libya, raged on Thursday after unity government forces pushed into the centre of the city and predicted it could fall within days. The loss of Sirte would amount to a huge setback for IS.
2016-06-10 02:51:14 Read More

Bill Gates to donate chickens to help fight poverty

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, speaking in front of chickens pecking and clucking in a New York City skyscraper, announced plans to donate 100,000 chicks to poor nations in an effort to end poverty. The chicks will go to rural areas in two dozen developing countries from Burkina Faso to Bolivia.
2016-06-09 14:14:25 Read More

UN whistleblower quits over peacekeeper rape â€˜impunityâ€™

Anders Kompass, the UN whistleblower, has quit his post to protest what he sees as the "complete impunity" of those responsible, he announced on Tuesday. In 2014, Kompass leaked a confidential UN report on the sexual abuse of children by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic.
2016-06-09 14:07:50 Read More

Ailing Thailand king marks 70 years on the throne

Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, on Thursday marked his 70th year on the throne â€” from his hospital bed, immobile and wracked by a variety of age-related ailments that have made Thais wonder what their world would be like without him.
2016-06-09 14:02:04 Read More

â€˜Ramzan rowâ€™ behind fire at German refugee shelter

meal times during the Muslim holy month of Ramzan likely sparked an arson attack that destroyed a German refugee shelter, said a report. The huge blaze in Duesseldorf destroyed a hall that housed 282 male asylum seekers mostly from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and North African countries.
2016-06-09 13:58:04 Read More

â€˜Wrongâ€™ migrant smuggler arrested, Italy probes case

Italian authorities said on Thursday they're looking into claims that they arrested the wrong man in a major migrant-smuggling investigation. Italian police announced on Wednesday that Medhane Yehdego Mered, a prime suspect in the trafficking investigation, was in their custody.
2016-06-09 13:50:25 Read More

Japan pushes ahead with US base worker rape, murder case

Japan on Thursday moved closer to charging a US military base employee Kenneth Franklin Shinzato with the rape and murder of a local woman on the southern island of Okinawa after arresting him last month for allegedly disposing of the victim's body.
2016-06-09 08:10:18 Read More

Twin blasts in Baghdad kill 22, over 70 wounded

More than 22 people were killed and 70 wounded in two separate bombings on Thursday in Baghdad, one targeting a commercial street and the other an army checkpoint, Iraqi police said. The attacks come as Iraqi forces are trying to dislodge Islamic State militants from Falluja.
2016-06-09 07:32:44 Read More

Militants raid Ethiopian base in Somalia, claim 43 killed

Shabaab fighters attacked an Ethiopian army base in central Somalia early on Thursday in the latest raid targeting foreign soldiers deployed as part of an African Union force in the country and claimed that fighters had killed "at least 43" Ethiopian soldiers.
2016-06-09 07:08:40 Read More

Israel freezes Ramadan permits for Palestinians after shooting

Israel said that 83,000 Palestinians would be affected, adding that hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip who had received permits to visit relatives and holy sites during Ramadan would also have access frozen, following a shooting in Tel Aviv that killed four people on Wednesday.
2016-06-09 06:07:37 Read More

Clinton begins search for Vice President

Democratic Party's presumptive presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said she would consider "the most qualified people" for the vice president's position -- which would include women. However, Clinton said she was not sure when she'll name a vice presidential choice.
2016-06-09 05:38:40 Read More

6.2 undersea quake strikes central Indonesia

A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Indonesia on Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
2016-06-09 05:01:39 Read More

Strike shuts down schools, markets and transport in Nepal

Two top US lawmakers have introduced a legislation in the House of Representatives to designate India as a Special Global Partner of America and take steps to ramp up engagement and deepen bilateral collaboration on a host of issues.
2016-06-09 04:35:07 Read More

US lawmakers introduce bill for special global ties with India

President Barack Obama opened a determined fence-mending mission Wednesday, hoping to use his popularity among Democrats to unite the party behind Hillary Clinton and draw in Bernie Sanders supporters reluctant to give up after a grueling primary fight.
2016-06-09 03:34:47 Read More

North Korea to convene rare parliamentary session on June 29

The Supreme People's Assembly meets only once or twice a year, mostly for day-long sessions to rubber-stamp budgets or other decisions made by the ruling communist party. At a congress of the Workers Party of Korea last month, the first event of its kind for more than 35 years, Kim was elected as party chairman.
2016-06-09 03:22:18 Read More

North Korea to convene rare parliamentary session on June 29

Japan protests as Chinese navy sails near disputed isles

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2016-06-09 03:15:46 Read More

New title for Kim Jong-Un at rare N Korea parliament meet

A Chinese naval ship sailed into waters surrounding disputed East China Sea islands for the first time early on Thursday, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese ambassador to protest, the Japanese government said.
2016-06-09 02:54:26 Read More

Ready to back Clinton, Obama works to unite divided Democrats

Clinton will be an extension of Obama disaster: Trump

2016-06-08 19:30:00 Read More

Scottish Muslims offer to teach Trump during visit

2016-06-08 16:23:04 Read More

Scottish Muslims offer to teach Trump during visit

2016-06-08 16:23:04 Read More

Taliban kill 12 Afghans, kidnap 40 others: Officials

Afghan authorities recovered bullet-ridden bodies of 12 security officials recently captured by the Taliban in Ghazni province, while gunmen kidnapped 40 others in the country's north. The Taliban have stepped up attacks after announcing Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader.
2016-06-08 14:22:02 Read More

Taliban kill 12 Afghans, kidnap 40 others: Officials

Sudan extradites kingpin of migrant smugglers to Italy

Medhanie Yehdego Mered, a 35-year-old Eritrean dubbed "the general", suspected of controlling a migrant-trafficking network responsible for shipping thousands of people to Europe and sending some to a watery grave, has been extradited to Italy from Sudanese capital Khartoum where he was arrested.
2016-06-08 14:07:11 Read More

Papua New Guinea cops open fire on protesting students

Police in Papua New Guinea opened fire on Wednesday on students protesting against the prime minister, with 23 injured - five of them critically - in a clash which authorities blamed on "political agitators". Students are demanding that PM Peter O'Neill step aside over corruption charges.
2016-06-08 13:44:06 Read More

Papua New Guinea cops open fire on protesting students

Syrian jets pound Aleppo, many casualties reported

Air strikes on rebel-held districts of Syria's Aleppo on Wednesday, including one that struck near a hospital, killed at least 10 people and left many others wounded, Syrian opposition activists said. Government forces have pounding rebel-held eastern parts of the city in last two days.
2016-06-08 13:19:09 Read More

Syrian jets pound Aleppo, many casualties reported

France grapples with labour strikes ahead of Euro

Municipal and other services remained affected in France due to strikes and pickets by workers in the country which hosts the Euro 2016 soccer tournament from Friday. The protests were part of a wave of demonstrations and work stoppages against government plan to reform labour law to make hiring and firing easier.
2016-06-08 11:30:03 Read More

At least 2 dead, 20 injured in Thailand tour boat collision

Two speedboats packed with 62 tourists collided on Wednesday off the coast of southern Thailand, leaving at least two dead and more than 20 injured. This is the third crash in two weeks involving boats that shuttle vacationers to Thailand's resort islands.
2016-06-08 10:00:51 Read More

Car bomb hits police station in southeast Turkey, many wounded

A car bomb attack hit a police station in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on Wednesday, wounding many people, security sources said, a day after 11 people were killed by a bomb targeting police in Istanbul.
2016-06-08 09:43:25 Read More

Car bomb hits police station in southeast Turkey, many wounded

Bangla PM vows to intensify anti-terror clampdown

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday promised to intensify a nationwide anti-terror clampdown, a day after a Hindu priest was hacked to death by IS jihadists in Bangladesh, which has seen a series of brutal attacks by Islamists on minorities and secular activists.
2016-06-08 09:11:39 Read More

Bangla PM vows to intensify anti-terror clampdown

Sanders vows to stay in Democratic nomination race

Bernie Sanders refused to concede defeat to Hillary Clinton late Tuesday, vowing to "continue the fight" for the Democratic nomination despite his rival declaring herself the party's flagbearer for the US presidential race.
2016-06-08 07:11:18 Read More

Sanders vows to stay in Democratic nomination race

6.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

As many as 18 houses were damaged in Indonesia's North Maluku province after a powerful quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale jolted the country early Wednesday. No tsunami warning has been issued.
2016-06-08 02:46:52 Read More

6.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia

'North Korea restarts plutonium production for nukes'

North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel, a senior State Department official said on Tuesday, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions.
2016-06-07 22:32:36 Read More

'North Korea restarts plutonium production for nukes'

'Chinese jet made 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane'

A Chinese fighter jet carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in international airspace over the East China Sea, two US defense officials said. The intercept involved a Chinese J-10 fighter plane and a US Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance plane.
2016-06-07 22:26:24 Read More

'Chinese jet made 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane'

Paul Ryan condemns Trump's 'textbook racism'

House Speaker Paul Ryan said on Tuesday that Donald Trump's comments about a US-born judge of Mexican heritage are the "textbook definition of a racist comment." The presumptive GOP presidential nominee said his remarks have been "misconstrued" and he is justified in questioning the legal proceedings.
2016-06-07 21:09:03 Read More

Paul Ryan condemns Trump's 'textbook racism'

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Paul Ryan condemns Trump's 'textbook racism'

Obama to Pakistan: Punish Pathankot attack perpetrators

Treating Pathankot attack at par with 26/11, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sent out a clear message to Pakistan, asking it to punish its perpetrators amid the US vow to stand with India against terror threats from Pakistan-based groups like JeM, LeT and Dawood "company".
2016-06-07 20:35:52 Read More

Obama to Pakistan: Punish Pathankot attack perpetrators

Advances on ISIS bastions show US, Russia convergence

A two-pronged advance to capture key urban strongholds of the so-called Islamic State group and its self-styled capital of Raqqa has underlined a quiet convergence of strategy between the US and Russia to defeat the extremists, with Syria's Kurds emerging as the common link.
2016-06-07 17:45:20 Read More

Hillary has delegates to win Democratic nomination

Clinton's rise to presumptive nominee arrived nearly eight years to the day after she conceded her first White House campaign to Barack Obama. Back then, she famously noted her inability to "shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling."
2016-06-07 13:43:03 Read More

EU court rules illegal migrants cannot be jailed

The ruling came in the case of a Ghanaian woman, Selina Affum, who was caught by French police at the Channel Tunnel while on a bus from Belgium to Britain using someone else's passport. French police placed her in custody for illegal entry to France, and then asked Belgium to readmit her.
2016-06-07 13:17:47 Read More

Saudi coalition taken off Yemen list of child violators

Saudi Arabia's UN ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi insisted "the removal is unconditional and irreversible," explaining that the government has no problem with a review and is confident it will conclude that the coalition was "wrongly placed on the list."
2016-06-07 12:34:59 Read More

Saudi coalition taken off Yemen list of child violators

Death toll from Australian storm rises to four

/timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/Death-toll-from-Australian-storm-rises-to-four/articleshow/52638138.cms">The death toll from a powerful storm which lashed Australia's east coast and left homes hanging over the edge of the sea rose to four on Tuesday, with three people still missing. In Sydney, high winds and huge seas caused coastal erosion which washed away beachfront lawns and damaged homes.
2016-06-07 12:07:32 Read More

N Korea appears to have reopened plutonium plant: IAEA

Pyongyang vowed in 2013 to restart all nuclear facilities, including the main reactor at its Yongbyon site that has been at the heart of its weapons programme. It said in September that Yongbyon was operating and that it was working to improve the "quality and quantity" of its nuclear weapons.
2016-06-07 11:53:11 Read More

N Korea appears to have reopened plutonium plant: IAEA

Play constructive role on South China Sea: China to US

China told the United States on Tuesday that it should play a constructive role in safeguarding peace in the disputed South China Sea, as US Secretary of State John Kerry called for talks and a peaceful resolution.
2016-06-07 08:31:42 Read More

Play constructive role on South China Sea: China to US

Global threat from Islamic States remains high: UN chief

The global threat emanating from Islamic State (IS) remains high, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said in a report." A worrying factor is that no member state has reported that IS is short on, or lacks, arms or ammunition," he said.
2016-06-07 04:54:14 Read More

Global threat from Islamic State remains high: UN chief

Poland, NATO hold biggest military drill amid Russia tensions

Poland and its NATO partners on Monday kicked off their largest-ever joint military exercises aimed at shoring up security on the alliance's eastern flank amid the West's worst standoff with Russia since the end of the Cold War.
2016-06-07 04:33:42 Read More

Sanders focus on California; Clinton has sufficient backing

Facing elimination, Bernie Sanders vowed on Monday to win primaries in California and beyond even as Hillary Clinton secured the commitments of enough delegates to become the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
2016-06-07 04:12:06 Read More

Sanders focus on California; Clinton has sufficient backing

China's anti-graft war scares corrupt officials

China's crackdown on graft has created an atmosphere in which people are increasingly too afraid to be corrupt. Earlier, parts of the coal-rich northern province of Shanxi used to be "disaster areas" because of the systemic corruption that nearly triggered collapse.
2016-06-07 03:46:10 Read More

Russia-backed Syria forces bear down on key ISIS town

Russian-backed Syrian forces inched closer to a key stop on a vital ISIS supply line, as a twin offensive bore down on the jihadists' stronghold. ISIS jihadists in Tabqa town are now caught between Syrian forces advancing from the southwest and US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters pushing in from the north.
2016-06-06 17:33:33 Read More

Russia-backed Syria forces bear down on key ISIS town

Russian-backed Syrian forces inched closer to a key stop on a vital ISIS supply line, as a twin offensive bore down on the jihadists' stronghold. ISIS jihadists in Tabqa town are now caught between Syrian forces advancing from southwest and US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters pushing in from north.
2016-06-06 17:33:33 Read More

Russia-backed Syria forces bear down on key ISIS town

Russian-backed Syrian forces inched closer to a key stop on a vital ISIS supply line, as a twin offensive bore down on the jihadists' stronghold. ISIS jihadists in Tabqa town are now caught between Syrian forces advancing from southwest and US-backed Kurdish and Arab fighters pushing in from north.
2016-06-06 17:33:33 Read More

China restricts Ramzan fasting in Muslim region

China has restricted civil servants, students and children in a mainly Muslim region from fasting during Ramzan, government websites said. The country's ruling Communist party has banned government employees and minors from fasting in Xinjiang, home to the more than 10 million-strong mostly Muslim Uighurs.
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China restricts Ramzan fasting in Muslim region

Man suspected of hatching plot to target Euro 2016 detained in Ukraine

Ukraine's state security service said on Monday a French citizen detained in late May on the border with Poland had been planning attacks in France to coincide with the Euro 2016 soccer championship it is hosting.
2016-06-06 14:24:34 Read More

Hillary wins Puerto Rico Democratic presidential primary

Hillary Clinton overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico's Democratic presidential primary, putting her within striking distance of capturing her party's nomination. Clinton is now less than 30 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to win the nomination, according to an Associated Press count.
2016-06-06 12:35:11 Read More

UK paedophile gets life imprisonment for Malaysia abuse

A British paedophile who preyed on Christian children in an impoverished part of Kuala Lumpur was sentenced on Monday to life with a minimum term of 25 years. A judge handed Richard Huckle 22 life sentences to be served concurrently after he pleaded guilty to 71 counts of child sex offences.
2016-06-06 12:29:24 Read More

Three die, others missing in fierce Australia storms

Wild weather which smashed into Australia's east coast and whipped up giant waves on Sydney beaches has left at least three people dead and others missing, police said. One part of Sydney suffered its worst flooding in 30 years.
2016-06-06 12:23:42 Read More

â€˜Terror attackâ€™ kills 5 Jordan intelligence agents

Jordanian intelligence agents were killed in a "terrorist attack" on their office in a Palestinian refugee camp north of capital Amman. A security source said that preliminary findings suggested the attack was carried out by a lone gunman who opened fire with an automatic weapon before escaping.
2016-06-06 12:19:19 Read More

â€˜Terror attackâ€™ kills 5 Jordan intelligence agents

5 Jordanian intelligence agents were killed in a "terrorist attack" on their office in a Palestinian refugee camp north of capital Amman. A security source said that preliminary findings suggested the attack was carried out by a lone gunman who opened fire with an automatic weapon before escaping.
2016-06-06 12:19:19 Read More

â€˜Terror attackâ€™ kills 5 Jordan intelligence agents

Frenchman arrested for plotting attacks on Euro 2016

Ukraine's intelligence agency SBU said it has thwarted a plot to attack soccer's European Championships in France by arresting a Frenchman who wanted to cross from Ukraine into the European Union armed to the teeth. The SBU said it had followed the man since December and allowed him to purchase arms.
2016-06-06 11:51:07 Read More

Frenchman arrested for plotting attacks on Euro 2016

Why Switzerland said no to its government's free pay offer of Rs 1.7 lakh a month

The reason cited in support of the proposal is that automation, robots and globalization are taking away jobs and giving people a minimum living wage, regardless of what they do, is likely to free up people to pursue their passion, delivering them from the drudgery of struggling to earn at least a subsistence.
2016-06-06 07:51:37 Read More

Why Switzerland said no to its government's free pay offer of Rs 1.7 lakh a month

Not desperate for talks with India: Pakistan

There was no restlessness on the Pakistani side for a dialogue, Sartaj Aziz, the Adviser on Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was quoted as saying in a news report on Monday. But he quickly added on Sunday that if South Asia had to see peace, there had to be "coordination first".
2016-06-06 07:31:22 Read More

Not desperate for talks with India: Pakistan

Kerry urges China to obey maritime lawsÂ

US secretary of state John Kerry, who is visiting Beijing for the eighth session of the US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue that kicked off on Monday, has urged China to obey the rules of international law to resolve the South China Sea issue.
2016-06-06 06:12:33 Read More

Kerry urges China to obey maritime lawsÂ

L&T gets orders worth Rs 2,161 crore

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L&T gets orders worth Rs 2,161 crore

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Hillary Clinton on brink of primary history, but Trump awaits

The frontrunner is all but assured of locking in her party's nomination, a monumental step towards fulfilling a dream of returning to the White House as commander-in-chief, 16 years after serving as first lady to president Bill Clinton.
2016-06-06 03:28:04 Read More

Hillary Clinton on brink of primary history, but Trump awaits

Trump's 'common sense': Mexican origin, Muslim judges a concern

It all began with Trump's stand against a US-born judge of Mexican ethnicity.Last week, Trump began questioning the integrity of Gonzalo Curiel who is hearing a lawsuit relating to Trump University.
2016-06-06 00:35:58 Read More

Trump's 'common sense': Mexican origin, Muslim judges a concern

Have 'at least 3 kids': Turkish President to women

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Paris museum reopens as French floods slowly ease

The riverside Grand Palais exhibition hall in Paris reopened on Sunday as floodwaters slowly receded from the French capital. The Louvre Museum, several Paris train stations and roads remained closed after the worst floods in three decades caused the Seine River to burst its banks.
2016-06-05 10:55:42 Read More

Bangladesh top cop's wife shot dead in suspected militant attack

Mahmuda Aktar, 33, was targeted by the gunmen at around 6:45 AM (local time) while she was on her way to drop her first-grader son to a nearby bus stop for school in Chittagong, about 275 kilometres from here.
2016-06-05 07:21:02 Read More

Bangladesh top cop's wife shot dead in suspected militant attack

Kerry warns Beijing over air defense zone for South China Sea

US officials have expressed concern that an international court ruling expected in coming weeks on a case brought by the Philippines against China over its South China Sea claims could prompt Beijing to declare an air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, as it did over the East China Sea in 2013.
2016-06-05 04:49:33 Read More

Kerry warns Beijing over air defense zone for South China Sea

Clinton sweeps in Virgin Islands, moves closer to nomination

illary Clinton has scored a sweeping win in the US Virgin Islands, picking up all seven pledged delegates at stake as she inched closer to the Democratic nomination. She is now just 60 delegates short of the 2,383 needed to advance to the November election.
2016-06-05 04:43:40 Read More

After Canada complaint, China says has nothing more to add

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After Canada complaint, China says has nothing more to add

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UK 'Remain' camp's lead narrows before EU referendum: Opinium

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UK 'Remain' camp's lead narrows before EU referendum: Opinium

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Nigeria recovers $580 million in stolen funds

Nigeria said it has in the past year recovered $580 million stolen from government coffers as part of a fight against corruption instigated by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari has embarked on a widespread anti-corruption campaign although his critics accuse him of a political witch hunt.
2016-06-04 17:46:25 Read More

German genocide resolution â€˜valuelessâ€™: Turkey president

The German parliament resolution recognizing as genocide the massacres of Armenians under the Ottoman Empire has "no value", President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. Erdogan said he wondered how German officials could look Turkey's leaders in the face after Thursday's vote in the Bundestag.
2016-06-04 14:11:52 Read More

Lightning strikes injure 51 at German music festival

Organizers of the "Rock am Ring" music festival in Germany said on Saturday they had no plans to close the event after 51 people were injured by lightning strikes on Friday despite forecasts of further thunderstorms. The festival, now in its 31st year, takes place at the airport in Mendig.
2016-06-04 13:20:26 Read More

Lightning strikes injure 51 at German music festival

Bishops face dismissal over â€˜negligenceâ€™ on child abuse

Bishops guilty of "negligence" in dealing with sexual abuse of minors in the Roman Catholic Church can be dismissed, Pope Francis decreed. The decree quoted the pontiff as saying that such cases would fall under an existing proviso in canon law allowing for prelates to be sacked for "serious reasons".
2016-06-04 12:39:27 Read More

Syria army, Iraq forces thrust into 2 key ISIS bastions

Syrian troops pushed into the Islamic State's bastion province Raqqa for the first time since 2014, in an advance towards the country's largest dam. Meanwhile, hundreds of kilometres downstream in neighbouring Iraq, elite Iraq troops have launched an assault on the emblematic IS bastion of Fallujah.
2016-06-04 11:59:38 Read More

China to ignore UN panel ruling on S China Sea case

China said Saturday that it will ignore the decision of an international arbitration panel in the Philippines' lawsuit against Beijing's sweeping territorial claims in the South China Sea.The Philippines has filed a case in the United Nations under the UN Convention on Law of the Sea, questioning China's territorial claim in the region.
2016-06-04 11:34:32 Read More

Democracy is nothing to fear, Taiwan tells ChinaÂ

On the anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square, Taiwan's new president told China that democracy is nothing to fear. Tsai Ing-wen said in a Facebook post on the 27th anniversary that Taiwan could serve as an example to China.
2016-06-04 06:42:56 Read More

Clinton hopes to clinch Democratic nomination

Ahead of Tuesday's key primaries, Hillary Clinton has exuded confidence that she will be able to secure enough delegates to become the Democratic party's presumptive presidential nominee. "I believe, on Tuesday, I will have decisively won the popular vote,"Clinton said
2016-06-04 05:56:59 Read More

Hillary should be in jail for email scandal: Trump

In a blistering attack on Hillary Clinton, Republican presidential presumptive nominee Donald Trump said his Democratic rival should be in jail for her email scandal. "...Hillary Clinton is a thief. And Hillary Clinton should be in jail for what she did to our national security," Trump said.
2016-06-04 05:51:53 Read More

Paris museums close doors as Seine nears 30-year high

Paris' Louvre and Orsay museums shut their doors to move art treasures from their basements, as the River Seine on Saturday neared its highest level in more than three decades. President Francois Hollande made a late night visit to the Louvre, where volunteers worked to save 38,000 artworks.
2016-06-04 05:01:35 Read More

Security tight in Beijing on anniversary of 1989 crackdown

The Chinese authorities have tightened security around Beijing's iconic Tiananmen Square on the 27th anniversary of the bloody military crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests. This points to the ruling Communist Party's sensitivity over the events, which remain a taboo topic within China.
2016-06-04 04:11:18 Read More

UCLA killer turned violent despite foundation for success

Investigators of the ULCA shooting case are yet to found any "trigger event" to explain why Mainak Sarkar decided to kill professor William Klug now as for the past three years Mainak believed that Klug had stolen his code.
2016-06-04 03:19:04 Read More

US warns Beijing of 'self-isolation' in South China Sea

China risks further alienating regional neighbours as it pursues military expansion across the South China Sea, US defence secretary Ashton Carter said. "China's actions in the South China Sea are isolating it, at a time when the entire region is coming together and networking," he said.
2016-06-04 02:28:06 Read More

Work to begin on China-backed Karachi N-plant

Known as K1, this is one of the 30 nuclear plants that China plans to establish by 2030 along its planned Silk Road that, it hopes, will link the country with nearly two dozen nations.
2016-06-03 20:24:02 Read More

Trump a fit case for shrinks to examine: Hillary

Trump responded by calling Clinton a "disgraceful" criminal who "has to go to jail".
2016-06-03 20:20:09 Read More

Trump a fit case for shrinks to examine: Hillary

Trump responded by calling Clinton a "disgraceful" criminal who "has to go to jail".
2016-06-03 20:20:09 Read More

Work on China-backedÂ KarachiÂ N-plant set to begin

Work on a China-backed nuclear plant K3, coming up near the Pakistani city of Karachi, will begin from July. This is one of the 30 nuclear plants that China plans to build by 2030 along its planned Silk Road, that it hopes, will link China with nearly two dozen countries with new roads and ports.
2016-06-03 15:50:27 Read More

Paris museums shut as floodwaters reach peak

Paris's world-famous Louvre and Musee d'Orsay museums shut to rush valuable artworks out of their basements, as the rain-swollen river Seine reached its highest level in three decades. At least 14 people have been killed in floods that have wrought havoc in Europe after days of torrential rain.
2016-06-03 13:00:22 Read More

Turkey says Germany still ally after genocide resolution

Turkey said Germany was still a key ally despite Ankara's fury over a parliament resolution that recognized the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide. Turkish PM Binali Yildirim said key relationship would continue while Berlin said ties were strong enough to weather splits.
2016-06-03 12:53:52 Read More

Wonâ€™t cooperate with US against ISIS: Iranâ€™s Khamenei

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei ruled out cooperation with America against the Islamic State group, their common enemy in Iraq and Syria, insisting that the US remains Tehran's enemy despite a landmark nuclear deal with word powers. He said trusting the US would be "a big mistake".
2016-06-03 12:47:16 Read More

In Syria, bombs kill many in Aleppo, UN to meet on aid

Syrian government air strikes killed dozens of civilians in Aleppo and nearby areas as the UN security council prepared to discuss emergency aid drops to besieged areas. The raids were the most intense in more than a week with dozens of barrel bombs dropped on many rebel-held districts of the city.
2016-06-03 12:39:18 Read More

104 migrant bodies washed up on Libyan beach

The bodies of at least 104 migrants have washed up on a beach in the western Libyan town of Zwara, the navy said on Friday, warning however that the toll could rise. Earlier, a boat carrying hundreds of migrants has capsized off the Greek island of Crete and a major rescue operation is under way.
2016-06-03 12:32:00 Read More

Hamas, other Palestinian factions condemn French peace plan

Hamas and three other Palestinian groups on Friday condemned Paris talks aimed at restarting peace negotiations with Israel. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and his Fatah movement have thrown their weight firmly behind the French initiative, which hosts representatives of some 25 countries.
2016-06-03 11:40:40 Read More

Greece: 3 dead, 302 people rescued from migrant boat

Three bodies were recovered and 302 people rescued on Friday from a sinking migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea south of Crete, Greek authorities said that It was not immediately clear where the boat's passengers were from, or where the vessel had set off from or was heading to.
2016-06-03 09:36:47 Read More

Japan praises boy who survived abandonment in forest

Nearly a week after he was abandoned in the forest by his parents, 7-year-old Yamato Tanooka was found safe on Friday. He looked a bit worn out but was "genki" - a Japanese word used to describe healthy children.
2016-06-03 08:32:24 Read More

Anti-Trump protesters attack supporters at a rally

Protesters who oppose Donald Trump scuffled with his supporters as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee held a rally in California. Demonstrators blocked a police van and then entered the parking area of the San Jose Convention Center where fistfights erupted.
2016-06-03 07:46:44 Read More

Waters still rising in Paris as rains taper off

French officials say that the Seine River is still rising in Paris as France's unseasonable spate of rainfall begins to taper off. French President Francois Hollande has said that a "natural disaster" will be formally declared next week in a câ€‹abinet meeting.
2016-06-03 07:42:10 Read More

'IS fighters in Syria aspire to foreign plots'

Islamic State jihadists in the strategic northern Syria town of Manbij "aspire" to directing international terror plots, US defence secretary Ashton Carter said. Anti-IS fighters known as the Syrian Democratic Forces launched an offensive to capture Manbij this week.
2016-06-03 07:04:17 Read More

Violations against children in conflict rose in 2015

Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon expressed shock at the escalating recruitment and killing of children in conflicts last year â€” especially in Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Somalia and South Sudan. The UN chief's annual report on children and armed conflict was released on Thursday
2016-06-03 06:58:34 Read More

Boy calls 911 to report dad driving through red light

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Boy calls 911 to report dad driving through red light

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'Singer Prince died of accidental painkiller overdose'

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Republican Ryan backs Trump after long courtship

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Use it or lose it: Occasional Ohio voters may be shut out in November

All US states periodically cleanse their voter rolls, but only a handful remove voters simply because they donâ€™t vote on a regular basis. And nowhere could the practice have a greater potential impact in the state-by-state battle for the White House than Ohio, a swing state that has backed the winner in every presidential election since 1960.
2016-06-02 15:42:55 Read More

China asks foreigners not to interfere in religious affairs

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Thai tiger temple monk caught fleeing with skins, fangs

The Thai authorities uncovered a trove of animal parts and intercepted a monk trying to leave a controversial "tiger temple" with skins and fangs on Thursday, the latest discovery to fuel accusations that the zoo is involved in the illegal wildlife trade.
2016-06-02 11:17:12 Read More

Pak recovers Mansour's domicile certificate

Pakistani authorities have recovered the domicile certificate of slain Taliban chief Mullah Mansour which was illegally made under a fake name, officials said. Mansour was found to possess not only Pakistan's computerised national identity card (CNIC) but also a valid passport.
2016-06-02 08:20:50 Read More

Pak recovers Mansour's domicile certificate

Donald Trump is a "fraud": Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton is calling Donald Trump a fraud, claiming that he's trying to scam Americans the way he scammed students in his university. Newly released documents revealed that he tried to trick people who couldn't afford the tuition into enrolling.
2016-06-02 05:20:07 Read More

Gorbachev today: Reviled and beloved in Russia

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Israeli PM slams French peace initative

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the French efforts to organise a peace summit to restart peace talks with the Palestinians, saying peace is not achieved with international conferences.
2016-06-02 04:54:21 Read More

Four found dead in floods in France and Germany

Four bodies were found floating in homes in France and Germany on Wednesday in flash floods that left people stranded on rooftops, cut roads and forced schools to close their doors. French weather forecasters warned of more to come on Thursday.
2016-06-02 03:36:20 Read More

Brazilian women protest against 'culture of rape'

Thousands of Brazilian women protested on Wednesday against a "culture of rape", following the shocking case of a 16-year-old girl allegedly sexually assaulted by more than 30 men. Protesters in cities like Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro carried slogans such as "Not the victim's fault".
2016-06-02 02:59:51 Read More

France asks UN to begin Syria air drops

France on Wednesday called on the United Nations to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria despite convoy deliveries of assistance to two towns.
2016-06-02 00:47:33 Read More

France asks UN to begin Syria air drops

France on Wednesday called on the United Nations to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria despite convoy deliveries of assistance to two towns.
2016-06-02 00:47:33 Read More

Strong earthquake hits western Indonesia

The US Geological Survey reports that a strong undersea earthquake has hit western Indonesia, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
2016-06-02 00:45:15 Read More

Israel PM under fire over his wifeâ€™s slew of scandals

Already under fire in Israel and abroad, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is now dealing with headaches on the home front following a series of scandals involving his wife. A trio of cases, including a police investigation into possible improper spending by Sara Netanyahu, have embarrassed the prime minister.
2016-06-01 17:35:44 Read More

Donald Trump to visit UK day after Brexit vote

Donald Trump said in a statement he would come to Britain on June 24 â€” the same day the result of the crucial vote is expected. The billionaire tycoon has previously said he believed Britain should leave the EU.
2016-06-01 17:30:46 Read More

UN projects in Mali attacked, peacekeeper among 3 killed

The United Nations peacekeeping mission spokesman said a rocket or mortar attack on Tuesday night killed one UN peacekeeper and gravely wounded three others at the mission's camp in the city of Gao in Mali. It said more than 10 peacekeepers were lightly wounded.
2016-06-01 14:59:01 Read More

Ex-Dominican leader who toppled dictator dies at 95

Former Dominican president and general Antonio Imbert Barrera, who was the last survivor of a group that toppled a brutal dictator Juan Bosch in 1963, died on Tuesday. He was 95. Dominican President Danilo Medina has declared three days of mourning.
2016-06-01 14:53:45 Read More

Kurdish-led Syrian forces advance on key ISIS stronghold

Kurdish-led Syrian fighters have launched a new advance on the northern town of Manbij, a key Islamic State stronghold, with the aid of US-led air strikes, a spokesman for the fighters and a monitoring group said on Wednesday.
2016-06-01 14:43:49 Read More

Six killed as Taliban bombers raid Afghan courthouse

Taliban suicide bombers wearing police uniforms raided a courthouse in the eastern Afghan city of Ghazni on Wednesday, killing six people in what they said was revenge for last month's execution of six Taliban-linked prisoners. On Tuesday, the Taliban killed 10 bus passengers in Kunduz.
2016-06-01 14:31:25 Read More

Kenya protests â€˜dogs and slavesâ€™ remark by Egypt envoy

A Kenyan diplomat has written to the dean of the Africa Diplomatic Corps to protest what she calls "uncivilized, undiplomatic, irresponsible, degrading and insulting behavior" by an Egyptian diplomat who is alleged to have called sub-Saharan Africans "slaves and dogs".
2016-06-01 14:18:50 Read More

Nato to designate cyber as operational domain of war

Nato members will likely agreeâ€‹ to designate cyber as an official operational domain of warfare along with air, sea, land and space, according to a German official. The agreement will be made during a summit meeting in Warsaw in July.
2016-06-01 11:04:25 Read More

Saudi Arabia sentences 14 to death for terrorism

Some Saudi Shi'ites complain they suffer systematic discrimination in Saudi Arabia, whose majority follow a strict form of Sunni Islam that regards the minority sect as heretical. The government denies that.
2016-06-01 09:40:43 Read More

China's textbook criticized for including Bible story

The inclusion of a Bible story for the first time in a textbook in secondary schools in Beijing has sparked a controversy. Some outraged people criticized the book saying that it spreads Western values and violates the law which separated education from religion.
2016-06-01 05:28:28 Read More

Brazil approves increased penalties for gang rape

With the new law approved by the Senate on Tuesday, the penalty for gang rape would be increased up to over 13 years, although the sentence could be higher if the victim is under 14 or dies after the assault.
2016-06-01 03:36:05 Read More

Mass sexual assault reported at German music festival

The mostly young women, who between them filed 14 criminal complaints, said they were encircled and groped by groups of men in ways that recalled mob attacks at chaotic New Year's festivities in Cologne.
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Mass sexual assault reported at German music festival

The women, who between them filed 14 criminal complaints, said they were encircled and groped by groups of men in ways that recalled mob attacks at chaotic New Year's festivities in Cologne. Police said three Pakistani men aged 28 to 31, at least two of them asylum seekers, were arrested.
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Mass sexual assault reported at German music festival

Thousands fleeing Fallujah as battle continues: UN

Nearly 3,700 people have fled Fallujah over the past week amid a new offensive by Iraqi forces to retake the besieged city from the Islamic State, the UN said on Tuesday. But around 50,000 civilians trapped inside the Iraqi city risk being turned into "human shields" by the terrorists.
2016-06-01 02:28:25 Read More

US warns Euro 2016 soccer possible terror target

The United States warned its citizens Tuesday that this summer's Euro 2016 soccer tournament and related events across France and Europe will present "potential targets for terrorists."
2016-06-01 00:29:07 Read More

Boeing wins $3.2 billion US defense contract

Boeing Co was awarded a USD 3.2 billion contract modification to a previously awarded contract for Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tailkits, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
2016-06-01 00:25:34 Read More

Philippine president-elect offers bounties for drug lords

The Philippine president-elect said he will pay bounties to police or military officials who capture suspected drug lords "dead or alive", adding that there is enough reward money to leave "100 persons dead". Rodrigo Duterte said he will pay up to 3 million pesos ($64,000) for every drug lord that officials turn in.
2016-05-31 17:06:03 Read More

GorillaÂ â€˜murderâ€™ in US zoo sparks widespread outrage

Public fury is mounting against human stupidity amid continuing uproar over the "murder" of a rare gorilla that had to be put down by authorities at the Cincinnati Zoo after a toddler who slipped into the primateâ€™s enclosure was assessed to be in a life-threatening situation.
2016-05-31 16:44:50 Read More

Ukraine's released pilot assumes parliament seat

Ukrainian pilot and MP Nadiya Savchenko has turned into a national symbol of resistance to Russia since joining a volunteer battalion fighting pro-Kremlin eastern separatist insurgents and then being taken prisoner in June 2014.
2016-05-31 14:27:12 Read More

EU's top lawyer backs work headscarf ban

A senior lawyer at the European Union Court of Justice expressed on Tuesday that companies may ban Muslim headscarves if they are enforcing a general prohibition on religious symbols in the workplace. The case concerns a woman, Samira Achbita, who was fired for wearing a headscarf at workplace.
2016-05-31 14:09:29 Read More

Germany risks Turkey wrath with Armenian â€˜genocideâ€™ vote

Germany's parliament votes on Thursday on a resolution that qualifies the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as "genocide", despite a strong warning from Turkey. More than 20 nations, including France and Russia, have recognized the Armenian genocide, but Germany has not.
2016-05-31 13:24:23 Read More

Aid group warns of â€˜human catastropheâ€™ in Iraqâ€™s Fallujah

The siege of the jihadist-held Iraqi city of Fallujah and the 50,000 civilians believed trapped inside it is a catastrophe in the making, the Norwegian Refugee Council warned. Iraqi forces launched an operation on May 22-23 to retake the ISIS bastion, which lies only 50 kilometres west of Baghdad.
2016-05-31 13:13:00 Read More

Top N Korea official visits China in bid to mend ties

Ri Su-yong, vice-chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party, made a rare visit to China in bid by Pyongyang to mend frayed ties with Beijing. China is North Korea's largest trading partner and key diplomatic protector, but relations have soured following Pyongyang's nuclear and missile tests.
2016-05-31 13:03:55 Read More

Hamas executes 3 convicts in Gaza, sparks criticism

Gaza's Hamas rulers executed three Palestinians convicted of murder on Tuesday, sparking criticism from human rights groups and defying an agreement with the rival Palestinian Fatah faction. The executions were carried out without the required approval of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
2016-05-31 12:54:55 Read More

Taliban attack buses in Afghanistan, kill 9, kidnap 35

The Taliban attacked several buses on a road in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday morning, forcing passengers to disembark and killing nine people and kidnapping at least 35, officials said. The attack in northern Kunduz province took place in Aliabad district as the buses were travelling from Kabul.
2016-05-31 12:47:49 Read More

South Korea says North's missile launch likely failed

A North Korean missile launch likely failed on Tuesday, South Korea's military said, the fourth in a series of high-profile failures. South Korea's Yonhap news agency said the missile was a powerful mid-range Musudan, which could potentially reach US military bases in Asia and the Pacific.
2016-05-31 12:38:04 Read More

Student burned alive by ex-boyfriend in Rome: Police

A Rome university student, Sara Di Pietrantonio (22), was burned alive by her ex-boyfriend, Vincenzo Paduano (27) on Sunday. Paduano set her car afire and chased her after she ran out of the car, setting her ablaze when he caught up with her.
2016-05-31 12:25:53 Read More

Attack on Christian grandmother in Egyptian village

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Animal rights activists disrupt Sanders Oakland rally

A group of animal rights activists briefly interrupted a Bernie Sanders rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza at Oakland's City Hall on Monday when they jumped barricades and tried to rush the podium. The security stopped the protesters before they could reach Sanders.
2016-05-31 06:33:58 Read More

New Zealand backs plain packaging for cigarettes

New Zealand has decided to introduce plain packagings plastered with health warnings and gruesome pictures of ill-effects of smoking for cigarettes. The move coincides with the World No Tobacco day. The list of such countries is growing despite the threat of legal action by industry.
2016-05-31 06:26:37 Read More

Quake measuring 6.1 jolts parts of Taiwan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 centred about 110 km northeast of Taipei, shook parts of Taiwan on Tuesday and was felt in the capital, residents and officials said. There were no immediate reports of damage.
2016-05-31 06:21:56 Read More

Carter to discuss South China Sea at Asian summit

United States defense secretary Ashton Carter will depart on Tuesday for an Asian security summit in Singapore, where Beijing's military expansion across the South China Sea likely will lead to discussions among the fretting nations.
2016-05-31 03:11:02 Read More

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World News For The Year 2016 and Month Jun

World World News For The Year 2016 and Month Jun

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

Obama warns Venezuela not to block drive to recall govt

Vietnam sentences Australian to death for drug offence

Istanbul airport attackers were foreigners, Turkey says

Palestinian kills teenage girl in Israeli settlement

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

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

Rodrigo Duterte sworn in as president of Philippines

Swiss court fines man who blocked daughters' swimming lessons

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

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

Briton arrested at Trump rally indicted on weapons charges

CIA chief warns of Istanbul-style attack in US

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

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

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

Trump narrows gap on Clinton in new poll

ISIS repels US-backed Syrian rebels near Iraq border

EU leaves Britain out in the cold as PM race begins

British MPs object to 'begging' Trump emails

Mexican drug lord Guzmanâ€™s extradition put on hold

Putin lifts Turkey travel and trade restrictions

Israel cabinet approves reconciliation deal with Turkey

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

A Perth Mosque targeted in petrol bomb attack

A Perth Mosque targeted in petrol bomb attack

Largest uncut diamond up for auction in London

'US should adopt policy of total isolation against Pakistan'

Dutch parliament rejects motion for EU referendum

UN chief slams Gaza blockade after Israel-Turkey deal

UN chief slams Gaza blockade after Israel-Turkey deal

Syrian rebels move toward ISIS-held town near Iraq

Bâ€™desh charges opposition member over Italianâ€™s murder

Afghanistan to investigate child sex abuse by police

Hillaryâ€™s foes in US Congress release Benghazi report

EgyptAir black box flight recorder 'has been repaired'

EgyptAir black box flight recorder 'has been repaired'

US to downgrade Myanmar in annual human trafficking report

Pakistan's new military courts challenged over abuse claims

Clinton takes lead over Trump: Polls

Quake hits Mexico, sways tall buildings in capital

Supreme Court delivers major victory for US abortion rights

Supreme Court delivers major victory for US abortion rights

Pakistan would not accept Indian diktat over Kashmir: Aziz

Erdogan apologises to Putin over downed jet: Kremlin

IS claims deadly suicide attack on Jordanian soldiers

David Cameron sets up new unit for 'Brexit' negotiations

Rise in racist incidents linked to Brexit vote in UK

Pak looks for lobbyist in US to better ties

Pak looks for lobbyist in US to better ties

Clinton swipes at Trump over Brexit

Pak army chief in Karachi after Sufi singer Amjad Sabri killing

Singapore Airlines plane catches fire, none hurt

Clash at California capitol leaves at least 10 injured

Clinton takes lead over Trump, new polls show

Sufis not a minority, but a majority across subcontinent

Outrage over 'Make America White Again' billboard

New IS video shows killing of 5 media activists

Labour in crisis: Corbyn's team wants him out

Over 3 million sign petition for second EU vote

Bahraini activist to be tried for tweets

Bahraini activist to be tried for tweets

Deadly California wildfire destroys at least 150 homes

Jerusalem gay pride parade attacker jailed for life

Italy catches top mafia boss after 20 years on the run

Vatican hits back at Turkey for calling pope â€˜crusaderâ€™

ISIS launch new attacks Afghanistan, dozens killed

6-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills brother in US

Third UK Labour policy chief out after Brexit vote

US lawmaker compares US House protest to Rajya Sabha uproar

Myanmar torches drugs worth nearly $60 million

Fallujah 'fully liberated' from IS: Iraqi commander

Kerry to visit Brussels, London in wake of Brexit vote

30 killed, 21 injured in China bus fire

30 killed, 21 injured in China bus fire

Experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump

Somali Islamist militants attack hotel in Mogadishu

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World News For The Year 2016 and Month Jun