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World News For The Year 2016 and Month Oct

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Pak court bars oppn from holding street rally

A Pakistani court has barred the party of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan from holding planned anti-government street rallies in Islamabad. The court ordered authorities to ensure the rally is held only within the limits of a city park.
2016-10-31 07:25:15 Read More

On Halloween, US Supreme Court ponders costumes

In a happy coincidence of the US judicial calendar, the Supreme Court is set to solemnly take up the subject of costumes and outfits on Monday, which is also Halloween. The decision could have broad repercussions with significant economic consequences.
2016-10-31 05:04:41 Read More

Aleppo fighting spreads amid accusations of gas attack

The rebels, including both Free Syrian Army factions and jihadists, are seeking to end the siege by seizing government-held areas of Aleppo, in an effort to link the city's rebel-held east with rebel-held rural areas to the west of the city.
2016-10-31 04:37:08 Read More

Rebel rockets kill 38 civilians in Aleppo: Monitor

Syria's regime and rebels were locked in fierce clashes on Sunday on the western edges of Aleppo, where 38 civilians have been killed in two days of opposition rocket fire, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
2016-10-30 10:30:55 Read More

What would 100 days of a Clinton White House look like?

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2016-10-30 09:52:06 Read More

Drone halts traffic at Dubai international airport

Air space around the airport was closed from 7:25pm to 8:49pm "due to unauthorised drone activity resulting in flight diversions". Following this, UAE authorities have announced their intention to tighten the rules on the purchase and use of drones and the penalties for violating them.
2016-10-30 05:30:56 Read More

Drone halts traffic at Dubai international airport

France acknowledges role in Nazi internment of gypsies

President Francois Hollande on Saturday acknowledged that France bore "broad responsibility" for the internment of thousands of Roma by the World War II Vichy regime and in the early months of the post-war government.
2016-10-29 15:56:46 Read More

Air strike kills 17 in Yemen, exiled president rejects peace plan

At least 17 civilians were killed in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz on Saturday by a Saudi-led coalition air strike that struck a house, local officials and residents said.
2016-10-29 15:02:07 Read More

Emails show how Clinton campaign chairman was hacked

New evidence appears to show how hackers earlier this year stole more than 50,000 emails of Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman John Podesta, resulting in embarrassing political disclosures about Democrats in the final weeks before the US presidential election.
2016-10-29 13:25:37 Read More

Chinese Premier asks govt to follow Xi as 'core leader'

Days after ruling CPC elevated President Xi Jinping as its "core leader" equating with him with 'Chairman' Mao Zedong, Premier Li Keqiang asked China's cabinet and government departments to act in line with Xi's new role and decisions of the party to ensure discipline.
2016-10-29 13:11:49 Read More

French president vows to clear out Paris migrant camp

French President Francois Hollande is vowing to shut down a growing migrant camp in Paris, after his government cleared out 5,000 people from a camp in Calais in an effort to tackle the migrant crisis.
2016-10-29 12:27:13 Read More

Hollande vows to clear out Paris migrant camp

Suicide bombers kill 8 in Nigeria's Maiduguri

Two suicide bombers killed at least eight people on Saturday in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri, the heart of a seven-year-old insurgency by Islamist Boko Haram militants, the military said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attacks bore the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
2016-10-29 09:30:43 Read More

S Korean presidential aides raided in scandal probe

South Korean prosecutors on Saturday raided the homes and offices of senior advisers to President Park Geun-Hye, as she struggled with a corruption and influence-peddling scandal involving a close family friend.
2016-10-29 07:41:38 Read More

Trump hails move to re-open Hillary email probe

Donald Trump has said "justice would finally be served" with FBI deciding to re-open its probe into the use of personal email hosted on a private server by former US Secretary of State and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.
2016-10-29 04:09:40 Read More

Bob Dylan says Nobel left him 'speechless'

Bob Dylan has finally accepted his Nobel prize for literature, the Swedish Academy that awards it has said, breaking his silence on the win that he said left him "speechless". "I appreciate the honour so much," he told the academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius.
2016-10-29 03:34:36 Read More

Is there a hidden Donald Trump voter constituency?

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2016-10-28 16:25:38 Read More

Russian, US jets had near miss over Syria: US officials

The near miss occurred late on October 17, when a Russian jet that was escorting a larger spy plane manoeuvered in the vicinity of an American warplane over eastern Syria, highlighting the risks of a serious mishap in the increasingly crowded airspace.
2016-10-28 15:57:30 Read More

Biden tops Clinton list for secretary of state

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2016-10-28 14:27:14 Read More

Britain could hold second EU vote, says ex-PM Blair

Britain's former prime minister Tony Blair said on Friday there was nothing preventing a second Brexit referendum and warned that the break-up would be "very, very tough" as European leaders were in an unforgiving mood.
2016-10-28 12:51:06 Read More

Bangladesh arrests 900 to save favourite fish

Bangladesh has arrested more than 900 fishermen and deployed the army to patrol its waterways after introducing a temporary ban on catching hilsa in an effort to save the hugely popular fish.
2016-10-28 12:06:48 Read More

Bangladesh arrests 900 to save favourite fish

Filipino mayor, 9 others killed in police shoot-out

A Philippine mayor accused of drug trafficking was killed along with nine bodyguards in a shoot-out with police on Friday, authorities said, hours after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to intensify his crackdown on crime.
2016-10-28 06:12:19 Read More

Myanmar detects first Zika infection

Myanmar has detected its first Zika infection with state media reporting Friday that a pregnant foreign woman had been diagnosed with the mosquito-borne virus. The World Health Organization warned earlier this month that Zika was likely to spread throughout Asia
2016-10-28 04:43:25 Read More

Clinton campaign raised $101 mn in mid-October

The Clinton campaign raised US$ 101 million in the first 19 days of this month and has US$ 153 million in the last few weeks of the November 8 general elections. Over 2.8 million people have now donated to the campaign, it said.
2016-10-28 04:33:27 Read More

Philippine leader Duterte says God told him to stop cursing

Duterte made the stunning pledge on arrival in in his southern hometown of Davao city late Thursday from a trip to Japan. His profanities have become a trademark of his political persona, especially when threatening to kill drugs dealers as part of his war on illegal drugs.
2016-10-28 03:09:53 Read More

UN votes to launch talks on nuclear weapons ban

A UN General Assembly committee on Thursday voted to launch negotiations on a new treaty banning nuclear weapons despite fierce opposition from the world's nuclear powers. A resolution presented by Austria, Ireland, Mexico, Nigeria, South Africa and Brazil was adopted by a vote of 123 to 38, with 16 abstentions, following weeks of lobbying by the nuclear powers for 'no' votes.
2016-10-28 02:59:31 Read More

Trump running mate's plane skids off NY runway

A campaign plane carrying US Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence skidded off the runway after landing in the rain at New York City's LaGuardia Airport on Thursday.
2016-10-28 01:13:18 Read More

Syria school attack may be potential war crime: UN

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2016-10-27 16:12:47 Read More

Britain, US to send planes, troops to deter Russia in the east

Britain said on Wednesday it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in Nato's biggest military build-up on Russia's borders since the Cold War.
2016-10-27 15:17:46 Read More

US hysteria over Russia an election ploy: Putin

Vladimir Putin said American politicians were whipping up hysteria about mythical Russian threat in the US presidential campaign as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings. Putin said he found it hard to believe that anyone seriously thought Moscow was capable of influencing the elections.
2016-10-27 14:56:55 Read More

UN preparing for possible chemical attack in Mosul

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2016-10-27 11:23:04 Read More

UN preparing for possible chemical attack in Mosul

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2016-10-27 11:23:04 Read More

No policy change on North Korea: US to Asian allies

The US reassured its Asian allies Japan and South Korea that its policy seeking North Korea's nuclear disarmament remains unchanged. The threat from North Korea is growing "more acute by the day" as the country ramps up its missile and nuclear tests, US deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
2016-10-27 11:10:52 Read More

Pak bans protest, rallies in Islamabad for 2 mnths

The Pakistani government on Thursday banned all political meetings, rallies and protests in the capital, Islamabad, ahead of a planned opposition march against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on November 2.
2016-10-27 09:58:07 Read More

Turkey arrests pilots with 'links' to Gulen

Turkey's state-run news agency says 45 military pilots were detained on Thursday and 29 who had previously been detained were formally arrested as part of the ongoing investigation into the movement allegedly responsible for the failed coup on July 15.
2016-10-27 09:31:42 Read More

'800-900 IS fighters killed in Mosul offensive'

"Just in the operations over the last week and a half associated with Mosul, we estimate they've probably killed about 800-900 Islamic State fighters," General Joseph Votel, who heads the US military's Central Command, said in an interview with AFP, speaking from an undisclosed location.
2016-10-27 09:18:14 Read More

UNICEF: School attack may be deadliest of Syria war

The UN Children's agency says airstrikes in Syria's rebel-held northern Idlib province a day earlier may be the deadliest attack on a school since the country's war began nearly six years ago, leaving 22 children and six of their teachers killed.
2016-10-27 07:32:58 Read More

Australian theme park cancels opening after 4 deaths

The Australian theme park where four people died on a river rapids ride has defended its safety record as police vetoed plans to reopen its doors to the public three days after the tragedy.
2016-10-27 06:39:47 Read More

Gave US$ 100 mn to campaign, will do more: Trump

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has claimed he has personally contributed US$ 100 million to his campaign and did not take any outside funds during state primaries. He said Hillary has not contributed any money from personal finances and will do whatever her donors will ask her to do
2016-10-27 04:44:42 Read More

Heavy structural damage from quake in Italy: Mayor

There has been major structural damage to the town of Ussita following two strong aftershocks in central Italy. Mayor Marco Rinaldi told The Associated Press that the town's church, the parish and other buildings have suffered some heavy damage. Rinaldi said on early Thursday: "The final count of damages will be done with the first lights of dawn."
2016-10-27 03:46:12 Read More

Kashmir a matter for India, Pak to sort out: UK PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that the UK's stand on Kashmir remains unchanged and it is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan to address. May is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi on November 6 for her first overseas bilateral visit.
2016-10-27 03:21:33 Read More

Trump offers strategy lessons to military expert

The latest target of Donald Trump's ire is a military expert who questioned his analysis of the battle for the Iraqi city of Mosul. "You can tell your military expert that I'll sit down and teach him a couple of things," Trump told ABC News in an interview.
2016-10-27 03:01:33 Read More

Mass protest in Venezuela for end of dictatorship

Anti-government protesters jammed the streets of Venezuela's capital on Wednesday on the heels of a decision by congress to open a political trial against President Nicolas Maduro, whose allies have blocked moves for a recall election.
2016-10-27 02:55:08 Read More

Mass protest in Venezuela for end of dictatorship

US 'rocket city' hits Islamic State targets in Mosul

Qayyara airbase, referred to as Q-West by American forces, has become the main staging ground for some 1,000 troops from the US-led coalition along with thousands of soldiers from the Iraqi army and federal police as they try to advance on Mosul.
2016-10-26 17:51:59 Read More

Mediterranean migrant deaths hit record 3,800: UN

At least 3,800 migrants and refugees have perished this year while trying to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe, the highest ever toll ever on the perilous route, the UN said on Wednesday. The milestone was reached despite a significant decline in migrant crossing this year compared to 2015.
2016-10-26 16:25:29 Read More

Trump makes mid-campaign stop to promote new hotel

With elections just 2 weeks away, Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump took time off from his campaign to inaugurate a swish hotel that bears his name only a couple blocks from the White House.
2016-10-26 15:45:39 Read More

Air strikes kill 22 in school in Syria's Idlib

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2016-10-26 11:43:03 Read More

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US 9/11 law an international legal Pandora's Box

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2016-10-26 11:05:25 Read More

China visit was just economics: Duterte reassures Japan

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought to assure Japan on Wednesday that his high-profile visit to rival China last week was about economics, not security, and vowed to stand on Tokyo's side over the disputed South China Sea when the time came.
2016-10-26 10:36:48 Read More

Fires scorch Calais migrant camp as demolition resumes

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2016-10-26 07:45:47 Read More

Typhoon Haima causes US$ 700 mn loss in China

Typhoon Haima has caused estimated direct economic losses worth over $702 million in China's three provinces, authorities have said. About 114,000 residents had been relocated, 239,500 hectares of crops and 3,200 houses damaged, and another 600 houses destroyed by the typhoon
2016-10-26 06:01:49 Read More

Six face trial over topless photos of Kate

Six people, including photographers and senior media industry officials, are to face trial in France under privacy laws over the publication of topless photographs of Britain's Duchess of Cambridge in 2012.
2016-10-26 05:51:47 Read More

Denuclearising North Korea a 'lost cause': US

The United States is set to deploy its THAAD missile defense system to South Korea as soon as possible, despite opposition from China, in an effort to protect against North Korea's pursuit of missile and nuclear technology.
2016-10-26 03:03:59 Read More

Denuclearising North Korea a 'lost cause': US

France begins demolition of 'Jungle' migrant camp

Workers escorted by scores of French police officers moved into the "Jungle" in Calais on Tuesday, demolishing shacks and tents emptied of migrants who were being bussed to shelters around France. Riot police carrying shields sealed off the area.
2016-10-25 16:46:33 Read More

Saudi man dumps bride 2 hours after wedding due to Snapchat

It was what many would call an 'un-appy' ending, a Saudi man dumped his bride of two hours after she broke the prenup where she had agreed to not share pictures of the wedding on social media.
2016-10-25 12:39:35 Read More

UK govt approves new runway at Heathrow airport

Britain's government gave the go-ahead on Tuesday to build a new runway at London's Heathrow airport despite concerns about air pollution, noise and the destruction of homes in the capital's densely populated western neighbourhoods.
2016-10-25 11:37:36 Read More

Moscow denies Russian or Syrian air strikes on Aleppo

Russia said on Tuesday Russian and Syrian military planes had not launched air strikes on Aleppo since Moscow said it was suspending bombing seven days ago, contradicting a monitor who says air strikes on some areas resumed on Saturday.
2016-10-25 11:12:34 Read More

12 killed in Shabaab bomb attack in Kenya

Islamic extremist gunmen from neighbouring Somalia killed 12 people in an attack on non-Muslims in Kenya's northern Mandera County, an official said on Tuesday. Somalia's al-Shabab rebels claimed the responsibility for the early-morning attack on the Bishaaro Guest House.
2016-10-25 10:57:47 Read More

Visit to India shows importance of bilateral relations: Theresa May

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said her upcoming three-day maiden visit to India shows the importance of the UK and India bilateral ties which will be a true celebration of relations and shared ambition for the future.
2016-10-25 08:31:06 Read More

Donald Trumpâ€™s campaign finally admits that he is losing

The campaign of Donald Trump has for the first time conceded something that has been clear to political observers for some time, that he is trailing in his battle against Hillary Clinton. â€‹Trumpâ€™s campaign manager has admitted that her client was losing to his Democratic rivalâ€‹.
2016-10-25 05:43:31 Read More

Ohio Zoo improves exhibit barrier following gorilla's death

Officials with the Ohio zoo where a gorilla was shot and killed when a 3-year-old got into its enclosure say they've improved the exhibit's barrier. The new barrier is 6 inches taller than the previous one.
2016-10-25 05:20:02 Read More

Philippine President tells US to forget about defence deal 'if I stay longer'

Duterte said he was against the presence of any foreign troops in his country and the United States could "forget" an Enhanced Defence Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the Philippines, if he stayed longer, without elaborating.
2016-10-25 04:53:33 Read More

Clinton leads Trump by 5 points in latest poll

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton is leading her Republican rival Donald Trump by five percentage points in a "much tighter" race to the White House, according to a CNN/ORC latest poll. Clinton is favoured by 49 per cent of likely voters as against Trump's 44 per cent.
2016-10-25 03:43:38 Read More

UN blames all sides after Syria evacuation plan fails

The United Nations has blamed all sides in Syria after it failed to secure agreement to evacuate critically injured and sick Syrians from Aleppo. "It is deeply regrettable that no patients or accompanying family members could be moved," said the UN's humanitarian aid coordinator.
2016-10-25 03:35:03 Read More

Trump, Clinton zero in on battlegrounds in final sprint

While Hillary Clinton aims to become the nation's first female president, Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to "rise above the noise" of the caustic 2016 race and elect him president, as he insisted he is winning against Hillary Clinton despite polls that show the opposite.
2016-10-25 03:10:32 Read More

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Seven killed, 94 injured in massive explosion in China

At least seven people were killed and 94 others injured when a powerful explosion destroyed a prefabricated house and damaged nearby buildings in China on Monday. The explosion occurred at 2 pm (local time) at Xinmin Town, Fugu County, in Shaanxi Province.
2016-10-24 14:29:31 Read More

16 dead in heavy bombardment on Syria's Idlib: Monitor

Sixteen civilians, including three children, were killed on Monday in heavy bombardment across rebel-held Idlib province in northwest Syria, a monitoring group said. In Khan Sheikhun, a town in the province's south, air strikes killed seven people, including two women and a child.
2016-10-24 14:19:24 Read More

Five dead as French reconnaissance plane crashes in Malta

A reconnaissance plane working for France's defence ministry crashed in a ball of flames at Malta's international airport on Monday, killing all five people on board, officials said. The plane plummeted into the ground shortly after take-off, killing the five French nationals on board.
2016-10-24 13:29:24 Read More

North Korea lashes out at threat of more sanctions

North Korean officials lashed out on Monday at efforts in the United Nations to strengthen sanctions following the North's latest missile launches and nuclear test in September.
2016-10-24 09:44:50 Read More

'Trump proves himself unfit for presidency every day'

Donald Trump proves himself unfit for presidency "every single day", US President Barack Obama has said as he slammed the Republican leaders for going along with the rhetoric of the party's White House nominee till recently.
2016-10-24 09:17:24 Read More

US warns Philippines' Duterte over rhetoric, crime war

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2016-10-24 08:40:52 Read More

Israel's next Gaza war will be 'last': Minister

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Gunmen kill Pakistani intelligence officer, IS claim attack

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2016-10-24 08:08:44 Read More

France moving more than 6,000 migrants from Calais camp

Lines of migrants with their lives in small bags walked to a registration center in the French port city of Calais on Monday, the first day of the mass evacuation and destruction of the filthy camp near Calais which they called home.
2016-10-24 07:53:42 Read More

UK banks fear public set against them on Brexit

In the aftermath of the country's vote to leave the European Union, Britain's banking sector that generates about a tenth of national economic output is grappling with an uncomfortable new reality where economics doesn't always trump politics.
2016-10-24 06:18:22 Read More

26 Asian hostages held by Somali pirates released

Twenty six Asian sailors, including 10 from China, held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years, have been released, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Monday. They have been moved to Kenya.
2016-10-24 03:56:43 Read More

Venezuelan assembly declares 'coup' by Maduro govt

Venezuela's opposition-majority legislature declared on Sunday that President Nicolas Maduro's government had committed a coup d'etat by blocking a referendum on removing him from power, vowing mass protests and international pressure.
2016-10-24 02:56:31 Read More

Venezuelan assembly declares 'coup' by Maduro govt

Hillary Clinton calls Donald Trump a 'sore loser'

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called Donald Trump a "sore loser" on Sunday because of his refusal at their debate last week to commit to accepting the results of the November 8 election.
2016-10-24 02:32:46 Read More

Afghan opium cultivation jumps as eradication collapses

Cultivation dropped last year due to drought but it has been on the rise in the past decade, fuelling the Taliban insurgency and spurring a growing crisis of drug addiction despite costly US-led counter-narcotics programmes.
2016-10-23 13:10:57 Read More

Sharif responsible if 'third-force' steps in Pakistan: Imran

"One person will be responsible if democracy is derailed," Imran, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman said while referring to Sharif. The 64-year-old leader did not mention which force or institution would be derailing democracy following the protest planned on November 2.
2016-10-23 12:51:54 Read More

Pentagon chief in Iraq for closer assessment of Mosul battle

Carter fueled debate in Iraq when he met with Turkish leaders and suggested their country should play a role in the Mosul battle. Some 500 Turkish troops at a base north of Mosul have been training Sunni and Kurdish fighters since December. Turkey insists it will play a role in liberating the city.
2016-10-23 12:42:10 Read More

2 explosions hit Japanese city, 1 killed

Two explosions hit the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing one while injuring three others. Media reports suggest that the victim, believed to be a 72-year-old ex-military officer, may have set his house on fire, blown up his car in a public parking lot and then blown himself up in a nearby park.
2016-10-23 12:28:29 Read More

Italy recovers 14 dead on smugglers boats in 2 days

In all 5,700 migrants were rescued from dozens of small boats and rubber dinghies between Friday and Saturday. Premier Matteo Renzi appealed to his European partners to come up with a fundamental solution to the migrant issue during a visit to Sicily on Saturday.
2016-10-23 12:09:27 Read More

Mosul battle will be big, won't end soon - Kurdish region minister

Karim Sinjari, who is also acting defence minister in the area, told Reuters in an interview that Islamic State fighters - believed to number between 4,000 and 8,000 - will put up a fierce fight because of Mosul's symbolic value for the hardline Sunni jihadis.
2016-10-23 08:26:18 Read More

Trump says he will win general elections

Donald Trump says he will win the November 8 US presidential election even as the mainstream media and political pundits predicted slim chances for the Republican nominee to make it to the White House.
2016-10-23 07:28:44 Read More

One killed, two injured in Japan park blasts

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2016-10-23 05:58:09 Read More

Clashes, artillery fire hit Aleppo after truce expires

Heavy clashes erupted between regime and rebel forces in Syria's divided city of Aleppo after a "humanitarian" ceasefire announced by government ally Russia expired before the UN could evacuate wounded civilians from rebel-held areas.
2016-10-23 05:03:39 Read More

Fumes from IS-torched sulphur plant near Mosul kills 2

Hundreds of wounded civilians were stranded in Syria's Aleppo after the UN said security concerns had prevented evacuation convoys even as Russia extended a ceasefire into a third day. Syrain army has said it is an opportunity for civilians and rebel fighters who lay down their arms to leave.
2016-10-22 16:49:33 Read More

Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors held since 2012

Cameroon rescue workers and hospital staff say the death toll from an overloaded train that derailed on Friday is higher than announced, saying at least 73 are dead. The train carried about 1,300 passengers, instead of its capacity of 600.
2016-10-22 15:48:26 Read More

Somali pirates free 26 Asian sailors held since 2012

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Wounded await evacuation on day 3 of Aleppo truce

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Cameroon train crash death toll climbs to 73

Ex-Egyptian President Morsi's 20-year sentence upheld

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2016-10-22 14:25:39 Read More

Iraqi TV journalist killed in south of Mosul: Channel

An Iraqi cameraman was killed on Saturday covering a military offensive to wrest the city of Mosul back from the Islamic State group. The reporter was killed "covering the battle" near the village of Al-Shura, south of Mosul, Al Sumaria TV said.
2016-10-22 11:58:38 Read More

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Security raised on London tube after arrest

Security has been stepped up on the London Underground network, police said Saturday, following the arrest of a 19-year-old man after a suspicious item was discovered on a Tube train.Britain's current national terror threat level has been set at severe, meaning an attack is considered highly likely.
2016-10-22 11:50:55 Read More

US becoming nothing more than troublemaker: Chinese media

Chinese media said that US no longer cares about its image as a 'global leader'. Over the report of a US Navy warship passing through waters claimed by China in the South China Sea, Global Times said that the US "doesn't want to see peace in the South China Sea."
2016-10-22 10:44:49 Read More

Taliban brief Pakistan about talks with Kabul: Officials

Three senior Taliban members traveled to Pakistan this week and held a series of meetings with Pakistani officials in Islamabad, mainly to brief them about the recent talks held in Qatar between the Taliban and Kabul, a senior Taliban official, an Afghan diplomat and a Pakistani official said on Saturday.
2016-10-22 10:39:51 Read More

UN picks Wonder Woman as women envoy

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Obama nixes twerking at final White House musical event

President Barack Obama said he's sad that one of his and the first lady's favorite traditions, musical night at the White House, ended on Friday. Obama and his wife, Michelle, have reserved certain evenings over the past eight years to celebrate music that has helped shape America.
2016-10-22 05:58:15 Read More

At least 19 dead in Russian helicopter crash in Siberia

At least 19 people were killed when a helicopter crashed in northwestern Siberia, Russia's Investigative Committee said Saturday.
2016-10-22 03:24:38 Read More

Overloaded train derails in Cameroon, killing at least 53

An overloaded train derailed along the route that links Cameroon's two major cities on Friday, killing at least 53 people and injuring more than 300, the government said.
2016-10-22 02:43:21 Read More

Theresa May tries to reassure EU as UK seeks trade pacts alone

Prime Minister Theresa May signaled on Friday that Britain is paving the way for trade talks with other countries well before it leaves the European Union but sought to reassure partners that this would not undermine the bloc's trade aims.
2016-10-21 14:13:11 Read More

IS attacks Iraqi oil city Kirkuk, curfew declared

Islamic State militants attacked a power station and other buildings in the northeastern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk early on Friday, killing at least 18 people, security sources said.
2016-10-21 13:31:56 Read More

Syrian govt opens new Aleppo corridor for evacuations

The Syrian government on Friday opened a new corridor for rebels and civilians who want to leave the besieged eastern neighborhoods of Aleppo, but the UN said planned medical evacuations haven't begun as planned because of a lack of security assurances from the warring sides.
2016-10-21 12:16:39 Read More

IS takes 550 families to be human shields in Mosul: UN

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2016-10-21 10:21:14 Read More

S Korea activists leaflet North after missile tests

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2016-10-21 07:50:56 Read More

'Ex-NSA contractor stole 500mn pages of sensitive info'

In a court filing made public on Thursday, prosecutors said the former NSA contractor Harold 'Hal' Martin III was arrested on August 27 in Maryland and poses a "grave danger" to the US. He has been charged under the Espionage Act.
2016-10-21 06:41:01 Read More

Suicide bombers kill 16 in deadly twin raids in Iraq

Gunmen wearing suicide vests attacked government targets in the Kurdish-controlled city of Kirkuk and killed 16 at an Iranian-run construction site further north on Friday as troops advanced on jihadist bastion Mosul.
2016-10-21 06:10:04 Read More

6.6 quake hits western Japan, no tsunami warning

A strong 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit western Japan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate tsunami risk. The quake, at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), struck shortly after 2.00pm (0500 GMT) in Tottori prefecture.
2016-10-21 05:35:39 Read More

S Africa to withdraw from International Criminal Court

South Africa has decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court following a dispute last year over a visit by Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the tribunal for alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
2016-10-21 05:34:52 Read More

S Africa to withdraw from International Criminal Court

Typhoon kills 12 in Philippines, takes aim at Hong Kong

Typhoon Haima, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines in three years, killed at least 12 people and inundated vast tracts of rice and corn fields, officials in Manila said on Friday, before it took aim at Hong Kong.
2016-10-21 02:39:21 Read More

Milan honors Dalai Lama as citizen over China's objections

council bestowed honorary citizenship on the Dalai Lama on Thursday over the objections of Chinese Embassy, which said the gesture would have a negative impact on bilateral relations and regional cooperation.
2016-10-20 16:07:36 Read More

France warns UK premier of tough time ahead in Brexit talks

France warned Britain at the start of a European Union summit on Thursday that it would face a tough, unyielding opponent if it sought too many concessions during its negotiations to leave the 28-nation EU.
2016-10-20 15:31:57 Read More

Russia extends Aleppo truce by 24 hours

Russia's defence minister said on Thursday that Moscow was extending a "humanitarian pause" in Aleppo scheduled to end at 1600 GMT by a further day. Minister Sergei Shoigu added that Syrian authorities had agreed to the extension.
2016-10-20 15:03:50 Read More

Philippines' Duterte announces 'separation' from US

Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte declared his "separation" from longstanding ally the United States in Beijing on Thursday, as he rebalances his country's diplomacy towards China. "I announce my separation from the United States," he said to applause at a meeting in the Chinese capital.
2016-10-20 11:34:40 Read More

Super typhoon Haima smashes northern Philippines

One of the most powerful typhoons to ever hit the Philippines destroyed houses, tore roofs off schools and ripped giant trees out of the ground on Thursday, but there were no immediate reports of deaths.
2016-10-20 06:17:17 Read More

Putin ready to extend Aleppo truce

Russia's President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he was ready to prolong a unilateral ceasefire in Aleppo, after tough talks in Berlin where the leaders of Germany and France refused to rule out sanctions against Moscow.
2016-10-20 05:03:04 Read More

Iraqi special forces join Mosul offensive against IS

Iraqi special forces joined the Mosul offensive on Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on a nearby town held by the Islamic State group, encountering heavy fire.
2016-10-20 04:48:17 Read More

Duterte meets China's president in charm offensive

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday as part of a charm offensive aimed at seeking trade and support from the Asian giant by setting aside a thorny territorial dispute.
2016-10-20 04:02:15 Read More

Trump refuses to say he will accept election results

Republican candidate Donald Trump refused to say on Wednesday that he would accept the outcome of the November 8 US presidential election, leaving open the possibility he would challenge the ultimate outcome.
2016-10-20 02:28:38 Read More

North Korean ballistic missile launch fails

The North American Aerospace Defense Command determined the missile launch did not pose a threat to North America, US Strategic Command said in a statement, adding that it was presumed to be a Musudan intermediate-range ballistic missile.
2016-10-20 01:48:51 Read More

My court nominees will overturn Roe v Wade: Donland Trump

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump outlined starkly different visions for the Supreme Court under their potential presidencies in Wednesday night's final debate, with the Republican declaring the landmark Roe v. Wade ruling legalizing abortion would be overturned by his judicial nominees.
2016-10-20 01:46:28 Read More

My court nominees will overturn Roe v Wade: Donland Trump

Pause in Aleppo bombing holds into second day

A pause in Russian and Syrian strikes on Aleppo was holding for a second day Wednesday, ahead of a brief unilateral ceasefire aimed at allowing civilians and rebels to quit the devastated city. An estimated 250,000 people living in Aleppo have been under near-continuous government siege since July.
2016-10-19 17:36:29 Read More

Obama unsure of why he got Nobel Peace Prize

US President Barack Obama, who was awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, has said he is still not sure why the prestigious prize was bestowed on him.
2016-10-19 13:31:24 Read More

More children dying from conflict in Afghan: UN report

The UN mission in Afghanistan says the number of children killed or wounded in the country's conflict has increased in the first nine months of 2016, as compared to the same period last year. UNAMA says it is deeply concerned over the continuing increase in child casualties.
2016-10-19 11:37:11 Read More

More children dying from conflict in Afghan: UN report

48 bodies recovered after ferry capsizing in Myanmar

The death toll from a ferry disaster on a river in central Myanmar four days ago has risen to nearly 50, officials said on Wednesday, with most of the deceased identified as women and at least two dozen others still missing.
2016-10-19 09:05:53 Read More

Saudi Arabia executes prince for murder

Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital Riyadh for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said in a statement. Kabir was the 134th local or foreigner put to death this year.
2016-10-19 06:07:22 Read More

Bad winter delays MH370 search by up to 2 months

An undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will be delayed by up to two months because of bad weather in the Indian Ocean during the southern winter, authorities said on Wednesday.
2016-10-19 06:00:38 Read More

Philippine police van rams protesters in front of US Embassy

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2016-10-19 05:43:05 Read More

Learn from selfless Xi Jinping, Chinese TV says

Chinese officials should take a lesson from the selflessness of President Xi Jinping in not living extravagant lifestyles or separating themselves from the people, Chinese state television said in the latest episode of an anti-corruption documentary.
2016-10-19 04:19:36 Read More

100-plus Chibok girls unwilling to leave Boko Haram

Nigeria's government is negotiating the release of another 83 of the Chibok schoolgirls taken in a mass abduction two-and-a-half years ago, but more than 100 others appear unwilling to leave their Boko Haram Islamic extremist captors, a community leader said on Tuesday.
2016-10-19 02:54:36 Read More

Rigged poll claims: Obama asks Trump to 'stop whining'

US President Barack Obama lacerated Donald Trump on Tuesday over his repeated assertions that the November 8 election is rigged against him, telling the Republican presidential candidate to "stop whining and go try to make his case to get votes."
2016-10-19 02:47:17 Read More

'Temporarily restricted' Assange's internet: Ecuador

Ecuador's government acknowledged on Tuesday that it cut off WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's internet access at its embassy in London after the whistleblowing site published a trove of damaging emails from Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.
2016-10-19 02:39:04 Read More

4 teenagers shot outside San Francisco schools

Four teenage students were shot in the shared parking lot of two San Francisco high schools on Tuesday, and one of the students is in critical condition, authorities said.
2016-10-19 02:24:03 Read More

4 teenagers shot outside San Francisco schools

Terrorism in any form is unacceptable: Suu Kyi

Myanmar's Foreign Minister and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday said terrorism in any form is "unacceptable", but to lay down a principle that all surgical strikes are right would be like being on a "slippery slope".
2016-10-18 17:49:17 Read More

Foreign firms say UK profits hit by Brexit vote

The drop in sterling and some weakening in demand following the vote to leave the European Union have eaten into the earnings of foreign firms operating in Britain, companies have been saying as they reveal their third quarter results this month.
2016-10-18 16:47:40 Read More

China issues red alert as Typhoon Sarika strikes

The Chinese National Meteorological Centre on Tuesday issued a red alert and evacuated half a million people as Typhoon Sarika hit south China's Hainan, leading to cancellation of hundreds of flights in the island province.
2016-10-18 13:42:15 Read More

World's tallest lego building structure in Dubai

An amusement park in Dubai claims to have unveiled the world's tallest lego building structure, a model based on Burj Khalifa skyscraper, designed and built using 4,39,000 lego bricks with a height of 17 metres.
2016-10-18 11:55:44 Read More

World's tallest lego building structure in Dubai

Thai junta to request extradition of royal insult suspects

Thailand has entered a year of mourning and sensitivities are running high following the death of the revered king last week after seven decades on the throne.
2016-10-18 09:07:01 Read More

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Malaysia on alert as Mosul offensive stokes fears of militant influx

Malaysia has stepped up security at its borders in case Malaysian militant fighters try to return home after Iraqi forces launched a major offensive to take back the Islamic State stronghold of Mosul, deputy prime minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on Tuesday.
2016-10-18 05:25:18 Read More

Russia sets brief cease-fire for Aleppo as strikes kill 36

Russian and Syrian forces will halt hostilities for eight hours in the eastern districts of Aleppo, Russia's military announced on Monday, a day on which opposition activists said their airstrikes killed at least 36 people, including several children, in and around the divided city.
2016-10-18 05:10:47 Read More

China says visit by Philippine president restores trust

China's state news agency says this week's visit by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte points toward a restoration of trust between the sides following recent tensions over their South China Sea territorial dispute.
2016-10-18 03:50:33 Read More

Several missing, injured in German chemical plant blast

Several people were missing and others were injured after an explosion Monday at a chemical plant at BASF's headquarters in western Germany, the firm said, advising local residents to stay indoors. A large fire and a huge column of grey smoke could be seen rising from the site.
2016-10-17 14:45:32 Read More

Suicide car bomb blast kills 10 south of Baghdad

A suicide car bomb explosion targeting an Iraqi army checkpoint south of Baghdad on Monday killed at least 10 people, security and medical sources said. The blast in Yusufiya also left at least 17 people wounded, an interior ministry official said.
2016-10-17 11:50:35 Read More

16 killed in Pakistan road accident

At least 16 persons were killed and over 30 other injured on Monday when two buses collided in Pakistan's Punjab province, police said. The accident took place Rahim Yar Khan district, The News International reported.
2016-10-17 04:43:17 Read More

Atleast 27 dead in Pakistan road accident: Officials

At least 27 people were killed and 50 others were wounded early Monday after a head-on collision between two passenger buses in central Pakistan, officials said. The two buses, carrying around 100 passengers, collided in the town of Khanpur, some 800 km south of the capital Islamabad.
2016-10-17 04:43:17 Read More

Atleast 27 dead in Pakistan road accident: Officials

14 dead, scores missing in Myanmar ferry sinking: Official

Rescuers have recovered 14 bodies and expect to find scores more after a ferry packed with teachers, students and workers capsized in central Myanmar, a local official said on Monday.
2016-10-17 04:22:20 Read More

25 inmates killed in Brazil prison clash

At least 25 inmates died on Sunday in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in far northern Brazil, local media reported citing police. Seven of the dead were beheaded and six burned to death in fighting at a prison in Boa Vista, the capital of Roraima state, the news site G1 reported, citing local police.
2016-10-17 04:09:18 Read More

Iraq launches offensive to recapture Mosul from Islamic State

Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Monday launched a battle to liberate the northern city of Mosul from Islamic State in its most ambitious campaign since US forces left five years ago, and the United States predicted the militant group would suffer "a lasting defeat."
2016-10-17 03:46:16 Read More

Trump charges US election results being rigged 'at many polling places'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump dug deeper in his efforts to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the US election, saying on Twitter on Sunday that he believed the results were being "rigged" at many polling places.
2016-10-17 03:30:39 Read More

Floods kill 24 in Vietnam as Typhoon Sarika looms

Floods triggered by heavy rains have killed 24 people and left four others missing in central Vietnam, disaster officials said, as Typhoon Sarika approaches after leaving at least two people dead and displacing more than 150,000 in the Philippines. In worst-hit province of Quang Binh, 18 people died
2016-10-17 03:01:36 Read More

Thousands march in Paris against same-sex marriage

Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to demonstrate against gay marriage and to call for candidates in next year's presidential election to support "traditional family values".
2016-10-16 16:39:11 Read More

Thousands march in Paris against same-sex marriage

Putin dismisses US hacking allegations as campaign rhetoric

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday shrugged off new US threats to retaliate against alleged Russian hackers, saying such statements only confirmed that Washington used cyber attacks for political ends.
2016-10-16 14:27:58 Read More

Clinton heavily favored to win Electoral College: Poll

Democrat Hillary Clinton maintained a substantial projected advantage in the race to win the Electoral College and claim the US presidency, according to the latest results from the Reuters/Ipsos States of the Nation project released on Saturday.
2016-10-16 14:05:49 Read More

3 killed, 8 wounded after suicide bombings in Turkey

Suicide bombers blew themselves up on Sunday during a Turkish police raid against suspected Islamic State militants near the Syrian border, killing three police officers and wounding eight other people.
2016-10-16 11:45:43 Read More

Philippine president says will raise arbitration ruling on China visit

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Sunday he would raise a controversial arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with China's leaders, and vowed not to surrender any sovereignty or deviate from the July award by the tribunal in The Hague.
2016-10-16 08:30:20 Read More

Crews try to keep massive northern Nevada wildfire at bay

Firefighters in Nevada were hoping to stop a wind-driven wildfire, which has already destroyed 22 homes north of Carson City, from jumping any major roads on Saturday. The blaze between Reno and Carson City was only 5 percent contained, fire officials said.
2016-10-16 04:11:56 Read More

Black is back as Thais mourn revered king

On his birthday Thais wore yellow, when he got sick they put on pink, and now that King Bhumibol Adulyadej has passed Bangkok's streets have turned monochrome in an extraordinary display of collective grief. The venerated monarch died at the age of 88 on Thursday, plunging the nation into mourning.
2016-10-16 03:59:41 Read More

Thailand PM reassures country on smooth succession, after king's funeral

The head of the royal advisory council, a 96-year-old former army chief and prime minister, Prem Tinsulanonda, is standing in as regent while the prince and the country grieve.
2016-10-16 03:53:49 Read More

US, South Korea say latest North Korea missile launch fails

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that the military believes the North unsuccessfully attempted to fire a mid-range Musudan missile. It said the failed launch was made near an airport in the North's North Pyongan province.
2016-10-16 03:29:36 Read More

China to launch manned space mission Shenzhou 11

China will launch a two-man space mission, Shenzhou 11, on Monday, as the country aims at setting up a permanent manned space station by 2022. President Xi has called for China to establish itself as a space power, and it has tested anti-satellite missiles, in addition to its civilian aims.
2016-10-16 03:20:29 Read More

Russia slams 'unprecedented' US threats over cyber attacks

The Kremlin vowed to respond after Washington formally accused the Russian government last week of trying to "interfere" in the 2016 White House race through cyber attacks on American political institutions.
2016-10-15 11:37:13 Read More

Kashmir issue 'main cause of unrest' in region: Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said Pakistan is ready for talks with India if New Delhi is serious about resolving the Kashmir issue which, he said, is the "main cause of unrest" in the region.
2016-10-15 11:10:11 Read More

Kashmir issue 'main cause of unrest' in region: Sharif

Regent to stand in as grieving Thailand awaits new king

Mourners lit candles and recited prayers before dawn on Saturday outside Bangkok's riverside Grand Palace, where the remains of the king will lie for months before a traditional royal cremation.
2016-10-15 07:37:40 Read More

New Syria talks to open in Switzerland

till raging in Aleppo, US Secretary of State John Kerry is due to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and top diplomats from the UN and regional powers in Lausanne.
2016-10-15 06:15:00 Read More

New charges of sexual misconduct rock Trump campaign

Battered by sordid new accusations of sexual misbehavior, Donald Trump fought back in ever-more-remarkable fashion Friday, acting out one woman's allegation onstage and suggesting another was not attractive enough to merit his attention.
2016-10-15 03:29:31 Read More

Hillary guiding elite against working class: Trump

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2016-10-14 23:57:09 Read More

Obama warns 'democracy itself' at stake in US election

At a fiery campaign event for Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Ohio, Obama trashed Trump as a dictator-in-the-making, but also voiced concerns about how Trump's legion of supporters might react to a possible election defeat.
2016-10-14 17:29:05 Read More

China backs Philippine prez Duterte's war on drugs

China extended its backing to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's violent campaign against drug smugglers, days after the maverick Philippino leader threatened to end its military alliance with the US.
2016-10-14 15:25:56 Read More

Russian held prisoner by Syrian rebels freed after 3 years

The Islamist group Liwa al-Tawhid had seized Konstantin Zhuravlev on September 30, 2013, in Syria's second city Aleppo. It merged in 2013 with Ahrar al-Sham and Jaish al-Islam to form the Islamic Front, whose role in the conflict is now unclear.
2016-10-14 15:00:23 Read More

Israel suspends cooperation with UNESCO after Jerusalem vote

UNESCO had no immediate comment on the Israeli move. The resolutions adopted at committee stage on Thursday refer to "Occupied Palestine" and aim to "safeguard the Palestinian cultural heritage and the distinctive character of east Jerusalem."
2016-10-14 14:21:25 Read More

May rejects EU suggestion that Brexit may not happen

Tusk, who will run the Brexit negotiations for Brussels, said on Thursday that Britain might decide not to leave the EU as it will not offer London any softer terms than a damaging "hard Brexit".
2016-10-14 12:10:07 Read More

Twelve security personnel killed in Egypt's Sinai province

The attack took place 40km away from the town of Bir al-Abd, making it the first major attack in the central Sinai area, which had so far escaped a campaign of Islamist attacks. It was carried out using assault rifles and some heavier weapons, the sources said.
2016-10-14 11:44:55 Read More

IS kills 12 military personnel in Egypt's Sinai

Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed 12 members of Egypt's security forces in North Sinai province and injured eight more in an attack on a checkpoint on Friday, medical and security sources told Reuters.
2016-10-14 11:44:55 Read More

IS kills 12 military personnel in Egypt's Sinai

Putin ratifies deal on 'indefinite' Syria deployment

Putin on Friday approved a law ratifying Moscow's deal with Syria to deploy its forces in the country indefinitely, in a move seen as firming their long-term presence. Putin in August asked lawmakers to ratify the deal, which grants Russian forces immunity from prosecution in Syria.
2016-10-14 07:28:07 Read More

Nobel prize-winning playwright Dario Fo dies at 90

Italian satirical dramatist Dario Fo, who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1997, died on Thursday aged 90, prompting an outpouring of tributes for a provocative playwright unafraid to clash with authority.
2016-10-14 05:52:27 Read More

Michelle attacks Trump over sexual assault comments

US First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday launched a scathing takedown of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, calling his sexually aggressive comments about women "disgraceful" and "intolerable."
2016-10-13 20:39:25 Read More

Moscow offers 'safe withdrawal' for armed rebels in Aleppo

Russia on Thursday said it was ready to guarantee safe passage for rebels to quit eastern Aleppo with their weapons, amid fierce Western criticism of its bombing campaign. The announcement comes as Moscow and Washington gear up for international Syria talks on Saturday.
2016-10-13 15:17:48 Read More

Moscow offers 'safe withdrawal' for armed rebels in Aleppo

China commits to modernise Nepal Army

China will provide assistance for Nepal Army's modernisation programme and strengthening its disaster management capabilities, sources said today.The exact nature of China's help to the Nepalese Army for its modernisation was not spelt out.
2016-10-13 14:35:15 Read More

Baby offered for sale on eBay prompts German probe

German police said Thursday they were investigating a refugee couple after their one-month-old baby was put up for sale on the online auction platform eBay for 5,000 euros ($5,500). Police launched a probe into possible human trafficking after they were tipped off about the advertisement.
2016-10-13 14:07:58 Read More

Nigeria says 21 abducted Chibok schoolgirls freed in talks

Twenty-one of the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram Islamic extremists more than two years ago have been freed in negotiations, officials said Thursday. Some 197 girls remain captive, though it is not known how many of them may have died.
2016-10-13 11:35:30 Read More

Scotland takes step toward another independence vote

Scotland's leader Nicola Sturgeon has said that she will publish a bill next week laying the groundwork for a new independence referendum, the first step towards a new vote on whether Scotland should leave the United Kingdom.
2016-10-13 11:23:18 Read More

'Father of us all': Thais pray outside hospital of ailing king

Like others camping out in front of the riverside hospital, she and her family have been lighting incense and chanting Buddhist prayers for 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej -- the only monarch most Thais have ever known.
2016-10-13 10:22:09 Read More

BRICS relevant due to Western unilateralism: Putin

BRICS reflects the member-countries' commitment to uphold international law when some Western countries are trying to promote unilateral approaches, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday.
2016-10-13 08:33:48 Read More

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Trump fortune-telling Zoltar doll provokes New York

There's little love for Donald Trump in his hometown these days, so New York has been both tickled and repelled by a fortune-telling, Trump-in-a-box mocking his offense-dishing campaign for president.
2016-10-13 07:11:51 Read More

China's President Xi visits Cambodia to cement ties

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Cambodia Thursday for a state visit to one of its staunchest regional allies, with ties flourishing after the kingdom supported Beijing in a maritime dispute.
2016-10-13 07:06:31 Read More

German bomb plot suspect kills self in Saxony prison cell

Justice Ministry spokesman Joerg Herold said that Jaber Albakr killed himself sometime in the evening, but that the incident was still being investigated. A hearse was seen leaving the prison in Leipzig early Thursday thought to be carrying the body of the suspect.
2016-10-13 05:42:31 Read More

A second Cold War could happen â€” and if it does, ISIS will never be defeated

At the risk of sounding a little foolish, there is, sadly, much evidence that World War Three has already arrived, though not quite in the way so many futurologists of the past imagined it, as a clash between superpowers, their tanks chasing each other across the North German plain.
2016-10-13 05:01:23 Read More

A second Cold War could happen â€” and if it does, ISIS will never be defeated

US military strikes Yemen after missile attacks on Navy ship

The strikes authorized by President Barack Obama represent Washington's first direct military action against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen's conflict. The Pentagon said initial U.S. assessments indicated the radar sites were destroyed.
2016-10-13 03:28:36 Read More

Two women say Trump touched them inappropriately

Two women have accused Donald Trump of touching them inappropriately in the past, The New York Times reported on Wednesday, with one saying she was groped and another recounting him kissing her on the mouth, charges that the Republican presidential nominee hotly denied.
2016-10-13 01:13:42 Read More

Moscow says US hacking claims 'flattering', but false

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov shrugged off US allegations that Russia has directed cyber attacks against American political organisations in a bid to influence the November 8 vote.
2016-10-12 13:47:01 Read More

Blast kills 14 Shiites in northern Afghanistan: Officials

At least 14 Shiites were killed on Wednesday in a powerful blast at a mosque in northern Afghanistan, the second deadly attack on the minority in as many days during the major festival of Ashura.
2016-10-12 13:37:25 Read More

Scotland faces independence dilemma as Brexit looms

The issue of Scotland's independence is back on the table following Britain's vote to leave the European Union. After the vote for Brexit, in which 62 percent of Scottish voters chose to stay in the EU, a second referendum was "highly likely," according to some.
2016-10-12 12:04:15 Read More

US bans 4 Pakistanis for laundering money of drug dealers

The US has blacklisted four Pakistani nationals and nine companies for laundering money of drug traffickers for criminals worldwide.Their companies were engaged in third-party money laundering by transferring funds to financial institutions on behalf of drug traffickers worldwide.
2016-10-12 11:38:02 Read More

US bans 4 Pakistanis for laundering money of drug dealers

Pope calls for immediate ceasefire in Syria

Pope Francis appealed on Wednesday for an immediate ceasefire in Syria, calling for "at least" a truce enabling civilians, especially children, to be evacuated, after Aleppo came under fierce air assault.
2016-10-12 09:35:46 Read More

Power cut to 350,000 Tokyo homes in major blackout

Tokyo was hit by a major blackout on Wednesday that temporarily knocked out power to about 350,000 homes and some big office and government buildings, while two train lines were also brought to a halt.
2016-10-12 09:24:15 Read More

Pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers defy China

A swearing-in ceremony to kick off Hong Kong's legislative session descended into farce Wednesday as newly elected pro-democracy lawmakers intentionally mangled their oaths in a show of defiance against Beijing.
2016-10-12 07:49:04 Read More

Lawyers 'will not defend' main Paris attacks suspect

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2016-10-12 05:06:57 Read More

US expresses concern over scribe situation in Pak

The US has expressed concern over the difficulties and dangers faced by journalists in Pakistan but refrained from commenting on the travel restrictions imposed on a Pakistani scribe for reporting a rift between the civilian and military leaderships.
2016-10-12 04:23:30 Read More

North Korea purges vice foreign minister: Report

North Korea has purged its vice foreign minister as punishment for the recent defection of the nuclear-armed country's deputy ambassador to Britain, South Korean media reported Wednesday.
2016-10-12 04:06:05 Read More

China targets parents in new religion rules for Xinjiang

Parents and guardians in China's Muslim region of Xinjiang, who encourage or force their children into religious activities, will be reported to the police, the government said on Wednesday while unveiling new education rules.
2016-10-12 04:04:41 Read More

Quake of magnitude 5.8 strikes off Papua New Guinea

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck 182 km southeast of Rabaul in the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. It was initially reported as magnitude of 5.9.
2016-10-12 04:01:11 Read More

Trump assails House speaker Ryan as 'disloyal'

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump lashed out at US House Speaker Paul Ryan and other "disloyal" Republicans on Tuesday and vowed to campaign in whatever style he wants now that the party establishment has largely abandoned him.
2016-10-12 03:13:52 Read More

UK PM challenged over right to implement Brexit

Britain's government faces a court challenge on Thursday that could delay Brexit as lawyers argue Prime Minister Theresa May cannot take the country out of the EU without a parliamentary vote. After a three-day hearing, the judges will retire and likely deliver their verdict within a few weeks.
2016-10-12 02:59:36 Read More

12 dead in clashes in Myanmar's restive Rakhine

Twelve people have died in the north of Myanmar's Rakhine state in clashes between armed men and troops, state media reported on Wednesday, in a sharp escalation of violence in the restive region. Four soldiers and one attacker were killed on Tuesday.
2016-10-12 02:53:27 Read More

Gunmen attack Shiite shrine in Kabul, 14 killed

Gunmen targeted Shiite pilgrims in Kabul on Monday, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the most important festivals on the Shiite calendar. Some 36 people were wounded in the attack.
2016-10-11 19:48:53 Read More

Gunmen attack Shiite shrine in Kabul, 14 killed

Gunmen targeted Shia pilgrims in Kabul on Monday, killing at least 14 people as they gathered to celebrate Ashura, one of the most important festivals on the Shia calendar. Some 36 people were wounded in the attack.
2016-10-11 19:48:53 Read More

Europe's prisons 'breeding ground' for jihadists: Study

Prisons in Europe are becoming "breeding grounds" for jihadist groups, with some criminals seeing violent extremism as a form of redemption for their crimes, a report by a British think tank published on Tuesday said.
2016-10-11 09:48:35 Read More

Europe's prisons 'breeding ground' for jihadists: Study

Donald's lewd talk gives Hillary the edge in polls

Hillary Clinton is tightening her stranglehold on the US Electoral College despite her relatively passive performance in the second debate, with polls showing she is now leading in most battleground states, including Florida, Pennsylvania, and marginally in Ohio too.
2016-10-11 00:12:11 Read More

Islamic State confirms death of propaganda chief

Islamic State on Monday confirmed the death of its propaganda chief, whom the Pentagon said was killed in a US-led air strike in Syria last month. An statement posted online by the militant group paid tribute to Wa'il Adil Hasan Salman al-Fayad.
2016-10-10 23:07:17 Read More

17 killed after houses collapse in eastern China

At least 17 people were killed on Monday when four multi-storey residential buildings packed with migrant workers collapsed in eastern China's coastal Zhejiang Province. The six-storey buildings collapsed in Wenzhou's Lucheng industrial district and rescuers were verifying the number of people trapped under the debris.
2016-10-10 15:12:47 Read More

11 killed in rebel attack near Beni in Congo's northeast

A rebel attack in the northeastern Congo town of Beni has killed at least 11 people, including one soldier and two attackers, a local civil society leader said on Monday, as assaults by armed groups in the region continue.
2016-10-10 14:15:48 Read More

11 killed in rebel attack near Beni in Congo's northeast

German police arrest Syrian man wanted in alleged bomb plot

Three Syrians in Germany recognized a terror suspect from a police wanted poster, tied him up in their apartment and called police early Monday, ending a nearly two-day hunt, authorities said.
2016-10-10 13:28:25 Read More

France wants international war crimes investigation in Syria

French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said on Monday that President Francois Hollande will take into account the situation in Syria's Aleppo in deciding whether to see Russian President Vladimir Putin when he visits Paris on October 19
2016-10-10 09:35:16 Read More

Donald Trump looms behind Hillary Clinton

US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump paced, frowned and physically loomed at times over Democratic rival Hillary Clinton during Monday morning's town-hall debate, prompting bewilderment and mockery from some on social media.
2016-10-10 06:52:14 Read More

Thai king's condition unstable after haemodialysis treatment

News about the king's health is closely monitored in Thailand, where King Bhumibol is widely revered, and the wording of palace statements on his health is intensely scrutinised. Strict laws protecting the royal family stifle any public discussion of the king's health.
2016-10-10 05:30:26 Read More

Trump Taj Mahal to close after 26 years in business

Donald Trump opened his Trump Taj Mahal casino 26 years ago, calling it "the eighth wonder of the world.''
2016-10-10 05:22:52 Read More

Hurricane Matthew toll in Haiti rises to 1,000

Haiti started burying some of its dead in mass graves in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, a government official said, as cholera spread in the devastated southwest and the death toll from the storm rose to 1,000 people.
2016-10-10 05:06:14 Read More

Lucky, I don't have to run for office: Trump in 1993

A 23-year-old video interview unearthed in New Zealand shows Donald Trump talking about his womanizing image and saying it was fortunate that he didn't have to run for political office.
2016-10-10 04:57:47 Read More

China: Thailand's decision to block Hong Kong activist's visit

Bespectacled Joshua Wong, 19, who helped organise pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014, was detained in Bangkok where he had been invited to speak at universities about Hong Kong's "Umbrella Movement" protests and on setting up his political party.
2016-10-10 04:30:32 Read More

What Trump, Clinton admire about the other

After 90 minutes of disagreeing, sometimes harshly, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump ended their second presidential debate on a positive note. Clinton said she respects Trump's children. Trump said he sees Clinton as a "fighter" even though he disagrees with much of what she's fighting for.
2016-10-10 03:11:19 Read More

What Trump, Clinton admire about the other

Hillary Clinton says Russia seeking to tilt election to Donald Trump

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2016-10-10 02:05:08 Read More

US spooky clown craze moves to Australia, New Zealand

Sightings of creepy clowns that have spooked the United States appear to have sparked 'copy-cat' acts in Australia and New Zealand, with police issuing stern warnings for would-be clowns. It's unclear what started the craze, it may be part of a horror movie publicity stunt or an elaborate hoax.
2016-10-09 13:26:54 Read More

Ethiopia declares state of emergency to stop protests

The Ethiopian government has declared a state of emergency effective immediately following a week of anti-government violence that resulted in deaths and property damage across the country, especially in the restive Oromia region.
2016-10-09 11:31:15 Read More

Woman's hijab ripped off in hate attack in London

A woman's hijab was ripped off on a busy London street in broad daylight, prompting Scotland Yard to launch a probe into the assault. The force is treating the incident as a racially motivated assault on the victim in her 20s, who was described as "shocked and distressed" by the incident.
2016-10-09 11:18:12 Read More

Afghan army helicopter crashes; 8 dead

The crash took place in Dand Ghori district while the helicopter was on a supply sortie to a military base, Afghan Defense Ministry said. The ministry blamed a technical problem with the aircraft rejecting any claims by insurgents to have downed the helicopter.
2016-10-09 09:27:44 Read More

Shooting near police HQ in Jerusalem wounds 8

A Palestinian motorist launched a shooting spree near the Israeli police headquarters in Jerusalem on Sunday, wounding eight people, two of them seriously, before being shot dead, Israeli police and emergency services said.
2016-10-09 08:55:19 Read More

Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad

units have been deployed more than once (in the Kaliningrad region) ... and will be deployed as part of military training of the Russian armed forces," ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said in a statement.
2016-10-09 08:19:07 Read More

Russia moves nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad

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Japan's Mount Aso volcano erupts, no injuries reported

Mount Aso, a volcano on Japan's main southern island of Kyushu, erupted early on Saturday, Japan's Meteorological Agency said, spewing volcanic ash 11,000 metres into the sky. Authorities said there were no reports of injuries from the eruption.
2016-10-08 20:41:18 Read More

Russia vetoes UN resolution demanding Aleppo truce

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2016-10-08 19:52:24 Read More

Possible hostage situation inside a Florida McDonald's

Authorities are investigating an armed carjacking that may have led to a possible hostage situation at a McDonald's restaurant outside Tampa, Florida.
2016-10-08 16:02:37 Read More

Turkish post-coup crackdown sparks democracy fears

Turkey has used the emergency powers to carry out an unprecedented purge of people suspected of links to cleric Fethullah Gulen and has extended the crackdown to go after Kurdish and left-leaning media outlets. The bold act of censorship nonetheless stunned staff members of IMC-TV.
2016-10-08 14:15:39 Read More

Russia deploys missiles on NATO doorstep: Lithuania

Lithuanian foreign minister said modified Iskander missiles had a range of up to 700 kilometres which means they could reach Berlin from the Russian exclave, which is sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania. However, Russia's defence ministry dismissed Western concerns over the hardware.
2016-10-08 14:14:48 Read More

German police hunt man feared to be planning bomb attack

The deployment followed a tip-off from the domestic intelligence service, said Tom Bernhardt, spokesperson for the Saxony state criminal investigation office. Police found traces of explosives in the apartment in the Fritz-Heckert neighbourhood, Bernhardt said.
2016-10-08 14:00:25 Read More

Several flights canceled in Greece ahead of strikes

Aegean and its subsidiary Olympic Air cancelled all of their flights in or out of the country for Sunday, when the walkout is set to begin. This follows Greek ATC union's statement which said that the 24-hour rolling strikes will continue on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
2016-10-08 13:14:54 Read More

Haiti in pain as hurricane toll soars, aid sought

Aerial footage from the hardest-hit towns showed a ruined landscape of metal shanties with roofs blown away and downed trees everywhere. Brown mud from overflowing rivers covered the ground. With power lines down, people have been cut off from communications since the storm struck on Tuesday.
2016-10-08 13:02:10 Read More

Islamists beat liberals in Morocco elections

Abdelilah Benkirane's Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) took 125 seats out of 395. Its main rival, the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), which had campaigned against the "Islamisation" of Moroccan society, won 102 seats, the ministry said.
2016-10-08 11:46:18 Read More

Dhaka cafe attack: 11 suspected militants killed

The 11 militants, believed to be members of Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, were killed in three raids on militant hideouts on the outskirts of Dhaka, home minister said. Security officials say the scale and sophistication of the July attack suggested links to a trans-national Islamist network.
2016-10-08 11:36:59 Read More

Hungary's biggest opposition newspaper suspended

The opposition Socialists called the halting of Nepszabadsag's print and online operations was a "black day for the press" and called a demonstration outside the paper's offices at 1600 GMT. Owners Mediaworks said however that the suspension of the loss-making publication was for business reasons.
2016-10-08 11:21:35 Read More

After six-month lull, Greek islanders fear new refugee wave

the Greek islanders of Lesbos who helped rescue refugees worry that the boats will resume after a six-month lull. "I worry that it will begin again, all these people waiting across (in Turkey), chased by bombs still falling in Syria," says Thanassis Marmarinos, a 63-year-old fisherman.
2016-10-08 08:03:27 Read More

Bangladesh forces kill four suspected Islamist militants

Bangladeshi forces killed four suspected Islamist extremists during raids near Dhaka on Saturday, security officials said. Police have conducted a series of raids on suspected militant hideouts since extremists stormed a posh Dhaka cafe in July and slaughtered 22 mostly foreign hostages.
2016-10-08 07:40:41 Read More

Two suicide bombers blow themselves up in Ankara

Two militants believed to be preparing a car bomb attack detonated explosives, killing themselves in a remote area near Ankara on Saturday after Turkish police told them to surrender, the provincial governor said.
2016-10-08 05:45:55 Read More

Two suicide bombers blow themselves up in Ankara

Obama announces lifting of US sanctions on Myanmar

The White House says Obama signed an executive order lifting the economic sanctions on Friday, marking the culmination of years of rapprochement between the US and Myanmar.
2016-10-07 18:59:34 Read More

Moroccans vote amid worries about Islamic extremism

Adultery scandals and thwarted election-day attacks marked the unusually venomous campaign in the North African nation, which is allied with the US and seen as a model of stability and relative prosperity in the region.
2016-10-07 15:20:38 Read More

Over 70,000 appeals filed over coup probe: Turkey PM

Tens of thousands of people have filed appeals after being implicated in an investigation into the abortive July coup, the Turkish prime minister said on Friday.
2016-10-07 15:00:25 Read More

Russia lawmakers mull indefinite military presence in Syria

The Russian parliament on Friday debated ratifying a treaty with Syria that allows Russian troops to stay indefinitely in the country, with lawmakers strongly backing the deal in a show of support for embattled Syrian President Bashar Assad.
2016-10-07 13:01:46 Read More

Russia lawmakers mull indefinite military presence in Syria

Ghana says it wants to remove Gandhi statue from campus

Ghana has expressed its intention to remove a statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi from a university in the capital, citing a controversy over what critics call his "racist identity."
2016-10-07 02:09:30 Read More

Now, Shah & Co plan a surgical strike in UP

Buoyed by the successful surgical strikes against terror camps in POK, the ruling BJP is looking to capitalise on the mood swing in its favour with party members brainstorming for the 2017 state polls in Uttar Pradesh and planning the launch of a political yatra after Dussehra.
2016-10-07 01:19:56 Read More

Now, Shah & Co plan a surgical strike in UP

Buoyed by the successful surgical strikes against terror camps in POK, the ruling BJP is looking to capitalize on the mood swing in its favour with party members brainstorming for the 2017 state polls in Uttar Pradesh and planning the launch of a political yatra after Dussehra.
2016-10-07 01:19:56 Read More

Hurricane Matthew leaves at least 108 dead in Haiti

Haitian officials on Thursday raised the known death toll from Hurricane Matthew as they finally began to reach corners of the country that had been cut off by the rampaging storm. Interior minister Francois Anick Joseph announced that at least 108 had died, up from a previous count of 23.
2016-10-06 17:38:12 Read More

Palestinian prez leaves hospital after health scare

81-year-old Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, underwent an emergency heart procedure on Thursday after suffering exhaustion and chest pains, but was given a clean bill of health and quickly discharged from the hospital.
2016-10-06 17:22:41 Read More

Pak passes long-awaited anti-honour killing law

Pakistan's national assembly passed legislation on Thursday closing a loophole that allowed people who killed in the name of "honour" to go free, mandating life imprisonment even if the victim's relatives forgive the murder.
2016-10-06 15:57:45 Read More

Assad vows to retake Aleppo and rest of country

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad vowed to retake the entire country, including Aleppo, in a television interview on Thursday, but added that he would prefer to do so using local deals and amnesties that allow rebels to leave for other areas.
2016-10-06 14:40:35 Read More

Aleppo facing total destruction: UN envoy

The UN's Syria envoy on Thursday made an impassioned appeal to save eastern Aleppo, warning the city faced total destruction and urging Islamist fighters to leave so civilians can get aid. In maximum two months, the city of eastern Aleppo may be totally destroyed, Staffan de Mistura said.
2016-10-06 14:15:57 Read More

At least 5 hurt in bomb attack in Istanbul

A bomb placed on a motorcycle has exploded near a police station in Istanbul on Thursday, wounding at least five people, a senior official said.The governor for Istanbul, said on his Twitter account that the explosion near the police station in Yenibosna district was caused by bomb mounted on a motorcycle.
2016-10-06 13:13:52 Read More

Palestinian prez in hospital undergoing heart test

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was taken to hospital in the occupied West Bank on Thursday and a medical source said the 81-year-old leader was undergoing a heart test. A statement carried by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, and attributed to a presidential spokesman, said Abbas' "health condition is very normal".
2016-10-06 12:57:33 Read More

'Duterte wants to liberate Philippines from US shackles'

The president of the Philippines wants to liberate his country from a "shackling dependency" on the United States which can not guarantee its help when Philippine sovereignty is under threat, its foreign minister said.
2016-10-06 12:00:38 Read More

Hurricane Matthew kills 39 as Haiti death toll rises

Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 39 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 35, local officials said, as the storm headed northward on Thursday battering the Bahamas en route to Florida.
2016-10-06 11:44:49 Read More

Pakistani senators want back-channel talks with India

Pakistan must resume back-channel talks with India, Pakistani Senators have said. This is one of the 22 recommendations finalized on Wednesday by the Senate Committee of the Whole House, set up to formulate policy guidelines for the government on ties with India, the Dawn reported on Thursday.
2016-10-06 11:18:47 Read More

44 Afghan troops go missing while training in US

Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said.
2016-10-06 08:21:43 Read More

Blast at Syria-Turkey border kills 20 rebels

At least 20 Syrian rebels were killed in a blast at a border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The Britain-based monitoring group said it was unclear what caused the blast at the Atme crossing between Turkey and the northern Syrian province of Idlib.
2016-10-06 08:11:44 Read More

Typhoon kills 6 people in southeastern South Korea

A typhoon that battered South Korea this week has killed six people and left four others missing, the country's safety agency said on Thursday. Typhoon Chaba caused strong winds and heavy rain in southeastern areas in South Korea and the southern resort island of Jeju.
2016-10-06 06:52:46 Read More

Terror camps thriving in PoK, confirm locals

Terror training camps have been thriving in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) for years, according to people living across the area. Residents confirm that the region is being used as a staging post for Pakistan's proxy war against India. They say they have no sympathy for the terror groups.
2016-10-06 05:11:58 Read More

IS recruits more educated than average: World Bank study

Recruits into the Islamic State group are better educated than their average countryman, contrary to popular belief, according to a new World Bank study. The study also made clear that poverty and deprivation were not at the root of support for the group.
2016-10-06 04:01:50 Read More

US again lashes out at Israeli settlements in West Bank

The Obama administration on Wednesday once again condemned Israel for plans to construct housing on land claimed by the Palestinians, saying a new project announced last week profoundly hurts efforts to forge a two-state solution to the long-running conflict.
2016-10-06 03:43:26 Read More

Hurricane Matthew kills 26 on destructive path to US

Hurricane Matthew twisted toward the Bahamas and Florida's east coast on Wednesday after killing at least 26 people and damaging a majority of homes in Haiti's south, prompting the hard-hit country to postpone a long-awaited presidential election.
2016-10-06 02:10:18 Read More

Saudi Arabia teen arrested for online flirting with US woman

The teenager, known only by his online name of `Abu Sin,' a reference to his crooked teeth, speaks almost no English. Christina Crockett, a 21-year-old vlogger from California, speaks no Arabic.
2016-10-05 17:06:37 Read More

US again condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank

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2016-10-05 16:24:28 Read More

US again condemns Israeli settlements in West Bank

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2016-10-05 16:24:28 Read More

Hurricane Matthew kills at least 17, takes aim at Bahamas, US

The hurricane, which the United Nations said created the worst humanitarian crisis to hit struggling Haiti since a devastating 2010 earthquake, whipped Cuba and Haiti with 140 mile-per-hour (230 kph) winds on Tuesday, pummeling towns, farmland and resorts.
2016-10-05 16:16:30 Read More

Qatar sees foreign intervention 'changing equation' of Syria war

Outside powers need to act fast to protect Syrians because foreign military backing for the government is "changing the equation" of the war, Qatar's foreign minister said on Wednesday. For 14 days, a Russian-backed Syrian government offensive has been underway to capture eastern Aleppo.
2016-10-05 14:36:14 Read More

Chinese rank US as 'top threat': Survey

Chinese people believe the United States is the "top threat" facing their country, a poll showed on Wednesday, with most suspecting the world's number one economy of trying to "prevent China from becoming an equal power".
2016-10-05 14:20:17 Read More

Putin appoints deputy minister as new head of Rosatom

Russia's President Vladimir Putin appointed Alexei Likhachev, a deputy economy minister, as the new head of the state nuclear corporation Rosatom, the Kremlin said in a statement on Wednesday.
2016-10-05 13:35:39 Read More

Bangladesh court clears student of restaurant attack charges

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2016-10-05 09:03:03 Read More

Diver killed by stingray at Singapore aquarium

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2016-10-05 08:51:06 Read More

Powerful typhoon Chaba barrels toward Japan

Storm and heavy rain warnings were issued on Wednesday as powerful typhoon Chaba barrelled toward Japan, after lashing the southern coast of South Korea with winds that triggered flash floods and left at least two dead.
2016-10-05 08:33:16 Read More

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Trump outsourced jobs to 12 countries: Clinton

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has accused her Republican rival Donald Trump of outsourcing jobs to 12 countries and said if elected she would tax companies for shipping jobs overseas.
2016-10-05 06:28:01 Read More

11 dead as Hurricane Matthew slams Haiti

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2016-10-05 02:41:27 Read More

US for talks between India, Pak militaries to reduce tension

The US has encouraged continued communication between Indian and Pakistani militaries to reduce tension. "We are aware that the Indian and Pakistani militaries have been in communication with one another and we encourage these continued discussions," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said.
2016-10-05 02:31:32 Read More

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong held in Thailand 'at China's request'

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2016-10-05 02:23:35 Read More

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong held in Thailand 'at China's request'

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WikiLeaks' Assange signals release of documents before US election

Assange, 45, who remains at the Ecuadoran embassy in London where he sought refuge in 2012 to avoid possible extradition to Sweden, said the election material was "significant" and would come out before the Nov. 8 US presidential election.
2016-10-04 14:06:52 Read More

Turkey suspends 12,800 policemen over suspected coup involvement

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2016-10-04 06:32:54 Read More

Taliban resist Afghan forces' counterattack in Kunduz

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2016-10-04 03:48:53 Read More

Putin suspends weapons-grade plutonium deal with US

President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a deal with the United States on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, once a symbol of US-Russian rapprochement that has fallen apart amid tensions over Ukraine, Syria and other disputes.
2016-10-04 03:30:54 Read More

Suicide bombing at wedding in Syria kills 30

At least 30 people were killed and 90 others wounded on Monday, when a suicide attack targeted a Kurdish wedding in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah, media reports said. IS said in a statement that one of its fighters had fired on a "large gathering" of Kurdish fighters near Hasakeh city.
2016-10-04 02:47:22 Read More

ISIS chief Baghdadi, 3 top aides poisoned?

ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and three of his top aides were seriously ill after being poisoned during a lunchtime feast and have been shifted to an unknown location, media reports claimed. After the incident, ISIS militants were conducting several arrests in order to determine who was behind it.
2016-10-03 15:41:45 Read More

ISIS chief Baghdadi, 3 top aides poisoned?

Turkey extends emergency for 90 days: Deputy PM

Turkey will maintain the state of emergency imposed in the wake of July's failed coup for another three months starting from October 19. The government has launched a vast crackdown to hunt down suspects in the failed putsch, blamed by authorities on US-based Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen.
2016-10-03 15:35:28 Read More

At least six killed, 35 injured in Afghan market blast

At least six people were killed and 35 wounded on Monday, when an improvised explosive device tore into a crowded marketplace in a northern Afghan province on the border with Turkmenistan. The bomb, hidden on a bicycle, exploded as farmers gathered in Darzab district of Jawzjan province.
2016-10-03 12:25:35 Read More

Suicide bombings kill at least eight in Baghdad

Suicide bombers struck two Shia-majority areas of the Iraqi capital on Monday, killing at least eight people, security and medical officials said. A bomber targeted a market in the Amil neighbourhood in southern Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding 16 or more.
2016-10-03 12:09:58 Read More

IS mines kill 21 Turkey-backed rebels in Syria: Reports

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2016-10-03 09:15:28 Read More

Trump mocks Clinton's illness, mimics her collapsing

In yet another controversial campaign move, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump openly mocked Democratic rival Hillary Clinton for her bout of pneumonia several weeks ago and then imitated her collapsing.
2016-10-03 07:32:46 Read More

Hurricane Matthew a threat to Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba

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2016-10-03 07:03:55 Read More

Trump's new hotel vandalised with graffiti

Donald Trump's new luxury hotel in downtown Washington has been vandalised. Police say someone spray-painted the phrases "black lives matter" and "no justice no peace" on the front of the building on Saturday afternoon.
2016-10-03 04:57:19 Read More

Surgical strikes: Pak also faced Iran firepower in Balochistan

The Pakistani Army is yet to ascertain the reason behind the sudden move by the Iranian Border Guards, pointed out a source who did not wish to be identified.
2016-10-03 04:27:54 Read More

Taliban fighters enter northern Afghan city of Kunduz

Taliban fighters mounted a coordinated assault on the northern city of Kunduz overnight, attacking from four directions and entering the city itself, a senior city police official said.
2016-10-03 03:14:45 Read More

Colombians reject deal to end 52-year FARC rebel war

Colombians narrowly rejected a peace deal with Marxist guerrillas in a referendum on Sunday, plunging the nation into uncertainty and dashing President Juan Manuel Santos' painstakingly negotiated plan to end the 52-year war.
2016-10-03 03:09:31 Read More

Turkey police detain Gulen's brother in coup probe

on Sunday detained a brother of the US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen who is accused of masterminding the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. He is currently being questioned by anti-terror police.
2016-10-02 12:56:15 Read More

Syria's east Aleppo facing inhuman 'savagery': UN

Civilians under bombardment in Syria's rebel-held Aleppo are facing "a level of savagery that no human should have to endure," UN aid chief said. The battle for Aleppo since the beginning in March 2011 of Syria's conflict, has killed more than 300,000 people and displaced over half the population.
2016-10-02 11:24:19 Read More

UK to start EU exit process before end of March: PM

UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday that Britain would start the formal process for leaving the European Union by the end of March 2017.
2016-10-02 10:05:36 Read More

Hurricane Matthew: Evacuations in Jamaica, Haiti

Hurricane Matthew, with winds at about 240 kmph, is expected to make landfall as a major storm on Jamaica's southern coast, home to the capital, Kingston, and its only oil refinery. Stormy weather could begin on Sunday.
2016-10-02 03:11:56 Read More

MH17 missile suspects might be confirmed by year-end

Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said on Sunday the names of those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine in 2014 might be confirmed by the end of the year.
2016-10-02 02:43:27 Read More

Russian jets pound Aleppo as US clings to diplomacy

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2016-10-01 15:27:03 Read More

Afghan military kill 6 security forces in air strike mistake

2016-10-01 14:09:54 Read More

Pak gets US smackdown for immature nuclear talk

Obama administration officials on Friday very bluntly disparaged "some of the rhetoric from the Pakistani Government" about the possibility of using nukes, saying, "nuclear-capable states have a very clear responsibility to exercise restraint regarding nuclear weapons and missile capabilities."
2016-10-01 10:28:36 Read More

Clinton edges ahead of Trump in post-debate poll bump

â€‹Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has pulled ahead of rival Donald Trump three percentage points in a new national poll out on Friday, just days after her strong showing in the first televised debate.
2016-10-01 02:33:32 Read More

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