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China to launch own encyclopaedia to rival Wikipedia

China plans to launch its own online encyclopaedia next year, hoping to build a "cultural Great Wall" that can rival Wikipedia as a go-to information source for Chinese Internet users who Beijing fears are being corrupted by foreign influences.
2017-05-03 08:49:00 Read More

Rising Brexit 'bill' raises negotiating stakes

EU negotiators have hiked possible payment demands for Brexit over recent weeks, officials say, widening the divide between Brussels and London, which questions whether it owes anything at all before talks start next month.
2017-05-03 07:33:01 Read More

Suicide attack on Nato convoy in Kabul kills 8 civilians

A suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday killed 8 people and wounded at least 28, officials said, in an attack on a convoy of armoured personnel carriers used by the Nato-led Resolute Support mission.
2017-05-03 07:11:00 Read More

Activity resumes at N Korea nuclear test site: Analysts

Satellite images indicate activity has resumed at North Korea's nuclear test site, US-based analysts said Tuesday, as tensions remain high over fears of an sixth atomic test by the reclusive state. North Korea is on a mission to develop a long-range missile capable of hitting the US mainland.
2017-05-03 05:01:59 Read More

Clinton blames FBI, Russia, herself for 2016 loss

"I was on the way to winning until a combination of (FBI Director) Jim Comey's letter on October 28 and Russian WikiLeaks raised doubts in the minds of people who were inclined to vote for me but got scared off," Hillary Clinton said.
2017-05-03 02:41:49 Read More

Trump, Putin discuss first meeting, Syria during 'very good call'

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed steps to ease Syria's civil war and a possible first face-to-face meeting, during what the White House described as a "very good call" on Tuesday.
2017-05-02 22:16:49 Read More

US immigrant deportations slow despite Trump crackdown

US deportations of illegal immigrants slowed during the first three months of the Trump administration despite his pledge to step up expulsions.
2017-05-02 17:38:15 Read More

Britain sending 400 troops to join UN's S Sudan force

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2017-05-02 17:34:24 Read More

China demands 'immediate' halt to US missile shield in South Korea

China called Tuesday for the immediate suspension of a controversial missile defence system hours after Washington confirmed the shield was now operational in South Korea. "We will firmly take necessary measures to uphold our interests," foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said at a regular press briefing.
2017-05-02 09:31:33 Read More

US aims to eliminate ISIS from Afghanistan this year

While US and Kabul government forces have mainly been combatting Taliban fighters since 2001, IS's local offshoot â€” also known as Islamic State-Khorasan, or ISIS-K â€” has a stronghold in eastern Afghanistan.
2017-05-02 08:36:35 Read More

Malaysia Airlines reaches settlement with family over MH17

Malaysia Airlines also said that to date, a "substantial number" of next-of-kin have reached settlements with the airline while others were "still seeking compensation and are pursuing their claims in their respective jurisdictions".
2017-05-02 07:31:46 Read More

Malaysia Airlines reaches settlement with family over MH17

China may put South Asia on road to debt trap

Colombo running up huge losses owing to high rates charged by Chinese lenders for infra pojects that will now be part of OBOR.
2017-05-02 03:48:24 Read More

US issues travel alert for Europe over terror threats

In the alert, the State Department cited recent incidents in France, Russia, Sweden and the United Kingdom and said Islamic State and al Qaida "have the ability to plan and execute terrorist attacks in Europe."
2017-05-02 03:13:08 Read More

Trump questions why US Civil War had to happen

Trump suggested that if Andrew Jackson had governed a little later than his 1829-1837 presidency, the American Civil War might have been averted. Trump also questioned why the bloody conflict had to happen.
2017-05-02 03:04:39 Read More

Trump questions why US Civil War had to happen

Macron, Le Pen exchange May Day blows

Centrist presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron and his far-right rival Marine Le Pen attacked each other's visions of France and the role it should play in Europe on Monday against a background of May Day rallies and protests.
2017-05-01 15:44:59 Read More

New Hamas program softens language, but goals remain

Hamas officials say the group's leader will present a new political program that accepts statehood in parts of historic Palestine, but does not drop the quest for "liberating" all the land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River, including what is now Israel.
2017-05-01 15:42:38 Read More

Belarus protest draws 400 despite main organizer's arrest

An opposition protest in Belarus' capital has drawn about 400 people even though its main organizer was arrested over the weekend.
2017-05-01 15:40:50 Read More

Belarus protest draws 400 despite main organizer's arrest

An opposition protest in Belarus' capital has drawn about 400 people even though its main organizer was arrested over the weekend.
2017-05-01 15:40:50 Read More

Missile fears in Japan: 'Whatever will be, will be'

Residents living near US military bases in Japan are facing a fresh reality: Their neighborhoods are on the frontline of North Korea's dispute with America and if Pyongyang were to attack, they would have just minutes to shelter from incoming missiles.
2017-05-01 06:34:33 Read More

Blair announces return to UK politics to fight Brexit

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday he was plunging back into domestic politics in order to fight against Brexit. He said he wanted to build a political movement to shape the policy debate as Britain starts its negotiations to leave the European Union.
2017-05-01 05:14:27 Read More

Beer-drinking gunman opens fire poolside in San Diego

A man drinking beer from one hand and brandishing a gun in the other opened fire beside a pool at a San Diego apartment complex on Sunday, wounding several people before being shot dead by police, according to local media accounts.
2017-05-01 04:46:36 Read More

China-built amphibious aircraft takes maiden flight - Xinhua

The seaplane's maiden flight comes amid China's increasing assertiveness to its territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea where it is building airfields and deploying military equipment, rattling nerves in the Asia-Pacific region and the United States.
2017-05-01 04:15:53 Read More

Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails

In an interview transcript published, US president Donald Trump gave no evidence backing his allegation, first made on the eve of the Nov. 8 presidential election, that China could have hacked the emails of his rivals.
2017-05-01 04:10:25 Read More

US reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs: South Korea

South Korea said the United States had reaffirmed it would shoulder the cost of deploying the THAAD anti-missile system, days after President Trump said Seoul should pay for the $1-billion battery designed to defend against North Korea.
2017-05-01 03:57:25 Read More

Brexit puts tiny German village at centre of Euroverse

Britain leaving the EU will mean that the geographic centre of the bloc will move some 60km to the German village of Gadheim. Its handful of houses are set in the rolling hills of Bavaria's wine country, clustered around a solitary road wending through fields overlooked by a clutch of wind turbines.
2017-05-01 03:41:04 Read More

Deal reached on US spending, shutdown likely averted

US congressional leaders have reached a deal on a federal spending bill which if passed by lawmakers this week will avert a government shutdown, a top lawmaker and congressional aides said. The agreement would keep federal operations running through September 30, the end of the fiscal year.
2017-05-01 03:31:20 Read More

Trump: Kim Jong-Un is 'a pretty smart cookie'

Trump's almost admiring remarks came amid soaring tensions with North Korea over its missile and nuclear programs, with an alarmed Washington looking to China for help in reining in Kim Jong-Un.
2017-05-01 03:12:29 Read More

Trump: Kim Jong-Un is 'a pretty smart cookie'

US-led fight on IS killed 352 civilians: Pentagon

At least 352 civilians have been killed in US-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the US military said in a statement on Sunday.
2017-04-30 16:21:59 Read More

Trump to talk with Singapore, Thailand on North Korea nuclear threat

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2017-04-30 14:31:51 Read More

Impeachment motion against Nepal's 1st woman Chief Justice

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2017-04-30 14:27:48 Read More

South Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats

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2017-04-30 11:04:45 Read More

South Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats

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China 'putting pressure' on North Korea: Donald Trump

Donald Trump thinks Chinese President Xi Jinping is "putting pressure" on North Korea, the US president said in an interview to air today, as tensions mount over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programmes.
2017-04-30 09:36:47 Read More

Drone strike kills 5 Qaida suspects in Yemen

The early morning strike targeted a car in central Marib province that had been transporting arms from Yakla in Baida province, a military official told AFP. The official said the car belonged to a known local leader of Yemen's Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
2017-04-30 07:47:59 Read More

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of world pressure

The test came as the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier group arrived in waters near the Korean peninsula, where it began exercises with the South Korean navy on Saturday, about 12 hours after the failed launch, a South Korean navy official said.
2017-04-30 03:54:21 Read More

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of world pressure

100 days of office most successful in US history: Trump

On the eve of completing his first 100 days in office, President Donald Trump has said this landmark timeline has been the most successful in the US' history. In just fourteen weeks, Trump said his administration has brought profound change to Washington.
2017-04-29 17:45:40 Read More

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia over 'terror' claims

Turkey on Saturday blocked all access inside the country to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia reportedly for articles claiming links between Ankara and terror groups, the latest restriction on a popular website to hit Turkish users.
2017-04-29 16:14:30 Read More

Pope lifts spirits of Egypt's persecuted Christians

Despite fears of another jihadist attack, thousands of Catholics waited for hours on Saturday to enter a heavily guarded stadium in Cairo to pray with Pope Francis. It was, said Coptic Catholic engineer Maged Francis, a "historic occasion". "It's unlikely it will ever happen again," he said.
2017-04-29 14:51:08 Read More

Austria calls for new EU relationship with Turkey

Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern says Turkey should not be allowed to join the European Union, with membership talks between the EU and Ankara at a standstill.
2017-04-29 12:45:08 Read More

Japan's Abe warns against Brexit regulation cliff edge

Japan's Shinzo Abe called on Prime Minister Theresa May to ensure a smooth transition for business as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union, to avoid a cliff edge where rules and regulations for firms change overnight.
2017-04-29 12:13:54 Read More

Security scare briefly halts flights at Berlin airport

Flights to and from Berlin's Tegel airport were briefly suspended Saturday after police cleared a terminal to investigate a suspicious suitcase. German news agency dpa cited a police spokesman saying the suitcase had proved to be "harmless."
2017-04-29 11:18:54 Read More

Duterte calls for united response to fight 'massive' drugs menace in SE Asia

"The illegal drug trade is massive but is not impregnable," Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said in a speech to open an Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders summit. "With political will & cooperation, it can be dismantled. It can be destroyed before it destroys our societies," he said.
2017-04-29 07:38:48 Read More

19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge

The bus was carrying around 40 passengers from central Bago province when it plunged off a highway near Myawaddy, a town on the Thai border, Friday. "Nineteen people were killed and 21 people were injured, while a few people were lucky to live," Kyi Lin, the chief of police in Karen state, told AFP.
2017-04-29 06:45:20 Read More

19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge

UAE's battle-hardened military expands into Africa, Mideast

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2017-04-29 06:39:02 Read More

First 100 days of office most successful in US history: Trump

In just fourteen weeks, Trump said, his administration has brought profound change to Washington. To mark the first 100 days in office, Trump is set to fly to Pennsylvania to address a massive rally for celebrating the landmark occasion.
2017-04-29 04:44:17 Read More

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Trump to NRA: 'You have a true friend' in White House

Trump, the first sitting president to address the National Rifle Association's annual convention in more than 30 years, assured the audience that he would defend their right to bear arms in a campaign-like speech reminiscent of his election rallies.
2017-04-29 04:11:40 Read More

First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run

The first freight train to link China directly to UK arrived in the Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after covering over 12,000-kms, making it the second-longest route in the world. The journey is the latest effort in China's drive to strengthen trade links with western Europe along "Silk Road" route.
2017-04-29 03:23:26 Read More

Violence mars Brazil's anti-austerity general strike

Unions called the strike to voice anger over President Michel Temer's efforts to push austerity measures through congress, bills that would weaken labor laws and trim a generous pension system.
2017-04-29 03:13:06 Read More

Breakthrough as Kenya poised to elect 1st female guvs

Women are likely to be elected for the first time to some of Kenya's powerful governor positions after making historic gains in party primaries this week, experts said, heralding a political breakthrough for the patriarchal society.
2017-04-28 17:55:17 Read More

EU leaders to address Ireland's future in wake of Brexit

European Union leaders are set to acknowledge on Saturday that Northern Ireland could join the bloc in the future if its people vote to unite with EU member state Ireland, officials said Friday.
2017-04-28 17:45:26 Read More

Erdogan: 'Fresh page' for US relations with Trump

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2017-04-28 17:33:13 Read More

'Apartheid' furor comes amid 50yrs of Israeli occupation

Labeling Israel's treatment of Palestinians as "apartheid" is like flinging a burning match into spilled gasoline â€” so combustible are the passions on both sides. Rima Khalaf did just that when a report commissioned by her UN agency accused Israel of having established an apartheid regime designed to dominate the Palestinian people as a whole.
2017-04-28 17:27:55 Read More

'Apartheid' furor comes amid 50yrs of Israeli occupation

Egypt issues law allowing president to appoint judges

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified legal amendments that allow the president to make judicial appointments to its top courts, a move judges said would erode the independence of judicial system. After the amendments were passed, some judges had called on Sisi to hold off on ratifying them.
2017-04-28 09:40:55 Read More

Nigeria says 15 suspected Boko Haram extremists shot dead

Spokesperson Kinsley Samuel says in a statement that the fighting occurred Thursday morning when the extremists attacked a base in the Sambisa forest in northern Nigeria. The forest had been a Boko Haram stronghold until the government declared the group "crushed'' late last year.
2017-04-28 08:41:39 Read More

Fighter jet variant jointly built by China, Pakistan makes debut flight

The dual-seat fighter trainer JF-17B is an upgraded version of the military aircraft JF-17. The JF-17B was developed by Aviation Industry Corporation of China to meet the requirements of international customers and the global market, according to AVIC.
2017-04-28 07:06:22 Read More

In Egypt, pope seeks Christian-Muslim rejection of violence

Three weeks after Islamic militants staged twin Palm Sunday church attacks, Francis lands in Cairo for a series of deeply symbolic encounters with Egypt's religious and political leadership. He will meet with Egypt's president and the "other" pope, Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
2017-04-28 06:59:49 Read More

S Korea disputes Trump comments on missile system, trade

South Korea's trade and defense ministries were reacting to President Donald Trump's remarks that he will fix or end what he called a "horrible" bilateral trade deal with South Korea, and that he would make the Asian ally pay $1 billion for the THAAD missile defense system.
2017-04-28 06:42:39 Read More

Trump tower fated not to rise in Indonesian isle of the gods

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2017-04-28 05:39:42 Read More

Trump tower fated not to rise in Indonesian isle of the gods

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US Secretary of State says China asked N Korea to stop nuclear tests

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2017-04-28 04:01:48 Read More

Afghan Taliban announce start of 'spring offensive'

They announced this yesterday, saying they would target foreign forces in the country, heralding a fresh round of fighting. Operation Mansouri â€” named after group's former leader who was killed in a US drone strike in May 2016 â€” will use strategies from "conventional attack to guerrilla operations".
2017-04-28 03:53:33 Read More

Pakistan's ISI supporting terrorist groups, US lawmakers told

"Nowadays, Pakistan has become a safe haven for extremist groups with full support of Pakistani intelligence agency ISI," World Muhajir Congress said in a letter to members of The House Foreign Affairs Committee during a Congressional hearing on Afghanistan here on Thursday.
2017-04-28 03:36:19 Read More

UK police arrest man with knives near PM's office

A man armed with knives was today arrested near the UK Parliament on suspicion of planning a terror attack, a month after a lone wolf attack left five people dead near the highly guarded Westminster. The suspect was carrying a rucksack containing knives when he was detained.
2017-04-27 15:28:10 Read More

Suspected US drone strike targets Pak Taliban militants

A suspected US drone strike killed several Pakistani Taliban militants in North Waziristan close to the Afghanistan border, one militant commander and intelligence sources said on Thursday, in a rare strike on Pakistani soil.
2017-04-27 14:38:03 Read More

Kremlin urges restraint after 'Israeli strikes' on Syria

The Kremlin on Thursday called for restraint after Syria accused Israel of firing several missiles at a military position near Damascus airport. In line with its usual practice, Israel's military declined to comment on the latest blast, which saw a huge explosion near Damascus.
2017-04-27 14:29:18 Read More

Kremlin urges restraint after 'Israeli strikes' on Syria

Russian navy ship sinks in Black Sea, all rescued

A Russian naval reconnaissance ship sank Thursday after colliding with a freighter off Istanbul, but all crew members were rescued, the defense ministry said. The freighter was carrying livestock.
2017-04-27 14:12:48 Read More

North Korea agrees to first ever UN rights expert visit

North Korea has agreed to host a UN rights expert for the first time, granting access next week to the special rapporteur on disabled people's rights. Catalina Devandas-Aguilar is scheduled to arrive in the isolated nation on Wednesday following an invitation from Pyongyang.
2017-04-27 11:15:51 Read More

China flags global naval role after new carrier launch

China's navy has been taking an increasingly prominent role in recent months, with a rising star admiral taking command, its first aircraft carrier sailing around self-ruled Taiwan and new warships appearing in far-flung places.
2017-04-27 07:53:26 Read More

South Korea, US warn of punishment for North Korea

As a standoff escalated over North Korea's nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles, South Korea said the deployment of a US anti-missile defense system was moving ahead effectively a day after angry protests against the battery and fierce opposition to it from China.
2017-04-27 04:49:49 Read More

10 Iranian guards killed at Pakistani border: Report

In a statement carried on state media, the Iranian police said the guards have been killed by long-range guns and "the Pakistani government bears the ultimate responsibility of the attack."
2017-04-27 03:13:53 Read More

Pentagon gets power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits

The Pentagon, however, said no change has yet been made to US troop limits. It also stressed the US strategy in Iraq and Syria still was focused on backing local forces to fight Islamic State - a tactic that has averted the need for a major US ground force.
2017-04-27 03:01:14 Read More

Pentagon gets power to reset Iraq, Syria troop limits

US vows to force North Korea back to nuclear talks

Admiral Harry Harris, who heads the Pacific Command, welcomed recent moves by Beijing to defuse soaring tensions between Pyongyang and Washington, and suggested a non-military solution remained the preferred outcome.
2017-04-27 02:56:44 Read More

Toll in Turkish raids on Syria Kurds hits 28: Monitor

The death toll in Turkish air raids on Kurdish positions in northeastern Syria rose to 28 killed, a monitor said today, a day after Ankara said it had targeted "terrorist havens" near its border.
2017-04-26 14:51:21 Read More

China launches its second aircraft carrier

hed its second aircraft carrier bringing its navy to the same level as that of India, which has two aircraft carriers. The new carrier will eventually be sent out to the Pacific and the Indian Ocean, state media said.
2017-04-26 14:44:19 Read More

UN eyes new Yemen peace talks by end of May

A new round of peace talks between Yemen's warring sides should begin by the end of May, the UN mediator said today, as alarm grows over the country's humanitarian crisis. The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan is set to begin around May 27 this year.
2017-04-26 14:27:31 Read More

Mamata Banerjee is suffering from BJP phobia, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday took a dig at West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and said she is suffering from 'BJP phobia' and claimed that her constant criticism of his party was indicative of its rise in Bengal.
2017-04-26 12:06:40 Read More

14 held in two separate French anti-terror probes

French police have arrested 10 people in an investigation of suspected suppliers of weapons to one of the attackers who killed 17 people at Charlie Hebdo magazine and a kosher store in January 2015, the Paris prosecutors' office said on Wednesday.
2017-04-26 11:31:17 Read More

French intelligence says Assad forces carried out sarin attack

The six-page French document - drawn up by France's military and foreign intelligence services - said it reached its conclusion based on samples they had obtained from the impact strike on the ground, and a blood sample from a victim.
2017-04-26 09:43:00 Read More

Theresa May hosts EU leaders as Brexit positions harden

Theresa May hosts European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and chief negotiator Michel Barnier at Downing Street for the first face-to-face talks since her historic triggering of the two-year withdrawal process.
2017-04-26 07:28:29 Read More

Turkey detains 800 people over suspected links to US-based cleric

Security sources said on Wednesday, the crackdown targeted the network's structure in the police force. Detention orders had been issued for 1,000 people, of which 803 had been detained, the sources said, in operations carried out across all 81 of Turkey's provinces.
2017-04-26 07:04:17 Read More

Japan disaster minister resigns over quake gaffe

Japan's gaffe-prone disaster reconstruction minister Masahiro Imamura resigned Wednesday after remarking it was lucky the catastrophic 2011 earthquake-tsunami had hit a largely rural region rather than Tokyo.
2017-04-26 05:46:31 Read More

Pro-independence activists arrested in Hong Kong

The latest arrests come after nine pro-democracy activists â€” including student protesters and lawmakers â€” were charged last month for their roles in the 2014 protests in a move slammed by rights groups.
2017-04-26 04:37:16 Read More

China launches first domestically-built aircraft carrier

The ship was "transferred from dry dock into the water at a launch ceremony" in the northeastern port of Dalian. It is the country's second carrier. The first, the Liaoning, is a secondhand Soviet ship built more than 25 years ago.
2017-04-26 02:57:32 Read More

US missile defence equipment reaches South Korea site

South Korea said in a statement Wednesday that unspecified parts of Terminal High-Altitude Area defence system (THAAD) were installed. The statement said that Seoul and Washington have been pushing to get THAAD quickly working to cope with North Korea's advancing nuclear and missile threats.
2017-04-26 02:31:49 Read More

US Judge blocks Trump's 'sanctuary city' order

The ruling from US District Judge William Orrick III in San Francisco said Trump's January 25 order targeted broad categories of federal funding for sanctuary governments and that plaintiffs challenging the order were likely to succeed in proving it unconstitutional.
2017-04-26 02:06:35 Read More

US Judge blocks Trump's 'sanctuary city' order

Ivanka defends father, brushes aside groans in Berlin

US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka brushed aside murmurs on Tuesday over her father's track record and defended his attitudes toward women as she made her first international outing as a White House adviser.
2017-04-25 16:03:28 Read More

Ivanka defends father, brushes aside groans in Berlin

14 killed in Taliban attack in Pakistan's tribal belt

A roadside bomb targeting a mini bus in Pakistanâ€™s northwestern tribal region on Tuesday killed 14 people including four women and two children. The blast ripped through the van travelling through a minority Shia region of the Kurram tribal area, which borders Afghanistan.
2017-04-25 13:40:00 Read More

Japan's Abe to visit Russia for Putin meet

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will visit Russia this week for a meeting with President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin and Tokyo said today, as the two sides look to make headway on a decades-old territorial dispute.
2017-04-25 12:59:58 Read More

North Korea holds drill to mark military anniversary

The exercise took place as a US guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea and envoys from the United States, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo to discuss the growing threat posed by North Korea's nuclear weapons and missiles program.
2017-04-25 11:39:05 Read More

N Korea holds drill to mark military anniversary

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Roadside bomb kills at least 10 people in Pakistan's Kurram

A remote-controlled roadside bomb targeting a minibus killed at least 10 people and wounded several others on Tuesday in Pakistan's remote northwestern tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an official in the region said.
2017-04-25 06:35:35 Read More

US submarine makes South Korea port call, North remains defiant

The port call by the USS Michigan, announced by the US military in South Korea, came as the top nuclear envoys from South Korea, Japan, and the United States were to meet in Tokyo to discuss responses to the North's refusal to give up its nuclear programme.
2017-04-25 05:33:14 Read More

US state of Arkansas executes two prisoners in one night

The southern state of Arkansas executed two inmates, the first double execution in the US in 17 years. Arkansas attorney general said that Jack Jones and Marcel Williams - both sentenced to death in the 1990s -were executed by lethal injection after higher courts rejected their final legal appeals.
2017-04-25 05:05:17 Read More

North Korea quiet amid expectation of missile follow-up

A US guided-missile submarine arrived in South Korea on Tuesday and envoys from the US, Japan and South Korea met in Tokyo, as North Korea prepared to mark the anniversary of the founding of its military.
2017-04-25 03:41:50 Read More

Aviation officer gives his version of United Airlines flight debacle

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2017-04-25 03:27:12 Read More

Entire Senate to attend North Korea briefing

All 100 senators have been asked to the White House for the briefing by secretary of state Rex Tillerson, secretary of defense Jim Mattis, director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday.
2017-04-25 02:51:42 Read More

Astronaut breaks US space record, gets call from Trump

Astronaut Peggy Whitson broke the US record on Monday for most time in space and talked up Mars during a congratulatory call from President Donald Trump.
2017-04-24 17:03:20 Read More

Germany sees new rise in far-right offenses, hate crimes

Violent crimes in Germany with far-right motives rose 14.3% last year after a bigger increase in 2015, and the country also saw another increase in hate crimes. The interior ministry said that 1,698 violent right-wing crimes were recorded in 2016, up from 1,485 the previous year.
2017-04-24 16:33:18 Read More

16 drown as migrant boat sinks off Greece's Lesbos

At least 16 people, including two children, drowned after an inflatable boat carrying refugees and migrants sank off Greece's Lesbos island on Monday. 9 bodies were recovered in Greek territory and another 7 in Turkish waters, Greek and Turkish coastguard officials said.
2017-04-24 16:25:42 Read More

Hollande 'will vote Macron', calls Le Pen 'risk' for France

Hollande said French purchasing power would be hit, "thousands" of jobs would be lost and prices would soar if Le Pen won and then implemented her pledge to take France out of the eurozone and hike tariffs on imports.
2017-04-24 16:03:08 Read More

Hollande 'will vote Macron', calls Le Pen 'risk' for France

Qatar Airways sees 'manageable' decline in US flights

The CEO of one of the Middle East's largest carriers said Monday passenger numbers to the United States have dipped slightly over fears by some Muslim passengers that their visas may be rejected upon arrival, but expressed confidence in President Donald Trump as a "very good businessman."
2017-04-24 13:08:46 Read More

Afghan defence minister, army chief of staff resign over deadly attack

"Defence Minister Abdullah Habibi and Army Chief of Staff Qadam Shah Shahim stepped down with immediate effect," the presidential palace announced on Twitter. Shah Hussain Murtazawi, spokesman for Ghani, said the resignations were because of Friday's attack in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif.
2017-04-24 06:53:54 Read More

Japan's Abe agrees to keep close contact with US on North Korea

Abe said he and US President Donald Trump had agreed to maintain close contact over North Korea, while demanding Pyongyang show restraint as tensions in the region rise. Abe said he appreciated the US leader's stance of showing that all options are on the table when it comes to dealing with N Korea.
2017-04-24 03:39:55 Read More

Japan's Abe agrees to keep close contact with US on North Korea

France votes in high-stakes presidential election

Most polling stations closed at 1700 GMT but voters in Paris and other big cities had an extra hour to make their choice. The first projections based on partial results are expected at 1800 GMT.
2017-04-23 17:32:55 Read More

New Zealand considering extra security on Middle East flights

New Zealand is considering additional security checks on flights from some countries in the Middle East, its transport minister said on Sunday. The new rules would follow similar measures introduced last month by the United States, Britain and Australia.
2017-04-23 16:58:49 Read More

North Korea detains third US citizen

Korean-American Tony Kim had spent a month teaching an accounting course at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. He was detained at Pyongyang International Airport as he attempted to leave the country, bringing the total number of Americans held by the isolated country to three.
2017-04-23 14:40:41 Read More

Zardari looting Pak, will expose his graft: Imran

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2017-04-23 14:18:20 Read More

Iran's Ahmadinejad says won't endorse other candidates

Iran's former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday that he won't endorse other candidates in next month's election, after he and his deputy were barred from running.
2017-04-23 10:23:48 Read More

Donald Trump says he'll mark 100 days with Pennsylvania rally

President Donald Trump says he'll mark his 100th day in office with a "BIG" rally in Pennsylvania. Trump hits 100 days on April 29 next Saturday.
2017-04-23 10:11:07 Read More

Saudi king's air force pilot son named US envoy

The change came among a series of orders issued by the king, who shuffled his cabinet, restored civil service benefits, and replaced the head of the army which for two years has been fighting rebels in neighbouring Yemen.
2017-04-23 09:39:45 Read More

Islamic State attacks Iraq police base, 1 killed

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2017-04-23 09:25:14 Read More

Islamic State attacks Iraq police base, 1 killed

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Maldives blogger stabbed to death in restive capital

A liberal blogger, Yameen Rasheed, was stabbed to death in the politically restive Maldivian capital Male, his family members said Sunday. He was 29. His blog, The Daily Panic, had a considerable following and was known for poking fun at politicians in the nation of some 340,000 Sunni Muslims.
2017-04-23 07:32:26 Read More

France votes in cliffhanger presidential election

Voting began in France on Sunday in the first round of a bitterly fought presidential election that is crucial to the future of Europe and a closely-watched test of voters' anger with the political establishment.
2017-04-23 06:17:51 Read More

Pope likens migrant holding centres to 'concentration camps'

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Thousands rally in global March for Science

Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an "assault on facts" by populist politicians.
2017-04-22 17:15:37 Read More

Thousands rally in global March for Science

'Bangladesh relies on BIMSTEC after SAARC failure'

The seven countries' grouping BIMSTEC connecting South Asia with the Southeast Asia received much attention after the last year's SAARC summit in Islamabad was postponed following tensions between India and Pakistan over terror attacks, the report said.
2017-04-22 15:30:34 Read More

Man arrested at Paris train station after threatening police with knife

A knife-wielding man threatened police at Gare du Nord train station in Paris on Saturday, causing panic before he was arrested, a spokesman for French rail operator SNCF said.
2017-04-22 14:58:32 Read More

Russia tried to use Trump advisers to influence election: Report

Russian operatives tried to infiltrate Donald Trump's presidential campaign through his advisers, including foreign policy aide Carter Page. It was unclear whether Page was aware that Moscow was trying to use him.
2017-04-22 12:49:40 Read More

In or out? EU is hot-button issue in French vote

None of the four main French presidential candidates â€” Marine Le Pen, Francois Fillon, Emmanuel Macron and Jean-Luc Melenchon â€” can afford to be neutral on the EU, whether they portray it as the source of all woes or a guarantee of peace and stability.
2017-04-22 05:54:34 Read More

Taliban kill '140' troops in Afghan base attack

Afghan Taliban attack: As many as 140 Afghan soldiers were killed on Friday by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms in what would be the deadliest attack ever on an Afghan military base, officials said.
2017-04-22 05:47:06 Read More

Taliban kill '140' troops in Afghan base attack

Champs-Elysees gunman had criminal record, praised ISIS

Despite an arrest as recently as February, the 39-year-old assailant, Karim Cheurfi, had shown no signs of radicalization, Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins said, and was released for lack of evidence of a threat.
2017-04-22 03:30:42 Read More

Over 400 militants surrender in Balochistan

The militants, who handed over their arms to authorities in Quetta on Friday, belong to the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) and other separatist groups alleged to have carried out attacks on security installations and personnel in the troubled province.
2017-04-22 02:59:40 Read More

Power outage cripples San Francisco for seven hours

The power outage, which was triggered by a fire in a PG&E Corp utility substation, disrupted San Francisco's normally bustling financial district, home to banks and technology companies. Emergency workers responded to 20 elevator rescues, but there were no reported deaths or major injuries.
2017-04-22 02:54:07 Read More

Mob attacks man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

Security officials in Chitral fired tear gas and live rounds on the mob, injuring eight protesters, after they attacked the local police headquarters and demanded that alleged blasphemer Rashid Ahmed be made available for mob justice.
2017-04-21 16:31:15 Read More

Mob attacks man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

Consular access to Jadhav to be decided on merit: Pak

Indian high commissioner Gautam Bambawale had met Pakistan foreign secretary Tehmina Janjua earlier this week and asked for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav.
2017-04-21 14:22:44 Read More

Britain's Queen Elizabeth celebrates 91st birthday

Elizabeth was born on April 21, 1926 in Bruton Street in central London when Calvin Coolidge was US President and Joseph Stalin had just taken control in the Soviet Union and became queen in 1952 at 25.
2017-04-21 13:05:47 Read More

Paris attack to have 'big effect' on French presidential poll: Trump

"Another terrorist attack in Paris. The people of France will not take much more of this. Will have a big effect on presidential election!" Trump said in a tweet, hours after a gunman shot dead a policeman and wounded two others on the world-famous Champs Elysees boulevard.
2017-04-21 12:50:16 Read More

South Korea on heightened alert as North readies for army celebration

id there was a higher-than-usual level of activity by Chinese bombers, signaling a possible heightened state of readiness by Beijing, reclusive North Korea's sole major ally, although the officials played down concern and left open a range of possible reasons.
2017-04-21 08:40:20 Read More

South Korea on heightened alert as North readies for army celebration

Paris attack overshadows last campaign day in France

An Elabe survey of voter intentions taken before the shooting on the Champs Elysees shopping street in central Paris showed Macron in front and far right leader Marine Le Pen falling further behind him.
2017-04-21 08:36:49 Read More

Drift analysis says MH370 likely crashed north of area searched

Australian government oceanographers had obtained a wing flap of the same model as the original and studied how that part drifted in the ocean. The new analysis confirmed findings released in December that the airliner had likely crashed north of the searched area.
2017-04-21 06:23:59 Read More

Police officer killed, two wounded in Paris shooting

A French policeman was shot dead and two others were wounded in central Paris on Thursday night in an attack carrried out days before presidential elections and quickly claimed by the Islamic State group.
2017-04-20 23:49:48 Read More

UN, Russia set for Syria meet without US

The UN's Syria envoy said he will hold talk with Russian officials next week but without US present after previous plans for a trilateral meeting were "postponed". UN peace mediator Staffan de Mistura said his meeting with Russia's deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov is set for Monday in Geneva.
2017-04-20 14:00:20 Read More

UN, Russia set for Syria meet without US

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'Unchecked' Iran could become another NKorea: US

US secretary of state Rex Tillerson has termed the Iran nuclear deal a failure and said an "unchecked" Tehran could become another North Korea, but stopped short of threatening to derail the landmark agreement.
2017-04-20 08:39:45 Read More

'Unchecked' Iran could become another NKorea: US

Putin-linked think tank drew plan to sway US election

A Russian govt think tank controlled by Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine votersâ€™ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former US officials told Reuters.
2017-04-20 04:07:10 Read More

Spy games making peace with India difficult: ex-Pak diplomat

Haqqani, who currently is the director for South and Central Asia at the Hudson Institute, a top American think- tank, said putting an Indian on death row was an easy way to scuttle momentum for new talks.
2017-04-20 03:18:40 Read More

Spy games making peace with India difficult: ex-Pak diplomat

UK parliament votes on snap election in Brexit's shadow

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday she wanted a "mandate to complete Brexit", as MPs looked set to approve her bombshell call for a snap general election in June.
2017-04-19 13:07:27 Read More

Bomb in Syria's Aleppo kills six: State TV

A bomb killed six people and wounded more than 30 in Syria's second city Aleppo on Wednesday. The blast hit the southwestern neighbourhood of Salaheddin, which was once on the front line between rebels and government forces before the army retook full control of the city in December.
2017-04-19 09:54:24 Read More

Bomb in Syria's Aleppo kills six: State TV

US VP Pence says to N Korea: 'The sword stands ready'

From the wind-swept deck of a massive aircraft carrier, Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday warned North Korea not to test the resolve of the US military, promising it would make an "overwhelming and effective" response to any use of conventional or nuclear weapons
2017-04-19 04:08:40 Read More

No one will be fired for dragging incident: United CEO

CEO Oscar Munoz said yesterday that he takes full responsibility "for making this right," and he promised more details later this month after United finishes a review of its policies on overbooked flights.
2017-04-19 03:35:26 Read More

US 'Facebook killer' takes own life after police chase

A US gunman accused of murdering an elderly grandfather and posting the footage on Facebook killed himself on Tuesday after a brief police chase, bringing to a close a frantic nationwide manhunt.
2017-04-19 02:59:25 Read More

Female Ahmadi professor stabbed at home in Lahore

A woman Ahmadi professor was found stabbed to death in her house in the residential colony of Pakistanâ€™s top Punjab University (PU) in Lahore on Tuesday.
2017-04-18 21:48:45 Read More

12 soldiers dead as Saudi helicopter crashes in Yemen

"It is our belief by bringing together the family of nations with diplomatic and economic pressure we have a chance of achieving a freeze on the Korean Peninsula," Pence said. "We will not rest and will not relent until we obtain the objective of a denuclearized Korean Peninsula," he added.
2017-04-18 15:25:12 Read More

Mummies discovered in ancient tomb near Egypt's Luxor

Archaeologists, who have unearthed several mummies, colourful wooden sarcophagi and more than 1,000 funerary statues in a 3,500-year-old tomb near the city of Luxor, hailed it as an "important discovery". The 18th Dynasty tomb was discovered in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis.
2017-04-18 15:14:29 Read More

Weapons found after France attack plot arrests

The rest of the more than 50 passengers were retrieved by rescuers who struggled with ropes to descend down the 24-meter-deep (80-foot-deep) ravine to reach the wreckage in Nueva Ecija province's Carranglan town, said disaster-response officer Mark Raymond Cano.
2017-04-18 12:44:03 Read More

US won't rest until North Korea gives up nuclear weapons, Mike Pence says

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At least 26 dead as bus plunges into ravine in Philippines

"Britain is leaving the European Union and there can be no turning back. We want a deep and special partnership between a strong and successful European Union and a United Kingdom that is free to chart its own way in the world," May said in a speech outside her Downing Street office.
2017-04-18 11:39:18 Read More

British PM says needed to strengthen hand in divorce talks with EU

China was privately upset in 2015 after most Western leaders rebuffed invitations to attend a big military parade through Beijing. Western leaders were unhappy that the guest list that included Russian President Vladimir Putin and wary of the message China would send with the show of strength.
2017-04-18 11:28:56 Read More

Suspected US coalition air strikes kill 23 in Syria

US Vice President Mike Pence said on Tuesday all options are on the table in dealing with North Korea, but that President Donald Trump is determined to work with Japan, China and South Korea to find a peaceful solution.
2017-04-18 10:26:07 Read More

Suspected US coalition air strikes kill 23 in Syria

Major Western leaders to skip China's New Silk Road summit

US, Japan call for peaceful solution on North Korea

Trump eyes reform of H-1B visas for skilled workers

There are, however, limits to the scope of his action in the absence of a broader legislative plan. The US president cannot, by a simple decree, change the number of visas allocated. But the White House hopes, by signing the decree will build momentum before a possible legislative reform.
2017-04-18 03:41:39 Read More

Trump eyes reform of H-1B visas for skilled workers

Five die as light aircraft crashes in Portugal

The twin-engine Piper PA-31 plane had just taken off on a flight to the southern French city of Marseille when it crashed, hitting a truck parked at the warehouse.
2017-04-17 22:00:52 Read More

Five die as light aircraft crashes in Portugal

The twin-engine Piper PA-31 plane had just taken off on a flight to the southern French city of Marseille when it crashed, hitting a truck parked at the warehouse.
2017-04-17 22:00:52 Read More

Pakistan police arrest 22 in 'blasphemy' mob killing

A large mob attacked journalism student Mashal Khan last Thursday, stripping, beating and shooting him before throwing from the second floor of his hostel at the Abdul Wali Khan university in the conservative northwestern town of Mardan.
2017-04-17 15:02:08 Read More

Prince Harry describes mental problems after Diana's death

Prince Harry, whose mother Diana died in a car crash in Paris in 1997 when he was just 12, said he had come "very close to a complete breakdown" on several occasions after shutting down his emotions, impacting both his work and his personal life.
2017-04-17 14:27:40 Read More

12 injured in suspected acid attack in London club

A Fire Brigade spokesman said an "unknown corrosive substance" was thrown in Mangle, a club in east London, in the early hours of Monday. It was identified as "an acidic substance" from testing, he said, adding that there were around 600 people in the club at the time of the incident.
2017-04-17 11:17:44 Read More

Russia warns US against unilateral strike on North Korea

"We do not accept the reckless nuclear missile actions of Pyongyang that breach UN resolutions, but that does not mean that you can break international law," Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, adding "I hope that there will not be any unilateral actions like the one we saw recently in Syria."
2017-04-17 11:01:11 Read More

Ousted South Korean President Guen-hye charged with bribery

South Korean prosecutors on Monday charged ousted president Park Geun-hye and Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin with bribery in the latest twist to a corruption scandal that rocked the country for months. Prosecutors charged Shin without detaining him.
2017-04-17 07:59:05 Read More

Over 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails on hunger strike

More than 1,000 Palestinians in Israeli jails launched a hunger strike on Monday following a call from Palestinian leader and prominent prisoner Marwan Barghouti, a Palestinian Authority official said. They are also demanding access to phones, extended visiting rights and better medical service.
2017-04-17 07:07:09 Read More

Mike Pence warns North Korea 'era of strategic patience is over'

US Vice President Mike Pence declared on Monday that the "era of strategic patience is over" with North Korea, expressing impatience with the speed and willingness of the regime to move toward ridding itself of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
2017-04-17 06:28:57 Read More

United Airlines removes engaged couple traveling to wedding from plane

The removal comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of the airline's approach to customer service after a video emerged a week ago showing security officers dragging a bloodied passenger off an overbooked United Express flight in Chicago.
2017-04-17 02:52:08 Read More

United Airlines removes engaged couple traveling to wedding from plane

Erdogan declares referendum victory, opponents plan challenge

President Tayyip Erdogan said 25 million people had supported the proposal, which will replace Turkey's parliamentary system with an all-powerful presidency and abolish the office of prime minister, giving the "Yes" camp 51.5 percent of the vote.
2017-04-17 02:46:26 Read More

Trump wants ride in queenâ€™s buggy, UK cops in tizzy

US President Donald Trump wants to ride in the Queen's gold-plated royal carriage when he travels to London on a state visit -- an insistence that has thrown British security forces into a tizzy, a media report has said.
2017-04-17 01:11:14 Read More

Mass evacuation in Syria to proceed after deadly blast

More than 3,000 Syrians are expected to be evacuated Sunday from four areas as part of a population transfer that was briefly stalled the day before by a deadly blast that killed scores of people, most of them government supporters.
2017-04-16 13:22:04 Read More

Mass evacuation in Syria to proceed after deadly blast

Hacker documents show NSA tools for breaching global money transfer system

Matt Suiche, founder of cybersecurity firm Comae Technologies, wrote in a blog post that screen shots indicated some SWIFT affiliates were using Windows servers that were vulnerable at the time, in 2013, to the Microsoft exploits published by the Shadow Brokers. He said he concluded that the NSA took advantage and got in that way.
2017-04-16 09:55:23 Read More

Hacker documents show NSA tools for breaching global money transfer system

Tense Turkey votes in crunch referendum on Erdogan powers

Over 55.3 million Turks are able to vote in the referendum on sweeping changes to the president's role which, if accepted, would grant Recep Tayyip Erdogan more power than any Turkish leader since its founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and his successor Ismet Inonu.
2017-04-16 08:41:34 Read More

Couple struggling to conceive discover they're twins

A married couple in the US shockingly discovered that they were biological twins after getting a routine DNA test done at an IVF clinic because they were struggling to conceive naturally.
2017-04-16 07:03:05 Read More

Protesters across US press Trump to release tax returns

Thousands of protesters gathered on Saturday in cities across the United States to pressure President Donald Trump to release his tax returns. Trump has justified his refusal to publish his returns by noting they are being audited.
2017-04-16 04:13:30 Read More

North Korea fails in new missile launch

A North Korean missile "blew up almost immediately" on its test launch on Sunday, the US Pacific Command said, hours before US Vice President Mike Pence was due in the South for talks on the North's increasingly defiant arms programme.
2017-04-16 01:04:25 Read More

Italian Emma Morano, last known survivor of 19th century, dies at 117

Emma Morano, an Italian woman believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died on Saturday at the age of 117, the Italian media reported.
2017-04-15 17:44:40 Read More

'IS man behind Charlie Hebdo attack may be alive'

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China delivers third maritime patrol ship to Pakistan

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China delivers third maritime patrol ship to Pakistan

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North Korea flaunts missiles, other weaponry at parade

The parade, the annual highlight of North Korea's most important holiday, came amid growing international worries that North Korea may be preparing for its sixth nuclear test or a major missile launch, such as its first flight test of an ICBM capable of reaching US shores.
2017-04-15 07:49:18 Read More

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Train stuck in tunnel in US, then stun gun sparks stampede

A train with about 1,200 passengers got stuck in a tunnel between New York and New Jersey for nearly three hours on Friday. A New Jersey Transit spokeswoman said the train finally reached New York's Penn Station in the early evening.
2017-04-15 05:38:30 Read More

Train stuck in tunnel in US, then stun gun sparks stampede

White House decides to keep visitor records secret

White House officials argued that the decision to keep the logs secret is in line with what previous administrations have done, except for President Barack Obama's, and that continuing Obama's practice of voluntarily releasing the records could interfere with policy development.
2017-04-15 03:34:20 Read More

US judge weighs blocking Trump order on sanctuary cities

A US judge on Friday heard arguments from lawyers representing two so-called sanctuary cities that are challenging President Donald Trump's executive order stripping such jurisdictions of federal funds.
2017-04-15 01:36:16 Read More

US strategy on NKorea: 'Maximum pressure and engagement'

The Trump administration has settled on its North Korea strategy after a two-month review: "Maximum pressure and engagement."
2017-04-14 18:52:53 Read More

US sends dozens of troops to Somalia, 1st time in decades

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US sends dozens of troops to Somalia, 1st time in decades

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Chinese foreign minister: No winners if Korea war breaks out

Despite their historic ties as neighboring communist states, China has grown increasingly frustrated with the refusal of Kim Jong Un's regime to heed its admonitions, and in February cut off imports of North Korean coal that provide Pyongyang with a crucial source of foreign currency.
2017-04-14 09:46:57 Read More

Chinese foreign minister: No winners if Korea war breaks out

Donald Trump says North Korea 'will be taken care of'

There are reports of activity at a nuclear test site in North Korea ahead of Saturday's 105th anniversary of the birth of the country's founder Kim Il-Sung. A US monitoring group, 38 North, has described the Punggye-ri test site as "primed and ready."
2017-04-14 04:32:50 Read More

CIA chief: WikiLeaks is 'hostile intelligence service'

"WikiLeaks walks like a hostile intelligence service and talks like a hostile intelligence service. It overwhelmingly focuses on the US, while seeking support from anti-democratic countries and organizations," said CIA director Mike Pompeo.
2017-04-14 03:56:25 Read More

2 Secret Service officers fired over White House breach

Two US Secret Service officers, both with less than a year on the job, were fired over a March 10 security breach in which a man climbed over the White House fence and remained on the grounds undetected for over 15 minutes.
2017-04-14 03:04:12 Read More

Number of French people who do not want to vote rising

Opinion polls in France before the presidential election on April 23 are revealing a crazy roller coaster ride.
2017-04-14 01:05:05 Read More

Number of French people who do not want to vote rising

Opinion polls in France before the presidential election on April 23 are revealing a crazy roller coaster ride.
2017-04-14 01:05:05 Read More

Man dragged off UA flight suffered broken nose, loss of teeth

A 69-year-old Vietnamese-American who was forcibly removed from a flight of United Airlines in Chicago will "probably" file a lawsuit for "unreasonable force and violence" that led to a 'significant' concussion, broken nose and loss of two front teeth, his lawyer said on Thursday.
2017-04-13 16:41:31 Read More

Assad says army 'gave up' all chemical weapons in 2013

"There was no order to make any attack... We gave up our arsenal a few years ago. Even if we have them, we wouldn't use them," Assad said in an exclusive interview with AFP in Damascus on Wednesday.
2017-04-13 13:13:44 Read More

22 dead in fire at Senegal religious retreat

The blaze broke out on Wednesday as worshippers gathered in the town of Medina Gounass in the southeastern region of Tambacounda, a senior official with the firefighting service told AFP.
2017-04-13 12:10:19 Read More

Putin told Tillerson why US-Russian ties in bad state: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin used a meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday to give his views on why U.S.-Russian relations had reached such a low point.
2017-04-13 09:48:54 Read More

Putin told Tillerson why US-Russian ties in bad state: Kremlin

Trump says NATO not obsolete, reversing campaign stance

"I said it was obsolete. It's no longer obsolete," Trump said, adding that the Transatlantic alliance was adapting to the broader mission against Islamic militants that he had urged.
2017-04-13 03:02:32 Read More

Russia vetoes UN resolution against Syria

It was the eighth veto by Russia, a close ally of Syrian President Bashar Assad, on a Western-backed Syria resolution and reflected the deep division that has left the UN's most powerful body struggling to tackle the use of banned chemical weapons and to help end the six-year Syrian conflict.
2017-04-13 02:26:24 Read More

Tensions high, NKorea readies nuclear test: Report

North Korea is ready to launch a nuclear test at its Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site, the 38 North monitoring group reported on Wednesday.
2017-04-13 01:38:20 Read More

US-Russia relations may be at 'all-time low': Trump

Laying bare deep and dangerous divisions on Syria and other issues, US President Donald Trump declared that US relations with Russia "may be at an all-time low." His top diplomat offered a similarly grim assessment from the other side of the globe after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
2017-04-13 01:33:25 Read More

We will work with US against North Korea: China

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Stockholm attack suspect tried to join IS in Syria: Reports

The Uzbek national suspected of mowing down pedestrians in Stockholm last week had tried to join the ranks of the Islamic State jihadist group in Syria, an Uzbek source told Russian agencies.
2017-04-12 15:07:22 Read More

Germany eyes Islamic extremist motive in Dortmund, arrests 1

"A note left at the scene suggests a possible Islamic extremist motive for the attack on Borussia Dortmund's team bus, and one suspect has been detained, German prosecutors said on Wednesday.
2017-04-12 13:40:38 Read More

Germany eyes Islamic extremist motive in Dortmund, arrests 1

Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher

US first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said on Wednesday.
2017-04-12 11:22:55 Read More

Russia-US relations have 'worsened' under Trump: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said ties between Russia and the United States appear to have deteriorated under Donald Trump in an interview released on Wednesday as the countries' top diplomats met in Moscow.
2017-04-12 10:55:56 Read More

Tillerson meets Lavrov after war of words over Syria

Tillerson said he wanted "a very open, candid and frank exchange" as the two men try to figure each other out during the first visit to Russia by a senior member of US President Donald Trump's administration.
2017-04-12 09:53:39 Read More

In surprise move, Iran's Ahmadinejad to run for president

Ahmadinejad previously served two four-year terms from 2005 to 2013. Under Iranian law, he became eligible to run again after four years out of office, but he remains a polarizing figure, even among fellow hard-liners.
2017-04-12 08:51:19 Read More

Taiwan bans consumption of dog and cat meat

After a spate of cruelty cases that stirred public outrage, Taiwan has banned the eating of dogs and cats. Parliament passed legislation to outlaw the consumption, purchase or possession of dog and cat meat, with offenders facing a fine of up to Tw$250,000 ($8,170).
2017-04-12 08:34:00 Read More

German police probing 'Islamist link' to Dortmund blasts

German police are probing a possible Islamist link to three explosions that rocked the Borussia Dortmund football team bus, after a letter found at the scene referred to the Berlin Christmas market attack, national media reported Wednesday.
2017-04-12 07:51:32 Read More

Decision to bomb Syrian airbase influenced by Ivanka: Donald Trump's son

US President Donald Trump's son Eric confirmed that decision to bomb Syrian airbase to punish President Bashar al-Assad was influenced by the reaction of his sister Ivanka, who said she was "heartbroken and outraged" by the atrocity, a paper reported.
2017-04-12 05:29:33 Read More

Decision to bomb Syrian airbase influenced by Ivanka: Donald Trump's son

Pakistan boy's sexual organ chopped off, eyes pricked for 'honour'.

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Republicans survive poll scare, win Kansas House seat

Republicans survived an election scare on Tuesday and won a Kansas House seat in the first congressional election since President Donald Trump's victory, but the margin was much closer than expected in a district that had voted overwhelmingly for Trump in November.
2017-04-12 05:11:05 Read More

US accuses Russia of Syria gas attack 'cover up'

North Korean state media warned on Tuesday of a nuclear attack on the United States at any sign of American aggression, as a US Navy strike group steamed toward the western Pacific - a force US President Donald Trump described as an "armada".
2017-04-12 04:22:57 Read More

North Korea warns of nuclear strike if provoked

The chief executive of embattled United Airlines apologized on Tuesday for an incident in which a passenger was dragged off a plane, promising a thorough review of the airline's practices. The apology came after video of the entire event, captured by passengers, went viral on on social media.
2017-04-12 03:51:15 Read More

United Airlines finally apologizes as image takes beating

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer apologized on Tuesday for making an "inappropriate and insensitive" comparison to the Holocaust in earlier comments about Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons â€” remarks that drew instant rebuke from Jewish groups and critics.
2017-04-12 03:22:53 Read More

Trump spokesman likens Assad to Hitler, sparks outcry

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson issued an ultimatum to Russia on Tuesday saying, "Side with the US and like-minded countries on Syria, or embrace Iran, militant group Hezbollah and embattled Syrian leader Bashar Assad."
2017-04-12 03:01:44 Read More

Russia must choose between Assad and the US: Tillerson

US President Donald Trump said in a note on Twitter on Tuesday that he told China's President Xi Jinping that Beijing would get a better trade deal if it helped solve the North Korea problem. "If China decides to help, that would be great. If not, we will solve the problem without them!" Trump tweeted
2017-04-11 16:33:47 Read More

Mosul zoo lion and bear flown out of Iraq

The man suspected of ramming a stolen truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15, has admitted guilt, his lawyer said Tuesday. He allegedly drove the stolen beer truck into a crowd outside an upscale department store in central Stockholm on Friday afternoon, killing four.
2017-04-11 13:39:14 Read More

'We can solve North Korea problem without China'

North Korea denounced the US deployment of a naval strike group to the region on Tuesday, warning it is ready for "war" as Washington tightens the screws on the nuclear-armed state.
2017-04-11 12:25:02 Read More

North Korea vows response to 'reckless' US Navy move

Simba the lion and Lula the bear, the ailing last two residents of Mosul zoo, were flown out of Iraq Monday to receive emergency care from an animal welfare group.
2017-04-11 11:07:24 Read More

Stockholm: Suspect admits ramming truck into crowd

A meeting of the 'likeminded' countries was hastily arranged on the sidelines of a Group of 7 industrialized economies in Italy, just hours before US secretary of state Rex Tillerson was to make a tense trip to Moscow to press Russia's leaders to finally abandon their support for Assad.
2017-04-11 10:10:51 Read More

UK school confiscates students' PlayStations, Xboxes

British Prime Minister Theresa May and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in two separate calls with US President Donald Trump, have agreed that a "window of opportunity" exists to convince Russia to end its support for embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
2017-04-11 09:44:06 Read More

Donald Trumps speaks to UK PM Theresa May on Syria

South Korean acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn ordered the military to intensify monitoring of the North's activities and to ensure close communication with the ally the US. Saturday is the 105th anniversary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the country's founding father and grandfather of current ruler, Kim Jong Un.
2017-04-11 08:35:28 Read More

S Korea warns of N Korea 'provocations', US navy group approaches

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Tillerson, top diplomats hold urgent meeting on Syria crisis

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Cyprus reunification talks restart, challenges ahead

After a two-month halt, talks aimed at reunifying ethnically divided Cyprus are resuming, with rival leaders hoping to claw back diminished trust and lost momentum. Though, it's still unclear if talks can result in a deal both sides can rally behind.
2017-04-11 07:11:56 Read More

China remains world's biggest executioner: Amnesty

China executed more people in 2016 than all other nations combined, Amnesty International said, even as death penalties in the world decreased overall. The Amnesty estimates the Asian giant alone killed "thousands" of people, a figure based on examinations of court records and news reports.
2017-04-11 03:40:07 Read More

Teacher, boy die when husband opens fire in California class

A man walked into his estranged wife's elementary school classroom in San Bernardino and opened fire without saying a word, killing her and an 8-year-old student before shooting himself in a murder-suicide that spread panic across a city still recovering emotionally from a terror attack just 15 months ago.
2017-04-11 01:08:35 Read More

US liberal left and alt-right both oppose Syria intervention

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2017-04-10 17:05:16 Read More

Neil Gorsuch sworn in as US Supreme Court justice

Confirmed by the Senate on Friday after a bitter months-long fight, Gorsuch was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts in a private ceremony at the Supreme Court attended by the other justices and Gorsuch's family.
2017-04-10 15:17:30 Read More

Neil Gorsuch sworn in as US Supreme Court justice

Top Pak militant killed in encounter

Kamran Jamshed Bhatti, who was affiliated with the Naeem Bukhari faction of Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ), was killed by Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) officials in an encounter in Sukkur last night.
2017-04-10 13:52:35 Read More

Sweden holds minute of silence for truck attack victims

"We will never surrender to terror," Sweden's Prime Minister Lofven said in his speech outside Stockholm's city hall, as flags flew at half mast across the capital and church bells chimed while shoppers and tourists thronged the city centre.
2017-04-10 13:44:57 Read More

Paksitan PM bars his partymen from commenting on Gen Raheel Sharif

The former army chief's appointment had been criticised by some Pakistani politicians, retired army officers, journalists, intellectuals, who had questioned the decision of the retired general to join a foreign military alliance.
2017-04-10 08:59:30 Read More

Spain's first female defense minister Carme Chacon dies

Carme Chacon, Spain's first female defense minister, helped modernize the country's armed forces when she took the helm of the Ministry of Defense in 2008, in the government of Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero.
2017-04-10 08:55:34 Read More

China envoy holds N Korea nuclear talks as US mulls options

China's top nuclear envoy arrived in Seoul Monday for talks on the North Korean threat, as the US sent a naval strike group to the region and signalled it may act to shut down Pyongyang's weapons program.
2017-04-10 08:38:40 Read More

How a Malaysian firm helped fund North Korea's leadership

MKP, which North Korean-born Han Hun Il formed in 1996 with his Malaysian partner, Yong Kok Yeap, operates in 20 countries in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, piling up contracts worth at least $350 million, an MKP corporate video and promotional brochures shows.
2017-04-10 04:42:19 Read More

China offers concessions to avert trade war with US

China will offer the Trump administration better market access for financial sector investments and US beef exports to help avert a trade war, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing officials familiar with the matter.
2017-04-10 01:48:19 Read More

China offers concessions to avert trade war with US

Trump seeks to eliminate North Korea nuke threat

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2017-04-09 14:53:06 Read More

Second suspect arrested over Stockholm truck attack: Court

The new suspect is being investigated about "terrorist crime" (by committing murder). A first suspect has been officially identified as a 39-year-old man from Uzbekistan and "applied for a permanent residency permit in 2014", a request later rejected.
2017-04-09 12:23:08 Read More

Explosion near Egypt's Alexandria church: State media

State television reported "injuries" in the explosion near Saint Mark's Church in the coastal city. Egypt's Coptic church said Pope Tawadros II had attended Palm Sunday mass there. An earlier blast at a church in Tanta, north of Cairo, killed 22 people and wounded dozens, officials said, in an apparent attack on Coptic worshippers.
2017-04-09 11:51:14 Read More

7 yrs on, Poland still wrestles with plane crash trauma

It's been seven years since Poland lost its president in a plane crash in Russia. His twin brother, who effectively runs the Polish government today, remains in mourning, only wearing black suits and black ties in public, and determined to punish those he blames for the crash.
2017-04-09 09:01:15 Read More

US navy strike group heads toward Korean peninsula

The move will raise tensions in the region and comes hard on the heels of a US missile strike on Syria that was widely interpreted as putting Pyongyang on warning over its refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
2017-04-09 04:54:16 Read More

US 'to keep up pressure' on Syria after missile strikes

The United States is vowing to keep up the pressure on Syria after the intense night time wave of missile strikes from US ships, despite the prospect of escalating Russian ill will that could further inflame one of the world's most vexing conflicts.
2017-04-09 03:04:44 Read More

US 'to keep up pressure' on Syria after missile strikes

Turkish referendum: President Erdogan holds rally

Tens of thousands packed one of Istanbul's biggest public spaces Saturday as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hosted a giant rally seeking votes in next week's referendum on enhancing his powers.
2017-04-08 17:40:36 Read More

Warplanes strike Syrian town hit by chemical attack

Warplanes on Saturday struck the Syrian town where a chemical attack had killed scores of people earlier this week, as Turkey warned that a retaliatory US missile strike on a Syrian air base would only be "cosmetic" if greater efforts are not made to remove President Bashar Assad from power.
2017-04-08 17:35:13 Read More

Cong goes on break, Trump awaits big progress on agenda

Trump is approaching the end of his first 100 days in office without having signed a single major bill into law. Looking ahead, prospects for healthcare are dicey, while other initiatives like infrastructure spending and carrying out his proposal for spending cuts aren't ready for prime time yet.
2017-04-08 17:23:08 Read More

Pak political parties slam last two Army chiefs

In an intriguing development, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif-led Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Imran Khan-led opposition Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) slammed two previous army chiefs, Gen Ashfaq Pervez Kayani and Gen Raheel Sharif.
2017-04-08 12:25:10 Read More

Pak political parties slam last two Army chiefs

5.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Philippines

A magnitude 5.7 quake rocked the Philippines on Saturday, sending people running out of buildings in the capital Manila. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the quake, which the USGS said struck at 3:08pm just off the southern coast of the main Philippine island of Luzon.
2017-04-08 08:18:40 Read More

Panic, damage as three strong quakes hit Philippines

A trio of strong earthquakes damaged buildings and caused panicked tourists to flee a popular dive resort near the Philippine capital on Saturday, officials and eyewitnesses said.
2017-04-08 08:18:40 Read More

Truck attack: Swedish police say 'suspect' held

According to the newspaper Aftonbladet, the suspect is a 39-year-old man of Uzbek origin and a supporter of the Islamic State (ISIS) group.If confirmed as a terror attack, it would be Sweden's first such deadly assault.
2017-04-08 07:33:11 Read More

US readying more sanctions against Syria

The US will soon impose more sanctions on Syria in response to a chemical attack blamed on President Bashar al-Assad's regime after an "overwhelming" successful military operation, the Trump administration officials said on Saturday.
2017-04-08 06:26:48 Read More

Myanmar ferry capsizes; 20 dead, scores missing

Most of the dead were women, according officials, who said the boat sank Friday evening on a river in Pathein, a port city west of the commercial capital Yangon.
2017-04-08 05:01:38 Read More

Trump presses Xi on trade, North Korea

"We have made tremendous progress in our relationship with China," Trump said. "We will be making additional progress. The relationship developed by President Xi and myself I think is outstanding.
2017-04-08 04:56:13 Read More

Malala to become youngest UN Messenger of Peace

Malala Yousafzai, the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, came to prominence when a Taliban gunman shot her in the head on her school bus in 2012 as punishment for campaigning for girls to go to school which defied the militant Islamic group's ban on female education.
2017-04-08 03:23:10 Read More

Trump ordered Syrian strike before dinner with Xi

Two US warships - the USS Ross and the USS Porter - fired 59 cruise missiles from the eastern Mediterranean Sea. They began pounding the targeted Syrian airbase around the time Trump and Xi Jinping were finishing their meals at Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
2017-04-08 02:57:45 Read More

Trump ordered Syrian strike before dinner with Xi

Senate confirms Trump pick Neil Gorsuch to apex court

The Senate confirmed Neil Gorsuch to become the newest associate justice on the Supreme Court Friday, elevating Donald Trump's nominee following a corrosive partisan confrontation that could have lasting impacts for the Senate and the court.
2017-04-07 16:52:03 Read More

ETA weapons 'handed to civil society' in France

The Basque separatist group ETA, which has promised to give up all its remaining arms by Saturday, has handed over the weapons to members of "civil society" in France, one of them told AFP.
2017-04-07 16:35:08 Read More

Fury in Damascus, Moscow as US strikes Syria airbase

Damascus and its ally Moscow furiously condemned an American air strike on a Syrian airbase Friday that marked the first direct US assault on President Bashar al-Assad's government.
2017-04-07 16:29:35 Read More

Fury in Damascus, Moscow as US strikes Syria airbase

Trump to visit China in 2017: Chinese state media

Chinese state media say US President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation from his Chinese counterpart to visit China later this year. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are holding their first meeting this week at Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
2017-04-07 11:14:17 Read More

US strikes on Syria: How the world reacted

Russia, the main ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was robust in its opposition to the strike. The strikes were an "aggression against a sovereign state in violation of international norms," the Kremlin said in a statement.
2017-04-07 08:37:11 Read More

Putin says US strikes on Syria illegal, harm US-Russia ties

The Russian leader, a staunch ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, regarded the US action as "aggression against a sovereign nation" on a "made-up pretext" and as a cynical attempt to distract the world from civilian deaths in Iraq, Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, was cited as saying.
2017-04-07 06:52:49 Read More

Putin says US strikes on Syria illegal, harm US-Russia ties

Donald Trump kicks off Florida meetings with Chinese president

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit at Trump's Florida beach resort with the urgent threat of North Korea's nuclear ambitions and tensions over trade on the agenda.
2017-04-07 01:19:24 Read More

Somalia roadside bomb kills at least 10 in minibus

A roadside bomb exploded and killed at least 10 people in a minibus in Somalia's Lower Shabelle region Thursday evening, a local official said.
2017-04-06 17:25:01 Read More

EU to start checks at external borders

Europeans will face systematic checks at the external borders of the EU's Schengen border area from Friday under legislation designed to tackle "foreign fighters" returning from Iraq and Syria.
2017-04-06 17:17:16 Read More

Israel says Assad ordered 'chemical attack'

Israeli defence minister Avigdor Lieberman on Thursday said he was "100 per cent sure" Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ordered a suspected chemical attack this week that provoked international outrage.
2017-04-06 12:49:35 Read More

Pope to wash feet of inmates at mafia turncoat prison

Pope will wash the feet of inmates at a prison known for housing mafia turncoats in an Easter week ritual. Paliano prison, located in a huge fortress outside Rome, houses many of Italy's "collaborators of justice," who can shave time off their sentences by cooperating with anti-mafia investigators.
2017-04-06 12:17:42 Read More

Hamas execute 3 Palestinians over Israel ties

The Islamic militant Hamas group ruling the Gaza Strip says it has executed three Palestinians accused of `collaborating' with Israel. Hamas has launched a local media campaign against those it suspects of spying for Israel after a militant was found dead in Gaza last month.
2017-04-06 08:46:49 Read More

Hamas execute 3 Palestinians over Israel ties

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Suu Kyi denies ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims

Suu Kyi, whose international star as a rights defender is waning over the treatment of the Rohingya, has not spoken out in defence of the persecuted minority. She has also not condemned the military crackdown, which many allege amounted to ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
2017-04-06 04:31:00 Read More

Five issues for Xi and Trump's first meeting

As the two leaders prepare to meet face-to-face for the first time at Trump's luxury resort in Florida this week, the North Korea and bilateral trade issues are likely to top the agenda.
2017-04-06 04:15:25 Read More

Germany cracks down on child marriages

The cabinet moved to ban child marriages after recent mass refugee influx brought in many couples where one or both partners were aged under 18. The new law, set to receive parliamentary approval soon, is seen as a protective move especially for girls by annulling foreign marriages involving minors.
2017-04-05 16:37:44 Read More

Germany cracks down on child marriages

EU legislators tell UK on Brexit: No parallel talks

European Union lawmakers on Wednesday threw their weight behind the chief EU negotiator for the divorce proceedings with Britain, backing his call for phased negotiations against the wishes of London and demanding Britain pay billions in commitments that the EU thinks it is owed.
2017-04-05 13:54:37 Read More

EU legislators tell UK on Brexit: No parallel talks

Lahore blast: 4 Pakistan army soldiers, 2 civilians dead

At least four people were killed and several others injured in a mysterious blast in Lahore's Bedian Road area on Wednesday, the Pakistan's daily Dawn newspaper reported.
2017-04-05 05:39:04 Read More

Trump blames Assad, Obama after Syria attack

Tuesday's attack drew swift condemnation from world leaders, including President Donald Trump, who denounced it as a "heinous" act that "cannot be ignored by the civilized world."
2017-04-05 04:07:12 Read More

N Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Trump-Xi meet

le reportedly refers to what North Korea calls the solid-fuel "Pukguksong-2. The use of solid-fuel missiles is a worrying development because the fuel already being inside the rocket shortens launch preparation times and make it harder for outsiders to detect what's happening before liftoff.
2017-04-05 02:32:32 Read More

N Korea fires ballistic missile ahead of Trump-Xi meet

Syria 'chemical' attack perpetrators must be 'held to account': UK

British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson on Tuesday condemned a suspected chemical attack that killed at least 58 people in a rebel-held town in Syria, saying those responsible should be "held to account".
2017-04-04 13:57:03 Read More

Trump, Xi Jinping will be 'odd couple' at first summit

Five months after his election on a stridently anti-China platform, Trump appears to have set himself on a course for collision rather than conciliation with Xi, raising doubts as to whether the world's two biggest economies can find common ground.
2017-04-04 10:37:04 Read More

Trump, Xi Jinping will be 'odd couple' at first summit

'Gas' attack kills 58 in rebel-held Syria town

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2017-04-04 09:31:43 Read More

Trump signs bill blocking online privacy

US President Donald Trump has signed a bill into law that could eventually allow internet providers to sell information about their customers' browsing habits. Critics have argued that the rule would stifle innovation and pick winners and losers among internet companies.
2017-04-04 03:40:36 Read More

Trump signs bill blocking online privacy

Putin lays flowers at blast site in Saint Petersburg

Russian President Vladimir Putin went to lay flowers on late Monday at the scene of the deadly blast that hit Saint Petersburg's metro, an AFP photographer said.
2017-04-03 23:29:34 Read More

Saudi Arabia increases fighter pilots' pay by up to 60 percent

The cabinet amended laws pertaining to military officers, allowing air force pilots and weapons operators to receive a 35 percent rise on basic salary, said in a statement. The increase for officers flying fighter jets and operating their weapons systems will be 60 percent, it said.
2017-04-03 14:42:36 Read More

Syrian government intensifies attacks around Damascus, Hama

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says the Damascus suburbs of Eastern Ghouta, as well as areas on the eastern edges of the capital, were hit by at least 50 airstrikes on Monday morning. The activist group says scores of airstrikes also targeted the countryside north of Hama.
2017-04-03 12:46:48 Read More

Germany's Merkel wants to limit Brexit fallout

"This is an incision for the European Union, it's an unfortunate event - Britain's decision," Germany's Angela Merkel told a joint news conference with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico and Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka in Berlin.
2017-04-03 12:37:28 Read More

262 Turks with official passports seek asylum in Germany

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EU sees no future for Assad in Syria: Foreign ministers

After nearly seven years of war, "it seems completely unrealistic to believe that the future of Syria will be exactly the same as it used to be in the past," Mogherini said as she arrived for an EU foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg.
2017-04-03 10:55:02 Read More

EU sees no future for Assad in Syria: Foreign ministers

Leopard shuts down Nepal airport

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Cuban uses condoms, fruit to make own wine

From origins as an illicit backyard still, Cuba's "El Canal" winery has become a flourishing business that annually produces thousands of gallons of wine flavored with guava, watercress and beets.
2017-04-03 05:32:33 Read More

Cuban uses condoms, fruit to make own wine

Japan, US, S Korea hold drill against North Korea

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2017-04-03 03:33:42 Read More

Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner visits Iraq

Kushner, who is married to Trump's oldest daughter Ivanka, has been deeply involved with presidential staffing and has played the role of shadow diplomat, advising on relations with the Middle East, Canada and Mexico.
2017-04-03 02:37:44 Read More

Donald Trump says US is ready to act alone on North Korea

"Yes, we will talk about North Korea,'' Trump told a newspaper. "And China has great influence over North Korea. And China will either decide to help us with North Korea, or they won't. And if they do that will be very good for China, and if they don't it won't be good for anyone,'' Trump added.
2017-04-03 00:41:34 Read More

Trump predicts 'very difficult' summit with Jinping

"The only country that can stop North Korea is China and they know that," US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley said. "We're going to continue to put pressure on China to have action." Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to meet Donald Trump on April 6 and 7 for their first face-to-face encounter.
2017-04-02 16:37:10 Read More

Movie on H-1B woes stirs anti-immigrant lobby

Opening on a small number of screens, the movie "For Here or To Go?" has received modest reviews, with one critic describing it as 'an insightful group portrait butâ€¦visually dreary,' and another saying its 'lightly satirical tone gives way to increasingly didactic dialogue and a stalling pace.'
2017-04-02 15:51:45 Read More

Movie on H-1B woes stirs anti-immigrant lobby

Colombia landslide death toll rises to 234: Red Cross

Hardest-hit was the southwestern town of Mocoa, in the Amazon rainforest basin, with the previously reported number of fatalities hitting 206. At least 202 people were wounded, more than 100 people missing, 300 families affected and 25 homes destroyed.
2017-04-02 12:11:04 Read More

China shuts down 18 illegal live streaming apps

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Soon, a UN force to protect culture

The G7 nations -- Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Britain, the United States and Italy -- signed an accord in the Italian city of Florence, cradle of the Renaissance, to strengthen international collaboration to protect cultural heritage.
2017-04-02 11:12:38 Read More

Pakistan sets up unique helpline for women in need

Not far from the border with neighboring Afghanistan, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa became the 1st province in Pak to set up a hotline for women that feeds directly into the provincial legislature. It's still a small operation. It began on March 1 and so far there are only two operators, Hassan and Mehran.
2017-04-02 09:49:29 Read More

Mixed bag for Suu Kyi's party as Myanmar ballots counted

Aung San Suu Kyi's one-year-old government retained most of its seats in Myanmar by-elections Sunday but braced for symbolic losses in ethnic minority areas as results from the 19-seat poll trickled in.
2017-04-02 09:35:31 Read More

Chicago police arrest 14 year-old in Facebook rape case

The victim was a 15-year-old girl who went missing on March 19 in the crime-plagued midwestern US city. She was found two days later and taken to a children's hospital for treatment.
2017-04-02 09:16:34 Read More

Chicago police arrest 14 year-old in Facebook rape case

Large fire burns in Dubai near site of 2015 blaze

A large fire broke out early on Sunday at a high-rise complex under construction near Dubai's largest shopping mall. The site is next to the Dubai Mall and near the 63-story The Address Downtown Dubai tower, which was heavily damaged in a fire on New Year's Eve on 2015.
2017-04-02 06:40:03 Read More

Indonesia landslide: Search resumes for dozens missing

The search for more than two dozen missing people has resumed below a scarred hillside on Indonesia's main island of Java. The landslide swept into a village and hit some 23 houses and farmers harvesting ginger on a hillside in Banaran village. The discovery of one dead victim left at least 26 villagers missing.
2017-04-02 05:44:39 Read More

Colombia landslide leaves 93 dead in Putumayo province: Local police

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Armenia set to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday

Armenians are set to cast ballots Sunday in the first parliamentary elections since the ex-Soviet nation modified its constitution to expand powers of parliament and prime minister. Polls show the party of Armenia's president, Serzh Sargsyan, in the lead.
2017-04-01 12:09:32 Read More

Protesters burn Paraguay parliament over constitutional reform bill

Furious protesters stormed Paraguay's legislature, ransacked lawmakers' offices and set fires after senators approved a law allowing the country's president to be re-elected.
2017-04-01 12:03:07 Read More

China launches new economic zone in Hebei to promote integration

The zone is located around 100 km (60 miles) southwest of Beijing, close to the Hebei provincial capital of Shijiazhuang, and will house some of Beijing's relocated "non-capital functions". It is currently 100 square kilometres in area but will eventually be expanded to 2,000 square kilometres.
2017-04-01 11:59:18 Read More

Trump advisers richer than previous White House officials

US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and daughter Ivanka Trump are holding onto scores of real estate investments part of a portfolio of at least $240 million in assets while they serve in White House jobs, according to new financial disclosures.
2017-04-01 11:40:24 Read More

Trump advisers richer than previous White House officials

Landslide buries over 2 dozen people in central Indonesia

More than two dozen people have been reported missing after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village in Indonesia's main Java island. The landslide hit up to 30 houses and farmers harvesting ginger today morning under a hillside in Banaran village in Ponorogo district in East Java province.
2017-04-01 08:45:41 Read More

Park Geun-Hye: From South Korea president to prisoner 503

After being processed like any other prisoner, Ousted South Korean president Park Geun-Hye was assigned a 10.6 square metre (114 square feet) solitary cell, larger than the average 6.5 square metre cell, Yonhap news agency said.
2017-04-01 07:20:26 Read More

Suu Kyi's new govt faces first test at Myanmar polls

Suu Kyi's govt faced its 1st test at the ballot box on Saturday in bypolls around Myanmar seen as a barometer for growing disillusionment with her party's 1st year in power. With only 19 seats up for election, the poll is unlikely to alter the balance of power in a govt dominated by Suu Kyi's NLD.
2017-04-01 06:19:31 Read More

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2 dead, tens of thousands stranded by Australia floods

Tens of thousands of Australians were stranded by floodwaters on Saturday after the remnants of a powerful cyclone swept along the country's east coast, cutting roads, destroying bridges and killing two people. Six large rivers had hit major flood levels and were still rising in several areas.
2017-04-01 05:01:02 Read More

Donald Trump signs two executive orders on trade

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking a comprehensive review of the massive trade deficit totaling more than $500 billion per annum with 16 countries, including China and India. He also signed a second order that seeks to strictly enforce anti-dumping laws.
2017-04-01 04:02:22 Read More

White House wealth: Trump staff disclose their finances

As per documents released on Friday, Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's senior adviser, and Ivanka Trump, Kushner's wife and the president's daughter, have at least $240 million in assets.
2017-04-01 03:51:24 Read More

Paraguay protesters set fire to Congress building

Protesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay's Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election, a change that will also require approval by the House.
2017-04-01 03:21:01 Read More

Venezuela president rejects coup claims in crisis

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has rejected accusations that moves to consolidate his power in the crisis-hit country violated the constitution, after a sign of division emerged in his camp. Maduro's opponents and political analysts alleged a coup after the Supreme Court took over powers from the legislature and removed lawmakers' immunity.
2017-04-01 01:28:44 Read More

Venezuela president rejects coup claims in crisis

Boko Haram kidnap 22 girls, women in Nigeria

Boko Haram Islamists have abducted 22 girls and women in two separate raids in northeast Nigeria, residents and vigilantes told AFP Friday.
2017-04-01 00:56:10 Read More

How Finland PM is saving airfares

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Scotland requests UK for independence vote

"I am... writing to begin early discussions between our governments to agree an Order under section 30 of the Scotland Act 1998 that would enable a referendum to be legislated for by the Scottish Parliament," First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote in a letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May.
2017-03-31 12:33:30 Read More

US's Mattis says North Korea is acting recklessly and must be stopped

"This is a threat of both rhetoric and growing capability, and we will be working with the international community to address this, we are doing so right now," Mattis said in reply to a question about the potential threat to the United States from ballistic missiles.
2017-03-31 11:36:40 Read More

Russian submarines match Cold War-era patrol intensity

The Russian military had fallen on hard times after the 1991 Soviet collapse when it was forced to scrap many new ships and keep most others at harbor for lack of funds. The military has revived its strength thanks to a sweeping arms modernization program amid tensions with the West over Ukraine.
2017-03-31 11:28:10 Read More

UN chief: More funding needed for Iraq programs

According to the UN, 212 million dollars is needed in 2017 in emergency funds to provide for the people displaced from Mosul. It said 7 million dollars were needed to provide shelter for those who are expected to flee Mosul in the coming days alone.
2017-03-31 11:04:45 Read More

Pakistan revives controversial military courts

Pakistan's controversial special military courts to try hardcore militants were revived today for a period of two years after President Mamnoon Hussain gave his assent to the bill amid a surge in terror attacks across the country.
2017-03-31 09:51:06 Read More

'US needs to demand Pak to knock off its jihadi habit'

Pakistan has played a "double game" with the US during the global war on terrorism, a top American expert on South Asian affairs has said, urging the Trump administration to use many "tools" it has to demand Islamabad to knock off its "jihadi habit".
2017-03-31 08:32:34 Read More

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22

Bomb blast in Pakistan: The bomber driving a car blew himself up near the main gate of the imambargah in the central bazar of Parachinar, killing at least 22 people. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
2017-03-31 06:42:22 Read More

Malaysians return after Kim Jong Nam's body released

Following negotiations that he described as "very sensitive," Prime Minister Najib Razak said Malaysia agreed to release the body in exchange for the return of the nine Malaysians held in Pyongyang.
2017-03-31 04:10:10 Read More

Upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping to be difficult: Trump

US President Donald Trump will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time on April 6-7 at Trump's Florida resort. Trump predicted "a very difficult" meeting in a tweet just hours after both governments announced the summit.
2017-03-31 03:25:21 Read More

N Carolina rolls back 'bathroom bill' despite criticism

North Carolina rolled back its "bathroom bill" on Thursday in a bid to end the year-long backlash over transgender rights that has cost the state dearly in business projects, conventions and basketball tournaments.
2017-03-31 03:05:23 Read More

Several hurt in clashes at Turkey's Brussels consulate

Several people were injured and taken to hospital after supporters and opponents of the Turkish government clashed outside the Turkey's consulate in central Brussels on Thursday, Belgian police said.
2017-03-31 02:26:40 Read More

Trump's tweet sets tone for first meeting with China leader

US President Donald Trump set the tone for a tense first meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping by tweeting that the US could no longer tolerate massive trade deficits and job losses. The White House said Trump would host Xi next Thursday and Friday at his Mar-a-Lago retreat in Florida.
2017-03-31 00:22:14 Read More

South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-Hye arrested

She becomes the third former leader to be arrested over corruption in Asia's 4th-largest economy, where politics and big business have long been closely tied. She was impeached by parliament in December, as her corruption scandal coupled with mounting economic frustrations triggered demonstrations.
2017-03-30 23:55:48 Read More

Paris exhibition explores racism amid tensions in France

"We and the Others, Prejudices of Racism," which opens Friday to the French public at Paris' Museum of Mankind, comes at a prescient moment during a divisive presidential campaign that's been rife with anti-Islam rhetoric.
2017-03-30 17:23:42 Read More

Why China is pressuring India to join OBOR meet

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Britain targets legal certainty with plan to convert EU law after Brexit

PM Theresa May formally notified Brussels on Wednesday of Britain's intention to leave the EU after more than 40 years of membership. Her ministers laid out how they intend to unpick a complex legislative web by initially converting the entire body of EU law into British law.
2017-03-30 14:32:47 Read More

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Macron, Le Pen exchange May Day blows

New Hamas program softens language, but goals remain

Belarus protest draws 400 despite main organizer's arrest

Belarus protest draws 400 despite main organizer's arrest

Missile fears in Japan: 'Whatever will be, will be'

Blair announces return to UK politics to fight Brexit

Beer-drinking gunman opens fire poolside in San Diego

China-built amphibious aircraft takes maiden flight - Xinhua

Trump says China could have hacked Democratic emails

US reaffirms it will pay THAAD costs: South Korea

Brexit puts tiny German village at centre of Euroverse

Deal reached on US spending, shutdown likely averted

Trump: Kim Jong-Un is 'a pretty smart cookie'

Trump: Kim Jong-Un is 'a pretty smart cookie'

US-led fight on IS killed 352 civilians: Pentagon

Trump to talk with Singapore, Thailand on North Korea nuclear threat

Impeachment motion against Nepal's 1st woman Chief Justice

South Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats

South Korea, US conduct military drills despite Pyongyang threats

China 'putting pressure' on North Korea: Donald Trump

Drone strike kills 5 Qaida suspects in Yemen

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of world pressure

North Korea test-fires ballistic missile in defiance of world pressure

100 days of office most successful in US history: Trump

Turkey blocks access to Wikipedia over 'terror' claims

Pope lifts spirits of Egypt's persecuted Christians

Austria calls for new EU relationship with Turkey

Japan's Abe warns against Brexit regulation cliff edge

Security scare briefly halts flights at Berlin airport

Duterte calls for united response to fight 'massive' drugs menace in SE Asia

19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge

19 killed as Myanmar bus plunges into gorge

UAE's battle-hardened military expands into Africa, Mideast

First 100 days of office most successful in US history: Trump

Trump to NRA: 'You have a true friend' in White House

First direct London-China train completes 12,000 km run

Violence mars Brazil's anti-austerity general strike

Breakthrough as Kenya poised to elect 1st female guvs

EU leaders to address Ireland's future in wake of Brexit

Erdogan: 'Fresh page' for US relations with Trump

'Apartheid' furor comes amid 50yrs of Israeli occupation

'Apartheid' furor comes amid 50yrs of Israeli occupation

Egypt issues law allowing president to appoint judges

Nigeria says 15 suspected Boko Haram extremists shot dead

Fighter jet variant jointly built by China, Pakistan makes debut flight

In Egypt, pope seeks Christian-Muslim rejection of violence

S Korea disputes Trump comments on missile system, trade

Trump tower fated not to rise in Indonesian isle of the gods

Trump tower fated not to rise in Indonesian isle of the gods

US Secretary of State says China asked N Korea to stop nuclear tests

Afghan Taliban announce start of 'spring offensive'

Pakistan's ISI supporting terrorist groups, US lawmakers told

UK police arrest man with knives near PM's office

Suspected US drone strike targets Pak Taliban militants

Kremlin urges restraint after 'Israeli strikes' on Syria

Kremlin urges restraint after 'Israeli strikes' on Syria

Russian navy ship sinks in Black Sea, all rescued

North Korea agrees to first ever UN rights expert visit

China flags global naval role after new carrier launch

South Korea, US warn of punishment for North Korea

10 Iranian guards killed at Pakistani border: Report

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