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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Dec

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In frigid Times Square, relief arrives with the new year

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2018-01-01 09:50:48 Read More

New year brings broad pot legalisation to California

The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use.
2018-01-01 08:30:13 Read More

US will have a fantastic year ahead: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said the US will have a "fantastic year" ahead as he touted the economic success during his first year in office. The remarks came as the president walked into the New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, with first lady Melania Trump.
2018-01-01 06:31:33 Read More

Words banned for the new year? 'Fake news' gets top vote

Northern Michigan's Lake Superior State University on Sunday released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness . The tongue-in-cheek, non-binding list of 14 words or phrases comes from thousands of suggestions to the Sault Ste. Marie school.
2018-01-01 06:12:34 Read More

Words banned for the new year? 'Fake news' gets top vote

North Korea's Kim says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea

After a year dominated by fiery rhetoric and escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, Kim used his televised New Year's Day speech to call for lower military tensions on the Korean peninsula and improved ties with the South.
2018-01-01 03:18:02 Read More

10 US citizens, 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash

The Public Safety Ministry posted photographs and video of the crash site showing burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica. The same plane had arrived in Punta Islita on Sunday morning from San Jose and was delayed in landing by strong winds, Cubillo said.
2018-01-01 00:13:22 Read More

Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies

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2017-12-31 17:43:42 Read More

18 dead in attack on Afghan funeral: Officials

An explosion at a funeral in Afghanistan's restive east on Sunday killed at least 18 mourners and wounded another 13, officials said, capping a deadly year for ordinary Afghans. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast which authorities initially said was caused by a suicide attacker but now believe was triggered by explosives attached to a motorcycle.
2017-12-31 15:31:06 Read More

Erica Garner dies; fought police brutality after dad's death

The daughter of key Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack. "She was a warrior to the end. She stood up for justice for her father," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in announcing the death of Garner, 27, at a New York hospital.
2017-12-31 13:39:32 Read More

Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turns deadly

Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will "pay the price" after a third night of unrest saw mass demonstrations across the country, in which two people killed and dozens arrested. Videos on social media showed thousands marching across the country overnight in the biggest test for the Islamic republic since mass protests in 2009.
2017-12-31 11:57:46 Read More

Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turns deadly

Six dead after Sydney seaplane crash

Two Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel-casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself, police said.
2017-12-31 08:56:24 Read More

30 dead in central Kenya bus crash

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2017-12-31 07:19:30 Read More

Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power

At a revolutionary school in Pakistan, Durkhanay Banuri dreams of becoming military chief, once a mission impossible for girls in a patriarchal country where the powerful army has a severe problem with gender equity.
2017-12-31 05:08:51 Read More

Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power

A man believed to be strapped with explosives has taken nine adults and two children hostage in a post office in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, police said on Saturday. The unidentified man is calm, has not made any demands and is in regular contact with police via the telephones of the hostages, regional police chief Oleg Bekh told 112 news channel.
2017-12-31 05:08:51 Read More

Trump on Iran: Oppressive regimes can't last forever

US President Donald Trump on Saturday weighed in on protests in Iran for a second straight day, warning that the country's people want change and "oppressive regimes cannot endure forever."
2017-12-31 04:30:09 Read More

2 Vegas security guards fatally shot in hotel-casino

Man with explosives takes 11 hostages in Ukraine

Regime forces advance against jihadists in NW Syria

Syrian regime forces advanced against jihadists on Saturday on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, the last outside government control, a monitor and the state news agency said.
2017-12-30 14:14:32 Read More

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years in prison

An Egyptian court sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison along with 19 other defendants on Saturday for "insulting the judiciary," his lawyer said. The other defendants include former members of parliament, activists and three journalists.
2017-12-30 12:58:13 Read More

'Historic' turning point in Italy's migrant crisis

The Italian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni called this week a pivotal moment in the history of Italy as it has seen a one-third drop in migrants to its shores. Gentiloni said it is a 'historic transition from immigration managed by criminals to controlled, legal and safe migration."
2017-12-30 12:24:21 Read More

Won't give up nukes if US continues blackmail: NKorea

North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date in September and launched three different intercontinental ballistic missiles into the sea in July and November, raising fears that it is closer than ever to gaining a nuclear arsenal that could viably target the United States.
2017-12-30 09:30:18 Read More

Won't give up nukes if US continues blackmail: NKorea

Guatemala: Jerusalem embassy move 'won't be reversed'

Guatemala's foreign minister insisted that President Jimmy Morales' plan to move the country's embassy in Israel to Jerusalem will not be reversed, and called for critics to "respect" the country's decisions. "It's a decision that has been made ... it is not going to be reversed," he said.
2017-12-30 04:28:56 Read More

Kim Jong Un applies science to kimchi-making

Kim Jong Un wants to turn the art of kimchi-making into a science. And the North Korean leader is putting his money where his mouth is. Applied science, according to the North's policymakers, is absolutely essential on all fronts.
2017-12-30 03:47:22 Read More

US military to accept transgender recruits on Monday

Transgender people will be allowed for the first time to enlist in the U.S. military starting on Monday as ordered by federal courts, the Pentagon said on Friday, after President Donald Trump's administration decided not to appeal rulings that blocked his transgender ban.
2017-12-30 03:30:28 Read More

US condemns arrest of demonstrators in Iran

US Prez Donald Trump has repeatedly taken aim at Iran, denouncing its govt as "fanatical regime" and accusing it of violating an international agreement aimed at curbing Tehran's N-program, refusing to certify its compliance with the deal. 52 people were held in Iran's second city Mashhad on Thursday.
2017-12-30 02:44:56 Read More

Authorities say 2 dead including gunman at California office

Two people including a gunman were killed Friday and another was injured in a shooting at a Southern California law office that authorities called workplace violence.
2017-12-30 00:34:31 Read More

Trump demands visa changes as part of immigration fix

US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not consider reinstating an immigration program that protected young people from deportation without a commitment from Democrats to help build a wall on the border with Mexico and end certain immigration programs.
2017-12-29 16:29:26 Read More

9 jailed in Vietnam for 'attempt to overthrow state'

A Vietnamese court has jailed nine people for "attempting to overthrow the state", official media reported Friday, the latest heavy sentence doled out in a harsh crackdown this year against activists in the one-party state.
2017-12-29 15:38:38 Read More

Saudi Arabia releases two princes after graft probe

Saudi Arabia has released two sons of late king Abdullah two months after they were detained in a sweeping anti-corruption purge, a source close to the government said on Friday.
2017-12-29 15:27:53 Read More

Gunman kills 9 in attack on Egypt church

A gunman opened fire on a church south of Cairo on Friday, killing at least nine people and wounding others before policemen shot him dead while he was trying to storm the building, said an Egyptian health ministry spokesperson to the state media.
2017-12-29 12:39:39 Read More

South Africa's top court delivers Zuma impeachment blow

South Africa's top court today ruled that parliament failed to hold embattled President Jacob Zuma accountable for using state funds to upgrade his private home, in a move that could trigger impeachment proceedings. "We conclude that (National) Assembly did not hold the president to account," the judge said.
2017-12-29 12:31:57 Read More

Bangladesh targets 1,00,000 for 1st Rohingya repatriation

Bangladesh wants to send up to 1,00,000 Rohingya back to Myanmar in the first batch of repatriations of Muslim refugees who fled ethnic violence this year, officials said on Friday. The two governments signed an agreement in November allowing for repatriations from January 23.
2017-12-29 12:30:52 Read More

China says no illicit oil sales to North Korea

China on Friday denied reports it has been illicitly selling oil products to North Korea, after US President Donald Trump said he was not happy that China had allowed oil to reach the isolated nation.
2017-12-29 11:56:24 Read More

China says no illicit oil sales to North Korea

India hatching conspiracies against CPEC: Pak

Pakistan has accused India of using Afghanistan for hatching conspiracies against China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal said the "enemies of Pakistan" were using different tactics and propaganda to fail the the USD 50 billion CPEC economically, the Dawn reported.
2017-12-29 08:51:58 Read More

Cambodia court fines exiled opposition leader $1m

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court found Sam Rainsy guilty of defamation in the latest case against him brought by Hun Sen and his ruling party. Sam Rainsy has been in self-imposed exile since late 2015 to avoid a two-year prison sentence also on charges of criminal defamation.
2017-12-29 07:10:28 Read More

Russia probe makes US 'look very bad': Trump

Speaking to the newspaper, US President Donald Trump said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller will treat him fairly -- a view in contrast with recent attacks on Mueller's credibility from Republicans, who have pressed for a new independent prosecutor to investigate anti-Trump bias.
2017-12-29 07:05:01 Read More

Echoes of escaped Brazilian slaves live on in Rio

Hundreds of years after Brazilian slaves first fled to rebel communities called quilombos, remnants of those outposts of freedom live on in the heart of Rio de Janeiro. Often the quilombos were established in remote places â€” better to get away from pursuers.
2017-12-29 05:19:03 Read More

German union steps up fight for 'modern' 28-hr week

Germany's largest union is bracing for a combative start to the new year as it presses demands for a 28-hour working week, warning employers to expect mass strikes in the battle for a better work-life balance.
2017-12-29 04:52:23 Read More

Migrant arrivals by sea triple in Spain in 2017

Migrant arrivals by sea to Spain tripled in 2017 on the previous year, fuelled by a surge in the numbers of Algerians and Moroccans, while over 200 died trying to make the crossing.
2017-12-29 04:09:18 Read More

Migrant arrivals by sea triple in Spain in 2017

Apartment fire kills 12 in New York's Bronx: Mayor

A fire tore through an apartment building in New York's borough of the Bronx late Thursday, killing at least 12 people and leaving four others seriously injured, the mayor said. A one-year-old child was among the 12 who died in the blaze.
2017-12-29 03:28:41 Read More

Pak anti-graft body gives nod for case against Sharifs

Pakistan's anti-graft body has given the nod for launching a corruption case against ousted premier Nawaz Sharif and his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif.
2017-12-28 11:23:08 Read More

China chides U.S., German embassies after call for release of activist

Pakistan's powerful army, which is planning to shift its General Headquarters (GHQ) from Rawalpindi to Islamabad, will soon get over 1,000 acres of land in the capital city, according to a media report on Wednesday.
2017-12-28 09:40:38 Read More

China chides U.S., German embassies after call for release of activist

Myanmar drops illegal drone charges against journalists

A Myanmar court has dropped additional charges against two foreign journalists and their local staff who were arrested in October for allegedly flying a drone over the parliament.
2017-12-28 09:35:32 Read More

'St Petersburg supermarket bombing was terrorism'

Putin was speaking on Thursday at an awards ceremony in the Kremlin for Russian personnel who served in Syria.
2017-12-28 09:07:06 Read More

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Gay Singaporean loses bid to adopt surrogate son

The man, a doctor in a long-term relationship, initially approached authorities about adopting in the city-state but was told a homosexual couple were unlikely to get permission, according to court documents.
2017-12-28 05:32:42 Read More

Tibetan film-maker flees China, arrives in US

Dhondup Wangchen was jailed for six years in late 2009 in the western province of Qinghai after he made a documentary in which ordinary Tibetans praised the Dalai Lama and complained about how their culture had been trampled upon.
2017-12-28 02:16:39 Read More

10 injured in Russian supermarket bombing

The incident comes several months after Russia's second city was rocked with a metro bombing in April which killed 16 people and amid concern that hundreds of Russian citizens who travelled to fight alongside jihadists groups abroad could pose a mounting security challenge back home.
2017-12-27 21:19:25 Read More

10 injured in Russian supermarket bombing

Taliban car bomb targets Afghan army base, wounding 15

An Afghan official says a car bomb has gone off near a military base in the southern city of Lashkar Gah, wounding 15 people. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, said all but one of those wounded in Wednesday's attack were soldiers
2017-12-27 13:08:10 Read More

Pak army to get over 1,000 acres for new GHQ

Myanmar court remands Reuters journos for 2 more weeks

The detention of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar was extended for two more weeks, a court said Wednesday, in the pair's first public appearance since their December 12 arrest under a draconian colonial-era secrecy law.
2017-12-27 07:38:38 Read More

Get used to drills, China tells Taiwan

China considers democratic Taiwan to be its sacred territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring what it views as a wayward province under Chinese control.
2017-12-27 07:37:01 Read More

US sanctions N Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate

The US Treasury named the officials as Kim Jong Sik and Ri Pyong Chol. It said Kim was reportedly a key figure in North Korea's efforts to switch its missile program from liquid to solid fuel, while Ri was reported to be a key official in its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) development.
2017-12-27 01:31:02 Read More

US jet goes off taxiway after blizzard

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2017-12-26 16:44:50 Read More

US jet goes off taxiway after blizzard

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Fata reforms endorses merger of tribal regions with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The government had formed a Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) reforms committee headed by Sartaj Aziz, ex-PM Nawaz Sharifâ€™s adviser on foreign affairs, in 2017, and in March this year the cabinet approved the committeeâ€™s recommendations.
2017-12-26 15:00:20 Read More

Pakistan: Two killed in drone attack in Khurram area

A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle today killing two militants, including a Haqqani network commander, near Pakistan-Afghanistan border in the restive tribal region in the country's northwest, authorities said.
2017-12-26 13:01:13 Read More

Islamic State group releases 1st video of Somalia fighters

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assangeâ€™s Twitter account mysteriously disappeared and reappeared on Monday. The account reappeared without loss in number of tweets posted but having lost a considerable number of followers.
2017-12-26 09:20:42 Read More

Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian teen icon

Ahed Tamimi, a blonde 17-year-old firebrand from the West Bank village of Nebi Saleh, was arrested last week by Israeli troops and faces charges of attacking soldiers.
2017-12-26 09:19:36 Read More

Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian teen icon

Three days before Christmas, Doris Martinez and daughter Miriam Narvaez joined their neighbors in a line outside city hall in Morovis, a town of 30,000 people still living without electricity in the mountains of central Puerto Rico more than three months after Hurricane Maria battered the US island.
2017-12-26 09:16:39 Read More

Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian teen icon

North Korea likely to pursue talks, South Korea says

South Korea predicted on Tuesday that North Korea would look to open negotiations with the United States next year in an optimistic outlook for 2018, even as Seoul set up a specialised military team to confront nuclear threats from the North.
2017-12-26 09:03:36 Read More

China, Pak to look at including Afghanistan in CPEC

China has tried to position itself as a helpful party to promote talks between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both uneasy neighbours ever since Pakistan's independence in 1947.
2017-12-26 07:22:59 Read More

British navy frigate escorts Russian warship in North Sea

A Royal Navy frigate escorted a Russian warship on Christmas Day as it passed close to British territorial waters, the ministry of defence said Tuesday at a time of strained relations between London and Moscow.
2017-12-26 05:23:19 Read More

North Korea UN ambassador demands US prove ransomware claim

A North Korean ambassador to the United Nations says the US claim that Pyongyang was behind the Wannacry ransomware attack earlier this year is a baseless provocation and demanded Washington back up its accusations with evidence.
2017-12-26 01:58:21 Read More

Julian Assangeâ€™s Twitter account goes offline, then back

Dark, desperate life without power in Puerto Rico

In Xmas message, Queen praises terror-hit UK cities

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2017-12-25 17:32:33 Read More

In Xmas message, Queen praises terror-hit UK cities

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4 dead after bus crashes into Moscow underpass

Russian authorities say a bus careened off a road and onto steps leading into an underground passageway in Moscow, killing at least four people and leaving 13 others injured.
2017-12-25 13:36:48 Read More

Vietnam evacuates hundreds of thousands ahead of storm

Hundreds of thousands of people in Vietnam's Mekong Delta have been evacuated as the region braced for the arrival of Typhoon Tembin after the storm left more than 150 people dead in the Philippines.
2017-12-25 12:29:57 Read More

Christmas message: Pope calls for peace in Jerusalem

Pope Francis called for "peace for Jerusalem" and "mutual trust" on the Korean peninsula as he highlighted the suffering of children in conflicts across the world in his Christmas address on Monday.
2017-12-25 11:26:34 Read More

North Korea says it's a 'pipe dream' that it will give up nukes

The UN Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions against North Korea on Friday in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile that Pyongyang says can reach anywhere on the US mainland.
2017-12-25 09:13:04 Read More

In Christmas message, queen honors cities hit by terror

Queen Elizabeth II is using her annual Christmas message to pay tribute to the way the cities of London and Manchester pulled together after extremist attacks earlier this year.
2017-12-25 08:54:03 Read More

In Christmas message, queen honors cities hit by terror

Guatemala says it is moving embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of US President Donald Trump in ordering the change.
2017-12-24 23:54:04 Read More

Jerusalem violence, rain put damper on Bethlehem Christmas

Crowds were thinner than previous years as visitors, especially Arab Christians living in Israel and the West Bank, appeared to be deterred by clashes that have broken out in recent weeks between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces.
2017-12-24 23:48:33 Read More

Putin foe clears first step in bid for Russian presidency

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2017-12-24 17:50:17 Read More

Mosul celebrates first post-IS Christmas

Hymns filled today a church in Iraq's second city Mosul as worshippers celebrated Christmas for the 1st time in 4 years after the end of jihadist rule. Tens of thousands of Christians fled northern Iraqi towns in 2014 as the Islamic State group seized Mosul and swathes of the surrounding Nineveh province.
2017-12-24 15:24:27 Read More

Dozens feared dead in Philippine mall inferno

At least 37 people, including call centre staff from an American firm, are believed to have perished in a fire that tore through a shopping mall in the southern Philippine city of Davao, local authorities said on Sunday.
2017-12-24 14:27:44 Read More

China conducts maiden flight of amphibious aircraft

China on Sunday successfully conducted the maiden flight of its first indigenous amphibious aircraft, believed to be the world's largest, in southern Guangdong Province.
2017-12-24 13:57:18 Read More

China conducts maiden flight of amphibious aircraft

China on Sunday successfully conducted the maiden flight of its first indigenous amphibious aircraft, believed to be the world's largest, in southern Guangdong Province.
2017-12-24 13:57:18 Read More

Roadside bomb kills 7 in Afghanistan

Haji Salam Khan, a provincial council member, said the blast killed seven civilians and wounded three others. Omar Zwak, spokesman for the provincial governor, confirmed the attack but did not provide a toll. No one immediately claimed responsibility.
2017-12-24 11:35:55 Read More

Gunmen kill three at cafe south of Egypt capital

Masked gunmen opened fire on a cafe south of the Egyptian capital, killing three people, security officials said on Sunday. The attack, which took place overnight in the village of al-Ayat about 50 kilometres (31 miles) from Cairo, left at least five others wounded.
2017-12-24 10:46:33 Read More

At least 120 dead as typhoon ravages Philippines

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2017-12-24 08:23:31 Read More

At least 120 dead as typhoon ravages Philippines

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Could the 'curve' be warning of a US recession?

NEW YORK: The US economy may be basking in the warm glow of solid growth, but economists are nervously eyeing a trend in the bond market that could spell stormy weather ahead.
2017-12-24 06:57:06 Read More

North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war

The UN Security Council unanimously imposed new sanctions on North Korea on Friday for its recent intercontinental ballistic missile test, seeking to limit its access to refined petroleum products and crude oil and its earnings from workers abroad.
2017-12-24 05:02:38 Read More

Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees

A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries from reuniting with family living legally in the United States.
2017-12-24 01:26:41 Read More

Judge partially lifts Trump administration ban on refugees

Peru declares NKorea diplomats persona non grata

Peruvian government has declared two North Korean diplomats â€” irst Secretary Pak Myong Chol and Third Secretary Ji Hyok â€” persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within 15 days, according to a foreign ministry statement.
2017-12-23 12:15:18 Read More

Peru declares NKorea diplomats persona non grata

Storm death toll in Philippines climbs to 133

The â€‹death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines climbed swiftly to 133 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river, police said.
2017-12-23 08:38:44 Read More

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2017 Mexico's most violent year in two decades

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2017-12-23 06:11:21 Read More

UN imposes new sanctions on N Korea over missile test

The U.N. resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 percent of refined petroleum exports to North Korea by capping them at 500,000 barrels a year and, in a last-minute change, demands the repatriation of North Koreans working abroad within 24 months, instead of 12 months as first proposed.
2017-12-23 03:45:26 Read More

Catalan vote does little to clarify Spanish region's future

The outcome of Thursday's election, in which an anti-secession party also made its best showing to date, did yield a sign of possible movement: Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the pro-independence regional president he removed from office said they were ready to talk.
2017-12-23 01:46:20 Read More

'Trump travel ban should not apply to people with strong US ties'

The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers several West Coast states, also said its ruling would be put on hold pending a decision on the latest version of the travel ban from the Trump administration by the US Supreme Court.
2017-12-23 01:36:43 Read More

Russia's partial Syria withdrawal 'carried out'

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Friday said the military has completed the partial withdrawal from Syria ordered by President Vladimir Putin, ending over two years of active involvement in the conflict.
2017-12-22 16:06:36 Read More

ISIS has been 'crushed' in Iraq and Syria: May

The Islamic State terror group has been "crushed" in Iraq and Syria with the efforts of Britain's armed forces, UK Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday during a surprise Christmas visit to troops in Cyprus.
2017-12-22 14:29:37 Read More

ISIS has been 'crushed' in Iraq and Syria: May

Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally

The list of journalists provides new evidence for the US intelligence communityâ€™s conclusion that Fancy Bear acted on behalf of the Russian government when it intervened in the US presidential election.
2017-12-22 08:03:33 Read More

Russian hackers targeted more than 200 journalists globally

US isolated as 128 nations at UN condemn Jerusalem decision

Washington found itself isolated as many of its Western and Arab allies voted for the measure. Some of those allies, like Egypt, Jordan and Iraq, are major recipients of US military or economic aid, although the US threat to cut aid did not single out any country.
2017-12-22 00:28:06 Read More

Israel 'will never be driven from Jerusalem,' envoy tells UN

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2017-12-21 17:00:42 Read More

'UN mulls new N Korea sanctions, may vote on Friday'

A US-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution seeks to ban nearly 90 per cent of refined petroleum product exports to North Korea and the repatriation of North Koreans working abroad, according to the text seen by Reuters on Thursday.
2017-12-21 16:43:38 Read More

'UN mulls new N Korea sanctions, may vote on Friday'

29 dead in fitness centre blaze in S. Korea

â€‹At least 29 people were killed and 26 injured Thursday in a major blaze at a fitness centre building in the South Korean city of Jecheon, officials said, in one of the country's deadliest fire disasters.
2017-12-21 14:14:05 Read More

19 hurt as car ploughs into crowd in Melbourne: Police

A car ploughed into a crowd in Australia's second-largest city on Thursday injuring 19 people in what police said was a "deliberate act" but one they did not believe was terror related.
2017-12-21 12:39:38 Read More

Mosul is a graveyard: Final ISIS battle kills 9,000 civilians

Iraqi or coalition forces are responsible for at least 3,200 civilian deaths from airstrikes, artillery fire or mortar rounds between October 2016 and the fall of the Islamic State group in July 2017.
2017-12-21 09:06:58 Read More

Mosul is a graveyard: Final ISIS battle kills 9,000 civilians

Key ally of UK PM May quits amid porn scandal

Damian Green, who was ousted as first secretary of state, maintains he did not use pornography on his office computers, but he agreed he had not been forthcoming in statements made about the matter in November.
2017-12-21 05:08:51 Read More

Thomas fire mostly contained in charred California

Firefighters took advantage of weaker winds on Monday and Tuesday to battle the voracious blaze, which has already destroyed more than 1,300 structures. The fire has already destroyed at least 272,000 acres (110,000 hectares) -- nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles .
2017-12-21 04:38:59 Read More

Trump celebrates tax win â€” but some fear backlash

Some Republicans warned that the party could face a painful political backlash against an overhaul that offers corporations and wealthy taxpayers the biggest benefits and triggers the loss of health care coverage for millions of Americans.
2017-12-21 03:54:06 Read More

North Korean soldier defects to South: Seoul

The "low-ranking" soldier was spotted by South Korean soldiers using surveillance equipment as he crossed the midwestern part of the land border in thick fog and made his way to a guard post, a ministry spokesman said.
2017-12-21 02:41:22 Read More

Trump threatens funding cuts ahead of Jerusalem vote

US President Donald Trump threatened funding cuts for unspecified countries as the UN General Assembly prepared to vote on condemning Washington's recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
2017-12-20 17:51:48 Read More

Russia's spy agencies prevented 60 terror attacks: Putin

President Vladimir Putin says Russian security agencies have thwarted 60 terror attacks in the country this year. Speaking to intelligence officers on their professional holiday, Putin said Russia would continue working to "destroy hotbeds of international terrorism" following its campaign in Syria.
2017-12-20 16:13:33 Read More

Since Aleppo, year of victories for Syria regime

For the rebels, the loss of Aleppo on December 22, 2016 signalled the beginning of the end. Rebels now control only 12 percent of Syria's territory, notably the northwestern province of Idlib where jihadists and Islamist rebels dominate.
2017-12-20 15:01:45 Read More

Law intended to smooth Brexit reaches key hurdle

Legislation intended to smooth Britain's exit from the European Union moved a step closer to becoming law on Wednesday, as ministers began working out what they want from Brexit.
2017-12-20 14:16:13 Read More

Law intended to smooth Brexit reaches key hurdle

Trump on verge of tax victory as US Senate passes overhaul

This provides dramatic tax breaks to US corporations, and families at all incomes levels will see their income tax drop starting next year, with the largest benefits going to the wealthy. The Republican legislation passed the Senate along strict party lines, 51 votes to 48, with all Democrats united in opposition.
2017-12-20 06:55:11 Read More

Trump on verge of tax victory as US Senate passes overhaul

California fire now second-largest in state history

State fire officials said the 425-acre Thomas fire burning in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties is slightly larger than the 2012 Rush fire in Lassen County. A firefighter and a fleeing civilian have died in the Thomas fire that broke out on December 4.
2017-12-20 03:50:14 Read More

Trump speaks to UK's May after row over Tweets

The call came nearly a month after the two clashed over Trump's tweets of "Britain First" anti-Muslim propaganda and hours after London took the unusual step of voting against Washington at the United Nations.
2017-12-20 03:43:19 Read More

US 'will be taking names' during UN vote on Jerusalem: Haley

US Ambassador Nikki Haley on Tuesday warned countries that she will report back to President Donald Trump with the names of those countries who support a draft resolution rejecting the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2017-12-20 03:13:26 Read More

Nearing passage, US tax overhaul hits last-minute snag

The Senate, which like the House is controlled by Republicans, was still expected to vote on and pass the bill later Tuesday, but will now do so with the offending provisions stripped out.
2017-12-20 02:37:47 Read More

Workers clearing wreckage of deadly Washington state train crash

At least three people aboard the train were killed in the Monday morning accident in the city of DuPont, in which all 12 carriages and one of its two locomotives tumbled off the rails, officials said. Another 100 people were taken to hospitals, 10 with serious injuries.
2017-12-19 15:32:53 Read More

Workers clearing wreckage of deadly Washington state train crash

Egypt court sentences presidential hopeful to 6 years

An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced an army colonel to six years in prison after he announced his intention to run against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in next year's elections, his defense lawyer told The Associated Press.
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Rome's Christmas tree needled for losing lots of needles

Rome's official Christmas tree is losing so many needles so fast it has become a jolly joke for city residents. The 21-meter (70-foot) high tree, which was lit up on December 8, started shedding needles badly as soon as it was hoisted in place in the middle of bustling Rome's main square, Piazza Venezia.
2017-12-19 14:32:30 Read More

Rohingya refugees to start returning from January

Bangladesh and Myanmar on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to begin repatriating Rohingya refugees from January, despite growing concern that their safety is still not assured should they return.
2017-12-19 13:27:40 Read More

Rohingya refugees to start returning from January

Saudi Arabia intercepts missile fired towards Riyadh

A spokesperson for the Houthi movement said a ballistic missile targeted the royal court at al-Yamama palace, where a meeting of Saudi leaders was under way. There was no official word on this assertion, but a royal family member appeared to confirm the missile was aimed at a royal palace meeting.
2017-12-19 13:23:14 Read More

Trump's national security strategy: Key points

President Donald Trump's new national security strategy seeks to refocus the United States' relationship with China, Russia and the rest of the world, transforming his "America First" mantra into a set of policies and plans for protecting the homeland and advancing its economy.
2017-12-19 08:04:11 Read More

Trump slams China, Russia in 'America First' strategy

The National Security Strategy, which has been 11 months in the making, is required by law and is designed to form a framework for how America approaches the world.
2017-12-19 06:48:42 Read More

Trump slams China, Russia in 'America First' strategy

The National Security Strategy, which has been 11 months in the making, is required by law and is designed to form a framework for how America approaches the world.
2017-12-19 06:48:42 Read More

Ramaphosa wins leadership of South Africa's ANC party

The 65-year-old Ramaphosa, the country's current deputy president, beat former African Union commission chairwoman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma by a margin of less than 200 votes.
2017-12-19 04:00:26 Read More

Trump judicial pick who drew ridicule at hearing withdraws

Matthew Peterson, a member of the Federal Election Commission, saw his prospects of a career on the bench derailed by a hearing in which he was questioned by Republican Senator John Kennedy.
2017-12-19 03:39:41 Read More

US to Pak: Take 'decisive action' against terror groups

The Trump administration has been talking tough with Pakistan after it came to power, but has stopped short of taking any action against it even though the Pakistani leadership have shown reluctance in taking decisive actions against terrorist groups.
2017-12-19 03:26:03 Read More

Train on new route derails in Washington state, kills 3

Seventy-seven passengers and seven crew members were aboard when the train derailed and pulled 13 cars off the tracks. Authorities said there were three confirmed deaths and more than a dozen people with critical or serious injuries.
2017-12-19 03:01:34 Read More

A selfie forces Ms Iraqâ€™s family to flee

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Possibility of nuclear war in South Asia cannot be ruled out: Pak NSA

ty Advisor Lt Gen (retd.) Nasser Khan Janjua also accused the US of conspiring against the multi- billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with India, The Express Tribune reported.
2017-12-18 11:05:57 Read More

Power restored to Atlanta airport after daylong outage

The incident on Sunday led the Federal Aviation Administration to ground flights bound for Atlanta. American Airlines and Southwest Airlines were also among the major carriers that suspended operations at the airport on Sunday. Southwest cancelled 70 departures on Sunday.
2017-12-18 07:08:37 Read More

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Attack under way on Afghan forces in Kabul: Official

An Afghan official says an attack is underway in the country's capital where gunmen have raided and occupied a partially constructed building near an intelligence training centre in western Kabul. While gunshots and explosion in the area have been confirmed there is no word on casualties.
2017-12-18 07:03:10 Read More

Track Palin, son of politician Sarah Palin, arrested in Alaska

Track Palin, 28, appeared in state court in Palmer, Alaska, earlier in the day, on a felony burglary charge and misdemeanor assault and criminal mischief charges, court records showed. All the charges involved domestic violence, the records indicated.
2017-12-18 05:18:33 Read More

Trump: I'm not considering firing special counsel Mueller

Trump returned to White House from Camp David and was asked if he was considering triggering the process to dismiss Mueller, who is probing whether the president's Republican campaign coordinated with Russian officials during last year's election. The president answered: "No, I'm not."
2017-12-18 02:33:48 Read More

Trump: I'm not considering firing special counsel Mueller

Billionaire Pinera easily wins Chile election

Billionaire former President Sebastian Pinera easily won Chile's presidential runoff election on Sunday, moving the world's top-copper producing country back to the right in the footsteps of other Latin American nations.
2017-12-18 01:23:02 Read More

Putin thanks Trump for help in foiling attack plot

Putin spoke by phone with Trump to thank him for intelligence supplied by the CIA which allowed Russia's FSB security service to break up an Islamic State group cell that was planning a suicide attack on December 16, it said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.
2017-12-17 17:26:57 Read More

9 killed, 44 injured in suicide attack on Quetta church

Nine people were killed and more than 40 injured after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a church during Sunday mass in the southwestern city of Quetta just days before Christmas.
2017-12-17 15:31:44 Read More

Cake for 'joyful' pope on his 81st birthday

Pope Francis celebrated his 81st birthday Sunday with a hero cake and a message urging the world, and children in particular, to join in the holiday mood and be joyful. It sports a picture of the pope carrying the world on his shoulders, designed by Italian graffiti artist MauPal.
2017-12-17 13:09:07 Read More

Taliban kill 11 Afghan police in attack on checkpoints

Omar Zwak, the spokesperson for the provincial governor, said Afghan forces eventually repelled the attack in the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah. He said the insurgents also suffered casualties, without providing figures.
2017-12-17 11:39:31 Read More

Defiant Theresa May: UK 'proving doubters wrong' on Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said that her government is "proving the doubters wrong'' after European Union leaders agreed that Brexit negotiations can finally move on to their next phase in the new year.
2017-12-17 11:27:41 Read More

26 dead in landslides after Philippine storm: Officials

Landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Kai-Tak have killed 26 people and 23 more are missing in the eastern Philippines, authorities said on Sunday. The deaths were reported in the small island province of Biliran, a day after the storm pounded the east of the archipelago nation.
2017-12-17 10:21:05 Read More

In western China, thought police instill fear

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A bird, a polar bear? Wild guests at Alaska airport

Most airports only worry about wildlife when dealing with bird strikes, but state officials at the airport in the city of Utqiagvik, formerly Barrow, have to prepare for marine mammals that wander in from the Chukchi Sea and around a fence.
2017-12-17 04:14:13 Read More

Frenchman Francois Gabart smashes solo sailing record

Frenchman Francois Gabart crossed a virtual finish line drawn between the island of Ushant off France's northwest tip and Lizard Point in southwest England at 01:45 GMT, comfortably beating the previous record set by compatriot Thomas Coville by six days and 10 hours.
2017-12-17 04:09:23 Read More

Frenchman Francois Gabart smashes solo sailing record

Massive California fire triggers mandatory evacuations

Residents piled into cars and fled on Saturday, turning downtown Santa Barbara into "a ghost town" as surging winds drove one of the biggest fires in California's history toward the city and the nearby wealthy enclave of Montecito.
2017-12-17 03:47:59 Read More

Trump defends tax plan as 'great Christmas gifts'

The proposed package would slash the US corporate tax rate to 21 percent and cut taxes for wealthy Americans. Democrats have slammed the plan as a giveaway to corporations and the rich that would drive up the federal deficit.
2017-12-17 03:11:40 Read More

First gay marriages take place in Australia

Australia's first gay weddings took place Saturday, ushering in a new era after the country's marriage equality law came into effect this month. The historic reforms were given royal assent on December 8, the final step in a process that began with a national postal vote in September.
2017-12-16 16:49:12 Read More

Palestinian billionaire Masri detained in Saudi Arabia

Jordan's most influential businessman and the chairman of its largest lender Arab Bank, was detained in Saudi Arabia for questioning after a business trip to Riyadh, family sources and friends said on Saturday.
2017-12-16 15:54:25 Read More

Saudi women will also be allowed to drive motorcycles

Saudi Arabian women will be able to drive trucks and motorcycles, officials have said after the kingdom announced a historic decision to end a ban on women driving. In September, King Salman issued a decree saying women will be able to drive from next June.
2017-12-16 12:50:57 Read More

Saudi women will also be allowed to drive motorcycles

Strong earthquake rattles Indonesiaâ€™s Java island; 2 dead

The magnitude 6.5 quake struck at 11:47pm on Friday and was felt across the island, including about 200 kilometers (124 miles) away in the capital Jakarta, where office towers and apartment buildings swayed. Powerful tremors lasted as much as 30 seconds in places.
2017-12-16 04:53:30 Read More

Trump administration issues new rules on US visa waivers

The Trump administration put new requirements in place on Friday for the 38 countries participating in the US Visa Waiver Program, including that they use US counterterrorism data to screen travelers, officials said.
2017-12-16 02:42:48 Read More

Trump administration issues new rules on US visa waivers

Prince Harry to marry actress Meghan Markle on May 19

Britain's Prince Harry will marry his fiancee Meghan Markle on May 19, Kensington Palace announced on Friday. The announcement came after three weeks when the couple made it public that they were engaged.
2017-12-15 13:53:23 Read More

Pak SC rejects petition seeking disqualification of Imran Khan

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan in a foreign funding case. The court disqualified Khan's close aide for life and PTI Secretary General Jahangir Khan Tareen in the same case.
2017-12-15 13:10:16 Read More

NATO concerned Russian missile system breaks Cold War pact

North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) said on Friday that it is concerned about a Russian missile system that could carry nuclear warheads, and which it says could violate a landmark Cold War arms treaty.
2017-12-15 11:13:29 Read More

Bangladesh stops Rohingya preparing to board boat to Malaysia

Bangladesh police acting on a tip-off raided a home near the coastal town of Teknaf , where five people had assembled ahead of a promised voyage across the Bay of Bengal. Police arrested an alleged human trafficker and intercepted two Rohingya refugees preparing to board a boat for Malaysia.
2017-12-15 11:12:17 Read More

Russia's presidential election to take place on March 18

Russia's presidential election will take place on March 18 following a vote in the upper chamber of the country's parliament. Though the vote on Friday from the Federation Council is largely a formality, it formally kick-starts the campaign.
2017-12-15 10:57:45 Read More

EU leaders set to launch new phase in Brexit talks

European Union (EU) leaders on Friday are set to authorize a new phase in Brexit talks involving future relations and trade with Britain. The anticipated clearance will provide a welcome boost to British Prime Minister Theresa May, who earlier this week lost a key parliamentary â€‹vote.
2017-12-15 10:27:53 Read More

EU leaders set to launch new phase in Brexit talks

Putin says US gripped by fabricated spymania

Putin, who said he was on first name terms with Trump, also praised the US president for what he said were his achievements. "Iâ€˜m not the one to evaluate the president's work. That needs to be done by the voters, the American people," the Russian President said.
2017-12-15 03:44:40 Read More

China says war must not be allowed on Korean peninsula

China has been furious about the deployment of the US-made Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system in South Korea, saying its powerful radar can see far into China.
2017-12-15 03:15:14 Read More

China says war must not be allowed on Korean peninsula

US Federal Communications Commission set to reverse net neutrality rules

The US Federal Communications Commission is expected on Thursday to rescind net neutrality rules championed by Democratic former President Barack Obama that barred the blocking or slowing of internet traffic.
2017-12-14 17:50:42 Read More

Hunger at the doors of Damascus, as govt blocks aid

At the doors of the Syrian capital, children with wrinkled faces and arms like sticks are going hungry because President Bashar Assad's forces, supported by Russia and Iran, are blocking trucks filled with humanitarian relief.
2017-12-14 17:38:34 Read More

NKorea says naval blockade would be 'act of war', vows action

North Korea on Thursday warned it would take "merciless self-defensive" measures should the United States enforce a naval blockade, which Pyongyang sees as "an act of war", the isolated nation's state media said.
2017-12-14 15:48:21 Read More

May 'disappointed' by UK vote but 'on course to deliver Brexit'

British Prime Minister Theresa May said on â€‹â€‹Thursday that she was "disappointed" after she lost a key parliamentary vote on Brexit but insisted it had not derailed negotiations on the terms for leaving the European Union.
2017-12-14 15:33:16 Read More

Iraq hangs 38 members of IS, Qaida for 'terrorism'

Iraq hanged 38 jihadists belonging to the Islamic State (IS) group â€‹â€‹or Al-Qaeda for terrorism offences on Thursday in the city of Nasiriyah, provincial authorities said. It was the largest number of executions in a single day since September 25 when 42 people were put to death in the same prison.
2017-12-14 15:33:15 Read More

Pakistan asks 21 foreign aid groups to close shop, leave

Two senior Pakistani security officials say that authorities have asked 21 foreign aid groups to wrap up their activities and prepare to leave Pakistan after they failed to re-register under a regulation introduced two years ago.
2017-12-14 15:17:55 Read More

Suicide bomber kills 18 at Somalia police academy

An Islamic extremist suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed at least 18 people at a police academy in Somalia's capital on Thursday, authorities said. The Somalia-based al-Shabab extremist group claimed responsibility.
2017-12-14 15:08:10 Read More

China fumes over potential US navy visits to Taiwan

China said it lodged an official protest with the United States after President Donald Trump signed a defence budget that opens the possibility for US warships to visit self-ruled Taiwan on Thursday.
2017-12-14 14:00:26 Read More

Left will lead Nepal in line with Constitution, says Prachanda

Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Chairman Prachanda lashed out at the Nepali Congress leaders on Thursday for dubbing the Left alliance as "authoritarian" and said that his coalition will lead the nation in line with the Constitution.
2017-12-14 13:33:51 Read More

Left will lead Nepal in line with Constitution, says Prachanda

China summons Oz envoy over 'political meddling'

Relations between Australia and China became strained in recent weeks after Canberra said it would ban foreign political donations as part of a crackdown aimed at preventing external influence in domestic politics, sharpening the focus on China's soft power.
2017-12-14 09:59:48 Read More

Suicide bomber kills at least 15 in Somalia's capital

A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman blew himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Thursday and killed at least 15 officers, officials said. Police spokesman Major Mohamed Hussein said the attacker had explosives strapped to his body.
2017-12-14 08:36:13 Read More

Theresa May defeated in parliament over Brexit blueprint

In a blow to May, already weakened after losing her Conservative Partyâ€™s majority in a June election, the 650-seat parliament voted 309 to 305 in favour of an amendment to hand MPs more say over a final exit deal with the EU.
2017-12-14 07:13:46 Read More

Israel stages airstrikes in Gaza Strip, response to rockets

The military said today that the overnight strikes hit facilities used as training and weapons storage facilities. Gaza militants have fired rockets into israel daily following President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last week.
2017-12-14 06:58:14 Read More

Don't sleepwalk into war over North Korea, warns UN boss

Speaking on a visit to Japan, Secretary-General Guterres said: "The worst possible thing that could happen would be for us all to sleepwalk into a war that might have very dramatic circumstances."
2017-12-14 06:46:47 Read More

'He was my monster': Hayek alleges Weinstein misconduct

Mexican-born actress Salma Hayek has joined the ranks of Hollywood women accusing movie producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, calling him a "monster" in an article published by the New York Times on Tuesday.
2017-12-14 06:16:39 Read More

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US House, Senate leaders reach deal on taxes

The legislation, which is still being finalized, would cut the top tax rate for the wealthy from 39.6 percent to 37 percent, slash the corporate income tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent and allow homeowners to deduct interest only on the first $750,000 of a new mortgage.
2017-12-14 04:56:04 Read More

Backed by Putin, Russian military pushes into foreign policy

The defence ministry's forays into areas long regarded as the preserve of the foreign ministry are raising eyebrows in Russia, where strict protocol means ministers usually hold talks only with their direct foreign counterparts.
2017-12-14 04:14:57 Read More

Britain's May defeated in parliament over Brexit blueprint

In a blow to May, already weakened after losing her Conservative Party's majority in a June election, the 650-seat parliament voted 309 to 305 in favour of an amendment to hand lawmakers more say over a final exit deal with the EU.
2017-12-14 02:31:57 Read More

Britain's May defeated in parliament over Brexit blueprint

'NY bomber read extremist's books, urged wife to do so'

The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said on Wednesday.
2017-12-13 13:54:24 Read More

Poisoned syringes fired at pet dogs for China meat trade

Poisoned syringes that could be fired at dogs on the street to kill them instantly were sold by a gang in China, allowing pets to be snatched and sold for the dinner table. Police in the eastern province of Anhui arrested eight gang members.
2017-12-13 11:15:17 Read More

US open to possible talks with North Korea, says Tillerson

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the US is open to possible talks with North Korea. And he is calling it "unrealistic'' to expect the nuclear-armed country to come to the table ready to give up weapons of mass destruction program that it invested so much in developing.
2017-12-13 10:37:50 Read More

France seeks ways to boost anti-jihadi force in Africa

Presidents, princes and diplomats are coming to Paris on Wednesday to breathe life into a young African military force that aims to counter the growing jihadi threat in the Sahel region. The G5 Sahel, was lâ€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹aunched in Bamako, Mali on July 2 with French President Emmanuel Macron.
2017-12-13 10:15:19 Read More

Strikes kill 12 in rebel-run Yemen prison camp

Saudi-led air strikes on a prison camp run by rebels in Yemen killed 12 people and wounded 80 on Wednesday. There has been no let-up in the air campaign against the rebels that a Saudi-led coalition has been waging since March 2015.
2017-12-13 10:13:51 Read More

Trump signs $692 billion defence budget

President Donald Trump signed a $ 692 billion defence budget which will give legislative authority to implement his South Asia strategy and authorise critical missile capabilities to confront North Korea's threats.
2017-12-13 09:20:00 Read More

Trump signs $692 billion defence budget

Pakistani court summons police in case of missing peace activist

Raza has not been heard from since Dec. 2 and his family filed a writ of habeas corpus in a court in the eastern city of Lahore in the belief he has been unlawfully detained, a lawyer acting for his family said.
2017-12-13 08:50:44 Read More

Pakistani court summons police in case of missing peace activist

Locals oppose construction of dams in PoK's Muzaffarabad

"Pak govt with the help of other countries has been stopping the flow of the rivers and altering their routes to meet the needs of the people of Islamabad. Regional govt was not even considered, while taking such decisions," said Ishtiaq Mir, leader of the United Kashmir People's National Party.
2017-12-13 05:27:24 Read More

Kim vows to make North Korea 'strongest nuclear power'

North Korea has rattled the international community with a flurry of missile launches and its largest ever nuclear test in recent months in its bid to develop a warhead capable of striking the United States.
2017-12-13 04:23:31 Read More

North Korea tells UN envoy it wants to prevent war

Feltman met with North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong- Ho and Vice Foreign Minister Pak Myong-Kuk during his visit to Pyongyang over the weekend â€” the first by a high-ranking UN official since 2011.
2017-12-13 03:49:01 Read More

Democrat wins US Senate seat in Alabama in setback for Trump

Jones, 63, a former federal prosecutor, prevailed over Republican candidate Roy Moore, whose campaign was dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct toward teenagers.
2017-12-13 03:43:01 Read More

Firefighters wrestle to control massive California wildfire

Officials said that while the conflagration charred another 2,500 acres overnight, a break in the hot, dry Santa Ana winds on Tuesday sapped its forward momentum and allowed crews to prevent further damage to homes.
2017-12-13 03:02:00 Read More

Tillerson on North Korea: US ready to talk without conditions

The White House later issued an ambiguous statement that left unclear whether President Donald Trump - who has said in the past that Tillerson was wasting his time pursuing dialogue with North Korea - had given his approval for Tillerson's overture to North Korea.
2017-12-13 02:49:45 Read More

Tillerson on North Korea: US ready to talk without conditions

â€˜Most take freedom for granted, not N Koreansâ€™

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NYPD charges Bangladeshi-origin bombing suspect

New York police on Tuesday charged an ISIS-inspired Bangladeshi-origin man, a day after he triggered a blast at a metro station that injured three other people and caused chaos in one of the busiest commuter hubs in the US metropolis.
2017-12-12 15:10:20 Read More

Kremlin: We see Trump's tweets as official statements

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Explosion at major Austrian gas hub, one dead

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NYC subway bombing: Trump slams 'chain migration'

A would-be suicide bomber's rush-hour blast in the heart of the New York City subway system failed to cause the bloodshed he intended, authorities said, but it gave new fuel to President Donald Trump's push to limit immigration.
2017-12-12 09:32:41 Read More

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Kerman province in Iran

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Magnitude 6.2 quake hits Kerman province in Iran

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WH rejects Trump accusers' demand for Congress probe

The White House on Tuesday rejected calls for a congressional investigation of claims Donald Trump sexually harassed women, saying the American people had spoken on the matter by electing him president.
2017-12-12 07:14:46 Read More

California wildfires: What we know

It's been a week since southern California has been charred by a devastating wave of wildfires, blasted by almost hurricane force winds. Vast areas have been destroyed, hundreds of thousands of people have been evacuated and thousands of firefighters are working around the clock.
2017-12-12 06:51:32 Read More

Pentagon to allow transgender people in military

The new policy reflects the difficult hurdles the federal government would have to cross to enforce Trumpâ€™s demand earlier this year to bar transgender individuals from the military. Three federal courts have ruled against the ban, including the one on Monday in Washington state.
2017-12-12 06:21:18 Read More

Firefighters hold back massive Southern California wildfire

The Thomas Fire ignited a week ago and has burned 231,700 acres, in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, about 100 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) officials said at a news conference. It continued to grow on Monday, but at a slower pace, burning an additional several hundred acres.
2017-12-12 03:55:04 Read More

Ash falls like: Celebrities flee California community

Tens of thousands have fled their homes as flames churn through foothill towns near Santa Barbara, the latest flare-up after a week of wind-fanned wildfires throughout the region.
2017-12-12 03:45:58 Read More

New York blast suspect: From limo driver to subway bomber

Akayed Ullah, 27, was in police custody after he was injured by a pipe bomb he fastened to his torso with Velcro and zip ties. Ullah arrived in the US from Bangladesh seven years ago on a family visa, one authoritative US source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
2017-12-12 03:24:00 Read More

New York blast suspect: From limo driver to subway bomber

Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018

"As the industry regulator, the general commission for Audiovisual Media has started the process for licensing cinemas in the Kingdom," Minister of Culture and Information Awwad bin Saleh Alawwad said in a statement.
2017-12-11 08:41:22 Read More

Trump's accusers 'should be heard': Haley

The growing wave of women reporting abuse or misconduct has brought down powerful men, from movie producer Harvey Weinstein to popular television personality Matt Lauer.
2017-12-11 08:29:02 Read More

California wildfire rages toward coastal communities

A massive California wildfire that has already destroyed nearly 800 structures scorched another 56,000 acres on Sunday, making it the fifth largest such blaze in recorded state history, as it ran toward picturesque coastal cities.
2017-12-11 07:12:57 Read More

New evacuations as huge California fire flares up

New evacuations were ordered as the fire sent up an enormous plume near Montecito and Carpinteria, seaside areas in Santa Barbara County that had been under fire threat for days and were now choked with smoke.
2017-12-11 06:33:10 Read More

New evacuations as huge California fire flares up

Nuke war 'a tantrum away', warn Nobel winners

Mankind's destruction caused by a nuclear war is just one "impulsive tantrum away", the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), warned on Sunday as the United States and North Korea exchange threats over the nation's nuclear tests.
2017-12-11 04:01:30 Read More

South Korea imposes new sanctions on North Korea

South Korea added several North Korean groups and individuals to its sanctions list in a largely symbolic move that is part of efforts to cut off funding for the North's weapons programs. The govt said those added were 20 North Korean groups, including several banks and companies, and 12 individuals.
2017-12-11 03:40:08 Read More

6,000 IS jihadists could return to Africa, AU warns

Up to 6,000 Africans who fought for the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group in Iraq and Syria could return home, the African Union's top security official warned Sunday, calling on countries to prepare for the threat.
2017-12-11 03:28:32 Read More

US, South Korea, Japan start missile-tracking drill

The trilateral drill comes less than two weeks after Pyongyang test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and declared it had achieved nuclear statehood, escalating global alarm over its weapons push.
2017-12-11 03:25:14 Read More

Israeli, French leaders tangle over US Jerusalem move

At a meeting in Paris with Israel's visiting prime minister, French President Emmanuel Macron condemned recent violence against Israelis. But he also expressed "disapproval" of Trump's decision, calling it "dangerous for peace."
2017-12-11 03:19:34 Read More

Venezuela opposition barred from presidential polls

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking part in next year's presidential vote after they boycotted mayoral polls, in a move set to further consolidate his grip on power.
2017-12-11 02:28:48 Read More

'NKorea made progress on missile but getting paranoid'

"What we have managed to do is, the US has led and the international community is all with us in isolating North Korea. That's a very important move. They feel it. They are getting paranoid. They are stressed out about it. But we are going to continue keep up the pressure, because we have to," US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said on North Korea.
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Jerusalem issue: All you need to know

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UN calls for urgent evacuation of 137 sick Syrian kids

The United Nations children's agency says 137 children stranded in a rebel-held suburb near the Syrian capital require immediate medical evacuation amid a crippling siege in which five have died from a lack of medical care.
2017-12-10 14:55:43 Read More

Anti-nuclear group receives Nobel Prize as NKorea crisis looms

"We are seeing right now an extremely dangerous situation that makes a lot of people very uncomfortable," ICAN head Beatrice Fihn told AFP hours before the Nobel ceremony. "But if you are worried about Donald Trump having nuclear weapons or Kim Jong-un, you're probably worried about nuclear weapons because you are recognising that deterrents are not always going to work," she added.
2017-12-10 14:53:16 Read More

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Nepal's Left alliance wins 81 seats, heading towards majority

Nepal's Left alliance was on Sunday heading towards a comfortable majority in the parliamentary elections, winning 81 seats so far in the historic polls that many hope will bring the political stability to the country.
2017-12-10 14:41:39 Read More

Pope urges nuclear disarmament, climate-change solutions

A strong crusader for the environment, Francis also expressed hope that people will realize the "need to adopt truly efficient decisions to fight climate change'' while also combatting poverty.
2017-12-10 14:20:00 Read More

Pope urges nuclear disarmament, climate-change solutions

Israel says demolished tunnel from Gaza into its territory

The Israeli military says it has destroyed a tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip several hundred meters (yards) into Israel.
2017-12-10 10:25:11 Read More

Alabama Republicans say they are voting for Moore

Most Republicans leaders in Alabama say they plan to vote for Roy Moore on Tuesday, despite sexual misconduct allegations against the former judge that have prompted others around the country to say he should never be allowed to join the U.S. Senate.
2017-12-10 08:54:03 Read More

Indonesians rally at US Embassy over Jerusalem

About 10,000 Indonesians have rallied outside the US Embassy in Jakarta in support of Palestinians and denouncing President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2017-12-10 08:04:25 Read More

French fighters appear with IS in Afghanistan

French and Algerian fighters, some arriving from Syria, have joined the ranks of the Islamic State group in northern Afghanistan where the militants have established new bases, multiple international and Afghan sources have said.
2017-12-10 05:37:54 Read More

Arabs demand reversal of Trump Jerusalem decision

Arab foreign ministers today demanded that the United States rescind President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, calling it a "grave" development that puts Washington on the same side as "occupation" and the violation of international law.
2017-12-10 04:30:55 Read More

Arabs demand reversal of Trump Jerusalem decision

Palestinians to snub Pence during visit over Jerusalem move

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not meet U.S. Vice President Mike Pence during Pence's visit to the region this month in a snub over the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Saturday.
2017-12-10 02:08:11 Read More

2nd actress says Hoffman molested her

Kathryn Rossetter, who played alongside the Oscar-winning actor in a 1983 to 1985 Broadway production of â€œDeath of a Salesmanâ€, made the allegation in a guest column for â€˜The Hollywood Reporterâ€™.
2017-12-10 01:47:53 Read More

Pak blocks 937 web addresses to curb terrorist activities

The ministry of information technology took action under the National Action Plan (NAP) adopted in early 2015 to eliminate militancy from the country after the 2014 Peshawar school attack in which nearly 150 people, mostly school children, were killed.
2017-12-09 13:57:05 Read More

Israel air strikes kill two in Gaza as Trump rage simmers

Retaliatory Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed two Hamas militants today, as unrest simmered across the Palestinian territories over US President Donald Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2017-12-09 12:50:50 Read More

Sri Lanka formally hands over Hambantota port to China

Sri Lanka today formally handed over the southern sea port of Hambantota to China on a 99-year lease. The island country owed China $8 billion. With this agreement the country has started to pay back the loans.
2017-12-09 10:59:20 Read More

North Korea condemns 'dotard' Trump over Jerusalem

Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults in recent months as tensions remain high over the North's missile and nuclear threats.
2017-12-09 10:30:52 Read More

US to adopt new four-level travel advisory system

The US will issue travel advisories from next month to its citizens based on a four- level classification system with clearly recommended actions. Level one is to "exercise normal precautions", level two "exercise increased caution", level three "reconsider travel", and level four "do not travel."
2017-12-09 07:47:45 Read More

Alliance of communist parties leading poll results in Nepal

An alliance of two major communist parties Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist) and Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center) has won 19 seats in the National Assembly and is leading in 81 other constituencies in Nepal could be forming the next government in the Himalayan nation.
2017-12-09 07:32:56 Read More

Gay couples register weddings on day one of marriage equality

Same-sex couples hurried to declare plans to tie the knot on Saturdayâ€‹â€‹ as Australia's new marriage equality law came into effect, with wedding registry offices holding special hours for the first day of legalised gay unions.
2017-12-09 06:39:58 Read More

Amnesty condemns 'illegal' tactics by Honduras

Authorities are using "dangerous and illegal" tactics to silence dissent in Honduras, where at least 14 people have been killed since a hotly-contested presidential vote last month, â€‹â€‹said Amnesty International on Friday.
2017-12-09 06:19:28 Read More

Amnesty condemns 'illegal' tactics by Honduras

Trump urges Alabama voters to back Roy Moore

Trump, speaking to a stadium of supporters in Pensacola, Florida, near the Alabama state line, touted his work to quit or renegotiate trade deals and called on Democrats to support a measure that would avert a government shutdown.
2017-12-09 06:00:02 Read More

North Korea blames US for tensions in rare UN talks

North Korea blamed US "nuclear blackmail" for soaring tensions over its weapons programme in rare meetings with a senior UN official, but agreed to regular communication with the organisation, state media said on Saturday.
2017-12-09 04:48:02 Read More

Obama invokes Nazi Germany in plea to avoid complacency

"We get complacent and assume that things continue as they have been, just automatically, and they don't," Obama said in comments at a conference in Chicago. Obama has been relatively low-key since leaving the White House.
2017-12-09 04:03:43 Read More

Obama invokes Nazi Germany in plea to avoid complacency

14 Security Council members criticize US action on Jerusalem

14 members of the UN Security Council spoke out against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel at an emergency meeting on Friday, some with regret and some with anger at the 15th member, the United States.
2017-12-09 02:04:43 Read More

Theresa May faces hardliner backlash after Brexit deal

British Prime Minister Theresa May scored a key success in clinching a Brexit agreement with Brussels today but faced an immediate backlash from hardliners at home for making compromises.
2017-12-08 16:58:28 Read More

Maldives, China sign 12 agreeements to promote OBOR

The Maldives has signed 12 agreements with China, including a pact to jointly promote the One Belt One Road (OBOR) programme, during the ongoing visit of the island nationâ€™s President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom here on Friday.
2017-12-08 15:50:19 Read More

EU to start Brexit transition talks early in 2018

The European Union should be ready to start negotiating details of a post-Brexit transition period with Britain early in the new year, a senior EU official said on Friday, but talks on future trade will take longer.
2017-12-08 14:27:32 Read More

Clashes erupt across West Bank over US Jerusalem pivot

In the West Bank, demonstrators torched heaps of tires, sending columns of thick black smoke rising over the cities of Ramallah and Bethlehem. Palestinian stone-throwers traded volleys in the streets with soldiers firing tear gas and rubber bullets.
2017-12-08 13:44:50 Read More

China accuses Australian leader of undermining trust

Foreign Ministry spokesperson of China, Geng Shuang expressed dissatisfaction and accused Australia for undermining the mutual trust by accusing foreign powers. China is Australia's leading trade partner.
2017-12-08 11:16:44 Read More

Top US diplomat, others meet to rally support for Lebanon

United States says it will voice support for Lebanon's "sovereignty, stability and independence" during a gathering of world diplomats in Paris. Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad Hariri, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and others plan to attend Friday's meeting hosted by France.
2017-12-08 09:32:39 Read More

Malaysian Muslims protest Trump's Jerusalem declaration

More than 1,000 Malaysian Muslims have protested outside the US Embassy in Kuala Lumpur against President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2017-12-08 09:21:39 Read More

Donald Trump to release medical records: White House

US President Donald Trump will have his medical tests in 2018 after which doctors would release his health records, the White House said on Friday while dismissing as "ridiculous" the questions about his slurred speech.
2017-12-08 09:19:15 Read More

Gay marriage becomes law in Australia

Governor-General Peter Cosgrove's signature makes gay marriage legal in Australia from Saturday, when same-sex couples who wed overseas will be recognized as married under Australian law. Hours after Parliament's action, a Sydney municipal council offered free venues to host same-sex marriages.
2017-12-08 09:19:01 Read More

Philippines wants money back from Sanofi over dengue vaccine

The Philippine government will demand a refund of more than 3 billion pesos from Sanofi Pasteur and look at possible legal action after a study showed the vaccine could cause severe illness to some people.
2017-12-08 07:39:12 Read More

Britain and EU reach Brexit divorce deal: EU commission

"Prime Minister May has assured me that it has the backing of the UK government. On that basis, I believe we have now made the breakthrough we need. Today's result is of course a compromise," EU President Jean-Claude Juncker told a hastily arranged news conference.
2017-12-08 07:17:56 Read More

Chief priest, two others dead in Tokyo shrine stabbings

The head priest of a prominent shrine in Tokyo was ambushed and killed with a samurai sword, apparently by her brother, who then took his own life, police said. Police said that Nagako Tomioka, 58, head of Tomioka Hachimangu shrine, was attacked as she got out of her car on Thursday night.
2017-12-08 06:47:16 Read More

Thoroughbred horses killed in California wildfire

Hundreds of elite thoroughbred race horses sprinted away from flames Thursday as one of California's major wildfires tore through a training center in San Diego County. There was no official count of how many animals were killed but trainers estimated that at least a dozen had died.
2017-12-08 05:29:29 Read More

US Congress averts government shutdown for now

The House of Representatives, working against a Friday midnight deadline, approved legislation in a 235-193 vote to fund a wide range of federal programs through December 22.
2017-12-08 03:23:59 Read More

US Congress averts government shutdown for now

Students hid in classrooms during New Mexico shooting that left 3 dead

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Brexit Irish border deal 'possible within hours'

May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker could meet early on Friday to seal a border deal, the European Commission's chief spokesman said. "We are making progress but not yet fully there," Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said. "Talks are continuing throughout the night. Early morning meeting possible."
2017-12-08 01:01:52 Read More

US Jerusalem move sparks Israeli-Palestinian clashes

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Nepal clocks 67% voter turnout in final phase of poll

Nepal registered 67 per cent voter turnout in the last phase of the historic provincial and parliamentary elections that many hope will bring the much â€‹- needed political stability to the Himalayan nation.
2017-12-07 14:19:16 Read More

UK criticises Muslim Brotherhood, defends Western policy

British foreign secretary Boris Johnson singled out the Muslim Brotherhood and its associates for criticism on Thursday in a speech calling for a renewed western diplomatic push in the Middle East to tackle Islamic extremism.
2017-12-07 14:01:11 Read More

Protests across Palestine, Mideast after Trump move

Clashes between hundreds of Palestinian protesters and Israeli troops erupted across the West Bank on Thursday while demonstrators in Gaza burned posters of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as well as Israeli and US flags.
2017-12-07 12:55:00 Read More

Qatar buys Rafale fighter jets from France

Qatar on Thursday agreed to buy 12 additional Dassault Aviation-made Rafale fighters with an option for 36 more, and said it would buy 50 Airbus a321neo planes with an option for a further 30, according to a document sent to Reuters.
2017-12-07 09:46:10 Read More

'I defeated ISIS': Young scholar lived secret double life

For nearly two years, he'd wandered the streets of occupied Mosul, chatting with shopkeepers and Islamic State fighters, visiting friends who worked at the hospital, swapping scraps of information about the IS group.
2017-12-07 09:01:27 Read More

'I defeated ISIS': Young scholar lived secret double life

Australia allows same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage gets legalised in Australia. Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull lauds the unanimous ratification by the MPs. Religious organisations and conservative lawmakers had voiced strong opposition and proposed dozens of amendments.
2017-12-07 07:41:56 Read More

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Bel-Air wildfire joins the siege across Southern California

A wildfire erupted in Los Angeles' exclusive Bel-Air section on Wednesday as yet another part of Southern California found itself under siege from an outbreak of wind-whipped blazes that have consumed multimillion-dollar houses and tract homes alike.
2017-12-07 07:16:37 Read More

Rohingya refugee crisis a 'grave security risk' ICG warns

Prolonged displacement of Rohingya refugees in squalid Bangladeshi camps poses a "grave security risk", conflict analysts ICG warned Thursday, raising the spectre of militants recruiting among the displaced and launching cross-border attacks on Myanmar.
2017-12-07 05:36:13 Read More

US House quells Democrat's bid to impeach Trump

The lawmakers voted 364 to 58 in rejection of Texas Democratic lawmaker Al Green's resolution to start impeachment against Trump. In his failed pitch, Green alleged that Trump had been inciting violence, hatred and bigotry and is dividing Americans on the basis of race and other traits.
2017-12-07 05:19:43 Read More

Polling opens for Nepal's second phase of election

Polling opened on Thursday in 45 districts of Nepal for the last phase of the historic provincial and parliamentary elections that many hope will bring the much-needed political stability to the Himalayan nation.
2017-12-07 04:20:14 Read More

Wildfire burns homes in LA's posh Bel-Air neighborhood

The so-called Skirball Fire, which erupted early on Wednesday morning as the latest in a rash of major blazes fueled by hot, dry Santa Ana winds, had burned about 150 acres near large estates in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles by early afternoon and was only 5 percent contained.
2017-12-07 04:16:36 Read More

Why is there uproar over Trump's Jerusalem declaration?

There has long been pressure from pro-Israel politicians in the United States to move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, and Trump made it a signature promise of his campaign during the 2016 presidential election.
2017-12-07 03:19:21 Read More

Why is there uproar over Trump's Jerusalem declaration?

Trump Jr grilled in Congress as Russia probe steps up

Trump Jr's June 2016 meeting with Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya at the height of the presidential campaign has made him a key figure in investigations into the Trump campaign's possible ties to the Kremlin. A separate 2016 meeting with Alexander Torshin, a senior Russian politician and central banker close to President Vladimir Putin, has added to the scrutiny .
2017-12-07 00:38:19 Read More

Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational

The aim of the purchase is to allow Israel to maintain its military superiority in the turbulent Middle East, particularly regarding its arch-foe Iran and the S-300 anti-aircraft missile system delivered to it by Russia.
2017-12-06 17:02:13 Read More

Israel says F-35 stealth fighter jets operational

UAE launches programme to send astronauts into space

The astronaut programme would make it one of only a handful of states in the Middle East to have sent a person into space as it looks to make good on a pledge "to become global leader in space exploration over the next 50 years".
2017-12-06 14:48:53 Read More

'Iran will not tolerate Trump Jerusalem violation'

Rouhani also spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by phone, describing Trump's announcement as "wrong, illegitimate, provocative and very dangerous", according to an account posted on the Iranian government's website.
2017-12-06 14:36:03 Read More

North Korea boats off Japan spark spy scare

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Pope Francis defends Jerusalem 'status quo'

Pope Francis on Wednesday defended the 'â€‹status quo' of Jerusalem, hours ahead of an announcement by US President Donald Trump in which officials said he will recognise the disputed city as Israel's capital.
2017-12-06 10:56:07 Read More

Indonesia cyclone death toll more than doubles to 41

A tropical cyclone that pounded Indonesia's main island of Java has killed 41 people, the country's disaster agency said on Tuesday, more than double the initial toll, with tens of thousands displaced by severe flooding and landslides.
2017-12-06 09:32:18 Read More

South Korean President Moon to visit China

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will visit China from Dec. 13-16, China's official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang.
2017-12-06 05:40:47 Read More

US passes resolution on â€˜ethnic cleansingâ€™ of Rohingyas

The US House of Representatives has condemned "ethnic cleansing" of Rohingya Muslims and called on Myanmar's leadership to end attacks on minorities in the northern Rakhine state, in the stiffest congressional criticism of the government in the Buddhist-majority country.
2017-12-06 05:17:43 Read More

Thousands told to evacuate as California fires spread

There were no immediate reports of any deaths. Two people were critically injured in a small San Bernardino County fire, but no other serious injuries were reported. The fires were under investigation and no causes had been found.
2017-12-06 04:32:26 Read More

Plot to kill UK PM Theresa May foiled: Report

Police believe that the plan was to launch some sort of improvised explosive device at the Prime Minister's residence at Downing Street and in the ensuing chaos to attack and kill Theresa May, Sky News reported.
2017-12-06 03:32:50 Read More

Obama trumps Trump in Twitter Top 10 of 2017

Three tweets by the former US president made it onto Twitter's Top 10 list of retweeted messages for this year but there were none from Trump despite his prolific use of the platform.
2017-12-06 03:24:38 Read More

Obama trumps Trump in Twitter Top 10 of 2017

50 injured in German train collision: Police

Some 50 people were injured in a collision between a passenger train and a freight train near the German city of Duesseldorf on Tuesday evening, police told AFP. There was no immediate reason given for the crash.
2017-12-05 20:26:22 Read More

Austria's supreme court paves way for same-sex marriage from 2019

â€œAustria is the first European country to recognize marriage equality for same-gender couples as a fundamental human right. All the other European states with marriage equality introduced it (just) the political way,â€ he said in a Facebook post.
2017-12-05 15:20:58 Read More

Six killed in roadside explosion in Pakistan

A roadside remote-controlled bomb placed on a motorcycle on Tuesday exploded near a military vehicle in Pakistan's restive North Waziristan area, killing at six persons and injuring eight others. The bomb was planted on the motorcycle parked along the roadside.
2017-12-05 14:24:31 Read More

Iran asks Muslims to disrupt Israeli ties in region: TV

Both Saudi Arabia and Israel view Iran as the main threat to the Middle East. Increased tension between Tehran and Riyadh has fueled speculation that shared interests may push Saudi Arabia and Israel to work together.
2017-12-05 14:21:50 Read More

Lebanese PM Hariri revokes resignation after consensus deal

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri has formally rescinded his resignation following a consensus deal reached with rival political parties. The announcement came at the end of the first Cabinet meeting to be held since Lebanon was thrown into a political crisis following Hariri's stunning Nov. 4 move.
2017-12-05 12:20:33 Read More

Trudeau says no rushing into trade talks with China

Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on his second day of a visit to Beijing said, Canada has high hopes for a trade agreement with China but won't rush into negotiations that could affect their economies for generations to come.
2017-12-05 07:40:50 Read More

Trudeau says no rushing into trade talks with China

Democrats to join Trump in talks to avert govt shutdown

House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday they hoped the president would remain open-minded about reaching a deal with Democrats.
2017-12-05 07:10:50 Read More

Yemen's chaos deepens after rebels killed ex-president

Yemen's ex-president, Ali Abdullah Saleh killed by the country's Shiite rebels and a video circulated online showed Saleh's body with gaping head wound dumped in a pick up truck by the rebels, recalling that of his contemporary, Libya's Muammar Gaddafi, in 2011.
2017-12-05 07:08:48 Read More

Human Rights group criticises Iraq over jihadist suspects

Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report criticised Iraq and the autonomous Kurdish authorities over mass trials of suspected Islamic State group jihadists. HRW said Baghdad and the Kurdish authorities in the north were holding thousands of trials of Islamic State suspects without a strategy to prioritise the worst abuses under Iraqi and international law.
2017-12-05 06:05:12 Read More

Tillerson meets EU, NATO leaders under cloud

Tillerson will hold talks over lunch with European Union foreign ministers and the bloc's diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini, before a two-day NATO meeting set to focus on North Korea's missile programme and concerns over perceived hostility from Russia.
2017-12-05 05:53:44 Read More

Dozens of Japan MPs visit controversial war shrine

In total, 61 MPs â€” mainly from Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party â€” attended the war shrine and 76 sent a representative. The shrine honours millions of Japanese war dead, but also senior military and political figures convicted of war crimes after World War II.
2017-12-05 03:45:44 Read More

'Kwaussie' named Australian word of the year

"Kwaussie", a portmanteau term, that refers to a person who is both Australian and a New Zealander and was named on Monday as Australia's word of the year.
2017-12-05 02:50:50 Read More

Trumpâ€™s trump card is unbridled powers under constitution

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Yemen's Huthi rebels claim ex-president Saleh killed

"The interior ministry announces the end of the crisis of militias and the killing of their leader and a number of his criminal supporters," an anchor said on the rebels' official Al-Masirah television, referring to armed supporters of Saleh.
2017-12-04 12:56:33 Read More

China invites more countries to take part in CPEC

China on Monday termed the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) as an "open initiative" and invited more countries to join the controversial project on the "principle of equality and voluntarism".
2017-12-04 11:53:57 Read More

Cathay crew 'saw' N Korea missile from plane

A statement from Cathay said a flight crew had that day sighted "what is suspected to be the re-entry of the recent DPRK test missile". Cathay did not give the location of the flight at the time of the sighting, but said the crew of the flight had notified Japanese air traffic control "according to procedures".
2017-12-04 10:43:18 Read More

Musharraf may ally with Hafiz Saeed for 2018 polls

Responding to a question about having an alliance with JuD chief Saeed, Musharraf in an interview to Pakistan based Aaj News channel said, "so far, there has be no talks with them but if they want to be part of the alliance, I would welcome them,"
2017-12-04 09:51:12 Read More

US defence chief Jim Mattis arrives in Pakistan

Mattis's first visit to the country as defence secretary of defence comes as the US pushes its longtime ally to do more to combat insurgents who allegedly use bases in Pakistan's tribal belt to target NATO troops in Afghanistan.
2017-12-04 09:10:27 Read More

Australia MP proposes to gay partner in parliament

has reportedly been engaged to Ryan Bolger for nine years, fought back tears as he thanked his fiance for enduring a marriage debate that "has been the soundtrack to our relationship".
2017-12-04 08:43:37 Read More

Stealth jets, other aircraft fly in US, S Korean drills

Hundreds of aircraft including two dozen stealth jets began training Monday as the United States and South Korea launched their biggest-ever combined air force exercise. Vigilant Ace, A five-day drill is meant to improve the allies' wartime capabilities and preparedness.
2017-12-04 08:37:46 Read More

Iraqi teen turns inward to survive the Islamic State

Ferah, an Iraqi teen built her own world in her bedroom to survive the cruelty of Islamic State. A world of paper butterflies, of lights draped in strings from corner to corner, of inspirational messages taped on the wall above her bed.
2017-12-04 08:04:48 Read More

Iraqi teen turns inward to survive the Islamic State

Egypt prez hopeful returns home, whereabouts unclear

Ahmed Shafiq, a career air force officer who served as the last prime minister under ousted ruler Hosni Mubarak, flew to Cairo from the Emirates Saturday night, ending more than five years of exile in the Gulf Arab nation.
2017-12-04 06:43:02 Read More

North Korea poses real danger to world: US NSA

Pyongyang acquiring nuclear weapons "would be the most destabilising development" in the post-World War II period, he told Fox News.
2017-12-04 03:59:28 Read More

Australia to probe FB, Google over media disruption

Like their rivals globally, Australiaâ€™s traditional media companies have been squeezed by online rivals, as advertising dollars have followed eyeballs to digital distributors such as Google, Facebook and Netflix Inc.
2017-12-04 03:37:58 Read More

Half of Britons support a second vote on Brexit, poll finds

Since the referendum in 2016, high profile opponents of Britainâ€™s exit - from French President Emmanuel Macron, to former British prime minister Tony Blair and billionaire investor George Soros - have suggested Britain could change its mind and avoid what they say will be disastrous for the British economy.
2017-12-04 03:35:58 Read More

Trump lashes out at own FBI in a series of tweets

Trump, two days after his former national security adviser Michael Flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI, again denied that he directed FBI Director James Comey to stop investigating Flynn.
2017-12-04 03:15:35 Read More

South Korea, US kick off largest air exercise

The annual US-South Korean drill, called Vigilant Ace, will run until Friday, with six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters to be deployed among the more than 230 aircraft taking part. The exercises have been condemned as a provocation by the isolated North.
2017-12-04 02:53:20 Read More

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South Korea, US kick off largest air exercise

Trump denies asking FBI to drop Flynn probe

US President Donald Trump denied on Sunday having asked then FBI director James Comey to stop investigating ex-national security advisor Michael Flynn, as the Russia meddling probe darkened what would otherwise have been a victorious week for the Republican president.
2017-12-03 17:28:46 Read More

Jordan begins diplomatic offensive ahead of Trump move on Jerusalem

Word of Trump's planned announcement, which would deviate from previous U.S. presidents who have insisted the Jerusalem's status must be decided in negotiations, drew criticism from the Palestinian Authority and was sure to anger the broader Arab world.
2017-12-03 17:16:35 Read More

UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack against its plant

The United Arab Emirates on Sunday denied a claim by Yemen's Shiite rebels that a rebel missile had been fired toward the country's under-construction nuclear plant.
2017-12-03 14:00:00 Read More

Trump visit to UK planned for February 2018: Report

US President Donald Trump is set for a "flying visit" to the UK at the end of February to open the new US embassy in London amid a war of words between the leaders of the two countries, a UK media report has quoted sources close to the planning as saying.
2017-12-03 12:53:22 Read More

US teacher calls police after boy says 'Allah' in class

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US teacher calls police after boy says 'Allah' in class

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Tillerson says no truth to reports that he is being replaced

"I'm going to be here as long as I can be effective and get something done," he said. "We're getting a lot done."
2017-12-03 06:03:57 Read More

Tens of thousands march in Tel Aviv against 'govt corruption'

Netanyahu is suspected of receiving luxury gifts from wealthy supporters and has also faced police questioning over a secret deal he allegedly sought for favourable coverage with the publisher of top-selling Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot.
2017-12-03 04:18:03 Read More

Fishing boat capsizes in South Korea, eight killed

A South Korean fishing boat capsized off the country's western coast today after it collided with a refueling vessel, killing eight people, South Korea's coast guard said. The boat was carrying two sailors and 20 passengers when the collision occurred in waters near Incheon west of Seoul.
2017-12-03 04:00:29 Read More

France's Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias

Macronâ€™s call, which followed a meeting with Iraqi Kurdish leaders in Paris, underscores the tough balancing act Baghdad has to perform between its allies in the war on Islamic State, Iran and Western powers, which do not see eye to eye.
2017-12-03 03:57:10 Read More

France's Macron calls on Iraq to dismantle all militias

US pulls out of UN's Global Compact on Migration

The administration of President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from a United Nations pact to improve the handling of migrant and refugee situations, deeming it "inconsistent" with its policies, the US mission to the global body announced on Saturday.
2017-12-03 02:51:43 Read More

Fear stalks London as number of acid attacks soar

The British capital saw 454 acid attacks reported last year, up from 261 in 2015 and 166 the year before. Home Secretary Amber Rudd announced new proposals in October to force people carrying acid to prove they have a legitimate reason, taking the same approach used to tackle knife violence where possession of the weapon alone is criminalised.
2017-12-03 01:23:28 Read More

Trump: Flynn's actions during the transition 'were lawful'

US President Donald Trump insisted on Saturday that his former national security adviser Michael Flynn had done nothing illegal during the transition.
2017-12-02 18:02:43 Read More

UAE 'deporting' Egypt presidential hopeful Shafiq to Cairo: Aides

days after Shafiq, in exile in the UAE since 2012, announced his candidacy in next year's election and then said he was being prevented from leaving the country, angering his Emirati hosts.
2017-12-02 15:20:35 Read More

Nigeria: At least 13 dead in suspected Boko Haram attack

Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers have killed at least 13 other people in an attack on a market in the northeast Nigerian town of Biu in Borno state, officials said on Saturday.
2017-12-02 13:27:57 Read More

UK warns government agencies not to use Kaspersky software

Head of the National Cyber Security Centre said Russia seeks 'to target UK central government and the UK's critical national infrastructure.' He advised that 'a Russia-based provider should never be used' for systems that deal with issues related to national security.
2017-12-02 11:28:43 Read More

Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus: Syrian state TV

Israel has grown deeply alarmed by Iran's expanding clout during the conflict, and has warned it would act against any threat from its regional foe Tehran. Iran has provided critical support to President Bashar al-Assad's military in fighting Syrian rebels and Islamic State militants.
2017-12-02 11:22:01 Read More

Israeli missiles hit military post near Damascus: Syrian state TV

US defence secy Mattis to visit Pakistan next week

Mattis during the tour is expected to pressure Islamabad to do more against militant groups. Mattis would reach Pakistan on December 4, the second such trip after US President Donald Trump announced his South Asia strategy on August 21. Trump while announcing the strategy criticised Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorists.
2017-12-02 11:04:31 Read More

Flynn pleads guilty, Helping in Trump-Russia probe

Michael Flynn pleaded guilty on Friday to lying to the FBI about reaching out to the Russians on Trump's behalf and said members of the president's inner circle were intimately involved with â€” and at times directing â€” his contacts.
2017-12-02 04:08:10 Read More

Finally, Pope uses word â€˜Rohingyaâ€™ on Asia trip

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Syrian Kurds hold local elections

Kurdish forces and their political allies now hold the largest part of Syria outside the control of President Bashar al-Assad's government. They have captured vast territory from Islamic State with the support of US arms, jets and ground advisers, although Washington opposes their autonomy drive.
2017-12-01 14:34:16 Read More

12 killed, 32 injured in terrorist attack in Pakistan

Three burqa-clad Taliban militants on Friday stormed an agriculture training institute in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar and opened indiscriminate fire, killing at least 12 people, half of them students, before being shot dead by security forces.
2017-12-01 13:49:37 Read More

12 killed, 32 injured in terrorist attack in Pakistan

Sri Lanka could have single day polling in February

The polls would be the first key test for the unity government headed by President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe which is embroiled in a bitter infighting over a range of issues.
2017-12-01 12:46:05 Read More

Suu Kyi meets China's Xi as Rohingya censure grows

Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi met on Friday with President Xi Jinping on a visit to friendly neighbor China as international criticism over her country's persecution of Rohingya Muslims continues to grow.
2017-12-01 11:18:58 Read More

11 injured as terrorists storm govt building in Pak

Militants on Friday stormed a government building in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar and opened fire, sparking a gun battle with security forces in which at least 11 people were injured.
2017-12-01 07:17:40 Read More

Islamic State seizes new Afghan foothold

The mini-caliphate established six months ago in two districts of Jawzjan province marks a new inroad in Afghanistan by Islamic State (IS), which is claiming more attacks even as its fighters suffer heavy losses in Iraq and Syria.
2017-12-01 04:27:49 Read More

US calls on nations to sever ties with NKorea

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US calls on nations to sever ties with NKorea

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White House has plan to replace top diplomat with CIA chief: Officials

The White House has developed a plan to oust Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who has had an increasingly tense relationship with President Donald Trump, and replace him with CIA director Mike Pompeo within weeks, senior administration officials said on Thursday.
2017-11-30 16:34:02 Read More

Trump was 'wrong' but UK-US relations will endure: May

UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday repeated her condemnation of US President Donald Trump's retweets of anti-Muslim videos posted by a British far-right leader but said US-UK relations would survive the row.
2017-11-30 14:04:13 Read More

China's Xi praises Obama's efforts to build US-China ties

The official Xinhua News Agency said on Thursday that Obama met on Wednesday with Xi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing and discussed bilateral ties. Xinhua said Xi "made positive comments" about Obama's efforts to develop relations between the nations when he was president of the United States.
2017-11-30 12:25:21 Read More

Europe's Muslim population to grow, migration or not

The Pew Research Center report modeled three scenarios for estimating the number of Muslims who would be living in Europe by 2050. All three used a mid-2016 estimate of 25.8 million as a baseline, but assumed different future migration rates. â€‹
2017-11-30 11:18:13 Read More

Britain's May tours Mideast amid Islam row with Trump

Trump has infuriated British authorities with his tweets on terrorism in Britain, including highly publicised run-ins with London's Muslim mayor Sadiq Khan.
2017-11-30 10:14:32 Read More

Pope lands in Bangladesh after contentious Myanmar visit

The pope will spend three days in mainly-Muslim Bangladesh, which is also grappling with a rise in Islamist extremism that has seen Catholics attacked for their faith. In Myanmar he walked a diplomatic tightrope, staying away from allegations that the army is waging an ethnic cleansing campaign against Rohingya Muslims.
2017-11-30 10:01:21 Read More

4 killed in Pak in suspected US drone strike targeting Haqqani network

Pakistani officials said an unmanned aerial vehicle dropped two missiles on a compound housing militants under the command of a senior network commander, Abdur Rasheed Haqqani. It was not clear if the commander was among those killed.
2017-11-30 09:08:17 Read More

'Who is the pope?' ask Rohingya in Bangladesh

The plight of Rohingya refugees is the backdrop to Pope Francis' landmark visit to Myanmar and Bangladesh this week. But in the vast refugee camps on the border, there is puzzlement, with many asking: "Who is he?"
2017-11-30 06:22:38 Read More

Pak protest over #FreeBalochistan ad shot down by UK

In what comes as a blow to Pakistan, the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has refused to take up any action against the removal of #Balochistan">FreeBalochistan advertisements from London's buses and taxis.
2017-11-30 05:47:21 Read More

Blood and fury: Menstrual activism sweeps the world

Women are starting to speak up about their periods â€‹in a wave of "menstrual activism" which is being compared to the "women's liberation" movement of the 1960s. From emojis to show they are menstruating to sharing pictures of blood-stains on social media, a taboo that still blights the lives of millions is being challenged.
2017-11-30 05:35:57 Read More

Trump fires back at UK's May: 'Don't focus on me'

"Theresa May, don't focus on me, focus on the destructive Radical Islamic Terrorism that is taking place within the United Kingdom. We are doing just fine!" he tweeted, after an earlier tweet with the same message used the wrong Twitter handle for May.
2017-11-30 03:37:39 Read More

Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos, faces flak

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2017-11-29 23:44:25 Read More

'Saeed's release flies in the face of Pak's claim'

Outraged at the release of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed, a UN and US-designated terrorist, the Trump administration on Wednesday said it "flies in the face" of Pakistan's claim that the country is not a sanctuary for terrorists.
2017-11-29 17:45:22 Read More

Gunmen attack Shia imambargah in Pak, kill 2 people

Unidentified, motorcycle-borne gunmen on Wednesday opened fire outside a Shia imambargah here, killing at least two people and injuring three others, in a rare attack in Pakistan's capital.
2017-11-29 16:36:08 Read More

'Gurdwaras, temples testament to tolerant Afghanistan'

Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma said that the two countries enjoyed age old cultural and civilisational ties and deep- rooted linkages in the fields of music, art, architecture, language and cuisine which bind the people of these nations together.
2017-11-29 14:19:11 Read More

Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos

The retweets were part of an early morning burst in which Trump again dismissed CNN as "Fake News" and insisted the US economy was in "record territory" by many measures.
2017-11-29 12:54:57 Read More

NBC fires 'Today' host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct

"While it is the first complain about his behavior in the over twenty years he's been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe this may not have been an isolated incident," NBC said in a statement.
2017-11-29 12:29:07 Read More

Pope Francis calls for reconciliation in Myanmar

In a speech on Tuesday, Pope Francis avoided the highly charged term 'Rohingya', following advice of Vatican insiders who feared it could set off a diplomatic incident and turn Myanmar's military and government against minority Christians.
2017-11-29 11:39:06 Read More

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North Korea missile test 'provocative action': Kremlin

North Korea's latest missile test today is a "provocative action" that will lead to further tensions, the Kremlin said, appealing for calm on all sides.
2017-11-29 10:41:13 Read More

North Korea missile test 'provocative action': Kremlin

North Korea's latest missile test today is a "provocative action" that will lead to further tensions, the Kremlin said, appealing for calm on all sides.
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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Dec

World World News For The Year 2017 and Month Dec

In frigid Times Square, relief arrives with the new year

New year brings broad pot legalisation to California

US will have a fantastic year ahead: Donald Trump

Words banned for the new year? 'Fake news' gets top vote

Words banned for the new year? 'Fake news' gets top vote

North Korea's Kim says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea

10 US citizens, 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash

Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies

18 dead in attack on Afghan funeral: Officials

Erica Garner dies; fought police brutality after dad's death

Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turns deadly

Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turns deadly

Six dead after Sydney seaplane crash

30 dead in central Kenya bus crash

Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power

Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power

Trump on Iran: Oppressive regimes can't last forever

2 Vegas security guards fatally shot in hotel-casino

Man with explosives takes 11 hostages in Ukraine

Regime forces advance against jihadists in NW Syria

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years in prison

'Historic' turning point in Italy's migrant crisis

Won't give up nukes if US continues blackmail: NKorea

Won't give up nukes if US continues blackmail: NKorea

Guatemala: Jerusalem embassy move 'won't be reversed'

Kim Jong Un applies science to kimchi-making

US military to accept transgender recruits on Monday

US condemns arrest of demonstrators in Iran

Authorities say 2 dead including gunman at California office

Trump demands visa changes as part of immigration fix

9 jailed in Vietnam for 'attempt to overthrow state'

Saudi Arabia releases two princes after graft probe

Gunman kills 9 in attack on Egypt church

South Africa's top court delivers Zuma impeachment blow

Bangladesh targets 1,00,000 for 1st Rohingya repatriation

China says no illicit oil sales to North Korea

China says no illicit oil sales to North Korea

India hatching conspiracies against CPEC: Pak

Cambodia court fines exiled opposition leader $1m

Russia probe makes US 'look very bad': Trump

Echoes of escaped Brazilian slaves live on in Rio

German union steps up fight for 'modern' 28-hr week

Migrant arrivals by sea triple in Spain in 2017

Migrant arrivals by sea triple in Spain in 2017

Apartment fire kills 12 in New York's Bronx: Mayor

Pak anti-graft body gives nod for case against Sharifs

China chides U.S., German embassies after call for release of activist

China chides U.S., German embassies after call for release of activist

Myanmar drops illegal drone charges against journalists

'St Petersburg supermarket bombing was terrorism'

Gay Singaporean loses bid to adopt surrogate son

Tibetan film-maker flees China, arrives in US

10 injured in Russian supermarket bombing

10 injured in Russian supermarket bombing

Taliban car bomb targets Afghan army base, wounding 15

Pak army to get over 1,000 acres for new GHQ

Pak army to get over 1,000 acres for new GHQ

Myanmar court remands Reuters journos for 2 more weeks

Get used to drills, China tells Taiwan

US sanctions N Korean missile experts, Russia offers to mediate

US jet goes off taxiway after blizzard

US jet goes off taxiway after blizzard

Fata reforms endorses merger of tribal regions with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Pakistan: Two killed in drone attack in Khurram area

Islamic State group releases 1st video of Somalia fighters

Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian teen icon

Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian teen icon

Israeli court extends detention of Palestinian teen icon

North Korea likely to pursue talks, South Korea says

China, Pak to look at including Afghanistan in CPEC

British navy frigate escorts Russian warship in North Sea

North Korea UN ambassador demands US prove ransomware claim

Julian Assangeâ€™s Twitter account goes offline, then back

Dark, desperate life without power in Puerto Rico

In Xmas message, Queen praises terror-hit UK cities

In Xmas message, Queen praises terror-hit UK cities

4 dead after bus crashes into Moscow underpass

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