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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Feb

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China's top ranking erotic photographer dies

An erotic photographer, Ren Hang whose work lead major brand marketing campaigns in China, died over the weekend stunning the world of commercial art and brand advertising. Ren, who was only 30, is believed to have committed suicide.
2017-02-28 16:17:38 Read More

UN documents nearly 1,500 child soldiers in Yemen

The UN has verified the recruitment of 1,476 children, all boys, between 26 March 2015 and 31 January 2017, said a statement by the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Ravina Shamdasani.
2017-02-28 15:14:58 Read More

Two women to be charged with Kim Jong-Nam's murder

Two women arrested for the nerve agent assassination of Kim Jong-Nam are to be charged with his murder, Malaysia said Tuesday, as North Korea sent a senior diplomat to seek the return of the body.
2017-02-28 13:48:50 Read More

At least 160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border

At least 160 people have died in three months of clashes between the military and ethnic armed groups in Myanmar's Shan state, a senior army official said Tuesday amid efforts to revive flagging peace talks.
2017-02-28 13:13:00 Read More

Quake hits off Japan's Fukushima, no tsunami risk

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake on Tuesday struck northeastern Japan near the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japanese and US authorities said. The quake struck at a depth of 42.3 kms (26 miles) in the Pacific Ocean 34 kms east-northeast of the town of Namie.
2017-02-28 09:11:05 Read More

Afghan policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11

Spokesperson for the provincial governor, says the policeman turned his rifle on his colleagues & killed them late Monday in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital. He says the attacker collected all the firearms from his colleagues, then fled the scene in a police vehicle presumably to join Taliban.
2017-02-28 08:39:55 Read More

Afghan policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11

Russia pledges to veto UN sanctions resolution on Syria

Russia pledged to veto a Western-backed UN resolution that would impose sanctions on 21 Syrian individuals & organizations allegedly involved in chemical weapons attacks in the war-ravaged country. The resolution, initially sponsored by Britain & France, was recently joined by the US administration.
2017-02-28 05:33:51 Read More

Xi's party position cemented in China's education

China cemented President Xi Jinping's position as the "core" of the Communist Party on Monday, making it part of ideological teaching in colleges and universities as Beijing tightens its hold on education.
2017-02-28 04:19:26 Read More

Suspect in Kansas shooting appears in court

Adam Purinton, the man charged with killing Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring two others in an apparent hate crime at a pub in Kansas, has made his first court appearance.
2017-02-28 03:56:36 Read More

Jewish centers in US cope with bomb threats; graves vandalized

Jewish centers and schools across the nation coped with another wave of bomb threats Monday as officials in Philadelphia made plans to repair and restore hundreds of vandalized headstones at a Jewish cemetery. All 21 buildings, 13 community centers and 8 schools were cleared by Monday afternoon.
2017-02-28 03:34:24 Read More

SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year

SpaceX plans to launch two paying passengers on a tourist trip around the moon next year using a spaceship under development for NASA astronauts and a heavy-lift rocket yet to be flown, the launch company announced on Monday. The first such launch is tentatively targeted for late 2018.
2017-02-28 03:15:46 Read More

SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year

US Senate confirms billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary

Breaking with Republican orthodoxy, billionaire investor Wilbur Ross Ross said the Trump administration will work quickly to re-do the North American Free Trade Agreement. That's the massive trade pact with Canada and Mexico that has boosted trade but still stings laid-off workers across the Midwest.
2017-02-28 03:04:29 Read More

China says it has received its largest foreign drone order

The order for the Wing Loong II was placed before the next-generation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) successfully completed its maiden flight, Xinhua said late Monday, citing the system's developer Chengdu Aircraft Design and Research Institute. It did not identify the buyer or the size of the order.
2017-02-28 02:55:58 Read More

Air strike kills key Afghan Taliban commander

An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city, officials said on Monday, in a major blow to the insurgent group.
2017-02-27 11:44:34 Read More

4 N Korean spies involved in Kim killing: Seoul

South Korea's intelligence service says four North Korean government spies were involved in the killing of North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un's estranged half brother. It also said that the involvement of the North Korean spies is evidence that the Pyongyang government was behind Kim Jong Nam's death.
2017-02-27 11:35:35 Read More

China bird flu death toll hits at least 108 this winter

China reported another 8 fatalities from H7N9 bird flu since mid-February, the government said, taking the death toll so far this winter to at least 108 and stirring further concerns about the spread of the deadly virus. China reported as many as 79 deaths from the same virus in January.
2017-02-27 08:11:19 Read More

Trump toasts nation's guvs ahead of health care talks

President Donald Trump toasted the nation's governors on Sunday night, welcoming state leaders to a black-tie ball at the White House ahead of discussions about his plans to repeal and replace the so-called Obamacare law.
2017-02-27 02:17:47 Read More

Trump toasts nation's guvs ahead of health care talks

IS planning attacks in Britain: Lawyer

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2017-02-26 14:30:11 Read More

Muslim staff quits Trump govt after travel ban

A bold Hijab-wearing Muslim ex-White House staffer of Bangladeshi-origin has said she quit her job after US President Donald Trump announced his controversial travel ban, lasting just eight days in the new administration.
2017-02-26 13:09:58 Read More

Iran holds naval war games amid tensions with US

Iran launched naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean on Sunday, a naval commander said, as tensions with the United States escalated after US President Donald Trump put Tehran "on notice".
2017-02-26 11:55:34 Read More

Kim Jong Nam died within 20 minutes of poisoning

Malaysia health minister â€‹said that the dose of VX given to Kim was so high that it "would have affected his heart, it would have affected his lungs, it would have affected everything." Kim Jong Nam died Feb. 13 at Kuala Lumpur's airport.
2017-02-26 10:04:08 Read More

Kim Jong Nam died within 20 minutes of poisoning

Donald Trump decides to skip White House press dinner

On the campaign trail and in the White House, Donald Trump has had a strained relationship with the press, calling journalists "the enemy of the people" and frequently criticizing outlets and individual reporters whose coverage he does not like.
2017-02-26 07:04:23 Read More

Malaysia rolls out red carpet as Saudi king kicks off Asia tour

The visit is the first by a Saudi king to Malaysia in more than a decade, as the Arab nation courts Asian investors for the sale of a 5 percent stake in state firm Aramco in 2018, expected to be the world's biggest IPO.
2017-02-26 06:16:11 Read More

Car plows into parade crowd in New Orleans; 28 hurt

Police Chief Michael Harrison said the suspect is being investigated for driving while intoxicated. Harrison was asked twice by the media if terrorism was suspected. While he didn't say ``No'' he did say it looks like a case of DWI.
2017-02-26 05:38:18 Read More

Man hits 3 with car in German city, shot by police

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2017-02-25 17:37:38 Read More

Man hits 3 with car in German city, shot by police

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2017-02-25 17:37:38 Read More

Turkish PM launches 'yes' campaign over Prez powers

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2017-02-25 11:55:19 Read More

Saudi foreign minister makes rare visit to Baghdad

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir made a rare visit to Baghdad, meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi. It was the first visit of a senior Saudi minister since the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003. It reopened its embassy in Baghdad last year after 25-year shutdown.
2017-02-25 11:39:52 Read More

Suicide attacks on bases in Syria's Homs kill 42

"There were at least six attackers and several of them blew themselves up near the headquarters of state security and military intelligence," Syrian Observatory for Human Rights director Rami Abdel Rahman told news agency AFP.
2017-02-25 09:26:05 Read More

Two killed, 14 injured in hotel fire in China

out on the second floor of the HNA Platinum Mix Hotel in the Honggutan New District at about 8 am, firefighters said.
2017-02-25 08:23:44 Read More

What chemical weapons North Korea possesses

Malaysian police said a chemical weapon the toxic VX nerve agent was used to kill the estranged half brother of Pyongyang leader at the Kuala Lumpur airport on Feb. 13. If N Korea's involvement is confirmed, this would be an unusual and extremely high-profile use of its chemicals in an assassination.
2017-02-25 04:48:00 Read More

Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime

The shooting on Wednesday night led news bulletins in India and triggered outrage on social media, where people voiced concern that US President Donald Trump's "America First" position on immigration and jobs has fueled a climate of intolerance.
2017-02-25 04:25:20 Read More

Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime

White House defends contacts with FBI over Russia reports

The White House on Friday defended chief of staff Reince Priebus against accusations he breached a government firewall when he asked FBI Director James Comey to publicly dispute media reports that Trump campaign advisers had been frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents.
2017-02-25 04:03:45 Read More

White House bars major news outlets from informal briefing

Press chose not to participate in the briefing after White House press secretary Sean Spicer restricted the number of journalists included. Typically, the daily briefing is televised and open to all news organizations credentialed to cover the White House.
2017-02-25 02:35:05 Read More

Trump hits nativist buttons in red-blooded speech

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2017-02-24 17:27:40 Read More

Trump hits nativist buttons in red-blooded speech

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2017-02-24 17:27:40 Read More

Suicide bomber kills 29 near Syria town taken from ISIS

The bomber blew up a vehicle packed with explosives in Susian, eight kilometres (five miles) northeast of the strategic town which the Turkish-backed rebels overran on Thursday after weeks of fighting, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
2017-02-24 08:57:00 Read More

US should stop being manipulated by Pak: Ex-Pentagon official

"Let's stop being manipulated by Pakistan. It's time for the United States to restore dignity in its relationship with Pakistan," he said in the opinion piece published in The Hill. "The United States should be prepared to add more penalties if necessary," he said.
2017-02-24 07:55:26 Read More

Trump reverses Obama ban on private prisons

The Obama move had only affected a small portion of the US prison system: 13 privately run prisons housing just over 22,000 people, or about 11 percent of the federal prison population. Most are foreign nationals, mainly Mexicans incarcerated for immigration violations.
2017-02-24 04:18:49 Read More

Trump reverses Obama ban on private prisons

ISIS forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US general

The barbaric tactic, coupled with other increasingly desperate battlefield measures, is a sign the Islamic State group knows defeat is inevitable, officials say.
2017-02-24 04:09:57 Read More

Want US nuclear arsenal to be 'top of the pack': Trump

President Donald Trump said he would like to see a world with no nuclear weapons but expressed concern that the United States has "fallen behind on nuclear weapon capacity."
2017-02-24 04:05:51 Read More

VX nerve agent used in Kim Jong Nam murder: Malaysia

Kim Jong Nam died after being assaulted at Kuala Lumpur International Airport last Monday while preparing to board a flight to Macau. Kim had been living in the Chinese territory of Macau under Beijing's protection.
2017-02-24 02:32:42 Read More

Aware of US carrier in South China Sea: China

Friction between the United States and China over trade and territory under US President Donald Trump have increased concern that the South China Sea could become a flashpoint.
2017-02-23 10:24:25 Read More

Aware of US carrier in South China Sea: China

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5 dead, 15 injured in bomb attack in Lahore: Pakistan officials

At least seven persons were killed and 20 others injured on Thursday in a powerful explosion that ripped through a building in a defence locality in this Pakistani city, the latest in a series of terror attacks in the country.
2017-02-23 07:55:52 Read More

Japan Crown Prince vows to follow father's footstep

Naruhito is first in line to Japan's Chrysanthemum throne and will succeed Emperor Akihito, now 83. Akihito last August expressed his apparent wish to abdicate, citing concerns his age and health may start limiting his ability to fulfil his duties as emperor.
2017-02-23 03:48:33 Read More

Kim autopsy 'illegal and immoral': N Korean state media

Pyongyang's state media on Thursday blasted Malaysia for an "illegal & immoral" autopsy on a man believed be the half-brother of North Korea's leader. Malaysia has not released the corpse "under the absurd pretext" that it needs a DNA sample from the dead man's family.
2017-02-23 03:09:35 Read More

Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

The Trump administration has ended federal protections for transgender students that instructed schools to allow them to use bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities.
2017-02-23 01:51:46 Read More

Pakistan army goes hunting for terrorists across nation

Following a wave of terrorist strikes across Pakistan, the army launched a countrywide offensive against militants on Wednesday, stating that the action was aimed at rooting out their scourge once and for all and consolidating the gains made through other military operations in recent years.
2017-02-23 01:27:31 Read More

Pakistan army goes hunting for terrorists across nation

North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia

Malaysian etectives probing the assassination of Kim Jong-Un's half-brother want to question the North Korean embassy's second secretary, Hyon Kwang Song, as well as a North Korean airline employee called Kim Uk Il
2017-02-22 12:17:33 Read More

Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery

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2017-02-22 10:39:42 Read More

Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery

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2017-02-22 10:39:42 Read More

Why immigrants are rushing to apply for US citizenship

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2017-02-22 10:34:43 Read More

South Sudan promises 'unimpeded' aid access amid famine

South Sudan's president said Tuesday his government will ensure "unimpeded access'' for all aid organizations, a day after famine was declared for more than 100,000 people in the country suffering from years of civil war.
2017-02-22 09:27:18 Read More

Banner 'Refugees Welcome' unfurled at Statue of Liberty

A banner reading "Refugees Welcome" was unfurled atop the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty. The banner, measuring about three feet by 20 feet, was affixed by nylon rope to the wall of the public observation deck at the base of the statue, according to the National Park Service.
2017-02-22 08:58:11 Read More

North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia

Malaysian investigators are seeking to question a North Korean diplomat over the killing of Kim Jong-Un's brother at a Kuala Lumpur airport, national police chief Khalid Abu Bakar said on Wednesday.
2017-02-22 03:49:11 Read More

Milo quits Breitbart News after child sex remarks

"I would be wrong to allow my poor choice of words to detract from my colleagues' important reporting," Milo Yiannopoulos said while announcing his decision to step down as tech editor for the conservative US site Breitbart.
2017-02-22 03:09:01 Read More

Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose

Rescuers chest-deep in water steered boats full of people, some with babies and pets, from a San Jose neighborhood inundated Tuesday by water from an overflowing creek.
2017-02-22 02:00:32 Read More

Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose

Rescuers chest-deep in water steered boats full of people, some with babies and pets, from a San Jose neighborhood inundated Tuesday by water from an overflowing creek.
2017-02-22 02:00:32 Read More

US, China discuss measures to counter N Korea threat

The US and China have agreed on a constructive bilateral relationship to address the threat posed by North Korea due to its repeated ballistic missile tests despite a UN ban.
2017-02-22 01:56:12 Read More

UNICEF, French president urge protection for children of war

"The situation is as urgent as ever," French President Francois Hollande pleaded as he opened a conference in Paris on Tuesday with representatives from 80 countries, decrying "the nightmare that killed these children's innocence."
2017-02-21 11:39:01 Read More

Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach

The migrants appeared to have died during the past two days. They were all adults, mostly from sub-Saharan African countries, and all but three of them were men.
2017-02-21 11:32:54 Read More

Israel court sentences soldier to 18 months for killing Palestinian

An Israeli military court on Tuesday sentenced a soldier to 18 months in prison for shooting dead an injured Palestinian assailant. The March 2016 shooting in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron was caught on video by a rights group and spread widely online.
2017-02-21 11:19:27 Read More

Ghana's President Akufo-Addo says economy is in a 'bad way'

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2017-02-21 11:00:11 Read More

Ghana's President Akufo-Addo says economy is in a 'bad way'

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No cause of death determined yet for North Korean

Malaysian officials say a cause of death has not yet been determined for the exiled member of North Korea's ruling family who died last week after apparently being poisoned in the budget terminal of a Kuala Lumpur airport.
2017-02-21 08:16:28 Read More

Nepal to hold first local elections in 20 years

Nepal will hold its first local elections in two decades in May, the government has announced, a key moment in the country's fraught transition to democracy. Local polls will be held on May 14, paving the way for provincial and then national elections later in the year.
2017-02-21 07:27:29 Read More

Thousands of demonstrators across US say 'Not my President'

Thousands of demonstrators turned out Monday across the US to challenge Donald Trump in a Presidents Day protest dubbed Not My President's Day. Many in the crowd chanted "No ban, no wall. The Trump regime has got to fall." They held aloft signs saying "Uphold the Constitution Now" and "Impeach the Liar."
2017-02-21 04:15:18 Read More

Russia's ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly Monday after falling ill in his office at the mission, Russian officials said.
2017-02-21 01:58:44 Read More

Russia's ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64

Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vitaly Churkin, died suddenly Monday after falling ill in his office at the mission, Russian officials said.
2017-02-21 01:58:44 Read More

Russia says 4 of its soldiers die in Syria roadside bombing

The Defense Ministry says the explosion happened as a Syrian military convoy, including the vehicle with Russian military advisers, was driving to the city of Homs in central Syria last Thursday from the Tiyas air base, which is close to the ancient town of Palmyra held by the Islamic State group.
2017-02-20 13:28:10 Read More

Russia says 4 of its soldiers die in Syria roadside bombing

Iraqi forces reach vicinity of Mosul airport

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2017-02-20 12:43:07 Read More

Pakistan says airstrikes have killed 'dozens' of militants

The warplanes targeted militant hideouts in the Wucha Bibi area of North Waziristan, the Pakistani army said in a statement. The information could not be independently confirmed, as media access to the region is heavily restricted.
2017-02-20 12:29:05 Read More

Tehran bans drones after security scares

The general staff of the armed forces has issued an edict which means drones may only be used if they have been given permits from one of two government ministries or the state broadcaster, a senior Revolutionary Guard commander said on Monday.
2017-02-20 11:19:54 Read More

N Korea, Malaysia row as Kim killing film emerges

Malaysia's probe has put five North Koreans in the frame for the airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam. At least three of them took a flight from Jakarta to Dubai on the evening of the murder, an Indonesian immigration official said.
2017-02-20 11:03:44 Read More

Grenade attack kills 11 members of Afghan family

The attack, which left 3 others wounded, occurred in Laghman province on Sunday but no militant group has so far claimed responsibility. "11 people were martyred after two grenades were thrown at their house by unknown gunmen in Laghman's Baad Pakh district," the local governor's spokesperson said.
2017-02-20 10:52:41 Read More

China to run 1,000 cargo trains to Europe in 2017

n hub has planned three major rail line services to Europe, with a middle route to Germany, Poland and the Netherlands, a southern route to Turkey and beyond, and another northern route to Russia.
2017-02-20 09:45:03 Read More

Washington prepares to bring N Koreans to US for talks

The talks would be the clearest indication yet that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un wants to communicate with the new Trump administration. Planning for the "Track 1.5 talks" is still in a preparatory stage, the Post reported, citing multiple people with knowledge of the arrangements.
2017-02-20 06:22:28 Read More

Scuffles at Thai temple as police hunt for monk

y would try to avoid violence while threatening arrest for followers of the sprawling temple who have defied orders to leave and instead flocked there, hampering the search for 72-year-old Phra Dhammachayo.
2017-02-20 05:22:30 Read More

22 migrants flee US to seek asylum in Canada

At least 22 migrants fled the United States for Canada over the weekend, sneaking across the border in Manitoba province to request asylum, authorities said on Monday.
2017-02-20 05:07:17 Read More

22 migrants flee US to seek asylum in Canada

At least 22 migrants fled the United States for Canada over the weekend, sneaking across the border in Manitoba province to request asylum. Under a bilateral agreement, asylum-seekers from the United States are usually turned back at Canada's border crossings.
2017-02-20 05:07:17 Read More

Malaysia summons N Korean ambassador, recalls envoy

Malaysia's foreign ministry summoned North Korea's ambassador on Monday over allegations he had made over the Southeast Asian country's handling of the investigation into the murder in Kuala Lumpur of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother.
2017-02-20 03:14:52 Read More

Hundreds of Rohingya 'return home' from Bangladesh

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2017-02-19 14:47:02 Read More

10 dead after boat capsizes off Sri Lanka's southwest coast

The boat was among 19 that took part in a religious festival procession from the fishing town of Beruwala, around 60 kilometers (37 miles) south of the capital, Colombo, said police spokesman Priyantha Jayakody. The tragedy occurred when the boats were returning from the festival.
2017-02-19 13:21:54 Read More

Avalanche kills seven in northern Pakistan

The accident, which also injured seven, happened near the Lowari Tunnel which connects the districts of Dir and Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a senior local administration official told AFP. Efforts are also being made to pull the remaining workers out alive.
2017-02-19 12:06:01 Read More

Avalanche kills seven in northern Pakistan

Blast in Somalia kills 15 in Mogadishu marketplace

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2017-02-19 12:02:31 Read More

Iran main sponsor of global terror: Saudi foreign minister

Al-Jubeir said Iran was propping up the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, funding the Houthi separatists in Yemen and violent groups across the region.
2017-02-19 10:28:35 Read More

350,000 children trapped in west Mosul: Save the Children

"Iraqi forces and their allies, including the US and UK, must do everything in their power to protect children and their families from harm, and avoid civilian buildings like schools and hospitals as they push deeper into the city," said the London-based charity's Iraq country director, Maurizio Crivallero.
2017-02-19 10:28:34 Read More

Putin critic leaves Russia for treatment after 'poisoning'

Kara-Murza, 35, previously experienced sharp deterioration of health due to poisoning two years ago, which included kidney failure and nearly killed him. Kara-Murza was an ally of the late opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, who was shot dead close to the Kremlin in February 2015.
2017-02-19 10:27:07 Read More

Iran dismisses new US pressure, calls for 'mutual respect'

President Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized the 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran, the U.S. and five other world powers, under which Tehran agreed to curb its uranium enrichment in exchange for the lifting of international sanctions, but hasn't said what he plans to do about it.
2017-02-19 09:58:00 Read More

'Malaysia police probe shows N Korea behind Kim murder'

Malaysian police have arrested one North Korean suspect and are seeking four more North Koreans who left the country last Monday, the day Kim Jong-Nam was poisoned at Kuala Lumpur's main airport.
2017-02-19 09:25:28 Read More

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China stages another mass anti-terror rally in Xinjiang

Hundreds have died in Xinjiang in the past few years, mostly in unrest between the Muslim Uighur people, who call the region home, and the ethnic majority Han Chinese. Beijing blames the unrest on Islamist militants.
2017-02-19 07:00:44 Read More

'New US travel ban to spare green card holders'

A new version of Trump administration travel ban will not stop green card residency holders or travellers already on planes from entering the United States, US Secretary for Homeland Security John Kelly said The replacement order could be issued as early as Tuesday.
2017-02-19 06:51:50 Read More

China suspends coal imports from North Korea over missiles

The ban is in line with UN Security Council sanctions imposed in November in response to North Korea's fifth nuclear test two months earlier, the Commerce Ministry said in an online statement Saturday.
2017-02-19 03:59:24 Read More

Germany's Merkel to US: Bolster groups like EU, NATO, UN

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2017-02-18 17:29:57 Read More

Germany's Merkel to US: Bolster groups like EU, NATO, UN

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Mike Pence says US will stand firm with Europe, NATO

"Today, on behalf of President Trump, I bring you this assurance: the United States of America strongly supports NATO and will be unwavering in our commitment to this transatlantic alliance," Pence told the Munich Security Conference.
2017-02-18 12:13:20 Read More

Pakistan shuts key border crossing in wake of shrine attack

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2017-02-18 11:54:37 Read More

Kim toxicology report could take two weeks: Malaysia

A toxicology report on the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un could take up to two weeks, Malaysia's top health official said today.
2017-02-18 11:09:39 Read More

In Europe, Pence says US will hold Russia accountable

Pence, in an address to the Munich Security Conference, also offered assurances to European allies that the US "strongly supports'' Nato. He said the U.S. would be ``unwavering'' in its commitment to trans-Atlantic institutions like Nato.
2017-02-18 09:39:19 Read More

After night in cell, Samsung scion taken for questioning

The 48-year-old Lee, who has a net worth of $6.2 billion, heads the technology giant that is the world's biggest manufacturer of smartphones, flat-screen televisions and memory chips. Lee was arrested on Friday for his alleged role in a corruption scandal.
2017-02-18 09:27:23 Read More

US university's invite to Dalai Lama sparks uproar

The University of California San Diego (UCSD) said it extended the invite to the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in a bid to promote his message of "global responsibility and service to humanity."
2017-02-18 09:27:23 Read More

US university's invite to Dalai Lama sparks uproar

Europe warns US against favouring Russia

European leaders on Friday fired a salvo of warnings against Washington, cautioning it against hurting EU cohesion, abandoning shared values and seeking a rapprochement with Russia behind the backs of its allies.
2017-02-18 04:21:26 Read More

North Korean arrested over Kim killing

The man was identified as Ri Jong Chol, born in 1970. He was arrested on Friday night in Selangor state, the police said in a statement.
2017-02-18 04:15:04 Read More

Indonesian accused of Kim Jong-Nam's murder 'duped': Officials

An Indonesian woman arrested over the assassination of the North Korean leader's half-brother was "duped" into believing that she was taking part in a TV prank show, officials said on Friday.
2017-02-17 17:26:15 Read More

Powerful storm pelts California, bring risk of flooding

A powerful storm hit California with the first in a new series of rainstorms moving across the northern half of the state while the south awaited a rains that forecasters said could be the strongest in years if not decades.
2017-02-17 15:12:30 Read More

Migration isn't a danger, it's a challenge for growth, says Pope

Pope Francis, who was reunited on Friday with one of the Syrian refugees he brought home with him from Lesbos, Greece, said migrants don't pose a danger to Europe's culture but rather a challenge for societies to grow.
2017-02-17 15:12:01 Read More

Migration isn't a danger, it's a challenge for growth, says Pope

IS kills 17 Afghan Army soldiers in east: Official

The Islamic State group launched an attack on Afghan security posts killing 17 soldiers on Friday. Ahmad Ali Hazrat, chief of the provincial council in the province, said the attack last night took place in the Dih Bala district in eastern Nangarhar province.
2017-02-17 14:57:04 Read More

Harward turns Trump down for security adviser job

Vice-admiral Robert Harward has turned down an offer to be President Donald Trump's new national security adviser, the latest blow to a new administration struggling to find its footing. A senior White House official said that Harward had turned the offer down due to financial and family commitments.
2017-02-17 12:21:30 Read More

Death toll in Baghdad car bomb attack claimed by ISIS at 59

The death toll from car bomb attack in a southern Baghdad neighborhood has reached 59 with 66 others injured. The IS group claimed credit for the bombing. In a statement early on Friday, IS said its fighters detonated bombs in a parked car among a gathering of Shias in the Fifth Police district.
2017-02-17 11:41:51 Read More

Pakistan detains dozens after 75 killed at Shiite shrine

Security officials said Friday's raids led to the arrest of 47 suspects, including some in Sindh province. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.
2017-02-17 06:16:36 Read More

China holds 'anti-terrorism' mass rally in Xinjiang

The large-scale parade in Hotan, a hotspot of ethnic tension in Xinjiang's southern Muslim Uighur heartland, involved thousands of armed police and paramilitary officers and was designed to "show strength and intimidate", according to a front-page report in the official Xinjiang Daily on Friday.
2017-02-17 04:58:51 Read More

7 Hong Kong cops jailed over attack on democracy protester

All seven were convicted earlier this week of assault causing actual bodily harm to Civic Party activist Ken Tsang, but were acquitted of a more serious charge of grievous bodily harm with intent. Video footage of the attack shocked residents and dented their faith in the usually trusted police force.
2017-02-17 04:27:56 Read More

Donald Trump: 'I inherited a mess'

"I inherited a mess. It's a mess. At home and abroad, a mess," US President Donald Trump said and claimed that his administration "is running like a fine-tuned machine".
2017-02-17 03:25:31 Read More

Donald Trump: 'I inherited a mess'

"I inherited a mess. It's a mess. At home and abroad, a mess," US President Donald Trump said and claimed that his administration "is running like a fine-tuned machine".
2017-02-17 03:25:31 Read More

US defence chief to Nato: Pay up or we reduce support

US Defence Secretary James Mattis bluntly warned Nato allies on Thursday that Donald Trump's administration would "moderate its commitment" to the transatlantic alliance unless members met their spending pledges.
2017-02-16 17:31:39 Read More

US defence chief to Nato: Pay up or we reduce support

Blast: Pak announces Rs 1m reward for info on suspect

Pakistan's Punjab police on Thursday announced Rs 1 million reward for any information about the identity of suspected facilitator of the Lahore blast, even as elite commandos killed six militants belonging to a faction of the Taliban that claimed responsibility for the deadly attack.
2017-02-16 15:21:30 Read More

Egypt swears in 9 new Cabinet ministers in shuffle

Egypt has sworn in nine new ministers to the cabinet of Prime Minister Sherif Ismail. The new ministers, sworn in on Thursday by President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, will oversee agriculture, parliamentary affairs, investment and international cooperation, trade, local development, planning, education, higher education and transport.
2017-02-16 14:49:07 Read More

UN wants resettlement of Rohingya refugees

The United Nations' refugee agency has asked Bangladesh to allow it to negotiate with the United States, Canada and some European countries to resettle around 1,000 Rohingya Muslims living in the South Asian nation, a senior official at the agency said.
2017-02-16 14:00:26 Read More

14-yr-old girl beaten up â€˜for wearing ripped jeansâ€™ in Iran

A 14-year-old girl alleges that she has been beaten and detained for wearing ripped jeans in Iran, in the latest report of police brutality against women and girls.
2017-02-16 11:24:06 Read More

Saeed tells Pak govt to remove his name from travel ban list

In a letter to Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack, in which 166 people died, said: "A memorandum issued on January 30, 2017 placing 38 individuals should be withdrawn forthwith."
2017-02-16 09:01:29 Read More

Saeed tells Pak govt to remove his name from travel ban list

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Trump drops commitment to 'two-state' Mideast deal

The American president, signaling a new era of comity between the US and Israel after rocky relations under President Barack Obama, said he was more interested in an agreement that leads to peace than in any particular path to get there.
2017-02-16 04:43:37 Read More

Malaysia arrests 2nd suspect in North Korean's death

Lawmakers in South Korea earlier cited their spy agency as saying it suspected two female North Korean agents had murdered Kim Jong Nam, a half-brother of Kim Jong Un. US government sources also said they believed North Korean assassins were responsible.
2017-02-16 03:45:08 Read More

South Korea court mulls fresh bid to arrest Samsung heir

The 48-year-old appeared grim-faced as he entered the Seoul courthouse Thursday without answering questions from hordes of reporters as protestors chanted "Arrest him!" nearby, according to television footage.
2017-02-16 03:40:46 Read More

South Korea court mulls fresh bid to arrest Samsung heir

Trump to Netanyahu: Iran will never get nuclear weapon

"The security challenges faced by Israel are enormous, including the threat of Iran's nuclear ambitions, which I've talked a lot about. One of the worst deals I've ever seen is the Iran deal," Trump told reporters at a joint news conference with Netanyahu at the White House.
2017-02-16 02:52:35 Read More

Donald Trump reignites feud with intel and media

Washington has erupted in anger and recrimination again after allegations against President Trump and his associates of being too cozy with Russia resurfaced following the resignation of the National Security Advisor Michael Flynn on the same charges.
2017-02-15 17:14:34 Read More

Woman held for killing of Kim Jong-Un's half brother

A woman carrying a Vietnamese passport was arrested on Wednesday in connection with the assassination of a half-brother of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-Un , Malaysia's police chief said.
2017-02-15 11:59:10 Read More

Woman held for killing of Kim Jong-Un's half brother

China warns US against fresh naval patrols in South China Sea

China's foreign ministry on Wednesday warned Washington against challenging its sovereignty, responding to reports the United States was planning fresh naval patrols in the disputed South China Sea.
2017-02-15 11:15:57 Read More

Malaysia police hunt Kim Jong-Nam's assassins

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Six killed in suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan

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Tolerance test as Muslim Indonesia's capital votes

Jakarta's Christian governor who is standing trial for blasphemy was Wednesday fighting to cling on to his job in a high-stakes election seen as a test of religious tolerance in Muslim-majority Indonesia.
2017-02-15 08:49:46 Read More

White House: Mideast peace may not be 2-state solution

The Trump administration suggested Tuesday that peace between the Israelis and Palestinians may not come in the form of a two-state solution - a position that could represent a dramatic shift from former President Barack Obama, who said he saw no alternative.
2017-02-15 08:38:23 Read More

New talks seek to end Syria's war after nearly 6 years

Syrian government has indicated it will attend the Geneva talks, and its delegation is likely to be led by its usual negotiator, Syria's UN ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari. The key opposition High Negotiations Committee has announced a 21-member delegation to Geneva, including 10 rebel representatives.
2017-02-15 07:30:33 Read More

New talks seek to end Syria's war after nearly 6 years

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Flynn in the bin: Donald Trump's NSA is gone in 24 days

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2017-02-14 21:55:53 Read More

Half-brother of North Korean leader Kim assassinated

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been assassinated in Malaysia, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday. The source gave no further details. Officials in Seoul were not immediately available for comment.
2017-02-14 12:21:31 Read More

Small percentage of people spread most Ebola cases

Most of the people infected with Ebola in the West Africa epidemic that began in 2014 got sick through contact with a small number of "superspreaders" with the disease, researchers said Monday.
2017-02-14 09:57:17 Read More

Small percentage of people spread most Ebola cases

Hitler lookalike arrested in Austria

Austrian police arrested an Adolf Hitler lookalike after he was spotted wandering around the Nazi dictator's hometown sporting his infamous moustache and side parting.The man called himself "Harald Hitler" and was arrested under a 1947 Austrian law which made it illegal to promote Nazi ideology.
2017-02-14 07:03:22 Read More

32 dead in Taiwan bus crash: Fire department

A Taiwan bus reported to have been taking local tourists home from visiting seasonal cherry blossoms careered off a highway on Monday night leaving 32 dead, the national fire agency said.
2017-02-13 17:00:06 Read More

Tehmina Janjua becomes Pak's first woman foreign secretary

Career diplomat Tehmina Janjua was on Monday appointed as Pakistan's first woman foreign secretary. Foreign Office said that Janjua will replace outgoing foreign secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry. She was presently serving as Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.
2017-02-13 16:09:14 Read More

Hamas military hardliner elected group's Gaza chief

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas elected a hardline member of its armed wing as its new Gaza head on Monday, Hamas officials said. "Yahya Sinwar was elected to head the Hamas political office in the Gaza Strip", the officials said.
2017-02-13 12:13:45 Read More

China blames Washington, Seoul for North Korea missile launch

China, facing criticism that it is not doing enough to pressure North Korea to drop its nuclear program, said Monday that the root cause of North Korean missile launches is friction with the United States and South Korea.
2017-02-13 10:27:11 Read More

Nearly 200,000 people told to flee crumbling US dam

The state water resources department said crews using helicopters would drop rocks to fill a huge gouge, and authorities were releasing water to lower the lake's level after weeks of heavy rains in the drought-plagued state.
2017-02-13 10:11:34 Read More

Nearly 200,000 people told to flee crumbling US dam

Thousands told to leave homes near California dam

The California Department of Water Resources said it is releasing as much as 100,000 cubic feet per second from the main, heavily damaged spillway to try to drain the lake.
2017-02-13 03:30:37 Read More

N-capable missile test successful: North Korea

North Korea fired the ballistic missile on a high arc into the sea early on Sunday, the first test of US President Donald Trump's vow to get tough on an isolated regime that tested nuclear devices and ballistic missiles last year at an unprecedented rate.
2017-02-13 02:56:05 Read More

Crackdown on illegal criminals part of poll promise: Trump

US President Donald Trump today defended the ongoing crackdown on illegal criminals, saying he is merely fulfilling his election promise and only removing gang members and drug dealers.
2017-02-12 16:58:48 Read More

Crackdown on illegal criminals part of poll promise: Trump

Germany picks Frank-Walter Steinmeier to be president

A German parliamentary assembly has elected Frank-Walter Steinmeier by an overwhelming majority to become the country's new president. Steinmeier, Germany's former foreign minister, was elected Sunday in Berlin with 931 of the 1,260 votes.
2017-02-12 13:41:05 Read More

North Korea test-fires missile, Abe condemns

North Korea appeared to fire a ballistic missile early Sunday in what would be its first such test of the year and an implicit challenge to US President Donald Trump, who stood with the Japanese leader as Shinzo Abe called the move 'intolerable.'
2017-02-12 13:10:09 Read More

Greece evacuates 75,000 to defuse WW II bomb

A massive evacuation has begun in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki so experts can defuse a 500-pound unexploded World War II bomb. An estimated 75,000 people are being evacuated in a nearly 2-kilometer radius.
2017-02-12 09:59:22 Read More

Greece evacuates 75,000 to defuse WW II bomb

Swiss voters for streamlined citizenship for under-25s

Swiss voters are considering two issues that will affect immigrants and foreign companies in Switzerland, deciding whether to make it easier for "third-generation foreigners" to get Swiss citizenship and whether to lock in competitive low tax rates for businesses.
2017-02-12 06:37:32 Read More

Germany to elect new president; Steinmeier the favorite

A German parliamentary assembly will elect the country's new president on Sunday, and the country's former foreign minister, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is the overwhelming favorite to win.
2017-02-12 05:50:33 Read More

Thousands of Romanians march against government

Thousands of protesters braved the cold to march in Romania's main cities, angered by government attempts to water down anti-corruption laws.
2017-02-12 03:37:18 Read More

Thousands of Romanians march against government

Thousands of protesters braved the cold to march in Romania's main cities, angered by government attempts to water down anti-corruption laws.
2017-02-12 03:37:18 Read More

Won't accept illogical demands in bailout review: Greece

Greek PM Alexis Tsipras said he is confident the country's drawn-out bailout review would be completed but Athens would not accept "illogical" demands by its lenders. Greece and its international lenders made clear progress on Friday towards bridging differences over its fiscal path in coming years.
2017-02-11 11:25:11 Read More

Won't accept illogical demands in bailout review: Greece

Flooding in central Indonesia: 13 dead, thousands trapped

Up to 40,000 people have been caught in severe flooding following days of torrential rain in central Indonesia, where the death toll from landslides on Bali resort island rose to 13.
2017-02-11 10:25:19 Read More

Michelle Obama to come as guest judge on 'MasterChef Junior'

elle, a string of famous chefs and celebrities will act as guest judges in order to replace former MasterChef Junior judge Graham Elliot, including Martha Stewart and the Muppets, reported the Los Angeles Times.
2017-02-11 08:31:01 Read More

Mass prayers draw thousands as Indonesia readies polls

Tens of thousands gathered at the national mosque in Jakarta for mass prayers on Saturday urging Indonesians to vote for Muslims in city and district elections being held across the country next week.
2017-02-11 08:09:21 Read More

Trump's U turn on Taiwan shows he is learning: Chinese media

Hailing Trump's surprise commitment to Chinese President Xi Jinping during their first phone call to abide by the 'One China' policy which was observed by the US for decades, recognising Taiwan as part of Chinese mainland, the state-run Global Times said Trump has changed his rhetoric about China.
2017-02-11 06:45:23 Read More

Philippines quake kills at least 6, damages runway

A powerful nighttime earthquake in the southern Philippines killed at least six people and injured more than 120 others, as officials on Saturday combed through cracked buildings looking for more casualties.
2017-02-11 06:00:21 Read More

Chinese, US aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter over South China Sea: US

The two planes came within 1,000 feet (300 meters) of each other during Wednesday's incident near the Scarborough Shoal, which is claimed by both the Philippines and China, according to a Pentagon spokesman.
2017-02-11 03:37:21 Read More

Chinese, US aircraft in 'unsafe' encounter over South China Sea: US

Trump calls Xi, recognizes One-China Policy

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2017-02-10 14:56:09 Read More

Boko Haram kills 7 army recruits, abducts female soldier

An army officer and self-defense commander say Boko Haram insurgents have ambushed a convoy of new recruits in northeast Nigeria, killing seven troops and abducting a female soldier. Thursday evening's ambush occurred near Mafa town on the main road 50 kilometers (30 miles) east of Maiduguri.
2017-02-10 13:58:28 Read More

Eiffel Tower to get bullet-proof glass wall

A 2,50 meter-high bullet-proof glass is to be set around the Eiffel tower to protect it and secure its access. It will replace the metal barriers set up as a temporary measure around the iconic tower during the Euro football tournament last year, the Local France news portal reported on Thursday.
2017-02-10 12:15:05 Read More

Kabul endorses US general's call for additional troops

Kabul on Friday endorsed US general John Nicholson's call for thousands of additional troops in Afghanistan to stave off a resurgent Taliban. Afghan forces, beset by record casualties, have been struggling to rein in the Taliban since US-led Nato troops ended their combat mission in December 2014.
2017-02-10 11:09:06 Read More

Britain will be 'just fine' post-Brexit: Apple CEO

Britain will be "just fine" after it leaves the European Union, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook said in an interview broadcast on Friday. UK voted to leave European Union in a referendum in June last year and PM Theresa May is preparing to kickstart the departure process by the end of March.
2017-02-10 10:57:25 Read More

Iranians celebrate 1979 revolution with rallies

Iranians began a nationwide celebration on Friday to commemorate the 38th anniversary of the 1979 revolution with rallies around the country. Demonstrators in Tehran chanted traditional slogans against the US and Israel.
2017-02-10 10:44:33 Read More

NATO needs more troops in Afghanistan: US general

Hours before Donald Trump-Ashraf Ghani call, General John Nicholson, the commander of US and international troops in Afghanistan, told the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington he did not have enough troops to adequately advise Afghan forces on the ground.
2017-02-10 10:06:15 Read More

Erdogan approves constitutional reform bill

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan says the reform will provide stability at a time of turmoil and prevent a return to the fragile coalitions of the past. His opponents fear it will herald increasingly authoritarian rule.
2017-02-10 09:47:50 Read More

Pak to US: Committed to countering terror groups

Pakistan is committed to countering "all militant groups" operating within its territory, army chief General Bajwa has assured US defence secretary James Mattis during. Pakistan has been trying to establish a rapport with the new administration but so far without much success.
2017-02-10 08:51:28 Read More

'Trump adviser discussed sanctions with Russian envoy'

Citing unnamed current and former US officials, the meida report said some senior US officials interpreted the contacts as a "potentially illegal" signal to Russia that it could expect a reprieve from sanctions imposed by the Obama administration in December.
2017-02-10 04:06:58 Read More

Over 100 dead in Brazil as police strike spurs anarchy

More than 100 people have been reported killed during a six-day strike by police in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo, as hundreds of troops patrolled streets attempting to keep order with schools and businesses closed and public transport frozen.
2017-02-09 22:31:54 Read More

Nato backs Ukraine as clashes surge: Deputy chief

Deputy head of Nato Rose Gottemoeller said its all 28 allies support Ukraine as it faces the worst upsurge in fighting against pro-Russian rebels. The alliance had stood by Ukraine since "Russian aggressive actions" began in 2014 and it would not recognize the illegal annexation of Crimea, she said.
2017-02-09 15:45:02 Read More

UK limits lone child refugees to 300, sees criticism

Britain's Conservative government has placed a limit on the number of lone child refugees it will accept into the country. The decision was made after France raised concerns that UK government's actions were acting as a draw to encourage children to make the perilous journey to the continent.
2017-02-09 15:27:05 Read More

Turkey detains 4 IS suspects 'planning major attack'

Turkey has detained 4 IS suspects in the southeastern city of Gaziantep accused of planning a major attack. Police seized 150 kilograms of explosives, detonation equipment and two Kalashnikovs, with Turkey on high alert after the New Year Istanbul nightclub attack claimed by IS.
2017-02-09 12:32:01 Read More

Turkey detains 4 IS suspects 'planning major attack'

May quashes attempts to derail her Brexit plan in parliament

Lawmakers voted 494 to 122 in favour of a legislation giving May the right to trigger Brexit, ending days of intense debate. The bill now needs the approval of the upper chamber, in which May does not have a majority, before it becomes law.
2017-02-09 05:27:20 Read More

Bill to halve green card allotment introduced

The Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment, or Raise Act, introduced by Republican senator Tom Cotton and David Perdue from the Democratic party, would alter the US immigration system to significantly reduce the number of foreigners admitted to the country without a skills-based visa.
2017-02-09 03:46:36 Read More

US Senate confirms Jeff Sessions for attorney general

Sessions, 70, who has served two decades in the Senate from Alabama, was confirmed by a 52-47 vote largely along party lines after Democrats raised public opposition to his confirmation.
2017-02-09 03:30:25 Read More

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Trump, in letter to Xi, seeks 'constructive relationship'

The letter also thanked Xi Jinping for his congratulatory note on Trump's inauguration and wished the Chinese people a prosperous Year of the Rooster, the statement said. China's Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment.
2017-02-09 03:24:41 Read More

British MPs approve bill to start Brexit

As the votes were being tallied, a few pro-EU legislators whistled Beethoven's "Ode to Joy," the bloc's anthem. But the decisive 494-122 result was another big step on Britain's road to the EU exit door.
2017-02-09 03:22:26 Read More

British MPs approve bill to start Brexit

US says it killed veteran Qaeda leader in Syria

The US military said Wednesday that it had killed eleven Al-Qaeda operatives, including a veteran leader and suicide bombing pioneer, in a bombing raid in Syria.
2017-02-09 01:18:20 Read More

Syrian jets bomb rebel-held Homs district, kill several people

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Six Afghan Red Cross workers killed by suspected Islamic State

Suspected Islamic State gunmen killed at least six Afghan employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Wednesday as they carried supplies in the north of the country to areas hit by deadly snow storms, government officials said.
2017-02-08 13:11:03 Read More

Six Afghan Red Cross workers killed by suspected Islamic State

FLOTUS, face-palm among 1,000 new Merriam-Webster entries

FLOTUS, face-palm, net neutrality along with terms from recent advances in science - such as CRISPR - are among over 1,000 new words added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary for the first time since 2014.
2017-02-08 10:46:41 Read More

Trump tells Spanish leader he backs NATO

onversation with Rajoy since taking office on January 20 served to "reaffirm the strong bilateral partnership across a range of mutual interests," the White House said.
2017-02-08 08:56:53 Read More

More violence, arrests in Paris suburbs overnight

The trouble began in Aulnay-sous-Bois several days ago after four police officers were suspended pending an inquiry into accusations they had used excessive force while arresting a 22-year-old man, including shoving a baton into his anus.
2017-02-08 08:30:59 Read More

Judges hammer attorneys on both sides of travel ban case

During more than an hour-long argument, a three-judge panel of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals pressed a government lawyer whether the Trump administration's national security argument was backed by evidence that people from the seven countries posed a danger.
2017-02-08 07:14:00 Read More

US may ask visa applicants for social media passwords

Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said the move could come as part of the effort to toughen vetting of visitors to screen out people who could pose a security threat
2017-02-08 06:55:59 Read More

No plan to add new countries to travel ban list: US

White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the Trump government is working to put further restrictions, to make sure that the countries who are sending people to the US are coming here for peaceful purposes.
2017-02-08 04:35:39 Read More

US army to allow completion of Dakota oil pipeline

In a court filing on Tuesday, the Army said that it would allow the final section of the line to tunnel under North Dakota's Lake Oahe, part of the Missouri River system. This could enable the $3.8 billion pipeline to begin operation as soon as June.
2017-02-08 04:08:32 Read More

Strong 6.3 earthquake strikes off coast of Pakistan

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the coast of Pakistan early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said.The shallow quake struck at 3:03am (2203 GMT), with an epicentre just 23 kilometres (14 miles) southwest of Pakistan's coastal city of Pasni.
2017-02-08 01:14:19 Read More

Strong 6.3 earthquake strikes off coast of Pakistan

Betsy DeVos is education secretary as Pence breaks tie

US Vice-President Mike Pence had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate to confirm Betsy DeVos as the countryâ€™s Education Secretary after the chamber was locked in a 50-50 vote with two Republicans opposing President Trumpâ€™s nominee.
2017-02-07 18:26:22 Read More

Betsy DeVos is education secretary as Pence breaks tie

Media 'doesn't want to report' extremist attacks: Trump

President Donald Trump is accusing the media of deliberately minimizing coverage of the threat posed by the Islamic State group, saying news outlets "have their reasons" for not reporting what he described as a "genocide" underway at the hands of the group.
2017-02-07 14:11:13 Read More

Prez Duterte to send rogue cops to south Philippines

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday corrupt police will be sent to a violence-racked stronghold of Islamist militants or they should quit, in a fierce dressing down of men from a force he had relied on to fight his war on drugs.
2017-02-07 14:04:11 Read More

Apple seeks design perfection at new 'spaceship' campus

Inside the original Macintosh computer, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs inscribed the signatures of his team, revealing his deep concern for even the hidden features of his products
2017-02-07 11:48:08 Read More

Romanian government seeks loophole on corruption

Romania's government is on a high-risk mission: devise a legal and politically acceptable way to remove penalties for some types of official corruption.
2017-02-07 11:01:59 Read More

Sarkozy to face trial over 2012 campaign financing

The source said one of two judges in charge of the case, Serge Tournaire, had decided on February 3 that the case should go to trial after the failure of Sarkozy's legal efforts to prevent it in December.
2017-02-07 09:39:24 Read More

Palestinians urge sanctions over Israel's settlement law

A Palestinian Cabinet minister on Tuesday called on the international community to punish Israel for a contentious new law, just hours after the Israeli parliament adopted the bill to retroactively legalize thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land.
2017-02-07 09:29:57 Read More

Palestinians urge sanctions over Israel's settlement law

Israel passes law legalizing thousands of settlement homes

Israel's parliament on Monday passed a contentious law meant to retroactively legalize thousands of West Bank settlement homes built unlawfully on private Palestinian land, a step that is expected to trigger international outrage and a flurry of lawsuits against the measure.
2017-02-07 03:15:13 Read More

Doctor removes 130-pound tumor from Mississippi man

Roger Logan, 57, had the non-cancerous growth removed on January 31 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital, where he will remain for another week or so before returning to Gulfport, Mississippi. The tumor probably started as an ingrown hair that became infected, swelled and developed its own blood supply, Logan's surgeon, Dr Vipul Dev, told the Bakersfield Californian.
2017-02-07 03:08:01 Read More

Melania Trump re-files Daily Mail lawsuit in New York

Melania Trump had previously filed the lawsuit against Mail Media Inc in Maryland, but a judge earlier this month ruled the case shouldn't be filed in Maryland and dismissed it. The lawsuit now filed in New York.
2017-02-07 03:07:29 Read More

Kremlin seeks apology from Fox News over Putin comments

The Kremlin said on Monday it wanted an apology from Fox News over what it said were "unacceptable" comments one of the channel's presenters made about Russian President Vladimir Putin in an interview with US counterpart Donald Trump.
2017-02-07 03:00:15 Read More

Kremlin seeks apology from Fox News over Putin comments

Landmark Srebrenica massacre trial starts in Serbia

The landmark trial of eight former Bosnian Serb police officers charged with taking part in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre started in a Serbian court on Monday with judges rejecting another postponement.
2017-02-06 12:07:41 Read More

Landmark Srebrenica massacre trial starts in Serbia

Afghan diplomat shot dead at Karachi consulate in Pak

The consulate's third secretary was killed by a private guard, who has been arrested, said a police official. "The motive behind the killing is not clear yet," the official said, adding that the gunman was also an Afghan national.
2017-02-06 08:56:38 Read More

Despite White House warning, Israel pushes settlement bill

PM Netanyahu is under pressure from members of his coalition to bring the bill to a vote in parliament following last week's court-ordered demolition of an illegally built settlement outpost. Netanyahu's nationalist coalition is dominated by West Bank settlers and their supporters.
2017-02-06 07:04:59 Read More

Beijing vows 30% cut in coal use in 2017 to fight smog

"We will try to basically realize zero coal use in six major districts and in Beijing's southern plain areas this year," major Cai Qi was quoted as saying, adding that Beijing would also eliminate small coal-fired boilers.
2017-02-06 04:49:30 Read More

Beijing vows 30% cut in coal use in 2017 to fight smog

Travelers arrive in US to hugs and tears

Airlines around the world allowed people to board flights as usual to the United States. One lawyer waiting at New York's Kennedy Airport said visa and green-card holders from Iraq and Iran were encountering no problems as they arrived.
2017-02-06 03:42:43 Read More

Queen Elizabeth marks 65 years on British throne

A 41-gun royal salute will take place in central London to mark the occasion. The queen's office released a 2014 portrait showing her wearing a suite of sapphire jewellery she received from King George VI as a wedding gift in 1947.
2017-02-06 03:41:29 Read More

Scotland needs own immigration deal within Brexit

The committee looked at the economic impact of migration on Scotland and backed the stance of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who is at odds with the London government over the shape of Britain once it leaves the European Union.
2017-02-06 03:18:32 Read More

Trump to meet NATO leaders in Europe in May

Trump, elected on a pledge to push NATO members to increase their funding to the western alliance to ease the financial burden on the US, agreed to meet alliance leaders in Europe in May in a phone call on Sunday with NATO secretary general Jens Stoltenberg.
2017-02-06 02:46:59 Read More

Asked about Putin, Donald Trump says US isn't 'so innocent'

President Donald Trump said he respects Vladimir Putin, and when an interviewer called the Russian leader "a killer", Trump said the United States has many of them. "What do you think? Our country's so innocent," he said.
2017-02-05 14:29:34 Read More

Suspect in Louvre attack quizzed for first time

French investigators on Sunday began questioning a suspect in the attack on troops outside the Louvre Museum in Paris, but the man refused to speak. The suspect, believed to be an Egyptian national, was shot in the stomach and seriously wounded after lunging at soldiers with two machetes on Friday.
2017-02-05 12:54:42 Read More

38 killed by avalanches in last 3 days: Afghan official

An Afghan official says at least 38 people have been killed in the past three days by avalanches caused by heavy snow in different parts of the country.
2017-02-05 11:49:21 Read More

At former jihadist camp, Iraqi police face drones

As a walkie-talkie carried word of another casualty from an Islamic State mortar attack, an Iraqi policeman peered through leaves at enemy positions just across the Tigris River. He kept his head low to avoid snipers but also had an eye on the sky.
2017-02-05 11:39:22 Read More

Turkey detains over 400 IS suspects in raids

Turkish police on Sunday detained hundreds of suspected members of the Islamic State extremist group in nationwide raids, just over a month after an attack on an Istanbul nightclub claimed by the jihadists.
2017-02-05 11:16:27 Read More

Israeli PM calls for unity against Iran before UK visit

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for international unity against Iran after Tehran's recent ballistic missile test. Netanyahu spoke Sunday ahead of his visit to London where he will meet PM Theresa May to "deepen bilateral diplomatic, security, economic and technological ties."
2017-02-05 11:15:50 Read More

Iran welcomes US wrestling team after travel ban halted

Iran denies US claims that the missile test violated a UN resolution, and said it would impose its own sanctions on US individuals and companies which it says have supported extremist groups in Syria and elsewhere.
2017-02-05 07:53:05 Read More

Donald Trump to attend his first G7 meet in Italy in May

Donald Trump agreed to attend the G-7 Summit in Taormina, Italy in May, and said he looked forward to meeting with the Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni at that time. It could be his first visit to Europe as US president.
2017-02-05 06:25:15 Read More

Avalanche kills 13 people in Pakistan's north

A Pakistani security official says at least 13 people have been killed in an avalanche that buried five homes following heavy snowfall in the country's north.
2017-02-05 05:46:14 Read More

Will work with Kiev & Moscow to end Ukraine conflict: Trump

US President Donald Trump said he was willing to work with both Kiev and Moscow to resolve a separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine, following a telephone call with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Saturday.
2017-02-05 03:49:58 Read More

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New Pentagon chief an instant hit in Japan, South Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was effusive in his endorsement as the two shook hands Friday before a phalanx of Japanese and international news reporters and cameras.
2017-02-05 03:37:48 Read More

New Pentagon chief an instant hit in Japan, South Korea

Louvre reopens 24 hours after machete attack

Art lovers returned to the Louvre in Paris on Saturday, 24 hours after soldiers outside the museum shot and wounded a machete-wielding attacker, whose condition stabilized overnight. The Friday incident thrust security threat back into the limelight with authorities saying it was a "terror" assault.
2017-02-04 16:08:09 Read More

Louvre reopens 24 hours after machete attack

China warns Donald Trump not to push it for talks with Dalai Lama

Warning Trump administration of "endless trouble and burden" if it uses the Dalai Lama against it, China on Saturday sharply criticised the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson for his "amateurish" suggestion that he would encourage talks between Beijing and Dharmsala-based Tibetan government in exile.
2017-02-04 13:06:35 Read More

Travel ban: Air France reopens US flights to passengers

Air France said on Saturday it had reopened US-bound flights to passengers affected by President Donald Trump's travel ban on nationals from seven Muslim-majority countries, after the executive order was temporarily suspended by a federal court.
2017-02-04 10:31:24 Read More

Airlines in Iran: No tickets for Iranians holding US visas

The move comes even though a US judge on Friday temporarily blocked the ban, siding with two states that urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country. The directive does not include US airlines.
2017-02-04 09:23:17 Read More

No title perhaps, but Ivanka Trump is playing key role

Last month, Trump said she will take a "formal leave of absence" from her executive positions at the Trump Organization and her lifestyle brand â€” which offers shoes, clothes and messages of female empowerment. Her company will be run by the current president and a board of trustees.
2017-02-04 08:37:30 Read More

No title perhaps, but Ivanka Trump is playing key role

Defiant Iran in missile exercise day after US sanctions

Iran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise today in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend.
2017-02-04 07:58:48 Read More

Donald Trump's nominee for Army secretary withdraws his name

The Military Times reported that businessman Vincent Viola said in a statement he was "deeply honored" to be nominated but cited his inability to successfully navigate the confirmation process and Defense Department rules concerning family businesses.
2017-02-04 06:33:55 Read More

UN removes Afghan warlord from terrorists list

The UN has removed Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar from its list of designated terrorists, lifting the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo imposed on the insurgent leader who has signed a peace pact with the government.
2017-02-04 05:24:42 Read More

China official says US should stop using Dalai Lama to stir trouble

It would bring no benefit to the US but damage Sino-US ties instead, the Global Times reported late Friday, citing Zhu Weiqun, head of the ethnic and religious affairs committee of the top advisory body to China's parliament.
2017-02-04 03:55:43 Read More

US-Japan alliance 'cornerstone' of stability: James Mattis

US Defense Secretary James Mattis told his Japanese counterpart on Saturday that their alliance remained a "cornerstone" of regional stability as he wrapped up a visit aimed at reassuring key Asian allies about Washington's commitment to their security.
2017-02-04 03:08:01 Read More

Iraqi 'speechless' after 7-year-wait to get into US

Munther Alaskry first bonded with American Marines over a shared love of Metallica. He later cleared roads of bombs for US troops and translated for them, helping the military navigate his war-torn country. The 37-year-old Iraqi engineer spent nearly a decade working for the US government in his home country and received death threats for doing so.
2017-02-04 03:01:14 Read More

Louvre suspect may have tweeted about IS before attack

The tweets came from "a Twitter account whose owner could be the attacker", the source said, adding that investigators were unable to formally confirm this at the moment. The messages were posted in Arabic Friday on the account of Abdallah El-Hamahmy. "In the name of Allah... for our brothers in Syria and fighters across the world," he wrote at 9:31 am (0831 GMT).
2017-02-04 02:54:22 Read More

Louvre suspect may have tweeted about IS before attack

Fewer than 60,000 visas canceled by Trump's order: State Dept

Fewer than 60,000 foreigners from seven majority-Muslim countries had their visas canceled after President Donald Trump's executive order blocked them from traveling to the US.That figure contradicts a Justice Department lawyer's statement Friday during a court hearing in Virginia about the ban. The lawyer in that case said that about 100,000 visas had been revoked.
2017-02-03 20:27:07 Read More

US sends Navy destroyer to patrol off Yemen amid Iran tensions

The USS Cole arrived in the vicinity of the Bab al-Mandab Strait off southwestern Yemen where it will carry out patrols, including escorting vessels, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
2017-02-03 17:03:22 Read More

US reaffirms commitment to defense treaty with Japan

US President Donald Trump's defense secretary reaffirmed America's commitment to its mutual defense treaty with Japan on Friday during a meeting with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo.
2017-02-03 15:20:19 Read More

China's top envoy says hopes to manage disputes with US

China hopes it can work with the United States to manage and control disputes and sensitive problems, China's top diplomat Yang Jiechi told Michael Flynn, US President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor, on Friday.
2017-02-03 15:03:51 Read More

Victory for May as UK court throws out EU single market challenge

The British Influence thinktank had argued that although last June's referendum had resulted in a "leave" vote, it had not been a mandate for the government of Prime Minister Theresa May to take Britain out of the single market.
2017-02-03 15:03:31 Read More

Belarus says Russia made oil threat, calls border plan a political attack

arathon news conference which lasted over seven hours, Lukashenko said he sensed Russia was afraid his country, a long-time ally, would move too far out of Moscow's orbit.
2017-02-03 14:56:30 Read More

11 arrested during protest against conservative comedian at NY U

The arrests came a day after protesters smashed windows and set fires at University of California at Berkeley during a demonstration against the appearance of Milo Yiannopoulos of Breitbart News, the right-wing website formerly headed by presidential adviser Steve Bannon.
2017-02-03 14:54:12 Read More

President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees delayed by democrats

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee exploited Senate rules to delay a vote on Senator Jeff Sessions' nomination to be attorney-general. That job was in the spotlight after President Trump fired acting Attorney-General Sally Yates over her refusal to defend his executive order on immigration.
2017-02-03 12:26:10 Read More

President Donald Trump's cabinet nominees delayed by democrats

Trump warns Israel against new settlements

Trump has been perceived as sympathetic to the settlements, which are considered illegal by most of the international community. Shortly before taking office, he vigorously criticized the Obama administration for not vetoing a United Nations Security Council measure condemning settlements.
2017-02-03 05:05:11 Read More

US warns NKorea of 'overwhelming' response over nukes

"Any attack on the United States, or our allies, will be defeated, and any use of nuclear weapons would be met with a response that would be effective and overwhelming," defense secretary Jim Mattis said at South Korea's defense ministry.
2017-02-03 02:40:43 Read More

US warns NKorea of 'overwhelming' response over nukes

Aus bears brunt of Trump's fury at 'dumb' refugee deal

The first phone call between Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has turned out to be a diplomatic disaster after the US President went public to describe an Obama-era agreement with Australia to accept over 1,200 refugees a "dumb deal."
2017-02-02 13:33:30 Read More

Donald Trump threatens Berkeley funds over Breitbart protests

Hundreds of students and other protesters chanting "shut him down" smashed windows at the University of California campus, set wooden pallets on fire and threw fireworks and rocks as police in full riot gear responded with tear gas.
2017-02-02 12:10:26 Read More

Donald Trump threatens Berkeley funds over Breitbart protests

Iranian-origin boy, 5, detained at US airport for hours

A five-year-old Iranian-origin boy was reportedly detained for hours at an airport near Washington following President Donald Trump's immigration order with the White House saying he might have posed a "security risk".
2017-02-02 10:50:31 Read More

Romanian minister resigns after anti-graft protests

More than 250,000 Romanians came out in protest late on Wednesday, in the biggest anti-corruption demonstration since the fall of communism in Romania in 1989.
2017-02-02 09:41:25 Read More

US puts Iran 'on notice' after missile test

Michael Flynn, President Donald Trump's national security adviser, forcefully denounced Iran's behavior in his first public remarks since Trump took office. He accused Iran of threatening US allies and spreading instability throughout the Middle East.
2017-02-02 05:05:09 Read More

Australian PM won't comment on report of terse Trump call

Australia's prime minister said his country's relationship with the United States remained "very strong" but refused to comment on a newspaper report on Thursday that an angry President Donald Trump cut short their first telephone call as national leaders.
2017-02-02 03:52:31 Read More

Tillerson confirmed as US secretary of state

Rex Tillerson was quickly sworn in during a ceremony in the Oval Office, where Donald Trump showered him with praise. Senators voted 56-43 to approve the former Exxon Mobil CEO after Democrats mounted a vocal yet unsuccessful campaign to derail the bid.
2017-02-02 02:48:37 Read More

Tillerson confirmed as US secretary of state

Pakistan to file FIR against Hafiz Saeed

A top Pakistan official said that an FIR would soon be lodged against Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, currently in house arrest under an anti-terrorism law. The crackdown on the Mumbai attack mastermind and others was described as â€œcowardlyâ€ by assorted terror and militant groups
2017-02-02 00:21:46 Read More

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed placed on Pak's Exit Control List

Pakistan interior ministry has forwarded a letter to all provincial governments and the Federal Investigation Agency, which included names of 38 individuals placed on the list, preventing them from leaving the country. All of them were said to be linked with JuD or Lashkar-e-Taiba.
2017-02-01 16:44:32 Read More

Trump's travel ban 'divisive and wrong': Theresa May

"We believe Trump's executive order is divisive and wrong," Theresa May said, speaking to MPs for the first time since the travel ban came into force on Friday -- the same day she met Trump at the White House. May said she had no advance notice of Trump's plans.
2017-02-01 16:19:30 Read More

Trump's travel ban 'divisive and wrong': Theresa May

Trump nominates conservative judge Neil Gorsuch to SC

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated conservative appeals court judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, ensuring that -- if he is confirmed -- America's apex court will continue to lean right for the foreseeable future.
2017-02-01 13:38:50 Read More

Philippine ministry asks Rodrigo Duterte to clarify military's role in drug war

ked Duterte to formalise remarks he made in a speech to army generals on Tuesday, when he said he needed their help in his drugs war, and to detain members of a police force he described as "corrupt to the core".
2017-02-01 13:08:55 Read More

10-year-old may be first female with tree-man syndrome in Bangladesh

A growth previously thought to be prickly heat rashes started to spread and grow on the face of Shahana Khatun, a class-3 student. "This appears to be similar to Tree-man disease," docs say. Tree-man disease is a rare skin disorder, which covers limbs with warts, making them look like tree branches.
2017-02-01 13:01:55 Read More

UK to publish Brexit strategy on Thursday: Theresa May

The government last month promised a "White Paper" offering its Brexit plans for scrutiny after the Supreme Court ruled it could not begin Brexit negotiations without parliamentary approval.
2017-02-01 12:40:25 Read More

Don't hurt 'religious sentiments': Bangladeshi Police to writers

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia assured writers, publishers and attendees that ample security measures have been taken. The commissioner also asked writers and publishers to abstain from the sale and display of books that may 'attack religious sentiments'.
2017-02-01 11:56:47 Read More

UAE minister says Trump travel ban not anti-Islam

US President Donald Trump's travel ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations is not anti-Islam, the United Arab Emirates foreign minister said on Wednesday.
2017-02-01 11:52:12 Read More

'UK's ex-PM Cameron tried to have paper editor sacked'

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron attempted to have the editor of a national newspaper that strongly supported Brexit sacked during last year's European Union referendum campaign, the BBC has reported.
2017-02-01 10:46:26 Read More

Trump's defense chief heads to Asia, eying China, North Korea threat

The trip is the first for retired Marine General James Mattis since becoming Trump's Pentagon chief and is also the first foreign trip by any of Trump's cabinet secretaries. Trump himself has spoken with the leaders of both Japan and South Korea in recent days and will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Washington on Feb. 10.
2017-02-01 10:33:58 Read More

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Israeli forces begin evacuation of West Bank outpost

Settlers and dozens of pro-settlement activists who flocked to the Amona outpost to protest against the evacuation burned tyres and piled makeshift barricades at its entrance. But there was no immediate violence as columns of unarmed police walked toward prefabricated homes where some 330 settlers live.
2017-02-01 10:26:25 Read More

Ex-UN chief Ban rules out presidential run in South Korea complaining of "fake news"

South Korea has been gripped by political crisis for months amid a corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. If the impeachment vote is upheld by the Constitutional Court, she will have to quit and an election would be held two months later.
2017-02-01 09:45:41 Read More

Not sure how many refugees US will accept: Aus PM

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2017-02-01 05:28:53 Read More

Not sure how many refugees US will accept: Aus PM

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2017-02-01 05:28:53 Read More

Not sure how many refugees US will accept: Aus PM

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2017-02-01 05:28:53 Read More

Trump picks Neil Gorsuch for US Supreme Court

At 49, Neil Gorsuch is the youngest Supreme Court nominee in a quarter-century. He's known on the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals for clear, colloquial writing, advocacy for court review of government regulations, defense of religious freedom and skepticism toward law enforcement.
2017-02-01 02:38:02 Read More

Quit if you disagree with president: White House to officials

The White House on Tuesday began firing dissenters in government and asked career administration officials to quit if they disagreed with the president's policies, amid a widening cleave in US between mostly-coastal liberals and moderates and Trump constituency of protectionists.
2017-02-01 01:53:03 Read More

Donald Trump pushes drugmakers for lower prices, more US production

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on the pharmaceutical industry to boost US production and lower prices, while also vowing to speed up approval times for new medicines and appoint a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration leader soon.
2017-01-31 17:08:21 Read More

UK Parliament to debate anti-Trump petition as thousands protest

British lawmakers will hold a debate on whether it should downgrade President Donald Trump's visit to the UK after a petition opposing his trip gathered over 1.6 million signatures even as thousands marched in protest against the travel ban by America on seven Muslim countries.
2017-01-31 17:05:32 Read More

Israeli Jews born in US travel ban countries exempted: Embassy

to around 140,000 people born in the seven countries covered by the decree, including about 45,000 from Iran and 53,000 from Iraq, according to official statistics. Many fled persecution, and the majority are now over the age of 65.
2017-01-31 16:36:11 Read More

UK lawmakers start debate on bill authorizing Brexit talks

The House of Commons is holding two days of debate on a bill authorizing Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger two years of exit talks, as the government races to meet a self-imposed March 31 deadline to begin the process.
2017-01-31 15:41:24 Read More

Won't use ballistic missiles to attack any country: Iran foreign minister

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spelled out Tehran's stance after a US official said Iran on Sunday test-launched a medium-range ballistic missile that exploded after 630 miles (1,010 km).
2017-01-31 12:19:59 Read More

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte asks China to patrol piracy-plagued waters

Speaking to newly promoted army generals, Duterte said he had sought China's help in dangerous waters in the south to check the activities of Abu Sayyaf, a Muslim rebel group sustained by piracy and kidnap-for-ransom activities.
2017-01-31 12:16:35 Read More

Bangladesh resurrects plan to move Rohingya refugees to flooded island

Bangladesh has resurrected a plan to relocate thousands of Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar's northwestern Rakhine State to a flooded island in the Bay of Bengal to prevent them from "intermingling" with Bangladeshi citizens.
2017-01-31 12:12:43 Read More

Jihadists mock Trump travel ban, vow more attacks

"Your decision will do nothing. Attacks will come at you from inside America, from Americans born in America with American parents and grandparents," one Islamic State supporter posted on Telegram, an encrypted messaging app.
2017-01-31 04:27:10 Read More

Boy Scouts will allow transgender children into programs

The Boy Scouts of America announced it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enroll in its boys only programs. It said that it had made the decision to begin basing enrollment in its boys-only programs on the gender a child or parent lists on the application to become a scout.
2017-01-31 04:12:56 Read More

Mexico earmarks $50 million to back migrants in US

Mexico's president said Monday his country will spend about $50 million to hire lawyers for migrants in the United States facing deportation. The money will be channeled through Mexican consulates in the US and also go to outreach programs to defend Mexicans' rights.
2017-01-31 03:02:16 Read More

Donald Trump defends Muslim ban as protests rock US

Maintaining that there are "a lot of bad dudes out there," US President Donald Trump on Monday defended his ban on refugees and travelers from several Muslim countries even as protests and demonstrations erupted over the weekend in airports and public squares in Americaâ€™s liberal cities.
2017-01-30 17:19:16 Read More

Nazi propaganda chief Joseph Goebbels' secretary dies at 106

Brunhilde Pomsel died on January 27 in a care home in the southern city of Munich, said Christian Kroenes, who conducted extensive interviews with her for his 2016 film "A German Life". Pomsel, who worked for Goebbels as a secretary, typist and stenographer from 1942-45, had insisted she had no idea of the Holocaust that claimed the lives of six million Jews while it was happening.
2017-01-30 12:50:28 Read More

Turkey puts Gulen, 269 others on trial over coup bid

Turkey on Monday opened the biggest trial yet over the failed July coup aimed at ousting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, trying 270 suspects including, in absentia, the alleged mastermind Fethullah Gulen.
2017-01-30 11:58:37 Read More

UN chief slams border closures in 'developed countries'

The new UN secretary general was speaking at the opening of an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, where he praised African nations for being "among the world's largest and most generous hosts of refugees." The 28th African Union summit is the first since Trump's election.
2017-01-30 11:52:07 Read More

One million sign petition to cancel Trump's UK State Visit

The petition titled 'Prevent Donald Trump from making State Visit to the United Kingdom' on the UK Parliament website was created on Saturday afternoon and rapidly collected the 100,000 signatures needed for it to be considered for a debate in the House of Commons. The issue will be discussed on Tuesday.
2017-01-30 11:42:52 Read More

Malia Obama joins Dakota Access Pipeline protest

Malia Obama has been spotted at a protest against the Dakota Access pipeline while attending the Sundance Film Festival. The 18-year-old, who is the eldest daughter of former President Barack Obama, was seen at the Standing Rock solidarity event in Park City in Utah last Monday.
2017-01-30 10:57:07 Read More

Democratic lawmaker to move bills against Trump's travel ban

Dianne Feinstein, a senior Democratic lawmaker, has said she will introduce two bills in the US Senate seeking to immediately rescind President Donald Trump's "discriminatory" executive order imposing a travel ban on people from seven Muslim-majority nations.
2017-01-30 05:11:24 Read More

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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Feb

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China's top ranking erotic photographer dies

UN documents nearly 1,500 child soldiers in Yemen

Two women to be charged with Kim Jong-Nam's murder

At least 160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border

Quake hits off Japan's Fukushima, no tsunami risk

Afghan policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11

Afghan policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11

Russia pledges to veto UN sanctions resolution on Syria

Xi's party position cemented in China's education

Suspect in Kansas shooting appears in court

Jewish centers in US cope with bomb threats; graves vandalized

SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year

SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year

US Senate confirms billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary

China says it has received its largest foreign drone order

Air strike kills key Afghan Taliban commander

4 N Korean spies involved in Kim killing: Seoul

China bird flu death toll hits at least 108 this winter

Trump toasts nation's guvs ahead of health care talks

Trump toasts nation's guvs ahead of health care talks

IS planning attacks in Britain: Lawyer

Muslim staff quits Trump govt after travel ban

Iran holds naval war games amid tensions with US

Kim Jong Nam died within 20 minutes of poisoning

Kim Jong Nam died within 20 minutes of poisoning

Donald Trump decides to skip White House press dinner

Malaysia rolls out red carpet as Saudi king kicks off Asia tour

Car plows into parade crowd in New Orleans; 28 hurt

Man hits 3 with car in German city, shot by police

Man hits 3 with car in German city, shot by police

Turkish PM launches 'yes' campaign over Prez powers

Saudi foreign minister makes rare visit to Baghdad

Suicide attacks on bases in Syria's Homs kill 42

Two killed, 14 injured in hotel fire in China

What chemical weapons North Korea possesses

Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime

Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime

White House defends contacts with FBI over Russia reports

White House bars major news outlets from informal briefing

Trump hits nativist buttons in red-blooded speech

Trump hits nativist buttons in red-blooded speech

Suicide bomber kills 29 near Syria town taken from ISIS

US should stop being manipulated by Pak: Ex-Pentagon official

Trump reverses Obama ban on private prisons

Trump reverses Obama ban on private prisons

ISIS forcing children, disabled into suicide cars: US general

Want US nuclear arsenal to be 'top of the pack': Trump

VX nerve agent used in Kim Jong Nam murder: Malaysia

Aware of US carrier in South China Sea: China

Aware of US carrier in South China Sea: China

5 dead, 15 injured in bomb attack in Lahore: Pakistan officials

Japan Crown Prince vows to follow father's footstep

Kim autopsy 'illegal and immoral': N Korean state media

Trump administration lifts transgender bathroom guidance

Pakistan army goes hunting for terrorists across nation

Pakistan army goes hunting for terrorists across nation

North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia

Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery

Bacha bazi: Afghan practice of child sex slavery

Why immigrants are rushing to apply for US citizenship

South Sudan promises 'unimpeded' aid access amid famine

Banner 'Refugees Welcome' unfurled at Statue of Liberty

North Korea diplomat wanted over Kim killing: Malaysia

Milo quits Breitbart News after child sex remarks

Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose

Hundreds rescued from California floodwaters in San Jose

US, China discuss measures to counter N Korea threat

UNICEF, French president urge protection for children of war

Bodies of 74 migrants wash up on Libya beach

Israel court sentences soldier to 18 months for killing Palestinian

Ghana's President Akufo-Addo says economy is in a 'bad way'

Ghana's President Akufo-Addo says economy is in a 'bad way'

No cause of death determined yet for North Korean

Nepal to hold first local elections in 20 years

Thousands of demonstrators across US say 'Not my President'

Russia's ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64

Russia's ambassador to United Nations dies in NYC at 64

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