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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Jul

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Chinese Army trains all-women brigade

China's People's Liberation Army is training an all-women special operations force over cold mountains and high seas. But it won't reveal where they may be deployed in real battle scenario, which is something rival armies such as the one in India may want to know.
2017-07-31 14:14:23 Read More

IS claims attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside the Iraqi embassy in Kabul Monday and militants breached the compound, Afghan officials said, in a complex hours-long attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
2017-07-31 11:59:31 Read More

Pak interim PM nominee facing Rs 220bn graft inquiry

The ruling PML-N party's interim prime minister nominee Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is facing a Rs 220 billion corruption inquiry by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau over an LNG contract, according to a media report.
2017-07-31 10:34:18 Read More

China tells Trump not to link trade to North Korea

"We believe that the North Korea nuclear issue and China-US trade are two issues that are in two completely different domains," vice minister of commerce Qian Keming said on Monday.
2017-07-31 09:21:20 Read More

Blasts, gunfire rock Afghan capital Kubal

At least four explosions, along with the sounds of gunfire and grenades, were heard by residents near Iraqi embassy in Kabul. The attack is the latest to rock Kabul, and comes as the resurgent Taliban ramp up their offensive across the country during the warmer weather fighting season.
2017-07-31 07:32:28 Read More

Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests

Ten people were killed in a wave of bloodshed that swept Venezuela Sunday as Maduro defied an opposition boycott and international condemnation â€” including the threat of new US sanctions â€” to hold elections for a powerful new "Constituent Assembly."
2017-07-31 06:45:30 Read More

Ten killed as Venezuela vote turns violent

"We do not recognize this fraudulent process," he said at the close of voting, calling for nationwide marches Monday and a mass protest in Caracas Wednesday, the day the new "Constituent Assembly" is due to be installed.
2017-07-31 03:25:00 Read More

Europe mulls tax on Google for displaying news articles

Google is furious at the idea, but publishers, including Axel Springer or Rupert Murdoch's Newscorp, affirm that a tax is the only hope to save a news industry starving for revenue. The fight is the latest row between Google and EU, which slapped the firm with a $2.8 billion fine over unfair competition in June.
2017-07-31 02:53:27 Read More

Europe mulls tax on Google for displaying news articles

Japan's Abe talks to Trump on North Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with US President Donald Trump on Monday and agreed on the need for further action on North Korea just hours after the US Ambassador to the United Nations said the United States is "done talking about North Korea".
2017-07-31 02:01:42 Read More

Youth opposition leader killed in Venezuela vote

A youth opposition leader was killed in Venezuela on Sunday in a protest against a contentious election organized by President Nicolas Maduro, prosecutors said.
2017-07-30 17:24:56 Read More

US successfully tests missile intercept system

American forces successfully tried out on Sunday a missile interception system the US hopes to set up on the Korean peninsula, military officials said following a trial just days after North Korea's second test of an ICBM.
2017-07-30 14:32:06 Read More

Two dead, four wounded in German nightclub shooting

A gunman opened fire at a packed nightclub in southern Germany on Sunday, killing one and wounding four before being shot by police, authorities said, in an attack likely motivated by a personal feud.
2017-07-30 14:09:03 Read More

Saudi Arabia says calls for internationalization of holy sites 'a declaration of war'

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister called Qatar's demands for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, although it was unclear whether Qatar had actually made any such demand.
2017-07-30 14:05:54 Read More

Saudi Arabia says calls for internationalization of holy sites 'a declaration of war'

UK TV to air Princess Diana's recordings on failed marriage

A British television channel is broadcasting a new documentary on Princess Diana using video tapes in which she candidly discussed her marital problems and her strained relationship with the royal family.
2017-07-30 11:07:22 Read More

'Arab states hoped to impose more sanctions on Qatar'

Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain are expected to discuss imposing new economic sanctions on Qatar when they meet in the Bahraini capital Manama on Sunday, the pan-Arab al-Hayat newspaper reported.
2017-07-30 09:18:04 Read More

Pakistan to elect new PM on Tuesday

The Supreme Court on Friday disqualified 67-year-old Sharif for dishonesty and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing the embattled leader out of office.
2017-07-30 06:52:50 Read More

Very disappointed with China on N Korea: Trump

"I am very disappointed in China. Our foolish past leaders have allowed them to make hundreds of billions of dollars a year in trade, yet they do NOTHING for us with North Korea, just talk," Trump said in two tweets yesterday.
2017-07-30 06:49:21 Read More

Typhoon injures 81 in Taiwan

Taiwan's first typhoon of the year left 81 people injured and coastal towns flooded as the island braced for a second tropical storm on Sunday. Howling winds toppled motor scooters and hit people with flying glass, the Central Emergency Operations Center said. I
2017-07-30 03:44:48 Read More

Xi inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary

It was the first time China has marked Army Day, which formally falls on Aug. 1, with a military parade since the Communist revolution in 1949, state news agency Xinhua said. It was also the first time Xi has reviewed troops in the field like this, Xinhua added.
2017-07-30 02:55:48 Read More

Xi inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary

Trump fires chief of staff as White House chaos continues

US President Donald Trump on Friday sacked his chief of staff Reince Priebus and replaced him with Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly in what is now ceaseless White House drama widely seen as bordering on the farcical.
2017-07-29 16:55:00 Read More

Hamburg stabbing suspect known as radical

A Palestinian man who allegedly stabbed one person to death and wounded six others in Hamburg was known to authorities as a suspected Islamic radical but is also psychologically unstable, German officials said on Saturday.
2017-07-29 16:13:46 Read More

Nawaz Sharif's disqualification will not affect CPEC: China

China has said that Nawaz Sharif's disqualification from Pakistan's premiership will not affect its $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, amid reports that some of Beijing's big ticket investments in the country may come under a widening corruption probe.
2017-07-29 12:17:14 Read More

Iran says US Navy fired warning shots near its vessels

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard said on Saturday a US Navy aircraft carrier fired a warning shot in an "unprofessional" confrontation with Iranian vessels, the official IRNA news agency reported.
2017-07-29 11:10:18 Read More

For Trump, the honeymoon with Putin may be finally over

Russia's tit-for-tat decision to expel hundreds of US diplomats and seize two US compounds may be an acknowledgment in Moscow that Trump's ability to bring better ties is limited, at best, and the start of a new downward spiral in relations.
2017-07-29 10:09:09 Read More

Struggling to govern, Trump faces Republican unease

As fellow Republicans labored to repeal Obamacare this week, US President Donald Trump repeatedly swerved off-topic, escalating concerns in his party about his ability to govern the country six months after taking office.
2017-07-29 10:02:54 Read More

Struggling to govern, Trump faces Republican unease

Iran to carry on missile programme, condemns US sanctions

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2017-07-29 08:18:19 Read More

Only a cat seems to have more lives than 'Obamacare'

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2017-07-29 07:35:51 Read More

Sewage failures plague Mexican tourist destinations

The situation is critical on the island, whose emerald waters are home to flamingos and whale sharks, Holbox's mayor said. "On every street corner, there is a small sewer cistern," said Emilio Jimenez, mayor of the township of Lazaro Cardenas, which includes Holbox.
2017-07-29 07:33:07 Read More

Sri Lanka, China sign long delayed $1.5 bn port deal

Sri Lanka's government has signed a long-delayed agreement to sell a 70-percent stake in the $1.5 billion Hambantota port to China in a bid to recover from the heavy burden of repayment of loans obtained to build the port.
2017-07-29 06:31:47 Read More

Terminally-ill British baby Charlie Gard dies

Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, had fought a lengthy legal battle to allow him to be taken to the United States for treatment for a rare genetic condition.
2017-07-29 03:34:48 Read More

Russia seizes US properties, orders diplomats out

Russia took its first steps on Friday to retaliate against proposed American sanctions for Moscow's suspected meddling in the 2016 election, seizing two American diplomatic properties and ordering the United States Embassy to reduce staff by September.
2017-07-29 02:38:42 Read More

Russia seizes US properties, orders diplomats out

Sharif wants younger brother to be next Pakistan PM

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2017-07-29 00:32:17 Read More

Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with Kelly

Trump announced the move in a tweet a day after his new communications director, Anthony Scaramucci, accused Priebus of leaking information to reporters in a profanity-laced tirade. Kelly, 67, a retired four-star Marine Corps general, was most recently secretary for the Department of Homeland Security.
2017-07-28 23:08:34 Read More

N Korea tests another ICBM, putting US cities in range

The unusual late-night launch added to exasperation in Washington, Seoul and Tokyo over Pyongyang's continuing development of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Friday's test prompted US and South Korean military officials to discuss military response options.
2017-07-28 23:01:41 Read More

One dead in knife attack in Hamburg supermarket

One person was killed and several were injured in a knife attack in a supermarket in the northern German city of Hamburg on Friday, the city's police said.
2017-07-28 14:42:16 Read More

Germany warns US over Russia sanctions

Germany warned on Friday that it would not accept any new US sanctions against Russia that targeted European companies at the same time. Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel underlined the importance of applying economic pressure on Russia over its involvement in the Ukrainian conflict.
2017-07-28 13:09:10 Read More

Russia hits back, orders US diplomats to leave

The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday that the United States had until September 1 to reduce its diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 people, the same number of Russian diplomats it said were left in the United States after Washington expelled 35 Russians in December.
2017-07-28 10:17:53 Read More

Russia hits back, orders US diplomats to leave

Pakistan's SC disqualifies finance minister Ishaq Dar

Finance minister Ishaq Dar, who was Sharif's former accountant, had submitted documents to the Supreme Court about how the Sharif family obtained their wealth that included a portfolio of upscale London properties.
2017-07-28 09:20:56 Read More

Gulf crisis: Qatar won't 'outsource foreign policy'

"What's behind this crisis of course is Qatari sovereignty and independence to put it very simply. It is about... outsourcing our foreign policy so that decisions are not made in Qatar, and that is something that will never be acceptable," a Qatar official said.
2017-07-28 09:11:16 Read More

Republican Obamacare repeal bill fails in US Senate

Three Republicans crossed party lines to join Democrats in a 49-to-51 vote to kill the bill. "This is clearly a disappointing moment," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the floor after the vote.
2017-07-28 06:41:00 Read More

US House approves spending bill to fund Trump border wall

The bill was passed yesterday by the Republican- controlled House with a 235-192 vote, mostly along party lines. It now heads to the Senate - where Democrats have a significant strength - before it can be signed into law by the US president.
2017-07-28 05:47:00 Read More

US reaffirms support to India's NSG bid; seeks others' backing

The United States welcomed India's application to join the NSG and it continues to re-affirm that India is ready for the membership. The United States has called on NSG members to support India's application, the Department of Defence and Department of State said in a joint report.
2017-07-28 04:10:04 Read More

US reaffirms support to India's NSG bid; seeks others' backing

WH infighting turns ugly: Scaramucci vs Priebus

Scaramucci, the Wall Street financier who joined the administration last week, had earlier vowed to crack down on leaks from the White House, threatening to fire everyone, if necessary, to stop aides from leaking information.
2017-07-28 03:44:37 Read More

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Japan's scandal-hit defence minister quits

Japan's defence minister Tomomi Inada on Friday said she had resigned over a long-brewing scandal involving handling of military documents. Japanese PM Shinzo Abe, who has seen his popularity plummet in recent weeks over a series of controversies, apologised to the nation over the saga.
2017-07-28 03:06:11 Read More

Pak minister vows to quit in fresh blow to Sharif

Pakistani Interior Minister Nisar Ali Khan said he would quit his post once the Supreme Court has ruled on corruption accusations against PM Sharif, whatever the verdict. This marks a fresh blow for the premier as he awaits a ruling, expected on Friday, that could disqualify him from office.
2017-07-27 15:20:23 Read More

Pak minister vows to quit in fresh blow to Sharif

Muslims enter Jerusalem holy site for first time in two weeks

Palestinians ended a boycott and entered a sensitive Jerusalem holy site for the first time in two weeks on Thursday after Israel removed controversial security measures there, potentially ending a crisis that sparked deadly unrest.
2017-07-27 14:33:48 Read More

Some people can't see past my skin colour: Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama says breaking the glass ceiling in becoming the first black first lady left a few emotional scars. Speaking at an event, she said she was hurt "knowing that after 8 years of working hard for the country, there are still people who won't see me for what I am because of my skin color.''
2017-07-27 12:41:09 Read More

Some people can't see past my skin colour: Michelle Obama

Russia signs deal to use Syria air base for 49 years

The original deal, signed in Damascus in January, sets out the terms under which Russia can use its Hmeymim air base in Latakia Province which it has used to carry out air strikes against forces opposing President Bashar al-Assad.
2017-07-27 11:48:13 Read More

Tears in rain: North Korea marks 'Victory Day'

July 27, 1953 marks the signing of the armistice between China, North Korea, and US-backed United Nations forces that had fought each other to a stalemate over three years.
2017-07-27 09:38:03 Read More

US admiral stands ready to obey a Trump nuclear strike order

"Every member of the US military has sworn an oath to defend the constitution of the US against all enemies foreign and domestic and to obey the officers and the president of the United States as commander and chief appointed over us," Adm Scott Swift, commander of the US Pacific Fleet, said.
2017-07-27 07:06:10 Read More

I'm not going anywhere: Rex Tillerson

"I'm not going anywhere," US Secretary of State Tillerson told reporters at the State Department. Asked how long he would stay on, Tillerson turned and smiled, saying, "As long as the president lets me."
2017-07-27 03:26:27 Read More

I'm not going anywhere: Rex Tillerson

Donald Trump bans transgenders from serving in US military

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a ban on transgenders serving in the U.S military, opening up another political firefight while for the most part pleasing his conservative, Middle American base.
2017-07-26 17:30:03 Read More

US attorney general to unveil leak probes soon: Media reports

US attorney general Jeff Sessions plans to announce soon several criminal investigations into intelligence leaks, news outlets reported on Wednesday, as the nation's top law enforcement official faced mounting criticism from President Donald Trump.
2017-07-26 14:32:02 Read More

US attorney general to unveil leak probes soon: Media reports

Wildfires prompt 10,000 evacuations on French Riviera

The blaze was the latest of several wind-whipped fires that are ravaging forest and scrubland on the hills and slopes that spill into the Mediterranean sea between the Marseilles and the city of Nice in the southeastern corner of France.
2017-07-26 12:58:06 Read More

US Muslims see friendly neighbors

US Muslims say they have experienced widespread suspicion about their faith in the first months of Donald Trump's presidency, but also have received more support from individual Americans, and remain hopeful they can eventually be fully accepted in American society, a new survey finds.
2017-07-26 10:10:32 Read More

Qatar says new Saudi bloc blacklist 'disappointing'

The move by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain came despite mounting international pressure to compromise in their weeks-old boycott of their fellow US ally.
2017-07-26 08:59:44 Read More

26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack

The militants "attacked an army camp in Karzali area of Khakrez district of Kandahar last night," MoD spokesman General Dawlat Waziri said. Afghan soldiers "bravely resisted", he said, killing more than 80 insurgents.
2017-07-26 08:36:16 Read More

10,000 evacuated over new wildfire in France

The new fire came a day after France asked for Europe's help to tackle the flames already raging in the tinder dry south, including near the popular resort of Saint-Tropez.
2017-07-26 07:03:09 Read More

N Korea could carry out missile test soon: US officials

The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that over the past week intelligence has spotted equipment, possibly for launching an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) or an intermediate-range missile, moving into Kusong.
2017-07-26 06:15:42 Read More

Myanmar's Rohingya abandoned by husband after gang rape

Rohingya Muslim Ayamar Bagon is among scores of women who accuse security forces of sexual abuses during a months-long military 'clearance operation' so brutal the UN fears it may amount to crimes against humanity.
2017-07-26 04:28:25 Read More

Vatican turns off fountains as Rome gasps in drought

Suffocating summer heat has followed two years of lower-than-average rainfall in Rome, forcing the Italian capital to close drinking fountains and consider the prospect of water rationing. All 100 Vatican fountains will be turned off gradually over the coming days.
2017-07-26 03:08:10 Read More

Jerusalem: Thousands join Muslim prayer protests

Muslim leaders said they'll call off protests once they made sure Israel had restored the situation to what it was before the crisis. The standoff highlighted the deep distrust between Israel and the Palestinians when it comes to the shrine â€” the 3rd-holiest in Islam and the most sacred in Judaism.
2017-07-26 02:48:22 Read More

Senate blocks proposal to repeal 'Obamacare'

The plan would have made deep cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor, and reduced Obamacare subsidies to lower-income people to help them defray the cost of health insurance.
2017-07-26 02:40:47 Read More

Senate opens 'Obamacare' debate, outcome in doubt

With all senators in their seats and protesters agitating outside and briefly inside the chamber, the vote was held open at length before McCain entered the chamber. Greeted by cheers, he smiled and dispensed hugs.
2017-07-26 01:44:05 Read More

Senate opens 'Obamacare' debate, outcome in doubt

Pak High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit to retire early

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2017-07-25 20:30:20 Read More

US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel

A US Navy ship fired warning shots toward an Iranian vessel near the northern Arabian Gulf on Tuesday after the vessel came within 150 yards (137 meters), a US official said.
2017-07-25 15:13:41 Read More

Egypt tells EU no 'compromise' over Qatar

Egypt warned the EU on Tuesday that four Arab states would accept no compromise in their dispute with Qatar over allegations that the gas-rich emirate supports terrorism.
2017-07-25 13:53:50 Read More

China urges US to stop 'unfriendly' military activities

"The US military aircraft coming near China's border and carrying out reconnaissance has threatened China's national security, damaged Sino-US military air and sea safety, endangered the personal safety of both pilots," China said in a statement.
2017-07-25 11:03:23 Read More

North Korea 'does't care' about US travel ban

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2017-07-25 09:55:37 Read More

North Korea 'does't care' about US travel ban

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A vacant White House job: First pet

The job of first pet â€” an enviable White House gig with luxurious live-in privileges, after-hours access to the president and guaranteed positive press coverage â€” is not currently available. That's because President Donald Trump is not looking for a fluffy sidekick at the moment.
2017-07-25 03:44:33 Read More

Israel removes metal detectors at Jerusalem holy site

Israel installed metal detectors at entry points to Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem after two police officers were fatally shot on July 14, triggering the bloodiest clashes between Israelis and Palestinians in years.
2017-07-25 02:57:57 Read More

McCain to return to US Senate for health vote

John McCain will make a dramatic return to the Senate for a make-or-break vote on GOP health care legislation Tuesday, just days after getting diagnosed with a brain tumor.
2017-07-25 01:57:01 Read More

Cracks in Trump administration; family too

Cracks are widening in the Trump administration and perhaps even in the Trump household after the President and his favored son-in-law directly and indirectly derided other team players caught up in the controversy over ties with Russia.
2017-07-24 17:47:35 Read More

Russia probe causes cracks in Trump family?

Maldives opposition says blocked from entering parliament for impeachment vote

is trying to unseat Speaker Abdulla Maseeh Mohamed for blocking its requests to summon government officials accused of corruption. The soldiers and police surrounded the parliament building and stopped 30 opposition legislators from entering the premises, an opposition leader alleged.
2017-07-24 13:49:33 Read More

Kremlin warns against 'harmful' new US sanctions on Russia

US Senate vote Tuesday on a bill that targets Russia -- for its alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election and its annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Initially, US President Donald Trump resisted the legislation, but he seems to be left with little option but to sign off on the move.
2017-07-24 13:42:53 Read More

Five injured in Swiss chainsaw attack: Reports

The Blick news site said police, ambulances and a helicopter had rushed to the scene in Schaffhausen and had sealed off the area. Witnesses, including a local shop manager, told Blick the attacker was wielding a chainsaw and that businesses and pedestrians had been evacuated.
2017-07-24 11:51:09 Read More

Kushner says met Russians four times, denies collusion: US media

In a statement released hours before he was to appear before the Senate intelligence committee, Kushner described contacts with Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and other Russian officials as normal in his former role as the campaign liaison to foreign governments, the Washington Post said.
2017-07-24 11:11:56 Read More

Why Ukrainian forces gave up Crimea without a fight

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2017-07-24 08:31:35 Read More

Trump aide to visit Israel to ease tensions

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2017-07-24 07:01:30 Read More

Boris Johnson compares Maori greeting to headbutt

Johnson opened his two-day trip with a visit to a marae, or Maori meeting house, in Kaikoura, the South Island town that was hit by a massive earthquake last year. While there he was greeted with a hongi, the Maori welcome which involves two people pressing their noses together.
2017-07-24 06:53:06 Read More

Boris Johnson compares Maori greeting to headbutt

Popularity tumbles for France's Macron: Poll

France's new President Emmanuel Macron was widely criticised by opponents and the press as heavy-handed after a row over budget cuts that ended with the resignation of a highly-regarded military chief.
2017-07-24 03:09:36 Read More

Trump tweets frustration with Republicans, health care

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2 killed in shooting at Israeli embassy in Jordan

Two Jordanians were killed and an Israeli was wounded by gunfire Sunday in a residential building in the heavily fortified Israeli embassy compound in Jordan's capital, the kingdom's Public Security Directorate said.
2017-07-23 23:32:58 Read More

Russia to blame for 'hot war' in Ukraine: US special envoy

Russian aggression is to blame for violence in eastern Ukraine, where people are dying in what should be seen as a "hot war" rather than a "frozen conflict", the US special envoy to the Ukraine peace talks said on a visit to Ukraine on Sunday.
2017-07-23 15:16:14 Read More

Russia to blame for 'hot war' in Ukraine: US special envoy

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Netanyahu faces pressure over holy site after violence kills 8

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced mounting pressure today over new security measures at a sensitive Jerusalem holy site after a weekend of violence left eight people dead, with fears more unrest could follow.
2017-07-23 12:12:30 Read More

8 people found dead in truck in 'human trafficking crime'

Eight people have been found dead in a tractor-trailer outside a Walmart in Texas in what police are calling a horrific human trafficking case. Several other people, possibly dozens, were found in the truck, which didn't have a working air conditioning system, and they were taken to hospitals.
2017-07-23 11:28:41 Read More

8 people found dead in truck in 'human trafficking crime'

Erdogan heads to Gulf in hope of easing Qatar crisis

rst meet the Saudi leadership in Jeddah before moving on to Kuwait and then visiting Qatar on Monday for his first face-to-face talks with Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani since the crisis began.
2017-07-23 09:30:16 Read More

US lawmakers reach deal on Russia sanctions bill, creating limits for Trump

With praise and a blessing for the military, President Donald Trump helped hand over the USS Gerald Ford to the Navy on Saturday and said the state-of-the-art aircraft carrier will send a "100,000-ton message to the world" about America's military might when it is ultimately deployed.
2017-07-23 09:07:19 Read More

Muslim woman assaulted, hijab pulled off in UK

Compared to the several hundred men convicted by local and international courts for crimes committed during the 1992-1995 war, the number of women is not many.
2017-07-23 08:42:21 Read More

Marawi standoff enters third month

brass admits it underestimated its enemy and is struggling to finish off the highly organised, pro-Islamic State fighters who swept through Marawi City on May 23 and have held parts of it despite sustained ground attacks by hundreds of soldiers and daily pummelling by planes and artillery.
2017-07-23 07:59:23 Read More

Shakespeare was gay, wrote sonnets for men: UK scholar

US President Donald Trump today accused The New York Times of "foiling" American attempt to kill the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
2017-07-23 05:58:40 Read More

Bosnia's wartime 'mistresses of life and death'

"He wrote a cycle of 154 sonnets, which were published in 1609, and 126 of those sonnets are addressed to a man and not to a woman," artistic director of Royal Shakespeare Company, Greg Doran said.
2017-07-23 04:24:34 Read More

Trump accuses NYT of foiling US attempt to kill Baghdadi

Under the proposed bill, Trump must submit to Congress a report on proposed actions that would "significantly alter" US foreign policy in connection with Russia. Republicans and Democrats are seeking to punish Russia for its 2014 annexation of Crimea peninsula from Ukraine, and for meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
2017-07-23 02:22:33 Read More

Venezuelan opposition announces new anti-Maduro strike

Venezuela's opposition announced a two-day national strike against President Nicolas Maduro after a day of violent clashes in Caracas on Saturday where the injured included a violinist who is a famous face of the protests.
2017-07-23 01:25:45 Read More

USS Ford is 100,000-ton message to the world: Trump

Trump talks pardons, lashes special counsel about Russia probe

Trump questioned why his attorney general, Jeff Sessions, and special counsel Robert Mueller were not investigating former FBI Director James Comey or Clinton, for her email practices as secretary of state. The FBI decided last year not to recommend criminal charges against Clinton. Trump fired Comey in May.
2017-07-22 17:17:54 Read More

Trump talks pardons, lashes special counsel about Russia probe

His 10 tweets, all sent within two hours starting before 6:30 a.m., ranged from the Russia investigation and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Hillary Clinton, the health care effort and his newly appointed White House communications director.
2017-07-22 17:17:54 Read More

'Melted fuel heap' found inside Fukushima reactor

Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. says solidified lava-like rocks heaped up from the bottom inside of a main structure called the pedestal that sits underneath the core inside the primary containment vessel of Fukushima's Unit 3 reactor.
2017-07-22 15:06:03 Read More

Trump fires off volley of angry tweets on Russia probe

Erdogan condemns Israel's 'excessive' use of force in Jerusalem

"I condemn Israel's insistence on its position despite all warnings... and the excessive use of force by Israeli forces against our brothers gathered for Friday prayers," he said in a statement after the clashes the day earlier around the Haram al-Sharif compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount.
2017-07-22 13:37:19 Read More

Erdogan condemns Israel's 'excessive' use of force in Jerusalem

Taliban leader's son dies carrying out suicide attack

The son of Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada died on Thursday carrying out a suicide attack in the province of Helmand in southern Afghanistan, one of the insurgent movement's main spokesmen said.
2017-07-22 09:02:12 Read More

Errant US bombing kills 12 Afghan security forces

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2017-07-22 06:26:37 Read More

Baghdadi still alive: US Defence Secretary

US Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims he was killed in an air strike. "I think Baghdadi's alive... And I'll believe otherwise when we know we've killed him," Mattis said.
2017-07-22 05:07:10 Read More

London hunts for ways to stop deadly youth stabbings

Police have been visiting hundreds of schools as part of their "Operation Sceptre", involving everything from quizzes on criminal responsibility to self-esteem classes. The operation to tackle knife crime was launched in July 2015 and also sees officers carry out checks on businesses selling knives.
2017-07-22 04:34:52 Read More

London hunts for ways to stop deadly youth stabbings

Army steps in as storms cause chaos in New Zealand

The largest city on New Zealand's south island has declared a state of emergency amid a severe storm which has already seen hundreds of homes evacuated across the Pacific island nation, highways cut and soldiers called in to help provide emergency services.
2017-07-22 03:57:20 Read More

6 dead in worst Israeli-Palestinian clashes for years

Three Israelis and three Palestinians were killed on Friday in the bloodiest spate of violence in years. The protests erupted over Israel's installation of metal detectors at entry points to the Noble Sanctuary-Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem's walled Old City.
2017-07-22 02:16:23 Read More

Qatar's ruler calls for talks to resolve Arab rift

Qatar's emir called on Friday for dialogue to resolve a political crisis pitting his country against four Arab states, saying any talks must respect national sovereignty, but the call was unlikely to end the rift.
2017-07-22 01:01:30 Read More

Panamagate: SC weighs Sharifâ€™s dismissal for graft

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2017-07-22 00:38:19 Read More

Sarah Sanders steps into role as new face of WH

New White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was schooled in hardscrabble politics - and down-home rhetoric - from a young age by her father, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.
2017-07-22 00:22:11 Read More

IS falling 'very fast': Trump at Pentagon

The United States is winning its fight against the Islamic State group and enlarging an international coalition to defeat the group, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Thursday, hours after President Donald Trump said "ISIS is falling fast, very fast."
2017-07-21 13:59:29 Read More

IS falling 'very fast': Trump at Pentagon

Clashes in West Bank; Palestinian teen killed in Jerusalem

Thousands of Muslims prayed Friday in the streets near a contested shrine in Jerusalem's Old City, kneeling on mats spread on cobble stone to protest the installation of metal detectors at the holy site. The prayers largely ended peacefully. In three areas near the Old City, Israeli forces fired tear gas to disperse small groups of Palestinian stone-throwers.
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Rodrigo Duterte says he'll never visit 'lousy' America

Duterte made the declaration as he expressed anger at a US Congress human rights commission hearing where various advocate groups assailed his bloody war on drugs. "There will never be a time during my term when I will be going to America or thereafter," he told reporters.
2017-07-21 12:51:51 Read More

Quake jolts Greek, Turkish resorts, kills 2, hurts 500

Authorities on Kos said the two dead tourists were from Sweden and Turkey. Thirteen others injured who were airlifted to other Greek hospitals, include a foreign national who had to have a leg amputated and another with life-threatening head injuries. In neighboring Turkey, authorities said some 350 people were hurt.
2017-07-21 12:44:49 Read More

Explosion hits food shop in China, killing 2, injuring 55

A massive explosion hit a food shop in eastern China during the breakfast rush Friday, killing two people and injuring 55. Footage from state broadcaster CCTV showed charred shop fronts facing the street in the residential area.
2017-07-21 08:08:37 Read More

Roses, tears as Thai ex-PM enters final stage of case

Toppled Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra was mobbed today by well-wishers, many bearing red roses, as she arrived for what could be the final hearing in a trial for criminal negligence that carries a 10-year jail term.
2017-07-21 07:49:46 Read More

'Time runs out for S Korea-proposed talks with North'

Seoul had proposed to hold the rare talks this week at the border truce village of Panmunjom but, the North has remained silent so far, prompting the South's defence ministry to admit that it was "practically" impossible for the meeting to go ahead.
2017-07-21 06:18:58 Read More

'Very disturbing if Trump considering Russia pardons'

The highest-ranking Democrat on the US Senate intelligence committee said it was "extremely disturbing" if President Donald Trump was contemplating a pardon for aides that could be implicated in a probe on Russian meddling in last year's presidential election.
2017-07-21 05:17:38 Read More

Mosul's Christians face dilemma after Islamic State

Under the brutal rule of IS, Mosul's Christian community of around 35,000 was handed an ultimatum: convert to Islam, pay a special tax imposed on non-Muslims, or risk being executed unless they leave town. Hence, Christians now refuse to go back to Mosul and trade in the stability of their new lives.
2017-07-21 05:04:01 Read More

Gifts to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II go on display

A remarkable array of over 200 gifts will go on display from Saturday, providing an intriguing reminder of the globetrotting lifestyle and international encounters of the 91-year-old sovereign.
2017-07-21 04:46:54 Read More

Cecil the lionâ€™s son Xanda shot dead by hunters

Cecil the lionâ€™s oldest cub has been shot dead by trophy hunters. Xanda was killed outside the Hwange National Park in north west Zimbabwe, according to lion guardians at the national park. He was just over six years old and had several young cubs.
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Cecil the lionâ€™s son Xanda shot dead by hunters

Trump frustrated by continued 'witch-hunt' of Russia probe

US President Donald Trump is "frustrated" by the continued witch-hunt of the Russia probe, the White House has said, as the controversy surrounding his campaign's alleged relationship with the Russians continues.
2017-07-21 03:35:24 Read More

Quake damages buildings on Greek island; 2 killed, 100 hurt

A powerful earthquake struck Greek islands and Turkey's Aegean coast early Friday morning, damaging buildings and a port and killing at least two people, authorities said.
2017-07-21 01:40:25 Read More

'Juice' will be loose: OJ Simpson granted parole

OJ Simpson was granted parole Thursday after more than eight years in prison for a Las Vegas hotel-room heist, successfully making his case for freedom in a nationally televised hearing that reflected America's enduring fascination with the former football star.
2017-07-21 01:33:38 Read More

Polish parliament adopts contested Supreme Court reform

The lower house of parliament, which is controlled by the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party, voted 235 to 192 - with 23 abstentions - in favour of the law giving the justice minister power to select candidates for the court.
2017-07-20 14:47:23 Read More

Russian meddling: Trump Jr., campaign inner circle to testify before Senate committees

Donald Trump Jr. is scheduled to appear July 26 before the Senate Judiciary Committee along with former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. They are lijkely to be quizzed about their attendance at a June 2016 meeting with a Russian lawyer.
2017-07-20 14:07:08 Read More

Duterte flies to besieged city, warns of other attacks

Clad in a camouflage uniform with a pistol tucked in a holster, President Rodrigo Duterte landed with top generals in a military camp in Marawi city which briefly came under fire from militant snipers shortly before he arrived, military officials said.
2017-07-20 14:03:39 Read More

Clashes between herdsmen, farmers kill 33 in Nigeria

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Clashes between herdsmen, farmers kill 33 in Nigeria

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Thai 'Red Shirt' leader jailed for defamation.

Thailand's Supreme Court sentenced Jatuporn Prompan over a 2009 speech accusing then-PM Abhisit Vejjajiva of being a "tyrant" and ordering the military to shoot at protesters in clashes that year. He is "sentenced to one year in prison without suspension", Jatuporn's team confirmed on his Facebook page.
2017-07-20 09:48:25 Read More

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French military chief resigns after row with Macron

The row between Macron and General Pierre de Villiers erupted last week when the chief of staff told a parliamentary committee he would not allow the armed forces to be "screwed" by the government's plans to slash â‚¬850 million ($980 million) from this year's defence budget.
2017-07-20 09:36:34 Read More

Bellicose China mounting expansionist policy: Republican Party

"While tensions between China and Taiwan have persisted since the 1950s, China has now mounted an aggressive and expansionist policy towards other nations in the region in order to enlarge their sphere of influence," the Republican Study Committee said in its report yesterday as the House of Representatives initiated steps to pass the annual budget.
2017-07-20 08:18:30 Read More

Bellicose China mounting expansionist policy: Republican Party

After Mosul, Islamic State digs in for guerrilla warfare

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Venezuela's Maduro, foes head into crucial showdown

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his opponents face a crucial showdown today as the country's opposition calls the first national strike since 2002 stoppage that failed to topple Maduro's predecessor Hugo Chavez.
2017-07-20 05:38:00 Read More

H-1B visa applicants being diverted to O visa: US

While H-1B visa is for foreign guest workers with high skilled capabilities, O visa programme, is intended for use by those who have extraordinary abilities.
2017-07-20 04:47:12 Read More

Addiction and intrigue: Inside the Saudi palace coup

On Tuesday June 20 Mohammed bin Nayef, a powerful figure in Saudi Arabia's security apparatus for the past two decades and the next in line to the throne, was summoned to meet King Salman bin Abdulaziz on the fourth floor of the royal palace in Mecca.
2017-07-20 01:54:43 Read More

Trump's son, close associates to appear before Senate

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US senator John McCain diagnosed with brain tumor

US Senator John McCain has a brain tumor and is reviewing treatment options that may include a combination of chemotherapy and radiation, his office said on Wednesday.
2017-07-20 00:57:40 Read More

Justices allow strict enforcement of US refugee ban

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Swiss identify glacier bodies missing since 1942

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Swiss identify glacier bodies missing since 1942

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20 Yemeni civilians killed in air strike: UN, witnesses

An air strike on a group of displaced Yemenis has killed at least 20 civilians, mostly from the same family, a UN statement and witnesses said Wednesday.
2017-07-19 09:08:47 Read More

French military chief quits over budget dispute with Macron

French military chief has quit in a dispute with President Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts, a new challenge to Macron's administration and his economic reforms.
2017-07-19 09:00:43 Read More

French military chief quits over budget dispute with Macron

French military chief has quit in a dispute with President Emmanuel Macron over budget cuts, a new challenge to Macron's administration and his economic reforms.
2017-07-19 09:00:43 Read More

Convictions in major Thai human trafficking trial

A Thai court found dozens of people guilty of human trafficking offences today in a mass trial exploring links between corrupt officials, including a senior army general.
2017-07-19 08:28:24 Read More

Convictions in major Thai human trafficking trial

MH370 search data unveils ancient geological movements

The Indian Ocean search ended in January after covering a lonely stretch of open water where under-sea mountains larger than Mount Everest rise and a rift valley dotted with subsea volcanoes runs hundreds of kilometres long.
2017-07-19 04:08:52 Read More

Iran's foreign minister calls new UN sanctions illegal

Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says the Trump administration is trying to "poison the international atmosphere" with new sanctions after it reported that the country met its obligations under the 2015 nuclear agreement.
2017-07-19 02:43:49 Read More

US seeks to smooth trade relations with China in talks

After riding a wave of anti-trade feeling to the White House, the Donald Trump administration is taking a more traditional approach to resolving issues with China: a formal structure of talks that makes gradual, sometimes glacial progress.
2017-07-19 02:35:45 Read More

White House reveals additional Trump-Putin discussion

After a brief greeting at the start of the two-day summit and a two-hour bilateral meeting with their foreign ministers on July 7, Trump and Putin also chatted over dinner on the final night of the summit, an official said.
2017-07-19 01:48:37 Read More

Pakistan SC to vet â€˜evidenceâ€™ against Nawaz Sharif

The Pakistan Supreme Court, hearing the Panama Papers case against Nawaz Sharif and his family, said on Tuesday that it would decide whether to disqualify the PM or send the matter to an accountability court after examining all the â€œleakedâ€ material.
2017-07-18 22:49:20 Read More

France tops US in Soft Power as India fails to make Top 30

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France tops US in Soft Power as India fails to make Top 30

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US slaps new economic sanctions on Iran over ballistic missile program

The US Department of Treasury, in a statement, said it was targeting 16 entities and individuals for supporting what is said was "illicit Iranian actors or transnational criminal activity."
2017-07-18 14:13:17 Read More

London mayor warns against red carpet for Donald Trump

"At a time when the President of the USA has policies that many in our country disagree with, I am not sure it is appropriate for our government to roll out the red carpet," said Sadiq Khan, the first Asian mayor of London.
2017-07-18 12:35:28 Read More

Why IS fighters are thrown off buildings in Mosul

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Health bill collapse: GOP at crossroads

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Anti-Pakistan protests erupt in Sindh

Protestors carried banners and placards that demanded total independence for Sindh and urged the United Nations, international community and human rights organisations to take immediate notice of what they called Pakistani occupation of the province.
2017-07-18 08:50:30 Read More

China begins commercial production of drone

Wang Song, an associate professor with the school of aeronautic science and engineering at China's Beihang University, said the first flight of a mass-produced CH-5 Rainbow, a heavy military drone on Friday last week meant signals China's readiness to export it.
2017-07-18 07:59:41 Read More

China begins commercial production of drone

Received 'contradictory signals' from Trump: Iran

Iran's foreign minister said the government has received "contradictory signals" from the Trump administration and doesn't know how to interpret them, but he held open the possibility of talks and improved relations with the United States.
2017-07-18 06:28:28 Read More

Venezuela oppn calls strike, Trump threatens 'actions'

Venezuela's opposition called Monday for a 24-hour nationwide strike to pressure President Nicolas Maduro to drop plans to rewrite the constitution while the United States threatened "strong and swift economic actions" against his socialist administration if it ignores the will of voters in a referendum.
2017-07-18 06:11:02 Read More

2 Iranians charged in US over hacking defence materials

According to the newly unsealed indictment businessman Mohammed Saeed Ajily, 35, recruited Mohammed Reza Rezakhah, 39, to break into companies' computers to steal their software for resale to Iranian universities, the military and the government.
2017-07-18 03:54:26 Read More

Downfall of China's rising star shows Xi's power play

Sun Zhengcai, 53, the youngest member of the ruling Politburo, was replaced on Saturday as party chief of Chongqing. Sun's downfall underscored Xi's dominance ahead of a congress that will set the tone for his second 5-year term as president.
2017-07-18 03:01:44 Read More

7.7-magnitude quake hits off Russia: US scientists

A powerful quake of magnitude 7.7 struck in the northern Pacific Ocean between the tip of Alaska's Aleutian Islands and Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, the US Geological Survey said on Monday. Officials initially warned of a tsunami threat in parts of the Pacific, which was lifted a short time later.
2017-07-18 01:26:45 Read More

Syrian army sweeps across IS-held territory: Reports

The landscape south of Raqa city strategically borders several provinces: Aleppo to the west, Homs to the south and Deir Ezzor -- much of which is still held by IS- to the east. On Monday, state news agency SANA said government loyalists had scored significant gains against IS in the area.
2017-07-17 17:52:25 Read More

Syrian army sweeps across IS-held territory: Reports

China slams US defence bill over Taiwan provision

China on Monday said it had lodged an official protest with the United States following the passage of a defence spending bill that could lead to American warships visiting Taiwan.
2017-07-17 11:52:54 Read More

Baghdadi almost certainly alive: Kurdish security

The top Kurdish counter-terrorism official said on Monday he was 99 per cent sure that Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was alive and located south of the Syrian city of Raqqa, after speculation that he had been killed.
2017-07-17 07:26:48 Read More

No links with North Korea: Myanmar to US envoy

Joseph Yun was set to meet Myanmar's State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the military's commander in chief in the capital on Monday. Yun's trip to Asia was announced after North Korea's test on July 4 of on intercontinental ballistic missile that it says can carry a large nuclear warhead.
2017-07-17 07:02:10 Read More

'It's raining needles': Drug crisis creates pollution threat

People, often children, risk getting stuck by discarded needles, raising the prospect they could contract blood-borne diseases such as hepatitis or HIV or be exposed to remnants of heroin or other drugs.
2017-07-17 05:35:38 Read More

Panamagate case: Pak SC resumes hearing against Sharif

The 6-member Joint Investigation Team (JIT), set up by the apex court to investigate charges of money laundering against 67-year-old Sharif, submitted its 60-day investigation report to the court on July 10. The report, however, was slammed by the Nawaz Sharif government as "trash".
2017-07-17 05:31:04 Read More

Panama-hit Sharif gives Army room to upend ties with India

Pakistan, which faces elections in a year, has plunged into yet another political crisis, giving the all-powerful army the upper hand, which is having an impact on Islamabadâ€™s policy towards neighbours India and Afghanistan.
2017-07-17 04:27:16 Read More

Panama-hit Sharif gives Army room to upend ties with India

9 dead, boy missing in flash flood in Arizona swim hole

Nine people died and a 13-year-old boy was missing Sunday after their group of family and friends was swept away while cooling off in a creek that suddenly turned treacherous when a rainstorm upstream unleashed floodwaters in Arizona's Tonto National Forest.
2017-07-17 04:01:39 Read More

Israel reopens Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault

For the first time in decades, Israel closed the site â€” known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount â€” on Friday after three Arab citizens of Israel opened fire from the sacred site with automatic weapons, killing two police officers.
2017-07-17 03:42:14 Read More

On third MH17 anniversary, families to unveil 'living memorial'

A total of 298 trees have been planted in the shape of a green ribbon, one for each of the victims who died on board the Malaysia Airlines flight en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur.
2017-07-17 03:03:16 Read More

S Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North

Seoul's proposal for two sets of talks indicates new President Moon Jae-in is pushing to improve ties with Pyongyang despite the North's first intercontinental ballistic missile this month. The Defense Ministry said on Monday it's proposing talks at the border village of Panmunjom on Friday..
2017-07-17 02:43:44 Read More

UAE behind hacking of Qatari media: Report

The report quotes unnamed US intelligence officials as saying that senior members of the Emirati government discussed the plan on May 23. The Emirati Embassy in Washington released a statement in response calling the report "false".
2017-07-17 02:40:17 Read More

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Woman killed, 4 injured as violence erupts at Venezuela vote

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Iran detains president's brother, sentences American

Iran's judiciary said Sunday that the brother of President Hassan Rouhani has been detained, and a Chinese-American citizen sentenced to 10 years behind bars for "infiltrating" the country.
2017-07-16 17:43:54 Read More

Pakistani boy tortured to death over goat theft

A 14-year-old Pakistani boy was allegedly tortured to death for stealing a goat in Punjab province, a media report said on Sunday. The incident triggered a protest by the boy's family, who alleged that police refused to register a murder case against the suspects, including the owner of the goat.
2017-07-16 10:09:51 Read More

Israel to reopen Jerusalem holy site after deadly assault

For the first time in decades, Israel closed the site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount on Friday after an attack by 3 Arab citizens of Israel who opened fire from the sacred site with automatic weapons and killed 2 police officers before being shot dead inside the compound.
2017-07-16 07:56:26 Read More

Detroit at crossroads 50 years after riots devastated city

had already begun would accelerate; Detroit was the nation's fourth biggest city in 1960, but would rank 21st by 2016. The middle class fled, and a proud city fell into poverty, crime and hopelessness.
2017-07-16 04:45:43 Read More

Venezuelan opposition hopes for big turnout in protest vote

Venezuela's opposition is calling for a massive turnout in a symbolic rejection of President Nicolas Maduro's plan to rewrite the constitution, a proposal that's escalating tensions in a nation stricken by widespread shortages and more than 100 days of anti-government protests.
2017-07-16 04:17:43 Read More

Turks commemorate 1 year since failed coup with huge march

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan vowed to "rip the heads off" of terror groups and coup-plotters who tried to end his more than decade-long rule on Saturday, as Turkey marked the anniversary of the country's crushed military coup with a series of rallies and other commemorative events.
2017-07-16 03:44:31 Read More

Donald Trump may reverse decision on climate accord, France's Macron says

French President Emmanuel Macron said he was hopeful that Donald Trump would reverse his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate accord, according to newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche . "(Trump) told me that he would try to find a solution in the coming months," Macron told the paper.
2017-07-16 00:40:27 Read More

Tight security in Jerusalem as holy site closed after attack

Security forces locked down parts of Jerusalem's Old City on Saturday and an ultra-sensitive holy site remained closed after an attack that killed two police officers and heightened Israeli-Palestinian tensions.
2017-07-15 17:42:46 Read More

Math 'genius' Maryam Mirzakhani dies, aged 40

Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields Medal, has died in a US hospital after a battle with cancer. She was 40.
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Math 'genius' Maryam Mirzakhani dies, aged 40

Nobel laureate Liu cremated; China says wife 'free so far'

China's Nobel Peace Prize laureate and prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday after succumbing to cancer while in custody, even as Beijing said his wife was "free so far" but must "avoid trouble" amid international pressure to let her leave the country.
2017-07-15 12:22:35 Read More

Christian man arrested on blasphemy charges in Pakistan

A Christian man has been arrested on the charges of blasphemy in Pakistan's Punjab province. Soon after arresting the suspect, the police shifted him to an undisclosed location on the fear that the area people led by religious groups might attack the police station.
2017-07-15 09:39:51 Read More

Xi's confidant and rising Chinese political star promoted

Chen Miner has been named Communist Party boss in southwestern Chongqing, cementing his reputation as a favourite of President Xi Jinping. Chen previously worked under Xi in Zhejiang province.
2017-07-15 06:39:50 Read More

'N Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought'

The respected 38 North website, a monitoring project linked to Johns Hopkins university, said Friday that thermal imagery of the Yongbyon nuclear complex appeared to show that Pyongyang had reprocessed spent fuel rods at least twice between last September and June this year.
2017-07-15 04:22:12 Read More

'N Korea likely has more plutonium than previously thought'

Growing sinkhole swallows 2 houses, 1 boat in Florida

The hole, which engulfed one home, a boat and then consumed about 80% of another home on Friday in Land O' Lakes, north of Tampa in Pasco County, has stretched up to 250 feet (76 meters) wide and 50 feet (15 meters) deep, and threatened to damage a third home, officials said.
2017-07-15 03:43:06 Read More

3 dead in fire in Honolulu high-rise apartment building

The blaze at the Marco Polo apartments started on the 26th floor and spread to at least the 27th floor and several units, said Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins. He said the number of fatalities could change. Firefighters say there were reports of people trapped in their units in the burning building.
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3 dead in fire in Honolulu high-rise apartment building

Trump asks Supreme Court to block travel ban ruling

In a court filing, the US Justice Department asked the justices to overturn Thursday's decision by a US district judge in Hawaii, which limited the scope of the administration's temporary ban on refugees and travelers from six Muslim-majority countries.
2017-07-15 02:50:03 Read More

Nobel laureate cremated, his wife is 'free': China

Liu Xiaobo, 61, died of multiple organ failure on Thursday in a hospital in the northeastern city of Shenyang, where he was being treated for late-stage liver cancer. He had been jailed for 11 years in 2009 for "inciting subversion of state power".
2017-07-15 02:36:38 Read More

Trump's travel ban watered down by another court setback

In another setback for President Donald Trump, a federal judge in Hawaii further weakened the already-diluted travel ban by vastly expanding the list of US family relationships that visitors from six Muslim-majority countries can use to get into the country.
2017-07-14 18:10:56 Read More

70 Pakistanis killed in rain-related incidents in 3 weeks

Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority says at least 70 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in various parts of Pakistan in the past three weeks. This week's rains flooded some streets in an upscale area of Islamabad.
2017-07-14 15:01:25 Read More

US has no proof IS leader Baghdadi is dead: Mattis

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said on Friday he cannot confirm whether or not Islamic State chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead, after reports from Syria that the jihadist leader had been killed.
2017-07-14 14:28:59 Read More

Top Muslim cleric detained in Jerusalem: Son

Israeli security forces detained Jerusalem's top Islamic cleric as crowds gathered in the Old City following an attack Friday near a highly sensitive holy site that killed two police officers, the cleric's son said.
2017-07-14 13:45:12 Read More

Over 800,000 people still displaced from Mosul: UN

Over a million people were displaced from Mosul by the battle in the Iraqi city against the IS group, but nearly 2L have returned home, the UN said Friday. Out of nearly 1.05m people who fled the fighting after the offensive against IS began last Oct, 825k remain displaced, the IOM said in a statement.
2017-07-14 13:37:55 Read More

Over 800,000 people still displaced from Mosul: UN

Pomp and mourning as Macron, Trump mark France's Bastille Day

Macron invited Trump to be his guest of honour at the pomp-filled military parade down the Champs-Elysees which the two men watched with their wives. The Bastille Day celebrations were also tinged with mourning, one year on since a vicious Islamist attack in the Mediterranean city of Nice where a man drove a truck into a crowd, killing 86 people.
2017-07-14 09:21:43 Read More

China says awarding Nobel to Liu Xiaobo was 'blasphemy'

Giving the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo was a "blasphemy", China said on Friday as it faced a barrage of criticism over the democracy activist's death.
2017-07-14 08:17:57 Read More

Several casualties in shooting near Jerusalem holy site: Police

Three assailants opened fire on Israeli police in Jerusalem's Old City on Friday before fleeing to a nearby highly sensitive holy site and being killed by security forces, police said.
2017-07-14 05:24:22 Read More

Several casualties in shooting near Jerusalem holy site: Police

Trump caught on tape complimenting Macron's wife's body

President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president's wife's appearance on Thursday as he toured a famous Paris landmark. President Donald Trump was captured complimenting the French president's wife's appearance on Thursday as he toured a famous Paris landmark.
2017-07-14 02:55:32 Read More

Trump says son is a 'wonderful' man, did nothing wrong

US President Donald Trump defended his son Donald Jr on Thursday after he was criticized for accepted a meeting with a Kremlin-linked lawyer during the US election campaign last year.
2017-07-13 17:50:23 Read More

Trump says son is a 'wonderful' man, did nothing wrong

Friendly fire kills two soldiers in southern Philippines

The incident on Wednesday was the second time soldiers have been killed by their own air support since fighting began in Marawi city almost two months ago, military spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said.
2017-07-13 11:33:07 Read More

Nawaz Sharif rejects demands for his resignation

Pointing to the opposition parties who have been demanding his resignation following the release of the report, Sharif said: "The people of Pakistan have elected me and only they can remove me from this post."
2017-07-13 10:21:17 Read More

In reversal, Afghan girls get US visas

Homeland Security Department spokesperson David Lapan said the US Citizenship and Immigration Services approved a State Department request for six girls from the war-torn country to be allowed in, along with their chaperone, so they can participate in the competition.
2017-07-13 08:47:26 Read More

Trump arrives in Paris for Bastille Day visit

Accompanied by First Lady Melania Trump, the 71-year-old stepped onto French soil for the first time as president hoping the visit will distract from weighty allegations that his family and inner circle colluded with Russia to win the 2016 US election.
2017-07-13 08:07:46 Read More

Sharif to consults Cabinet amidst calls for resignation

The prime minister is expected to seek an endorsement from the Cabinet in the form of a resolution or a declaration, apart from briefing members about the party's strategy to challenge the Joint Investigation Team report in the Supreme Court, official sources said.
2017-07-13 07:14:41 Read More

China under pressure to free ailing Nobel laureate

es and Germany voiced concerns over the 61-year-old writer after the hospital treating him said yesterday he had organ failure and difficulty breathing. The doctors said Liu needed to be on artificial ventilation to be kept alive, but his family declined.
2017-07-13 06:26:07 Read More

Malta says yes to same-sex marriage

Lawmakers gave near-unanimous approval to the bill, which represents a major step for LGBT rights on the island, which legalised divorce only in 2011 and where abortion is outlawed. Malta, the EU's smallest nation, becomes the bloc's 15th member to legalise same-sex unions.
2017-07-13 04:39:50 Read More

Malta says yes to same-sex marriage

'Number of fatal terrorist attacks in Europe increasing'

Data by the Global Terrorism Database shows that there were 30 such attacks resulting in fatalities in western Europe in 2016 and 23 in 2015. This compares with two attacks across the region resulting in fatalities in 2014 and five in 2013.
2017-07-13 04:24:45 Read More

Trump: I get along 'very, very well' with Putin

Trump, who has come under criticism for his reluctance to criticize Putin directly over Russia's meddling in US elections last year, said the two had an "excellent meeting" on the sidelines of the G20 summit last Friday.
2017-07-13 02:56:54 Read More

Trump's FBI pick: Russia probe no 'witch hunt'

Christopher Wray, nominated by Trump on June 7 to replace the fired James Comey as Federal Bureau of Investigation director, on Wednesday testified during a 4 1/2-hour hour Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing.
2017-07-13 02:41:13 Read More

Nearly 10 years in jail for Ex-Brazil President Lula

The former President Lula, who won global praise for policies to reduce stinging inequality in Brazil, faces four more corruption trials and will remain free on appeal.
2017-07-13 02:34:39 Read More

Trump calls son innocent, a victim

Says Reports Of Russia Meeting Is Greatest Witch-Hunt In Political History
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Trump calls son innocent, a victim

Says Reports Of Russia Meeting Is Greatest Witch-Hunt In Political History
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EU's Michel Barnier hits back at UK on Brexit bill

EU Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warned Britain that time was running out for talks. Barnier urged Britain to send Brussels its negotiating position on key issues ahead of the second round of formal Brexit talks with his British counterpart David Davis, which start Monday in Brussels.
2017-07-12 12:45:49 Read More

EU's Michel Barnier hits back at UK on Brexit bill

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Missile Wars: Where NKorea stands after ICBM launch

Experts believe the two-stage, liquid-fuel missile gives Kim the capability of reaching most of Alaska and possibly Hawaii. Some experts add Seattle and San Francisco. North Korea's missiles aren't very accurate, so big, soft targets like cities are what they would be aimed at.
2017-07-12 09:20:02 Read More

'China's Nobel laureate suffers organ failure'

The 61-year-old democracy advocate's liver function continued to deteriorate and he suffered from "shock and organ failure", according to the First Hospital of China Medical University in the northeastern city of Shenyang.
2017-07-12 06:27:52 Read More

Japanese PM promises to help victims of floods; death toll up to 25

Torrential rain that began a week ago set off landslides and sent rivers surging over their banks on the southwestern island of Kyushu, at one point forcing more than 400,000 people from their homes. Twenty-five people were killed and 23 are still missing.
2017-07-12 05:51:27 Read More

Indonesia's prez signs decree to ban radical groups

The measure announced on Wednesday by the country's top security minister follows months of sectarian tensions in the world's most populous Muslim nation that shook the government and undermined its reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam.
2017-07-12 05:47:01 Read More

Indonesia's prez signs decree to ban radical groups

Arab states say Qatar-US terror accord 'insufficient'

nsufficient," said the statement carried by Saudi state news agency SPA, adding that the four states would "carefully monitor the seriousness of Qatari authorities in combating all forms of financing, supporting and harbouring terrorism."
2017-07-12 04:24:43 Read More

China to downsize army to under a million in biggest troop cut

The People's Liberation Army (PLA) will increase the numbers of other services, including navy and missile forces, the PLA Daily, the official newspaper of the Chinese military, reported. "This is the first time that active PLA army personnel would be reduced to below one million," it said.
2017-07-12 03:57:50 Read More

North Korea row: US successfully tests THAAD missile

The United States deployed THAAD to South Korea this year to guard against North Korea's shorter-range missiles. That has drawn fierce criticism from China, which says the system's powerful radar can probe deep into its territory.
2017-07-12 02:54:15 Read More

Chinese carrier was in our defence zone: Taiwan

The Soviet-built Liaoning, China's first aircraft carrier, left Hong Kong on Tuesday before entering Taiwan's defence zone by travelling in a northerly direction via the western side of the Taiwan Strait, Taiwan's defence ministry said.
2017-07-12 02:40:51 Read More

Release of emails: Trump lauds sons's 'transparency'

The US president praised his son for the release of a chain of emails with the Russian source offering the Trump campaign "sensitive information" about White House rival Hillary Clinton in the run-up to the 2016 presidential election.
2017-07-12 02:33:53 Read More

I would 'love' Russian dirt on Clinton: Trump son

The email chain was released in its entirety by Donald Jr on his Twitter account, in a move that jolted Washington, and added fuel to the political firestorm swirling over allegations that Trump's campaign team colluded with Moscow to influence the 2016 election.
2017-07-12 02:23:11 Read More

Panamagate: 'Sharif's daughter gave false documents to mislead SC'

Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz submitted fake documents and misled the Supreme Court, the JIT, which probed the Panamagate graft case, alleged on Tuesday. Submitting fake documents is a criminal offence under Pakistan laws.
2017-07-12 01:51:54 Read More

Can't blame us alone for not solving N Korea issue: China

China said on Tuesday it shouldn't be held responsible alone for solving the North Korean nuclear standoff, and accused other countries of shirking their responsibilities in the effort to reduce tensions.
2017-07-12 01:28:24 Read More

Can't blame us alone for not solving N Korea issue: China

Qatar, US sign agreement on boosting counterterrorism

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson took his mission to break the deadlock between Qatar and four Arab states to the tiny energy-rich nation Tuesday, securing a commitment from Qatar to intensify its counterterrorism efforts as he looks to end the squabbling among key Middle Eastern allies.
2017-07-11 15:11:20 Read More

At least 16 die in military plane crash in rural Mississippi

Marine Corps spokeswoman Capt. Sarah Burns said that a KC-130 "experienced a mishap" Monday evening but provided no details. The KC-130 is used as a refueling tanker. US Sen. Thom Tillis, who represents North Carolina, said the plane was from the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, North Carolina.
2017-07-11 13:28:01 Read More

UK leader Theresa May vows to win 'battle of ideas'

May urged her political opponents to contribute their "views and ideas'' to help shape government policy. She acknowledged that the election result was "not what I wanted,'' but said she remained committed to building a fairer Britain as the country leaves the European Union.
2017-07-11 11:41:42 Read More

Failed coup takes toll on Turkey's foreign policy

Turkey's precarious position is a far cry from what it enjoyed a decade ago, when Erdogan was seen as an essential mediator in almost every crisis and was courted by both the EU and the US.
2017-07-11 09:21:29 Read More

Failed coup takes toll on Turkey's foreign policy

Donald Trump to visit Britain next year: Report

Donald Trump's visit had been expected this year after British Prime Minister Theresa May invited the US leader to Britain during their first meeting in January in Washington. However, no date had been set.
2017-07-11 07:27:59 Read More

Canada wildfires disrupt industry, force 14,000 from homes

Authorities said at least 10 of more than 200 fires burning across the province were close to residential communities. Some 38,000 hectares (93,900 acres) had been ravaged as of midday on Monday. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported, but some 14,000 people have been forced from their homes.
2017-07-11 05:02:08 Read More

Iraqi declares 'total victory' over Islamic State in Mosul

"This great feast day crowned the victories of the fighters and the Iraqis for the past three years," said Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, flanked by his senior military leadership at a small base on the edge of the Old City, where the final battles for Mosul unfolded.
2017-07-11 04:30:14 Read More

Ailing China Nobel laureate in critical condition: Hospital

A stark update issued Monday evening by Liu's hospital said he was suffering from poor kidney function and bleeding in the liver from metastasizing tumors. It heightened pressure on Beijing, which has resisted appeals from several nations to let Liu and his family go.
2017-07-11 03:49:43 Read More

Trump defends decision to have Ivanka sit in for him at G20

White House adviser Ivanka Trump briefly sat in her father's chair on Saturday at a Group of 20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, during a closed-door session on African development as the World Bank president spoke.
2017-07-11 03:27:19 Read More

Trump Jr admits he wanted info on Clinton from Russian

The circumstances surrounding the meeting between the US President's eldest son and a Russian lawyer fueled new questions about the Trump campaign's possible ties to Russia, which are being scrutinized by federal and congressional investigators.
2017-07-11 03:12:12 Read More

Buffett donates $3.17 billion to Gates charity, 4 others

Buffett, 86, has made $27.54 billion in donations since 2006 to the five charities, including roughly $21.9 billion to the Gates Foundation. Following his latest donation, Buffet remained the world's fourth-richest person, according to Forbes magazine.
2017-07-11 03:06:58 Read More

Tillerson looks to defuse Qatar crisis on Gulf tour

The US secretary of state thrusts America into the middle of an Arab squabble at a time when President Trump had hoped the US allies would unite against terrorism.
2017-07-11 02:47:56 Read More

Trump Jr met Russian for dirt on Hillary

US President Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, was promised damaging information about Hillary Clinton before agreeing to meet with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign, according to three advisers to the White House briefed on the meeting and two others.
2017-07-11 01:55:47 Read More

Trump Jr met Russian for dirt on Hillary

Panamagate: Pak istanPM, family face corruption case

Sharif's daughter Maryam also rejected the report, saying, "JIT report REJECTED.Every contradiction will not only be contested but decimated in SC.NOT a penny of public exchequer involved.".
2017-07-11 01:19:15 Read More

Panamagate: Pakistan PM, family face corruption case

China's ailing Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo in 'critical condition'

The hospital said in a statement on its website that it is preparing for the possibility of taking the 61-year-old democracy advocate into emergency care if necessary, adding that "Liu's family members have been informed of the above circumstances".
2017-07-10 10:17:40 Read More

Panama papers: Pak probe panel submits final report

The six-member joint investigation team (JIT) was set up in May by the Supreme Court with the mandate to probe Nawaz Sharif family for allegedly failing to provide the trail of money used to buy properties in London in 1990s.
2017-07-10 09:26:31 Read More

Panama papers: Pak probe panel submits final report

Iraqi troops push to clear last Mosul ground of IS

Iraqi forces are pushing to retake the last patch of ground in Mosul where Islamic State militants are holding on to a tiny sliver of the Old City, west of the Tigris River, a day after the prime minister visited soldiers to congratulate his troops on the hard-fought battle.
2017-07-10 06:28:24 Read More

In Spain, 1,000-year-old court settles water disputes

UN cultural body UNESCO has included the court â€” which bills itself as "the oldest institution of justice in existence in Europe" â€” on its list celebrating the world's "intangible cultural heritage" which deserves protection.
2017-07-10 03:48:19 Read More

Tillerson reassures Ukraine, talks tough on Russia

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson told Russia on Sunday that it must take the first steps to reduce tensions in eastern Ukraine and that American and European sanctions would remain in place until Moscow reversed course in the region.
2017-07-10 03:34:15 Read More

Fresh quake rocks Philippine island

A 5.9-magnitude quake on Monday rocked a central Philippine island still reeling from a deadly tremor last week, though there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties, seismologists said. A 6.5 quake stuck the region on Thursday last week, killing two people and leaving 72 others injured.
2017-07-10 03:10:41 Read More

Trump Jr met Russian lawyer for dirt on Clinton

The meeting â€” at Trump Tower on June 9, 2016, two weeks after Trump clinched the Republican nomination â€” points to the central question in federal investigations of the Kremlin's meddling in the presidential election: whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians.
2017-07-10 03:03:07 Read More

Sailor comes home to find wife 8 months pregnant

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US practice bombing run a provocation: North Korea

Two US Air Force bombers released inert weapons Friday on a training range in South Korea. South Korean F-15 and US F-16 fighter jets joined them in the drill. The 10-hour mission came three days after North Korea tested an intercontinental ballistic missile on Fourth of July.
2017-07-10 02:34:49 Read More

London firefighters at blaze at popular Camden Lock Market

The London Fire Brigade says about 60 firefighters are combating a fire at the Camden Lock Market, which is a popular tourist destination in the city's north.
2017-07-10 01:14:23 Read More

Japan floods death toll rises to 20

Thousands of people have been evacuated to makeshift shelters in school gyms and public buildings, but many remain stranded, with emergency services battling through thick mud and rain to try to reach them. Some 250 people were still cut off by Sunday, the Kyodo news agency said.
2017-07-09 15:41:29 Read More

Venezuela marks 100 days of protest

Prominent political prisoner, Leopoldo Lopez's surprise prison release triggered speculation over the prospect of negotiations between the opposition and Venezuela's embattled leftist government of Nicolas Maduro, with a rising toll of death and destruction from three months of non-stop street protests.
2017-07-09 15:33:33 Read More

Venezuela marks 100 days of protest

Germans angry over 'orgy of violence' at G20

About 20,000 police struggled to contain several hundred anti-capitalists who torched cars, looted shops and hurled Molotov cocktails and stones during the July 7-8 summit. Tens of thousands more people demonstrated peacefully.
2017-07-09 14:05:57 Read More

Trump says time to work 'constructively' with Russia

"I strongly pressed President Putin twice about Russian meddling in our election," Trump tweeted early Sunday. "He vehemently denied it. I've already given my opinion....." "Now it is time to move forward in working constructively with Russia!"
2017-07-09 12:19:49 Read More

China tests self-sustaining space station in Beijing

Four students from Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics entered the Lunar Palace-1 on Sunday with the aim of living self-sufficiently for 200 days. They say they are happy to act as human guinea-pigs if it means getting closer to their dream of becoming astronauts.
2017-07-09 12:14:41 Read More

Qatar to seek compensation for damages from Arab blockade

Qatari Public Prosecutor Ali Al-Marri said in a press conference on Sunday that the committee will handle claims made by private companies, public institutions and individuals. He gave few details, but said the body would use both domestic and international mechanisms to seek compensation.
2017-07-09 11:02:36 Read More

Third night of G20 clashes between police, protesters

The protesters gathered after the close of the summit in the Schanzen district, a stronghold for extreme left radicals which has been the site of multiple confrontations since Thursday.
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Forces 'tens of meters' from retaking Mosul: Iraq

Iraqi commanders said Saturday their forces are "tens of meters" away from defeating the Islamic State group in Mosul, a day after a major counterattack by the militants.
2017-07-09 07:01:47 Read More

Decades on, health reform remains elusive in US

The US has a reputation for world-class medicine, doctors and hospitals, but for decades it has also been riddled with gaping holes that have left millions without health insurance. Every president in living memory has made efforts to plug the gaps. But the issues persist to this day, only multiplied.
2017-07-09 06:02:58 Read More

Growing chorus denounces sexist Silicon Valley culture

Accusations concerning the lack of women in tech jobs and unfair, or downright crude, treatment endured by some in the industry have simmered for years. Now increasing numbers of women are going public with complaints of gender-based discrimination â€” in some cases leading men to step down.
2017-07-09 05:46:18 Read More

N Korea warns of nuclear 'tipping point' over US bomber drill

The North's state-run Rodong newspaper accused Washington and Seoul of ratcheting up tensions with the drill, in an editorial titled "Don't play with fire on a powder keg."
2017-07-09 05:45:54 Read More

30 yrs on, U2 still find relevance in 'The Joshua Tree'

Irish rock group U2 kicked off the European leg of "The Joshua Tree" tour on Saturday by returning to the album that tackled their love-hate relationship with America and propelled them to superstardom when it was released 30 years ago.
2017-07-09 04:38:11 Read More

30 yrs on, U2 still find relevance in 'The Joshua Tree'

Wildfires rage as California sizzles

The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state, as the state was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave.
2017-07-09 01:45:04 Read More

US giving $638M aid to Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria, South Sudan

The United States on Saturday announced more than $630 million in aid for Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and Nigeria, where conflict has helped to cause what the United Nations calls the world's largest humanitarian crisis in more than 70 years.
2017-07-08 17:02:38 Read More

Mosul victory imminent as Islamic State lines collapse: Iraqi military

Dozens of soldiers celebrated amid the rubble on the banks of the Tigris river without waiting for a formal victory declaration, some dancing to music blaring out from a truck and firing machineguns into the air, a Reuters correspondent said.
2017-07-08 12:06:48 Read More

Trump seeks consensus on trade, North Korea at summit

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Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village

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Al-Shabab beheads 9 civilians in attack on Kenya village

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'Robot waitress' draws customers to Pakistani pizza joint

Osama Jafri, the engineer who designed the 25-kilogram (55-pound) robot, says it can greet customers and carry pizzas to their tables. The robot resembles a short, slender woman wearing a long dress and apron. He says he wrapped a scarf around the robot's neck so as not to offend conservative patrons.
2017-07-08 11:05:43 Read More

G-20 leaders wrap up search for common ground at summit

Saturday's agenda features discussions on partnerships between the G-20 and Africa, on migration, health, digitalization, empowering women and unemployment. Finding compromises is challenging, in light of US President Donald Trump's 'America First' rhetoric and decision to withdraw from the Paris accord against climate change.
2017-07-08 07:49:01 Read More

Bangladesh police arrest key suspect in Dhaka cafe attack

te group claimed responsibility for the July 1, 2016 attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery, but authorities blamed the domestic group.
2017-07-08 07:33:52 Read More

FBI: Flight attendant broke wine bottle over man's head

A flight attendant broke a wine bottle over the head of a man who lunged for an exit door and fought with other passengers during a Delta Air Lines flight from Seattle to Beijing, but it didn't faze him, an FBI agent wrote in charging papers filed Friday.
2017-07-08 05:03:35 Read More

Police gain upper hand after Hamburg's day of G20 clashes

Heavily armed police commandos moved in after activists had spent much of the day attempting to wrest control of the streets from more than 15,000 police, setting fires, looting and building barricades.
2017-07-08 04:48:48 Read More

122 nations adopt first treaty banning nuclear weapons

122 nations voted in favour, the Netherlands opposed, and Singapore abstained. None of the nine countries known or believed to possess nuclear weapons - the United States, Russia, Britain, China, France, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel - is supporting the treaty.
2017-07-08 03:54:18 Read More

Germany hosts 'difficult' G-20 talks on trade, climate

German Chancellor Angela Merkel told leaders of the G-20 that they must be prepared to make compromises. That is a challenging task at a time when Trump's "America First" rhetoric and decision last month to withdraw from the Paris accord against climate change have caused widespread concern.
2017-07-08 02:28:11 Read More

Putin told Trump that Russia did not meddle in US elections

Russian President Vladimir Putin told US President Donald Trump on Friday that Moscow had not meddled in the US elections, and Trump accepted it, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
2017-07-07 22:39:23 Read More

G-20 clashes leave dozens of officers and activists injured

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China slams US after bombers fly over South China Sea

China on Friday accused the US of trying to "flaunt military force" to harm its sovereignty in name of freedom of navigation after two American bombers flew over the disputed South China Sea disregarding Beijing's claims over the area.
2017-07-07 17:09:58 Read More

It's an 'honour' to meet Putin, says Trump

US President Donald Trump called it an "honour" to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the first time and said he looked forward to positive things happening in the relationship between the former Cold War rivals.
2017-07-07 15:01:11 Read More

Merkel calls for G20 compromise as crunch climate talks start

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UNHCR chief urges Myanmar to grant Rohingya citizenship

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Philippine president says he's likely to extend martial law

The Philippine president says he is likely to extend 60 days of martial law he imposed in the country's south to deal with a deadly siege of a city by militants allied with the Islamic State group because the situation there remains critical.
2017-07-07 13:52:50 Read More

Pakistan orders Shell pay at least $2.4m after tanker fire

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Pakistan orders Shell pay at least $2.4m after tanker fire

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Trudeau: G20 will tell Trump to take lead role on climate change

"We'll tell him it's important to take a lead role in tackling climate change and creating good jobs," Trudeau told mass-selling Bild newspaper, adding there was no doubt that climate change was happening.
2017-07-07 07:00:41 Read More

At least 28 killed in barbaric Mexican prison fight

The fight broke out between rival gangs in the maximum security wing of Las Cruces prison in the city of Acapulco. The victims were stabbed and beaten to death. Acapulco is the largest city in Guerrero state, one of Mexico's most violent areas and a big center for drug production.
2017-07-07 05:43:57 Read More

China-bound flight returns to Seattle after passenger assaults crew member

An airport spokesperson said the man assaulted a flight attendant in the first-class cabin, but he had no further details on what triggered the incident. He said it was not a national security matter.
2017-07-07 05:20:29 Read More

Arab dispute with Qatar may intensify: US

Underscoring US concerns about a crisis involving key allies in the Middle East, the US State Department said Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to visit Kuwait, which is mediating in the dispute, on Monday.
2017-07-07 03:59:05 Read More

China aircraft carrier sails into Hong Kong on maiden tour

The Liaoning was accompanied by several other naval ships from its strike group, with jet fighters and helicopters visible on the flight deck alongside hundreds of crew dressed in white uniforms.
2017-07-07 03:46:38 Read More

All eyes on Trump-Putin as they meet for first time

US President Donald Trump has said he wants to find ways to work with Russian President Vladimir Putin, a goal made more difficult by sharp differences over Russia's actions in Syria and Ukraine, and allegations Moscow meddled in the 2016 US presidential election.
2017-07-07 03:39:56 Read More

UN chief says Cyprus reunification talks fail

"I'm very sorry to tell you that despite the very strong commitment and engagement of all the delegations and different parties ... the conference on Cyprus was closed without an agreement being reached," UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres told a news conference.
2017-07-07 03:00:21 Read More

US ethics chief resigns after clashes with Trump

The US govt ethics chief, who clashed repeatedly with Donald Trump's administration over the president's conflicts of interest, announced on Thursday he is resigning his post, effective July 19. Walter Shaub was appointed in 2013 to a 5-year term as director of the Office of Government Ethics (OGE).
2017-07-07 02:18:29 Read More

76 police hurt in clashes with anti-G20 protesters

At least 76 police officers were hurt on Thursday in clashes with anti-G20 protesters in Hamburg, German authorities said, as a demonstration dubbed "Welcome to Hell" erupted in violence shortly after it began.
2017-07-07 00:18:12 Read More

In media blitz, Beijing says Delhi's stand 'groundless'

The Chinese embassy in New Delhi has launched a media blitz to drive home its point that India's position on the issue is "groundless". The embassy on Wednesday night came up with a video in which it sought to explain that it was India that was trying to change the status quo in the region as Doklam belonged to China.
2017-07-06 20:34:07 Read More

Keep EU doors open to Britain, say German Finance Minister and IMF chief

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Keep EU doors open to Britain, say German Finance Minister and IMF chief

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Trump says US is committed to NATO defense, knocks Russia over Ukraine

Trump's reference to Article Five of the NATO treaty, which guarantees that alliance members will defend each other, represented a change of tone from the president, who upset US allies by not mentioning support for the provision during a trip to NATO headquarters in May.
2017-07-06 12:17:51 Read More

Russia-US ties zigzag wildly during Putin's rule since 2000

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Spain's running of the bulls: Firecracker kicks off fiesta

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Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in Mosul: UN

The fighting against the last ISIS holdouts is heavy, and civilians caught in the middle of the battle are in "extreme danger," UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq Lise Grande said.
2017-07-06 09:17:14 Read More

Up to 20,000 civilians trapped in Mosul: UN

Jadhav case: Pak's attorney general to lead in ICJ

The ministry of foreign affairs has informed the ICJ registrar at Peace Palace in The Hague that Ausaf would be the "agent" for Pakistan in the case whereas foreign affairs director general Dr Mohammad Faisal would continue to act as the "co-agent".
2017-07-06 07:48:29 Read More

Putin attacks sanctions, protectionism on eve of G20

up of 20 summit, starting in Hamburg tomorrow, will bring together the leaders of the world's biggest developed and emerging economies.
2017-07-06 07:14:06 Read More

Philippines' Duterte vows to eat militants after beheadings

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to eat alive Islamist militants behind abduction and beheadings of two Vietnamese sailors in a furious reaction to the killings. "I will eat your liver if you want me to. Give me salt and vinegar and I will eat it in front of you," Duterte said.
2017-07-06 07:12:08 Read More

Truck accident in Central African Republic kills 78

The four Arab nations - Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt - accuse Qatar of supporting terrorism and allying with regional foe Iran, which Doha denies. Their foreign ministers met in Cairo on Wednesday after a deadline they gave Qatar to meet 13 demands expired.
2017-07-06 03:24:30 Read More

Mexico shootout leaves at least 15 dead

ttle near the remote town of Las Varas started as a firefight between rival drug trafficking gangs, then escalated when police arrived, said Eduardo Esparza of the prosecutor's office for the state of Chihuahua, which borders the United States.
2017-07-06 03:19:17 Read More

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Qatar boycott to stay, but no new curbs: Arab states

En route to G20 summit in Germany, Trump will take part in a gathering of leaders from central Europe, Baltic states and the Balkans, an event convened by Poland and Croatia to boost regional trade and infrastructure.
2017-07-06 03:01:21 Read More

NATO allies look for reassurance from Trump in Warsaw

In a statement, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said the US is open to establishing no-fly zones in Syria in coordination with Russia as well as jointly setting up a truce monitoring and humanitarian aid delivery mechanism.
2017-07-06 02:47:26 Read More

US renews offer of Syria cooperation with Russia

Pro-government militias wielding wooden sticks and metal bars stormed congress on Wednesday and attacked opposition lawmakers during a special session coinciding with Venezuela's independence day.
2017-07-06 02:39:30 Read More

Government supporters attack Venezuela lawmakers

US prepared to use force on North Korea 'if we must': Nikki Haley

The United States cautioned on Wednesday it was ready to use force if need be to stop North Korea's nuclear missile program but said it preferred global diplomatic action against Pyongyang for defying world powers by test launching a ballistic missile that could hit Alaska.
2017-07-05 21:57:13 Read More

US prepared to use force on North Korea 'if we must': Nikki Haley

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Merkel stands by suggestion Europe can't rely fully on US

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Turkey detains 6 IS suspects planning attack on opposition march

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Qatar calls for 'dialogue' to resolve Gulf crisis

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Manchester Airport's Terminal 3 evacuated due to suspect bag

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Trial of any MH17 suspects to be held in Dutch court

A joint international investigation has determined that the Boeing 777 jet was hit by a Russian-made BUK missile fired from rebel-held territory, but a separate criminal probe has yet to arrest any suspects. Investigators have released the names of two Russian-speaking men, appealing for information about their whereabouts.
2017-07-05 09:11:15 Read More

Trump, world leaders head into stormy G20 summit

US President Donald Trump will meet other world leaders at Germany's G20 summit from Friday, with conflicts looming over climate, trade and other global issues both inside and outside the heavily-fortified venue.
2017-07-05 05:03:46 Read More

Saudi Arabia to discuss Qatar crisis with allies

Saudi Arabia and Arab allies that have cut ties with Qatar will hold talks in Egypt on the Gulf diplomatic crisis, after Doha said their demands were impossible to meet. The four Arab nations, which also include UAE, Bahrain and Egypt, accuse Qatar of supporting extremism, a charge which it denies.
2017-07-05 03:46:42 Read More

US, South Korea send North missile warning after ICBM test

Tuesday's launch â€” acknowledged as an ICBM by Washington â€” marked a milestone in Pyongyang's decades-long drive for the capability to threaten the US mainland with a nuclear strike, and poses a stark foreign policy challenge for Donald Trump.
2017-07-05 03:37:43 Read More

North Korea vows more 'gift packages' of missile tests for US

Grinning broadly, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delighted in the global furor created by his nation's first launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, vowing Wednesday to never abandon nuclear weapons and to keep sending Washington more "gift packages'' of missile and atomic tests.
2017-07-05 03:09:59 Read More

US carries out missile drill with South Korea

In show of strength that followed ICBM launch by North Korea, US and South Korean soldiers fired missiles into the latter's territorial waters to showcase their "precision fire capabilityâ€. The US confirmed North Korea test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time yesterday.
2017-07-05 02:38:31 Read More

US carries out missile drill with South Korea

US marks Independence Day with pomp, dazzle, hot dog contest

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US marks Independence Day with pomp, dazzle, hot dog contest

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Egypt's parliament approves state of emergency extension

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Russia, China agree joint approach to N Korea, slam US over missile shield

Moscow and Beijing had agreed on the need for a simultaneous freezing of North Korea's missile and nuclear programme and large-scale military exercises by the United States and South Korea, the ministry said in a statement.
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UAE foreign minister: No word on Qatari response to demands

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Iraq slows advance on last IS pocket in Mosul packed with civilians

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Putin, Trump to meet on July 7 in Hamburg: Report

Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold a first meeting with US leader Donald Trump on Friday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hamburg, the Kremlin said Tuesday.
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Thousands of chickens block Austrian motorway

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Niger: Boko Haram kidnaps 37 women; 9 killed

Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern Niger, the regional governor said Tuesday.
2017-07-04 10:04:04 Read More

N Korea tests 'intercontinental ballistic missile'

US Pacific Command confirmed the test and said it was a land-based, intermediate range missile that flew for 37 minutes, adding the launch did not pose a threat to North America. It was estimated to have reached an altitude that "greatly exceeded" 2,500 kilometres, Japan said,
2017-07-04 07:26:08 Read More

Supreme Court backs martial law in southern Philippines

Duterte imposed military rule across the insurgency- wracked region of Mindanao on May 23, hours after hundreds of gunmen waving black IS flags occupied parts of Marawi city and triggered deadly clashes that are yet to end.
2017-07-04 06:07:35 Read More

10 killed in Bangladesh garment factory blast

The accident happened late on Monday at a plant of Multifabs Limited, a Bangladeshi company on the outskirts of Dhaka. "Nine people were killed in the blast and one died in hospital," a fire service official said.
2017-07-04 04:42:51 Read More

Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch

South Korean officials said early Tuesday that North Korea had launched another ballistic missile toward Japan, part of a string of recent test-firings.
2017-07-04 03:11:53 Read More

Trump criticizes Kim Jong Un after latest missile launch

South Korean officials said early Tuesday that North Korea had launched another ballistic missile toward Japan, part of a string of recent test-firings.
2017-07-04 03:11:53 Read More

AirAsia flight grounded after apparent bird strike damages engine

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Macron says France ready for 'radically new path'

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the country was ready to embark on a "radically new path" after presidential and parliamentary elections swept him and his new centrist party into power.
2017-07-03 14:21:33 Read More

Macron says France ready for 'radically new path'

'Several' feared dead in bus accident in Germany: Police

The tourist bus burst into flames following a collision on with a trailer truck in southern Germany, police said. Two drivers and 46 people and were on the bus, and 17 are reported missing.
2017-07-03 08:22:59 Read More

China-US ties affected by some negative factors: Xi to Trump

The phone conversation came a day after a US missile destroyer sailed close to an artificial island built by China in the disputed South China Sea. China termed the incident a "serious political and military provocation". Trump on Thursday authorised a $1.3 billion arms sale to Taiwan, which China considers a rebel province.
2017-07-03 06:35:17 Read More

Saudi king orders newspaper columnist to stop piling on the praise

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2017-07-03 04:19:28 Read More

Gulf crisis: Qatar defiant as Saudi extends deadline

The demands from Saudi Arabia and its allies include Doha ending support for the Muslim Brotherhood, the closure of Al-Jazeera television, a downgrade of diplomatic ties with Iran and the shutdown of a Turkish military base in the emirate.
2017-07-03 03:53:37 Read More

North Korea issue: Trump speaks with Xi, Abe

"Both leaders - Xi Jinping and Shinzo Abe - reaffirmed their commitment to a denuclearized Korean Peninsula. President Trump reiterated his determination to seek more balanced trade relations with America's trading partners," the White House said.
2017-07-03 03:45:47 Read More

Abu Dhabi airport now exempt from US laptop ban

In March, the United States banned laptops in cabins on flights to the United States originating at 10 airports in eight countries - Egypt, Morocco, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar and Turkey.
2017-07-03 03:01:25 Read More

US warship near SCS island 'provocation': China

The destroyer, USS Stethem, sailed less than 12 nautical miles from tiny Triton Island in the Paracel Islands archipelago, which is claimed by China as well as Taiwan and Vietnam, a US official said.
2017-07-03 02:52:38 Read More

8 wounded in France mosque shooting

Eight people including a girl were lightly wounded late Sunday in a shooting in front of a mosque in the southeast French city of Avignon, the prosecutor's office said, ruling out terrorism. Reports say, at least two men got out of a car around 10:30pm near the mosque and opened fire.
2017-07-03 02:40:09 Read More

Trump tweets video of him knocking down 'CNN'

US President Donald Trump launched a fresh attack on the news media on Sunday by tweeting a video, showing him knocking down and beating a professional wrestling "villain" whose face had been replaced by a CNN logo.
2017-07-02 15:25:11 Read More

US warship sails near South China Sea

An American warship on Sunday sailed close to a disputed island in the South China Sea occupied by Beijing, as part of an operation to demonstrate freedom of navigation in the waters, a US official said.
2017-07-02 15:02:25 Read More

US warship sails near South China Sea

Huge fire engulfs new flats in London

A major fire today broke out roday at a new under-construction block of flats in London. The incident comes days after a devastating fire gutted Grenfell Tower, a 24-storey residential building in west London on June 14, killing at least 80 people.
2017-07-02 14:09:02 Read More

Hackers launch new attack on MPs in UK

Britain's Parliament has been hit by a new wave of cyber attack after hackers attempted to trick lawmakers into revealing their passwords, prompting officials to warn MPs and their aides to guard against such threats.
2017-07-02 13:06:01 Read More

10 injured as volcano erupts on Indonesia's main Java island

A volcano popular with tourists erupted Sunday on Indonesia's main island of Java, injuring 10 people, an official said. Sileri Crater at Dieng Plateau spewed cold lava, mud and ash as high as 50 meters (164 feet) into the sky when it erupted, said National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman.
2017-07-02 11:31:11 Read More

18 killed as car bombers strike Damascus

A suicide car bomber pursued by security forces blew himself up in eastern Damascus today, with a monitor reporting 18 killed in the deadliest attack to hit the Syrian capital in months.
2017-07-02 10:35:00 Read More

Donald Trump to speak with China, Japan leaders on North Korea

Trump will speak by telephone with the leaders of China and Japan, in talks likely to be dominated by North Korea's nuclear drive and the threats posed by its belligerent leadership. The Trump administration has been growing increasingly exasperated with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's regime.
2017-07-02 08:29:52 Read More

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Donald Trump to speak with China, Japan leaders on North Korea

World leaders bid farewell to Helmut Kohl

Helmut Kohl, who died on June 16 at 87, was lauded at a ceremony at the European Parliament as a dedicated European who abhorred war by former US President Bill Clinton, Russia Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and other figures.
2017-07-01 17:04:00 Read More

World leaders bid farewell to Helmut Kohl

Snipers, bombs, mortars: Philippine troops battle against Islamists

The two spoke quietly to each other as the sniper took three more shots across the Agus river into the militant-held commercial district of Marawi, now a battleground strewn with debris from ruined buildings. Scores of bodies are rotting in the area, and the stench mixes with the smell of gunpowder.
2017-07-01 15:44:49 Read More

Bangladesh marks anniversary of cafe attack that killed 22

Foreign delegates, activists and family members vowed to tackle Islamic militancy as they visited the Holey Artisan Bakery, the site of the July 1, 2016, attack. Five militants belonging to Jumatual Mujahedeen Bangladesh had targeted the cafe in Dhaka that killed 20 hostages and 2 security officials
2017-07-01 14:22:33 Read More

Russian security services were behind cyberattack: Ukraine

The malicious code in the virus encrypted data on computers, and demanded victims pay a $300 ransom, similar to the extortion tactic used in a global WannaCry ransomware attack in May. But Ukrainian officials and some security experts say the ransomware feature was likely a smokescreen.
2017-07-01 13:10:52 Read More

At least 17 injured in US nightclub shooting

Little Rock Police say they are investigating a shooting at an Arkansas nightclub that left at least 17 people injured. Police further said that the shooting on early Saturday morning at the Power Lounge appears to have happened following a dispute at a concert.
2017-07-01 11:52:47 Read More

Nevada launches sales of legal recreational marijuana

Nevada joins Colorado, Oregon, Washington and Alaska in allowing adults to buy the drug that's still banned by the federal government. It remains illegal to light up in public areas, and driving under the influence of marijuana is still illegal.
2017-07-01 09:22:10 Read More

China's Xi draws 'red line' in Hong Kong

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Trump takes more aggressive stance with US friends and foes in Asia

Meeting Friday with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea, Trump demanded more access to Korean markets for American cars. He reaffirmed the US security alliance with South Korea against the threat of a nuclear-armed North Korea.
2017-07-01 06:29:01 Read More

Xi Jinping swears in new Hong Kong leader amid protests

Beijing-backed civil servant Lam was chosen to be Hong Kong's next leader in March by a 1,200-person "election committee" stacked with pro-China and pro-establishment loyalists.
2017-07-01 02:42:06 Read More

Donald Trump says strategic patience with North Korea over

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missiles program required a "determined response," and that the era of "strategic patience" with North Korea's government had ended.
2017-06-30 16:07:34 Read More

Donald Trump says strategic patience with North Korea over

China slams US for 'wrongful' sanctions on Chinese bank

Relations between China and the US got further strained as the Trump administration censured a Chinese bank and a shipping company for allegedly assisting North Korea besides approving a major arms sale to Taiwan.
2017-06-30 15:22:24 Read More

China's ruling Communist party has 89.5 million members

The ruling Communist Party of China added 688,000 members last year, bolstering its membership to a whopping 89.447 million, the party announced on Friday.
2017-06-30 14:23:15 Read More

Islamic State withdraws from last area of Aleppo province: Monitor

Islamic State militants have withdrawn from the last territory they held in Aleppo province after the Syrian army retook the Ithriya-Rasafa road and areas east of Khanaser, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
2017-06-30 12:29:16 Read More

Death toll nearly 200 in Pak tanker fire; 6 suspended

The death toll in the oil tanker inferno in Pakistan rose to 194 on Friday, prompting the government to suspend six officials including a DSP-level officer for negligence that led to one of the worst fire accidents in the country.
2017-06-30 11:31:16 Read More

Europe to meet US plea for more troops to Afghanistan

European allies pledged more troops to support Afghanistan's hard-pressed military on Thursday but left details on numbers vague until the United States clarifies its new strategy to break a stalemate with the Taliban.
2017-06-30 08:59:27 Read More

German parliament legalises same-sex marriage

Germany's parliament voted by a wide margin to legalise same-sex marriage. The parliament voted by 393 votes in favour of same-sex marriage to 226 against. Chancellor Angela Merkel freed members of her ruling conservative bloc to follow their personal conscience rather than the party line.
2017-06-30 08:39:29 Read More

Washington plans $1.42 bn arms sale to Taiwan

The State Department said the package included technical support for early warning radar, high speed anti-radiation missiles, torpedoes and missile components. The US is the sole arms supplier to Taiwan, which China deems its own and has never renounced the use of force to bring the self-ruled island under its control.
2017-06-30 07:18:35 Read More

5 militants blow themselves up during raids in Lebanon

Five militants blew themselves up during raids on two refugee camps in eastern Lebanon near the border with Syria in which seven soldiers were wounded, the army said. Four of the suicide bombers struck in one camp near the border town of Arsal, wounding three soldiers.
2017-06-30 06:57:20 Read More

China not doing enough on North Korea: US

"I don't think China is doing enough now because the problem is not resolved. So the question is, how much more must we do together to address this, short of a military solution," US national security advisor Lt Gen H R McMaster said at a news conference.
2017-06-30 05:02:59 Read More

Merkel issues warning to Trump ahead of G20 summit

Merkel did not mention Trump by name but said global problems could not be solved with protectionism and isolation. Her remarks raised the prospect of an open clash with Trump at the G20 summit.
2017-06-30 04:39:26 Read More

Trump to press South Korea leader on trade as North looms

Trump will press South Korean President Moon Jae-in to solve trade differences over cars and steel in meetings in Washington focusing on the nuclear threat from N Korea. Concerns about the US military's THAAD missile defense system and China's role in the region also are likely to come up in talks between Trump and Moon.
2017-06-30 02:56:36 Read More

China bans 'time-bomb' toothpick crossbows

Chinese authorities have raided toy shops across the country to enforce a ban on a handheld crossbow popular with children that can fire nails and needles. So-called toothpick crossbows were designed to shoot just that -- toothpicks -- and in recent weeks became the must-have "toy" for young children in schools.
2017-06-30 02:51:19 Read More

Trump launches 'sexist' attack on female journalist

Donald Trump unleashed a brutal personal attack on Thursday on respected female television host Mika Brzezinski in the latest, stunning salvo in the president's ongoing war with the media.
2017-06-29 16:37:40 Read More

China 'highly alarmed' after reports of Australian spying

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Iraq military says it has retaken iconic Mosul mosque

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Ex-crown prince not confined to palace: Saudi Arabia

A Saudi official denied a New York Times report that Prince Mohammed bin Nayef has been confined to his palace. The report said he was barred from travelling abroad after he was replaced by the king's son.
2017-06-29 09:11:31 Read More

South Korea to offer peace treaty to North

South Korea's new government will seek to sign a peace treaty with the North if it abandons its nuclear weapons. The two Koreas are still technically at war because a peace treaty was never agreed to replace the 1953 armistice that ended the conflict on the peninsula.
2017-06-29 08:40:08 Read More

Pope backs cardinal in fight against sex abuse charges

Cardinal George Pell said Thursday that he would take leave from the Vatican to return to Australia to fight sexual assault charges after being given strong backing from Pope Francis, who has not asked him to resign from his senior Church post.
2017-06-29 08:39:02 Read More

What next in Afghanistan? Europe seeks US leadership

US and NATO have been fighting for nearly 16 years against Taliban Islamists who harboured al-Qaida militants behind the attacks on New York and Washington in September 2001.
2017-06-29 07:37:25 Read More

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Chinese Army trains all-women brigade

IS claims attack on Iraq embassy in Kabul

Pak interim PM nominee facing Rs 220bn graft inquiry

China tells Trump not to link trade to North Korea

Blasts, gunfire rock Afghan capital Kubal

Maduro claims vote win, opposition vows protests

Ten killed as Venezuela vote turns violent

Europe mulls tax on Google for displaying news articles

Europe mulls tax on Google for displaying news articles

Japan's Abe talks to Trump on North Korea

Youth opposition leader killed in Venezuela vote

US successfully tests missile intercept system

Two dead, four wounded in German nightclub shooting

Saudi Arabia says calls for internationalization of holy sites 'a declaration of war'

Saudi Arabia says calls for internationalization of holy sites 'a declaration of war'

UK TV to air Princess Diana's recordings on failed marriage

'Arab states hoped to impose more sanctions on Qatar'

Pakistan to elect new PM on Tuesday

Very disappointed with China on N Korea: Trump

Typhoon injures 81 in Taiwan

Xi inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary

Xi inspects troops on military's 90th anniversary

Trump fires chief of staff as White House chaos continues

Hamburg stabbing suspect known as radical

Nawaz Sharif's disqualification will not affect CPEC: China

Iran says US Navy fired warning shots near its vessels

For Trump, the honeymoon with Putin may be finally over

Struggling to govern, Trump faces Republican unease

Struggling to govern, Trump faces Republican unease

Iran to carry on missile programme, condemns US sanctions

Only a cat seems to have more lives than 'Obamacare'

Sewage failures plague Mexican tourist destinations

Sri Lanka, China sign long delayed $1.5 bn port deal

Terminally-ill British baby Charlie Gard dies

Russia seizes US properties, orders diplomats out

Russia seizes US properties, orders diplomats out

Sharif wants younger brother to be next Pakistan PM

Trump replaces chief of staff Priebus with Kelly

N Korea tests another ICBM, putting US cities in range

One dead in knife attack in Hamburg supermarket

Germany warns US over Russia sanctions

Russia hits back, orders US diplomats to leave

Russia hits back, orders US diplomats to leave

Pakistan's SC disqualifies finance minister Ishaq Dar

Gulf crisis: Qatar won't 'outsource foreign policy'

Republican Obamacare repeal bill fails in US Senate

US House approves spending bill to fund Trump border wall

US reaffirms support to India's NSG bid; seeks others' backing

US reaffirms support to India's NSG bid; seeks others' backing

WH infighting turns ugly: Scaramucci vs Priebus

Japan's scandal-hit defence minister quits

Pak minister vows to quit in fresh blow to Sharif

Pak minister vows to quit in fresh blow to Sharif

Muslims enter Jerusalem holy site for first time in two weeks

Some people can't see past my skin colour: Michelle Obama

Some people can't see past my skin colour: Michelle Obama

Russia signs deal to use Syria air base for 49 years

Tears in rain: North Korea marks 'Victory Day'

US admiral stands ready to obey a Trump nuclear strike order

I'm not going anywhere: Rex Tillerson

I'm not going anywhere: Rex Tillerson

Donald Trump bans transgenders from serving in US military

US attorney general to unveil leak probes soon: Media reports

US attorney general to unveil leak probes soon: Media reports

Wildfires prompt 10,000 evacuations on French Riviera

US Muslims see friendly neighbors

Qatar says new Saudi bloc blacklist 'disappointing'

26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack

10,000 evacuated over new wildfire in France

N Korea could carry out missile test soon: US officials

Myanmar's Rohingya abandoned by husband after gang rape

Vatican turns off fountains as Rome gasps in drought

Jerusalem: Thousands join Muslim prayer protests

Senate blocks proposal to repeal 'Obamacare'

Senate opens 'Obamacare' debate, outcome in doubt

Senate opens 'Obamacare' debate, outcome in doubt

Pak High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit to retire early

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