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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Jun

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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

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Islamic State militants have withdrawn from the last territory they held in Aleppo province after the Syrian army retook the Ithriya-Rasafa road and areas east of Khanaser, the Syrian Observatory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

Germany to pass same-sex marriage law

Germany is expected to legalise same-sex marriage on Friday. It will join many other western democracies in granting couples full rights, including adoption. Gay and lesbian groups cheered the push for marriage equality. If the law gets passed, it would likely take effect before the end of 2017.
2017-06-30 05:04:53 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

Merkel issues warning to Trump ahead of G20 summit

Trump to press South Korea leader on trade as N Korea 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

Theresa May faces vote test in parliament over government plan

"Merkel has called a summit between Europeans because there is a problem with the relationship with Trump," said a diplomatic source, speaking on condition of anonymity. "It's necessary to ensure European cohesion because within the G20, it's complicated."
2017-06-29 15:52:04 Read More

Theresa May faces vote test in parliament over government plan

China 'highly alarmed' after reports of Australian spying

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2017-06-29 10:08:39 Read More

Iraq military says it has retaken iconic Mosul mosque

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2017-06-29 09:57:32 Read More

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

US, Australia begin their biggest joint military exercise

Australia and the United States began their biggest ever joint military exercises on Thursday, largely at sea. The exercises involves 33,000 U.S. and Australian troops on board battleships equipped with strike jets.
2017-06-29 06:04:26 Read More

US man breaks the Ten Commandments â€” with his car

The suspect, identified as Michael Reed, will face charges of defacing objects of public interest and criminal trespass. Reed apparently live-streamed video of himself charging his vehicle at the granite stele.
2017-06-29 04:40:33 Read More

Xi arrives in Hong Kong for landmark anniversary

China's President Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark its 20th anniversary of Chinese rule as the city went into lockdown with a massive security blanket ahead of celebrations and protests on July 1.
2017-06-29 04:17:02 Read More

Thousands in Arizona flee flames as wildfires sweep West

A wildfire burning Wednesday through a dense Arizona forest has forced thousands of people from their homes, closed a major road and created a huge plume of smoke over the same area devastated by a blaze that killed 19 firefighters four years ago.
2017-06-29 04:16:26 Read More

Merkel seeks united European front before stormy G20

For Chinese gays, 'coming out' is a family affair

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2017-06-29 04:03:00 Read More

US woman shoots boyfriend in YouTube stunt

According to a criminal complaint, the 19-year-old Perez told authorities Ruiz wanted to make a YouTube video of her shooting a bullet into a book he was holding against his chest. She says she fired from about a foot (0.3 meters) away.
2017-06-29 03:09:51 Read More

Solar eclipse preparation keeps Kentucky town busy

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2017-06-29 02:58:03 Read More

Trump raises funds for Trump at the Trump Hotel

The US president took part in a dinner on Wednesday benefiting the Republican Party and his own re-election bid, with a seat at the table reportedly starting at $35,000 â€” and rising to $100,000 for super donors.
2017-06-29 02:56:58 Read More

Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with sex offenses

Australian police charged Cardinal George Pell, a top Vatican cardinal, on Thursday with multiple counts of historical sexual assault offenses, a stunning decision certain to rock the highest levels of the Holy See.
2017-06-29 00:55:43 Read More

Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with sex offenses

New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt world business

The virus is believed to have first taken hold on Tuesday in Ukraine where it silently infected computers after users downloaded a popular tax accounting package or visited a local news site, national police and international cyber experts said.
2017-06-28 14:54:08 Read More

North Korea threatens to kill South's ex-president Park: State media

North Korea threatened on Wednesday to "impose the death penalty" on the South's former president Park Geun-Hye over an alleged plot to assassinate its leader Kim Jong-Un. "We declare at home and abroad that we will impose death penalty on traitor Park Geun Hye," Pyongyang's security ministry and prosecutors said in a statement.
2017-06-28 14:19:02 Read More

30 civilians dead in air strikes on IS-held area of Syria

At least 30 civilians were killed in air strikes on an area of eastern Syria held by the Islamic State group on Wednesday. They came just two days after a suspected coalition strike on an IS jail in the province killed 42 prisoners and 15 jihadists, according to an Observatory toll.
2017-06-28 12:29:38 Read More

European Union extends Russia sanctions until Jan 2018

Under the sanctions, European companies are banned from doing business with or investing in Russia's defence and energy industries, while financial ties are severely limited. They also cannot borrow or lend money to Russia's five main state-owned banks for more than 30 days, limiting Moscow's avenues for raising funds.
2017-06-28 11:47:30 Read More

US defence chief rebukes Putin for 'mischief'

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday of making international "mischief" and said America's commitment to NATO remains unwavering.
2017-06-28 11:42:48 Read More

US defence chief rebukes Putin for 'mischief'

British PM Theresa May faces first parliament test since election fiasco

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday faces her first parliamentary challenge since a disastrous election earlier this month, in a vote on whether to maintain increasingly unpopular austerity measures.
2017-06-28 10:57:09 Read More

Six suspected Islamic State jihadists arrested in Europe

Six suspected members of the Islamic State group were arrested in Spain, Britain and Germany on Wednesday in an operation led by Spanish authorities investigating a jihadist recruiting network, the Spanish interior ministry said.
2017-06-28 09:11:33 Read More

Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump's biz partner

Indonesian authorities have imposed a travel ban on tycoon and politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo, who is building resorts to be managed by Trump hotels, over an investigation into allegations he threatened a prosecutor via a text message.
2017-06-28 06:19:58 Read More

China navy launches latest generation destroyer

China's increasingly powerful navy has launched its most advanced domestically-produced destroyer at a time of rising competition with other naval powers such as the United States, Japan and India.
2017-06-28 04:35:29 Read More

Japan: Ex-bosses to go on trial over Fukushima disaster

Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011 disaster, as thousands remain unable to return to homes near the shuttered nuclear plant.
2017-06-28 04:01:26 Read More

Making Ivanka's shoes: Long hours, low pay, abuse

A worker with blood dripping from his head marked a low point in the tense, grinding life at a southeastern China factory used by Ivanka Trump and other fashion brands. An angry manager had hit him with the sharp end of a high-heeled shoe.
2017-06-28 03:54:27 Read More

Repeal of Obamacare: US Republicans delay Senate vote

The delay put the future of a longtime top Republican priority in doubt amid concerns about the Senate bill from both moderate and conservative Republicans. With Democrats united in their opposition, Republicans need almost every vote among their own ranks in the Senate.
2017-06-28 03:33:00 Read More

Iran accuses US of 'brazen' plan to change its govt

Iran's UN ambassador Gholamali Khoshroo said in a letter to Secy-General Antonio Guterres that US Secy of State Rex Tillerson's comments are violation of the 1981 Algiers Accords in which the US pledged "not to intervene, directly or indirectly, politically or militarily, in Iran's internal affairs."
2017-06-28 02:59:13 Read More

Helicopter 'attacks' Venezuelan Supreme Court

The gunfire took place as Maduro was speaking live on state television to pro-government journalists gathered at the presidential palace. He said the chopper fired upon offices of the court and launched a grenade that didn't explode before buzzing over the interior ministry.
2017-06-28 02:11:25 Read More

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Declare Pak state sponsor of terrorism: US lawmaker

"Quit giving them military aid. Quit giving them money. Designate them as a state sponsor of terrorism, and remove Pakistan's status as major non-NATO ally to the US," Congressman Ted Poe has said.
2017-06-27 16:11:12 Read More

Declare Pak state sponsor of terrorism: US lawmaker

Scotland's Sturgeon delays plan for new independence vote

Nicola Sturgeon said she would "reset" the timetable for holding a referendum by spring 2019, when Britain is expected to leave the EU. She said she would look at the plan again in autumn 2018 when the outlines of the deal that Britain is to strike in the Brexit negotiations become clear.
2017-06-27 14:47:53 Read More

Major cyber attack hits oil giant and banks in Russia, Ukraine

A Moscow-based cyber security firm, Group-IB, said it appeared to be a coordinated attack simultaneously targeting victims in Russia and Ukraine. In Copenhagen, global shipping firm AP Moller-Maersk said it had suffered a computer system outage caused by a cyber attack.
2017-06-27 14:18:02 Read More

Over 8,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in 48 hours

People were pulled to safety by coastguard vessels, military ships operating under the EU's border agency Frontex and aid boats run by privately funded organisations. Their efforts were coordinated by the coastguard.
2017-06-27 13:42:36 Read More

Image of US has plunged under Trump, survey shows

Five months into Trump's presidency, the Pew Research Center survey spanning 37 nations showed US favourability ratings in the rest of the world slumping to 49 percent from 64 percent at the end of Barack Obama's eight years in the White House.
2017-06-27 11:53:44 Read More

Image of US has plunged under Trump, survey shows

Secret papers signed by Churchill up for auction

Secret documents signed by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, including one which discusses plans to build a tunnel between England and France in 1914, is set to be auctioned in the UK on July 6.
2017-06-27 07:30:07 Read More

Mongolia to hold 1st presidential poll on July 9

Mongolia will hold its first ever presidential runoff vote on July 9 after none of the three candidates secured an absolute majority in an election marred by a "sabotage" attempt. On Monday, Mongolians voted in the capital, the country's sprawling steppes and even in yurts serving as polling stat
2017-06-27 05:27:43 Read More

HK in Beijing's shadow 20 years after handover

When Xi Jinping lands in Hong Kong on Thursday for the first time since becoming China's president, he will step into a deeply divided city uncertain of its future. The visit marks 20 years since Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain.
2017-06-27 04:39:08 Read More

North Korea likens Donald Trump to Hitler

North Korea likened US President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler in its latest diatribe. The latest attack came a week after nuclear-armed Pyongyang called Trump a "lunatic" as tensions rose following the death of US student Otto Warmbier.
2017-06-27 03:32:54 Read More

Trump pushes 'energy week'

The White House is launching its "energy week" with a series of events focused on jobs and boosting US global influence. President Donald Trump has said the US is on the brink of becoming a net exporter of oil, gas and other resources.
2017-06-27 03:22:49 Read More

Assad may be preparing chemical attack: US

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad may be preparing a chemical weapons attack that would result in the "mass murder" of civilians, the White House warned the regime would pay a "heavy price" if it goes ahead. Washington had launched a strike against a Syrian airbase in response.
2017-06-27 03:01:50 Read More

Salvador Dali's bones to be exhumed in Spain for paternity test

Dali, considered one of the fathers of surrealist art, died in 1989 and is buried in his museum in the northeastern town of Figueres. Pilar Abel, a tarot-card reader from the nearby city of Girona who was born in 1956, says she is the offspring of an affair between Dali and her mother, Antonia.
2017-06-26 17:39:39 Read More

44 held during Istanbul's banned LGBT pride event

Anadolu agency reports that 20 people who "reacted against'' the march were among those detained Sunday. Ultranationalist and religious groups had threatened the 15th Istanbul LGBTI+ Pride March in the week leading up to it. Organizers say 27 people who tried to go on with the banned event were detained, including two minors and a Danish activist. They were released after questioning.
2017-06-26 14:28:48 Read More

China to carry out 'shuttle diplomacy' for Pakistan, Afghanistan

Afghanistan in recent months has alleged that Pakistan is carrying out destabilisation and terrorist activities inside the country. "We call it an undeclared war because the objectives are not set. We do not know what the objectives are for Pakistan," Afghanistan's ambassador to the US recently said in Washington.
2017-06-26 13:34:26 Read More

Trump eager for big meeting with Putin; some advisers wary

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2017-06-26 11:13:21 Read More

May finally strikes DUP deal for minority govt

After May lost her majority in parliament on June 8 with a failed gamble on a snap election, she tried to secure the backing of the small Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and its 10 lawmakers, though talks had dragged on for more than two weeks.
2017-06-26 10:52:47 Read More

Pakistan oil tanker fire: Death toll rises to 157

Eid celebrations in Pakistan were today overshadowed by the grisly oil tanker explosion as the death toll in the catastrophic fire rose to 157 with families rushing to hospitals to claim the bodies of their loved ones most of whom were charred beyond recognition.
2017-06-26 09:11:05 Read More

Mosul celebrates 1st Eid without IS in years

The militants implemented an extreme version of Islam which associated toys with a face, like dolls, with idolatry. They encouraged youngsters to train on weapons and changed text books to reflect their military ideology. Children were asked to add up bombs or bullets in maths exercises.
2017-06-26 08:56:42 Read More

Iran's Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects 'siege'

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has voiced support for Qatar in its confrontation with Iran's rival Saudi Arabia and its allies. He said a "siege of Qatar is unacceptable." Rouhani said the airspace, land and sea of our country will always be open to Qatar as a brotherly and neighbouring country.
2017-06-26 08:26:38 Read More

Anger in Nepal's south threatens landmark polls

Nepal last month began holding its first local elections in 20 years, a key stage in the country's post-war transformation from feudal monarchy to federal democracy. On Wednesday, voting is due to take place in the southern plains, home to the country's Madhesi ethnic minority.
2017-06-26 05:32:30 Read More

No cyber attack on private sector: China, Canada

No more state-sponsored cyberattacks aimed at stealing trade secrets or other confidential business information between China and Canada. The two countries have signed an agreement, it covers economic cyber-espionage, which includes hacking corporate secrets and proprietary technology.
2017-06-26 05:10:31 Read More

New US envoy to China says N Korea top priority

The new US ambassador to China Terry Branstad has said that stopping the threat posed by North Korea will be his top priority. His focus will also be on resolving the US-China trade imbalance. He has been described by Beijing as an "old friend" of China.
2017-06-26 04:31:49 Read More

China floods, landslide: 34 killed, 93 missing

At least 34 people have been killed in floods triggered by incessant rains while another 93 remained missing following a massive landslide in southwest China that have forced authorities to relocate over 4.50 lakh people.
2017-06-26 03:53:49 Read More

6 dead, 31 missing after boat in Colombia sinks

At least 6 people were dead and 31 missing after a tourist boat sank in a reservoir in northwestern Colombia. The boat was carrying 170 people, most of whom were rescued by other boats or they escaped by themselves. Authorities did not yet say what caused the four-deck Almirante to go down.
2017-06-26 03:43:37 Read More

US urges Qatar and Saudi-led group to 'lower rhetoric'

"While some of the elements will be very difficult for Qatar to meet, there are significant areas which provide a basis for ongoing dialogue leading to resolution," US secretary of state Rex Tillerson said, urging the countries to "sit together and continue this conversation."
2017-06-25 18:35:29 Read More

ISIS says Taliban betraying Islam, declares war

An ISIS commander, in a statement, said Taliban militants are betraying Islam and that they should be killed everywhere and their properties should be seized, a report said.
2017-06-25 18:14:42 Read More

Pak deploys 15,000-strong force for Chinese security

China is investing around $50 billion in Pakistan as part of a plan unveiled in 2015 to link its far-western Xinjiang region to Gwadar port in Balochistan with a series of infrastructure, power and transport upgrades.
2017-06-25 17:13:45 Read More

Israel attacks Syrian posts after cross-border fire

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2017-06-25 16:27:30 Read More

China ask Pak, Afghanistan to improve their ties

"China sincerely wishes for Afghanistan and Pakistan to improve relations, rebuild mutual trust, strengthen cooperation, achieve mutual safety and mutually development," Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said.
2017-06-25 13:26:58 Read More

Mosul celebrates first Eid without Islamic State in years

People in the Iraqi city of Mosul celebrated their first Muslim Eid holiday without Islamic State in years on Sunday after the militants were ejected from much of the city, and hoped the battle to recapture the remaining area would soon be over.
2017-06-25 13:03:43 Read More

CIA chief: Intel leaks on rise, thanks to Snowden

"I think there is a phenomenon, the worship of Edward Snowden, and those who steal American secrets for the purpose of self-aggrandizement or money or for whatever their motivation may be, does seem to be on the increase," CIA Director Mike Pompeo said.
2017-06-25 12:58:47 Read More

Boy, 13, reported for celebrating London mosque attack

A 13-year-old schoolboy has been reported to the UK government's controversial anti-extremism prevent programme for celebrating the van attack on a north London mosque last week and describing it as "wonderful news".
2017-06-25 12:56:54 Read More

US top court set to rule on religious rights; travel ban looms

The nine justices are due to rule in six cases, not including their decision expected in the coming days on whether to take up President Donald Trump's bid to revive his ban on travelers from six predominantly Muslim countries in which an emergency appeal is pending.
2017-06-25 11:13:16 Read More

Erdogan rejects Arab demands; Turkish troops stay in Qatar

Speaking Sunday after Eid prayers in Istanbul, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called the demand "disrespectful."
2017-06-25 09:34:17 Read More

Strong earthquake injures 2 in Japan

A strong earthquake shook residents on Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least two people and knocking roof tiles off homes. The magnitude 5.6 quake struck about 7am at a shallow depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles) in Nagano prefecture
2017-06-25 06:52:45 Read More

Assad makes rare trip from Damascus for Eid prayers

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad delivered prayers for Islam's Eid al-Fitr holiday in Hama on Sunday, state media reported, in a rare trip outside Damascus and what seemed to be his first visit there since Syria's war began in 2011.
2017-06-25 06:09:00 Read More

China landslide: 15 killed, 120 missing

Crews searching through the night in the rubble left by a landslide that buried a mountain village under tons of soil and rocks in southwestern China found 15 bodies, but more than 110 more people remained missing.
2017-06-25 05:48:10 Read More

South Korea urges North to end weapons development

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2017-06-25 05:39:00 Read More

China's Xi Jinping to attend Hong Kong handover anniversary

The Chinese leader will also take part in the inauguration of the fifth administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the semi-autonomous city's government.
2017-06-25 04:03:20 Read More

British lawmakers hit by 'sustained' cyberattack

Britain's parliament was hit by a "sustained and determined" cyber attack on Saturday designed to identify weak email passwords, just over a month after a ransomware worm crippled parts of the country's health service.
2017-06-25 00:51:13 Read More

Eight killed, five missing in Colombia coal mine blast

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2017-06-24 14:40:00 Read More

Qatar says Saudi-led demands not 'reasonable'

In Qatar's first response to the demands, a government official said on Saturday that they went far beyond the four governments' (Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE) stated aim of combating terrorism, and impinges on Qatar's sovereignty and interfering in its foreign policy.
2017-06-24 11:39:45 Read More

27 apartment blocks in London fail fire safety tests

Twenty seven high-rise apartment blocks have failed fire cladding safety tests that were launched in the wake of the Grenfell Tower blaze. Communities department said local government staff would work with the fire services to determine what action needed to be taken next.
2017-06-24 10:39:47 Read More

Iran, Qatar voice support for Saudi after Mecca bombing

Both Iran and Qatar has voiced support for Saudi Arabia over a suicide bombing near Islam's holiest site in Mecca despite their severed ties. The Qatari foreign ministry expressed "solidarity with the brotherly kingdom of Saudi Arabia".
2017-06-24 09:51:31 Read More

US ends role of special envoy to Afghanistan and Pak

US state department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said acting special representative Laurel Miller is returning to a position at the Rand Corporation and that secretary of state Rex Tillerson has not yet decided what to do with the post.
2017-06-24 07:02:06 Read More

Over 140 people feared buried in China landslide

Chinese rescuers scoured through rocks in a frantic search for more than 140 people feared buried after a landslide smashed through a mountain village in southwest Sichuan province. It's the biggest landslide in this area since the Wenchuan earthquake.
2017-06-24 05:48:55 Read More

5 London towers being evacuated over fire safety fears

London council evacuates some 800 households from five publicly owned apartment towers because of safety concerns. The move comes after the devastating fire that killed 79 people in a west London high-rise last week.
2017-06-24 03:10:38 Read More

White House dubs Gulf crisis 'a family issue'

"We believe it's a family issue," press secretary Sean Spice said. "If we can help facilitate those discussions then so be it, but this is something they want to and should work out for themselves."
2017-06-24 03:05:00 Read More

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CIA knew in August that Putin sought to boost Trump: Report

The CIA had top-level intelligence last August that Russian President Vladimir Putin personally ordered an operation to help Donald Trump win the US presidential race, the Washington Post has reported. The intelligence shocked the White House and put US security chiefs on a top-secret crisis footing to figure out how to react.
2017-06-24 02:38:08 Read More

Five Republican senators oppose healthcare bill

US President Donald Trump made calls to fellow Republicans in the Senate on Friday to mobilize support for their party's healthcare overhaul while acknowledging the legislation is on a "very, very narrow path" to passage.
2017-06-24 01:31:23 Read More

London fire: Police consider manslaughter charges

British investigators said on Friday they would consider manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people, as thousands of apartment-dwellers a few miles away were told to leave their homes due to fire risk.
2017-06-24 01:19:31 Read More

Man charged with terror offence in London mosque attack case

A 47-year-old man held on the scene of an attack on Muslim worshippers outside a mosque in north London was charged with terrorism offences on Friday.
2017-06-23 12:22:26 Read More

China asks India, US not to disturb peace in South China Sea

China on Friday asked India and the US not to disturb peace in the strategic South China Sea and play a "constructive role" in the disputes there, as the issue was likely to be discussed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with President Donald Trump.
2017-06-23 11:12:18 Read More

472 civilians dead in month of US-led Syria strikes: Monitor

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the period between May 23 and June 23 saw the highest civilian death toll in coalition raids for a single month since they began on Sept 23, 2014. Observatory head Abdel Rahman said 222 civilians, including 84 children, were killed in the largely Islamic State group-held province of Deir Ezzor.
2017-06-23 10:32:31 Read More

Iranians chant 'Death to Israel', burn IS flag at rallies

Iranian state media said millions of people turned out for the rallies to mark Al-Quds Day that was declared by Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini and which is held on the last Friday of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
2017-06-23 10:27:57 Read More

North Korea denies torturing US detainee Otto Warmbier

North Korea has denied it cruelly treated or tortured an American student who was detained for more than year. Otto Warmbier died days after being released in a coma. The article published by the official Korean Central News Agency was Pyongyang's first reaction to the death of Otto Warmbier.
2017-06-23 08:06:50 Read More

At least 11 dead in southwestern Pakistan explosion

The explosion occurred in front of the office of the police chief in Quetta, which is capital of mineral-rich southern Balochistan, a province that is rife with separatist and Islamist insurgency.
2017-06-23 05:53:27 Read More

Trump says he didn't record Comey talks

Trump's declaration now that there are no recordings appear to settle a key dynamic in that investigation: It's now the president's word against Comey's notes.
2017-06-23 03:46:06 Read More

France outlines tough new anti-terrorism law

French President Emmanuel Macron's government on Thursday set out a tough new anti-terrorism law that has already faced protests from civil rights groups.
2017-06-23 00:51:30 Read More

North Korea conducts rocket engine test: US official

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2017-06-23 00:41:21 Read More

Trump's bright idea: Solar wall at US-Mexico border

US President Donald Trump wants to add solar panels to his long-promised southern border wall - a plan he says would help pay for the wall's construction and add to its aesthetic appeal.
2017-06-23 00:36:42 Read More

3 dead in suicide blast at police station in Somalia capital

Ambulance sirens echoed across Mogadishu, with dozens of soldiers at the scene. The blast targeted Waberi district's police station on the busy Maka Almukarramah road. The Somalia-based al-Shabab extremist group often targets high-profile areas in Mogadishu.
2017-06-22 12:50:59 Read More

IS blows up Mosul mosque, latest heritage site destroyed

The Islamic State group's destruction of a 12th century mosque and its iconic leaning minaret in the Iraqi city of Mosul is only the latest in a long list of priceless archaeological and other cultural sites that the militants have ravaged.
2017-06-22 12:45:07 Read More

North Korea calls Trump a 'psychopath'

Pyongyang's official Rodong Sinmun newspaper said the US president was in a "tough situation" at home and claimed he was toying with the idea of a preemptive strike on North Korea to divert attention from a domestic political crisis.
2017-06-22 07:14:51 Read More

MQM leader briefs McCain on situation in Karachi

MQM convener Nadeem Nusrat told McCain, who chairs the powerful Senate Armed Services Committee, that liberal and progressive political party MQM is facing state oppression whereas Islamic militant groups are being harbored in Karachi.
2017-06-22 07:07:36 Read More

Romania government falls after six months in power

The ruling Social Democrat party (PSD) filed the motion, which passed with 241 to 10 votes, barely six months after winning a thumping election victory.
2017-06-21 11:28:33 Read More

Britain's Prince Philip hospitalised with infection but is in 'good spirits'

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2017-06-21 10:29:47 Read More

Islamic militants take hostages at Philippine school: Army

"As of now they are in the school holding the civilians. They are using them as human shields," Captain Arvin Encinas, spokesman for the army division with responsibility for the area, told AFP by phone.
2017-06-21 09:57:55 Read More

US and China officials meet under North Korea cloud

Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear ambitions - despite Trump implying this is already a lost cause. US officials said the first and main item on the agenda would be persuading China to lean on Kim Jong-Un's North Korea regime.
2017-06-21 06:20:37 Read More

South Korea says North Korea drones 'grave provocation'

Suspected North Korean drone surveillance is a "grave provocation" which violates the Korean War truce, Seoul said, demanding a UN probe into a drone that crashed near the border. A drone, which had been photographing a controversial US missile defence shield, was discovered early June.
2017-06-21 04:59:10 Read More

Trump: China tried but failed to help on North Korea

The Trump statement about China was likely to increase pressure on Beijing ahead of Wednesday's Sino-US talks. The American side is expected to press China to cooperate on a further toughening of international sanctions on North Korea.
2017-06-21 04:05:24 Read More

Republican wins costly congressional race in Georgia

Republican Karen Handel won a hotly contested Georgia congressional race, fending off a Democratic challenge in a race that was widely seen as referendum on President Donald Trump. With two-thirds of the vote tallied, Handel led by 53 percent to 47 percent and media outlets predicted she would win.
2017-06-21 03:19:50 Read More

UN chief: US will be replaced if it disengages from world

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is warning the Trump administration that if the United States disengages from many world issues it will be replaced and that won't be good for America or for the world.
2017-06-20 18:33:40 Read More

US urges bigger Chinese role to combat global terrorism

The US acting assistant secretary of state for East Asia, said that China has taken a limited role in counter-terrorism efforts, although it appeared to be becoming more interested. The US wants China to contribute to the efforts of the international coalition to defeat Islamic State.
2017-06-20 10:51:20 Read More

Alleged UK attacker cursed Muslims day before incident

Father-of-four Darren Osborne was arrested by police after a van ploughed into pedestrians outside the Mosque on Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park, North London. Witnesses said the driver shouted: "I want to kill all Muslims", before onlookers pinned him to the ground.
2017-06-20 09:14:26 Read More

UNICEF names first goodwill ambassador who is a refugee

The UN children's agency has announced the appointment of its youngest goodwill ambassador 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan.
2017-06-20 07:07:10 Read More

UNICEF names first goodwill ambassador who is a refugee

The UN children's agency has announced the appointment of its youngest goodwill ambassador 19-year-old Syrian refugee and education activist Muzoon Almellehan.
2017-06-20 07:07:10 Read More

US student dies after release from North Korea

Otto Warmbier, the 22-year-old US student released in coma last Tuesday after nearly 18 months in detention in North Korea, died on Monday, prompting President Donald Trump to slam the "brutal regime" in Pyongyang. Warmbier was suffering from severe brain damage.
2017-06-20 03:13:47 Read More

US tries to use better China ties to press North Korea

President Donald Trump's administration has had mixed results in its efforts to shake up US foreign policy, but officials feel they have made inroads with China that could prove productive in dealing with North Korea.
2017-06-20 03:13:08 Read More

Emmanuel Macron wins strong majority for reform

President Emmanuel Macron was poised to forge ahead with pro-EU, business-friendly reforms after his centrist party redrew France's political map with a resounding victory in parliamentary elections.
2017-06-19 15:39:36 Read More

South Korea to scrap all plans to build new nuclear reactors

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In vowed to scrap all plans to build new nuclear reactors as he seeks to steer Asia's fourth-largest economy clear of atomic power. Moon, during his presidential campaign, vowed to try to eventually shut down all nuclear power plants across the country.
2017-06-19 11:14:08 Read More

Presumed death toll in London tower blaze rises to 79

London Police Commander Stuart Cundy said the toll from the Grenfell Tower blaze could still change but probably not as much as it had in recent days.He also said that five people who were reported missing had now been found safe and well.
2017-06-19 10:01:56 Read More

Britain seeks 'special' EU ties as Brexit talks start

Barnier, a former French minister, has voiced impatience in the past that Britain has taken nearly a year to open talks. Looking more sombre than his British counterpart, he said he hoped they could agree a format and timetable on Monday.
2017-06-19 09:45:11 Read More

Hafiz Saeed's case: Pak court defers verdict till July 3

The court official gave no further reason for deferring the announcement. "The bench will again sit on July 3 and announce the verdict in Saeed's case," he added. The court had declared that it would announce the verdict in Saeed's detention case on June 19.
2017-06-19 09:20:38 Read More

Jihadists attack resort in Mali's capital, killing 2

Jihadists attacked a hotel resort on Sunday in Mali's capital, taking hostages at a spot popular with foreigners on the weekends. More than 30 people managed to escape though at least two people were killed, authorities said.
2017-06-19 04:31:41 Read More

Iran's Revolutionary Guard strikes Syria for Tehran attacks

Iran's Revolutionary Guard said Sunday it launched missiles into eastern Syria targeting Islamic State militants in response to an attack on Iran's parliament and a shrine in Tehran, warning that it would similarly retaliate on anyone else carrying out attacks in Iran.
2017-06-18 20:33:11 Read More

Tories plotting Theresa May's ouster: Reports

British Prime Minister Theresa May has "10 days to save her job" as some of her party lawmakers are secretly plotting her ouster, according to UK media reports. MPs warned there had been a collective collapse of trust in May's leadership.
2017-06-18 17:09:07 Read More

24 killed in air raid on Yemen market: Reports

US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer said that Trump is not under investigation in the probe into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential race. He adding that the President has not received any notification that he is being investigated.
2017-06-18 15:27:35 Read More

North Korea says US 'mugged' delegation

North Korea accused the United States on Sunday of "mugging" its delegation carrying a diplomatic package in New York, as tensions between the two countries soar.
2017-06-18 15:04:37 Read More

President Trump not under investigation in Russia probe, says his lawyer

The search for seven US Navy sailors who went missing after their destroyer collided with a container ship off the Japanese coast was called off after several bodies were found in the ship's flooded compartments, including sleeping quarters.
2017-06-18 14:40:28 Read More

Search For 7 missing US Navy sailors ends after bodies found

At least 26 people were injured when a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris hit turbulence over southwest China, state media said. Passengers are being treated for scalp lacerations and soft tissue injuries caused by falling baggage with overhead lockers.
2017-06-18 14:00:51 Read More

Huge forest fires kill 62 in Portugal

Iraqi forces began storming the Islamic State-held Old City of Mosul on Sunday, an assault they hope to be the last in the nine-month old campaign to seize the terrorists' stronghold.
2017-06-18 13:15:06 Read More

China Eastern Airlines hits turbulence, 26 injured

Raging forest fires in Portugal have killed at least 62 people, most of whom burnt to death in their cars, the government said on Sunday, in one of the worst such disasters in recent history.
2017-06-18 12:58:15 Read More

Learning from refugees' hopes and pain dissolves fear: Pope

The Taliban stormed a police headquarters in eastern Afghanistan after striking it with two suicide car bombs, killing at least five policemen. One of the attackers detonated his suicide vest inside the compound, two others were shot dead by police and one was still fighting, police said.
2017-06-18 11:37:57 Read More

Iraqi forces launch assault on ISIS-held Mosul

Pope Francis is calling for the faithful to not only welcome refugees, but to personally learn from their stories as a way to curb fears and "'distorted" ideologies about them.
2017-06-18 10:40:58 Read More

Germany to start moving anti-IS planes to Jordan in July

2017-06-18 10:34:41 Read More

Taliban storm Afghan police compound, kill 5 policemen

"There are 58 people who we have been told were in Grenfell Tower on the night that are missing and therefore, sadly, I have to assume that they are dead," police chief Stuart Cundy told reporters on Saturday.
2017-06-18 05:16:12 Read More

58 presumed dead in London tower fire: Police

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7 US soldiers wounded in Afghan 'insider attack'

Seven American troops were wounded today in an insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a military base, as the US appears set to boost its troop presence in the country.
2017-06-17 14:24:39 Read More

Afghanistan: 4 US soldiers killed in insider attack

At least four American soldiers were shot and killed in an apparent insider attack by an Afghan soldier at a base in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, a military official said.
2017-06-17 13:30:19 Read More

Afghanistan: 4 US soldiers killed in insider attack

Al-Jazeera Twitter account 'suspended'

Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera said the Twitter account for its main Arabic-language channel was temporarily "suspended" on Saturday, in the latest incident at the station.
2017-06-17 11:26:36 Read More

Al-Jazeera Twitter account 'suspended'

Saudi king strips crown prince of prosecution oversight

The king's decree issued today renames the Bureau of Investigation and Prosecution as the office of Public Prosecution and orders that a newly appointed public prosecutor report directly to the monarch.
2017-06-17 07:42:10 Read More

7 US destroyer crew missing, 3 hurt in crash off Japan

Seven crew members are missing and at least three injured after a US Navy destroyer collided early on Saturday morning with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel south of Tokyo Bay in Japan, the US Navy said..
2017-06-17 04:20:09 Read More

Saudi-Qatar crisis puts Syria rebels in tricky position

A diplomatic crisis pitting Saudi Arabia against Qatar has put Syrian rebels in a difficult position after rivalries between Gulf backers had already weakened the opposition. Both Sunni-ruled monarchies sided with the protesters in March 2011.
2017-06-17 04:07:50 Read More

London inferno toll now 30, set to rise even further

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London fire: Death toll rises to 30; could climb over 100

The death toll in the horrific fire that engulfed a 24-storey tower in west London rose to 30 on Friday amid fears that it could climb to over 100 in one of the worst fire tragedies in the country.
2017-06-16 12:18:55 Read More

London fire: Death toll rises to 30; could climb over 100

Man with knife arrested outside UK parliament: Police

A man with a knife has been arrested outside the British parliament on Friday, London's Scotland Yard police said, adding that there were no reports of any casualties.
2017-06-16 11:24:28 Read More

UK to hold inquiry into London tower block fire

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday promised a public inquiry into a fire that gutted a 24-storey apartment block killing at least 17 people, as the government faced questions about how such a devastating blaze could have occurred.
2017-06-16 05:18:36 Read More

London fire: May orders probe, search on for bodies

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London fire: May orders probe, search on for bodies

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Western sanctions made Russia stronger: Putin

Russia has climbed out of recession despite continuing Western sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, adding that the restrictions have forced the country to "switch on our brains" to reduce its dependence on energy exports.
2017-06-15 14:38:28 Read More

Death toll in Somalia restaurant siege up to 31

Police say nearly 40 people were wounded in the assault that began when a car bomb exploded outside the Pizza House restaurant in Mogadishu. Security forces ended the siege this morning after the extremist snipers fired on them. All five attackers were killed.
2017-06-15 12:18:33 Read More

Panama Papers leaks: Pak PM Sharif says have done nothing wrong

Sharif said he and his family have repeatedly been subjected to merciless accountability but no allegation of corruption had ever been proved. He lashed out at "some unseen elements" for hatching conspiracies against his democratically-elected government.
2017-06-15 11:42:20 Read More

London inferno extinguished; firefighters search for victims

It is unsafe for firefighters to go to all parts of the 24-story tower, so the fire department is working with structural engineers to shore up the building so they can complete a "finger-tip search" of the entire structure, Cotton said.
2017-06-15 10:15:22 Read More

Israel's David Grossman wins Man Booker International Prize

Israeli author David Grossman won the Man Booker International Prize sharing the £50,000 ($64,000, 57,000 euros) award with translator Jessica Cohen. Grossman, the first Israeli writer to win the prize, is now expected to enjoy a spike in international sales for "A Horse Walks Into a Bar".
2017-06-15 06:32:54 Read More

Emmanuel Macron in Morocco to discuss Libya, Qatar crisis

President Emmanuel Macron was in Morocco on a 24-hour visit for talks on battling terrorism as well as the Libyan conflict and Qatar's dispute with its Gulf neighbours. The fight against radicalisation and terrorism would also be at the centre of the talks between the two leaders.
2017-06-15 03:11:58 Read More

London residents demand answers in deadly high-rise blaze

The anger was particularly strong since activists had warned just seven months ago that fire safety procedures were so lax that only a catastrophic blaze would bring the scrutiny needed to make the building safe.
2017-06-15 03:10:17 Read More

London residents demand answers in deadly high-rise blaze

Indian embassy in Egypt hosts iftar banquet

The Indian embassy in Cairo hosted an iftar banquet as part of its annual tradition to commemorate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. India's Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya greeted the guests in Arabic and wished them a blessed Ramadan.
2017-06-15 02:27:28 Read More

Hostages held, 9 killed in attack at Somalia restaurant

Gunmen posing as military forces were holding dozens of hostages inside a popular restaurant in Somalia's capital in an attack that began when a car bomb exploded at the gate, police and a witness said, while the extremist group al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
2017-06-14 20:57:31 Read More

Ireland elects first gay prime minister Leo Varadkar

Leo Varadkar was elected Irish Prime Minister on Wednesday, making the 38-year-old son of an Indian immigrant the once-staunchly Catholic country's first gay premier and the youngest person to hold the office.
2017-06-14 14:29:17 Read More

Ireland elects first gay prime minister Leo Varadkar

Trump to roll back some of Obama's Cuban outreach

On Friday, US President Donald Trump is expected to unveil a new policy on relations with Cuba after his predecessor Barack Obama painstakingly restored ties with the communist-run island.
2017-06-14 06:15:18 Read More

Bangla landslides: Toll rises to 134 after heavy rain

The landslides hit three hilly districts in the southeast early on Tuesday, killing 98 people in Rangamati, 30 in Chittagong and six in Bandarban, said Reaz Ahmed, head of the department of disaster management.
2017-06-14 04:18:19 Read More

France and Britain announce anti-terror action plan

British PM Theresa May said she and Emmanuel Macron, French President agreed that "more should be done to tackle the terrorist threat online". Macron said one of the key measures would aim at preventing the incitement of "hate and terrorism" on the internet.
2017-06-14 04:04:34 Read More

Donald Trump tells senators House health bill 'mean'

US President Donald Trump told Republican senators that the House-passed health care bill he helped revive is "mean'' and urged them to craft a version that is "more generous,'' congressional sources said.
2017-06-14 03:20:40 Read More

Pope Francis names new Indianapolis archbishop

Pope Francis has named Monsignor Charles Thompson as the seventh archbishop of Indianapolis. Thompson, a canon lawyer, replaces Joseph Tobin, whom Francis elevated to Cardinal and moved to Newark, New Jersey, in November.
2017-06-14 02:39:29 Read More

US attorney general calls notion he colluded with Russia 'detestable lie'

Jeff Sessions, a senior member of Republican President Donald Trump's Cabinet and an adviser to his presidential campaign last year, testified about his conversations with Russian officials and whether he intentionally misled Congress, as the Senate Intelligence Committee probes the Russia matter.
2017-06-13 19:56:18 Read More

EU door open if Britain gives up on Brexit: Germany

The finding came four days after North Korea tested new anti-ship missiles in a continuation of weapons launches that have complicated new South Korean President Moon Jae-in's push to improve ties frayed over the North's nuclear ambitions.
2017-06-13 17:47:31 Read More

EU door open if Britain gives up on Brexit: Germany

North Korea releases US student held for 17 months

North Korea has released Otto Warmbier, a US university student held captive there for 17 months, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Tuesday. Warmbier, 22, a University of Virginia student from suburban Cincinnati, was on his way back to the United States, Tillerson said in a statement.
2017-06-13 15:54:55 Read More

Pak eyes 2018 start for China-funded dam opposed by India

The $12-$14 billion Diamer-Bhasha dam should generate 4,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity, and a vast new reservoir would regulate the flow of water to farmland. India has opposed any construction in the Indus Basin and has criticised CPEC because the corridor runs across Gilgit-Baltistan in PoK.
2017-06-13 13:22:17 Read More

Suspected N Korea drone photographed US missile defense site

Kremlin rejects US criticism of Russian protest arrests

White House press secretary Sean Spicer had said the US "strongly condemns the detention of hundreds of peaceful protesters'' which he described as an "affront to core democratic values." But Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said today that "We do not agree with such a statement of the question."
2017-06-13 11:47:56 Read More

IS militants killing, enslaving civilians: Philippines

There are up to 1,000 people still trapped in the parts of Marawi city that the militants control, the government said, three weeks after fighting erupted with gunmen going on a rampage and flying black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group.
2017-06-13 11:39:44 Read More

Airspace ban for Qatar flights was to protect citizens: Saudi Arabia

The comments were in reaction to remarks by Qatar Airways' chief executive that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain were violating international law by shutting out Qatari flights.
2017-06-13 09:44:38 Read More

Shots fired at Munich subway station during police check

At least one person has been injured in a shooting at a subway station in a suburb of Munich. The shooting occurred during a morning police check at the Unterfoehring subway station, Munich police spokesman Michael Riehlein said.
2017-06-13 07:44:01 Read More

North Korea 'most urgent' threat to security: Mattis

Earlier this month, the UN Security Council expanded targeted sanctions against North Korea after its repeated missile tests, adopting the first such resolution agreed by the United States and China since President Donald Trump took office.
2017-06-13 03:37:33 Read More

Philippines says militants control 20 percent of besieged city

"On the contrary, out of 96 barangays (neighbourhoods), they are holding portions in Marinaut, Lulut, Mapandi and Bongolo Commercial District, which only comprise 20 percent of the whole Marawi City ... and its getting smaller everyday," head of military command in the region said.
2017-06-13 03:34:57 Read More

Philippines says militants control 20 percent of besieged city

Panama switches diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China

Panama switched diplomatic relations from Taiwan to China after more than a century of having only commercial relations with the Asian giant, the latest twist in Beijing and Taipei's ongoing competition for recognition by the world's nations.
2017-06-13 02:54:29 Read More

COVFEFE Act would preserve Trump's tweets

Representative Mike Quigley of Illinois introduced on Monday the "Communications Over Various Feeds Electronically For Engagement" Act that would amend the Presidential Records Act and require the National Archives to store Donald Trump's tweets and other social media interactions.
2017-06-13 00:35:28 Read More

Islamic State calls for Ramzan attacks in US, Europe

In an audiotape circulated online Monday, spokesman Abu al-Hassan al-Muhajer praised last week's attacks in Iran's capital, saying the country is ``weaker than a spider's web'' and calling for more assaults. Al-Muhajer also called for attacks in Russia and Australia, saying ``heaven is reached under the shadow of swords.''
2017-06-12 21:47:30 Read More

Another US appeals court keeps Trump's travel ban blocked

The judges say the president violated US immigration law by discriminating against people based on their nationality and that Trump failed to show their entry into the country would hurt American interests.
2017-06-12 17:23:59 Read More

UK urges Gulf states to ease blockade against Qatar

"I call on all states to take immediate steps to de-escalate the situation and to find a rapid resolution through mediation," he said. Johnson will meet with his counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates later this week.
2017-06-12 15:01:59 Read More

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6.3 magnitude quake rocks western Turkey, Greek island

The USGS said the epicentre of the quake was in the Aegean sea, 11 kilometres south of Plomari, a village on the southern coast of Lesbos. The mayor of Plomari, Manolis Armenakas, told ERT state television: "We have damage to several buildings, old and new. We are now evaluating the damage."
2017-06-12 14:07:55 Read More

6.3 magnitude quake rocks western Turkey, Greek island

Russian police detain Putin critic Navalny ahead of Moscow protest

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Nawaz Sharif to visit Saudi Arabia amid Gulf crisis

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is visiting Saudi Arabia to discuss with its leadership the rift in the Gulf after several Arab and Islamic countries cut diplomatic ties with Qatar over its alleged support for extremist groups.
2017-06-12 11:09:53 Read More

The Maute brothers: Southeast Asia's Islamist 'time bomb'

Governments across Southeast Asia had been bracing for the time when Islamic State, on a back foot in Iraq and Syria, would look to establish a 'caliphate' in Southeast Asia and become a terrifying threat to the region.
2017-06-12 10:12:01 Read More

Theresa May to face party lawmakers after election disaster

The Conservatives won 318 seats out of the 650 in last Thursday's vote, meaning they now require support to govern and have chosen the eurosceptic Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which has 10 seats, for that.
2017-06-12 09:41:43 Read More

Norway proposes ban on full-face veils in schools

Norway aims to ban face-covering Muslim veils in kindergartens, schools and universities, the government said on Monday, the latest European nation to propose restrictions on wearing burqas and niqabs.
2017-06-12 09:10:27 Read More

Giant panda born in Tokyo zoo, survival uncertain

ShinShin gave birth â€‹to a giant pandaâ€‹ in Ueno Zoo, however, its gender, weight and even whether it will survive are uncertain.The zoo's statement said she was holding her cub in her paw but whether the baby is nursing was not clear.
2017-06-12 07:12:13 Read More

No normal runner: Bear crosses through Colorado race

The bear seemed to be trying to decide whether to zip across the road filled with runners when a large enough gap finally emerged for the bear to get through.
2017-06-12 04:33:18 Read More

Plane lands safely in Sydney with hole in engine

A plane heading to Shanghai returned safely to Sydney after an in-flight problem left a gaping hole in the engine casing. China Eastern said the crew on Flight 736 noticed damage to the air inlet on the left engine after takeoff Sunday evening and the captain decided to return.
2017-06-12 03:54:22 Read More

Strong, shallow earthquake rattles Indonesia's capital

A strong, shallow earthquake today rocked part of Indonesia's main island, causing panic but no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
2017-06-12 01:47:14 Read More

Melania Trump, son Barron move into the White House

The first lady tweeted the news on Sunday evening after she arrived at the White House with Donald Trump and their 11-year-old son, Barron. The president spent the weekend at his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
2017-06-12 01:18:50 Read More

Macron's party wins about 30% of parliamentary vote

French President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Republic On The Move (LREM) has won around 30 per cent of the votes in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections, Belgian state broadcaster RTBF said on Sunday evening, quoting two exit polls.
2017-06-11 17:35:02 Read More

London attackers faked suicide vests for 'fear'

Fake suicide vests worn by the assailants in the London Bridge attack were made with disposable water bottles attached to leather belts, police revealed today.
2017-06-11 17:11:45 Read More

London attackers faked suicide vests for 'fear'

Fake suicide vests worn by the assailants in the London Bridge attack were made with disposable water bottles attached to leather belts, police revealed today.
2017-06-11 17:11:45 Read More

UK-bound plane diverted on 'terror' suspicion

German police said Sunday that no explosives were found aboard a London-bound easyJet flight from Slovenia that was diverted to a west German airport after passengers overheard three men on board talking about "terrorist" activities.
2017-06-11 11:57:51 Read More

UK-bound plane diverted on 'terror' suspicion

China launches record-breaking drone swarm

The feat broke the previous record of a swarm of 67 drones, the China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC) said. The 119 drones performed catapult-assisted take-offs and formations in the sky.
2017-06-11 11:11:38 Read More

Gaddafi's son Seif al-Islam 'set free' in Libya

Seif al-Islam had been held in Zintan since November 2011, just days after his father was killed in a NATO-backed uprising against his decades-long rule. The Zintan militia, which opposes Libya's UN-backed govt of National Accord, had refused to hand him over to authorities despite several legal cases.
2017-06-11 10:14:29 Read More

Iran has sent five planes of vegetables to Qatar

In the biggest diplomatic crisis in the region in years, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, plus Egypt and Yemen, on Monday announced they were cutting all ties with Qatar, accusing it of supporting extremism.
2017-06-11 09:57:04 Read More

Macron seeks majority as France votes for new parliament

yed a smooth start in the five weeks since he beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen to become France's youngest-ever president, naming a cabinet that crosses left-right lines and making a big impression at international summits.
2017-06-11 06:53:25 Read More

Gulf states announce humanitarian hotline for mixed Qatari families

The coordinated move suggests the Gulf states are seeking to lessen the humanitarian impact of their June 5 severing of ties with Qatar, in retaliation for what they call its support for terrorism and their regional foe Iran.
2017-06-11 05:39:56 Read More

Britain's May still in talks with DUP on power deal

British PM Theresa May's office said on Sunday talks were still ongoing with the Democratic Unionist Party on seeking its support for a Conservative govt after earlier saying an outline agreement had been reached. May's Conservatives lost their parliamentary majority in a humiliating poll on Thursday.
2017-06-11 04:57:12 Read More

Iran kills mastermind behind Tehran attacks, arrests more

"The mastermind and main commander of terrorist attacks on the parliament and Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini was killed today by the security forces," intelligence minister Mahmoud Alavi was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.
2017-06-11 04:31:16 Read More

Emmanuel Macron: Modern president with Midas touch

From Germany's normally inscrutable Angela Merkel to India's nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Macron's youth, daring and optimism have bowled over world leaders who are lining up for photo-ops with "le Kid" as L'Express news weekly nicknamed the 39-year-old.
2017-06-11 04:07:34 Read More

Waited for results, now it's Brexit time: Merkel

South of the US, in Mexico City, where Merkel is on a visit, the German chancellor said, "We are ready for the negotiations (on Brexit).We want to do it quickly, respecting the calendar," Merkel said.
2017-06-11 01:59:31 Read More

Biden's niece pleads guilty in $110K credit-account theft

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Trump ignores secy's call for calm, 'scolds' Qatar

Amid a raging diplomatic face-off between Qatar and its neighbours, US President Donald Trump has accused Doha of "historically" being a funder of terrorism and asked the Gulf emirate along with other nations to stop "teaching hate".
2017-06-11 00:41:58 Read More

Trump ignores secy's call for calm, 'scolds' Qatar

Trump dodges tapes question, denies seeking Comey 'loyalty'

Punching back a day after his fired FBI director's damaging testimony, President Donald Trump accused James Comey of lying to Congress and said he was "100 percent'' willing to testify under oath about their conversations.
2017-06-10 13:08:34 Read More

Pope: basic values give Italy cause to hope despite woes

Francis spoke of young Italians' difficulties in finding "stable and dignified work," saying that fuels "distrust in the future and doesn't favor the birth of new families and children." But he said holding to fundamental values of human and family dignity helps preserve hope.
2017-06-10 11:58:17 Read More

Clinging on to her job, Britain's May appoints new ministers

May's office has said that the most senior Cabinet members, including Treasury chief Philip Hammond, Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Amber Rudd, will keep their jobs, but she is expected to shuffle the lower ranks of ministers.
2017-06-10 11:39:17 Read More

French new president Macron seeks parliament majority

One month after President Emmanuel Macron's arrival in power, French voters must now choose lawmakers in parliamentary elections starting Sunday that may dramatically reshape the political landscape.
2017-06-10 09:10:11 Read More

13 Philippine marines killed in fighting with militants

It's the biggest single-day loss for government troops since they began fighting militants allied with the Islamic State group who seized Marawi on May 13 and are still occupying parts of the city.
2017-06-10 07:16:14 Read More

London Bridge attacker tried to rent larger truck

The carnage of the London Bridge attack could have been worse: One of the attackers tried to rent a larger truck that could have killed more people, but his payment was declined.
2017-06-10 06:01:51 Read More

Cabinet meet first post-election test for UK PM

British Prime Minister Theresa May was expected to hold her first cabinet meeting on Saturday in an early test of her hopes of forming a stable government after a crushing election setback.
2017-06-10 04:58:10 Read More

'Air Cocaine' smuggler transferred to France

Alain Castany and three other Frenchmen were arrested at the airport in the resort city of Punta Cana as their small Dassault Falcon 50 jet prepared to take off with what authorities say was a cargo of suitcases stuffed with some 700 kilograms (1,500 pounds) of cocaine.
2017-06-10 04:44:30 Read More

Stop funding terror, teaching hate: Trump to Qatar

May makes no change to top ministerial team

British PM Theresa May kept finance minister Philip Hammond and other key members of her cabinet in their jobs on Friday, a day after she was weakened by failing to win a parliamentary majority in an election.
2017-06-10 00:55:05 Read More

Gulf widens as Saudi, allies place Qataris on 'terror list'

Arab states that have isolated Qatar tightened their squeeze on Friday by putting dozens of figures with links to the country on terrorism blacklists, while Qatar's ally Turkey rushed to its side with plans to send troops, warships and planes.
2017-06-10 00:10:23 Read More

Anti-Shariah rallies this weekend worry Muslim leaders

Looking ahead, Muslim leaders and others are concerned about anti-Shariah, or Islamic law, marches planned for Saturday in Seattle and about two-dozen other US cities, saying the marches are really anti-Muslim.
2017-06-09 16:58:48 Read More

Over 40,000 children at risk in Syria's Raqqa: UNICEF

The United Nation's children agency warned that the fight for the Islamic State group's stronghold of Raqqa in northern Syria is threatening the lives of more than 40,000 children, as overnight airstrikes on the city claimed the lives of more than a dozen people.
2017-06-09 16:30:13 Read More

14 killed as soldiers clash over food aid in Somalia

At least 14 people, mostly civilians, were killed as soldiers clashed over food aid in drought-ravaged Somalia's southwestern city of Baidoa. The fighting broke out at a distribution site after some soldiers tried to steal food sacks meant for refugees and others guarding the aid stopped them.
2017-06-09 14:44:52 Read More

Man holding hostages at job centre in England

"It is believed the man responsible is known to the Job Centre and this is being treated as an isolated incident at this stage," Northumbria Police said in a statement.
2017-06-09 08:51:43 Read More

North Korea says it tested new anti-ship missile

North Korea said Friday it has tested a new type of cruise missile that could strike US and South Korean warships ``at will'' if it is attacked, in an apparent reference to the projectiles detected by Seoul when they were launched a day earlier.
2017-06-09 05:09:07 Read More

Japan's parliament clears way for emperor's abdication

Japan's parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son,
2017-06-09 04:28:46 Read More

Saudi, allies issue Qatar-linked 'terrorism' list

"This list is connected to Qatar and serves suspicious agendas in an indication of the duality of Qatar policies," said the statement from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and Bahrain.
2017-06-09 04:22:41 Read More

Labour leader Corbyn calls for PM May to stand down

"If there is a message from tonight's results, it's this: the Prime Minister called this election because she wanted a mandate," Corbyn said. "Well the mandate she's got is lost Conservative seats, lost votes, lost support and lost confidence."
2017-06-09 03:35:46 Read More

Labour leader Corbyn calls for PM May to stand down

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Trump will be focus of Comey's Russia testimony

Former FBI Director James Comey will tell Congress on Thursday that President Donald Trump repeatedly urged him to halt a probe into his former national security adviser's ties to Russia and to declare publicly that Trump himself was not being investigated.
2017-06-08 14:11:01 Read More

Israel advances settlement plans despite Donald Trump's plea

Israel has advanced plans for more than 3,000 homes in West Bank settlements. The announcement came despite US President Donald Trump's call to hold back on such projects as he seeks ways to restart peace efforts.
2017-06-08 13:41:30 Read More

Polls open in Britain's general election

UK polls on Thursday opened with about 46 million eligible voters expected to cast their ballot to choose between Prime Minister Theresa May and Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn under the looming shadow of the two deadly terror attacks that recently rocked the country.
2017-06-08 06:59:08 Read More

Iran FM takes on Trump, says his reaction is â€™repugnant'

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that US President Donald Trump's reaction to the deadly Islamic State group attacks in Tehran was "repugnant".
2017-06-08 05:57:38 Read More

How Saudi Arabia and allies strong-armed Qatar

A series of flashpoints across the Middle East in the days following US President Donald Trump's visit heightened tensions that had been building for months and removed any hope among Qatar's neighbours of peeling it away from Iran and the Islamist groups it has engaged with for years.
2017-06-08 04:30:03 Read More

Obama has private dinner with Trudeau in Montreal

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted his thanks to Barack Obama after the two shared a private dinner at a Montreal restaurant. "How do we get young leaders to take action in their communities? Thanks Barack Obama for your visit & insights tonight in my hometown," Trudeau tweeted
2017-06-08 04:07:42 Read More

Comey accuses Trump of pressure on Russia probe

In written testimony released the day before he appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Comey said Trump told him at a meeting in the White House in February: "I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go."
2017-06-08 03:08:40 Read More

North Korea fires many short-range missiles: South Korea

The missiles were launched on Thursday morning from the North Korean coastal city of Wonsan and flew about 200km (124 miles), South Korea's Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement.
2017-06-08 02:20:23 Read More

Spanish man who fought off London attacker confirmed dead

Ignacio Echeverria, a Spanish man who used his skateboard to try to defend a woman from one of the assailants during the London attack is confirmed dead. His sister Isabel confirmed his death on her Facebook page.
2017-06-07 15:39:07 Read More

'Debris from Myanmar military plane found in sea'

Debris of a Myanmar military plane which went missing with more than 100 soldiers and family members aboard were found in the Andaman Sea late on Wednesday, a local official said.
2017-06-07 13:17:30 Read More

EU unveils defence fund, urges US to stay on world stage

The EU unveiled an unprecedented plan for common defence spending on Wednesday to help Europe stand alone as a global military power, while urging the United States under Donald Trump to remain on the world stage.
2017-06-07 12:16:12 Read More

Trump taps Christopher Wray as new FBI director

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he is tapping lawyer and former Justice Department official Christopher Wray to serve as his new FBI director, on the eve of critical testimony by the intelligence agency chief he ousted.
2017-06-07 12:15:28 Read More

Moscow says 'zero' proof Russian hackers involved in Qatar crisis

FBI experts visited Qatar in late May to analyse an alleged cyber breach that saw the hackers place the fake story with Qatar's state news agency, the US broadcaster said.
2017-06-07 09:13:57 Read More

No date for Putin-Trump meeting, media likely to be excluded: Report

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London police arrest another attack suspect

Two men are now in custody on suspicion of violating the Terrorism Act. They have not been identified or charged. All others who had been arrested have been released without facing charges.
2017-06-07 08:05:21 Read More

'I was frozen': Accuser on Cosby's sex assault

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'I was frozen': Accuser on Cosby's sex assault

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Peacock takes out $500 in wine after crashing liquor store

A female peacock has ruffled more than just feathers at a Los Angeles-area liquor store. The peahen was in the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday for 90 minutes and broke $500 worth of the store's best bottles, including champagne.
2017-06-07 04:34:07 Read More

May: Ready to curb human rights laws to fight extremism

May said authorities needed to be able to do more, including to restrict the movements of suspected militants when police had enough evidence to suspect they presented a threat, but not enough to prosecute them.
2017-06-07 03:48:25 Read More

US military praises Qatar, despite Trump tweet

The stakes are high for US military in Qatar. More than 11,000 US and coalition forces are deployed to or assigned to al Udeid Air Base, from which more than 100 aircraft operate.
2017-06-07 03:29:31 Read More

Qatar: Trump urges Gulf unity in call with Saudi king

US President Donald Trump and King Salman spoke by phone at Riyadh's initiation after Saudi Arabia broke relations and imposed a blockade on its smaller neighbor Qatar over funding for Islamist groups and a host of other conflicts.
2017-06-07 02:47:03 Read More

Carrying laptops in plane's belly unsafe, warns IATA

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Carrying laptops in plane's belly unsafe, warns IATA

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Qatar situation: Kuwaiti emir visits Saudi, no word on outcome

Kuwait's emir left Saudi Arabia after what state news agency KUNA described as a "brotherly visit" but there was no word on the outcome of the talks with King Salman bin Abdulaziz on a major diplomatic rift.
2017-06-07 01:14:03 Read More

Nepali Congress leader Deuba elected PM for fourth time

Sher Bahadur Deuba has been elected as the Prime Minister of Nepal for the fourth time. Deuba won 388 votes out of the 558 cast in the 593 member Parliament. He was supported by the Maoist Centre party of his predecessor Prachanda.
2017-06-06 15:03:19 Read More

Kremlin 'resolutely' denies Russia hacked US vote

After President Vladimir Putin said that hackers can come from any country, dismissing US hacking allegations.The Kremlin strongman today also suggested that hacking attacks could be designed to appear to come from Russia in order to discredit the country.
2017-06-06 11:05:04 Read More

Trump's 'been clear to me' to try to rebuild Russia ties: Tillerson

"The president's been clear to me: do not let what's happened over here in the political realm prevent you from the work that you need to do on this relationship and he's been quite clear with me... that we might make progress," Tillerson said after a meeting with New Zealand PM Bill English.
2017-06-06 07:08:05 Read More

Kabul truck-bomb toll rises to more than 150 killed: Afghan president

The blast occurred when a sewage truck packed with "military-grade" explosives detonated at the entrance to an area of that city that includes foreign embassies and government buildings. "We were not the only targets, the entire diplomatic community was the target of this attack," Ashraf Ghani said.
2017-06-06 06:15:35 Read More

Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactor

The restart of the No. 3 reactor at the Takahama nuclear plant brings the number of running reactors in Japan to five, while dozens more remain offline. The plant, operated by Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO), is located in Fukui prefecture, some 350 kilometres (215 miles) west of Tokyo.
2017-06-06 06:08:06 Read More

Nuclear-wary Japan restarts another atomic reactor

Trump won't block ex-FBI chief's testimony

Donald Trump will not use his presidential powers to prevent ex-FBI director James Comey from testifying before Congress on Thursday, the White House said, setting the stage for potentially explosive testimony later this week.
2017-06-06 02:42:43 Read More

London attack: Pakistan-origin man among three attackers

Police named two of the three attackers on Monday and said they were trying to identify the third. One, 27-year-old Khuram Shazad Butt, was a British citizen born in Pakistan who had already been investigated by police and Britain's domestic spy agency MI5.
2017-06-05 21:44:18 Read More

Saudi shuts Al-Jazeera office in Qatar row

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Trump criticizes London's mayor, again

President Donald Trump for a second day lashed out at London's mayor on Twitter in the wake of a deadly terror attack in the city. He tweeted that London Mayor Sadiq Khan had offered a "pathetic excuse'' and "had to think fast on his 'no reason to be alarmed' statement.''
2017-06-05 15:51:58 Read More

Trump criticizes London's mayor, again

London attack: More detentions in hunt for accomplices

British counterterrorism investigators searched two homes on Monday and detained "a number" of people in the investigation into a van and knife attack in the heart of London that left seven people dead.
2017-06-05 10:19:50 Read More

Will election call prove a nightmare for Theresa May?

When she called for early elections, May was predicted to see her slender majority of 17 in the 650-seat House of Commons surge. However, campaign trail missteps and a better-than-expected performance by Labour leader Corbyn have combined to melt May's commanding lead.
2017-06-05 10:05:01 Read More

In shadow of deadly attacks, British election campaign resumes

Following the third militant attack in Britain in less than three months, Theresa May said Thursday's election would go ahead and that Britain had been far too tolerant of extremism.
2017-06-05 09:36:01 Read More

Germany, Turkey to discuss impasse over visiting troops

Germany's foreign minister is meeting with his Turkish counterpart in an attempt to overcome an impasse over Turkey's refusal to allow German lawmakers visit troops stationed at a Turkish air base.
2017-06-05 07:40:13 Read More

Trump wants to 'stay engaged' on climate: Tillerson

Tillerson, who reports have suggested was among those who counselled Trump not to scrap the deal, said last week the United States would pursue unilateral efforts to curb greenhouse gas emissions despite plans to pull out of the Paris accord.
2017-06-05 06:57:17 Read More

Will election call prove a nightmare for May?

May was deemed to have two massive advantages - the chance of portraying strong leadership for Brexit and, a rival, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, scorned by many voters as weak and fumbling.
2017-06-05 05:32:12 Read More

Philippines' Duterte faces martial law legal challenge

The petition filed with the Supreme Court on Monday said martial law should be struck down for "utter lack of sufficient factual basis", as it drew parallels with ex- dictator Ferdinand Marcos's military rule a generation ago.
2017-06-05 05:28:58 Read More

Will return detained North Koreans if they want to go: South

South Korea is questioning four North Koreans rescued from waters off the east coast and will return them to the North if they want to go back, the South's Unification Ministry said on Monday.
2017-06-05 04:38:13 Read More

Trump vows to do 'whatever is necessary' to protect the US

"As President, I will do what is necessary to prevent this threat from spreading to our shores and work every single day to protect the safety and security of our country, our communities and our people," US president Donald Trump said on Sunday.
2017-06-05 03:04:10 Read More

'We don't scare,' US defence secretary Mattis says after London attack

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said Britain must be tougher in stamping out Islamist extremism after attackers killed at least seven people by ramming a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and stabbing revellers in nearby bars.
2017-06-05 02:50:15 Read More

'We don't scare,' US defence secretary Mattis says after London attack

London attacks herald guerrilla terror tactics

The London attacks are the latest in a trend of "jihadi guerrilla warfare" carried out by self-radicalised Islamists as well as individuals and groups acting on the directions of Islamic State handlers located in remote regions controlled by the organisation.
2017-06-04 20:08:20 Read More

India can play a role in reconstruction of Syria: Assad

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India can play a role in reconstruction of Syria: Assad

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Londoners fight back against terror

As three assailants sought to strike fear at the heart of the British capital on Saturday night, some Londoners showed incredible courage and fought back.
2017-06-04 13:03:47 Read More

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North Korea rejects new UN sanctions

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In a 1st, Pak's Sindh recruits women for anti-terror ops

The 46 women, selected from urban and rural areas, were finalised along with 1,461 men, according to a police document 'Final results of recruitment as police constable in Counter- Terrorism Department (CTD) and Rapid Response Force'.
2017-06-04 08:04:10 Read More

50 years on, Israel's tight grip on Palestinian economy

He drinks coffee, slings a bag with his lunch over his shoulder, gets on a minibus and starts the grueling journey to his job laying tiles at a construction site near Tel Aviv.
2017-06-04 06:37:58 Read More

Trump speaks with May on brutal London terror attacks

"Trump praised the heroic response of police and other first responders and offered full support of the US government in investigating and bringing those responsible for these heinous acts to justice," the White House said in a statement after the phone call between the two leaders on Saturday.
2017-06-04 05:31:30 Read More

Philippine casino gunman not a terrorist: Cops

The man who set fire to a casino in the Philippine capital that killed 37 people has been identified as a Filipino man with heavy gambling debts, and was not a terrorist, police said.
2017-06-04 04:24:50 Read More

Learn from us on democracy, Taiwan tells China

Taiwan's president offered on Sunday to help China transition to democracy, on the anniversary of China's bloody crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
2017-06-04 04:20:23 Read More

Cambodian vote in elections testing strongman's power

PM Hun Sen has repeatedly warned of civil war if his Cambodian People's Party loses the majority in city and village councils to the main opposition party that made major gains in the last general elections four years ago and claimed it was cheated out of outright victory.
2017-06-04 04:15:17 Read More

Donald Trump offers help on London attacks

US President Donald Trump took to Twitter amid the unfolding deadly drama in London on Saturday to offer US help to Britain and to promote his controversial travel ban as an extra level of security for Americans.
2017-06-04 02:05:32 Read More

Donald Trump offers help on London attacks

American coasts and cities vs hinterland in climate change battle

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American coasts and cities vs hinterland in climate change battle

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France trolls Trump as PM Modi aligns India with global coalition

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Thousands rally in N Morocco after protest leader held

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Pentagon chief turns up heat on North Korea and China

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis turned up the heat on North Korea and its main benefactor, China, on Saturday, calling the North Koreans a "clear and present danger" and chastising the Chinese for coercive behavior in the South China Sea.
2017-06-03 09:28:26 Read More

Supermarket blast in Iran injures 37: Reports

The blast occurred at 12.45 a.m. (2115 GMT) in the city's Hypermarket centre, the reports said. The head of fire department in Shiraz, Mohammad Farokhzadeh, told state television that a gas leak or an explosion of flammable items stored in the supermarket could be the cause. He said an investigation was underway.
2017-06-03 08:50:35 Read More

US election hackers could have been from anywhere: Putin

"Hackers can be anywhere. They can be in Russia, in Asia... even in America, Latin America," he told NBC News, which previewed an interview with the Russian leader that will be broadcast in full on Sunday. "They can even be hackers, by the way, in the United States, who very skillfully and professionally shifted the blame, as we say, on to Russia.
2017-06-03 06:50:24 Read More

UN expands N Korea blacklist in 1st US, China sanctions deal

The Trump administration has been pressing China aggressively to rein in its reclusive neighbor, warning that all options are on the table if Pyongyang persists with its nuclear and missile development programs.
2017-06-03 04:17:50 Read More

US asks visa applicants for social media handles

The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods.
2017-06-02 21:30:31 Read More

US asks visa applicants for social media handles

The United States has begun asking some would-be visitors applying for visas to provide their identities on social media, among other more vigorous screening methods.
2017-06-02 21:30:31 Read More

Putin says Snowden is not a traitor

Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he believes former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden was wrong to leak U.S. spy secrets, but is no traitor.Snowden, 33, was given asylum in Russia in 2013 after leaking classified information about U.S. spy operations. His lawyer said in January Snowden had the right to remain in Russia until 2020 and to apply for Russian citizenship next year.
2017-06-02 13:02:48 Read More

Kabul protesters clash over deadly bombing

Afghan police on Friday fired live rounds to disperse hundreds of stone-throwing protesters seeking to march on the presidential palace to demand the government's resignation following a catastrophic truck bombing that killed 90 people and wounded hundreds.
2017-06-02 11:26:27 Read More

In Damascus, a feeling that war is winding down

In Syria's capital these days, people are breathing a little easier. Across Damascus, new shops are sprouting up, business is brisk, and some people who fled the civil war years ago are contemplating a return.
2017-06-02 10:03:22 Read More

Trump declines to move US embassy to Jerusalem, for now

Jerusalem's status is one of the most emotionally charged matters separating the Israelis and Palestinians. Each side stakes claims to a city that plays a central role in Judaism, Islam and Christianity.
2017-06-02 09:18:38 Read More

World leaders voice dismay at Trump's climate deal pull out

Supporters of the accord called Trump's move a blow to international efforts to curb the warming of the planet that threatens far-reaching consequences for this century and beyond. Former Democratic President Barack Obama expressed regret over the pullout from a deal he was instrumental in brokering.
2017-06-02 05:24:07 Read More

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban

The administration filed 2 emergency applications with the 9 high court justices seeking to block 2 different lower court rulings that went against Trump's March 6 order barring entry for people from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria & Yemen for 90 days while US govt implements stricter visa screening.
2017-06-02 03:35:37 Read More

Trump administration asks SC to revive travel ban

Manila casino gunman dead: Police

A man who fired shots inside a casino in the Philippine capital apparently killed himself on Friday, the national police chief said, after initially claiming police shot the assailant dead.
2017-06-02 00:40:11 Read More

Israel disappointed over Trump embassy decision

Israel on Thursday expressed disappointment at the decision of US President Donald Trump to sign a waiver to delay relocating the US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv but said it hoped a move could take place later.
2017-06-01 15:29:55 Read More

ISIS news agency founder killed in airstrike: Report

The founder of the Islamic State group news agency was reportedly killed with his daughter in an airstrike last week in eastern Syria, Syrian activists said Thursday.The militant group itself has not reported the death of the founder of Aamaq news agency, Baraa Kadek. Activists said Kadek was close to the IS leadership, gaining their trust and reportedly meeting with the enigmatic leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
2017-06-01 13:19:34 Read More

China, Europe take lead on climate as world waits on Trump

China and Europe took the lead on the Paris climate accord on Thursday, as fears grew that US President Donald Trump would pull Washington out of the landmark deal.
2017-06-01 10:57:53 Read More

China, Europe take lead on climate as world waits on Trump

China and Europe took the lead on the Paris climate accord on Thursday, as fears grew that US President Donald Trump would pull Washington out of the landmark deal.
2017-06-01 10:57:53 Read More

US missile interceptor test a threat to China: Experts

The US on Wednesday successfully tested a mock intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) using its own upgraded long-range interceptor warhead. Officials said the US interceptor missile travelled at 27,040km per hour and hit its target over the Pacific Ocean.
2017-06-01 08:50:29 Read More

Afghans mourn a day after massive truck bombing kills 90

The bomber drove into Kabul's heavily guarded diplomatic quarter during the morning rush, leaving behind a bloody chaos and destruction. Most of the casualties were civilians, including women and children, but the dead also included Afghan security guards.
2017-06-01 07:20:31 Read More

Japan launches satellite in bid for super accurate GPS system

An H-IIA rocket blasted off Thursday morning from the Tanegashima space centre in southern Japan carrying the "Michibiki" No.2 satellite, which was later released into orbit. "The launch was a success," a Cabinet Office spokesperson said.
2017-06-01 06:06:20 Read More

Trump hails deals worth 'billions' with Vietnam

The US Commerce Department announced 13 new transactions with Vietnam worth $8 bn, including $3 bn worth of US-produced content that would support more than 23,000 American jobs. These include deals for General Electric Co worth $5.58 bn for power generation, aircraft engines and services
2017-06-01 04:21:36 Read More

Clinton analyses defeat: 'Was victim of broad assumption that I was going to win'

Hillary Clinton has blamed her unexpected defeat in the US presidential elections on a variety of factors including Russian meddling, her own party, the FBI, the media and "a very broad assumption that I was going to win".
2017-06-01 04:11:44 Read More

Clinton analyses defeat: 'Was victim of broad assumption that I was going to win'

Philippine airstrike kills 11 soldiers in 'friendly fire'

man Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said Thursday a Marchetti S-211 jet was on a bombing run over militant positions in Marawi city Wednesday when one bomb hit an army position locked in close-range combat with the extremists.
2017-06-01 03:16:51 Read More

Philippine airstrike kills 11 soldiers in 'friendly fire'

Trump speaks with Afghan Prez, condemns Kabul attack

At least 90 people were killed and hundreds wounded when a massive truck bomb ripped through Kabul's diplomatic quarter during rush hour, in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since 2001.
2017-06-01 02:36:36 Read More

Foreign aid arrives as Sri Lanka flood toll exceeds 200

Foreign Minister Ravi Karunanayake said 16 countries had rushed relief supplies and medicine to assist more than 600,000 people driven from their homes following Friday's monsoon deluge.
2017-05-31 10:17:58 Read More

Military says 89 gunmen killed during Philippine urban battle

The clashes erupted on Tuesday last week when gunmen waving black flags of the Islamic State (IS) group rampaged through the mostly Muslim-populated city in response to an effort by security forces to arrest a Filipino on the US government's list of most-wanted terrorists.
2017-05-31 06:17:46 Read More

A new balance of terror: Why North Korea clings to its nukes

The N Korean leader beamed with delight as he watched four extended range Scud missiles roar off their mobile launchers, comparing the sight to a team of acrobats performing in unison. Minutes later the projectiles splashed into the sea off the Japanese coast, 1,000 kms from where he was standing.
2017-05-31 05:47:24 Read More

Indonesian 'rainbow village' is internet sensation

An Indonesian hamlet dubbed "the rainbow village" after being given a makeover in a kaleidoscope of colours is attracting hordes of visitors. The collection of about 200 modest homes on a hillside above a river used to be a typical, low-income Indonesian neighbourhood that was filthy and gloomy.
2017-05-31 05:11:12 Read More

Six days that changed the face of the Middle East

The Arab-Israeli war of June 1967, or Six-Day War, radically changed the map of the Middle East. Between June 5 and 10, Israel defeated Egypt, Jordan and Syria and occupied Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, east Jerusalem, and Syria's Golan Heights.
2017-05-31 03:39:23 Read More

Trump to world leaders: Call me maybe - on my cellphone

President Donald Trump has been handing out his cellphone number to world leaders and urging them to call him directly, an unusual invitation that breaks diplomatic protocol and is raising concerns about the security and secrecy of the US commander in chief's communications.
2017-05-31 03:33:45 Read More

Men probing Ivanka Trump brands in China held, missing

A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man's wife and an advocacy group said on Tuesday.
2017-05-31 02:01:42 Read More

Philippines: A new hub for Islamic State

Although Islamic State and groups affiliated to the movement have claimed several attacks across Southeast Asia in the last two years, the battle in Marawi City of Philippines was the first long drawn-out confrontation with security forces.
2017-05-30 17:34:29 Read More

White House communications director resigns

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Putin bigger threat than ISIS: US Senator John McCain

US Senator John McCain said Russian President Vladimir Putin is a bigger threat to global security than ISIS, and warned that the Senate would push for sanctions against Moscow for its alleged interference in the US election.
2017-05-30 13:33:57 Read More

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Nighttime, early morning bombings in Baghdad kill 31

At least 31 people were killed in Baghdad on Tuesday in a massive bombing by the Islamic State group outside a popular ice cream shop in central Baghdad and a rush hour car bomb in another downtown area, Iraqi officials said.
2017-05-30 13:05:50 Read More

Europe must step up as diplomatic player: Merkel

Europe must step up as a player in world affairs, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, signalling that the EU needs to take control of its destiny in the era of US President Donald Trump.
2017-05-30 11:42:46 Read More

Trump lashes out at Germany over trade, NATO

US President Donald Trump criticised Germany on Tuesday for its trade surplus and military spending levels, a day after Chancellor Angela Merkel rammed home her doubts about the reliability of the United States as an ally.
2017-05-30 11:41:17 Read More

Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega dies at 83

Ruling Panama from 1983 to 1989, Noriega was a longtime collaborator of the Central Intelligence Agency and a useful US ally in a region that was prone to leftist insurgencies.
2017-05-30 10:42:30 Read More

North Korea warns US of 'bigger gift' after latest test

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Australia plans to ban pedophiles from traveling overseas

Australia plans to ban convicted pedophiles from traveling overseas in what the government said is a world-first move to protect vulnerable children in Southeast Asia from exploitation.
2017-05-30 05:27:18 Read More

Kim Jong Nam murder case now in Malaysian high court

The case of two women charged in Malaysia with killing the estranged half-brother of North Korea's leader was transferred to a higher court on Tuesday, as a defence lawyer complained of not getting all of the documents he had requested.
2017-05-30 04:29:46 Read More

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Jun

World World News For The Year 2017 and Month Jun

Donald Trump says strategic patience with North Korea over

China slams US for 'wrongful' sanctions on Chinese bank

China's ruling Communist party has 89.5 million members

Islamic State withdraws from last area of Aleppo province: Monitor

Death toll nearly 200 in Pak tanker fire; 6 suspended

Europe to meet US plea for more troops to Afghanistan

German parliament legalises same-sex marriage

Washington plans $1.42 bn arms sale to Taiwan

5 militants blow themselves up during raids in Lebanon

Germany to pass same-sex marriage law

China not doing enough on North Korea: US

Merkel issues warning to Trump ahead of G20 summit

Merkel issues warning to Trump ahead of G20 summit

Trump to press South Korea leader on trade as N Korea looms

China bans 'time-bomb' toothpick crossbows

Trump launches 'sexist' attack on female journalist

Theresa May faces vote test in parliament over government plan

Theresa May faces vote test in parliament over government plan

China 'highly alarmed' after reports of Australian spying

Iraq military says it has retaken iconic Mosul mosque

Ex-crown prince not confined to palace: Saudi Arabia

South Korea to offer peace treaty to North

Pope backs cardinal in fight against sex abuse charges

What next in Afghanistan? Europe seeks US leadership

US, Australia begin their biggest joint military exercise

US man breaks the Ten Commandments â€” with his car

Xi arrives in Hong Kong for landmark anniversary

Thousands in Arizona flee flames as wildfires sweep West

Merkel seeks united European front before stormy G20

For Chinese gays, 'coming out' is a family affair

US woman shoots boyfriend in YouTube stunt

Solar eclipse preparation keeps Kentucky town busy

Trump raises funds for Trump at the Trump Hotel

Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with sex offenses

Australian police charge Vatican cardinal with sex offenses

New computer virus spreads from Ukraine to disrupt world business

North Korea threatens to kill South's ex-president Park: State media

30 civilians dead in air strikes on IS-held area of Syria

European Union extends Russia sanctions until Jan 2018

US defence chief rebukes Putin for 'mischief'

US defence chief rebukes Putin for 'mischief'

British PM Theresa May faces first parliament test since election fiasco

Six suspected Islamic State jihadists arrested in Europe

Indonesia imposes travel ban on Trump's biz partner

China navy launches latest generation destroyer

Japan: Ex-bosses to go on trial over Fukushima disaster

Making Ivanka's shoes: Long hours, low pay, abuse

Repeal of Obamacare: US Republicans delay Senate vote

Iran accuses US of 'brazen' plan to change its govt

Helicopter 'attacks' Venezuelan Supreme Court

Declare Pak state sponsor of terrorism: US lawmaker

Declare Pak state sponsor of terrorism: US lawmaker

Scotland's Sturgeon delays plan for new independence vote

Major cyber attack hits oil giant and banks in Russia, Ukraine

Over 8,000 migrants rescued in Mediterranean in 48 hours

Image of US has plunged under Trump, survey shows

Image of US has plunged under Trump, survey shows

Secret papers signed by Churchill up for auction

Mongolia to hold 1st presidential poll on July 9

HK in Beijing's shadow 20 years after handover

North Korea likens Donald Trump to Hitler

Trump pushes 'energy week'

Assad may be preparing chemical attack: US

Salvador Dali's bones to be exhumed in Spain for paternity test

44 held during Istanbul's banned LGBT pride event

China to carry out 'shuttle diplomacy' for Pakistan, Afghanistan

Trump eager for big meeting with Putin; some advisers wary

May finally strikes DUP deal for minority govt

Pakistan oil tanker fire: Death toll rises to 157

Mosul celebrates 1st Eid without IS in years

Iran's Rouhani backs Qatar, rejects 'siege'

Anger in Nepal's south threatens landmark polls

No cyber attack on private sector: China, Canada

New US envoy to China says N Korea top priority

China floods, landslide: 34 killed, 93 missing

6 dead, 31 missing after boat in Colombia sinks

US urges Qatar and Saudi-led group to 'lower rhetoric'

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