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Boko Haram kidnap 22 girls, women in Nigeria

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

How Finland PM is saving airfares

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2017-03-31 15:52:11 Read More

Scotland requests UK for independence vote

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

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

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

Russian submarines match Cold War-era patrol intensity

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

UN chief: More funding needed for Iraq programs

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

Pakistan revives controversial military courts

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

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

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

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22

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

Malaysians return after Kim Jong Nam's body released

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

Upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping to be difficult: Trump

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

N Carolina rolls back 'bathroom bill' despite criticism

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

N Carolina rolls back 'bathroom bill' despite criticism

Several hurt in clashes at Turkey's Brussels consulate

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

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

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

South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-Hye arrested

Park, 65, becomes the third former leader to be arrested over corruption in Asia's fourth-largest economy, where politics and big business have long been closely tied. She was impeached by parliament in December, as the corruption scandal combined with mounting economic and social frustrations to trigger huge candlelit demonstrations.
2017-03-30 23:55:48 Read More

Paris exhibition explores racism amid tensions in France

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

Why China is pressuring India to join OBOR meet

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2017-03-30 17:14:13 Read More

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

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

Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South Korean

Malaysian authorities wrongly identified the slain half-brother of North Korea's leader as a South Korean national & first alerted Seoul's embassy in Kuala Lumpur soon after his death, sources familiar with the incident told Reuters.
2017-03-30 12:42:32 Read More

Britain downplays security row as Brexit wrangling begins

to downplay a row over future security ties with the EU on Thursday, as London and Brussels drew up the first battle lines at the start of their two-year divorce.
2017-03-30 09:55:12 Read More

Xi Jinping to meet Donald Trump in Florida next week

This will be Xi's first meeting with Trump, whose presidency began on January 20, and comes as the two sides face pressing issues, ranging from North Korea and the South China Sea to trade disputes. Beijing had previously said that preparatory work for the meeting was underway.
2017-03-30 09:10:06 Read More

A look at latest ruling on Trump administration travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii who temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's revised travel hours before it was set to take effect issued a longer-lasting order on Wednesday.
2017-03-30 07:32:09 Read More

Seattle files lawsuit over Trump 'sanctuary' cities threat

The city of Seattle sued US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday over its executive order seeking to withhold federal funds from "sanctuary cities," arguing it amounted to unconstitutional federal coercion.
2017-03-30 04:52:19 Read More

Trump says will make US a place where women can thrive

At a White House panel discussion on women empowerment, Trump said US ambassador to the United Nations Haley, 45, is a tough competitor and is doing her job "fantastically well".
2017-03-30 04:26:40 Read More

US war footprint grows in Middle East

Two months after the inauguration of President Donald Trump, indications are mounting that the US military is deepening its involvement in a string of complex wars in the Middle East that lack clear endgames.
2017-03-30 04:05:51 Read More

Ivanka Trump to become official White House employee

Ivanka Trump had previously announced that she was getting a West Wing office and a security clearance, but would not officially join the administration. That decision had drawn criticism from ethics experts.
2017-03-30 02:53:49 Read More

Indonesian man found dead inside giant python

The body of 25-year-old Akbar was found when local people cut open the seven metre (23 foot) python after it was found bloated and slithering awkwardly in the village of Salubiro, on the eastern island of Sulawesi on Monday.
2017-03-30 02:45:12 Read More

'We already miss you,' EU chief Tusk tells UK

"Paradoxically there is also something positive in Brexit. Brexit has made us, the community of 27 more determined and more united than before," EU president Donald Tusk said after receiving the Brexit letter from British PM Theresa May.
2017-03-30 02:41:17 Read More

Afghanistan women swim against threats for Olympic dream

There are 30 pools in Afghanistan, only one that welcomes girls â€” and it is facing militant threats for doing so. Nevertheless a handful are diving in, pioneers racing to achieve Olympic glory in Tokyo.
2017-03-30 01:16:20 Read More

Afghanistan women swim against threats for Olympic dream

Texas trooper: 12 dead, 3 injured in church van-truck crash

Twelve people were killed and three others were injured Wednesday when a van carrying 14 church members and a pickup truck collided on a two-lane Texas highway. Photos and video of the scene showed heavy damage to the front drivers' sides of the small white church van and the pickup truck.
2017-03-29 23:53:30 Read More

Suicide truck bombing kills 15 in Baghdad: Iraqi officials

The bomber detonated the vehicle, an oil tanker laden with explosives, security and hospital officials said. Three policemen were among the dead while the rest were civilians, and a number of policemen were also wounded, the officials said.
2017-03-29 21:42:45 Read More

Woman hits car, tries to run over Capitol Police cruiser

A woman was arrested near the US Capitol in Washington after police said she drove erratically, crashed into another vehicle and tried to run over officers on Wednesday.
2017-03-29 17:58:43 Read More

Peru plane catches fire after crash-landing, passengers safe

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2017-03-29 17:58:37 Read More

Trump boycotts Press dinner

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2017-03-29 16:22:35 Read More

Trump boycotts Press dinner

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Trump's son-in-law faces rare scrutiny in new role

Jared Kushner has been a power player able to avoid much of the harsh scrutiny that comes with working in the White House. But this week he's found that even the president's son-in-law takes his turn in the spotlight.
2017-03-29 08:41:10 Read More

Trump's son-in-law faces rare scrutiny in new role

Bangladesh Bank heist was 'state-sponsored': US official

Lamont Siller, the legal attache at the U.S. embassy, did not elaborate but his comments in a speech in Manila are a strong signal that authorities in the United States are close to naming who carried out one of the world's biggest cyber heists.
2017-03-29 08:16:04 Read More

UK set to file for EU divorce, triggering 2 years to Brexit

Britain is set to formally file for divorce from the European Union, ending a 44-year relationship following the decision made by UK voters in a referendum nine months ago.
2017-03-29 06:20:03 Read More

How Cyclone Debbie got her name

The process of choosing a moniker for storms comes from a formal system managed by the World Meteorological Organisation, with 10 global regions submitting names.
2017-03-29 05:13:53 Read More

Scottish lawmakers back independence referendum call

Scottish lawmakers voted to seek a new referendum on independence, presenting the British government with an unwelcome distraction as it prepares to push the European Union exit button.
2017-03-29 03:01:32 Read More

4 women die as ferry sinks in Bangla river, 18 missing

At least 4 people died and several remained missing after a ferry carrying about 80 passengers capsized on Tuesday in Bangladesh's Panguchi River, police said. Rescuers recovered the bodies of 4 female passengers from the river in Bagerhat, 370 kilometers (230 miles) southwest from Dhaka.
2017-03-28 15:17:54 Read More

4 women die as ferry sinks in Bangla river, 18 missing

US plan to help pay for border wall is a long shot

The White House is calling for immediate budget cuts of $18 billion from programs like medical research, infrastructure and community development grants to help pay for the border wall that President Donald Trump repeatedly promised would be financed by Mexico.
2017-03-28 15:03:03 Read More

Trump spills beans on grandchild-to-be's gender

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2017-03-28 14:10:57 Read More

Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life for Paris bombing

Self-styled revolutionary Carlos the Jackal, already serving two life terms for murder, was given a third life sentence on Tuesday for a deadly 1974 Paris bombing. The grenade attack on a store in the French capital on September 15, 1974 had left two people dead and 34 injured.
2017-03-28 13:06:49 Read More

Neo-JMB chief killed in anti-terror operation in Sylhet

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2017-03-28 12:03:42 Read More

Can't allow 'bad actors' to have nukes: US envoy to UN

"We would love to have a ban on nuclear weapons but in this day and time we cannot honestly say that we can protect our people by allowing the bad actors to have them and those of us who are good trying to keep the peace and safety not to have them," US envoy to the UN Nikki Haley said.
2017-03-28 10:00:01 Read More

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EU court rules Russia sanctions over Ukraine are valid

The EU Court of Justice's decision came in response to a legal challenge by Russian oil and gas giant Rosneft before a British court. Rosneft wants to annul a decision by EU leaders in July 2014 to restrict certain financial transactions and sensitive exports imposed after Russia annexed Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula.
2017-03-28 09:11:05 Read More

Cambodia bans human breast milk exports to US

The order comes after Cambodia temporarily halted breast milk exports by the Utah-based Ambrosia Labs, which claims to be the first firm to source the product from overseas and distribute it in the United States.
2017-03-28 08:58:50 Read More

Cambodia bans human breast milk exports to US

London attacker's wife 'saddened and shocked'

The wife of the man who killed four people outside Britain's Parliament last week condemned the attack, saying she is "saddened and shocked." She added: "I would like to request privacy for our family, especially the children, at this difficult time.''
2017-03-28 08:32:44 Read More

Malaysia says Kim Jong Nam's body still in the country

Malaysia's health minister says the body of the half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is still in the country, dismissing reports that the remains of Kim Jong Nam were about to be flown out of the country as part of diplomatic negotiations.
2017-03-28 05:38:38 Read More

Trump son-in-law meets sanctioned Russian bank chief

A Russian bank under Western economic sanctions over Russia's incursion into Ukraine disclosed on Monday that its executives had met Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law and a top White House adviser, in December.
2017-03-28 05:09:05 Read More

'Monster' cyclone Debbie batters northeast Australia

Residents across the area, who have sandbagged and boarded up homes, have been told to prepare for the worst weather to pummel the state since Cyclone Yasi in 2011, which ripped houses from their foundations and devastated crops.
2017-03-28 03:26:35 Read More

North Korea tests rocket engine: US officials

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2017-03-27 23:20:28 Read More

Hong Kong to arrest democracy protest leaders

A day after Hong Kong picked a new pro-Beijing leader, police are planning to arrest student leaders and other prominent figures involved with the huge 2014 "Umbrella Movement" pro-democracy protests, activists said Monday.
2017-03-27 17:57:43 Read More

Hong Kong to arrest democracy protest leaders

Kremlin rejects US, EU calls to free detained protesters

The Kremlin on Monday rejected calls by the United States and the European Union to release opposition protesters detained during what it said were illegal demonstrations the previous day and accused organizers of paying teenagers to attend.
2017-03-27 17:48:56 Read More

Eight school pupils feared dead in Japan ski resort avalanche

More than 100 troops have been deployed in a major rescue effort after the avalanche hit ski slopes in Tochigi prefecture, with television footage showing rescuers climbing mountains as ambulances stood by.
2017-03-27 08:00:06 Read More

Saarc countries pull up Pakistan for unpaid dues

Pakistan is the only member of the SAARC which has not yet contributed any amount for running the institution since it started functioning in Delhi in 2010.
2017-03-27 03:54:49 Read More

South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-president Park

Park Geun-Hye is accused of multiple offences including bribery, leaking government information, and abuse of power in the scandal. Prosecutors said it would be "counter to the principle of fairness" if Park was not arrested.
2017-03-27 03:31:11 Read More

Thousands evacuated as cyclone bears down on Australia

Queensland Residents are being warned to prepare for the worst storm to pummel the state since Cyclone Yasi in 2011, which ripped homes from their foundations and devastated crops. "This is going to be a nasty cyclone," Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said.
2017-03-27 03:29:41 Read More

Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters

The protests, reckoned to be the biggest since a wave of anti-Kremlin demonstrations in 2011-2012, come a year before a presidential election that Vladimir Putin is expected to contest, running for what would be a fourth term.
2017-03-27 02:45:25 Read More

United Airlines bars teenage girls in leggings from flight

The two girls, who were traveling with a companion, would not have been turned away for wearing leggings had they been paying customers, United spokesman Jonathan Guerin said as the airline responded to the backlash.
2017-03-27 02:36:01 Read More

Hong Kong gets first woman leader

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2017-03-27 02:07:53 Read More

Hong Kong gets first woman leader

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Five dead in military helicopter crash in east Ukraine

The helicopter crashed in war-torn east of the country, killing all 5 people aboard after apparently hitting a power line, in what is believed to be an accident. Nearly 10,000 people have died since the start of a pro-Russian rebellion in 2014 that Kiev and the West accuse Moscow of masterminding.
2017-03-26 17:00:56 Read More

Over 130 detained at Moscow anti-corruption rally: Rights group

More than 130 people were detained Sunday in Moscow as thousands attended a rally against government corruption, according to a rights group tracking arrests.
2017-03-26 12:55:56 Read More

Over 130 detained at Moscow anti-corruption rally: Rights group

More than 130 people were detained Sunday in Moscow as thousands attended a rally against government corruption, according to a rights group tracking arrests.
2017-03-26 12:55:56 Read More

UK police still think Westminster attacker acted alone

Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu said it may never be possible to fully determine the motives of attacker Khalid Masood, who was shot dead Wednesday after running over pedestrians with an SUV and fatally stabbing a policeman.
2017-03-26 07:37:36 Read More

Hong Kong's first female leader a 'tilted bridge' over troubled water

Carrie Lam, who won an election to become Hong Kong's first female chief executive on Sunday, is a former student activist who climbed the rungs of the civil service over 36 years, and a tough, capable and possibly divisive Beijing-backed leader.
2017-03-26 05:37:32 Read More

An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike: Pentagon

The killing of Yasin in eastern Afghanistan lends credence to Pakistani claims that its militant enemies have found sanctuaries there. The neighboring countries routinely charge each other with harbouring the other's enemies.
2017-03-26 03:43:04 Read More

Chinese authorities block Sydney academic from boarding flight home

g-serving University of Technology Sydney (UTS) associate professor Feng Chongyi comes just as Chinese Premier Li Keqiang winds up a five-day official visit in Canberra and Sydney espousing free trade and closer economic ties between Australia and China.
2017-03-26 03:18:43 Read More

Bangladesh bomb blasts kills six, scores injured

The "powerful" blasts went off some 400 yards (metres) from the hideout, targeting police and hundreds of onlookers who were watching the commandos conduct an anti-militant operation at a five-storey apartment building, police said.
2017-03-26 02:56:04 Read More

Tens of thousands in London protest Britain's EU departure

Prime Minister Theresa May plans to trigger Article 50 of the EU treaty on March 29, setting the Brexit process in motion. Negotiations are expected to take at least two years.
2017-03-25 17:23:53 Read More

Troubled EU renews vows on 60th anniversary

"Today we renew our vows and reaffirm our commitment to an undivided and indivisible Union," said Jean-Claude Juncker, the EU chief executive, urging the bloc not to get bogged down in details that alienated voters.
2017-03-25 16:31:58 Read More

Mosul exodus as air strikes kill 'dozens'

Both Iraqi aircraft and those from an international US-led coalition are carrying out strikes in Mosul. Thousands are still in danger in the city, where Iraqi forces have recaptured series of neighbourhoods since the operation to retake west Mosul from Islamic State group was launched last month.
2017-03-25 16:05:24 Read More

Pak allows Raheel Sharif to lead Saudi-led alliance

Pakistani leaders were initially taken aback when Saudi Arabia, without proper consultation, had announced in 2015 that Islamabad was also a part of 39-nation Islamic military coalition formed to combat terrorism. Pakistan was in an unenviable position as it has good ties with both Iran and Saudi.
2017-03-25 15:00:16 Read More

Pak allows Raheel Sharif to lead Saudi-led alliance

Saudi embassy confirms UK attacker had been in Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Embassy said that Khalid Masood taught English in Saudi Arabia from November 2005 to November 2006 and again from April 2008 to April 2009. The embassy said that he returned for six days in March 2015 on a trip booked through an approved travel agent.
2017-03-25 09:08:14 Read More

European Union takes road to Rome for 60th anniversary

Meeting in the same Renaissance-era palace where six founding countries signed the Treaty of Rome on March 25, 1957, the 27 leaders minus Britain will endorse a declaration of intent for the next decade. They will have the words of Pope Francis ringing in their ears
2017-03-25 08:55:20 Read More

Number of newly-minted millionaires at Europe's big banks is shrinking

Europe's largest investment bank, also said this year that it would stop benchmarking its compensation packages against Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley because they are too "investment banking-centric".
2017-03-25 08:42:46 Read More

Number of newly-minted millionaires at Europe's big banks is shrinking

US immigration judge grants asylum to Singapore teen blogger

Amos Yee has been detained by federal immigration authorities since December when he was taken into custody at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. Attorneys said the 18-year-old could be released from a Wisconsin detention center as early as Monday.
2017-03-25 03:43:59 Read More

US immigration judge grants asylum to Singapore teen blogger

Egypt's former leader Hosni Mubarak freed

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak left a military hospital where he had been detained since his 2011 ouster to a country where many remember his stable rule with nostalgia. Mubarak was the fourth president of the Arab Republic of Egypt, founded in 1952 when the military overthrew the monarchy.
2017-03-24 11:53:07 Read More

Police arrest two more over British parliament attack

en nine people in custody after the attack on London's parliament on Wednesday. The man behind the attack was identified as British-born Muslim covert Khalid Masood, who used several aliases.
2017-03-24 09:05:33 Read More

Six Russian soldiers killed in Chechnya base attack

Russia has fought two wars with separatists in the mainly Muslim internal republic since the 1991 Soviet collapse, but such shoot-outs have become relatively rare in Chechnya.
2017-03-24 08:14:15 Read More

Beijing to open first driverless subway line

The 16.6-km Yanfang Line, which is being debugged, will improve convenience of transportation for residents living in the city's southwestern suburb of Fangshan, state-run Xinhua news agency quoted the official as saying.
2017-03-24 08:12:36 Read More

Ivanka Trump: A White House force, just not an 'employee'

Ivanka Trump, who will have a security clearance, a West Wing office in the White House, is choosing to be in a less formal role than her husband, Jared Kushner, who is a senior adviser to the president and, as an employee, must follow the rules.
2017-03-24 07:47:11 Read More

China is not militarising South China Sea: Li Keqiang

"China's facilities, Chinese islands and reefs, are primarily for civilian purposes and, even if there is a certain amount of defence equipment or facilities, it is for maintaining the freedom of navigation," Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.
2017-03-24 06:57:27 Read More

North Korea maintains readiness for nuclear test at any time: South Korea

US and South Korean military surveillance assets were closely monitoring the North's Punggye-ri nuclear test site on the reclusive state's east coast, said the official, who declined to be identified. The test could come as early as the end of the month.
2017-03-24 04:11:02 Read More

North Korea maintains readiness for nuclear test at any time: South Korea

London terror attack: Assailant identified, toll rises to 5

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2017-03-24 03:03:47 Read More

In Brussels, man held after driving car into crowd

A day after the London terror attack on Wednesday, security forces in Brussels arrested a man after he drove into a shopping area at high speed in the port city of Antwerp, officials said. There were no casualties. Authorities found a rifle and bladed weapons in the attacker's car.
2017-03-24 02:40:48 Read More

Death toll in UK terror attack rises to five

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2017-03-24 02:35:29 Read More

IS claims attack in London, similar bid foiled in Belgium

A new attempt to cause mass human casualties, this time in Antwerp, Belgium, had Europe on edge on Thursday, while the so-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for Wednesdayâ€™s attack by one Khalid Masood, who ploughed an SUV into pedestrians before stabbing a police officer to death.
2017-03-23 20:30:05 Read More

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Mild earthquake hits Islamabad, adjoining areas

A mild intensity earthquake measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale hit Pakistani capital Islamabad and several adjoining areas in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces on Thursday. No loss of life or damage to property has been reported.
2017-03-23 17:44:20 Read More

Trump faces Presidency-defining vote on health care amid conservative revolt

US President Donald Trump faces a crucial vote on a White House-backed healthcare bill that is opposed by many conservative Republicans. Trump needs to win the vote to fulfill a key campaign promise to repeal Obamacare, and also show that he is in full control of the party.
2017-03-23 16:36:41 Read More

UK Parliament attacker identified as British national Khalid Masood

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2017-03-23 15:45:07 Read More

Unaffected by electronics ban on US-bound flights, PIA looks to score more customers

In a bid to capture market share from its Middle Eastern competitors, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has notified prospective passengers that it remains unaffected by a recent ban on electronic items on US and UK-bound flights.
2017-03-23 15:24:42 Read More

Attack foiled in Belgium: Police arrest man trying to drive into crowd in Antwerp

Belgian police arrested a man on Thursday after he tried to drive into a crowd at high-speed in a shopping area in the port city of Antwerp, police said. The man was of north African origin and used a car with French registration plates, Antwerp police chief said.
2017-03-23 14:25:38 Read More

Bangladesh wants UN to recognise 1971 genocide

Bangladesh said it would reach out to the UN to declare March 25 as Genocide Day globally, in remembrance of the atrocities carried out by the Pakistan Army on the same day in 1971.
2017-03-23 14:12:38 Read More

ISIS claims terror attack near UK Parliament; 8 arrested in raids

The ISIS on its propaganda news agency 'Amaq' claimed responsibility, saying a "Soldier of the Caliphate" carried out the attack on the British Parliament. "The operation was carried out in response to calls to target coalition countries," it said in a statement.
2017-03-23 13:37:03 Read More

ISIS claims terror attack near UK Parliament; 8 arrested in raids

London attacker was British-born, known to intelligence services: Theresa May

The man who launched Wednesday's attack at parliament was born in Britain and known to the intelligence services, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday. May said terrorism would not prevail as she rallied the country to carry on with its everyday business and stick to British values.
2017-03-23 11:27:26 Read More

Indian-origin Kamala Harris unknown to many Californians, Poll says

California's senior senator Dianne Feinstein has seen her job approval rating tick down, said the poll, which is the PPIC's first post-election measure of Harris' job approval. 30% of Californians, including 20% of Democrats, said they do not know how to rate Harris' performance.
2017-03-23 10:15:31 Read More

British police arrest seven in probe into attack on parliament

Four people died, including the assailant, in the attack and 29 people were being treated in hospitals. The victims were a policeman who was stabbed and two members of the public, a woman in her mid-40s and a man in his mid-50s.
2017-03-23 08:37:55 Read More

Replacement of US workers not the intent of H1-B visas: Trump's labour department nominee

"Some Americans see that jobs are available, but these available jobs require skills that they do not have," Alexander Acosta, the labour secretary nominee, told Senators during his confirmation hearing.
2017-03-23 08:24:19 Read More

Trump pumps up war chest

US prez Trump has proposed a $54 billion increase in defence spending, which he said would be â€œone of the largest increases... in American historyâ€. Hereâ€™s how big the worldâ€™s mightiest military is and what the new commander-in-chief wants to make of it...
2017-03-23 08:21:37 Read More

Woman gives birth to the girl on the ship rescuing refugees in the Mediterranean Sea as charities brace for spring surge

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2017-03-23 08:03:28 Read More

Terror attacks like London easy to organize, hard to prevent

Experts say the tactic of mowing people down avoids the need to obtain any explosives or weapons and can be carried out by a "lone-wolf" attacker without using a network of fellow militants - all lessening the risk of alerting security agencies.
2017-03-23 07:19:35 Read More

Police officer, 3 others killed in Wisconsin town

A police officer and three other people were shot and killed when a domestic dispute at a bank escalated into shootings at three locations in northern Wisconsin, investigators said.
2017-03-23 06:19:37 Read More

Trump's son criticises London mayor after attack

"You have to be kidding me?!" Donald Trump Jr tweeted on Wednesday, as he shared an article from The Independent, and paraphrased its headline as: "Terror attacks are part of living in big city, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan."
2017-03-23 04:59:40 Read More

World leaders stand with Britain after London attack

UK Prime Minister Theresa May described the London attack as "sick and depraved" saying the assailant chose the site as an assault on Britain's democratic values.
2017-03-23 04:52:49 Read More

Terror returns to London with attack on Parliament

In the worst terrorist incident to hit the UK since the 7 July 2005 bombings, five people were killed and about 40 injured in London on Wednesday when an assailant armed with two long knives drove his car into pedestrians and stabbed a policeman close to Britain's parliament.
2017-03-23 04:25:49 Read More

Terror returns to London with attack on Parliament

UK Parliament terror attack: What we know so far

Five people were killed, including the assailant, and 40 injured after being run over and stabbed in a terror attack at the heart of Britain's seat of power attributed by police to "Islamist-related terrorism". The lightning attack unfolded on Wednesday across Westminster Bridge in the shadow of Big Ben, a towering landmark that draws tourists by the millions and stands over Britain's Houses of Parliament -- the very image of London. The attacker was shot dead by police within the perimeter of UK Parliament. Here's what we know:
2017-03-23 03:55:31 Read More

India eyes deal to repair Afghan aircraft, deepening military ties

India estimates it would cost close to $50 million for new parts and repairs to 11 grounded Soviet-made Mi-35 helicopters and seven transport aircraft of Afghanistan's air force.
2017-03-23 03:39:29 Read More

London terror attack: 'India stands with the UK in the fight on terror', says PM Narendra Modi

Following what UK PM Theresa May called a "sick and depraved" terror attack in London, her Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi said today that India "stands with (the) UK in the fight against terrorism."In yesterday's terror attack, 5 people were killed and as manyas 40 people were wounded.
2017-03-23 03:13:54 Read More

5 dead in vehicle, knife attack at British Parliament

Metropolitan Police counterterrorism chief Mark Rowley said police believed there was only one attacker, "but it would be foolish to be overconfident early on." He said an unarmed policeman, three civilians and the attacker died.
2017-03-23 02:22:48 Read More

Trump speaks to May after UK terror attack, offers support

US President Donald Trump today spoke with British Prime Minister Theresa May after a terror attack outside UK Parliament complex and pledged his administration's full support in bringing those responsible to justice.
2017-03-23 01:58:17 Read More

Jane Austen faked her marriage twice

British author Jane Austen, known the world over for her insightful take on 19th century society, created fake marriage documents with two men, archives have revealed. But the author herself never wed.
2017-03-23 01:53:13 Read More

Pak court may block FB to prevent blasphemy

The Islamabad high court is considering blocking social media sites like Facebook to prevent dissemination of â€œblasphemousâ€œ content against Islam.The court will take the decision on March 27.
2017-03-23 01:48:37 Read More

Pak ex-CJ, son told to get in line at Jeddah airport

ief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and his son faced humiliation at Jeddah airport after being told by one of the passengers to stand passengers to stand at the back of the queue. In the video, which has gone viral, Chaudhry's son can be seen arguing with a passenger asking him to go at the back of the line as people queued up to board a plane to London at King Abdul Aziz International airport.
2017-03-23 01:45:21 Read More

Terror hits London: At least 4 dead, many seriously hurt as car ploughs through people on iconic bridge

Abu Izzadeen, born Trevor Brooks, was named in reports as the man responsible for a terror attack in London on Wednesday that killed at least four people and left 20 others with grievous injuries. Izzadeen converted to Islam just before he turned 18, in 1993.
2017-03-22 23:11:59 Read More

Four dead, at least 20 injured in UK parliament 'terrorist' attack

Four people were killed and at least 20 injured in London on Wednesday after a car ploughed into pedestrians and an attacker stabbed a policeman close to the British parliament, in what police called a terrorist incident.
2017-03-22 18:41:00 Read More

'Terrorist incident': At least 2 dead in car rampage, knife attack near UK Parliament

A vehicle mowed down pedestrians on London's Westminster Bridge, killing at least one woman and leaving others with injuries described as catastrophic. Around the same time Wednesday, a knife-wielding attacker stabbed a police officer and was shot on the grounds outside Britain's Parliament
2017-03-22 17:29:12 Read More

Man who stabbed cop tried to enter UK Parliament, was shot by police

According to reports so far, the incident unfolded as a man tried to gain entry into the Parliament via the main entrance and stabbed a police officer. Plain-clothes armed officers warned him before shooting a number of rounds. He was later seen being covered by blankets, presumed dead.
2017-03-22 16:47:42 Read More

UK terror incident: US says closely monitoring 'concerning situation'

Witness Rick Longley told the Press Association that he saw a man stab a policeman outside Britain's Parliament. "We were just walking up to the station and there was a loud bang and a guy, someone, crashed a car and took some pedestrians out," he said.
2017-03-22 16:20:50 Read More

'Terror incident' near UK Parliament: Witness describes how police officer was stabbed

A policeman was stabbed and an assailant was shot in the vicinity of the Parliament building in London, United Kingdom (UK) on Wednesday, in what police are calling a terror-related incident.
2017-03-22 16:10:38 Read More

Shooting incident near UK Parliament: Cop stabbed, at least 12 people injured

"Pakistan should at least make a beginning and say it is willing to talk and end the terrorist activities and seek the support of any country in the world (in ending terrorism). Pakistan should take an initiative," Union home minister Rajnath Singh said in the Rajya Sabha.
2017-03-22 14:59:12 Read More

Shooting incident near UK Parliament: Cop stabbed, at least 12 people injured

For talks, Pakistan should commit to end terror: Govt

The world's 10 most expensive cities

Singapore retains top slot in being the most expensive city to live in the world for the fourth consecutive year. In all, five Asian cities are among the priciest places on the planet â€“ where travelers need to pay top dollar. Hereâ€™s a look at other cities in the list.
2017-03-22 11:40:20 Read More

Four Indian cities among the most inexpensive to live in

Four Indian metros are among the cheapest places to live in the world according to the Economist Intelligence Unitâ€™s Worldwide Cost of Living Survey. The survey assessed more than 150 different purchases in 133 cities. For Indianâ€™s though, it would be hard to believe that these cities in the country are pocket-friendly. Hereâ€™s a look at the places that have been listed.
2017-03-22 10:49:56 Read More

Suspected terror bid foiled at Lahore airport

During a routine inspection at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, the Airport Security Force personnel stopped a vehicle and found a weapon and a huge cache of ammunition upon checking, media reports say.
2017-03-22 10:42:04 Read More

33 dead in US-led north Syria air strike

At least 33 people were killed in a US-led coalition strike on a school used as a centre for displaced people near a jihadist-held Syrian town, a monitor said Wednesday.
2017-03-22 10:10:50 Read More

Donald Trump plans to send humans to Mars

Experts say that sending people to live on the Red Planet, which lies on average some 140 million miles (225 million kilometers) away from Earth, will take immense amounts of technological advances and cash.
2017-03-22 09:45:09 Read More

Don't use Islamophobic language: Ami Bera to Donald Trump

Worried over frequent hate crimes against Indian-origin people in US, Indian-American Congressman has urged President Donald Trump to refrain from using Islamophobic language that pits one group against another. Bera, 52, said he would like Trump to speak out more forcefully against these crimes.
2017-03-22 09:22:19 Read More

Multiple bomb blasts rock migrant camp in Nigeria

Suicide bomb blasts rocked a camp for migrants who have fled Boko Haram insurgents near Nigeria's restive northeastern city of Maiduguri early Wednesday, officials said.
2017-03-22 08:43:54 Read More

Belgium observes minute of silence one year after Brussels attacks

Belgium's King Philippe on Wednesday led a minute of silence in memory of the 32 people killed in the Brussels airport and metro attacks one year ago. Silence fell at 7:58 am (0658 GMT), the exact time suicide bombers struck at Zaventem Airport on March 22, 2016.
2017-03-22 07:15:55 Read More

Belgium observes minute of silence one year after Brussels attacks

Chinese premier visits Australia to expand bilateral ties

Li Keqiang is the most senior Chinese official to visit Australia since 2014 when President Xi Jinping finalized a bilateral free trade deal with Australia which started in 2015.
2017-03-22 06:34:02 Read More

Chinese premier visits Australia to expand bilateral ties

63M in India do not have access to clean water

India has the highest number of people globally â€“ 63M in rural India â€“ that lack access to safe water. That means about a 10th of those across the world facing serious water issues live in India, according to international NGO WaterAid. Whatâ€™s worse? The worldwide problem is compounded by a growing population and climate change, and not having access to clean water makes communities more vulnerable to extreme weather events.
2017-03-22 06:18:23 Read More

US, UK ban laptops, tablets on airplanes: What's the threat?

"These types of electronic devices contain all the component parts of an improvised explosive device (IED) except for the detonator and the actual explosives," said Sebastien Caron, director general of ASCT, a training centre for airport security.
2017-03-22 05:39:33 Read More

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US, UK ban laptops, tablets on airplanes: What's the threat?

The EU at 60: Where are we and where are we going?

ion celebrates its 60th birthday on Saturday, the anniversary of its six founder members signing the Treaty of Rome which gave birth to the European Economic Community.
2017-03-22 05:00:19 Read More

French presidential election: What do voters want?

a-Mze, 24, training at a specialised college for young people without high school diplomas in Marseille, southern France:
2017-03-22 04:54:23 Read More

North Korea fails in new missile test: US military

"US Pacific Command detected what we assess was a failed North Korean missile launch attempt ... in the vicinity of Kalma," Commander Dave Benham, a spokesman for US Pacific Command, said. The South Korean defence ministry said it was also conducting analysis for further details.
2017-03-22 04:38:12 Read More

North Korea fails in new missile test: Seoul

d the United States are aware of the North Korean missile launch," said a spokesman for Seoul's defence ministry, adding they "suspect it was a failure". The ministry did not identify the type of missile used in the test.
2017-03-22 04:17:54 Read More

Earthquake hits Indonesia's Bali island, but no casualties

An earthquake has hit Indonesia's resort island of Bali, causing some panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.
2017-03-22 02:09:44 Read More

Pak military courts get two-year extension

onal Assembly passed on Tuesday the constitution amendment bill to reinstate and expand the jurisdiction of military courts to try civilians for terrorism-related offences.
2017-03-22 01:08:21 Read More

UK bans laptop, tablet in cabin for flight from six countries

The UK on Tuesday imposed a ban on carrying laptops as part of cabin baggage on Britain-bound passenger flights from six Muslim-majority countries, hours after US introduced a similar move citing terrorism concerns.
2017-03-21 16:44:38 Read More

UK bans laptop, tablet in cabin for flight from six countries

Eye on China: Taiwan plans to build own submarines

Taiwan's move comes after China sent its only aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, through the Taiwan Strait in January this year. Delivery of the submarine is expected to take eight years and it is likely to be deployed within 10 years.
2017-03-21 11:01:25 Read More

Eye on China: Taiwan plans to build own submarines

Martin McGuinness, Irish rebel-turned-politician, dies

Martin McGuinness, a former Irish Republican Army commander who was deputy first minister of Northern Ireland for a decade, has died, his Sinn Fein party said on Tuesday. He was 66.
2017-03-21 07:10:38 Read More

Martin McGuinness, Irish rebel-turned-politician, dies

Bill Gates again world's richest man

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world's richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said on Monday.
2017-03-20 14:35:10 Read More

Pakistan PM orders immediate reopening of Afghan border

Nawaz Sharif on Monday ordered the immediate reopening of the border with Afghanistan to facilitate the movement of Afghan citizens and resumption of cross-border trade. The border was closed last month following several deadly militant attacks for which Pak accused terrorists hiding in Afghanistan
2017-03-20 11:15:36 Read More

How much is an Afghan life worth? That depends

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North Korea rocket-engine test shows 'meaningful' progress: South Korea

Rebels and terrorist outfits tried to fight their way into the city centre in a surprise assault on government forces. The attack comes just days before a fresh round of UN-brokered peace talks in Geneva aiming at ending Syria's six-year war.
2017-03-20 06:20:02 Read More

North Korea rocket-engine test shows 'meaningful' progress: South Korea

Clashes in Damascus after surprise rebel assault

China, US should handle 'sensitive issues' properly: Xi

China and the US should handle "sensitive issues" in their bilateral ties properly, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he called cooperation the "only correct choice" for providing a "new start" to their relations.
2017-03-19 15:19:20 Read More

Thai police say they have found plot to kill prime minister

"We found a rifle with a scope. We guarantee that this isn't to shoot at birds but was going to be used to assassinate the leader of the country," Police Chief Jakthip Chaijinda said on Sunday, referring to PM Prayuth Chan-ocha, who overthrew the govt of Thaksin's sister Yingluck in a 2014 coup.
2017-03-19 14:34:03 Read More

Israel threatens to 'destroy' Syrian air defence systems

"The next time the Syrians use their air defence systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation," Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said on Israeli public radio.
2017-03-19 11:42:18 Read More

US and China 'stick to script' in Tillerson visit

Wrapped up in the tightly scripted proceedings, however, was a sense that the world's two biggest economies were warily testing each other out as the new administration settles down in Washington. They seemed to be reserving airing of differences for another occasion.
2017-03-19 11:09:27 Read More

Malaysia hunting for more N Korean suspects in Kim's death

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2017-03-19 10:59:18 Read More

The toxic mystery behind Kim Jong-Nam's assassination

More than a month after the murder, experts are struggling to make sense of how the nerve agent VX was used to kill him without apparent harm to anyone else. Scientists are confounded by how VX - a toxin so deadly it is classed as a weapon of mass destruction - was deployed at international airport.
2017-03-19 03:59:21 Read More

North Korea tests newly developed high-thrust rocket engine

Kim Jong Un attended the test at the Sohae launch site, according to a report by the Korean Central News Agency, which said the test was intended to confirm the "new type" engine's thrust power and gauge the reliability of its control system and structural safety.
2017-03-19 03:52:58 Read More

Paris airport attacker ready 'to die for Allah'

The 39-year-old Paris-born Frenchman was killed as he attacked a soldier, grappling with her and trying to steal her assault weapon, ending an hours-long spree of violence. Ben Belgacem had a string of criminal convictions and showed signs of Islamic radicalisation.
2017-03-19 03:47:01 Read More

Paris airport attacker ready 'to die for Allah'

Russian space official found dead in prison cell

A top official of Russia's space agency has been found dead in a prison where he was being held on charges of embezzlement. Evdokimov, 56, was the executive director for quality control at Roscosmos, the country's spaceflight and research agency.
2017-03-18 15:25:46 Read More

Germany owes NATO 'vast sums': Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump accused Germany of owing "vast sums of money" to NATO, and said Berlin should pay Washington more for defense, a day after meeting Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders showed little common ground Friday over a host of thorny issues, including NATO and defense spending.
2017-03-18 14:42:49 Read More

Late Iran president's daughter gets jail for 6 month

As Iran prepares for a May presidential election, Faezeh Hashemi, the outspoken daughter of late President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been sentenced to six months in prison for "spreading lies against the judiciary," a semi-official news agency reported Saturday.
2017-03-18 13:32:36 Read More

Tanzania to send 500 docs to Kenya to ease health crisis

Tanzania will send 500 doctors to Kenya to help overcome the effects of a strike in public hospitals, the Tanzanian president's office said on Saturday. Kenya's doctors went on strike in public hospitals on December 5 over pay and working conditions.
2017-03-18 12:38:44 Read More

Eleven candidates confirmed in French presidential race

Eleven candidates have been approved to run for French president, the country's Constitutional Council announced. The eleven received the 500-plus signatures from mayors needed to compete in the first round of the election on April 23.
2017-03-18 12:17:38 Read More

Trump not safe in White House: Former Secret Service agent

"The Secret Service cannot even keep one person off the grounds - what will they do if 40 terrorists charge the White House? And believe me the terrorists are already thinking about that," a former Secret Service agent said.
2017-03-18 09:20:45 Read More

Bangladesh kills militant armed with explosives

The killing of the suspected militant came a day after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a security forces base near the international airport in Dhaka.
2017-03-18 08:08:22 Read More

Bangladesh kills militant armed with explosives

The killing of the suspected militant came a day after a suicide bomber blew himself up at a security forces base near the international airport in Dhaka.
2017-03-18 08:08:22 Read More

Tillerson in Beijing: US brings tougher N Korea line to a wary China

In Seoul on Friday, Tillerson said military action by the United States against North Korea was "on the table" if threats from the rogue regime escalate.
2017-03-18 05:37:17 Read More

Hillary Clinton: I am 'ready to come out of the woods'

"I'm like a lot of my friends right now, I have a hard time watching the news," Clinton said and urged American people to work together to solve problems.
2017-03-18 05:32:54 Read More

42 killed after military chopper fires on Yemeni refugee boat

The boat packed with dozens of Somali refugees was more than 30 miles off war-torn Yemen's coast when a military vessel and a helicopter gunship swooped in, opening fire.
2017-03-18 03:57:56 Read More

Trump-Merkel meeting: Awkward body language and a quip

Trump and Merkel shook hands when she arrived at the White House but did not do so in the Oval Office. Though Merkel appeared relaxed, the body language between them was not especially warm.
2017-03-18 02:38:23 Read More

Trump-Merkel meeting: Awkward body language and a quip

Iran pilgrims to join this year's hajj: Saudi

For the first time in nearly three decades, Iran's pilgrims did not attend last year's hajj after Riyadh and Tehran failed to agree on security and logistics. But, Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that despite ruptured ties between them, Iranian pilgrims will participate in this year's annual hajj.
2017-03-17 13:27:15 Read More

China denounces US bill for sanctions on Chinese firms

China on Friday criticized some US Senators for bringing a bill seeking sanctions on Chinese firms engaged in "illegitimate activities" in the disputed South China Sea, saying the move showed their "arrogance and ignorance".
2017-03-17 13:19:43 Read More

China denounces US bill for sanctions on Chinese firms

Suspect explodes bomb, dies at Bangladesh security camp

A suspected militant died after he exploded a bomb inside a security agency's camp in Bangladesh capital. The explosion happened when security officials challenged the man as he entered the makeshift camp in Ashkona area, opposite Dhaka's international airport. His identity is being investigated.
2017-03-17 10:39:52 Read More

Pakistan parties agree to revive military courts

The military courts were initially established in January 2015 for two years after the December 2014 attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar which had left 150 people, mostly children, dead.
2017-03-17 09:28:37 Read More

Japan, fearing North Korea, holds missile drill

As part of the civilian missile evacuation drill, residents of the largely rural Oga peninsula made their way to a designated evacuation center equipped with emergency kits and protective gear.
2017-03-17 08:47:32 Read More

US 'strategic patience' with North Korea has ended: Rex Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is in Asia for his first foray into crisis management, and his remarks came a day after he said in Tokyo that 20 years of efforts to denuclearise the North had "failed" and promising a new approach, without giving specifics.
2017-03-17 08:46:53 Read More

McDonald's deletes Trump tweet, says Twitter account compromised

McDonald's tweet, which was copied and shared widely before being deleted, came a day after the Twitter accounts of a number of major news organizations, chief executives, government agencies and other high-profile users were hijacked. Trump did not respond to the incident on Twitter.
2017-03-17 03:21:19 Read More

McDonald's deletes Trump tweet, says Twitter account compromised

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French school shooting: 4 shot, 10 hurt, student arrested

Police moved into the Alexis de Tocqueville school in the town of Grasse â€” the country's picturesque perfume capital â€” and quickly arrested the still-armed suspect, identified by the Interior Ministry spokesman as Killian Barbey.
2017-03-17 03:15:11 Read More

Military wins big in Donald Trump's first budget

President Donald Trump's new $1.15 trillion budget proposal, submitted to Congress on Thursday, would boost defense spending by $54 billion, the largest increase since Ronald Reagan's military buildup of the 1980s.
2017-03-17 02:57:41 Read More

US air strike killed militants in Idlib: US military

An air strike carried out by US forces on Thursday in Idlib, Syria, killed several al Qaeda militants, US Central Command said in a statement. "Idlib has been a significant safe haven for al Qaeda in recent years," the statement said, making no mention of civilian casualties.
2017-03-17 02:00:33 Read More

Pak army chief on 1st visit to China, meets top leaders

China's top leadership has assured Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa that they completely understood the geopolitical, economic and security situation in the region and its implications for the two "all- weather" friends, the Pakistan Army said on Thursday.
2017-03-16 16:07:03 Read More

Chinese man suffers racial attack in US

A woman hit a Chinese man on a bus in New York saying she hates Chinese. She used the same kind of invective that accomplished the violence and killing of a few Indians since Donald Trump took charge as the president of the United States.
2017-03-16 15:58:41 Read More

Erdogan accuses EU of launching anti-Islam 'crusade'

Turkey's president on Thursday accused the EU's top court of starting a "crusade" against Islam after a ruling allowing European companies to ban employees from wearing religious or political symbols including the Islamic headscarf.
2017-03-16 15:37:32 Read More

Colombia vice-prez quits amid talk of presidential run

Colombian vice-president German Vargas Lleras has offered his resignation amid speculation he'll seek the country's top office in next year's election. Vargas Lleras delivered a letter to Congress Wednesday night asking lawmakers to relieve him of his duties.
2017-03-16 15:05:42 Read More

Kenya counter-terror work creates abuses: Rights group

Kenya's security agencies are violating privacy rights in counter-terrorism operations and the information acquired is used to commit human rights abuses, including targeted killings, an international human rights group says.
2017-03-16 14:51:35 Read More

British PM May rejects call for Scottish independence vote

May said, adding that holding a referendum while EU exit talks are still underway would "make it more difficult for us to get the right deal for Scotland and the right deal for the U.K."
2017-03-16 14:15:14 Read More

World Bank approves $450 mn assistance to Pakistan

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World Bank approves $450 mn assistance to Pakistan

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Got any better ideas, China asks US on North Korea

China insisted on Thursday that its proposal for de-escalating tensions on the Korean peninsula was the "only feasible plan" and challenged the United States to come up with something better.
2017-03-16 09:53:19 Read More

Got any better ideas, China asks US on North Korea

Saudi king's visit highlights China's Middle East engagement

Beijing for its part is rolling out a trade and investment initiative across Central Asia and the Middle East called "One Belt, One Road," and sees the desert kingdom as a regional linchpin. Saudi King Salman is next due to visit the Indian Ocean island nation of the Maldives.
2017-03-16 06:00:05 Read More

Egyptian-American named deputy US national security adviser

Dina Powell is expected to play a broad role in coordinating between military, diplomatic and intelligence agencies and implementing US foreign policy. The deputy national security advisor is a vital position for the functioning of US foreign policy.
2017-03-16 03:55:58 Read More

Trade war will hurt US firms first, China says

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Pope says cutting jobs can be 'very serious sin'

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Pope says cutting jobs can be 'very serious sin'

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Security high as Pakistan launches first census in 19 years

Pakistan is the sixth most populous country in the world, with an estimated 200 million people. However, it has not held a census since 1998 due to years of bickering between politicians.
2017-03-15 08:19:23 Read More

Security high as Pakistan launches first census in 19 years

Top US envoy begins Asia tour amid North Korea crisis

After Tokyo, secretary of state Rex Tillerson will be on to Seoul, a city already within range of North Korea's artillery and rocket batteries, for talks with the acting leader after a corruption scandal saw President Park Geun-Hye ousted last week.
2017-03-15 07:29:09 Read More

China hopes to maintain stability in South China Sea

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that China hopes to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea by pushing forward with negotiations for a code of conduct for rival claimants in the disputed waters.
2017-03-15 04:56:18 Read More

BBC interview dad: 'My wife deserves a medal'

Video of the interview with Robert Kelly, an expert on East Asian affairs, went viral and sparked a debate about racism after many commentators originally assumed his Asian wife was a hired helper.
2017-03-15 04:42:24 Read More

China to deploy 1 lakh marines at Gwadar, Djibouti ports

Gwadar port is a deep-sea port next to the Strait of Hormuz. It connects the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through PoK with China's Xinjiang.
2017-03-15 03:01:20 Read More

Blasphemy is unpardonable sin, says Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday ordered authorities to take immediate action against 'blasphemous' content on the social media and remove sacrilegious contents and punish the perpetrators, days after a high court order.
2017-03-14 15:02:21 Read More

Blasphemy is unpardonable sin, says Nawaz Sharif

Theresa May says will have Brexit trigger in 'coming days'

The British government has said a second referendum is unnecessary, less than three years after Scots rejected independence in a first vote, and May said Tuesday that "this is not a moment to play politics".
2017-03-14 14:37:53 Read More

Pakistan promises nuclear arms responsibility: Official

Pakistan vowed on Tuesday to work to prevent non-nuclear states from gaining the technology that would put them on the path to acquiring nuclear weapons _ even though both Islamabad and neighbor New Delhi have defied non-proliferation treaties to become competing nuclear powers.
2017-03-14 13:40:27 Read More

Trump son-in-law's family in $4bn deal with China firm

A company owned by the family of President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is set to receive more than $400 million from a Chinese firm that is investing in its Manhattan office tower, Bloomberg has reported.
2017-03-14 12:43:28 Read More

China waits to hear why Japanese warship going to South China Sea

China claims almost all the disputed waters and its growing military presence has fueled concern in Japan and the West, with the United States holding regular air and naval patrols to ensure freedom of navigation.
2017-03-14 09:51:16 Read More

Malaysia to deport 50 North Koreans despite ban

Malaysia will deport 50 North Koreans for overstaying their visas, the deputy prime minister said on Tuesday, in an apparent exception to a departure ban imposed after the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam.
2017-03-14 09:32:33 Read More

White House confirms Trump-Xi meeting on the cards

A meeting between US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping was being planned, the White House has said, while emphasising that its purpose would be to defuse tensions over the Korean Peninsula.
2017-03-14 05:20:52 Read More

WH dubs Bharara's firing as 'standard operating procedure'

The White House has defended the firing of high-profile India-born prosecutor Preet Bharara and seeking of resignation of 45 other attorneys who were appointed by the previous administration, saying this was "standard operating procedure".
2017-03-14 04:49:20 Read More

Donald Trump will donate his salary 'by year's end'

"The way that we can avoid scrutiny is to let the press corps determine where it should go," Spicer said with a hint of irony, perhaps in reference to past media scrutiny of Trump's donations and the management of his family foundation.
2017-03-14 03:46:34 Read More

NKorea warns of strikes as US carrier joins South Korea drills

North Korea, which has alarmed its neighbours with two nuclear tests and a string of missile launches since last year, said the arrival of the US strike group was part of a "reckless scheme" to attack it.
2017-03-14 03:41:08 Read More

NKorea warns of strikes as US carrier joins South Korea drills

Germany's Merkel delays White House visit due to storm

A powerful nor'easter in the forecast has delayed a meeting between President Donald Trump and Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, until later this week.White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the meeting originally scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed until Friday because of the coming storm.
2017-03-13 19:07:57 Read More

Moderate earthquake shakes Myanmar's biggest city

A moderate earthquake shook Myanmar's largest city, Yangon, on Monday night, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. Myanmar is in an active earthquake belt, though many of the quakes occur in sparsely populated areas, causing relatively little damage.
2017-03-13 15:56:32 Read More

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to be released

Hosni Mubarak, who was overthrown as president of Egypt in an uprising in 2011, will be released from detention in a military hospital. Mubarak was cleared of murder charges this month, having faced various charges ranging from corruption to ordering killing of protesters who ended his 30-year-rule.
2017-03-13 14:31:43 Read More

Suicide bomber targets bus in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

A suicide bomber on foot blew himself up near a bus in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, less than a week after dozens of people were killed and wounded in an attack on the country's largest military hospital.
2017-03-13 13:18:24 Read More

Suicide bomber targets bus in Afghanistan's capital Kabul

Pakistan set to conduct its first census in 19 years

The census will be conducted in two phases and will be completed on May 25. At least one soldier will accompany each civilian enumerator going from house to house to enlist the number of households and individuals living there.
2017-03-13 05:18:29 Read More

Pakistan set to conduct its first census in 19 years

China's Xi pushes advanced technology for military

Xi is overseeing a sweeping modernisation of the country's armed forces, the largest in the world, including stealth jet, anti-satellite missiles and advanced submarines, seeking to project power far from its shores. Science and technology innovation is the "key to military upgrading", Xi told military delegates.
2017-03-13 01:34:35 Read More

China's Xi pushes advanced technology for military

Runaway bus in Haiti kills 34, injures 15: Officials

A runaway bus plowed into a crowd of people in the Haitian city of Gonaives early on Sunday, killing 34 people and injuring 15 others, officials said. The accident, in the city some 150 kilometres outside Port-au-Prince.
2017-03-12 16:25:43 Read More

Now-fired Preet Bharara proud of 'absolute independence'

Preet Bharara, 48, revealed his firing on Saturday on his personal Twitter account. A defiant Manhattan federal prosecutor Bharara, in announcing his firing after he refused to resign, says "absolute independence" was his touchstone for over seven years as he battled public corruption.
2017-03-12 13:44:18 Read More

Despite poaching, South Africa plans for rhino horn trade

South Africa's government is moving ahead with plans to allow a domestic trade and limited export of rhino horns, alarming many international conservationists who believe rhinos will be more vulnerable to poachers after a record slaughter in the past decade.
2017-03-12 13:08:20 Read More

Ousted South Korea leader arrives back home

Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Sunday expressed defiance toward the corruption allegations against her as she vacated the presidential palace and returned to her home two days after the Constitutional Court removed her from office.
2017-03-12 12:02:07 Read More

Dutch PM Rutte seeks to de-escalate tension with Turkey

After an unprecedented diplomatic fight between the Netherlands and Turkey, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said today he would seek to control the damage caused by the weekend incidents when he prevented two Turkish ministers from campaigning in the Netherlands.
2017-03-12 11:55:47 Read More

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UK has a Brexit backup plan if talks fail: Minister

UK PM Theresa May is set to begin exit talks by the end of the month, kicking off Britain's most complex set of negotiations since the end of World War II. The outcome will shape Britain's political and economic future. It is also drawing up contingency plans for the unlikely event if the talks fail.
2017-03-12 11:35:59 Read More

Russian woman pardoned by Putin over text message freed

Shopkeeper Oxana Sevastidi, 46, was convicted in March 2016 over an SMS sent eight years earlier about a train carrying military hardware towards neighbouring Georgia, months before Russia fought a brief war with the country.
2017-03-12 09:02:22 Read More

Russian woman pardoned by Putin over text message freed

Netherlands bars Turkish ministers, Ankara vows retaliation

Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the "harshest ways" after Turkish ministers were barred from speaking in Rotterdam in a row over Ankara's political campaigning among Turkish emigres.
2017-03-12 08:54:44 Read More

South Korean liberals set to end 9-year conservative rule

A Constitutional Court on Friday dismissed Park from office after upholding her impeachment over a corruption scandal involving "chaebol" - the family-run conglomerates that dominate Asia's fourth-biggest economy.
2017-03-12 06:32:36 Read More

South Korean liberals set to end 9-year conservative rule

China's population to peak to 1.45 billion by 2030

China's population is expected to peak to 1.45 billion in 2030, then drop to 1.4 billion by 2050 and 1.1 billion by the end of this century, Wang Peian, deputy head of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, said here yesterday.
2017-03-12 06:06:13 Read More

Syria's Assad says priority is capturing ISIS capital Raqqa

The interview with Hong-Kong based Phoenix TV aired Saturday, Assad says another IS stronghold, Deir el-Zour, can be targeted in parallel.
2017-03-11 11:19:13 Read More

At least 30 killed in Damascus bomb targeting pilgrims

Twin bombs killed 30 people and wounded more than 40 in the Old City of Damascus today in a rare attack in the Syrian capital, a monitoring group said.
2017-03-11 11:12:24 Read More

Second post-sanctions Airbus joins Iran fleet

Iran received its second new Airbus plane on Saturday under an order that Tehran placed last year after a partial lifting of international sanctions.
2017-03-11 09:59:59 Read More

Second post-sanctions Airbus joins Iran fleet

Iran received its second new Airbus plane on Saturday under an order that Tehran placed last year after a partial lifting of international sanctions.
2017-03-11 09:59:59 Read More

US military faces nude picture-sharing scandal

The scandal broke over the weekend with the revelation that pictures of female Marines in various stages of undress had been shared in a secret Facebook group called "Marines United."
2017-03-11 01:15:53 Read More

6 years on, Fukushima radiation still a worry

Six years after a giant tsunami destroyed the Fukushima nuclear power plant on Japan's north-eastern coast efforts to get a grip over the lethal radiation originating from molten radioactive cores of three nuclear reactors are still in the preliminary stages.
2017-03-11 00:22:11 Read More

Pope signals elderly married men could become priests

Reformers, however, have long suggested that the Vatican could ordain "viri probati" â€” Latin for men of proven character â€” who tend to be older, with grown-up families if married.
2017-03-10 16:57:22 Read More

Pope signals elderly married men could become priests

Legal challenges to Trump's travel ban mount from US states

The events happened a day after Hawaii launched its own lawsuit, and Washington state attorney general Bob Ferguson said New York state also asked to join his state's legal effort. Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey said the state is joining fellow states in challenging revised travel ban.
2017-03-10 06:27:21 Read More

Death toll rises to 35 in fire at youth shelter in Guatemala

A blaze that killed at least 35 girls at a shelter for troubled youths erupted when some of them set fire to mattresses to protest rapes and other mistreatment at the badly overcrowded institution. 19 victims were found dead at the scene, and 16 more succumbed one by one to their grisly injuries.
2017-03-10 03:35:27 Read More

Death toll rises to 35 in fire at youth shelter in Guatemala

Axe attackers injure five at German station: Police

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2017-03-09 23:20:30 Read More

WikiLeaks: We'll work with tech firms to defeat CIA hacking

In an online press conference, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged that companies had asked for more details about the CIA cyberespionage toolkit whose existence he purportedly revealed in a massive leak published Tuesday.
2017-03-09 15:31:00 Read More

Pak threatens to block social media over 'blasphemy'

A Pakistani court has ordered the government to open an investigation into online "blasphemy", threatening to ban social media networks if they failed to censor content deemed insulting to Islam, lawyers said on Thursday.
2017-03-09 13:39:02 Read More

Pak threatens to block social media over 'blasphemy'

Suspected coalition raids kill 23 civilians in north Syria

The toll in air strikes thought to have been conducted by a US-led coalition on a jihadist-held northern Syrian village on Thursday has risen to 23 civilians killed, a monitor said.
2017-03-09 12:14:18 Read More

Over 22 million Pak children out of schools: Report

Over 22 million children in Pakistan between the age group of five and 16 are out of schools despite the government's claim of improving their enrolment in educational institutions, according to a report.
2017-03-09 11:38:01 Read More

'US wants PhDs and not mid-level workers under H-1B'

H-1B work visa and employment-based green card categories, popular among Indian-Americans, are often not consistent with their purposes as they do not bring in PhDs and computer scientists but only mid-level data management workers, a top senator has said.
2017-03-09 11:03:58 Read More

Suicide bombers kill 26 at Iraq wedding function

A twin suicide bombing struck a village wedding north of Baghdad as the wedding party gathered in the evening hours, killing at least 26 people and wounding dozens, a government spokesman said on Thursday.
2017-03-09 10:25:03 Read More

Hawaii first state to challenge new Trump travel ban

Hawaii has become the first US state to file suit against President Donald Trump's amended travel order banning entry of people from six mainly Muslim countries and suspending refugee resettlement.
2017-03-09 07:46:13 Read More

Immigrants face tougher times in Netherlands

Dozens of migrants are sheltering on a former hospital ship in a Dutch canal, beneficiaries of a "Bed, Bath, Bread" programme for asylum seekers. But their hopes of settlement are dimming with the anti-immigrant right poised for a surge at the ballot box.
2017-03-09 07:33:10 Read More

Surviving on the front line in Mosul's street battles

Mohammed Fathi sat calmly on a plastic chair, twiddling his prayer beads as machine gun fire erupted from a neighbour's house, incoming bullets crackled overhead and helicopters strafed targets nearby in western Mosul.
2017-03-09 07:23:19 Read More

Japan PM Abe's support dives in wake of school scandal

Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has plunged after questions were raised in parliament about a murky land deal involving an elementary school to which his wife had ties, according to an online poll published on Wednesday.
2017-03-09 07:15:06 Read More

Japan PM Abe's support dives in wake of school scandal

Fire hits Guatemala children's shelter, killing at least 22

A fire swept through the female section of a crowded children's shelter near Guatemala City early Wednesday and officials said at least 22 girls died and dozens more were injured. Weeping, distraught relatives waited outside the walled facility for news of their children.
2017-03-09 04:48:11 Read More

GOP health care bill is critical first test for Donald Trump

Now Trump finds himself in the more complex realm of legislative deal-making, as GOP leaders push forward their long-promised plan to undo Obama's health care law and replace it with a conservative blueprint that shrinks federal role and reduces assistance to help voters buy coverage.
2017-03-09 04:20:30 Read More

Women go on strike in US to show their economic clout

Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red Wednesday to demonstrate how vital they are to the US economy, as International Women's Day was observed with a multitude of events around the world.
2017-03-09 04:09:26 Read More

'All options on table' to deal with North Korea: US

"We are not dealing with a rational person," US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after the United Nations Security Council discussed North Korea's launch of four ballistic missiles on Monday.
2017-03-09 02:44:04 Read More

China say Korean peninsula is on brink of war

The Chinese foreign minister offered a solution out of the impasse saying North Korea should stop its nuclear and missiles programe while the US-South Korea military exercises should be halted because it consistently infuriates the North.
2017-03-08 17:08:13 Read More

China say Korean peninsula is on brink of war

Warplanes bomb east of Damascus after truce declared there

Warplanes bombed a rebel-held area east of Damascus on Wednesday where Russia had declared a ceasefire less than 24 hours earlier, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. There was no immediate comment from the Syrian military.
2017-03-08 11:16:17 Read More

South Korea court to rule Friday to remove or reinstate Park

South Korea's Constitutional Court will rule Friday on whether impeached President Park Geun-hye should permanently leave office over a corruption scandal or be reinstated, a decision that could radically reshape the country's political landscape. If the court formally unseats Park, a presidential election must be held within 60 days.
2017-03-08 10:56:39 Read More

Kabul: Gunmen disguised as docs attack military hospital

Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a military hospital in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Wednesday in which gunmen dressed as doctors slipped into the facility and battled security forces inside the building for several hours.
2017-03-08 10:35:38 Read More

Won't allow unrest over South China Sea: China

China on Wednesday claimed that the South China Sea dispute has "calmed down" and said it will not allow the "hard-won" stability of the region to be "disturbed" again by outside forces.
2017-03-08 09:36:58 Read More

Lights out at Statue of Liberty for several hours

National Park Service spokesman Jerry Willis says the outage probably was related to a project for a new emergency backup generator. He says the official cause will be determined Wednesday when crews return to work on the project, "part of our last remaining Hurricane Sandy recovery projects."
2017-03-08 06:54:27 Read More

Gunmen attack military hospital in Afghan capital

Gen. Dawlat Waziri, a ministry spokesman, said an unknown number of gunmen entered the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital Wednesday after an explosion and gunfire.
2017-03-08 05:40:39 Read More

Gunmen attack military hospital in Afghan capital

Gen. Dawlat Waziri, a ministry spokesman, said an unknown number of gunmen entered the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan Hospital Wednesday after an explosion and gunfire.
2017-03-08 05:40:39 Read More

Malaysia to talk with N Korea over Kim murder row: PM

Malaysia's prime minister on Wednesday ruled out severing ties with North Korea and said his government would seek to negotiate a way out of a rapidly escalating diplomatic row over the assassination of Kim Jong-Nam.
2017-03-08 05:18:59 Read More

Hawaii plans to fight Trump's revised travel ban

A day after President Donald Trump signed a revised travel ban, attorneys for Hawaii said the state plans to challenge that order as well.
2017-03-08 05:03:59 Read More

Alaska pot regulators to again consider onsite use

Alaska marijuana regulators are breathing life into a proposal they killed last month to allow onsite consumption of pot products at retail stores.
2017-03-08 04:02:08 Read More

China asks North Korea to stop missile tests

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi called on North Korea on Wednesday to stop nuclear and missile tests and for the United States and South Korea to stop joint military drills that the isolated North regards as preparation for war.
2017-03-08 03:54:38 Read More

WikiLeaks reveals CIA files describing hacking tools

The documents describe CIA efforts to subvert the world's most popular technology platforms, including Apple's iPhones and iPads, Google's Android phones and the Microsoft Windows operating system for desktop computers and laptops.
2017-03-08 02:41:41 Read More

Trump backs healthcare plan, eyes drug price cuts

The unveiling of the plan marked a key step toward carrying out pledges by Trump and Republicans in Congress to dismantle the Obamacare law even as lawmakers face pressure from constituents not throw America's healthcare system into chaos.
2017-03-07 17:16:29 Read More

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Iraqi forces retake government HQ, museum in Mosul

Iraqi forces said Tuesday they had seized the main govt offices in Mosul and its famed museum as they made steady progress in their battle to retake the city's west from jihadists. News of the advances came on the third day of a renewed offensive against the Islamic State group in west Mosul.
2017-03-07 11:02:51 Read More

General strike shuts much of southern Nepal after 3 killed

A general strike called by ethnic groups a day after police fire killed at least 3 protesters shut down markets, schools and transport in much of southern Nepal on Tuesday. Police had opened fire Monday on protesters attempting to disrupt a political rally in southern Nepal.
2017-03-07 10:38:58 Read More

General strike shuts much of southern Nepal after 3 killed

US deploys anti-ballistic missile defence system to South Korea

The plans to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, by the end of this year have angered not only North Korea, but also China and Russia, which see the system's powerful radars as a security threat.
2017-03-07 03:10:55 Read More

US Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare

The proposal would protect two of the most popular provisions of Obamacare. It would prohibit insurers from denying coverage or charging more to those with pre-existing conditions, and it would allow adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents' health plans.
2017-03-07 02:39:46 Read More

US Republicans unveil plan to dismantle Obamacare

'N Korea missiles drill for strike on US bases in Japan'

Nuclear-armed North Korea's launch of four missiles was a training exercise for a strike on US bases in Japan and supervised by leader Kim Jong-Un, Pyongyang's state media said. Washington and Tokyo have sought an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the launch.
2017-03-07 00:23:39 Read More

US Senate votes to scrap Obama-era labor rule

The Senate on Monday reversed an Obama administration rule designed to ensure government contractors disclose violations of federal labor laws as they seek more work.
2017-03-06 23:52:17 Read More

Britain says 13 terror attack plots foiled since 2013

Mark Rowley, assistant commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police, said incidents inspired by the Islamic State group were a "large part" of the problem although al-Qaida remained a significant threat, while the far-right was also an issue.
2017-03-06 12:27:20 Read More

Syrian fighters cut main road linking IS-held areas

US-backed Syrian fighters on Monday cut the main road between the northern Syrian city of Raqqa, which is controlled by the Islamic State group, and the eastern city of Deir el-Zour, which is partially held by IS, as they press against the extremists' territory in Syria.
2017-03-06 12:17:54 Read More

US warned Israel about annexing West Bank: Israeli minister

"We received a direct message- not an indirect message and not a hint- from the United States. Imposing Israeli sovereignty on Judea and Samaria would mean an immediate crisis with the new administration," Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.
2017-03-06 11:18:31 Read More

US warned Israel about annexing West Bank: Israeli minister

Israel: Palestinian militant killed in shootout

Israeli police say a Palestinian militant has been killed in a shootout with Israeli forces in the West Bank. 31-year-old Basil al-Araj headed a group planning attacks against Israeli targets and collected weapons for the group. He was detained by Palestinian forces last year for about a month.
2017-03-06 11:16:54 Read More

Make football hooliganism a sport: Russia MP

A Russian lawmaker has proposed an unorthodox solution to the country's problems with football hooliganism ahead of next year's World Cup -legalise it and make it a spectator sport.
2017-03-06 01:41:09 Read More

Donald Trump seeks Congress' help on wiretap claim; FBI disputes it

President Donald Trump turned to Congress on Sunday for help finding evidence to support his unsubstantiated claim that former President Barack Obama had Trump's telephones tapped during the election. Obama's intelligence chief said no such action was ever carried out, and a U.S. official said the FBI has asked the Justice Department to dispute the allegation.
2017-03-06 01:19:01 Read More

White House asks Congress to probe whether Obama ordered wiretap

The White House on Sunday requested the US Congress examine whether the Obama administration abused its executive "investigative authority" during the 2016 campaign, as part of the ongoing congressional probe into Russia's influence on the US presidential election.
2017-03-05 14:30:04 Read More

Japan's emperor pays respects to Thailand's late king

Akihito, accompanied by his wife, Empress Michiko, laid wreathes and signed a condolence book at the Grand Palace in Bangkok. He later met with King Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun, who ascended the throne after the death of his widely revered father in October.
2017-03-05 13:39:13 Read More

Japan's emperor pays respects to Thailand's late king

Pope urges faithful to consult Bible as often as cellphones

Pope Francis urged a packed St. Peter's Square to give the Bible the same place in daily life as cellphones, asking: "What would happen if we turned back when we forget it, if we opened it more times a day, if we read the message of God contained in the Bible the way we read messages on our phones."
2017-03-05 12:12:50 Read More

Wave of IS car bombs targets Iraqi troops in west Mosul

Iraqi troops encountered the 'heaviest' clashes yet with Islamic State group fighters Sunday in western Mosul since the start of the new push more than two weeks ago, according to a senior commander.
2017-03-05 11:10:13 Read More

More than 100 million at risk of starvation globally: UN official

The number of people facing severe hunger worldwide has surpassed 100 million and will grow if humanitarian aid is not paired with more support for farmers, a senior United Nations official said.
2017-03-05 04:30:53 Read More

China's premier rules out Taiwan, Hong Kong independence

"We will resolutely oppose and contain separatist activities for Taiwan independence," Li said in a speech opening the annual session of China's rubber-stamp National People's Congress.
2017-03-05 04:21:41 Read More

We will make our skies blue again: China premier pledges

His words to delegates at the opening of the National People's Congress highlight how reducing smog has become a priority for the leadership because of public discontent.
2017-03-05 04:17:46 Read More

We will make our skies blue again: China premier pledges

Trump supporters declare pride in President

From Colorado's state Capitol to Trump Tower in New York and the Washington Monument, groups of hundreds of people rallied for President Trump on Saturday, waving "Deplorables for Trump'' signs and even carrying a life-size cutout of the president.
2017-03-05 01:12:48 Read More

Obama denies Trump's claim he wiretapped him

A spokesman for Barack Obama on Saturday rejected claims by US President Donald Trump that the then-president had wiretapped Trump in October during the late stages of the presidential election campaign, saying it was "simply false."
2017-03-04 23:10:14 Read More

China's defence budget thrice that of India's

China has announced a modest increase of 7 percent in its military budget for this year. But the expected expenditure of $145 billion in 2017 will be over three times the size of India's defence budget for 2017-18.
2017-03-04 14:55:21 Read More

Malaysia expels North Korean ambassador over Kim's killing

Foreign Minister said a notice was sent to the North Korean Embassy on Saturday saying Ambassador Kang Chol must leave the country within 48 hrs. He said no apology had come from N Korea for criticizing the investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam, so Malaysia decided to expel the ambassador.
2017-03-04 14:22:12 Read More

Donald Trump accuses Obama of 'tapping' his phone during campaign

"I'd bet a good lawyer could make a great case out of the fact that President Obama was tapping my phones in October, just prior to Election!" US President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter.
2017-03-04 13:03:03 Read More

Jordan hangs 15 convicts in rare mass execution

Jordan hanged 15 death row prisoners including convicted "terrorists" at dawn on Saturday, its information minister said, in a further break with a moratorium on executions it observed between 2006 and 2014. 10 of those put to death had been convicted of terrorism offences and 5 of "heinous" crimes.
2017-03-04 10:35:24 Read More

Jordan hangs 15 convicts in rare mass execution

Europeans vote to alter visa rules of Americans

In the vote, European lawmakers played tit-for-tat in their dispute with the United States, demanding restrictions on American travelers unless the Trump administration lifts travel requirements for citizens of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania.
2017-03-04 08:23:00 Read More

China to hike defence budget by about 7%

The Chinese announcement to up its defence budget by 7% comes just days after US President Donald Trump outlined plans to beef up American military forces by raising expenditures by around 10 percent.
2017-03-04 03:45:37 Read More

Donald Trump defiant as new Russia ties emerge

It has now emerged that a slew of associates, aside from Sessions and already fired national security advisor Michael Flynn, met Moscow's envoy to Washington, Sergey Kislyak, before Trump took office.
2017-03-04 03:43:06 Read More

Mexico launches nationwide effort to help migrants

Not only is the Mexican government not building a wall; it's spending $50 million to beef up its legal aid to migrants who fear deportation, a response to President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
2017-03-04 00:30:12 Read More

Hundreds of suspected militants detained in Pak sweep

Police on Friday said about 1,300 suspected militants were arrested in a sweep of hideouts in Pakistan. The roughly two-week operation comes despite the provincial law minister's defence of some groups designated as terrorist organisations and banned by Pakistan but resurrected under new names.
2017-03-03 16:24:07 Read More

Hundreds of suspected militants detained in Pak sweep

Pence used a private email account to conduct state business

US Vice President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana's governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star.
2017-03-03 12:25:46 Read More

China launches cruise ship tour in South China Sea

The Changle Princess sailed from Sanya on the southern Chinese island province of Hainan on Thursday afternoon with 308 passengers on a four-day voyage, Xinhua said.
2017-03-03 04:57:26 Read More

Russia's top diplomat at center of US controversy

Ambassador Sergey Kislyak, a Washington fixture with a sprawling network, has emerged as the central figure in the investigations into Trump advisers' connections with Russia.
2017-03-03 03:45:02 Read More

Russia's top diplomat at center of US controversy

French police raid presidential candidate Fillon's home

Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party "into an abyss".
2017-03-02 22:08:05 Read More

US attorney general recuses self from Trump campaign probes

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said on Thursday he would recuse himself from any investigations into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election because he was involved with President Donald Trump's campaign.
2017-03-02 21:40:19 Read More

Pak approves merger of FATA with Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa

The FATA is a semi-autonomous tribal region in northwest Pakistan, bordering Afghanistan. It consist of seven tribal agencies (districts) and six frontier regions, and are directly governed by Pakistan's federal government.
2017-03-02 16:34:52 Read More

US attorney general under fire over Russian contacts

The Washington Post reported late Wednesday that Sessions â€” formerly a senator who advised Trump's campaign on foreign policy and other issues â€” met Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in July and September, just as accusations of Russian interference in the election were mounting.
2017-03-02 10:46:11 Read More

US attorney general under fire over Russian contacts

Malaysia to release NKorean in nerve agent probe

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2017-03-02 09:05:41 Read More

Theresa May faces first Brexit bill defeat

UK Prime Minister Theresa May has faced her first parliamentary defeat over Brexit after Britain's upper house voted to amend and thereby delay a bill empowering her to begin talks for the UK's exit from the EU.
2017-03-02 05:52:52 Read More

Malaysia cancels visa-free deal with NKorea

Kuala Lumpur has cancelled a visa-free travel deal with Pyongyang as a diplomatic spat deepens over the assassination of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, national news agency Bernama reported today
2017-03-02 05:15:37 Read More

Twin Taliban suicide attacks in Kabul kill 16

Sixteen people were killed Wednesday in simultaneous Taliban suicide assaults on two security compounds in Kabul, as the insurgents ramp up attacks even before the start of their annual spring offensive.
2017-03-01 17:21:24 Read More

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Twin Taliban suicide attacks in Kabul kill 16

Allies must pay 'fair share': Donald Trump

In his first nationally televised speech to Congress since taking office on January 20, Trump sought to reassure allies still uneasy over doubts he raised during the 2016 presidential campaign about his commitment to their defense and to maintaining a US global leadership role.
2017-03-01 14:03:00 Read More

Eurotunnel hails 'best year ever' as profits triple

ver Britain's exit from the EU and terrorism jitters in France, Eurotunnel posted profits of 200 million euros ($211 million), helped by recent acquisitions.
2017-03-01 08:01:27 Read More

Eurotunnel hails 'best year ever' as profits triple

ver Britain's exit from the EU and terrorism jitters in France, Eurotunnel posted profits of 200 million euros ($211 million), helped by recent acquisitions.
2017-03-01 08:01:27 Read More

Malaysian court charges two women with Kim murder

Two women were charged Wednesday with the murder of Kim Jong-Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, after his assassination at a Malaysian airport last month. Both Siti Aisyah, 25, from Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong, 28, from Vietnam, claimed they thought they were merely taking part in a prank video
2017-03-01 03:43:15 Read More

Malaysian court charges two women with Kim murder

Trump sees 'new chapter of American greatness' in big speech

Trump's address came at a pivotal moment for a new president elected on pledges to swiftly shake up Washington and follow through on the failed promises of career politicians. His opening weeks in office have been consumed by distractions and self-inflicted wounds, including the bungled rollout of a sweeping immigration and refugee executive order that was blocked by the courts.
2017-03-01 02:42:31 Read More

China's top ranking erotic photographer dies

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

UN documents nearly 1,500 child soldiers in Yemen

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

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

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

At least 160 killed in clashes on Myanmar-China border

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

Quake hits off Japan's Fukushima, no tsunami risk

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

Afghan policeman turns gun on colleagues, kills 11

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

Russia pledges to veto UN sanctions on Syria

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

Xi's party position cemented in China's education

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

Suspect in Kansas shooting appears in court

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

Jewish centers in US cope with bomb threats

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

SpaceX to send first paying tourists around moon next year

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

US Senate confirms Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary

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

China says it has received its largest foreign drone order

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

Air strike kills key Afghan Taliban commander

An air strike has killed an Afghan Taliban commander who twice oversaw the capture of a strategic northern city, officials said, in a major blow to the insurgent group. He had led the insurgents to mount several attacks in Kunduz since 2011.
2017-02-27 11:44:34 Read More

4 N Korean spies involved in Kim killing: Seoul

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

China bird flu death toll hits at least 108 this winter

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

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Boko Haram kidnap 22 girls, women in Nigeria

How Finland PM is saving airfares

Scotland requests UK for independence vote

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

Russian submarines match Cold War-era patrol intensity

UN chief: More funding needed for Iraq programs

Pakistan revives controversial military courts

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

Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22

Malaysians return after Kim Jong Nam's body released

Upcoming meeting with Xi Jinping to be difficult: Trump

N Carolina rolls back 'bathroom bill' despite criticism

N Carolina rolls back 'bathroom bill' despite criticism

Several hurt in clashes at Turkey's Brussels consulate

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

South Korea's ousted leader Park Geun-Hye arrested

Paris exhibition explores racism amid tensions in France

Why China is pressuring India to join OBOR meet

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

Malaysia mistook slain Kim Jong Nam for South Korean

Britain downplays security row as Brexit wrangling begins

Xi Jinping to meet Donald Trump in Florida next week

A look at latest ruling on Trump administration travel ban

Seattle files lawsuit over Trump 'sanctuary' cities threat

Trump says will make US a place where women can thrive

US war footprint grows in Middle East

Ivanka Trump to become official White House employee

Indonesian man found dead inside giant python

'We already miss you,' EU chief Tusk tells UK

Afghanistan women swim against threats for Olympic dream

Afghanistan women swim against threats for Olympic dream

Texas trooper: 12 dead, 3 injured in church van-truck crash

Suicide truck bombing kills 15 in Baghdad: Iraqi officials

Woman hits car, tries to run over Capitol Police cruiser

Peru plane catches fire after crash-landing, passengers safe

Trump boycotts Press dinner

Trump boycotts Press dinner

Trump's son-in-law faces rare scrutiny in new role

Trump's son-in-law faces rare scrutiny in new role

Bangladesh Bank heist was 'state-sponsored': US official

UK set to file for EU divorce, triggering 2 years to Brexit

How Cyclone Debbie got her name

Scottish lawmakers back independence referendum call

4 women die as ferry sinks in Bangla river, 18 missing

4 women die as ferry sinks in Bangla river, 18 missing

US plan to help pay for border wall is a long shot

Trump spills beans on grandchild-to-be's gender

Carlos the Jackal sentenced to life for Paris bombing

Neo-JMB chief killed in anti-terror operation in Sylhet

Can't allow 'bad actors' to have nukes: US envoy to UN

EU court rules Russia sanctions over Ukraine are valid

Cambodia bans human breast milk exports to US

Cambodia bans human breast milk exports to US

London attacker's wife 'saddened and shocked'

Malaysia says Kim Jong Nam's body still in the country

Trump son-in-law meets sanctioned Russian bank chief

'Monster' cyclone Debbie batters northeast Australia

North Korea tests rocket engine: US officials

Hong Kong to arrest democracy protest leaders

Hong Kong to arrest democracy protest leaders

Kremlin rejects US, EU calls to free detained protesters

Eight school pupils feared dead in Japan ski resort avalanche

Saarc countries pull up Pakistan for unpaid dues

South Korea prosecutors seek arrest of ex-president Park

Thousands evacuated as cyclone bears down on Australia

Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters

United Airlines bars teenage girls in leggings from flight

Hong Kong gets first woman leader

Hong Kong gets first woman leader

Five dead in military helicopter crash in east Ukraine

Over 130 detained at Moscow anti-corruption rally: Rights group

Over 130 detained at Moscow anti-corruption rally: Rights group

UK police still think Westminster attacker acted alone

Hong Kong's first female leader a 'tilted bridge' over troubled water

An al-Qaida leader killed in Afghanistan airstrike: Pentagon

Chinese authorities block Sydney academic from boarding flight home

Bangladesh bomb blasts kills six, scores injured

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