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US calls on nations to sever ties with NKorea

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2017-12-01 00:33:25 Read More

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

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

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

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

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

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

Europe's Muslim population to grow, migration or not

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

Britain's May tours Mideast amid Islam row with Trump

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

Britain's May tours Mideast amid Islam row with Trump

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

Pope lands in Bangladesh after contentious Myanmar visit

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

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

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

'Who is the pope?' ask Rohingya in Bangladesh

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

Pak protest over #FreeBalochistan ad shot down by UK

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

Blood and fury: Menstrual activism sweeps the world

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

Blood and fury: Menstrual activism sweeps the world

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

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

Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos, faces flak

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

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

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

Gunmen attack Shia imambargah in Pak, kill 2 people

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

'Gurdwaras, temples testament to tolerant Afghanistan'

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

Hafiz Saeed may have to wait for new ombudsperson to hear his petition

The request to delist a person from the UN list of designated terrorists are considered by an independent ombudsperson, which based on its investigations recommends to delisting of a designated terrorist by the Security Council.
2017-11-29 13:41:35 Read More

Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos

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

NBC fires 'Today' host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct

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

Pope Francis calls for reconciliation in Myanmar

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

North Korea missile test 'provocative action': Kremlin

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

Militia attack kills 43 in South Sudan's Jonglei state

Raiders from the Murle ethnic group killed 20 men, 22 women and one child, and injured 19 people in the small village of Duk Payel on Tuesday, Jonglei Information Minister said. The killings are the latest chapter in a chain of revenge attacks between the Murle and Dinka Bor ethnic groups.
2017-11-29 09:36:02 Read More

Canada PM apologizes for oppression of LGBTQ communities

Trudeau said in a speech to Parliament that from the 1950s to the early 1990s, the federal government employed a campaign of oppression against members and suspected members of the LGBTQ communities. The thinking of the day, he said, was that all non-heterosexual Canadians would automatically be at an increased risk of blackmail by Canada's adversaries.
2017-11-29 07:13:49 Read More

Same-sex marriage bill clears Australia's Senate

Australians overwhelmingly endorsed legalising same-sex marriage in a postal survey run by the national statistics agency and the bill easily passed the Senate by 43 votes to 12.
2017-11-29 04:26:05 Read More

North Korea says tests new ICBM, can reach all US mainland

The missile test, North Koreaâ€™s first since mid-September, came a week after US President Donald Trump put North Korea back on a US list of countries it says support terrorism, allowing it to impose more sanctions.
2017-11-29 04:19:20 Read More

Prince Harry proposed to Meghan over roast chicken

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2017-11-29 00:28:56 Read More

'North Korea could launch missile within days'

US government experts think North Korea could conduct a new missile test within days, in what would be its first launch since it fired a missile over Japan in mid-September, two authoritative US government sources said on Tuesday.
2017-11-28 17:33:26 Read More

Kenya president sworn in after months-long election turmoil

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was sworn in for a second term Tuesday in what some hoped would be the end of months of election turmoil, which Kenyatta said stretched the country "almost to the breaking point."
2017-11-28 16:03:32 Read More

Severe floods and landslide kill 11 in Indonesia

At least 11 people have died in severe floods and landslides in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official said today. A landslide killed nine people at Pacitan in East Java province and two people died in floods triggered by heavy rain in the same area.
2017-11-28 16:01:17 Read More

Tourists feel the heat as Bali volcano keeps airport closed

Indonesia kept the airport on Bali closed on Tuesday as ash from an erupting volcano swept the holiday island, leaving thousands of tourists stranded, and authorities tried to persuade villagers living near the crater to leave their homes.
2017-11-28 15:48:00 Read More

UK's Prince Harry to wed Meghan Markle in Windsor in May

The wedding of Britain's Prince Harry and his fiancee Meghan Markle will take place next May at St George's Chapel in Windsor, a spokesman for the prince said on Tuesday. Their first official engagement together will be in the central English city of Nottingham on Friday.
2017-11-28 15:43:31 Read More

Bangladesh approves controversial Rohingya island

Bangladesh approved a controversial $280 million project to transform a desolate island off its southern coast into a temporary camp for 100,000 Rohingya refugees on Tuesday, despite warnings the site is uninhabitable.
2017-11-28 10:45:46 Read More

Russia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport

National television broadcast live footage of the launch, showing the rocket taking off into a grey sky in the Amur region near the Chinese border. Apart from the weather satellite, the rocket carried 18 payloads from institutions and companies in six countries.
2017-11-28 10:16:27 Read More

Russia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport

Oxford strips Suu Kyi of city's freedom

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been stripped of the honorific freedom of Oxford, the British city where she studied and raised her children, over her "inaction" in the Rohingya crisis.
2017-11-28 09:47:08 Read More

Three alleged Islamists killed in Bangladesh before Pope's visit

Pope Francis arrives in Bangladesh on Thursday for a three-day visit, the first by a Vatican leader in 31 years. The visit will be dominated by the plight of more than 620,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled ethnic unrest in Myanmar and taken refuge in Bangladesh.
2017-11-28 09:17:14 Read More

Harvey Weinstein resigns from Directors Guild of America

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2017-11-28 08:17:49 Read More

Groping charges: Franken vows 'this will not happen again'

"I know that I am going to have to be much more conscious when in these circumstances, much more careful, much more sensitive and that this will not happen again going forward," Democratic Senator Al Franken told reporters outside his office on Capitol Hill.
2017-11-28 07:46:43 Read More

IS, Taliban engage in battle in eastern Afghanistan: Official

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2017-11-28 06:43:18 Read More

Water, electricity, McDonald's: Gazans hope for reconciliation

Hamas is due to hand over power in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority by Friday as part of a reconciliation deal, raising hopes humanitarian suffering there can be eased. The coastal enclave has been blockaded by Israel for a decade, while the only other border -- with Egypt -- has been also largely sealed in recent years.
2017-11-28 05:32:00 Read More

Britain replaces UN Ambassador, following ICJ defeat

Britain today appointed Karen Pierce as its new Ambassador to the UN, replacing incumbent Matthew Rycroft under whom it suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of India in the recent election to the International Court of Justice.
2017-11-28 04:26:38 Read More

Another North Korean missile test soon?

Radio signals and radar activity detected at a North Korean missile base have raised concerns the reclusive regime may be preparing a new missile test, news reports in Seoul and Tokyo said Tuesday.
2017-11-28 03:58:56 Read More

Man arrested over 'NYE attack plan in Melbourne'

Victoria state police said on Tuesday that the man was acting alone and had not been able to acquire a firearm before his arrest late on Monday. The man had allegedly planned to shoot people at Melbourne's Federation Square, which swells with crowds on New Year's Eve.
2017-11-28 02:48:43 Read More

Swachh China? Xi gives fresh push to â€˜toilet revolutionâ€™

The construction of clean toilets is an important part of pushing urban and rural civilisation, and more efforts should be made in both cities and rural areas to upgrade toilets, Xi was quoted as saying by the state-run Xinhua news.
2017-11-28 02:37:14 Read More

Swachh China? Xi gives fresh push to â€˜toilet revolutionâ€™

Ash from rumbling volcano forces Bali airport to stay shut

Bali airport, about 60 km (37 miles) from the volcano, will be closed until 7am local time on November 29. Ten alternative airports have been prepared for airlines to divert inbound flights, including in neighboring provinces.
2017-11-28 02:36:59 Read More

Islamists end stir after Pak govt caves in

Protesters from hardline religious groups called off their agitation that had paralysed the countryâ€™s capital after the Pakistan government gave in to their demands and removed law minister Zahid Hamid who was being held responsible for questioning the â€œfinalityâ€ of Prophet Mohammed.
2017-11-28 01:18:17 Read More

Zimbabwe forces say country back to 'normalcy' after crisis

The military and police said in a joint statement that the "situation in our country has returned to normalcy" after a crisis during which the military staged a takeover and huge crowds demonstrated against Mugabe at the end of his 37-year rule.
2017-11-27 17:38:59 Read More

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Thousands flee as Bali raises volcano alert

A rumbling volcano on Bali could erupt at any moment, authorities warned Monday as they raised alert levels to maximum, accelerated a mass evacuation and closed the main airport, leaving thousands of tourists stranded on the Indonesian resort island.
2017-11-27 17:03:21 Read More

UN rights forum to hold special session on Rohingya

The UN Human Rights Council is expected to hold a special session on killings, rapes and other crimes committed against Rohingya in Myanmar that have driven more than 600,000 into Bangladesh since August, UN sources said on Monday.
2017-11-27 11:37:04 Read More

Toll from Greek floods rises to 23

The Fire Brigade said the man's body was found buried in mud near a bus station in the small town of Mandra, west of Athens, that suffered the brunt of the Nov. 15 flash floods.
2017-11-27 11:30:28 Read More

Indonesia says 40,000 evacuated from Bali volcano

Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said 40,000 people had been evacuated from near Bali's erupting Mount Agung volcano, but tens of thousands still needed to move with an imminent large eruption warning issued on Monday.
2017-11-27 09:59:03 Read More

259 arrested in '17 for smuggling foreign waste: China

Chinese authorities have arrested 259 people for smuggling more than 300,000 tonnes of foreign waste into the country this year, the environment ministry said on Monday.
2017-11-27 09:50:48 Read More

No results yet in Honduras presidential election

Hondurans waited anxiously with no results released hours after polls closed for Sunday's presidential election, while both the president and his main challenger claimed victory after what appeared to be a heavy turnout by voters.
2017-11-27 09:29:08 Read More

South Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation

A North Korean border guard briefly crossed the border with the South in the chase for the defector on Nov. 13 - a video released by the UN Command (UNC) in Seoul showed - a violation of the ceasefire accord between North and South at the end of the 1950-53 Korean War.
2017-11-27 08:08:04 Read More

South Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation

Bali raises volcano alert to highest level: Officials

he alert for a volcano belching huge plumes of smoke on Indonesia's resort island of Bali has been raised to the highest level, officials said Monday, with fears a significant eruption could be imminent.
2017-11-27 01:06:35 Read More

Pak seeks political settlement with religious protesters

Pakistanâ€™s top civilian and military leadership decided on Sunday that the army will not participate in the crackdown on the religious protesters, who have been blocking the main highway into Islamabad, demanding the resignation of federal law minister Zahid Hamid.
2017-11-26 17:17:17 Read More

Nepal votes in 1st provincial polls amid democracy hopes

Nepal's chief election commissioner, Ayodhi Prasad Yadav, said turnout was more than 65 percent among the 3.2 million voters who were choosing lawmakers in seven newly formed federal states as well as the national assembly.
2017-11-26 14:30:44 Read More

Syria regime bombing kills 19 near Damascus

Syrian regime air strikes and artillery fire killed 19 civilians on Sunday across the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta region outside the capital Damascus, a monitor said. The deaths come despite the area falling within a so-called "de-escalation zone" put in place under a deal between government allies Russia and Iran and rebel backer Turkey.
2017-11-26 11:23:24 Read More

Survivors recall attack on mosque in Egypt

They arrived in five SUVs, took positions across from the mosque's door and windows, and just as the imam was about to deliver his Friday sermon from atop the pulpit, they opened fire and tossed grenades at the estimated 500 worshippers inside.
2017-11-26 11:08:49 Read More

Bali's erupting volcano raises air travel warnings

Indonesian and regional authorities heightened flight warnings around Bali's Mount Agung on Sunday as the volcano's eruptions sent a plume of volcanic ash and steam more than 6,000 metres into the skies above the popular holiday island.
2017-11-26 10:46:11 Read More

Zimbabwe's Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down

Zimbabwe's former president Robert Mugabe cried and lamented "betrayal by his lieutenants" when he agreed to step down last week under pressure from the military and his party after 37 years in power, the Standard newspaper said in its Sunday edition.
2017-11-26 10:35:53 Read More

Zimbabwe's Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down

Israel races to head off UN settlement 'blacklist'

Israel is usually quick to brush off UN criticism but this time, officials say they are taking the so-called 'blacklist' seriously, fearing its publication could have consequences by driving companies away, deterring others from coming and prompting investors to dump shares of Israeli firms.
2017-11-26 06:34:29 Read More

Factory blast in China's eastern Ningbo city, 2 dead

An explosion on Sunday morning in a factory in China's eastern Zhejiang province has caused casualties, but the numbers were not immediately known, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing local authorities and witnesses.
2017-11-26 03:50:48 Read More

Pak calls in army; 10 killed, over 250 injured

Ten persons were feared killed and more than 250 injured in clashes as the Pakistani government cracked down on protesters from hardline religious groups who had been blocking the busiest highway between Islamabad and Rawalpindi for the last three weeks demanding the resignation of law minister Zahid Hamid.
2017-11-26 00:22:50 Read More

Apartment building fire in Spain: 1 dead, 32 injured

Spanish authorities say that an apartment building caught fire in the southern city of Granada, leaving one woman dead and nearly three dozen others in need of medical treatment.
2017-11-25 13:50:26 Read More

Apartment building fire in Spain: 1 dead, 32 injured

Zimbabwe court says military takeover was legal

In an apparent reference to ousted President Robert Mugabe's wife Grace and her supporters, the court ruled Friday that the takeover was "to ensure the non-elected individuals do not exercise powers that can only be exercised by (those) elected".
2017-11-25 11:48:02 Read More

Pakistan justifies Hafiz Saeed's release

The Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) head and LeT founder, who has a $10 million American bounty on his head for terror activities, was freed by Pakistan on Friday.
2017-11-25 07:42:02 Read More

Mosque massacre: Egypt president vows forceful response

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has vowed to respond forcefully after attackers killed at least 235 worshippers in a packed mosque in restive North Sinai province, the country's deadliest attack in recent memory.
2017-11-25 04:30:09 Read More

'We dare not squander the moment': Zimbabwe's new leader

New President Emmerson Mnangagwa also promised that "democratic" elections will be held on schedule in 2018 and that foreign investment will be safe in Zimbabwe.
2017-11-25 03:54:56 Read More

'We dare not squander the moment': Zimbabwe's new leader

New President Emmerson Mnangagwa also promised that "democratic" elections will be held on schedule in 2018 and that foreign investment will be safe in Zimbabwe.
2017-11-25 03:54:56 Read More

Attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai kills at least 235

Attackers killed at least 235 worshippers Friday in a bomb and gun assault on a packed mosque in Egypt's restive North Sinai province, in the country's deadliest attack in recent memory.
2017-11-25 00:36:09 Read More

False terror alert sparks fear in London shopping dist

Police rushed to London's busy Oxford Street shopping district on Friday after reports that shots had been fired, sparking fears of a terror incident and leaving 16 people hurt in the panic.
2017-11-24 18:30:51 Read More

Trump condemns' mosque attack in Egypt

"The world cannot tolerate terrorism, we must defeat them militarily and discredit the extremist ideology that forms the basis of their existence!" he wrote on Twitter. A bomb explosion tore through the Rawda mosque in Egypt's restive North Sinai province, and then armed attackers raked fleeing worshipers with gunfire.
2017-11-24 16:11:02 Read More

Emmerson Mnangagwa sworn in as Zimbabwe president

Taking his oath of office, the 75-year-old known as the Crocodile vowed to uphold the constitution of the former British colony and protect the rights of all Zimbabwe's 16 million citizens. In a speech he said elections would go ahead next year and acknowledged there had been "errors" under Mugabe.
2017-11-24 12:38:19 Read More

North Korea replaces guards, fortifies border after defection

The report said around 35 to 40 North Koreans normally stand guard at the Joint Security Area (JSA), which is located at the Panmunjom truce village -- the only portion of the border where forces from the two sides stand face-to-face.
2017-11-24 10:33:25 Read More

Rights groups say outside monitors needed for Rohingya return to Myanmar

Rohingya refugees say they have largely lost access to sources of livelihood such as their farms, fisheries and markets. "The idea that Burma will now welcome them back to their smoldering villages with open arms is laughable," said Bill Frelick, refugee rights director at Human Rights Watch.
2017-11-24 08:42:03 Read More

8 thought to be North Korean fishermen wash ashore in Japan

Police said the men were in good health and spoke Korean. They identified themselves as North Koreans who were fishing before the boat broke down and washed ashore.
2017-11-24 05:03:25 Read More

8 thought to be North Korean fishermen wash ashore in Japan

Police said the men were in good health and spoke Korean. They identified themselves as North Koreans who were fishing before the boat broke down and washed ashore.
2017-11-24 05:03:25 Read More

Trump hails military and 'big, beautiful, fat tax cuts'

Speaking in a live video teleconference from Palm Beach, Florida, with military personnel serving in Afghanistan, Iraq and elsewhere, Trump told them they were "very, very special people."
2017-11-24 03:35:25 Read More

Saeed walks free, says he will fight for 'Kashmir cause'

Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed on Thursday walked from house arrest as a free man and moments after the release he said he will gather people across Pakistan for the "cause of Kashmir" and help the Kashmiris secure "freedom".
2017-11-23 21:50:37 Read More

North Korea's wounded defector â€˜nice guy,â€™ says surgeon

North Korea's latest defector, a young soldier known only by his family name Oh, is a quiet, pleasant man who has nightmares about being returned to the North, his surgeon said on Thursday.
2017-11-23 18:05:22 Read More

Ousted Catalan leader shelves 'unilateral' independence push

The party of ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont now favours talks with Madrid to achieve independence instead of pushing to break away from Spain unilaterally, its coordinator said Thursday, the latest sign it was softening its position.
2017-11-23 13:25:26 Read More

Ousted Catalan leader shelves 'unilateral' independence push

Zimbabwe's next leader prepares to take power

Zimbabwe's incoming president Emmerson Mnangagwa was preparing on Thursday for his new role as president after a triumphant return home following the dramatic departure of Robert Mugabe, ending 37 years of authoritarian rule.
2017-11-23 12:29:59 Read More

Bangladesh, Myanmar to start Rohingya return in two months

Bangladesh and Myanmar have agreed to start repatriating Rohingya refugees in two months, Dhaka said on Thursday, as global pressure mounts over the refugee crisis. After weeks of tussling over the terms of repatriation, the two sides inked a deal in Myanmar's capital Naypyidaw on Thursday following talks between Myanmar's civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and Dhaka's Foreign Minister A.H. Mahmood Ali.
2017-11-23 11:43:40 Read More

Embattled Pak finance minister granted leave for 3 months

Pakistan's embattled finance minister Ishaq Dar, 67, had arrived in London nearly a month ago and has been seeking treatment at a Harley Street hospital.
2017-11-23 08:40:18 Read More

Embattled Pak finance minister granted leave for 3 months

Pakistan's embattled finance minister Ishaq Dar, 67, had arrived in London nearly a month ago and has been seeking treatment at a Harley Street hospital.
2017-11-23 08:40:18 Read More

Cuba, North Korea reject 'unilateral and arbitrary' US demands

Some diplomats said Cuba was also one of the few countries that might be able to convince North Korea to move away from the current showdown with the United States that threatens war.
2017-11-23 04:12:16 Read More

PNG police enter abandoned Australian-run detention camp

The police operation came as Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reaffirmed his government's stance that none of the refugees, who were sent to the camp for trying to reach Australia by boat, would be brought to his country.
2017-11-23 02:59:04 Read More

US Senateâ€™s pass to LeT mayâ€™ve emboldened Pak to release Saeed

In a significant development earlier this month, the US Congress changed a provision in a defence bill that would have required Islamabad to take steps to â€œsignificantly disruptâ€™â€™ the activities of both LeT and the Haqqani network.
2017-11-23 00:19:09 Read More

US condemns 'ethnic cleansing' of Myanmar's Rohingya

The United States on Wednesday toughened its stance on Myanmar, accusing the country's security forces of perpetrating "horrendous atrocities" against the Rohingya that amount to "ethnic cleansing" of the Muslim minority.
2017-11-22 15:45:03 Read More

US condemns 'ethnic cleansing' of Myanmar's Rohingya

Zimbabwe's incoming leader returns home to cheers

Zimbabwe's incoming leader Emmerson Mnangagwa emerged from hiding on Wednesday, departing from neighboring South Africa to return home in preparation to take power after Robert Mugabe's stunning resignation.
2017-11-22 15:15:37 Read More

US Navy plane crashes into Pacific; 8 rescued

The C-2 "Greyhound" transport aircraft came down about 500 nautical miles (925 kilometers) southeast of Okinawa as it was bringing passengers and cargo from Japan to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, the Navy said in a statement.
2017-11-22 12:29:55 Read More

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Judgement day for 'Butcher of Bosnia'

UN judges on Wednesday began handing down their verdict in the trial of former Bosnian Serbian commander Ratko Mladic, accused of genocide and war crimes in the brutal Balkans conflicts over two decades ago.
2017-11-22 10:57:14 Read More

German political limbo threatens European reform push

Following the collapse of German coalition talks, however, the prospects for a meaningful leap forward in European cooperation, driven by newly minted governments in Berlin and Paris, look dimmer than ever.
2017-11-22 09:35:43 Read More

Zimbabwe poised to swear in new president, Mnangagwa

Zimbabwe's recently fired vice president is set to return today to be sworn in as the country's new leader. The transfer of power to Emmerson Mnangagwa comes after Robert Mugabe announced his resignation in the middle of impeachment proceedings again him.
2017-11-22 07:55:48 Read More

Hariri, back in Beirut, attends national day parade

Hariri, whose sudden resignation on Nov. 4 pitched Lebanon into crisis, flew into Beirut late on Tuesday. He stood alongside President Michel Aoun and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri at a military parade in central Beirut.
2017-11-22 07:53:13 Read More

China expresses concern over political unrest in Pak

Despite hiccups, the JCC approved the Long-Term Plan envisaging broad parameters for future cooperation, but could not conclude agreements on development projects and special economic/industrial zones, the report said.
2017-11-22 06:45:06 Read More

US military opens new, risky front in Afghan air war

As the US military opens a new front in its air war in Afghanistan, targeting the Taliban's poppy-processing factories and dropping thousands of more bombs, experts are warning of the risk of alienating the local population.
2017-11-22 05:49:56 Read More

Zimbabwe awaits new leader after Mugabe's shock exit

Zimbabweans wait to discover when their new leader would be appointed after president Robert Mugabe's resignation brought a sudden end to a 37-year reign of authoritarian rule.
2017-11-22 05:11:09 Read More

Zimbabwe awaits new leader after Mugabe's shock exit

US slaps new sanctions on North Korean, Chinese firms

The sanctions were imposed under a September executive order that opened the way for the US to punish foreign companies dealing with the North. It bars those sanctioned from holding US assets or doing business with Americans.
2017-11-22 03:05:45 Read More

Putin briefs Trump on Syria after surprise Assad talks

Putin's flurry of diplomacy also included phone talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman and the leaders of Egypt and Israel, ahead of a trilateral summit with the presidents of Turkey and Iran on Wednesday.
2017-11-22 02:40:26 Read More

Rex Tillerson accused of flouting law on child soldiers

Keeping the countries off the annual list makes it easier to provide them with US military assistance.
2017-11-22 00:52:56 Read More

Suicide car bomb kills 21 in town north of Baghdad

A suicide car bomber killed at least 21 people in an attack on a busy market in a town north of Baghdad on Tuesday, a security official said. Dozens more were wounded when the attacker blew up the vehicle in the middle of the fruit and vegetable market in Tuz Khurmatu, the official said.
2017-11-21 15:09:32 Read More

China sentences rights lawyer to 2 years in prison

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong was sentenced on Tuesday to two years in prison on the vague charge of inciting subversion of state power, the latest verdict passed down in a sweeping crackdown on activism that has drawn widespread international criticism.
2017-11-21 11:27:47 Read More

At least 50 dead in Nigeria mosque bombing: Police

The blast happened during early morning prayers at the Madina mosque in the Unguwar Shuwa area of Mubi, some 200 kilometres (125 miles) by road from the Adamawa state capital, Yola.
2017-11-21 09:51:27 Read More

At least 50 dead in Nigeria mosque bombing: Police

Putin meets Assad ahead of Syria talks with Turkey and Iran

Putin praised Assad for "fighting terrorism," which he predicted would suffer an "inevitable" defeat in Syria, the Kremlin said. Putin said he would "consult" world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, on his talks with Assad.
2017-11-21 07:59:13 Read More

Myanmar treatment of Rohingya called apartheid in new report

Myanmar has subjected Rohingya Muslims to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to ``dehumanizing apartheid,'' Amnesty International said Tuesday in a report that raises questions about what those who have fled a violent military crackdown would face if they returned home.
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Trump asks US SC for full enforcement of travel ban

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Trump asks US SC for full enforcement of travel ban

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US ends 'protected' status for Haitian immigrants

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Mugabe will be voted out of office in 2 days: Party official

Defiant Zimbabwe Prez Ignores Warnings, Calls Cabinet Meet
2017-11-21 01:35:23 Read More

Mugabe will be voted out of office in 2 days: Party official

Defiant Zimbabwe Prez Ignores Warnings, Calls Cabinet Meet
2017-11-21 01:35:23 Read More

'North Korea may ramp up nuke threat against US'

North Korea may conduct additional missile tests this year to polish up its long-range missile technology and ramp up the threat against the United States, South Korea's spy agency said on Monday, adding that it was monitoring developments closely.
2017-11-20 11:00:19 Read More

Rescuers battle waves, wind in hunt for missing Argentine sub

A multinational armada of aircraft and vessels battled high winds and raging seas Sunday as they intensified their search for a missing Argentine submarine, after apparent attempted distress calls raised hopes the 44 crew members may still be alive.
2017-11-20 07:10:27 Read More

Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies

Cult leader Charles Manson, whose followers killed actress Sharon Tate and six others in 1969, has died. He was 83. The gory slayings horrified the world and revealed a violent underbelly of a counterculture that preached peace and love.
2017-11-20 06:16:49 Read More

Charles Manson, whose cult slayings horrified world, dies

Truck and minibus collide head-on in Pakistan, killing 17

Pakistani police say that a head-on collision between a mini-bus and a truck has killed at least 17 people and injured six in the country's south. Police officer Rab Nawaz says the loaded truck crashed into the van near the town of Khairpur on Monday morning.
2017-11-20 05:46:23 Read More

Elizabeth II, Prince Philip mark 70th wedding anniversary

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip celebrate 70 years of marriage on Monday, becoming Britain's first reigning couple to mark a platinum wedding anniversary.
2017-11-20 03:19:58 Read More

Small tsunamis detected in New Caledonia and Vanuatu after magnitude 7 undersea quake

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Will refuse â€˜illegalâ€™ N-launch order from prez: US gen

The top US nuclear commander said on Saturday that he would resist President Donald Trump if he ordered an â€œillegalâ€ launch of nuclear weapons. Hyten said running through scenarios of how to react in the event of an illegal order was standard practice.
2017-11-19 18:13:04 Read More

French cop kills 3 before committing suicide

A 31-year-old French police officer shot three people dead before turning his gun on himself, in a killing spree sparked by a row with his girlfriend, police the local prosecutor said on Sunday. â€‹
2017-11-19 16:41:56 Read More

No court decision can weaken my bond with people: Sharif

A defiant Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that no decision of a court could weaken his relationship with the masses as Pakistan's ousted prime minister kicked off the ruling PML-N party's campaign to seek public support in the wake of Panama Papers scandal, a media report said.
2017-11-19 14:47:17 Read More

Mugabe fired as ruling party leader

Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe was fired as leader of the ruling ZANU-PF party on Sunday and replaced by Emmerson Mnangagwa, the deputy he sacked this month, sources at a special ZANU-PF meeting to decide Mugabe's fate told Reuters.
2017-11-19 12:10:32 Read More

Second round of Mugabe exit talks as party poised to oust him

Clinging to his now virtually powerless post, longtime Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe on Sunday was set to discuss his expected exit with the army commander who put him under house arrest, while the ruling party prepared to recall the world's oldest head of state as its leader.
2017-11-19 09:18:16 Read More

Second round of Mugabe exit talks as party poised to oust him

Zimbabweans say Mugabe must quit now, but more talks planned

People in Harare clambered onto tanks and other military vehicles moving slowly through the crowds, danced around soldiers walking in city streets and surged in the thousands toward the building where Mugabe held official functions, a symbol of the rule of the 93-year-old man who took power after independence from white minority rule in 1980.
2017-11-19 04:31:20 Read More

Mugabe to meet army chiefs Sunday: State TV

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Lebanon PM confirms he will return to Beirut on Wednesday

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri confirmed he will return to Beirut in time for Independence Day celebrations on Wednesday, as political turmoil rocks his country following his resignation announcement in Saudi Arabia.
2017-11-18 15:00:33 Read More

Hariri meets Emmanuel Macron for talks on Lebanon crisis

French President Emmanuel Macron, who welcomed Hariri with a warm embrace at the Elysee Palace for talks and a family lunch, leveraged France's close relations with both Lebanon and Saudi Arabia to secure a deal that saw Hariri travel to Paris and open the door to a resolution of the crisis.
2017-11-18 13:22:35 Read More

Chinese, North Korean envoys talk up ties despite nuclear tensions

A senior Chinese envoy has met an aide to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un in Pyongyang, the two sides said Saturday, stressing long-standing ties despite deep divisions over the North's nuclear activities. Song Tao is visiting on behalf of President Xi Jinping.
2017-11-18 07:32:01 Read More

Lebanon PM says he is leaving Saudi Arabia, heads to airport

Before heading to the airport, Hariri met with the Saudi Crown Prince and other senior officials, according to a member of Hariri's political party and two Lebanese television stations. Local TV stations also reported that he was leaving Saudi Arabia.
2017-11-18 05:57:34 Read More

Zimbabweans to march as Mugabe's future in the balance

Zimbabwe was set for more political turmoil today with protests planned as veterans of the independence war, activists and ruling party leaders called publicly for President Robert Mugabe to be forced from office.
2017-11-18 05:20:55 Read More

China envoy in N Korea visit, Trump hails 'big move'

Diplomat Song Tao is visiting the North on behalf of President Xi Jinping to brief officials on the recent Chinese Communist Party congress and other "issues of mutual interest", foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said.
2017-11-18 03:25:51 Read More

China envoy in N Korea visit, Trump hails 'big move'

IS car bomb kills 20 in eastern Syria: Report

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6 children among 10 killed in shelling near Damascus

The deaths were the result of the latest bout in an escalating cycle of tit-for-tat attacks between regime forces and the rebels holding the enclave on the Syrian capital's eastern outskirts.
2017-11-17 16:17:08 Read More

6 children among 10 killed in shelling near Damascus

Plan B of US to deal with N Korea's nuclear missiles

Concerned that the missile defense system designed to protect US cities is insufficient by itself to deter a North Korean attack, the Trump administration is expanding its strategy to also try to stop Pyongyangâ€™s missiles before they get far from Korean airspace.
2017-11-17 14:22:26 Read More

Iraq forces retake last IS-held town in country

The Iraqi army retook the last town in the country still held by the Islamic State group on Friday as the jihadists' self-proclaimed "caliphate" faced collapse on both sides of the border with Syria.
2017-11-17 14:06:55 Read More

Zimbabwe military says talks in progress for Mugabe's exit

Zimbabwe's military says it is continuing talks with President Robert Mugabe for his departure while it pursues those who were close to the leader and his wife. Zimbabwe state media reported Friday morning a military statement saying talks with Mugabe "on the way forward'' are ongoing.
2017-11-17 06:49:21 Read More

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Zimbabwe military says talks in progress for Mugabe's exit

Woman accuses US Senator of unwanted groping, kiss

Anchor Leeann Tweeden related her experience in a first-person account. Al Franken, a Democrat, issued an apology on Thursday. The Senate's Democratic and Republican leaders called on the Ethics Committee to review the allegations and Franken said he would cooperate.
2017-11-17 05:22:19 Read More

Abe vows to bolster defence amid North Korea threat

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says the threat from North Korea is the most serious security concern his country has faced since World War II and has pledged to bolster defence measures. Abe called North Korea's sixth nuclear test and missiles that flew over Japan earlier this year "a national crisis."
2017-11-17 04:58:44 Read More

UN urges Myanmar to give citizenship to Rohingyas

A key UN committee overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Thursday calling on Myanmar's authorities to end military operations against Rohingya Muslims, ensure their voluntary return from Bangladesh and grant them "full citizenship rights."
2017-11-17 01:24:12 Read More

Fate of Mugabe hangs in balance amid coup confusion

The unfolding drama in the capital Harare was thrown into confusion when a smiling Mugabe was pictured shaking hands with Zimbabwe's military chief, the man behind the coup, raising questions about whether or not the end of an era was nigh.
2017-11-17 01:17:55 Read More

Chinaâ€™s â€˜no commentâ€™ on Pak pull out of CPEC project

China refused to confirm or deny reports from Pakistan that Islamabad had turned down Beijingâ€™s offer of assistance for the $12 billion Diamer-Bhasha hydel project located in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK).
2017-11-16 16:16:14 Read More

Chinaâ€™s â€˜no commentâ€™ on Pak pull out of CPEC project

ISIS claims Afghanistan attack that killed 14

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Saad Hariri free to leave Riyadh 'when he pleases': Saudi FM

Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri is free to leave Riyadh "when he pleases," the Saudi foreign minister said on Thursday, rejecting accusations from Beirut that the kingdom was "detaining" him.
2017-11-16 13:07:01 Read More

Hariri free to leave Riyadh 'when he pleases': Saudi FM

Trump: North Korea can't hold world hostage

US President Donald Trump has vowed not to allow the "twisted dictatorship" in North Korea to hold the world hostage to "nuclear blackmail" as he pledged a global campaign of "maximum pressure" to denuclearise Pyongyang.
2017-11-16 11:44:41 Read More

Explosion rocks Afghan capital near political gathering, 7 dead

At least seven people were killed and many wounded in a suicide bomb blast that in the Afghan capital on Thursday near a gathering of supporters of regional leader Atta Mohammad Noor, according to the interior ministry.
2017-11-16 10:50:19 Read More

Radioactive cloud over Europe, Russia chief suspect

Scientists across Europe have been puzzling about a phenomenon that seemed laden with mystery and menace in somewhat uneven proportions â€” a concentration of radioactive pollution caused by a nuclide called ruthenium 106.
2017-11-16 10:31:13 Read More

China renews call for N Korea, US 'freeze-for-freeze'

The statement from foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang on Thursday appeared to contradict President Donald Trump's remarks that the US and China agreed that North Korea cannot just freeze its nuclear weapons program in exchange for benefits. Trump said the North must eliminate its arsenal.
2017-11-16 10:05:15 Read More

Pak indifferent as smog kills more people than militancy

The Pakistani government provides almost no reliable data on pollution, making it difficult to say with any certainty why the smog has become so pervasive, particularly in the last two years, much less tackle its causes.
2017-11-16 05:20:02 Read More

Pakistan unveils 1,700-year-old sleeping Buddha

Pakistan unveiled the remains of a 1,700-year-old 14-metre-(48-foot)-high Kanjur stone Buddha image on Wednesday. The 14-metre-(48-foot)-high Kanjur stone Buddha image was unearthed from the ancient Buddhist site in Bhamala province.
2017-11-16 03:59:47 Read More

Post-Asia trip speech: Trump makes news ... with water

Offering a blow-by-blow account of his five-nation tour, the president took a brief break to reach for a bottle of water as he recounted Japanese companies' billion-dollar investments and jobs in the US.
2017-11-16 03:09:08 Read More

Post-Asia trip speech: Trump makes news ... with water

4 suicide bombers kill 14, wound 29 in Nigeria

Four suicide bombers detonated in Nigeria's Borno state capital and killed 14 people while wounding another 29, police said on Wednesday, in one of the largest such attacks in the city in years. The deafening blasts could be heard in the evening in Maiduguri, the home of the Boko Haram extremist insurgency.
2017-11-16 00:02:23 Read More

Nazi speech: US will vote no at UN to banning it

Introduced by Russia, the resolution calls on all UN nations to ban pro-Nazi speech and organizations, and to implement other restrictions on speech and assembly. That's a non-starter in the US, where First Amendment protections guarantee all the right to utter almost anything they want - even praise for Adolf Hitler's followers.
2017-11-15 23:57:25 Read More

Taliban makes a comeback in South Waziristan

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Lebanon president says Saudi has 'detained' PM

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of having "detained" Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who announced his resignation in a statement from the kingdom earlier this month.
2017-11-15 14:19:41 Read More

Rare 5.4-magnitude quake hits southern South Korea

The quake, felt across much of the country including in the capital Seoul, struck at the shallow depth of nine kilometres (six miles) near the industrial city of Pohang at around 2:30 pm (0530 GMT), the Korea Meteorological Administration said.
2017-11-15 10:20:53 Read More

North Korea slams Trump for insulting leader

North Korea's state media on Wednesday slammed Donald Trump for insulting leader Kim Jong-un, saying the US president deserved the death penalty and calling him a coward for cancelling a visit to the inter-Korean border.
2017-11-15 09:49:57 Read More

Donald Trump returns, faces Alabama Senate scandal

The president returned to Washington on Tuesday night and walked straight into a party panic over the sexual misconduct accusations dogging GOP Senate candidate Roy Moore. Having pushed publicly and privately for Moore to get out of the race, Republicans believe their last best shot is Trump, who they hope can persuade his fellow political rebel to fall in line.
2017-11-15 09:37:00 Read More

Australians endorse gay marriage in postal survey

The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday 62 per cent of registered adults who responded had voted for the reform in an unprecedented two-month survey.
2017-11-15 07:54:32 Read More

Australians endorse gay marriage in postal survey

The Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday 62 per cent of registered adults who responded had voted for the reform in an unprecedented two-month survey.
2017-11-15 07:54:32 Read More

China to send special envoy to North Korea

President Xi's special envoy, Song Tao, will visit North Korea to inform its leadership about the outcome of the recent national congress of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), state-run Xinhua news agency said, without mentioning Trump's visit or the North Korea's nuclear programmes.
2017-11-15 05:59:36 Read More

US attorney general Jeff Sessions denies lying on Russia

During more than five hours of testimony to Congress, Sessions sought to explain away apparent contradictions in his earlier accounts by citing the exhausting nature of Donald Trump's upstart but surging bid for the White House.
2017-11-15 03:19:09 Read More

France eyes setting age for sexual consent; 13 suggested

Twice in recent weeks, French courts have refused to prosecute men for rape after they had sex with 11-year-old girls. Amid public disbelief over the situation, the French government is drafting a bill to say that sex with children under a certain age is by definition coercive.
2017-11-15 03:02:23 Read More

Four killed in California mass shooting

Four people were killed and nearly a dozen wounded, including two children, when a gunman went on a rampage on Tuesday, randomly picking his targets at a school and other locations in rural northern California.
2017-11-15 02:16:40 Read More

Giant diamond in necklace sells for $33.7m at Geneva auction

The largest-ever D-flawless diamond to be put up for auction, mounted in a diamond and emerald necklace, has sold for $33.7 million at Christie's in Geneva, including buyer's fees. The white, matchbox-size "Creation 1'' diamond from Swiss jeweler de Grisogono weighs a whopping 163 carats.
2017-11-15 00:28:09 Read More

Australians vote in favour of same-sex marriage

Almost 62 percent of the 12.7 million people who participated in the two-month postal survey voted in favour of allowing gay marriage, the Australian Bureau of Statistics announced at a press conference in Canberra. The "no" vote garnered 38.4 percent.
2017-11-14 23:45:39 Read More

At least three killed in shooting at California school

At least three people were killed and two children were wounded on Tuesday in a shooting at a school in rural Northern California, authorities said. The shooting broke out at a home in Tehama County and continued at the Rancho Tehama Elementary School, local authorities were quoted as saying.
2017-11-14 19:06:53 Read More

Trump hails his maiden Asia trip as 'tremendously successful'

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday described his maiden Asia visit as "tremendously successful", saying he made a lot of progress during his nearly two-week long trip and sold equipment worth $300 billion. Japan, South Korea, China and Vietnam were the other four countries he visited during his Asia trip.
2017-11-14 16:46:47 Read More

Theresa May accuses Vladimir Putin of election meddling

British Prime Minister Theresa May has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of meddling in elections and planting fake stories against the West to sow discord in the West to undermine their institutions.
2017-11-14 16:39:54 Read More

Theresa May accuses Vladimir Putin of election meddling

UK PM faces crucial Brexit bill battle in Parliament

British MPs returned to the House of Commons on Tuesday after a brief parliamentary recess to what promises to be a bruising battle over a crucial Brexit legislation transferring existing EU laws to Britain.
2017-11-14 12:01:57 Read More

UK PM faces crucial Brexit bill battle in Parliament

North Korea soldier shot six times as he defected to South

The US-led United Nations Command (UNC), which monitors the Panmunjom border truce village where the defection occurred Monday, said the soldier had driven close to the heavily-guarded, military demarcation line separating the two Koreas in a vehicle.
2017-11-14 04:52:46 Read More

NKorean soldier shot 6 times as he defected to South

The US-led United Nations Command (UNC), which monitors the Panmunjom border truce village where the defection occurred on Monday, said the soldier had driven close to the heavily-guarded, military demarcation line separating the two Koreas in a vehicle.
2017-11-14 03:18:13 Read More

Trump Jr messaged with WikiLeaks during poll campaign

President Donald Trump's oldest son on Monday released a series of private Twitter exchanges between himself and WikiLeaks during and after the 2016 election, including pleas from the website to publicize its leaks.
2017-11-14 03:10:13 Read More

Mattis: US to fight IS in Syria 'as long as they want'

"The enemy hasn't declared that they're done with the area yet, so we'll keep fighting as long as they want to fight," Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said, speaking to reporters at the Pentagon about the future of US operations in Syria.
2017-11-14 01:27:28 Read More

Over 400 dead from quake in Iran-Iraq border area

Rescuers dug with their bare hands Monday through the debris of buildings brought down by a powerful earthquake that killed more than 400 people in the once-contested mountainous border region between Iraq and Iran, with nearly all of the victims in an area rebuilt since the end of the ruinous 1980s war.
2017-11-14 00:21:42 Read More

May faces test in UK parliament over Brexit plans

Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for Britain's exit from the European Union faces a crucial test starting on Tuesday, when lawmakers try to win concessions from a weakened leader on the government's legislation to sever ties.
2017-11-13 18:02:51 Read More

Donald Trump names former drug executive as new health secretary

Turning to an industry he's rebuked, Trump picked Alex Azar, former top pharmaceutical and government executive be his health and human services secretary, overseeing a $1 trillion department responsible for major health insurance programs, medical research, food and drug safety, and public health.
2017-11-13 16:32:42 Read More

Donald Trump names former drug executive as new health secretary

At least 200 killed as strong quake rocks Iran-Iraq border

A 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border triggering landslides that hindered rescue efforts, officials said on Monday. The epicenter was 30 kilometres (19 miles) southwest of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan.
2017-11-13 05:44:01 Read More

Philippines' Duterte all smiles as he meets Donald Trump

The US leader is in Manila with leaders of 18 other nations for two days of summits, the final leg of a headline- grabbing Asian tour dominated by the North Korean nuclear crisis.
2017-11-13 05:15:53 Read More

Hundreds in Hollywood march against sexual harassment

"Not in pots, not in plants, keep your junk inside your pants," the crowd chanted for a few minutes, before shifting gears to: "Harvey Weinstein is a joke, women workers just got woke."
2017-11-13 02:59:48 Read More

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Philippines' Duterte sings at Trump's request

Trump and Duterte were among 19 leaders at a glittering gala in the Philippines capital on Sunday ahead of an annual summit, and at one point Duterte took the microphone to sing "Ikaw" (You), in a duet with local pop diva Pilita Corrales.
2017-11-13 02:54:20 Read More

Philippines' Duterte sings at Trump's request

Putin manipulating Trump with flattery, ex-director suggests

A day after being criticized by President Donald Trump, a former CIA director questioned whether Russian President Vladimir Putin was manipulating Trump with flattery during the president's lengthy trip to Asia.
2017-11-13 01:44:03 Read More

Turkey denies report of plan to kidnap Gulen from US

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that Special Counsel Robert Mueller was investigating an alleged plot involving former US National Security Adviser Michael Flynn and his son to hand Fethullah Gulen over to Ankara for as much as $15 million.
2017-11-13 01:25:59 Read More

Lebanon PM says free in Saudi and will return home 'soon'

In an interview from Riyadh with his party's Future TV, Hariri brushed aside rumours that he was under de facto house arrest in the kingdom, from which he announced his surprise departure. "I am free here. If I want to travel tomorrow, I will," Hariri said.
2017-11-13 01:21:16 Read More

Myanmar troops systematically gang-raped Rohingya women: UN envoy

Many of these atrocities "could be crimes against humanity", she said.
2017-11-12 18:01:22 Read More

'Bangla-Myanmar talks should lead to return of Rohingya'

Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries of the world, has gone out of the way to provide shelter and humanitarian assistance to these Rohingya refugees. A move which was appreciated by the governments and the humanitarian and relief organisations from across the world.
2017-11-12 12:06:21 Read More

Musharraf's 'grand alliance' falls apart on second day

Two major partners of the alliance - the Pakistan Awami Tehrik and the Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen - denied being part of the coalition headed by Musharraf, The News reported.
2017-11-12 09:17:42 Read More

Musharraf's 'grand alliance' falls apart on second day

Trump offers to mediate on South China Sea

â€œIf I can help mediate or arbitrate, please let me know,â€ Donald Trump said in comments at a meeting in Hanoi with Vietnamâ€™s president. Trump acknowledged that Chinaâ€™s position on the South China Sea was a problem.
2017-11-12 06:45:03 Read More

Bahrain calls pipeline blast 'terrorism' linked to Iran

Bahrain said an explosion which caused a fire at its main oil pipeline on Friday was caused by "terrorist" sabotage, linking the unprecedented attack to its arch-foe Iran, which denies any role in the Gulf island kingdom's unrest.
2017-11-12 06:18:53 Read More

I would never call Kim Jong-Un â€˜short and fat': Trump

The war of words between the US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un intensified on Sunday when Trump said that he would never call the Korean leader â€œshort and fatâ€ for calling him "an old lunatic.â€
2017-11-12 05:11:36 Read More

How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon's Hariri

Sources close to Hariri say Saudi Arabia has concluded that the prime minister - a long-time Saudi ally and son of late prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, who was assassinated in 2005 - had to go because he was unwilling to confront Hezbollah.
2017-11-12 03:47:20 Read More

How Saudi Arabia turned on Lebanon's Hariri

Mass graves holding '400 Islamic State victims' found in Iraq

Mass graves containing at least 400 suspected Islamic State group victims have been found near the former jihadist bastion of Hawija in northern Iraq, the regional governor said on Saturday.
2017-11-11 17:23:21 Read More

Xi most powerful Chinese leader since Mao Zedong: Trump

Chinese President Xi Jinping is the most powerful leader of China since Mao Zedong, US President Donald Trump said, underlining that the two leaders have developed a very good relationship.
2017-11-11 15:07:23 Read More

China, Japan agree to deepen cooperation on N Korea

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping also agreed to accelerate talks for an early implementation of a communication mechanism between their military forces, and to hold a trilateral summit with South Korea at the earliest possible date, Abe told reporters.
2017-11-11 13:55:16 Read More

Iraq forces launch assault on last IS-held pocket

The Euphrates valley town of Rawa and nearby villages were bypassed by govt troops and allied militia when they retook the Syrian border town of al-Qaim last week. Troops backed by militia recruited among the region's Sunni Arab tribes "launched a major offensive to liberate Rumana and the Rawa area".
2017-11-11 09:43:22 Read More

China likely to flex muscles in Indian Ocean

A Pentagon report states that Chinaâ€™s assertive behaviour to push its territorial rights and its growing military capabilities is likely to lead to countries in the Indo-Pacific region to tie up with the US.
2017-11-11 06:28:04 Read More

Trump and Putin chat at Asia-Pacific summit

Although the White House had said no official meeting was planned, the two also shook hands at a dinner on Friday evening and again at the start of the main meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders on Saturday.
2017-11-11 06:09:35 Read More

Arrest of Osama's half-brother shatters Saudi royal entente

Saudi critics and experts have called the arrests of Bakr Binladin - the chairman of the kingdom's pre-eminent contractor and Osama bin Laden's half-brothera - a bold and risky move by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
2017-11-11 05:19:39 Read More

Three US carriers lead naval drill aimed at North Korea

The four-day joint exercise in the western Pacific involves three flattops â€” USS Ronald Reagan, USS Nimitz and USS Theodore Roosevelt â€” and seven South Korean warships including three destroyers, Seoul's defence ministry said.
2017-11-11 04:12:21 Read More

Trump pushes 'America first' during tough trade talk in Asia

"We are not going to let the United States be taken advantage of anymore," Trump told CEOs on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.
2017-11-11 03:55:36 Read More

US takes up Pakistan terror links at Nato meeting

US President Donald Trump, while announcing his South Asia policy in August, had criticised Pakistan for providing safe havens to terrorists. The Trump administration since then has been putting pressure on Pakistan to do more to rein in terror groups.
2017-11-11 03:45:02 Read More

Saudi Arabia declares Lebanon war: Hezbollah

Hezbollah's leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Saudi Arabia's detention of Lebanon PM Saad al-Hariri, a long-time Saudi ally who declared his resignation while in Riyadh last Saturday, was an insult to all Lebanese and he must return to Lebanon.
2017-11-11 02:45:24 Read More

Saudi Arabia declares Lebanon war: Hezbollah

French former culture minister becomes new UNESCO head

UNESCO member states today overwhelmingly approved the nomination of France's former culture minister Audrey Azoulay to head the embattled cultural agency. They confirmed the nomination by the agency's board last month of Azoulay, 45, who becomes UNESCO's second woman director general.
2017-11-10 14:28:31 Read More

Safe in a camp, Rohingya children face death by malnutrition

UNICEF estimates that 25,000 children in the overcrowded Rohingya camps are suffering from severe malnutrition that could easily become a killer. More than half of the huge influx into refugee camps are children. Some have died there, but the UN said it had no information on whether malnutrition was a cause.
2017-11-10 11:49:03 Read More

Safe in a camp, Rohingya children face death by malnutrition

Pak's religious parties announce revival of MMA

Six mainstream religious parties of Pakistan have decided to revive Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), a decade after the political alliance was dissolved over differences.
2017-11-10 11:22:03 Read More

'Trump wants Senate hopeful to step aside if sex claims true'

US President Donald Trump would expect Senate candidate Roy Moore to withdraw from an upcoming vote if allegations that he had a sexual encounter with a 14-year-old girl were true, the White House said Friday.
2017-11-10 07:48:10 Read More

White House says no Trump-Putin meeting in Vietnam

Both leaders are attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in the city of Danang and there had been mixed messages about whether a face-to-face was on the cards.
2017-11-10 06:13:55 Read More

After IS collapse, Syria government faces US-backed Kurds

The complicated map puts US and Iranian forces at close proximity, standing just across the Euphrates River from each other, amid multiple hotspots that could turn violent, particularly in the absence of a clear American policy.
2017-11-10 06:09:57 Read More

Melania Trump visits pandas at Beijing zoo

As US President Donald Trump left Beijing bound for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam on Friday, first lady Melania stayed behind to play tourist, viewing pandas at the zoo and visiting the Great Wall of China.
2017-11-10 05:24:16 Read More

Melania Trump visits pandas at Beijing zoo

China media praises tone, outcome of Trump-Xi summit

China lavished attention on Trump and his wife Melania during their visit, with Xi personally chaperoning them on a tour of the Forbidden City, part of what the Chinese government referred to as a "state visit plus".
2017-11-10 05:13:54 Read More

Vatican to stop selling cigarettes in its shops

The Vatican announced Thursday that it would no longer sell cigarettes to employees in its duty free shop and supermarket â€” giving up an estimated 10 million euros ($11 million) a year in profit.
2017-11-09 13:36:21 Read More

Vatican to stop selling cigarettes in its shops

Nato commander tells Russia to 'stop meddling'

The commander of Nato forces in Europe, US General Curtis Scaparrotti, on Thursday demanded Russia "stop meddling" in European elections, amid concerns about Kremlin interference in the Catalan crisis.
2017-11-09 12:58:13 Read More

Syria army announces full recapture of last IS-held town

Syrian troops and allied forces on Thursday took the town Albu Kamal, which was the last urban hub still controlled by the Islamic State group, the army announced.
2017-11-09 10:52:21 Read More

Shifting sands: What is changing in Saudi Arabia?

As his father, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has handed the 32-year-old Prince Mohammed more and more power over the past three years, the ambitious young leader has taken on everything from economic reforms to waging war in neighbouring Yemen.
2017-11-09 05:18:16 Read More

FBI may have lost critical time unlocking Texas shooter's iPhone

A cellphone belonging to Devin Kelley - accused of killing 26 people on Sunday before taking his own life - was sent to the Federal Bureau of Investigationâ€™s Quantico, Virginia, crime lab because authorities could not unlock it, Christopher Combs, head of the FBIâ€™s San Antonio field office, said.
2017-11-09 04:57:34 Read More

Egypt's president Sisi backs Saudi Arabia purge

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the situation in Saudi Arabia was "reassuring and stable" following last weekend's arrests of 11 princes, former and current ministers, and a group of elite businessmen on corruption allegations.
2017-11-09 04:03:24 Read More

Priti Patel resigns as UK minister over Israel trip row

Patel's position as international development minister had become increasingly untenable after it emerged that she had two further meetings with Israeli officials that were not disclosed through the proper procedure.
2017-11-09 02:56:33 Read More

Priti Patel resigns as UK minister over Israel trip row

Trump, Xi walk through Forbidden City

Although North Korea is expected to dominate the talks over the next two days, a Trump advisor gave new dimension to the agenda by discussing trade flows in the â€œIndo-Pacific regionâ€.
2017-11-08 17:15:39 Read More

Philippines backs down in SCS after Beijing protest

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte stopped construction work on a newly formed sandbar in the disputed South China Sea after China protested, the defense chief said on Wednesday, disclosing details of the territorial spat for the first time.
2017-11-08 13:17:53 Read More

Trump in China for talks on NKorea's 'cruel dictatorship'

After warning the North's "cruel dictatorship" in a speech in Seoul against testing the United States, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were met by Xi and his wife Peng Liyuan for tea at the former imperial palace.
2017-11-08 12:23:07 Read More

Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran's 'might'

President Hassan Rouhani's comments came after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman accused Iran of delivering missiles to Yemeni rebels for use against targets in the kingdom that he described as "direct military aggression."
2017-11-08 10:14:49 Read More

Rouhani warns Saudi Arabia of Iran's 'might'

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'Storm in a tea cup' - Catalonia is no repeat of euro crisis

Overseas holders of Spanish stocks and bonds -- and indeed owners of euro zone assets in general -- have been quick to dismiss comparisons with a succession of rolling sovereign debt crises that hit the euro zone between 2010 and 2012.
2017-11-08 07:54:42 Read More

Pak court rejects Nawaz Sharif's plea to merge 3 graft cases

The former prime minister pleaded not guilty to all the charges and contented that he was being deprived of the fair trial as the court was moving in a hurry to decide the case in six months as per direction of the Supreme Court.
2017-11-08 07:23:42 Read More

Trump warns North Korea: Do not 'try us'

"Today, I hope I speak not only for our countries, but for all civilized nations, when I say to the North: Do not underestimate us. And do not try us," he told South Korean lawmakers.
2017-11-08 04:18:37 Read More

Democrats win bitter Virginia governor's race

Democrat Ralph Northam won a bitter race for Virginia governor on Tuesday, dealing a political setback to President Donald Trump by beating a Republican who embraced some of the presidentâ€™s combative tactics and issues.
2017-11-08 03:08:07 Read More

Trump's surprise trip to DMZ thwarted by fog

As they neared the DMZ landing site, the pilots were unable to see the other helicopters around them due to fog. Military pilots, in conjunction with the US Secret Service, decided it was unsafe to continue, and the helicopters reversed course and returned to Yongsan.
2017-11-08 02:27:12 Read More

US attorney general Sessions to face House judiciary panel on Nov 14

In a letter to Sessions on Tuesday, all 17 Democratic members of the Judiciary Committee told the attorney general they would question him about his past denials of communications between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.
2017-11-07 17:40:19 Read More

Sex scandal, gaffes add to trials of beleaguered May

May faces the challenge of steering Britain out of the EU at the helm of a government split between proponents and opponents of Brexit. And she is weakened after her gamble on a snap June election to increase the Conservative majority in Parliament backfired, leaving her with a minority government.
2017-11-07 15:47:01 Read More

NATO to boost Afghan mission by 3,000 troops

Around half the new troops will come from the United States, and the overall size of NATO's training and support mission in the unrest-hit country will increase from 13,000 to 16,000.
2017-11-07 13:14:15 Read More

NATO to boost Afghan mission by 3,000 troops

Trump, Kim find themselves closer than ever

The proximity of Trump and Kim this week is an interesting blip. But it underscores a daily fact of life for the residents of the two Koreas' capitals: Their seats of government, mortal enemies linked by a common heritage, spend every day virtually breathing down each other's geographic necks.
2017-11-07 11:29:52 Read More

Multiple arrests in French raids over suspected attack plot

The official says that the arrests were prompted by suspicious activity on social networks that suggested an attack was in the works. The operation is still underway in the Val-de-Marne region just southeast of Paris and in the Alpes-Maritimes region.
2017-11-07 10:54:55 Read More

In Seoul, Trump calls for North Korea to "make a deal"

President Donald Trump, on his first day on the Korean peninsula, signaled a willingness to negotiate with North Korea to end its nuclear weapons program, urging Pyongyang to "come to the table" and "make a deal."
2017-11-07 10:13:55 Read More

Gunmen storm Kabul TV station: Witness

"I saw three attackers on security cameras entering the TV station building. They first shot the guard and then entered the building. They started throwing grenades and firing," said Shamshad TV reporter Faisal Zaland, who escaped through a back door.
2017-11-07 07:04:19 Read More

Sharif appears before court in corruption cases

Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday appeared before an anti-graft court to face trial in corruption cases against him in the Panama Papers scandal that forced him to resign.
2017-11-07 06:51:55 Read More

Trump hails 'great' cooperation with South Korea

US President Donald Trump praised cooperation with South Korea during a visit to a US base there on Tuesday and said he planned to address trade issues in discussions with President Moon Jae-in in Seoul.
2017-11-07 05:36:29 Read More

Japan's 'Black Widow' sentenced to death for murder

A one-time millionairess dubbed the "Black Widow" over the untimely deaths of lovers and a husband was sentenced to death on Tuesday, in a high-profile murder case that has gripped Japan.
2017-11-07 03:44:28 Read More

Japan's 'Black Widow' sentenced to death for murder

Saudi Arabia says Lebanon declares war, deepening crisis

Lebanon has been thrust to the centre of regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran since the Saudi-allied Lebanese politician Saad al-Hariri quit as prime minister on Saturday, blaming Iran and Hezbollah in his resignation speech.
2017-11-07 03:38:18 Read More

Saudi purge targets were 'milking' country: Trump

Trump tweeted on Monday that he had "great confidence in King Salman and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia" following the mass arrests - the biggest such purge of the kingdom's affluent elite in its modern history.
2017-11-07 03:05:49 Read More

Mattis faces questions from allies on IS strategy

"We're trying to get this into the diplomatic mode so we can get things sorted out," said Mattis, who will meet with NATO defense ministers later this week. "and make certain (that) minorities -- whoever they are -- are not just subject to more of what we've seen" under Syrian President Bashar Assad until now.
2017-11-06 15:56:21 Read More

'Pak welcomes US mediation in easing tension with India'

Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday said his country will welcome the US' mediation in easing tensions with India but is opposed to President Donald Trump's proposal to give a bigger role to New Delhi in war- torn Afghanistan.
2017-11-06 15:48:55 Read More

US embassy in Turkey says resumes processing visas on 'limited basis'

The United States has resumed processing visas at its missions in Turkey on a "limited basis", the embassy said in an email on Monday, in what could signal a tentative improvement in the ongoing diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
2017-11-06 15:10:00 Read More

'US will arm Japan to knock down NKorean missiles'

Trump refused to rule out eventual military action against North Korea and declared that US "will not stand" for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. Japan, under its war-renouncing Constitution, can shoot down a missile only when it is aimed at the country or in case debris are falling on to its territory.
2017-11-06 13:27:19 Read More

Texas church shooter killed himself after vehicle chase: Reports

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2017-11-06 12:40:40 Read More

UK PM urges 'culture of respect' after abuse scandal

he scandal has already triggered the resignation of the country's defense secretary, an investigation of May's deputy and the suspension by their parties of several Conservative and Labour lawmakers. May is meeting on Monday with other party leaders in a bid to form a common policy on tackling abuse.
2017-11-06 11:17:48 Read More

China successfully launches 2 navigation satellites

â€‹The BeiDou-3 satellites were launched aboard a Long March-3B carrier rocket last night from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan, state- run media reported. The two newly-launched satellites represent the third phase of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System.
2017-11-06 09:57:49 Read More

China successfully launches 2 navigation satellites

Global watchdog FATF puts Pakistan on notice

FATF has sought from Pakistan, notwithstanding opposition from China, a compliance report by February 2018 on action taken against terror groups such as LeT and JuD.
2017-11-06 07:09:06 Read More

Chinese military pledges total loyalty to Xi Jinping

"The Chinese military will be absolutely loyal, pure, reliable, and resolutely follow the orders of Central Military Commission chairman Xi Jinping," China's highest military authority has said. Xi heads the Communist Party of China as its general-secretary, and the military besides the presidency.
2017-11-06 06:39:55 Read More

Saudi Arabia arrests of princes consolidates another's power grab

Among those taken into custody overnight Saturday in the purported anti-corruption sweep were billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, one of the world's richest men with extensive holdings in Western companies, as well as two of the late King Abdullah's sons.
2017-11-06 04:18:56 Read More

Trump calls Texas church shooting 'act of evil'

The attack happened on Sunday morning when a man dressed in black tactical-style gear and armed with an assault rifle opened fire inside a church in a small South Texas community, killing 26 people and wounding at least 16 .
2017-11-06 04:09:43 Read More

Zucchini mistaken for WWII bomb in Germany

Unexploded wartime bombs are unearthed frequently during construction work in Germany, often forcing authorities to evacuate tens of thousands of residents while they are defused.
2017-11-06 03:50:13 Read More

Hezbollah: Lebanon PM forced to resign by Saudi Arabia

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2017-11-06 01:56:48 Read More

Trump says he's 'open' to meeting with NKorea's Kim

US President Donald Trump would "certainly be open" to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, he said in an interview broadcast today as he began an extended Asian tour.
2017-11-06 01:53:00 Read More

Moscow's theatre, hotels evacuated after bomb threats

Bomb threats forced thousands of people to evacuate Moscow's Bolshoi theatre, Metropol hotel, GUM department store on the Red Square and other public places on Sunday, local media reported.
2017-11-05 16:08:33 Read More

Moscow's theatre, hotels evacuated after bomb threats

Catalan leaders wanted by Spain taken into custody

On Friday, Spain handed a European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his associates to Belgian prosecutors. The documents cited rebellion, sedition, misuse of public funds, disobedience and breach of trust relating to Catalonia's independence campaign concern.
2017-11-05 14:05:36 Read More

More than 260 detained at Moscow anti-Putin protest

Russian police on Sunday detained at least 200 activists gathering in central Moscow for an unauthorised protest against President Vladimir Putin, TASS state news agency reported citing a police source.
2017-11-05 11:46:18 Read More

With tensions high, Trump, Abe strengthen bond on the links

The low-key agenda was a prelude to the formal talks, a press conference and state dinner planned in Tokyo on Monday. Abe will be looking for a united front against North Korea and reassurances that the US will stand by its treaty obligations to defend Japan if attacked.
2017-11-05 11:37:20 Read More

'No dictator' should underestimate US resolve: Trump

Speaking to cheering servicemen at Yokota Air Base just west of Tokyo, Trump donned a military jacket offered to him and issued a threat that "no one, no dictator, no regime and no nation should underestimate... American resolve".
2017-11-05 06:56:28 Read More

Typhoon kills 27, leaves 22 missing along Vietnam coast

A powerful typhoon battering Vietnam has killed at least 27 people and left 22 others missing amid extensive damage along the south-central coast. The missing include 17 crew members of cargo ships that were sunk off the coast of the central province of Binh Dinh.
2017-11-05 05:14:20 Read More

No regime should underestimate American resolve: Trump

"No one, no dictator, no regime... should underestimate American resolve," Trump told cheering servicemen at the Yokota Air Base on his arrival in Japan.
2017-11-05 03:14:53 Read More

Trump calls Japan 'crucial ally' as he kicks off Asia trip

Trump landed at Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo, where he was greeted by cheers from service members. Trump then donned a bomber jacket for a speech in which he touted American firepower and the US alliance with Japan.
2017-11-05 03:06:41 Read More

ISIS car bombing kills dozens of displaced in Syria

A car bombing carried out by the Islamic State group killed dozens of displaced people in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor today, a monitor said.
2017-11-05 00:24:15 Read More

ISIS car bombing kills dozens of displaced in Syria

A car bombing carried out by the Islamic State group killed dozens of displaced people in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor today, a monitor said.
2017-11-05 00:24:15 Read More

China: up to 3 yrs in prison for disrespecting anthem

According to the amendment passed Saturday in Beijing, penalties include detention, imprisonment of up to three years and the deprivation of political rights. Such punishments previously applied to desecration of the national flag and emblem in public, China's official Xinhua News Agency reported.
2017-11-04 13:43:43 Read More

Typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam, leaving 1 dead, 5 missing

More than 35,000 villagers in high-risk areas were evacuated to safe places before the arrival of the typhoon today morning, according to the Vietnam Disaster Management Authority.
2017-11-04 13:11:02 Read More

Typhoon Damrey hits Vietnam, at least 15 dead

Typhoon Damrey slammed into Vietnam's south-central coast on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and leaving four others missing, officials said.
2017-11-04 13:11:02 Read More

Lebanese prime minister resigns, saying his life in danger

In his statement, Hariri said Iran was "losing in its interference in the affairs of the Arab world", adding that Lebanon would "rise as it had done in the past" and "cut off the hands that wickedly extend into it". Hariri became Lebanon's prime minister late last year.
2017-11-04 11:59:17 Read More

Trump heads to Japan with North Korea on his mind

Donald Trump, who is on a 12-day trip, is to speak to US and Japanese forces at Yokota air base shortly after arriving in Japan on Sunday and looked to stress the importance of the alliance to regional security.
2017-11-04 07:13:41 Read More

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US releases new trove of secret JFK files

A new batch of files, mostly secret CIA records, related to the November 1963 assassination of US president John F Kennedy was released by the National Archives on Friday.
2017-11-04 01:05:38 Read More

US releases new trove of secret JFK files

Glasgow withdraws honour from Suu Kyi

The Glasgow City Council on Friday became the latest UK institution to withdraw an honour bestowed upon Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi in the wake of the Rohingya crisis.
2017-11-03 17:08:56 Read More

Man claims to have explosives near White House, held

A 33-year-old man was arrested on Friday after the Secret Service said he approached one of its uniformed officers near the White House and claimed to have ``dropped explosives'' in the area. Ervin Pettaway of Washington, D.C., was taken into custody and charged with one count of felony threats.
2017-11-03 17:05:10 Read More

Trump embarks on marathon Asia trip

US President Donald Trump departed the United States on Friday, beginning an almost two week trip to Asia that will take in five countries. Trump left Joint Base Andrews, just outside Washington, bound for Hawaii. From there he will travel on to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
2017-11-03 14:28:49 Read More

ISIS will pay 'big price' for each attack on US: Trump

President Donald Trump said on Friday that the Islamic State group will pay a "big price" for every attack it stages against the United States, following the New York truck attack by an ISIS loyalist.
2017-11-03 13:06:08 Read More

Sikh teen beaten in US, family claims hate crime

A 14-year-old Sikh boy was punched and knocked down by his classmate in the Washington State with his father claiming that his son was targeted because he is of Indian descent, media reports have said.
2017-11-03 11:13:37 Read More

Iran denounces CIA 'fake news' in Bin Laden files

According to scholars from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), who were allowed to see the trove before it was made public, the files shed new light on the murky relationship between the Sunni extremist group and Shiite Iran.
2017-11-03 09:42:03 Read More

Pakistani ex-PM's corruption trial adjourned

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday appeared before an anti-graft court which adjourned till November 7 the hearing of corruption cases against him, his daughter and son-in-law spiralling from the Panama Papers scandal.
2017-11-03 06:38:40 Read More

Pakistani ex-PM's corruption trial adjourned

US mulls designating NKorea as sponsor of terrorism

"That is an option that's under consideration," US National Security Adviser H R McMaster told reporters at a White House news conference. President Donald Trump embarks on his five-nation Asia trip today during which the issue of the reclusive nation will be taken up prominently.
2017-11-03 03:11:44 Read More

IS claims responsibility for New York truck attack

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a truck attack in New York City that killed eight people on Tuesday, the group's online publication said on Thursday.
2017-11-03 02:51:47 Read More

Osama's views on Arab Spring revealed in journal

The 228-page journal meanders among discussions, thoughts and reflections bin Laden shared with his family about how to exploit the uprisings. He talks about Libya becoming a pathway for jihadis to Europe and how quickly turmoil had gripped the Middle East.
2017-11-03 02:43:41 Read More

'Donald Trump's Asia trip to expand new ties'

Donald Trump's maiden Asia trip as the US President is to "strengthen longstanding" alliances and "expand new partnerships", his national security adviser has said.
2017-11-03 02:28:13 Read More

US sends supersonic bombers over South Korea

US bombers overflew the Korean peninsula Thursday as part of an exercise with Japanese and South Korean warplanes, the US Air Force said, days before President Donald Trump arrives in the region for a trip set to be dominated by the nuclear-armed North.
2017-11-03 01:43:07 Read More

Trump taps Jerome Powell to lead US Federal Reserve

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Trump taps Jerome Powell to lead US Federal Reserve

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Trump taps Jerome Powell to lead US Federal Reserve

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Nawaz Sharif's disqualification Ãs murder of justice, says daughter

Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by Pakistan's Supreme Court in haste, the ousted prime minister's daughter and PML-N party leader Maryam Nawaz has said while maintaining that the ruling amounted to the murder of justice.
2017-11-02 16:10:24 Read More

Release of Laden files renews interest in Iran links

The CIA's release of documents seized during the 2011 raid that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden has again raised questions about Iran's support of the extremist network leading up to the Sept. 11 terror attacks.
2017-11-02 12:49:22 Read More

'Spain likely to seek arrest of ousted Catalan leader'

Spanish courts are likely to issue a European arrest warrant for former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont after he failed to appear at a Spanish court hearing on Thursday, Spain's top judge said.
2017-11-02 11:13:20 Read More

China's Xi sends rare message to North Korea's Kim

The note signalled a possible improvement in their strained relationships, which has soured over Pyongyang's growing weapons ambitions. Xi's message, dated Wednesday, was sent in response to congratulations from Kim last week for securing a second term as the head of China's ruling party.
2017-11-02 07:24:49 Read More

Hamas hands over border crossings to Palestinian Authority

Hamas also completely dismantled its own checkpoint along the border with Israel, leaving only the one operated by the Palestinian Authority (PA) there, with trucks carting away furniture and material. A ceremony was held to formalise the handover at the Rafah border with Egypt.
2017-11-02 06:49:03 Read More

Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict

Aung San Suu Kyi visited the conflict-torn area of northern Rakhine state for the first time as Myanmar's leader on Thursday, while her government said a plan to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who've fled violence there is in the works.
2017-11-02 05:59:25 Read More

Trump calls for death penalty for man charged in NY attack

"NYC terrorist was happy as he asked to hang ISIS flag in his hospital room. He killed 8 people, badly injured 12. SHOULD GET DEATH PENALTY!" Trump tweeted.
2017-11-02 05:48:18 Read More

Nawaz Sharif returns to face trial in corruption cases

Sharif is due to appear in court on Friday over allegations linked to London properties the family owns, charges that could see the former premier jailed. "This case in the National Accountability Bureau is highly bogus and fake, which doesn't have links to corruption," he told Geo TV.
2017-11-02 05:24:10 Read More

Three killed, one injured in Colorado Walmart shooting

Thornton police tweeted Wednesday night they were responding to a shooting with "multiple parties down." They advised people to stay away from the area as dozens of emergency vehicles converged at the store.
2017-11-02 01:11:50 Read More

NY truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offences

Federal prosecutors brought terrorism charges Wednesday against the Uzbek immigrant accused in the truck rampage that left eight people dead, saying he was spurred to attack by the Islamic State group's online calls to action and picked Halloween because he figured streets would be extra crowded.
2017-11-02 00:56:59 Read More

Trump calls for ending visa program after NY attack

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday seized on the deadly New York City truck attack to step up demands for stricter US immigration laws, asking Congress to end a visa program that let the Uzbek suspect into the country and saying he might send him to Guantanamo Bay.
2017-11-02 00:20:23 Read More

Saudi-led strike kills 29 at Yemen market

A Saudi-led coalition air strike killed 29 people at a crowded marketplace in the heartland of the Iran-backed Shiite Huthi rebels in northern Yemen today, Huthi health authorities said.
2017-11-01 17:30:24 Read More

'Won't tolerate it': Haley on Pak terror havens

The US will not tolerate Pakistan providing safe havens to terrorists, America's envoy to the UN Nikki Haley has said and backed the creation of a strategic alliance with India to fight terrorism and maintain peace and stability in the India-Pacific region.
2017-11-01 09:32:11 Read More

Uber driver: A look at NYC attack suspect

A family friend described the suspect as calm and hard-working, while President Donald Trump derided him as "sick and deranged." A picture of the man's life only just began to emerge in the immediate hours after the Tuesday attack that killed at eight people and injured 11 more.
2017-11-01 08:26:18 Read More

Japan MPs re-elect Abe after election landslide

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2017-11-01 07:31:22 Read More

N Korea slams 'incurably mentally deranged' Trump

US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un have traded threats of war and personal insults against each other in recent months, heightening worries about a potential conflict on the divided Korean peninsula.
2017-11-01 03:39:10 Read More

Halloween: People flock to parade despite attack

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'US nukes to cost $1.2 trillion over next 30 years'

US officials have noted that America's nuclear modernization is lagging behind Russia's upgrade of its own nuclear triad. Trump has said he wants to ensure the US nuclear arsenal is at the "top of the pack,"
2017-11-01 02:53:44 Read More

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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Nov

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US calls on nations to sever ties with NKorea

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

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

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

Europe's Muslim population to grow, migration or not

Britain's May tours Mideast amid Islam row with Trump

Britain's May tours Mideast amid Islam row with Trump

Pope lands in Bangladesh after contentious Myanmar visit

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

'Who is the pope?' ask Rohingya in Bangladesh

Pak protest over #FreeBalochistan ad shot down by UK

Blood and fury: Menstrual activism sweeps the world

Blood and fury: Menstrual activism sweeps the world

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

Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos, faces flak

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

Gunmen attack Shia imambargah in Pak, kill 2 people

'Gurdwaras, temples testament to tolerant Afghanistan'

Hafiz Saeed may have to wait for new ombudsperson to hear his petition

Trump retweets anti-Muslim videos

NBC fires 'Today' host Matt Lauer for sexual misconduct

Pope Francis calls for reconciliation in Myanmar

North Korea missile test 'provocative action': Kremlin

Militia attack kills 43 in South Sudan's Jonglei state

Canada PM apologizes for oppression of LGBTQ communities

Same-sex marriage bill clears Australia's Senate

North Korea says tests new ICBM, can reach all US mainland

Prince Harry proposed to Meghan over roast chicken

'North Korea could launch missile within days'

Kenya president sworn in after months-long election turmoil

Severe floods and landslide kill 11 in Indonesia

Tourists feel the heat as Bali volcano keeps airport closed

UK's Prince Harry to wed Meghan Markle in Windsor in May

Bangladesh approves controversial Rohingya island

Russia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport

Russia loses contact with satellite after launch from new spaceport

Oxford strips Suu Kyi of city's freedom

Three alleged Islamists killed in Bangladesh before Pope's visit

Harvey Weinstein resigns from Directors Guild of America

Groping charges: Franken vows 'this will not happen again'

IS, Taliban engage in battle in eastern Afghanistan: Official

Water, electricity, McDonald's: Gazans hope for reconciliation

Britain replaces UN Ambassador, following ICJ defeat

Another North Korean missile test soon?

Man arrested over 'NYE attack plan in Melbourne'

Swachh China? Xi gives fresh push to â€˜toilet revolutionâ€™

Swachh China? Xi gives fresh push to â€˜toilet revolutionâ€™

Ash from rumbling volcano forces Bali airport to stay shut

Islamists end stir after Pak govt caves in

Zimbabwe forces say country back to 'normalcy' after crisis

Thousands flee as Bali raises volcano alert

UN rights forum to hold special session on Rohingya

Toll from Greek floods rises to 23

Indonesia says 40,000 evacuated from Bali volcano

259 arrested in '17 for smuggling foreign waste: China

No results yet in Honduras presidential election

South Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation

South Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation

Bali raises volcano alert to highest level: Officials

Pak seeks political settlement with religious protesters

Nepal votes in 1st provincial polls amid democracy hopes

Syria regime bombing kills 19 near Damascus

Survivors recall attack on mosque in Egypt

Bali's erupting volcano raises air travel warnings

Zimbabwe's Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down

Zimbabwe's Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down

Israel races to head off UN settlement 'blacklist'

Factory blast in China's eastern Ningbo city, 2 dead

Pak calls in army; 10 killed, over 250 injured

Apartment building fire in Spain: 1 dead, 32 injured

Apartment building fire in Spain: 1 dead, 32 injured

Zimbabwe court says military takeover was legal

Pakistan justifies Hafiz Saeed's release

Mosque massacre: Egypt president vows forceful response

'We dare not squander the moment': Zimbabwe's new leader

'We dare not squander the moment': Zimbabwe's new leader

Attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai kills at least 235

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