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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Oct

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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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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

Release of Laden files renews interest in Iran links

'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

Nawaz Sharif returns to face trial in corruption cases

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

Uber driver: A look at NYC attack suspect

Japan MPs re-elect Shinzo Abe after election landslide

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New report calls for probe into UK role in Ops Blue Star

A new report by a British Sikh group has called for an independent public inquiry into the exact nature of the UK government's assistance to the Indian Army during the 1984 Operation Blue Star, describing a previous internal review as a "whitewash".
2017-11-01 06:15:00 Read More

Kick the butt, get 6 day additional off in Japan

Non-smoking employees at one Japanese firm are getting six additional days' holiday to compensate for the time their colleagues spend puffing away at work. Piala, a Tokyo-based online commerce consulting and marketing company, kicked off the programme in September after an employee complained about the time lost by smoking colleagues who frequently disappear to light up.
2017-11-01 04:53:10 Read More

North 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

New Yorkers flock to Halloween parade despite attack

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2017-11-01 03:06:06 Read More

US nukes to cost $1.2 trillion over next 30 years: CBO

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

Russian influence reached 126mn users in US through FB alone

Russian agents intending to sow discord among American citizens disseminated inflammatory posts that reached 126 million users on Facebook, published more than 1,31,000 messages on Twitter and uploaded over 1,000 videos to Googleâ€™s YouTube service, according to copies of prepared remarks from the companies that were obtained by The New York Times.
2017-10-31 23:59:43 Read More

China denies channelling Brahmaputra waters

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2017-10-31 14:57:48 Read More

China denies channelling Brahmaputra waters

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Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness

China has quietly undertaken more construction and reclamation in the South China Sea, recent satellite images show, and is likely to more powerfully reassert its claims over the waterway soon, regional diplomats and military officers say.
2017-10-31 11:09:05 Read More

China, South Korea agree to mend ties after THAAD standoff

The installation of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system had angered China, with South Koreaâ€™s tourism, cosmetics and entertainment industries bearing the brunt of a Chinese backlash, although Beijing has never specifically linked that to the THAAD deployment.
2017-10-31 09:50:03 Read More

Thailand revokes passports of exiled former PM Yingluck

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2017-10-31 09:05:06 Read More

Pakistani wife 'kills' husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi

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2017-10-31 06:38:50 Read More

New Zealand moves to ban foreigners from buying homes

Amina Okuyeva died and her husband Adam Osmayev was injured when their car was hit by a hail of bullets while crossing a railroad track near Kiev. Osmayev was accused of plotting to kill Putin just weeks before the Russian leader's election to a third term in 2012.
2017-10-31 06:33:16 Read More

UK lawmakers seek 'zero tolerance' for sexual harassment

With Prime Minister Theresa May sitting beside her, Andrea Leadsom told the chamber there was no place for harassment or misconduct in politics as she outlined steps to repair a grievance system that she described as "inadequate."
2017-10-31 04:18:59 Read More

Putin murder plot suspect wounded, wife killed in Ukraine

In September, China passed a new law mandating up to 15 days in police detention for those who mock the "March of the Volunteers". Parliament is now looking at whether to amend the country's Criminal Law to include criminal penalties for disrespect of the national anthem, Xinhua said.
2017-10-31 03:20:54 Read More

126m may have seen Russia-linked posts in US: FB

Social media giant Facebook has said that Russia-based operatives published about 80,000 posts on the social network over a two-year period in an effort to sway US politics and that about 126 million Americans may have seen the posts during that time.
2017-10-31 03:04:40 Read More

China considers 3-year jail term for disrespecting anthem

The quake, which was at a shallow depth of 9.3 miles (15 km)below the seabed, did not trigger a tsunami, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii and the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre.
2017-10-31 02:57:29 Read More

Magnitude 7.0 undersea quake hits near New Caledonia

Emmanue Macron said on Monday that it will take effect Tuesday, just in time to replace the state of emergency that is set to expire on Nov. 1. It gives law enforcement greater authority to conduct searches, to close religious facilities and to restrict the movements of people suspected of extremist ties.
2017-10-31 01:31:17 Read More

French President signs law that replaces state of emergency

S Arabia to extract uranium for nuclear programme

Extracting its own uranium also makes sense from an economic point of view, said Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani, head of the Saudi government agency tasked with the nuclear plans, the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KACARE).
2017-10-30 14:26:04 Read More

S Arabia to extract uranium for nuclear programme

Vatican spokesperson Greg Burke said on Monday that the Nov. 10-11 conference was part of the Vatican's long-standing effort to promote a nuclear weapons-free world. But he denied that the conference, first reported by La Repubblica newspaper, represented a mediation effort by Pope Francis.
2017-10-30 14:26:04 Read More

Vatican aims to head off US-N Korea nuclear standoff

Work resumes normally in Catalonia

Work resumed normally in Catalonia and calm reigned on the streets on Monday despite calls for civil disobedience from secessionist politicians, in early signs the direct rule imposed to stop an independence bid was taking hold.
2017-10-30 11:38:19 Read More

Anger after young Russian model dies in China

The Siberian Times newspaper, without clearly noting its sources, reported that 14-year-old Vlada Dzyuba died after falling into a coma after working a 13-hour day. That would violate a Russian law that says underage models can't work more than three hours a week.
2017-10-30 11:24:25 Read More

Chinese universities start 'Xi Thought' institutes

universities have established research institutes for Xi's ideology, which was enshrined in the Communist Party's constitution during its 19th national congress this month.
2017-10-30 08:33:40 Read More

Fiona the hippo watches as couple get engaged

A snapshot shared on Instagram shows the hippo underwater with her face near the glass, watching as Nick Kelble got down on one knee in front of her with a ring box for his smiling girlfriend, Hayley Roll.
2017-10-30 06:54:12 Read More

Pak court issues arrest warrant against minister

A Pakistani anti-graft court on Monday issued a bailable arrest warrant against Finance Minister Ishaq Dar after he failed to appear before it in a corruption case spiralling from the Panama Papers scandal.
2017-10-30 06:28:56 Read More

Pak court issues arrest warrant against minister

Israel slams 'terror tunnel' under UN Gaza school

Israel's UN ambassador Chris Gunness on Sunday said the discovery of a "terror tunnel" under a United Nations school in Hamas-ruled Gaza was proof of war crimes against Israel and Palestinian children.
2017-10-30 04:01:46 Read More

US, SKorea, Japan urge NKorea to cease provocations

Senior defence officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan held trilateral talks and urged North Korea to walk away from its "destructive and reckless path" of weapons development, the US military said in a statement.
2017-10-30 04:01:03 Read More

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Britain defends Balfour Declaration, 100 years on

This Thursday marks the centenary of the Balfour Declaration â€” a 67-word letter from Britain's then foreign secretary Arthur Balfour that threw London's backing behind a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine.
2017-10-30 03:39:05 Read More

Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

President Donald Trump expressed renewed frustration on Sunday over the investigations into alleged ties between his campaign associates and Russian government officials, saying on Twitter that the "facts are pouring out" about links to Russia by his former presidential opponent, Hillary Clinton.
2017-10-30 03:11:45 Read More

Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums

Saudi Arabia will allow women into sports stadiums for the first time from next year, authorities said on Sunday, in a landmark move opening up three previously male-only venues to families.
2017-10-30 01:34:50 Read More

1 million people at Spanish unity rally in Barcelona

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2017-10-29 14:42:59 Read More

1 million people at Spanish unity rally in Barcelona

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Toll in Mogadishu attack rises to 27, police chief sacked

The death toll from a deadly weekend attack on a hotel in Mogadishu has risen to 27, the Somali government said on Sunday, announcing the dismissal of the country's police and intelligence chiefs.
2017-10-29 13:30:48 Read More

Catalan independence parties may lose election, poll suggests

Pro-independence parties were seen as taking 42.5 percent of the vote while anti-independence parties would win 43.4 percent, according to the poll of some 1,000 people surveyed.
2017-10-29 09:15:49 Read More

Pentagon chief says North Korea engages in â€˜outlawâ€™ behavior

In remarks in Seoul with South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-moo at his side, Mattis said North Korea engages in â€œoutlawâ€ behavior and that the US will never accept a nuclear North.
2017-10-29 08:57:51 Read More

Somalia police end night-long siege of hotel, 23 dead

The assault started Saturday afternoon when a suicide truck bomb exploded outside the popular hotel in the capital. The blast twisted vehicles and caused massive damage to nearby buildings which were left with only their walls standing.
2017-10-29 08:55:22 Read More

Qatar's emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani said US President Donald Trump has offered to host a meeting between Qatar and its opponents â€” Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates â€” to end the crisis between the American allies.
2017-10-29 08:02:12 Read More

Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss: Xinhua

Li Qiang, an ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been named the top Communist Party official in Shanghai, replacing Han Zheng who last week joined the elite Politburo Standing Committee, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday.
2017-10-29 04:33:43 Read More

Wrongly held after 9|11, Canada pays 3 men $25m

Canada settled a lawsuit with three citizens who were wrongly accused of terror links and tortured in Syria and Egypt for Can$31.5 million (US$24.6 million), local media said on Thursday. Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad Elmaati and Muayyed Nureddin had been arrested and tortured just after the 9/11 attacks.
2017-10-29 03:54:34 Read More

Wrongly held after 9|11, Canada pays 3 men $25m

Over 20 dead, more than 30 wounded in Somalia attack

A suicide truck bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least 23 people and wounding more than 30, and gunfire continued as security forces pursued other attackers inside the building, police said.
2017-10-28 21:58:20 Read More

Rohingya hacks to death Bangladeshi amid rising tensions

A young Rohingya man hacked to death a Bangladeshi man on Saturday, police said, amid growing tensions in southeastern Bangladesh which has seen a massive influx of refugees from neighbouring Myanmar. Police said the attack by the Rohingya man was linked to a family dispute.
2017-10-28 16:21:42 Read More

2 dead, more than 8 wounded in Mogadishu blast

A suspected suicide car bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia's capital on Saturday, killing at least two people and wounding more than eight, while gunfire could be heard inside, police said. A second blast could be heard in the area minutes later.
2017-10-28 15:28:40 Read More

N Korea engages in 'outlaw' behaviour: Pentagon chief

The threat of nuclear missile attack by North Korea is accelerating, US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis said on Saturday, accusing the North of illegal and unnecessary missile and nuclear programmes and pledging to repel any strike.
2017-10-28 15:27:44 Read More

N Korea engages in 'outlaw' behaviour: Pentagon chief

Assad's forces responsible for gas attack in Syria: UN

The investigation from the UN and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), released on Thursday, said that experts are "confident that the Syrian Arab Republic is responsible for the release of sarin at Khan Sheikhoun on 4 April 2017".
2017-10-28 13:50:49 Read More

Myanmar harvests abandoned Rohingya fields

Myanmar's government began harvesting rice from farmland abandoned by Rohingya in northern Rakhine on Saturday, officials said, a move likely to raise concerns about the prospect of return for more than half a million refugees who have fled communal violence in the area.
2017-10-28 11:43:25 Read More

Myanmar harvests abandoned Rohingya fields

'How does the press treat you?' Trump asks kids at WH Halloween party

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2017-10-28 05:32:35 Read More

Mattis warns 'massive military response' to N Korea atomic weapon use

Mattis, on a trip to Seoul for annual defence talks, maintained that diplomacy remained a "preferred course of action" but stressed, "our diplomats are most effective when backed by credible military force". "Make no mistake -- any attack on the United States or our allies will be defeated," Mattis said.
2017-10-28 05:26:28 Read More

Barack Obama called for jury duty in Chicago

Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans on Friday told county commissioners during a budget hearing that Obama, who owns homes in Washington, DC, and Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood, will serve in November. He is registered to vote in Chicago.
2017-10-28 03:47:45 Read More

Spain PM dissolves Catalan parliament after independence declaration

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Friday he had dissolved the Catalan parliament and called regional elections for December 21 under sweeping powers approved by the Senate to stop a secessionist movement in Catalonia.
2017-10-27 20:05:27 Read More

Spain PM dissolves Catalan parliament after independence declaration

At least six wounded in blast in Balochistan

At least six people were wounded on Friday when a bomb went off along railway tracks in southwestern Pakistan, halting train service in the region, security and railways officials said.
2017-10-27 12:05:01 Read More

China urges US not to allow Taiwan president in

China urged the United States on Friday not to permit Taiwan's president to travel through US territory en route to the island's diplomatic allies in the Pacific, a sensitive visit shortly ahead of US President Donald Trump's trip to Beijing.
2017-10-27 11:47:47 Read More

In Raqa, jihadists are gone but they can still kill

The US-backed SDF took full control of Raqa on October 17, wrapping up an operation that lasted more than four months to capture a city that had been the inner sanctum of IS's now moribund "caliphate". Hundreds of thousands of people fled the city since 2014 and by the time the SDF retook it, Raqa had become a ghost town of collapsed buildings.
2017-10-27 11:08:26 Read More

'India-NKorea ties could act as conduit for communications'

India's diplomatic ties with North Korea could act as a "conduit for communications", US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said amidst tensions between Washington and Pyongyang over the latter's nuclear missile tests.
2017-10-27 08:51:43 Read More

'India-NKorea ties could act as conduit for communications'

US: Mattis accuses NKorea of threatening 'catastrophe'

US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis accused North Korea today of building a nuclear arsenal to "threaten others with catastrophe" and said the Trump administration remains committed to compelling the North to accept complete nuclear disarmament.
2017-10-27 06:04:08 Read More

This woman has holiday jet all to herself

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2017-10-27 05:22:02 Read More

Australian court disqualifies deputy PM for dual citizenship

The Australian government was thrown into turmoil today after losing its one-seat majority when the nation's highest court ruled the deputy prime minister was ineligible to sit in parliament over his dual citizenship.
2017-10-27 04:48:19 Read More

Hammers, axes to test Trump border wall prototypes

The testing lasting up to two months could lead to officials concluding that elements of several designs should be merged to create effective walls, said Ronald Vitiello, Customs and Border Protection's acting deputy commissioner.
2017-10-27 04:47:41 Read More

Rex Tillerson calls Myanmar army chief over Rohingya crisis

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2017-10-27 02:33:56 Read More

President Trump releases 2,800 files, holds back some

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered the unveiling of 2,800 documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy but yielded to pressure from the FBI and CIA to block the release of some information to be reviewed further.
2017-10-26 22:54:57 Read More

President Trump releases 2,800 files, holds back some

Russian helicopter crashes at sea in Arctic, 8 aboard: Norway

A Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway's Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Thursday, Norwegian rescue services said.
2017-10-26 15:13:37 Read More

Trump to declare opioids a public health emergency: Officials

Opioids, primarily prescription painkillers, heroin and fentanyl - a drug 50 to 100 times more powerful than morphine - are fueling the drug overdoses. About 100 Americans die each day from related overdoses, Centers for Disease Control data shows.
2017-10-26 14:54:24 Read More

China releases activist who supported Hong Kong democracy

Su Changlan, a 47-year-old primary school teacher was first detained in southern Guangdong province on October 26, 2014 after making comments on social media in support of democracy protests in the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong.
2017-10-26 13:56:28 Read More

Inferno at Indonesia fireworks factory kills 47

Indonesian police say the death toll from an inferno at a fireworks factory outside Jakarta has risen to 47. The fire began on Thursday morning at the factory next to a residential area in Tangerang, a city in Banten province on the western outskirts of Jakarta.
2017-10-26 11:14:35 Read More

Imran Khan apologises to Pak election commission

Pakistan's election commission on Thursday warned Opposition leader Imran Khan to be careful in his choice of words in future after accepting an apology from him for his scandalous remarks against the top poll body.
2017-10-26 09:42:52 Read More

Pak more dangerous than NKorea: Ex-US Senator

Pakistan is more dangerous than North Korea as it does not have a centralised control on its nuclear weapons, making them vulnerable to theft and sale, a former top American Senator warned, describing both the nations as rogue states.
2017-10-26 09:22:06 Read More

23 killed, 45 injured in Indonesia fireworks factory fire

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23 killed, 45 injured in Indonesia fireworks factory fire

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Rama X: Thailand's new monarch making his mark

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Rama X: Thailand's new monarch making his mark

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Ex-Prez Bush apologizes for patting women's rears

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450-pound seal removed from airport's runway in US

A seal estimated to weigh 450 pounds (204 kilograms) was removed from the runway at the airport at Utqiagvik by way of sled on Monday. The state Department of Transportation got in on the fun by warning pilots of "low sealings" at the airport.
2017-10-26 02:54:08 Read More

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War of words spreads to soldier's widow, Trump

A fallen soldier's angry widow joined the stormy dispute with US President Donald Trump over his response to her husband's death, declaring that his failure to remember the soldier's name in last week's condolence call "made me cry."
2017-10-26 02:32:13 Read More

N Korea's Kim congratulates China's Xi after congress

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a rare congratulatory message to China's President Xi Jinping on Wednesday, the North's state media said on Thursday, wishing the Chinese leader "great success" in his future tasks as head of the nation.
2017-10-26 02:24:11 Read More

Trump rips Clinton over dossier alleging Russian ties

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Take nuclear test threat 'literally': N Korea diplomat

The recent warning from North Korea's foreign minister of a possible atmospheric nuclear test over the Pacific Ocean should be taken literally, a senior North Korean official told CNN in an interview aired on Wednesday.
2017-10-26 00:55:15 Read More

Take nuclear test threat 'literally': N Korea diplomat

Trump speaks to Xi after Chinese leader tightens grip on power

China's state-run news agency Xinhua reported that Xi expressed a desire to work with Trump to "jointly blueprint future development of China-US ties."
2017-10-25 17:00:48 Read More

China's negotiator for Indian border promoted to CPC body

A foreign affairs expert and negotiator on the India-China border issue has been appointed to the decision-making political bureau of the Communist Party of China. The diplomat, Yang Jiechi, is expected by many to rise further and become a vice-premier in charge of foreign affairs.
2017-10-25 16:38:51 Read More

New screenings for US-bound passengers on global airlines

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After speech, Israeli president termed 'Nazi' in graffiti

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British man convicted in Germany for decades-old IRA attack

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Vietnam jails student activist for anti-state propaganda

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Kenya's Supreme Court can't hear case to delay new election

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'Clinton paid in part for Trump-Russia dossier'

The dossier, which circulated in Washington last year and was turned over to the FBI for its review, contends that Russia was engaged in a longstanding effort to aid Trump and had amassed compromising information about him.
2017-10-25 05:26:04 Read More

'Clinton paid in part for Trump-Russia dossier'

Xi secures 2nd term as Communist Party leader

The party congress already elevated Xi's status to China's most powerful ruler in decades by inserting his name and dogma into the party's constitution alongside past leaders Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping.
2017-10-25 04:14:15 Read More

China to unveil new leadership line-up today

Xi, 64, is certain to emerge with a second five-year term as the party's general secretary, with an even stronger mandate to accomplish his ambition of turning China into a global superpower with a world-class military by mid-century.
2017-10-25 02:48:52 Read More

US to resume refugee admissions; 11 countries blocked

Refugee agencies pointed to the affected countries as Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. All but North Korea are mainly Muslim populations, and in the past have been the source of the largest portion of US refugee admissions.
2017-10-25 02:39:16 Read More

Saudi crown prince defends his social reforms

The prince said that "we want to go back to what we were: moderate Islam," speaking during a rare public appearance at a major investment conference in Saudi Arabia today.
2017-10-24 16:29:27 Read More

Saudi crown prince defends his social reforms

Jailed Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong released on bail

Wong, 21, who became the face of the mass pro-democracy protests while still a teenager, was jailed for six months while Law, 24, was imprisoned for eight months.
2017-10-24 08:22:43 Read More

Trump's Empire State Building doodle fetches $16,000

The picture, which carries Trump's signature, dates to 1995 when Trump owned a stake in the iconic 102-story Empire State in midtown Manhattan and was locked in a lease dispute.
2017-10-24 06:35:25 Read More

Trump's Empire State Building doodle fetches $16,000

Xi joins Mao in Chinese Communist Party constitution

China's Communist Party added President Xi Jinping's name to its constitution on Tuesday, confirming his status as the nation's most powerful leader in decades.
2017-10-24 04:34:07 Read More

'Idiots of the century' swim in baited crocodile trap

A group of men seen swimming inside a baited crocodile trap in Australia near where a woman was recently eaten were blasted as "idiots of the century" on Tuesday.
2017-10-24 04:00:18 Read More

Communist Party endorses 2nd term for Xi Jinping

Speculation is rife that Xi Jinping would break that retirement age convention and may continue for a third term considering his powerful stature in the party, equalling that of the party founder Mao Zedong and his successor Deng Xiaoping.
2017-10-24 03:26:21 Read More

Tillerson to talk tough to Pakistan on terror safe havens

Tillerson's crucial visit to Islamabad, aimed at normalising bilateral ties, comes days after he made a major policy speech on America's growing strategic relations with India and US President Donald Trump's move to offer a bigger say for India in war-torn Afghanistan.
2017-10-23 17:38:42 Read More

All eyes on fate of Chinaâ€™s graft buster Wang Qishan

Defence Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said there were no more militants, known locally as coming from the Maute group, providing resistance following an intense final battle after which 42 bodies were recovered.
2017-10-23 17:19:55 Read More

All eyes on fate of Chinaâ€™s graft buster Wang Qishan

Is 'Jihad' an acceptable name? French judge to rule

French judges are set to rule on whether a family in southern France can call their child "Jihad". The mayor's office in the city of Toulouse referred the parents to prosecutors after they registered the child in August, which could lead to a family judge ordering them to change the child's name.
2017-10-23 14:23:43 Read More

After election win, Abe prioritizes North Korea, aging Japan

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at a news conference that he is committed to protect the Japanese people's prosperity and peace from any contingency. He also referred to Japanese people who were abducted years ago and are believed to still be held by North Korea.
2017-10-23 13:18:04 Read More

Five-month battle with ISIS ends in Philippine city

Typhoon leaves two dead after lashing Japan

A powerful typhoon left two dead, two missing and dozens injured in Japan on Monday, moving northward off the Pacific coast after millions struggled to the polls for a national election.
2017-10-23 04:51:54 Read More

Tillerson seeks Arab help to isolate Iran

In Saudi Arabia and later Qatar, Tillerson denounced Iran's "malign behaviour" and urged nations of the region and elsewhere, notably Europe, to join the administration to halt any business they do with Iran's powerful Revolutionary Guard Corps.
2017-10-23 04:25:17 Read More

Italy regions back 'big bang' autonomy

Two wealthy regions of northern Italy â€” Lombardy and Veneto â€” voted overwhelmingly in favour of greater autonomy in the latest example of the powerful centrifugal forces reshaping European politics.
2017-10-23 03:07:55 Read More

Zoo hopes to cure panda's walking habit with sex

Zookeepers at Berlin's main animal park plan to introduce four-year-old Meng Meng to Jiao Qing, a panda three years her senior, in the hope that romance will help her with the frustrations associated with life in captivity that could be behind her habit.
2017-10-23 02:54:09 Read More

Zoo hopes to cure panda's walking habit with sex

Abe targets N Korea after 'super-majority' vote win

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe stormed to a landslide "super-majority" in snap Japanese elections, near complete projections showed Monday, with the hardline nationalist immediately pledging to "deal firmly" with North Korea.
2017-10-23 02:00:41 Read More

WHO chief reverses Mugabe ambassador appointment

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WHO chief reverses Mugabe ambassador appointment

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US pushes Saudi, Iraq on united front to counter Iran

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Former US presidents attend hurricane aid concert

The five living former presidents put aside politics and appeared together for the first time since 2013 at a concert to raise money for victims of devastating hurricanes in Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands.
2017-10-22 09:27:52 Read More

Sharif brothers tried to assassinate me twice: Zardari

Zardari, 62, said that Nawaz and Shahbaz plotted his murder when he was serving his eight-year-long sentence in corruption cases. He said the Sharif brothers planned to kill him when he was going to a court to attend his hearing.
2017-10-22 09:18:15 Read More

Philippines' toughest urban war down to last building

Philippine troops were locked in an intense urban firefight on Sunday with the last remnants of a pro-Islamic state alliance, as the army sought to declare an end to the country's biggest internal security crisis in years.
2017-10-22 08:27:47 Read More

China fears its top envoy in Pak might be killed

China has asked Pakistan to step up security of its newly-appointed ambassador in Islamabad in the wake of threats to his life from a terrorist organisation, according to media reports.
2017-10-22 07:51:11 Read More

For some Chinese dissidents, party congress is paid 'vacation'

Hu Jia, a well-known Chinese dissident who lives in Beijing, says he had hoped to go to the southeastern city of Xiamen for his government-sponsored holiday, but state security officials said no.
2017-10-22 05:44:27 Read More

Abe eyes fresh term as Japan votes under N Korea threat

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'DNA test confirms top Filipino terror suspect is dead'

DNA tests have confirmed the death of one of the FBI's most-wanted terror suspects, who the Philippine military reported was killed in a final battle to quell an Islamic State group-linked siege in southern Marawi city, US and Philippine officials said Saturday.
2017-10-22 01:38:43 Read More

'DNA test confirms top Filipino terror suspect is dead'

Trump defends tweets as key to White House victory

In an interview airing on Sunday on "Fox Business Network," Trump says he can bypass what he labels unfair media coverage by speaking directly. "Tweeting is like a typewriter â€” when I put it out, you put it immediately on your show," he said, according to a transcript released by the network.
2017-10-22 01:29:25 Read More

Egyptian officials say 55 police killed in Cairo shootout

Egyptian security officials say at least 55 policemen, including 20 officers and 34 conscripts, have been killed in a shootout during a raid on a militant hideout near Cairo.
2017-10-21 11:54:20 Read More

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Police say 4 people stabbed in Munich, assailant flees

fled the scene. Police said he appeared to be about 40 years old and had a black bicycle, gray trousers, a green jacket and a backpack. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear.
2017-10-21 08:57:40 Read More

Police say 4 people stabbed in Munich, assailant flees

Chinese power over North Korea? It's more myth than reality

The notion of Chinese power over the North â€” that the countries are as "close as lips and teeth,'' according to a cliche recorded in the 3rd century â€” is so tantalizing that Donald Trump has spent a good part of his young presidency playing it up.
2017-10-21 05:45:06 Read More

At least 30 police die in clash in Egypt's Western desert

The security sources said authorities were following a lead to a hideout deep in the desert thought to house eight suspected members of Hasm, a group which has claimed several attacks around the capital targeting judges and police since last year.
2017-10-21 04:41:18 Read More

Controversy after Zimbabwe's Mugabe made WHO 'goodwill ambassador'

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Controversy after Zimbabwe's Mugabe made WHO 'goodwill ambassador'

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Japan votes: Incumbent PM Abe appears headed to victory

Japanese voters may not love Abe, but they appear to want to stick with what they know, rather than hand the reins to an opposition with little or no track record. Uncertainly over North Korea and its growing missile and nuclear arsenal may be heightening that underlying conservatism.
2017-10-21 03:47:31 Read More

Oxford college drops Suu Kyi from common room's name

The students at the prestigious Oxford University college where Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi studied have voted to remove her name from the title of their Junior Common Room for her inability to condemn severe human rights abuses against Rohingyas in Myanmar.
2017-10-20 12:12:55 Read More

Putin keeps mum on re-election bid

Vladimir Putin declined to say if he would run for a fourth presidential term in an election set for March, though he is expected to stand after dominating Russian politics for 18 years.
2017-10-20 09:31:54 Read More

Ranjit Kumar resigns as Solicitor General of India

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Ranjit Kumar resigns as Solicitor General of India

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Viral game lets ordinary Chinese 'clap' for Xi

Ordinary young Chinese may not have paid close attention to Xi Jinping's 3-hour speech this week, but they're happy to "applaud" the president in the newest viral phenomenon to sweep China's internet.
2017-10-20 08:15:09 Read More

Three million Americans carry loaded handguns daily: Study

Compared with handgun owners who did not carry, those who did report carrying handguns tended to be younger, and more often male, live in the southern US, have grown up in firearm-owning households, self-identify as politically conservative, and own more than one type of firearm.
2017-10-20 08:14:04 Read More

Pak court indicts Nawaz Sharif in 3rd graft case

Nawaz Sharif is in London with his ailing wife Kulsoom, who is suffering from throat cancer and has undergone three surgeries so far. He is expected to come back on Sunday.
2017-10-20 08:02:35 Read More

Thai vegetarian festival expects record spending

Spending on food, transport and donations to Buddhist temples to 'make merit' during the festival was expected to reach 45 billion baht ($1.4 billion), the highest since estimates began 10 years ago, the Thai Chamber of Commerce said.
2017-10-20 07:27:02 Read More

Haley: Russia interference in elections is 'warfare'

US intelligence agencies have concluded that Russia used cyber-enabled means in an attempt to help President Donald Trump win the White House, an allegation the Kremlin has denied.
2017-10-20 06:36:49 Read More

CIA chief: North Korea close to nuke that could hit US

CIA director Mike Pompeo said President Donald Trump would still prefer to use sanctions and diplomacy to force North Korea to come to the table to discuss disarmament.
2017-10-20 05:26:04 Read More

US-Canadian family were held in Pak: CIA chief

Washington suspects Pakistan of collusion with the Haqqani group, a hardline Taliban faction that targets the US-backed government in Kabul and is thought to have held North American family as hostages.
2017-10-20 04:48:53 Read More

George W Bush takes veiled swipe at Trump

Bush, president from 2001 to 2009, emphasized the important role of immigrants and of international trade, two policy areas that Trump has cracked down on while in office.
2017-10-20 03:49:00 Read More

Barack Obama blasts 'politics of division'

Without mentioning Republican President Donald Trump by name, Obama told campaign rallies in New Jersey and Virginia that voters could send a powerful message about the type of politics they want by backing Democrats in November 7 elections in the two states.
2017-10-20 02:28:52 Read More

Barack Obama blasts 'politics of division'

43 Afghan soldiers killed in military base attack

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Barack Obama returns to the political arena

The 56-year-old former president is scheduled to attend campaign rallies in New Jersey and Virginia on Thursday to support Democratic party candidates for governor.
2017-10-19 06:14:49 Read More

Quebec to ban face coverings in public sector

While the law, which takes effect by July 1, 2018, does not specify which face coverings are prohibited, the debate has largely focused on the niqab worn by some Muslim women, which covers everything but the eyes.
2017-10-19 02:39:27 Read More

Quebec to ban face coverings in public sector

Taliban attacks kill at least 69 across Afghanistan

The deadliest attack hit a police training centre attached to the police headquarters in Gardez, main city of Paktia province. The Taliban, seeking to reimpose strict Islamic law after their 2001 ouster by US-led forces, claimed responsibility.
2017-10-18 07:38:46 Read More

US threats of war with North Korea 'dangerous': Hillary

Clinton also called on China to take a "more outfront role" in enforcing sanctions against North Korea aimed at curbing its missile and nuclear development.
2017-10-18 07:14:34 Read More

Pakistan's flip-flop on Hafiz Saeed continues

The flip-flop continues despite recent admission by Pakistani foreign minister that Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed has become a liability for Pakistan.
2017-10-18 06:55:55 Read More

UK facing most severe terror threat ever: MI5 chief

"The threat is more diverse than I have ever known: plots developed here in the UK, but plots directed from overseas as well, plots online, complex scheming and also crude stabbings, lengthy planning but also spontaneous attacks," MI5 chief Andrew Parker said.
2017-10-18 05:12:59 Read More

UK facing most severe terror threat ever: MI5 chief

US judge blocks latest version of Trump travel ban

The ruling means the Trump administration could again ask the SC to decide whether his immigration orders are legal. The newest order was announced last month to replace an expiring 90-day temporary ban on travelers from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
2017-10-18 04:09:47 Read More

US author George Saunders wins 2017 Man Booker Prize

American author George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize, a high-profile literary award, for his first novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo," - a fictional account of US President Abraham Lincoln burying his young son.
2017-10-18 02:58:33 Read More

Xi: China's prospects are bright but challenges severe

In his speech at the opening of a key Communist Party congress, Xi also hailed China's island-building efforts in the disputed South China Sea as well as his signature foreign policy initiative, the "One Belt, One Road" infrastructure investment project.
2017-10-18 02:25:53 Read More

71 killed in attacks on Afghan forces

Two separate suicide and gun attacks on police and soldiers in Afghanistan left at least 71 dead and nearly 170 wounded on Tuesday in the latest devastating assaults on beleaguered security forces.
2017-10-17 17:28:56 Read More

12 injured in bomb attack on police vehicle in Turkey

Mersin Mayor Burhanettin Kocamaz told another broadcaster, Haberturk, that the attack took place on the street where the local governor's office is located. He said the police vehicle was moving at the time of the attack.
2017-10-17 14:56:06 Read More

3,250 killed in Raqa battle, including 1,130 civilians

The more than four-month-long battle for Raqa, which US-backed forces declared over on Tuesday, has left at least 3,250 people dead, more than a third of them civilians, a monitor said.
2017-10-17 12:25:51 Read More

582,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh: UN

Some 582,000 Rohingya refugees have now fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since late August, the United Nations said on Tuesday, warning that thousands more were still stranded at the border. The UN said between 10,000 and 15,000 new refugees have arrived at the border in the last 48 hours alone.
2017-10-17 12:23:47 Read More

582,000 Rohingya have crossed into Bangladesh: UN

US-backed forces say have captured Raqa from IS

The Kurdish-Arab Syrian Democratic Forces, who have been fighting inside the northern city since they broke in on June 6, flushed the few hundred IS fighters left in the city from their last positions in the main hospital and the national stadium.
2017-10-17 11:08:43 Read More

Prachanda's Maoist party to quit Deuba govt: Report

Prachanda's Maoist Centre was key coalition partner of the Deuba government and it had been facing criticism for staying in the government despite forging an alliance with the main opposition.
2017-10-17 09:01:06 Read More

Prachanda's Maoist party to quit Deuba govt: Report

15 dead in Afghan police centre attack

The Taliban claimed responsibility in a tweet for the continuing attack in the centre in Gardez, capital of Paktia province which borders Pakistan. Paktia borders Pakistan's militancy-plagued tribal areas where the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network has a presence.
2017-10-17 07:36:57 Read More

Malta car bomb kills Panama Papers journalist

Daphne Caruana Galizia had just driven away from her home in Mosta, a large town on Malta's main island, when the bomb went off. One of the topics Galizia examined was the Maltese content in the Panama Papers leaked in 2016.
2017-10-17 04:39:28 Read More

No decision yet on new offers to search for missing MH370

Malaysian Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said proposals were received from US-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity, Dutch firm Fugro and an unidentified Malaysian company.
2017-10-17 04:32:00 Read More

'A nuclear war may break out any moment': North Korea

"The entire US mainland is within our firing range and if the US dares to invade our sacred territory even an inch it will not escape our severe punishment in any part of the globe," North Korea's deputy UN ambassador Kim In Ryong warned.
2017-10-17 03:23:50 Read More

Japan PM Abe sends offering to war shrine

Shinzo Abe â€” who has been criticised for what some see as a revisionist take on Japan's wartime record â€” sent a sacred "masakaki" tree bearing his name to Yasukuni Shrine as it starts a four-day festival.
2017-10-17 02:42:06 Read More

Trump urges Hillary to run in 2020 prez polls

"I hope Hillary runs. Is she going to run? I hope. Hillary, please run again. Go ahead," Trump told reporters at an impromptu news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House.
2017-10-17 02:38:50 Read More

Madrid to Catalonia: Drop bid for independence within 3 days

Catalan authorities must drop a bid for independence by Thursday, the Spanish government said, moving closer to imposing direct rule over the region after its leader missed an initial deadline to back down.
2017-10-17 00:05:46 Read More

California wildfire death toll rises to 41

Firefighters began gaining ground on wildfires that killed at least 41 people in the past week, the deadliest blazes in California's history, as winds eased and searchers combed charred ruins for more victims with hundreds still missing.
2017-10-16 16:39:56 Read More

France to impose instant fines for women harassment

A new law will impose on-the-spot fines for harassment of women in the streets of France, a minister said on Monday, as the sex scandal engulfing Hollywood honcho Harvey Weinstein encouraged French women to tell their stories.
2017-10-16 16:31:32 Read More

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Three dead as Storm Ophelia batters Ireland

Three people died as Tropical Storm Ophelia battered Ireland's southern coast on Monday, knocking down trees and power lines and whipping up 10-metre (30-foot) waves.
2017-10-16 16:12:09 Read More

30 killed as wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain

At least 27 people have died in fires which have ravaged forests in northern and central Portugal over the past 24 hours, rescuers said on Monday, as three people were killed in Spain in blazes sparked by arsonists and fanned by Hurricane Ophelia.
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30 killed as wildfires rage in Portugal and Spain

No clarification on Catalan independence status yet

Catalonia's leader called for dialogue with Spain and a meeting with the country's prime minister, complying with a Monday deadline to respond to a request from the central government to state explicitly whether the regional president had declared independence.
2017-10-16 08:43:32 Read More

Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims capsizes, 12 killed

An overcrowded boat carrying Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar capsized Monday in the Bay of Bengal near a Bangladeshi fishing village, killing 12 people, including six children, police said.
2017-10-16 08:18:52 Read More

SKorea, US begin naval drills amid NKorea's threat

South Korean and US troops have begun five days of naval drills amid North Korea's renewal of its threat to fire missiles near the American territory of Guam.
2017-10-16 06:12:04 Read More

Abe on course for landslide win in Japan vote: Survey

Shinzo Abe's conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is projected to win as many as 303 of the 465 seats up for grabs in the October 22 election, according to a poll by the Mainichi Shimbun.
2017-10-16 04:09:34 Read More

'Hogwarts Express' rescues stranded family in Scotland

The train that took Harry Potter to school was played onscreen by the Jacobite steam train, which runs on a remote and scenic route through the Scottish Highlands. On Friday, it made an unscheduled stop to pick up a family of six that was stranded when a storm washed away their canoe.
2017-10-16 03:54:44 Read More

'Hogwarts Express' rescues stranded family in Scotland

Austria shifts to right as Kurz seals election win

Sebastian Kurz, who is just 31, managed to propel his People's Party to first place by taking a hard line on immigration that left little space between it and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO).
2017-10-16 02:48:48 Read More

Tillerson plays down tensions with Trump

Questions about Trump's tensions with his secretary of state come as the US faces a series of international crises, including the threat posed by North Korea and fate of the Iran nuclear deal.
2017-10-16 02:34:52 Read More

World leaders condemn Somalia bombing, toll at 276

World leaders from the United States, Britain and France has strongly condemned the weekend suicide bombing in Somalia, the worst attack in the country to date with at least 276 deaths.
2017-10-16 01:57:41 Read More

Ireland and UK brace for impact of Hurricane Ophelia

The remnants of Hurricane Ophelia could bring 80 mile an hour (130 kilometer an hour) wind gusts, disruption and damage to Ireland and Britain as the work week gets underway, weather services said on Sunday. Ophelia weakened from a Category 2 to a Category 1 hurricane Sunday as it moved north-northeast across the Atlantic, with sustained winds of 90 mph (145 kph.)
2017-10-15 17:42:14 Read More

Xi to be mentioned as mentor in party constitution

Chinaâ€™s Communist Party is set to mention President Xi Jinping as a mentor in the party constitution, an honour reserved so far for Communist stalwarts Mao Zedong and Deng Xiaoping. Two past presidents, Jiang Zeming and Hu Jintao, who jointly ruled for two decades, have not been mentioned by name in the party constitution.
2017-10-15 17:06:30 Read More

Haley: US to stay in Iran nuclear deal 'right now'

"I think right now, you're going to see us stay in the deal, because what our hope is that we can improve the situation, and that's the goal," US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley said referring to what she said were Iran's ballistic missile tests, international arms sales and state-sponsored terrorism.
2017-10-15 15:28:05 Read More

3,000 civilians flee Syria's Raqa under deal

More than 3,000 civilians have fled the Islamic State group's former Syrian stronghold Raqa, leaving behind only relatives of foreign IS fighters, a US- backed militia attacking the city said on Sunday.
2017-10-15 13:48:16 Read More

Pope adds 35 saints to church, nearly all martyrs

The latest saints were proclaimed on Sunday during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square and attended by some 35,000 faithful, many of them pilgrims from the homelands of those being honored.
2017-10-15 13:02:11 Read More

Lockdown lifted at Virginia State University: Police

A lockdown has been lifted on Virginia State University campus following a shooting that left one person injured, authorities said on Sunday. Police said responding officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound with non-life-threatening injuries.
2017-10-15 11:38:30 Read More

What to watch for at China's Communist Party Congress

Chinaâ€™s ruling Communist Party on Wednesday opens its 19th Congress, at which President Xi Jinping will map out his ambitions for the country for the next five years and beyond, likely to be high on aspiration and short on concrete details.
2017-10-15 06:48:36 Read More

What to watch for at China's Communist Party Cong

Death toll in Vietnam flooding, landslides rises to 68

Death toll from landslides and heavy rain triggered by a tropical depression earlier this week has climbed to 68. The disasters have also injured 32 people, damaged infrastructure and killed more than 230,000 livestock in central and northern regions.
2017-10-15 03:28:18 Read More

China confirms it will amend party constitution

A key measure of Xi's power will be whether he manages to have his name "crowned" in the party constitution, elevating him to the level of previous leaders exemplified by Mao Zedong Thought and Deng Xiaoping Theory.
2017-10-14 13:56:48 Read More

China confirms it will amend party constitution

Car bomb explodes in Somalia's capital Mogadishu

A car bomb exploded on a busy street in the centre of Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Saturday, causing an unknown number of casualties, police said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
2017-10-14 13:43:27 Read More

Trump's speech sparks new war of words between US, Iran

The speech has served to unite Iranians across the political spectrum from Trump's declining to call the Persian Gulf, the waterway through which a third of all oil traded by sea passes, by its name, to undercutting those trying to change Iran's clerically overseen government from within.
2017-10-14 11:55:45 Read More

'100 ISIS fighters surrender in Raqa in 24 hours'

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Despite hostage rescue, US-Pak tensions remain

The freeing of a hostage US-Canadian family by Pakistan's army has been hailed by officials as a positive step in mending ties between Washington and Islamabad, but those hoping for a fresh start in their fraught relationship seem likely to be disappointed.
2017-10-14 10:58:04 Read More

At least four dead in plane crash in Ivory Coast

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Kidnapped US-Canadian couple returns to Canada

American Caitlan Coleman and her Canadian husband, Joshua Boyle, were kidnapped while backpacking in Afghanistan in 2012 by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network, which the United States has long accused Pakistan of failing to fight.
2017-10-14 05:03:39 Read More

Kidnapped US-Canadian couple returns to Canada

Trump to 'decertify' but not leave Iran deal: Tillerson

"The intent is that we will stay in the JCPOA, but the president is going to decertify," said Rex Tillerson, referring to the 2015 multilateral agreement, whose fate he indicated will now lie with Congress.
2017-10-13 15:57:36 Read More

Teenager to stand trial for failed London Tube bombing

Ahmed Hassan Mohammed Ali who has been charged with attempted murder and causing an explosion likely to endanger life or cause serious injury, appeared at the Old Bailey court in London today.
2017-10-13 15:06:21 Read More

Teenager to stand trial for failed London Tube bombing

'Japanese journos work like crazy... like slaves'

The news that a young reporter at Japan's public broadcaster had worked herself to death came as little surprise to those inside the country's media, where a culture of excessively long hours has become the norm. "I thought it would happen eventually because we work like crazy... like a slave," said a journalist at one of Japan's major newspapers.
2017-10-13 06:12:52 Read More

California fires kill 31, deadliest in state's history

The fires, which began on Sunday, have swept through California's wine country, leaving thousands of people homeless and burning over 190,000 acres of land. Gusty winds were hampering the efforts of the 8,000 firefighters battling 20 blazes, and weather conditions were not forecast to improve.
2017-10-13 04:07:36 Read More

Earthquake hits North Korea near nuclear test site

A shallow 2.9-magnitude earthquake struck near North Korea's nuclear test site before dawn on Friday, weeks after Pyongyang's biggest detonation, but South Korean experts said the tremor did not appear to be man-made.
2017-10-13 03:13:40 Read More

I'm not getting fired: White House chief of staff

"Unless things change, I'm not quitting, I'm not getting fired and I don't think I'll fire anyone tomorrow," chief of staff John Kelly told reporters during a surprise showing at the daily White House briefing.
2017-10-13 02:40:14 Read More

Pak senators reject raising marriage age as 'un-Islamic'

"According to Islamic traditions, it's understood that a girl becomes adult in between 12 to 16 years of age, so how can we define an age for marriage," government senator Muhammad Javed Abbasi said. Child marriage remains common in some areas of deeply conservative Pakistan.
2017-10-13 02:33:44 Read More

Pak senators reject raising marriage age as 'un-Islamic'

Israel to withdraw from UN cultural body along with US

Israel will withdraw from the UN's cultural and education body after a United States decision to do the same on accusations of bias against the Jewish state, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
2017-10-12 17:28:43 Read More

Pak rescues US-Canadian couple from Taliban-linked group

American Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and the children born in captivity were believed to be held by the Taliban-allied Haqqani network, which the United States has long accused Pakistan of not doing enough to fight.
2017-10-12 13:38:34 Read More

Fatah, Hamas sign Palestinian unity deal

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh announced the Egyptian-brokered accord in a statement without providing further details about a deal expected to cover administrative, security and border crossing arrangements in the Gaza Strip.
2017-10-12 12:25:33 Read More

EU says little progress made in Brexit talks with Britain

European Union's negotiator Michel Barnier said that despite the "constructive spirit" shown in this week's fifth round of talks, "we haven't made any great steps forward."
2017-10-12 12:19:07 Read More

EU says little progress made in Brexit talks with Britain

Thousands evacuated in Vietnam as floods kill 46

Heavy rain in northern and central Vietnam triggered floods and landslides that killed 46 people and 33 people were missing in the worst such disaster in years, the search and rescue committee said on Thursday. Vietnam often suffers destructive storms and floods due to its long coastline. More than 200 people were killed in storms last year.
2017-10-12 11:52:13 Read More

At least 23 dead, hundreds missing, as winds fan California fires

New advisory evacuations were also issued in Sonoma County late on Wednesday for parts of Santa Rosa, the largest city in the state's world-renowned wine country, and Gesyerville, an unincorporated town of 800 people.
2017-10-12 09:42:53 Read More

Pak's election body seeks arrest of Imran Khan

Haroon Shinwari, a spokesman for the Election Commission, says its panel of judges issued an arrest warrant for Khan on Thursday.
2017-10-12 09:14:26 Read More

Trump threatens to revoke licenses of major media networks

"Network news has become so partisan, distorted and fake that licenses must be challenged and, if appropriate, revoked," Trump said in a tweet last night. The news about him seeking an increase in nuclear arsenal is false, he said.
2017-10-12 05:15:38 Read More

Sensitive data stolen in Australia defence hack, Chinese hand suspected

about Australia's F- 35 stealth fighter and P-8 surveillance aircraft programmes were stolen when a defence subcontractor was hacked using a tool widely used by Chinese cyber criminals, officials said.
2017-10-12 04:55:16 Read More

Sensitive data stolen in Australia defence hack, Chinese hand suspected

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Floods, landslides in Vietnam kill 37 people

Floods in Vietnam killed 37 people and another 40 were missing as a tropical depression caused heavy rain in northern and central provinces, the Southeast Asian nation's disaster prevention agency said on Thursday.
2017-10-12 04:34:39 Read More

'Systematic army campaign to drive Rohingya from Myanmar'

The UN report, which is based on interviews with refugees who have fled to Bangladesh, details a campaign by Myanmar's military to terrorise the Rohingya through atrocities that range from indiscriminate killings to rape.
2017-10-11 12:42:37 Read More

Iran says US opposing 'whole world' on nuclear deal

"If the US wants to take a hostile position regarding an international agreement which is approved by the UN Security Council... they will oppose not just Iran but the whole world," Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said at a cabinet meeting shown on state television.
2017-10-11 12:26:59 Read More

Iran says US opposing 'whole world' on nuclear deal

23 receive 'genius grants' from MacArthur Foundation

A director who has taken opera from the concert hall to the streets of Los Angeles and an organizer who helped put a human face on the plight of young undocumented immigrants are among this year's MacArthur fellows and recipients of the so-called "genius" grants.
2017-10-11 11:53:12 Read More

Spanish PM demands clarity on Catalan independence

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded on Wednesday that the Catalan leader clarify whether he has declared independence, issuing a veiled threat that the central government could limit or rescind the province's autonomy if he has.
2017-10-11 11:41:22 Read More

Spain denounces Catalan leader's 'trickery'

Spain's foreign minister on Wednesday accused Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont of "trickery" after he suspended his declaration of independence, warning that his actions would trigger economic and social unrest.
2017-10-11 09:28:03 Read More

Hotel questions revised timeline of Vegas massacre

A day after authorities revised the timeline of events on the night of the Las Vegas mass shooting is casting doubt on the changes. Vegas police did not respond to questions about the hotel's statement or whether investigators stand behind the revised timeline released earlier in the week.
2017-10-11 07:59:52 Read More

US warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea: US officials

The operation was the latest attempt to counter what Washington sees as Beijingâ€™s efforts to limit freedom of navigation in the strategic waters. But it was not as provocative as previous ones carried out since Trump took office in January.
2017-10-11 05:03:19 Read More

US flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options

Tensions have soared between the United States and North Korea following a series of weapons tests by Pyongyang and a string of increasingly bellicose exchanges between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2017-10-11 04:59:57 Read More

US flies bombers over Korea as Trump discusses options

Tropical storm Ophelia expected to become a hurricane

Tropical Storm Ophelia is expected to strengthen to a hurricane as it spins far out over the Atlantic. The storm's maximum sustained winds early Tuesday are near 50mph (85kph). The US National Hurricane Center says Ophelia is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday.
2017-10-10 10:04:43 Read More

UNHCR on 'full alert' as 11,000 Rohingya flee in a day

Bangladesh border guards reported more than 11,000 Rohingya refugees crossing into their country from Myanmar on Monday, the United Nations refugee agency said.
2017-10-10 09:55:11 Read More

EU backs Spain in Catalonia independence challenge

The support comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the EU's most powerful leader, and French leader Emmanuel Macron backed Spanish unity in recent telephone calls with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
2017-10-10 09:51:45 Read More

The rise of Kim Jong-Un's sister and image maker

With her elevation to North Korea's powerful politburo, leader Kim Jong-Un's little sister has established herself as the most powerful woman in North's political hierarchy. Kim Yo-Jong's promotion to membership of North's top decision-making body underlines level of trust her borther places in her.
2017-10-10 09:35:57 Read More

Vegas gunman aimed at fuel tanks as diversion: Sheriff

The gunman who killed 58 people in the worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history targeted aviation fuel tanks, stockpiled his car with explosives and had personal protection gear as part of an escape plan, the Clark County sheriff said Monday.
2017-10-10 01:46:51 Read More

At least 10 dead as fires burn in California wine country

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Talks or takeover? Next steps in Catalonia crisis

Any independence declaration will be rejected by the Spanish government and courts, and by many people even in Catalonia, which polls shows to be almost evenly divided on secession.
2017-10-09 15:39:11 Read More

Saudi woman booked for driving before lifting of ban

Saudi police have penalised a woman filmed driving a car, warning against violations of a ban on female drivers set to be lifted next June. Authorities summoned the woman and booked her for flouting traffic regulations after she appeared in a video driving out of a luxury hotel in Riyadh.
2017-10-09 15:02:06 Read More

Saudi woman booked for driving before lifting of ban

At least 14 dead as Rohingya refugee boat sinks off Bangladesh

At least 14 Rohingya refugees drowned and scores more were missing after their overloaded boat capsized in the latest tragedy to strike those fleeing violence in Myanmar. Authorities in Bangladesh said the boat was carrying between 60 and 100 people when it overturned and sank.
2017-10-09 14:54:36 Read More

UN aviation regulator removes Thailand from red-flag nations

The United Nations' aviation regulator has removed Thailand from its list of countries red-flagged for safety concerns. In June 2014, the UN's International Civil Aviation Organization added it to a list of 12 other nations found deficient in managing their airlines.
2017-10-09 12:22:50 Read More

Five dead in attack targeting Shiites in Pakistan's southwest

Gunmen Monday killed five people including three Shia Muslims in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province in the latest sectarian attack on the religious minority, police said. Two men on a motorbike attacked a vehicle carrying four Shia vegetable sellers as it left the provincial capital Quetta.
2017-10-09 12:08:35 Read More

Donald Trump tweets that US policy on North Korea isn't working

President Donald Trump is tweeting that US policy on North Korea has been unsuccessful, and that America has given "billions of dollars'' and received nothing in return.
2017-10-09 11:39:01 Read More

Turkey urges US to reverse visa suspension: Report

The US embassy in Ankara said Sunday it would suspend issuing visas for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study, after a US consulate staffer was arrested. Ankara responded by stopping services applying to visas in passports.
2017-10-09 11:38:24 Read More

Transgender couple finds acceptance in rural Nepal

Monika Shahi Nath has made history, becoming Nepal's first transgender person to be issued with a marriage certificate by district officials, even though the country has no formal laws for such unions.
2017-10-09 07:31:59 Read More

At party meet, Kim Jong Un's sister gets promotion

The promotion of Kim Yo Jong came at a meeting of senior party members as North Korea marked the 20th anniversary of Kim Jong Il's acceptance of the title of general secretary of the ruling Worker's Party of Korea.
2017-10-09 05:34:26 Read More

Sharif's son-in-law held on return to Pakistan

Pakistan's anti-corruption authorities have arrested the son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with corruption cases pending against him.
2017-10-09 05:10:40 Read More

Sharif's son-in-law held on return to Pakistan

Pakistan's anti-corruption authorities have arrested the son-in-law of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in connection with corruption cases pending against him. Sharif was disqualified from office in July.
2017-10-09 05:10:40 Read More

At least 12 dead, scores missing in Rohingya capsize

Coast guard and border guard officials said the boat was overloaded with about 100 people when it sank late Sunday in the mouth of the Naf river that separates Myanmar from Bangladesh.
2017-10-09 04:44:54 Read More

WH links border wall, green-card overhaul to DACA

President Donald Trump has told congressional leaders that his hard-line immigration priorities must be enacted in exchange for extending protection from deportation to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants, many of whom were brought to the US illegally as children.
2017-10-09 02:58:31 Read More

White House releases immigration wish list

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said his nuclear weapons are a "powerful deterrent" which guarantee North Korea's sovereignty, state media reported on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump said "only one thing will work" in dealing with the isolated country.
2017-10-09 00:03:16 Read More

White House releases immigration wish list

British PM says ball is in EU's court as Brexit talks resume

May will tell the European Union on Monday that "the ball is in their court" as her divided government resumes Brexit negotiations in Brussels. She will use a speech in the House of Commons to urge both sides to show "flexibility" in seeking a deal on Britain's withdrawal from the EU, her Downing Street office said.
2017-10-08 23:27:37 Read More

Liberal Democrats leader: A UK-India FTA is not going to happen

Sir Vince Cable, the leader of the fourth largest party in the United Kingdom House of Commons threw cold water over the UK forming a trade deal with India, while promising to rebuild links with the Indian community in Britain. Cable, 74, took over as the leader of the Liberal Democrats in July.
2017-10-08 17:37:59 Read More

Magnitude 6.1 quake strikes under sea off Tonga

The demands, which were sent to lawmakers Sunday, called for limiting family-based green cards to spouses and the minor children of US citizens and lawful permanent residents and creating a point-based system.
2017-10-08 14:39:42 Read More

Man arrested in London car collision released

"Enquiries have established that this incident is not terrorist related and I'd like to thank those who came to assist the injured. Thankfully there are no serious injuries with the majority now discharged from hospital," an official said.
2017-10-08 12:03:08 Read More

Nate downgraded to tropical storm as it lashes US Gulf Coast

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Kim Jong Un praises nuclear programme, promotes sister

Hurricane Nate makes landfall at US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate made landfall near the mouth of the Mississippi River as a Category 1 storm with winds of 85 miles per hour on Saturday evening, threatening parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama with torrential rain and potential flooding.
2017-10-08 02:32:51 Read More

Gunman kills two guards at Saudi royal palace

A gunman shot dead two Saudi guards and wounded three others at the gate of the royal palace in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, the interior ministry said. Royal guards killed the gunman, identified by the ministry as a 28-year-old Saudi national armed with a Kalashnikov and three grenades.
2017-10-08 02:31:29 Read More

Gunman kills two guards at Saudi royal palace

Spanish PM won't rule out suspending Catalonia's autonomy

"I don't rule out anything," Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in an interview with the daily newspaper El Pais published Sunday when asked about applying the constitutional provision that allows the suspension of autonomy and the imposition of direct rule from Madrid.
2017-10-08 00:59:52 Read More

British PM signals possible demotion of foreign secretary

"It has never been my style to hide from a challenge and I'm not going to start now," a Sunday newspaper quoted May as replying, in what it called a signal that she was prepared to bring in new ministers to her cabinet and axe those who had caused her problems.
2017-10-08 00:17:09 Read More

Trump says 'only one thing will work' with N Korea

"Presidents and their administrations have been talking to North Korea for 25 years, agreements made and massive amounts of money paid," Trump said in a tweet. "...Hasn't worked, agreements violated before the ink was dry, making fools of US negotiators. Sorry, but only one thing will work!"
2017-10-08 00:13:09 Read More

US Gulf Coast braces for fast-approaching Hurricane Nate

Hurricane Nate raced swiftly over the central Gulf of Mexico on Saturday, gaining added strength as forecasters said it would smash into the US Gulf Coast in coming nighttime hours.
2017-10-07 15:16:48 Read More

Bangladesh's mega refugee camp plan 'dangerous': UN official

A UN official said Bangladesh's plan to build the world's biggest refugee camp for 800,000-plus Rohingya was dangerous because overcrowding could heighten the risks of deadly diseases spreading quickly. The arrival of more than half a million Rohingya has put immense strain on already packed camps.
2017-10-07 12:16:50 Read More

Danish police find decapitated head of Swedish journalist

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Danish police find decapitated head of Swedish journalist

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Missing body parts of Swedish scribe Kim Wall found

Danish police said on Saturday divers had found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventorâ€™s homemade submarine.
2017-10-07 09:30:52 Read More

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Vegas shooting: Billboards ask for tips on gunman's motive

Tourists coming to gamble and party on the Strip will soon find something other than bright lights welcoming them to "Fabulous Las Vegas". Billboards will serve as a stark reminder that investigators remain stumped about what drove a gunman to mow down concertgoers.
2017-10-07 06:28:53 Read More

Russia is not Putin's says Pussy Riot's Alekhina

Twenty-one months in a penal colony in the Urals has not taken the rebellious edge off Pussy Riot's Maria Alekhina, who was convicted for "hooliganism and religious hatred" in 2012 for performing inside Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Saviour.
2017-10-07 06:16:23 Read More

Trump declines to explain 'calm before the storm' remark

Trump made the "calm before the storm" comment during a photo opportunity before having dinner with US military leaders and their wives. The dinner followed a meeting in which Trump and the military leaders discussed Iran, North Korea, Afghanistan and the fight against Islamic State.
2017-10-07 03:50:41 Read More

US to sell THAAD missile defence to Saudi Arabia

THAAD missile systems are deployed to defend against ballistic missile attacks. US military sales to Saudi Arabia have come under increased scrutiny over the Saudi-led coalition's war in Yemen.
2017-10-07 03:03:28 Read More

British PM Theresa May to meet business chiefs on Brexit

Monday's business meeting at May's Downing Street office will come as British and European Union negotiators resume talks in Brussels in the hope of a breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations. "Last month in Florence I set out my vision for a bold and unique new economic partnership with the EU," May said.
2017-10-07 01:25:34 Read More

British PM Theresa May to meet business chiefs on Brexit

New US measures aim to show Trump is tough on Iran

Aiming to show tough action against Iran, the White House is preparing a series of measures targeting its affiliates in the country and beyond, even as President Donald Trump quietly steps back from his campaign pledge to rip up the nuclear deal.
2017-10-07 00:02:08 Read More

US lifts sanctions on Sudan: Official

The United States lifted 20-year-old economic sanctions against Sudan on Friday, a US official said, citing progress on counter-terrorism and improvement on human rights.
2017-10-06 16:58:33 Read More

Donald Trump talks of 'calm before the storm' at military dinner

"You guys know what this represents?'' Trump asked. "Maybe it's the calm before the storm. Could be the calm, the calm before the storm.'' "What storm Mr. President?'' one reporter shouted. ISIS? North Korea? Iran? "You'll find out,'' the president said.
2017-10-06 14:03:51 Read More

May under fresh pressure to step down as British PM

Theresa May has come under fresh pressure from within her own party to step down as British prime minister as it emerged on Friday that a former Conservative party chairman is leading an attempted coup against her.
2017-10-06 13:46:07 Read More

How Catalonia separatists outfoxed Spain police for vote

The ballot boxes arrived from France under the cover of night, were stored in homes and improvised hiding places, and then secretly shuttled to polling stations right under the nose of police.
2017-10-06 12:55:32 Read More

Sweden: Man arrested for carrying suspected explosives

A man in his 20s has been arrested at the airport in the Swedish city of Gothenburg for allegedly trying to travel with explosive material, the police said on Friday. Police spokesman Peter Adlersson said he was "going to fly to another EU country".
2017-10-06 12:07:20 Read More

Russian strikes kill 14 civilians in eastern Syria

Russian air strikes killed 14 civilians as they were crossing the Euphrates river near the jihadist-held town of Mayadeen in eastern Syria. Russia has in recent days intensified its air raids in support of Syrian regime forces battling jihadists across the country.
2017-10-06 09:11:45 Read More

6.3-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Japan

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Trump makes cryptic 'calm before the storm' remark

President Donald Trump made a cryptic remark Thursday about the present time possibly representing the "calm before the storm," but declined to specify what specific crisis -- if any -- he was referring to.
2017-10-06 05:52:15 Read More

Trump makes cryptic 'calm before the storm' remark

Divisions over UK PM May's future burst into open

Divisions over the future of British Prime Minister Theresa May burst into the open on Friday with allies saying she should carry on and a former Conservative Party chairman claiming the support of 30 lawmakers for a plot to topple her.
2017-10-06 00:54:23 Read More

Nate blamed for 22 deaths; threatens US coast

The US National Hurricane Center said the storm could cause dangerous flooding by dumping as much as 15 to 20 inches (38 to 50 centimeters) of rain as it moved over Honduras, with higher accumulations in a few places.
2017-10-06 00:49:42 Read More

Saudi king clinches billion-dollar deals on Russia visit

Saudi Arabia's King Salman, on a landmark visit to Russia, and President Vladimir Putin on Thursday signed a slew of arms and energy deals as the key US ally seeks to deepen cooperation with Moscow.
2017-10-05 17:43:13 Read More

'Trump ready for any steps if Pak doesn't mend its ways'

"If our best efforts fail, President Trump is prepared to take whatever steps necessary," Mattis told members of the powerful House Armed Services Committee during a Congressional testimony on South Asia and Afghanistan on Wednesday.
2017-10-05 15:09:18 Read More

Balochistan: At least 18 dead in 'suicide blast'

At least 18 people, including a police constable, were killed and several reportedly injured on Thursday in a suspected suicide bombing at Dargah Fatehpur in the Jhal Magsi district of Balochistan, police officials said.
2017-10-05 13:49:32 Read More

Kazuo Ishiguro wins 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature

Japanese-born Kazuo Ishiguro has won the Nobel Prize for Literature for uncovering "the abyss beneath our illusory sense of connection with the world," the Swedish Academy said on Thursday on awarding the 9 million crown ($1.1 million) prize.
2017-10-05 11:20:06 Read More

Saudi king makes historic visit to Russia

Saudi Arabia's King Salman, on the first official trip to Russia by a ruler of the oil-rich Sunni powerhouse, was set to meet President Vladimir Putin to discuss energy contracts despite discord over the Syrian conflict.
2017-10-05 10:25:27 Read More

Bangladesh scuttles boats, jails captains to curb Rohingya influx

Border guards seized the vessels and arrested the captains after they were intercepted Tuesday evening bringing more than 700 Rohingya Muslims across the river from Myanmar's westernmost Rakhine state. The boatmen were also caught in possession of about 100,000 "yaba" pills, an illegal stimulant popular in Bangladesh.
2017-10-05 09:29:57 Read More

Rohingya started new Rakhine fires: Myanmar army chief office

More than 500,000 Muslim Rohingya have run from communal bloodshed in Myanmar in the last six weeks and numbers are again rising.
2017-10-05 09:14:04 Read More

Iraqi forces capture Hawija from Islamic State

With the capture of Hawija, the group's last stronghold in northern Iraq, the only area that remains under control of Islamic State in Iraq is a stretch alongside the western border with Syria. Hawija is close to the oil-city of Kirkuk.
2017-10-05 07:28:11 Read More

No Indian troops in Afghan because of Pak considerations: US

"We're trying to make this an inclusive strategy and we don't want them (Pakistan) to get a sense that they're vulnerable to any Indian Army people from their western flank, that's not necessary," Mattis said.
2017-10-05 04:33:33 Read More

China focused on weakening US position in Indo-Pacific: Mattis

"China is focused on limiting our ability to project power and weakening our position in the Indo-Pacific region, even as we work to find common ground in confronting North Korea's provocative actions," Jim Mattis said.
2017-10-05 04:15:58 Read More

China focused on weakening US position in Indo-Pacific: Mattis

Trump in Vegas: 'America truly a nation in mourning'

Solemn in the face of tragedy, Prez Donald Trump visited hospital bedsides and a vital police base in stricken Las Vegas on Wednesday, offering prayers & condolences to the victims of Sunday's shooting massacre, along with the nation's thanks to first responders and doctors who rushed to save lives.
2017-10-05 03:57:57 Read More

Trump tops pope as most-followed leader on Twitter

Twitplomacy says Trump, with about 40 million followers, over the weekend took the top spot on its tracked list of about 890 accounts of leaders like heads of state and government. The pope's followers in all languages are slightly fewer.
2017-10-05 03:45:33 Read More

Tillerson denies he called his boss 'moron'

State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert flatly denied that Tillerson called Trump a moron. She said Tillerson hasn't said sorry to Trump, as no apology was needed.
2017-10-05 02:50:11 Read More

Cough, prankster make Theresa May's speech a nightmare

A speech intended to strengthen Theresa May's tenuous grasp on leadership was chaotically interrupted by a comedian who handed her a P45 â€” the form given to people being laid off in Britain. May's office said there would be a thorough investigation of the security breach.
2017-10-05 02:44:33 Read More

Las Vegas gunman's GF says no advance knowledge of massacre

"He never said anything to me or took any action that I was aware of that I understood in any way to be a warning that something horrible like this was going to happen," Danley, 62, said in a written statement read to reporters by her attorney in Los Angeles, where she was being questioned.
2017-10-05 01:41:20 Read More

3 US Army special operations commandos killed in Niger

The officials said the two wounded were taken to Niamey, the capital, and are in stable condition. The officials were not authorized to discuss the incident publicly so spoke on condition of anonymity. The officials said the commandos, who were Green Berets, were likely attacked by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb militants.
2017-10-05 01:33:55 Read More

Russian military accuses US of 'supporting' IS group

The Russian defence ministry on Wednesday suggested the United States was supporting Islamic State jihadists, enabling them to mount counter-offensive attacks in eastern Syria.
2017-10-04 15:59:57 Read More

UK's Theresa May says sorry for poor election

British Prime Minister Theresa May apologized to her party on Wednesday for a disastrous election result and promised economic help for struggling families, as she tried to restore momentum to a divided government.
2017-10-04 14:48:33 Read More

Saudi Arabia men react to women driving

With many carrots and some sticks, ultra-conservative Saudi Arabia seeks to tackle entrenched male attitudes towards women drivers before millions take the wheel, many for the first time, next June.
2017-10-04 11:37:46 Read More

Saudi Arabia men react to women driving

Will try to work with Pakistan 'one more time': Mattis

"We need to try one more time to make this strategy work with them, by, with and through the Pakistanis, and if our best efforts fail, the president is prepared to take whatever steps are necessary," Mattis said at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
2017-10-04 09:35:58 Read More

Pak Army chief chairs marathon meeting over security issues

The meeting focused on the visit of General Bajwa to Kabul where he met Afghan leadership in order to remove misunderstandings and restore trust, sources were quoted as saying by the report.
2017-10-04 08:09:55 Read More

Las Vegas high-rise shooting scenario a security nightmare

From two broken-out windows of the Mandalay Bay Resort, Stephen Craig Paddock had an unobstructed view to rain rapid-fire bullets on the crowd, with few places for them to hide. Survivors of Sunday night's bloodbath that left 59 people dead and more than 500 wounded repeatedly compared it to shooting fish in a barrel.
2017-10-04 06:52:02 Read More

US shooter's girlfriend returns to US from Philippines

Aviation websites showed the Philippine Airlines flight that Mangrobang said Danley had taken landed in the United States on Wednesday morning Philippine time, but Tuesday evening in Los Angeles.
2017-10-04 04:56:20 Read More

The making of Hong Kong's famous 'fire dragon'

Around 300 performers carry the dragon through the neighbourhood for three consecutive evenings as it billows smoke, shaking and dipping its head and tail to the beat of the drums.
2017-10-04 04:34:10 Read More

Spain's Catalonia region to 'declare independence in days,' claims rebel leader

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans rallied in fury over violence by police against voters during a banned referendum on independence for their region on Sunday. The Spanish government and national courts branded the referendum illegal.
2017-10-04 04:23:45 Read More

Las Vegas massacre probe turns to gunman's girlfriend

Stephen Paddock, who killed himself moments before police stormed the hotel suite he had transformed into a sniper's nest on Sunday night, left no clear clues as to why he staged his attack on an outdoor concert below the high-rise building.
2017-10-04 03:20:29 Read More

In Vegas, the show must go on

It is this song that came to my mind again and again as I negotiated the streets of Vegas the day after the tragic shooting near Mandalay Bay.
2017-10-03 22:23:16 Read More

In Vegas, the show must go on

It is this song that came to my mind again and again as I negotiated the streets of Vegas the day after the tragic shooting near Mandalay Bay.
2017-10-03 22:23:16 Read More

US expels 15 Cuban diplomats following mysterious attacks

The United States ordered the expulsion of 15 Cuban diplomats, accusing Havana of failing to protect their US counterparts from harm in a series of mystery "attacks" on their health. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, however, said, Washington would maintain diplomatic relations with Havana
2017-10-03 17:01:10 Read More

US expels 15 Cuban diplomats following mysterious attacks

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US-led strike kills 18 civilians in Syria's Raqa: Monitor

A US-led coalition air strike killed at least 18 civilians on Tuesday in the Islamic State group's former stronghold of Raqa, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said.
2017-10-03 15:49:02 Read More

US-led strike kills 18 civilians in Syria's Raqa: Monitor

Kim Jong-Nam suffered extensive organ damage, trial hears

The half-brother of North Korea's leader suffered extensive organ damage after being attacked with a nerve agent, a pathologist said today, as more chilling details emerged at the trial of his alleged killers.
2017-10-03 13:24:13 Read More

Kim Jong-Nam suffered extensive organ damage, trial hears

Acts of heroism saved countless lives at Las Vegas shooting

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Acts of heroism saved countless lives at Las Vegas shooting

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Acts of heroism saved countless lives at Las Vegas shooting

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Gravitational wave scientists win 2017 Nobel Physics Prize

"This is something completely new and different, opening up unseen worlds," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said in a statement on awarding the 9 million Swedish crown ($1.1 million)prize.
2017-10-03 10:16:51 Read More

Gravitational wave scientists win 2017 Nobel Physics Prize

A look at what may happen if Catalonia goes it alone

Spain, which declared the referendum illegal and invalid, says it will do all to maintain the country's unity and keep hold of the region of 7.5 million people centered around the port city of Barcelona. The two would seem to be about to enter uncharted waters. Here's a look at how Spain got to this point and what may happen next.
2017-10-03 06:44:14 Read More

A look at what may happen if Catalonia goes it alone

Las Vegas gunman used 'bump-stock' device to speed fire

A semi-automatic weapon requires one trigger pull for each round fired. With a fully automatic firearm, one trigger pull can unleash continuous rounds until the magazine is empty.
2017-10-03 03:32:13 Read More

Las Vegas gunman used 'bump-stock' device to speed fire

Vegas didnâ€™t sleep, it never does; but on Sunday night there were no revellers

It seemed like waking up to a nightmare just after a pleasant dream. Sunday evening had started on an exciting note as we embarked on a Las Vegas by Night tour with atrip to the Volcano show, followed by dinner at Panda Express.
2017-10-03 00:11:25 Read More

Vegas didnâ€™t sleep, it never does; but on Sunday night there were no revellers

Pakistan's ruling party nominates ousted PM Sharif to lead it

The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party on Monday nominated ousted premier Nawaz Sharif as its leader, local media said, hours before it used its parliamentary majority to amend a law to permit him to be re-elected as party chief.
2017-10-02 17:06:51 Read More

Pakistan's ruling party nominates ousted PM Sharif to lead it

Donald Trump calls Las Vegas attack 'an act of pure evil'

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Donald Trump calls Las Vegas attack 'an act of pure evil'

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15 people dead after attack on Damascus police station

Fifteen people were killed in an attack on a police station in the Syrian capital of Damascus on Monday, Russia's RIA news agency cited its correspondent as reporting from the scene. The dead included five policemen and 10 civilians the agency reported.
2017-10-02 13:58:04 Read More

15 people dead after attack on Damascus police station

Nawaz Sharif's indictment in graft cases postponed

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif today got a brief reprieve after an anti- corruption court postponed till October 9 his indictment in the Panama Papers scandal. Sharif, 67, arrived at the Accountability Court amid tight security for the hearing in three graft cases against him and his family.
2017-10-02 08:01:47 Read More

'Yes' side wins Catalonia independence vote

Catalonia's regional government declared a landslide win for the "yes" side in a disputed referendum on independence from Spain that degenerated into mayhem Sunday, with more than 800 people injured as riot police attacked peaceful protesters and unarmed civilians trying to cast their ballots.
2017-10-02 04:25:22 Read More

'Yes' side wins Catalonia independence vote

2 women plead not guilty in N Korean scion's assassination

Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam are suspected of smearing Kim Jong Nam's face with the banned VX nerve agent on Feb. 13 at a crowded airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur, killing him within about 20 minutes.
2017-10-02 03:35:31 Read More

Catalan leader threatens independence after chaotic vote

Catalonia's leader Carles Puigdemont said the region won the right to break away from Spain, with his government claiming on Monday that 90 percent of voters backed independence in a banned referendum marred by clashes.
2017-10-02 02:35:33 Read More

Catalan leader threatens independence after chaotic vote

Trial to begin in assassination of N Korea leader's brother

Siti Aisyah of Indonesia and Doan Thi Huong of Vietnam are suspected of smearing Kim Jong Nam's face with the banned VX nerve agent at airport terminal in Kuala Lumpur, killing him within about 20 minutes. The women say they thought they were playing a harmless prank for a hidden-camera show.
2017-10-02 00:38:15 Read More

Catalan govt says independence wins with 90% votes

Catalonia's government said Monday that 90 percent of those who voted in an independence referendum banned by Madrid chose to split from Spain. He added 2.26 million people took part.
2017-10-01 23:19:57 Read More

Islamic State claims deadly Marseille knife attack

A knifeman killed two women at the main train station in the French Mediterranean city of Marseille on Sunday in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group, before being shot dead by soldiers on patrol. The assailant, a man with criminal record believed to be in his 30s, shouted "Allahu Akbar".
2017-10-01 21:59:46 Read More

Two dead in Marseille train station knife attack: Police

A man armed with a knife killed two people at the main train station in Marseille on Sunday before being shot by soldiers patrolling there, local officials said. One of the victims was fatally stabbed while the other had her throat slit by the assailant who is believed to have shouted "Allahu Akbar"
2017-10-01 13:41:06 Read More

Canada police investigate officer attack, chase as terrorism

Canadian police said early on Sunday that an attack on an officer outside a football game with a car and knife and a high-speed chase of a U-Haul that left four people injured in the western city of Edmonton, Alberta, are being investigated as acts of terrorism.
2017-10-01 12:49:40 Read More

UAE collects 'sin' taxes on tobacco, energy drinks

The United Arab Emirates has begun collecting new "sin" taxes. Beginning on Sunday, tobacco and energy drinks will be taxed at 100 per cent and soft drinks at 50 per cent. Shoppers could be seen stocking up the day before.
2017-10-01 11:57:05 Read More

3,000 killed in Syria in deadliest month of 2017

Syria's war killed at least 3,000 people including 955 civilians in September, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Sunday, in the deadliest month of the conflict this year. "More than 70 per cent of the civilians were killed in regime and Russian air strikes," the monitor said.
2017-10-01 11:54:11 Read More

Germany celebrates first gay marriages

Two German men made history on Sunday by saying "I do" and becoming the first same-sex couple to marry after decades of struggle, but campaigners say the battle for equality isn't over. Bodo Mende, 60, and Karl Kreile, 59, exchanged their vows at a desk decked out with white flowers & rainbow flags.
2017-10-01 11:28:56 Read More

Cops storm polling station in Catalonia independence vote

Police with riot shields jostled with hundreds of voters outside one station at a school in Barcelona, the Catalan capital, as the crowd chanted "We are people of peace!" Armoured vans and an ambulance were parked nearby.
2017-10-01 09:11:52 Read More

Schools reopen in Rakhine, but Rohingya still flee

Rakhine state has been torn apart after unrest erupted in late August, when raids by Rohingya militants sparked a massive army crackdown which the UN says is tantamount to "ethnic cleansing".
2017-10-01 06:39:09 Read More

Tillerson: US has direct channels to talk to N Korea

"We have lines of communication to Pyongyang. We're not in a dark situation, a blackout," Tillerson told reporters during a visit to China. "We have a couple ... three channels open to Pyongyang. We can talk to them, we do talk to them."
2017-10-01 05:58:56 Read More

Philippines' Duterte says will snub graft probe

Duterte has said he would not cooperate with a special anti-corruption prosecutor's investigation into allegations he acquired ill-gotten wealth, vowing he would "not submit" to its authority.
2017-10-01 04:45:41 Read More

Nawaz Sharif may regain PML-N's leadership next week

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to regain the leadership of his ruling PML-N party on October 3 under a proposed new law that will allow a disqualified legislator to head a political party.
2017-09-30 13:19:43 Read More

Iraq cuts Kurdistan air links with outside world

The Iraqi government cut autonomous Kurdistan's direct air links with the outside world indefinitely on Friday, partially isolating the northern region after it voted a massive "yes" in an independence referendum.
2017-09-30 13:14:40 Read More

Tillerson in China to discuss N Korea, Trump visit

Tillerson told top Chinese foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi that Trump and Xi had developed a "very regular and close working relationship." His visit, Tillerson said, also provided an opportunity to assess progress made between the sides since Xi and Trump met in April at the US president's estate in Florida.
2017-09-30 09:56:26 Read More

Quake rattles south-west China causing minor damage

A 5.5 magnitude earthquake rattled southwestern China's Sichuan province on Saturday, part of the country frequently struck by temblors, with initial reports of only minor damage and no reports of casualties. The quake struck 78 kilometres (48 miles) west of Guangyuan city, the United States Geological Survey said.
2017-09-30 09:42:20 Read More

Fatah and Hamas: A decade of strained relations

Hamas controls the narrow Mediterranean Gaza enclave of the Palestinian territories, while Fatah, a secular party, is based in larger landlocked West Bank.
2017-09-30 09:41:37 Read More

Trump's scandal-hit health secretary resigns

Trump's embattled health minister was forced to leave US administration, amid a scandal over his use of costly private jets for government travel. The announcement came less than an hour after Trump told reporters that Price had not offered to resign, but that his fate would be decided later Friday.
2017-09-29 21:51:10 Read More

Bali volcano danger signs unabated week after high alert

A week after authorities put Bali's volcano on high alert, tremors that indicate an eruption is coming show no sign of abating, swelling the exodus from the region to at least 140,000 people.
2017-09-29 15:02:05 Read More

Trump to travel to 5 countries in Asia in November

The White House announced on Friday that President Donald Trump will take a five-nation trip to the Asia Pacific region in November as the US seeks to curb North Korea's growing nuclear threat.
2017-09-29 13:11:12 Read More

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World News For The Year 2017 and Month Oct

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US sends supersonic bombers over South Korea

Trump taps Jerome Powell to lead US Federal Reserve

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

Release of Laden files renews interest in Iran links

Release of Laden files renews interest in Iran links

'Spain likely to seek arrest of ousted Catalan leader'

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

Hamas hands over border crossings to Palestinian Authority

Suu Kyi visits Myanmar region torn by Rohingya conflict

Trump calls for death penalty for man charged in NY attack

Nawaz Sharif returns to face trial in corruption cases

Nawaz Sharif returns to face trial in corruption cases

Three killed, one injured in Colorado Walmart shooting

NY truck attack suspect is charged with terrorism offences

Trump calls for ending visa program after NY attack

Saudi-led strike kills 29 at Yemen market

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

Uber driver: A look at NYC attack suspect

Uber driver: A look at NYC attack suspect

Japan MPs re-elect Shinzo Abe after election landslide

New report calls for probe into UK role in Ops Blue Star

Kick the butt, get 6 day additional off in Japan

North Korea slams 'incurably mentally deranged' Trump

New Yorkers flock to Halloween parade despite attack

US nukes to cost $1.2 trillion over next 30 years: CBO

Russian influence reached 126mn users in US through FB alone

China denies channelling Brahmaputra waters

China denies channelling Brahmaputra waters

Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness

China, South Korea agree to mend ties after THAAD standoff

Thailand revokes passports of exiled former PM Yingluck

Pakistani wife 'kills' husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi

New Zealand moves to ban foreigners from buying homes

UK lawmakers seek 'zero tolerance' for sexual harassment

Putin murder plot suspect wounded, wife killed in Ukraine

126m may have seen Russia-linked posts in US: FB

China considers 3-year jail term for disrespecting anthem

Magnitude 7.0 undersea quake hits near New Caledonia

French President signs law that replaces state of emergency

S Arabia to extract uranium for nuclear programme

S Arabia to extract uranium for nuclear programme

Vatican aims to head off US-N Korea nuclear standoff

Work resumes normally in Catalonia

Anger after young Russian model dies in China

Chinese universities start 'Xi Thought' institutes

Fiona the hippo watches as couple get engaged

Pak court issues arrest warrant against minister

Pak court issues arrest warrant against minister

Israel slams 'terror tunnel' under UN Gaza school

US, SKorea, Japan urge NKorea to cease provocations

Britain defends Balfour Declaration, 100 years on

Trump comes ahead with fresh criticism of Russia inquiry

Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums

1 million people at Spanish unity rally in Barcelona

1 million people at Spanish unity rally in Barcelona

Toll in Mogadishu attack rises to 27, police chief sacked

Catalan independence parties may lose election, poll suggests

Pentagon chief says North Korea engages in â€˜outlawâ€™ behavior

Somalia police end night-long siege of hotel, 23 dead

Qatar's emir warns against military action in Gulf dispute

Xi Jinping ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss: Xinhua

Wrongly held after 9|11, Canada pays 3 men $25m

Wrongly held after 9|11, Canada pays 3 men $25m

Over 20 dead, more than 30 wounded in Somalia attack

Rohingya hacks to death Bangladeshi amid rising tensions

2 dead, more than 8 wounded in Mogadishu blast

N Korea engages in 'outlaw' behaviour: Pentagon chief

N Korea engages in 'outlaw' behaviour: Pentagon chief

Assad's forces responsible for gas attack in Syria: UN

Myanmar harvests abandoned Rohingya fields

Myanmar harvests abandoned Rohingya fields

'How does the press treat you?' Trump asks kids at WH Halloween party

Mattis warns 'massive military response' to N Korea atomic weapon use

Barack Obama called for jury duty in Chicago

Spain PM dissolves Catalan parliament after independence declaration

Spain PM dissolves Catalan parliament after independence declaration

At least six wounded in blast in Balochistan

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