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21 arrested as UK targets people smuggling gang in raids

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2018-02-06 12:31:40 Read More

Poland's president says will sign Holocaust bill, defying critics

ight-wing government says the law is needed to protect the reputation of its citizens and make sure they are recognised as victims not perpetrators of Nazi aggression during World War II.
2018-02-06 12:22:17 Read More

US mulling limited pre-emptive strike: North Korea

North Korea accused the United States on Tuesday of seeking to aggravate the situation on the divided Korean peninsula by "deploying large nuclear assets" nearby and lay the ground for a possible pre-emptive strike against it.
2018-02-06 10:54:18 Read More

China activity on reclaimed reef has eroded trust: ASEAN

China had in December defended its construction on disputed islands as "normal" after a US think tank released new satellite images showing the deployment of radar and other equipment. Following a meeting with ASEAN last year, China agreed to begin talks on a much-delayed code of conduct for the sea.
2018-02-06 10:26:46 Read More

China upgrades travel warning to Maldives

China has upgraded its travel warning for its citizens visiting the Maldives for holidays, asking them to cancel their plans after an emergency was declared by embattled President Abdulla Yameen in the island nation whose economy relies heavily on Chinese tourists.
2018-02-06 10:14:30 Read More

Heavy snow in Japan traps 1,000 cars

A heavy snowfall in central Japan brought road traffic to a standstill on Tuesday, trapping some 1,000 cars, local officials said, adding they have asked the military for help but have not heard of any injuries or illness among those trapped.
2018-02-06 07:10:07 Read More

House committee votes to release Democrats' classified memo

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2018-02-06 06:47:26 Read More

Former leader, 2 SC judges arrested in Maldives

The Maldives opposition leader and two Supreme Court judges were arrested early Tuesday hours after the government declared a state of emergency in the Indian Ocean nation increasingly in turmoil in the days since the court ordered several jailed politicians to be freed.
2018-02-06 01:43:04 Read More

As stocks plunge, White House says Trump focused on 'economic fundamentals'

After US stocks plummeted on Monday, the White House sought to play down concerns, saying President Donald Trump was focused on "exceptionally strong" underlying fundamentals in the economy.
2018-02-06 01:33:41 Read More

US begins reducing troops in Iraq after victory over ISIS

The US has started to reduce the number of its troops in Iraq following Baghdad's declaration of victory over the Islamic State group last year, an Iraqi government spokesman and Western contractors said Monday.
2018-02-05 17:40:11 Read More

US urges Maldives to respect rule of law amid emergency

The United States on Monday called on the Maldives government and military to respect the rule of law after the president of the archipelago declared a state of emergency.
2018-02-05 17:32:43 Read More

No secret torture camps in Lanka: President to Tamils

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday assured the minority Tamil community that his government was not running any secret detention and torture camps in the country. â€‹
2018-02-05 16:53:40 Read More

Ex-US gymnastics doctor sentenced to another 40-125 years

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2018-02-05 16:07:21 Read More

'I put my trust in Allah': Paris attacks suspect tells court

The 28-year-old, who was transferred under heavy security from a jail near the French capital overnight for the trial, refused to answer questions about the gunbattle in Brussels or stand for the court.
2018-02-05 14:18:46 Read More

Russia warplanes in Syria to fly higher after jet shot down

Russia has ordered its warplanes in Syria to fly higher to avoid being shot down by shoulder-launched anti-aircraft missiles after one of its jets was downed at the weekend, the Izvestia daily reported on Monday.
2018-02-05 13:44:54 Read More

Spain's ruling PP holds lead in official voting intention poll

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2018-02-05 13:23:31 Read More

Jakarta braces for floods as sluice gates opened

Dramatic TV footage showed fast-running rivers of muddy water gushing down roads, bringing down trees and even some villas in the hilly areas around Jakarta.
2018-02-05 10:47:50 Read More

Paris attacks suspect in Brussels for shootout trial

Salah Abdeslam is on trial in his hometown of Brussels on charges of attempted murder for a police shootout from which he fled. The man who covered for his getaway with a spray of automatic gunfire died. Abdeslam's escape was short-lived â€” he was captured on March 18, 2016, in the same neighborhood where he and many of his Islamic State fighter colleagues grew up.
2018-02-05 10:04:58 Read More

Turkish president meets pope, expected to discuss Jerusalem

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan met Pope Francis on Monday to discuss Jerusalem and the fallout from US President Donald Trump's decision to recognise the holy city as the capital of Israel. Both have expressed concern at the move that many US allies say could doom Middle East peace efforts.
2018-02-05 09:24:27 Read More

High pollution shuts schools in Tehran

Primary schools will be closed on Tuesday in Tehran as thick fog caused by pollution smothers the Iranian capital and most of the surrounding province, local authorities said.
2018-02-05 08:19:09 Read More

Maldives top court orders retrial of ex-president, opposition leaders

The country has been mired in political unrest since Mohamed Nasheed, its first democratically elected leader, was ousted in 2012. He was later sentenced to 13 years in jail on terrorism charges after a trial denounced as hasty and unfair by the United Nations human rights chief.
2018-02-02 02:38:10 Read More

Fidel Castro's son commits suicide after battling depression

US Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo on Thursday defended talks he had at CIA headquarters last week with Russian spy chiefs at a time of strained ties between Washington and Moscow and political squabbling over allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.
2018-02-02 02:03:54 Read More

CIA Director Pompeo defends meetings with Russian spy chiefs

Chinese President Xi Jinping told British Prime Minister Theresa May today that their countries should take trade ties to "a new level" as London scouts the globe for fresh partnerships after its contentious EU exit.
2018-02-01 23:56:28 Read More

Xi wants 'new level' of China-Britain ties as May visits

About 950 gold miners were stuck underground in South Africa on Thursday after a power cut, the mine's owner said, though the workers were not reported to be in immediate danger.
2018-02-01 18:06:22 Read More

12 killed in Chinese military plane crash: Report

A United Nations humanitarian task force has been unable to make deliveries to desperate Syrians for the past two months as President Bashar al-Assad's government has witheld approval for aid convoys, the UN humanitarian adviser said on Thursday.
2018-02-01 16:11:43 Read More

950 miners trapped in South Africa after power outage

At least 12 crew members of a Chinese military aircraft were killed when it crashed during a training exercise early this week, a media report said on Thursday. The crashed aircraft was a new type of refuelling plane modified from the air force's Y-8 transport aircraft, it said.
2018-02-01 15:04:42 Read More

UN calls on Russia, Iran and Turkey to break Syria aid deadlock

The fire broke out before midnight Wednesday in Sapporo, the main city on the northern main island of Hokkaido. Sapporo police said five residents were rescued. Three of them were being treated at a hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening, they said.
2018-02-01 14:14:21 Read More

Fire kills 11, injures 3 at home for elderly poor in Japan

The spat has become increasingly bitter, with both sides trading accusations after two Chinese airlines cancelled extra flights to Taiwan over the Lunar New Year, the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, potentially leaving thousands of Taiwanese without tickets to go home.
2018-02-01 09:25:11 Read More

Taiwan says China air route dispute will determine future ties

The Trump administration said Wednesday that it would allow nearly 7,000 Syrians to remain in the United States for another 18 months but won't let more Syrian citizens apply for the special protection programme.
2018-02-01 05:19:32 Read More

Trump lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment

The proposal has triggered a diplomatic spat between Israel and Warsaw's conservative government since its initial approval in the lower house of parliament last week, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comparing it to an effort to change history.
2018-02-01 04:52:23 Read More

After Mugabe, Zimbabwe opposition stumbles before vote

Saudi Arabia's attorney general said on Tuesday that settlement deals had secured just over $100 billion from members of the elite. He did not provide a breakdown.
2018-02-01 04:17:01 Read More

Polish lawmakers back draft Holocaust law, US voices concern

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2018-02-01 03:50:51 Read More

For Saudi tycoons freed from detention, cheers and a business challenge

The agency's stance on the memo, conveyed in a two-paragraph statement, escalates the dispute and means that Trump would be openly defying his hand-picked FBI director by continuing to push for the memo's disclosure.
2018-02-01 03:13:18 Read More

FBI clashes with Trump, has 'grave concerns' on Russia memo

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2018-02-01 02:30:49 Read More

One dead as train carrying Republicans hits truck, lawmakers safe

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2018-01-31 17:50:41 Read More

US puts Hamas' Haniya on terror blacklist, group says won't deter 'resistance'

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2018-01-31 17:40:45 Read More

Amid publicity tour, porn star denies affair with Trump

Adult film star Stormy Daniels, in the midst of a publicity tour fueled by past allegations of a 2006 sexual relationship with a then-married Donald Trump, said in a statement on Tuesday the alleged affair never occurred.
2018-01-31 17:23:54 Read More

North Korea hits back at US, calls Trump administration 'racist'

North Korea struck back at the United States on Wednesday, accusing the Trump administration of being a billionaires' club that harbours a "policy of racism" while denying freedom of the press and health coverage to citizens.
2018-01-31 16:31:40 Read More

Pak court issues notices to Sharif, aides on contempt petition

The legal woes of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family mounted today when a top court issued notices to them for allegedly committing contempt of court during a rally in Punjab province last week.
2018-01-31 14:08:15 Read More

Analysts say Trump comments bad news for NKorea

Indian professionals along with highly-skilled migrants have protested opposite Downing Street against the UK government's "unfair and inhumane" visa policies. Trump has warned that North Korea would "very soon'' threaten the United States with nuclear-tipped missiles.
2018-01-31 11:36:54 Read More

Analysts say Trump comments bad news for NKorea

2018-01-31 11:36:54 Read More

Earthquake kills child, injures dozens in Pakistan

A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Afghanistan on Wednesday, shaking large parts of the region and killing a child and injuring several people in neighbouring Pakistan, officials said.
2018-01-31 10:47:45 Read More

China calls on US to drop 'Cold War mentality'

China is calling on the US to drop what it terms a "Cold War mentality and zero-sum ideology" following US President Donald Trump's describing Beijing as a rival in his State of the Union address. â€‹
2018-01-31 10:24:40 Read More

Oops moment: Guests invited to Trump' s 'State Of Uniom'

Trump delivered his first State of the Union address, and the tickets issued to lawmakers' spouses and guests contained a glaring typo: "State of the Uniom." The tickets, printed by the Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper, had to be reissued Monday.
2018-01-31 05:33:23 Read More

Trump calls for 'new American moment' in national address

"To every citizen watching at home tonight, no matter where you have been, or where you come from, this is your time," Trump declared. "If you work hard, if you believe in yourself, if you believe in America, then you can dream anything, you can be anything, and together, we can achieve anything."
2018-01-31 02:54:45 Read More

Amid publicity tour, porn star denies affair with Trump

Adult film star Stormy Daniels, in the midst of a publicity tour fueled by past allegations of a 2006 sexual relationship with a then-married Donald Trump, said in a statement Tuesday that the alleged affair never occurred.
2018-01-31 02:54:16 Read More

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open

Trump made it clear during his 2016 campaign for president that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open and "load it up with some bad dudes." But the White House announcement, just before the president's first State of the Union address, marked a formal reversal of President Barack Obama's eight-year effort to close the detention center.
2018-01-31 02:42:02 Read More

Taliban active in 70% of Afghanistan: Study

The Taliban are openly active in 70 per cent of Afghanistanâ€™s districts, fully controlling 4 per cent of the country and demonstrating an open physical presence in another 66 percent, according to a BBC study published on Tuesday.
2018-01-31 02:41:21 Read More

I'm not a quitter, says UK PM Theresa May

"I've said to you before, Iâ€˜m not a quitter and there is a long-term job to be done," she told reporters on her way to China for a trade visit when asked about the recent criticism of her leadership and reports of a potential attempt to oust her.
2018-01-31 02:25:29 Read More

Xi Jinping unanimously elected deputy to 13th NPC

Chinese President Xi Jinping was on Tuesday unanimously elected as a deputy to the 13th National People's Congress, the national legislature of China, from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
2018-01-30 16:33:41 Read More

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Xi Jinping unanimously elected deputy to 13th NPC

11 countries speed up funding for Palestinians after US cuts

Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Kuwait, the Netherlands and Ireland have taken steps to step up funding, following an appeal by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees.
2018-01-30 16:04:16 Read More

'North Korea not yet shown ICBM ready to hit US'

North Korea has made new advances in its intercontinental ballistic missile program but has not yet demonstrated all the capabilities needed to hit America with such a weapon, a top US general said on Tuesday.
2018-01-30 15:42:24 Read More

Homeless "hero" jailed for stealing from bomb victims

A homeless man feted as a hero for helping the injured and dying following a bomb attack at a pop concert in Britain last year which left 22 people dead, was jailed on Tuesday after he admitted stealing from two of the victims.
2018-01-30 14:06:36 Read More

Russia will try to target US mid-term elections: CIA director

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2018-01-30 13:02:44 Read More

Russia will try to target US mid-term elections: CIA director

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William, Kate kick off Nordic visit with bandy shootout

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2018-01-30 12:44:55 Read More

60,000 North Korean children may starve as sanctions slow aid: UNICEF

Under UNSC resolutions, humanitarian supplies or operations are exempt from sanctions, Omar Abdi of UNICEF said. "But what happens is that of course the banks, the companies that provide goods or ship goods are very careful. They don't want to take any risk of later on being associated (with) breaking the sanctions,"
2018-01-30 11:28:14 Read More

'Yemen separatists surround Aden presidential palace'

Yemeni separatists have surrounded the presidential palace in the government's interim capital Aden, a military source said. Tension between the separatists and the government erupted into clashes at the weekend, with more than 36 people killed in Aden since Sunday.
2018-01-30 10:39:04 Read More

Historic Las Vegas neon signs set to shine bright once again

Forty neon signs that once drew visitors to some of Las Vegasâ€™ most iconic casino-hotels and other venues will shine again for the public starting Thursday night at the Neon Museum, but not a single one of their lights will truly be on.
2018-01-30 08:16:05 Read More

Floods peak in Paris as France sees worst rains in 50 years

Rivers swollen by Franceâ€™s heaviest rains in 50 years have engulfed romantic quays in Paris, swallowed up gardens and roads, halted riverboat cruises â€” and raised concerns about climate change.
2018-01-30 07:03:25 Read More

Venezuelans 'loot to eat' amid economic tailspin

Venezuela holds the world's largest oil reserves and was once among Latin America's wealthiest nations. But after nearly two decades of socialist rule and mismanagement of the state-run oil company, it is being battered by the worst economic crisis in its history.
2018-01-30 06:47:51 Read More

Trump to herald economic progress in State of the Union

US President Donald Trump will herald a robust economy and push for bipartisan congressional action on immigration in Tuesday's State of the Union address. The speech marks the ceremonial kickoff of Trump's second year in office and is traditionally a president's biggest platform to speak to the nation.
2018-01-30 06:47:30 Read More

Turkey orders detention of 11 doctors over criticism of Syrian offensive

A Turkish prosecutor ordered the detention of 11 executive members of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) on Tuesday as part of an investigation after the association opposed Turkey's military operation in northern Syria.
2018-01-30 06:18:56 Read More

Brazil samba school argues slavery still exists

Leaders of the Paraiso do Tuiuti group see many instances of what they consider "modern-day slavery" in Latin America's largest nation.
2018-01-30 05:19:45 Read More

Australian filmmaker denied bail in Cambodia over espionage

James Ricketson, 69, was arrested last June after he was photographed flying a drone above a political rally organised by the now-dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
2018-01-30 04:39:26 Read More

US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries

The 11 countries, hit with a ban in October in the Trump administration's revised refugee policy, have not been identified officially. But refugee groups say they comprise Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Libya, Mali, North Korea, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria and Yemen.
2018-01-30 03:11:18 Read More

FBI's No. 2 official McCabe, blasted by Trump, steps down

Andrew McCabe, who served as acting Federal Bureau of Investigation chief for more than two months last year after Trump fired Director James Comey, had been expected to leave his post as the No. 2 FBI official in March.
2018-01-30 02:43:46 Read More

Trump says no talks with Taliban 'right now'

US President Donald Trump on Monday ruled out holding talks with the Taliban any time soon, amid a wave of bloody large-scale attacks in the Afghan capital Kabul. "We don't want to talk with the Taliban," Trump said. "There may be a time but it's going to be a long time."
2018-01-29 17:52:56 Read More

N Korea calls off joint Olympic performance on own soil: Seoul

South Koreans had been due to take part in an event at Mount Kumgang this weekend, but Seoul's unification ministry said the North told it the performance had been called off and Pyongyang had taken umbrage at critical media coverage.
2018-01-29 17:20:56 Read More

Non-married couples now allowed to adopt in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico's governor has signed a law meant to speed and encourage adoptions, partly by allowing unmarried couples to adopt children in the socially conservative US territory.
2018-01-29 14:57:50 Read More

Britain sees first Bitcoin armed robbery: Reports

Armed robbers have raided the house of a British virtual currency trader, forcing him to transfer Bitcoins after tying up his wife and threatening him with a gun, British media reported on Monday.
2018-01-29 14:41:09 Read More

Trump finally admits he sometimes tweets while in bed

US President Donald Trump has finally revealed that he sometimes tweets while in bed because of his busy schedule and the need to defend himself from a lot of "fake news" about him.
2018-01-29 12:49:26 Read More

Philippine police admit abuses but resume anti-drug 'visits'

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2018-01-29 12:27:09 Read More

Philippine police admit abuses but resume anti-drug 'visits'

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Air strikes kills more than 30 in Syria's Idlib: Monitor

Air strikes in the rebel-held province of Idlib in northwestern Syria have killed at least 33 people since Sunday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and rescue workers in Idlib said on Monday.
2018-01-29 11:46:24 Read More

EU ready to hit back if Trump imposes anti-EU trade measures

EU spokesman Margaritis Schinas retorted Monday that "while trade has to be open and fair it also has to be rules-based." Schinas said: "The EU stands ready to react swiftly and appropriately in case our exports are affected by any restrictive trade measure from the United States." â€‹â€‹
2018-01-29 11:42:07 Read More

Kim Jong Nam met American before murder: Witness

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2018-01-29 11:37:27 Read More

90,000 flee Philippine volcano stretching relief camps

Authorities have thrown a nine kilometre no-go zone around the mountain with the vast majority of those living in its shadow now safely outside that radius. But sanitary conditions in the safe-zones are far from ideal.
2018-01-29 11:31:49 Read More

China says 'terror' risks in Xinjiang remains serious

China says Xinjiang faces a serious threat from Islamic extremists and separatists who plot violent attacks and stir up tensions between the mostly Muslim Uighur minority who call the region home and the ethnic Han Chinese majority.
2018-01-29 09:23:04 Read More

Floodwaters hit peak in Paris, now threaten Normandy

The national flood monitoring agency Vigicrues said the water levels hit a maximum height of 5.84 meters (19 feet, 2 inches) on the Austerlitz scale early Monday. That's below initial fears last week, and well below record levels of 8.62 meters in 1910.
2018-01-29 08:52:34 Read More

GOP senators call on Trump to show restraint in Russia probe

The senators, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Susan Collins of Maine, also urged special counsel Robert Mueller Sunday to review whether Trump tried to fire him last June, an accusation the president has labeled "fake news."
2018-01-29 07:42:14 Read More

Malaysia's top court annuls unilateral conversions of minors

Malaysia's top court said in a landmark decision Monday both parents must consent to the religious conversion of a minor, ruling unanimously in favor of a Hindu woman whose ex-husband converted their three children to Islam without telling her.
2018-01-29 07:06:06 Read More

US and Australia join search for Pacific ferry survivors

The US and Australia are due to join the search for survivors from a ferry that sank near the remote Pacific nation of Kiribati after seven people were rescued from a lifeboat, officials said on Monday.
2018-01-29 06:47:54 Read More

Tillerson aims to sell 'America First' to wary allies

Tillerson visited London and Paris with a full agenda aimed at defusing the issues at hand. His mission was primarily to secure British and French support for tough new measures against Iran that might prevent the US from withdrawing from the 2015 nuclear accord.
2018-01-29 05:39:51 Read More

In an instant, Vietnam execution photo framed a view of war

After 50 years, the Saigon execution remains one of the defining images of the war. Time magazine has declared it one of history's 100 most influential photos.
2018-01-29 04:55:41 Read More

French towns swim in floodwaters that are rising in Paris

Floodwaters have halted boat traffic in Paris, closed roads and schools and prompted the evacuation of hospitals.
2018-01-29 04:46:04 Read More

Five soldiers killed in attack on Afghan army unit

A suicide bomber first attacked the army unit responsible for providing security for the military academy, and the attack was followed by a gunbattle in which the soldiers were wounded, said Dawlat Waziri, spokesman for the Afghan defence ministry.
2018-01-29 04:29:47 Read More

Australia plans to become leading defense-industry exporter

Australia will create a 3.8 billion Australian dollar ($3.1 billion) fund to lend to exporters that banks are reluctant to finance, a central defense export office and expand the roles of defense attaches in Australian embassies around the world.
2018-01-29 04:26:20 Read More

Yaleâ€™s most popular course ever: Happiness

On January 12, a few days after registration opened at Yale for Psyc 157, â€œPsychology and the Good Lifeâ€, roughly 300 people had signed up. The course, taught by Laurie Santos, 42, a psychology professor and the head of one of Yaleâ€™s residential colleges, tries to teach students how to lead a happier, more satisfying life in twice-weekly lectures.
2018-01-29 03:52:12 Read More

Turkey will 'clean' entire Syrian border: Tayyip Erdogan

Since Turkeyâ€™s assault in Afrin began nine days ago, it has increased tensions between Ankara and the United States, which has supported the YPG in other parts of Syria in the fight against Islamic State.
2018-01-29 03:33:47 Read More

US delivers helicopters to bolster Jordan's border defences

US officials say that military aid to Jordan, one of the largest recipients of its foreign military financing, helps to build the kingdomâ€™s military capabilities as part of a wider regional strategy.
2018-01-29 03:30:17 Read More

Russian opposition leader freed, thousands rally against Putin

Heeding a call by Putin's bete noire, thousands braved freezing temperatures to stage rallies in dozens of cities to protest upcoming "pseudo-elections," as Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his supporters refer to them.
2018-01-29 03:27:48 Read More

I tweet from bed sometimes, Trump says

In an interview with Britainâ€™s ITV channel, Trump appeared to appreciate the wide impact of his postings in Twitter and said that he needed social media to communicate with voters in the era of what he termed fake news. Trump frequently uses Twitter to announce policy, assail his adversaries and to tangle with countries, including North Korea, over world affairs.
2018-01-29 02:48:12 Read More

Trump: I would be 'tougher' in Brexit talks than May

Trump expressed annoyance with EU trade policy: "We cannot get our product in," he said. "It's very, very tough. And yet, they send their product to us _ no taxes, very little taxes." He says his problems with the EU "may morph into something very big" from a trade standpoint.
2018-01-28 23:48:39 Read More

Saudi corruption purge winds down but scars will linger

Saudi Arabia's stock market celebrated the release of some of the kingdom's top businessmen from detention on Sunday but the after-effects of a purge of the business elite may last for years, deterring private investment.
2018-01-28 17:08:22 Read More

Yemen govt warns of coup as separatists take over headquarters

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2018-01-28 14:48:53 Read More

'Unmatched' rescue effort saves climber on Nanga Parbat

The team of Polish climbers with support from the Pakistani military launched the attempt Saturday afternoon and rescued stranded French mountaineer Elisabeth Revol, but were unable to reach Polish national Tomek (Tomasz) Mackiewicz.
2018-01-28 12:53:39 Read More

Kabul on high alert after ambulance bomb toll tops 100

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2018-01-28 11:20:09 Read More

Car bomb wounds at least 18 at checkpoint near embassies in Afghan capital

Mirwais Yasini, a member of parliament who was nearby when the explosion occurred, said an ambulance approached the checkpoint, close to an office of the High Peace Council and a number of foreign embassies, and blew up.
2018-01-27 09:17:23 Read More

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Dozens dead in South Korea hospital blaze

Around 130 others were hurt in the fire, which comes just weeks before thousands of athletes and foreign visitors are expected in the country for the Winter Olympics.
2018-01-26 17:30:30 Read More

Nutella discounts spark chaos in French supermarkets

Chaotic scenes were filmed in several supermarkets across the country operated by the Intermarche chain, which offered massive discounts on pots of Nutella. The promotion, launched on Thursday, reduced the price of more than a million 950-gram pots from 4.70 euros ($5.85) to 1.41 ($1.75).
2018-01-26 15:59:21 Read More

'Little idols': Japan's dark obsession with young girls

She is a so-called "idol" singer -- common in Japan, where rights groups have complained that society's sometimes permissive view of the sexualisation of young girls puts minors at risk.
2018-01-26 12:44:10 Read More

UN says 30 African migrants drowned off Yemen

Friday's statement by the UN Migration Agency says the overcrowded boat, carrying some 152 Somalis and Ethiopians, was heading from the al-Buraiqa coast near the Yemeni city of Aden toward Djibouti.
2018-01-26 11:39:10 Read More

UN says 30 African migrants drowned off Yemen

China unveils vision for 'Polar Silk Road' across Arctic

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2018-01-26 10:30:13 Read More

UN Security Council to inspect 'Iranian-made' missile debris

November 4 missile fired at Riyadh airport was Iranian-made.
2018-01-26 07:42:04 Read More

Trump says would apologize for sharing far right videos

Trump sparked outrage in Britain when, last November, he shared the anti-Muslim videos and became embroiled in a public spat with British PM May who criticized him for the retweet.
2018-01-26 07:30:18 Read More

Blaze in South Korean hospital kills 41

The fire is the deadliest in South Korea in at least a decade, according to the Yonhap news agency, and follows a fire last month which killed 29 people in a high rise sports centre.
2018-01-26 06:22:41 Read More

Report: Trump wanted Mueller fired, backed off

Trump argued at the time that Mueller could not be fair because of a dispute over golf club fees that he said Mueller owed at a Trump golf club in Sterling, Virginia.
2018-01-26 03:35:19 Read More

FB: Russian agents created 129 US election events

Facebook, in a written statement to US lawmakers released on Thursday and dated January 8, said that 338,300 different Facebook accounts viewed the events and that 62,500 marked that they would attend. The company said it did not have data about which of the events took place.
2018-01-26 03:12:37 Read More

Trump plan to offer citizenship to 1.8m illegal immigrants

The White House's offer of a path to citizenship for the Dreamers was much wider than expected. Earlier it had suggested it was only open to granting citizenship to the 690,000 young immigrants registered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
2018-01-26 03:06:57 Read More

Trump plan to offer citizenship to 1.8m illegal immigrants

31 dead in South Korea hospital blaze: Yonhap

The five-storey structure housed a nursing home as well as the hospital, and the South's Yonhap news agency said 31 people had been killed, citing firefighters at the site. Around 200 people were in the Sejong Hospital building when the fire broke out, police said.
2018-01-26 02:08:16 Read More

US President Donald Trump may visit Britain this year

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2018-01-25 17:34:57 Read More

Kabul hotel attack killed 25 people: official

At least 25 people were killed in the attack on Kabul's luxury Intercontinental Hotel at the weekend, official figures showed today. The final death toll (among Afghans) from Intercontinental Hotel attack stands at 25," health ministry spokesman Wahid Majrooh told AFP.
2018-01-25 13:27:03 Read More

Not safe for Rohingya return to Myanmar: UN official

While many Rohingya want to eventually return to their villages, UNICEF deputy executive director Justin Forsyth said that no one he met during visits to Bangladesh's refugee camps said they would go back now.
2018-01-25 13:08:49 Read More

Not safe for Rohingya return to Myanmar: UN official

British PM to visit China as Brexit looms

Britain has said it will leave the EU's single market and customs union so that it can strike its own trade deals with countries outside the bloc, making China's huge market an attractive target. In preparation, a parade of top officials have travelled to China in recent months.
2018-01-25 10:01:03 Read More

Eiffel Tower may have been target of Spain's IS cell: Report

The protective wall that surrounds the Eiffel Tower was installed after video of a trip to Paris was found in a destroyed hideout, according to the report by researchers Fernando Reinares and Carola Garcia-Calvo in January's CTC Sentinel, a research publication into terrorism.
2018-01-25 09:47:21 Read More

N Korea planning military event on eve of Pyeongchang Games

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2018-01-25 09:42:49 Read More

No safe haven as shootings rock US schools

Since January 2013, "there have been at least 283 school shootings across the country -- which averages out to one school shooting a week," according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a non-profit group that advocates for gun control.
2018-01-25 09:29:35 Read More

US aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam in March

The arrival of a US aircraft carrier in Vietnam is expected to be welcomed by an emerging network of countries who are nervously eyeing China's military rise, particularly its assertive stance and island-building activities in the South China Sea.
2018-01-25 09:12:07 Read More

Separate rounds of talks seek an elusive Syria peace deal

French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Wednesday that the Vienna meeting, after several failed rounds held in Geneva, was the "last hope" for reaching a political solution.
2018-01-25 09:02:52 Read More

As least 5 dead after train derails near Milan

ITALY-ACCIDENT-As many as 5 dead after train derails near Milan - fire brigade official
2018-01-25 08:31:09 Read More

Qatar in talks to buy Russia's S-400 systems: Tass

Qatar is engaged in a deepening diplomatic row with some of its Gulf Arab neighbours, including Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), over allegations it supports terrorism, a charge Doha denies.
2018-01-25 07:48:53 Read More

New Israeli exhibit highlights power of photos in Holocaust

Archival footage shot by Auschwitz's Soviet liberators is part of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial's latest exhibition, ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, exploring the power of photography during World War II. The 1,500 photographs and 13 films displayed come from various perspectives, victims and perpetrators alike, and look to offer today's media-saturated visitors a new angle of looking at the horrors of the Holocaust.
2018-01-25 07:40:41 Read More

UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar

Many Rohingya want to return eventually to their villages in Myanmar, said Justin Forsyth, UNICEF deputy executive director, during a Wednesday visit to the Kutupalong refugee camp. But they fear for their safety if they were to go back now.
2018-01-25 07:37:13 Read More

UN official says not safe yet for Rohingya return to Myanmar

Japan displays documents to defend claims to disputed isles

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2018-01-25 04:38:24 Read More

Captured USS Pueblo displayed as North Korean propaganda prize

The spy ship, attacked and captured 50 years ago this week, sits in the frozen Potong River on the edge of the sprawling â€œVictorious Fatherland Liberation War Museumâ€ complex in central Pyongyang, where thousands of North Koreans are brought each day to hear the Northâ€™s version of how their country, against all odds, defeated the Americans in the 1950-53 Korean War and has been fighting off the hostile Goliath ever since.
2018-01-25 04:30:21 Read More

US diplomat resigns from Suu Kyi panel on Rohingya crisis

US diplomat Bill Richardson resigned from an Aung San Suu Kyi-appointed panel set up to ease communal tensions in Myanmar's Rakhine State, and accused Suu Kyi of an "absence of moral leadership" over the crisis. He said he could not in "good conscience" serve on the committee that would likely serve only to "whitewash" the causes behind the Rohingya exodus.
2018-01-25 04:23:31 Read More

Trump open to letting Dreamers 'morph into' citizens

Trump's pronouncements came as the White House announced it would be unveiling a legislative framework on immigration next week that it hopes can pass both the House and the Senate.
2018-01-25 03:44:59 Read More

Trump seeks $25 billion for border wall

President Donald Trump on Wednesday previewed his outline for an immigration bill that he will promote next week, saying he wants $25 billion to build a border wall and is open to granting citizenship to illegal immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
2018-01-25 03:34:02 Read More

Trump: Willing to testify under oath in US-Russia probe

"I'm looking forward to it, actually," Trump, speaking to reporters at the White House, said of an interview with Mueller, a former FBI Director. "I would do it under oath."
2018-01-25 03:13:05 Read More

Trump: Willing to testify under oath in US-Russia probe

'Belt Road Initiative much more than infra partnership'

Expressing strong support to China on its Belt and Road Initiative, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday said it is much more than just an infrastructure partnership and will go a long way in creating a shared future in a fractured world.
2018-01-24 17:14:17 Read More

Turkish border town hit by rockets, 13 wounded: Governor

The rockets hit two locations in the city centre, including a mosque during prayer times, Governor Mehmet Tekinarslan said. Eight people were wounded, with two in critical condition, at the mosque, and another five injured at the second location.
2018-01-24 16:17:08 Read More

Pakistan condemns US drone strike inside its territory

The unmanned aircraft's missiles "targeted an Afghan refugee" camp in Pakistan's northwestern Kurram region, a statement from the Pakistani foreign office said. "Such unilateral actions, as that of today, are detrimental to the spirit of cooperation between the two countries in the fight against terrorism," the statement said.
2018-01-24 12:39:11 Read More

Toll rises to 35 dead in Benghazi car bombing, say medics

The first blast on Tuesday evening hit worshippers leaving a mosque in Benghazi's central Al Salmani district. The second, about 15 minutes later, inflicted a large number of casualties among people who had gathered at the scene.
2018-01-24 12:32:11 Read More

'White oil': Saudi Arabia seeks place on tourism map

Saudi Arabia will soon begin issuing tourist visas, opening up one of the last frontiers of global tourism -- a sector touted as the desert kingdom's "white oil" -- as it steps up diversification efforts to wean itself off its crude oil dependence.
2018-01-24 12:18:49 Read More

Bangladesh jails two Rohingya for protesting repatriation

Rohingya have erected banners, chanted slogans and staged angry rallies in crowded camps near the border in Cox's Bazar as tension mounts over the looming relocation of hundreds of thousands of refugees who have fled a crackdown by the Myanmar military.
2018-01-24 12:09:41 Read More

Saudi corruption sweep to move to trial with 95 detained

Saudi authorities are still holding 95 people in a purported anti-corruption campaign that was launched nearly three months ago by the kingdom's influential crown prince, Saudi press quoting the attorney general reported on Wednesday.
2018-01-24 11:41:07 Read More

Saudi corruption sweep to move to trial with 95 detained

Pope condemns 'evil' of fake news and its use for political gain

"Fake news is a sign of intolerant and hypersensitive attitudes, and leads only to the spread of arrogance and hatred. That is the end result of untruth," Pope Francis said in the first document by a pope on the subject.
2018-01-24 11:18:48 Read More

A flurry of exchanges, protests: What's next for Koreas?

South Korean activists tore photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Wednesday, a day after the North warned such actions could derail reconciliation efforts around next month's Winter Olympics in the South. â€‹
2018-01-24 10:53:59 Read More

Russia accuses US of trying to derail Syria peace initiative

A top Russian diplomat on Wednesday accused the United States of promoting unverified reports about chemical weapons attacks in Syria in order to cloud Russia's peace initiatives.
2018-01-24 09:26:45 Read More

Russia accuses US of trying to derail Syria peace initiative

Lahore HC restrains Pak govt from taking action against Saeed

Saeed had yesterday moved the court seeking protection from arrest or action against Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF) ahead of the visit of the monitoring team of the United Nations Security Council 1267 Sanctions Committee.
2018-01-24 08:48:14 Read More

Haqqani terrorist, 2 others killed in US drone strike in Pak

Two missiles were fired from the drone at the house in Speen Thall area - on the confluence of borders between Hangu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Orakzai agency.
2018-01-24 08:41:28 Read More

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Fresh tremors halt search ops after Japan volcano eruption

There had not been any reports of missing people after the deadly eruption on Tuesday, which sent rocks and ash tumbling down the snow-covered slope of the volcano towards a ski resort below.
2018-01-24 08:24:02 Read More

Pakistan arrests serial killer suspect over rape, murder of girl, 7

Police found Zainab Ansariâ€™s body in a garbage dumpster in Kasur district near the eastern city of Lahore last week, four days after she was reported missing. Residents of the area have said the murder was the 12th such incident in a year, setting off fears of a serial rapist killer on the loose.
2018-01-24 07:59:12 Read More

Brazil braces for ruling that could bar Lula from 2018 race

Tens of thousands of supporters rallied in the streets of Porto Alegre on Tuesday to protest against what they see as the political persecution of the leftist icon, who was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison for accepting a bribe.
2018-01-24 07:52:31 Read More

Expert behind MH370 search hopeful of find within a month

After years of futile efforts, a fresh hunt for MH370 has set off for the remote Indian Ocean - and the top Australian scientist who helped pinpoint the new search zone is hopeful the missing jet can be found within weeks.
2018-01-24 07:38:17 Read More

Car bombs kill at least 27 in east Libya city of Benghazi

Twin car bombs exploded as people left a mosque in a residential area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday night, killing 27 and wounding over 30 in an attack timed to cause mass casualties among first responders, officials said.
2018-01-24 07:30:27 Read More

Activists rip Kim Jong Un's photo in Olympic protest

Despite drawing verbal outbursts from North Korea, the protests have yet to meaningfully affect preparations for the games. Wednesday's protest at Seoul's National Assembly may trigger an angry response from the North, which is extreme sensitive to what it sees as insults to its supreme leadership.
2018-01-24 05:05:50 Read More

Merkel, Macron take Davos spotlight ahead of Trump show

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, on the other hand, needs to settle her own leadership problems before leading the resistance to Trump, who appears on Friday.
2018-01-24 03:22:03 Read More

Teen arrested in Kentucky school shooting that leaves 2 dead, 12 wounded

The suspect will be charged with two counts of murder and multiple counts of attempted murder, the Kentucky State Police said. Police have not released a motive for the shooting but said they believed the gunman acted alone.
2018-01-24 02:14:55 Read More

Twin car bombs kill at least 22 in Libya's Benghazi

The death toll following a double car bomb attack in the Libyan city of Benghazi on Tuesday night has risen to at least 22, a hospital spokeswoman said. A further 20 people were injured and the number of fatalities could rise, Fadia al-Barghathi, spokeswoman for the city's al-Jala hospital, told AFP.
2018-01-24 00:50:15 Read More

'I love Trump,' Uganda's leader says, despite vulgar remark

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2018-01-23 17:13:59 Read More

'CIA believes NKorea weapons aimed at coercion, not just defense'

The CIA believes North Korea's missile program is aimed at coercion, not just self-defense, and that Pyongyang's next logical step would be to develop an arsenal of weapons and the capability to fire multiple missiles, the agency's director Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
2018-01-23 17:07:34 Read More

Russia 'bears responsibility' for Syria chemical attacks: Tillerson

"The recent attacks in East Ghouta raise serious concerns that Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime may be continuing its use of chemical weapons against its own people," Tillerson told reporters in Paris. "Russia ultimately bears responsibility for the victims in East Ghouta."
2018-01-23 16:26:58 Read More

Sessions interviewed by Mueller team in Russia probe

Attorney general Jeff Sessions's interview comes as Mueller is investigating whether Trump's actions in office, including the firing of FBI director James Comey, constituted obstruction of justice. Mueller is also investigating contacts between Trump's 2016 campaign and Russia.
2018-01-23 15:50:39 Read More

Egypt's military arrests presidential hopeful, ex-general

Egypt's military on Tuesday arrested its former chief of staff, who was planning to run in upcoming elections against President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, accusing him of inciting against the armed forces and forgery, in what appeared to be a calculated move to push him out of the race.
2018-01-23 15:09:36 Read More

Timing of Trump peace plan depends on Palestinians: Pence

US President Donald Trump's advisers have been working on the outlines of a plan for some time. But Palestinians ruled out Washington as a peace broker after the US president's Dec. 6 recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2018-01-23 15:02:32 Read More

1 dead, many hurt in shooting at US school

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2018-01-23 15:02:19 Read More

1 dead, many hurt in shooting at US school

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US to present Syria strategy to European, Arab allies

US secretary of State Rex Tillerson will give an outline of the United States' strategy to stabilise Syria and push ahead with a political solution when he holds talks with close allies in Paris on Tuesday, Western and Arab diplomats said.
2018-01-23 13:12:08 Read More

Avalanche prompts Italy hotel evacuation, snow blankets Alps

Four helicopters were evacuating some 100 tourists and hotel workers from a four-star mountainside hotel and a nearby guesthouse in northern Italy after an avalanche overnight, civil protection authorities said Tuesday as heavy snow caused disruption across the Alps.
2018-01-23 12:58:50 Read More

New hunt for flight MH370 gets under way

A ship operated by exploration firm Ocean Infinity arrived at the search area in the Indian Ocean on Monday and launched the drones. The jet disappeared in March 2014 with 239 people - mostly from China - on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
2018-01-23 12:58:28 Read More

Catalan separatist leader stays vague on possible return, Spain on alert

Spanish authorities are monitoring borders to make sure that fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont does not sneak back into Spain to take up the presidency of the regional parliament again, a senior minister said on Tuesday.
2018-01-23 12:52:32 Read More

Skepticism, worry amid preparation for Rohingya repatriation

In interviews in recent weeks with dozens of the nearly 700,000 Rohingya who've poured into Bangladesh since August in what's become the world's worst refugee crisis, The Associated Press has found deep skepticism, if not outright terror, about returning to a place where they say their homes were burned, their wives, sisters and mothers raped, and their friends and neighbors slaughtered.
2018-01-23 12:49:37 Read More

Magnitude 8.2 quake off Alaska prompts tsunami warning

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit the Gulf of Alaska in the early hours of Tuesday, prompting authorities to warn people in the area to move away from the coast in case it causes a tsnuami.
2018-01-23 10:03:13 Read More

Myanmar blames Bangladesh for delayed Rohingya return

Myanmar blamed Bangladesh on Tuesday for delays to a huge repatriation programme for Rohingya refugees, as the deadline passed for starting the return of the Muslim minority to strife-torn Rakhine state.
2018-01-23 09:20:16 Read More

Hotel evacuated, stations closed after London gas leak

"A ruptured gas main was discovered using detection equipment and high levels of natural gas were detected in the atmosphere," a London Fire Brigade spokesman said.
2018-01-23 08:50:10 Read More

Dog shelter struggling since Mexico City quake

A unique shelter for dogs -- and one pig -- is struggling to get back on its feet after Mexico's devastating earthquake four months ago. The tale of perseverance involves the "Can-geles" shelter in Mexico City. Its name is a combination of the Spanish slang for dog, "can," and "angeles" or angels.
2018-01-23 07:57:06 Read More

Strong quake of magnitude 6.0 rocks Jakarta: USGS

Indonesia's capital Jakarta was rocked on Tuesday by a strong earthquake which forced some buildings to be evacuated, but there was no immediate tsunami threat or reported injuries, a government agency said.
2018-01-23 07:51:15 Read More

Tokyo digs out from heavy snow, transport disruptions remain

The snow that began on Monday morning tapered off early on Tuesday after dumping some 23 cm on a city that rarely has snow accumulate, with freezing temperatures keeping snow-choked roads slick and pedestrians wary.
2018-01-23 06:50:46 Read More

After girl's killing, Pakistani women speak out on abuse

The brutal rape and killing of Zainab Ansari, a 7-yr-old girl whose body was left in a garbage dump, has unleashed a wave of revulsion around Pak, revealing a string of child abductions and killings by a suspected serial â€‹predator and generating outrage at a culture of silence surrounding sexual abuse.
2018-01-23 06:44:55 Read More

Looted cash, gold helps Islamic State recruit in Philippines

The military said Humam Abdul Najib escaped from Marawi City, which the militants had hoped to establish as a stronghold for Islamic State in Southeast Asia, before it was recaptured by the military in October after five months of ferocious battles and aerial bombardment.
2018-01-23 06:43:01 Read More

UN blames leadership and inaction for peacekeeper killings

A UN report on the increase in peacekeepers killed in violent attacks blames many of the fatalities on inaction in the field and "a deficit of leadership" from UN headquarters to remote locations.
2018-01-23 06:21:37 Read More

UN blames leadership and inaction for peacekeeper killings

Philippine volcano spews lava fountains, 40k flee

The Philippines' most active volcano continued to spew fountains of red-hot lava and massive ash plumes Tuesday in a dazzling but increasingly dangerous eruption that has sent 40,000 villagers to shelter in evacuation centers.
2018-01-23 04:55:43 Read More

Trump signs bill to end government shutdown

The vote set the stage for hundreds of thousands of federal workers to return on Tuesday, cutting short what could have become a messy and costly impasse. The House approved the measure shortly thereafter, and President Donald Trump later signed it behind closed doors at the White House.
2018-01-23 02:20:31 Read More

Trump signs bill to end government shutdown

12th grader kills principal in Pak over 'blasphemy'

The incident occurred within the premises of privately-run Islamia College in Charsadda district. Principal Sareer Khan was killed by Fahim Ashraf who was later arrested with a gun, district police chief Zahoor Afridi said.
2018-01-22 16:18:58 Read More

Rival student groups clash at elite Pakistan university

Zakaria Zakir, vice chancellor at the University of Punjab, said a group linked to a radical Islamic party clashed with another linked to a nationalist movement in the eastern city of Lahore. Students also turned on the police when they tried to quell the violence.
2018-01-22 14:53:58 Read More

Rival student groups clash at elite Pakistan university

US will 'never allow' Iran to have nukes: Pence

"I have a solemn promise to Israel, to all the Middle East and to the world -- the United States of America will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," Pence said to applause from Israeli MPs.
2018-01-22 14:23:27 Read More

Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed

The Rohingya Muslims have long been treated as outsiders in largely Buddhist Myanmar, derided as "Bengalis" who entered illegally from Bangladesh, even though generations of Rohingya have lived in Myanmar.
2018-01-22 14:10:34 Read More

Death toll in Syria's Afrin climbs to 18

The death toll from a Turkish offensive in the Afrin region of northwestern Syria stands at 18 civilians, including women and children, the spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia alliance said on Monday.
2018-01-22 13:59:16 Read More

US Embassy in Israel to move to Jerusalem by end of 2019, Mike Pence says

The US Embassy in Israel will move to Jerusalem by the end of 2019, US Vice President Mike Pence said in a speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday that highlighted a policy shift that has stoked Palestinian anger and international concern.
2018-01-22 13:54:07 Read More

Tillerson visits London embassy after Trump snub

US President Donald Trump earlier this month canceled a trip to London to open the new embassy, saying he did not want to endorse a bad deal agreed by the Obama administration to sell the old one for "peanuts".
2018-01-22 12:42:53 Read More

Snowstorm in Tokyo disrupts road, rail and air transport

A rare snowstorm hit Tokyo on Monday, snarling train services, forcing the cancellation of scores of flights and prompting hordes of workaholic Japanese to heed official advice to head home early.
2018-01-22 12:21:56 Read More

Turkey detains 24 over social media comments on Syria

Turkish police have detained 24 people for allegedly "spreading terrorist propaganda" on social media related to Ankara's military operation against Kurdish fighters in northern Syria, the interior ministry said on Monday.
2018-01-22 11:23:25 Read More

Former Pakistan envoy to US booked for 'maligning' Pakistan

Pakistan's former envoy to the US, Husain Haqqani, was named in FIRs lodged by three people in two police stations in Kohat district of northwest Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, accusing Pakistan of "maligning" in his books, the Dawn News reported.
2018-01-22 11:13:37 Read More

France says Iran not respecting UN text on ballistic missiles

Speaking on arrival at a European foreign ministers meeting in Brussels, France's foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said the 28 ministers would reiterate their concerns over Iran's activities in Yemen, Lebanon and Syria, which he described as destabilising.
2018-01-22 11:10:25 Read More

Catalonia's ex-leader Puigdemont named candidate to lead region

Catalonia's former leader Carles Puigdemont is the first candidate whose name will be put to a vote in parliament to be the region's president, the house's speaker Roger Torrent said on Monday. Puigdemont's candidacy will be voted on no later than Jan 31.
2018-01-22 10:51:46 Read More

US shutdown extends into Monday as crunch vote delayed

The impasse, the first of its kind since 2013, had already cast a huge shadow over the first anniversary of Trump's inauguration as president on Saturday.
2018-01-22 10:49:42 Read More

Sacked Catalan leader arrives in Denmark

Former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont arrived in Copenhagen today, defying a threat by Madrid to issue a warrant for his arrest if he leaves Belgium, where he has been in exile since a failed independence bid.
2018-01-22 09:08:58 Read More

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'Chinese Navy gets new electronic warfare aircraft'

China has built a new type of electronic warfare aircraft which can cover bigger combat areas such as the South and East China seas and greatly enhance the Navy's capabilities in modern warfare, a media report said on Monday.
2018-01-22 08:59:12 Read More

Tokyo gets first 'heavy snow' alert in four years

Japan's weather agency on Monday issued a heavy snow warning for Tokyo for the first time in four years, urging people to go home early amid fears of public transport chaos. Japan's northern regions frequently see heavy blankets of snow but such weather is rare in Tokyo.
2018-01-22 08:58:27 Read More

Pence, on Israel visit, meets Netanyahu

US Vice President Mike Pence met Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for talks on Monday, the 2nd day of a visit to Israel that has been boycotted by the Palestinians. The two men made no comment as Netanyahu welcomed Pence to his office in Jerusalem, where the US Vce President reviewed an honour guard.
2018-01-22 08:50:04 Read More

Start of Rohingya return to Myanmar delayed: B'desh

The decision comes as tensions have risen in camps holding hundreds of thousands of refugees, some of whom are opposing their transfer back to Myanmar because of lack of security guarantees.
2018-01-22 08:04:20 Read More

Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII

Hundreds of Tokyo residents scrambled for cover today in the Japanese capital's first evacuation drill for a military attack since World War II, amid ongoing tensions over North Korea's nuclear programme.
2018-01-22 06:21:55 Read More

Tokyo simulates first military attack since WWII

Shutdown extends into workweek, as Senate talks continue

Republicans have appeared increasingly confident that Democrats were bearing the brunt of criticism for the shutdown and that they would ultimately buckle. The White House and GOP leaders said they would not negotiate with Democrats on immigration until the government is reopened.
2018-01-22 05:23:59 Read More

Womenâ€™s marches organizers hope to keep building momentum

â€œThis is a birthday party for a movement that has only begun to flex its power to change this democracy,â€ Anna Galland, the executive director of the progressive group moveon.org, told the boisterous crowd.
2018-01-22 05:21:22 Read More

Impact of the US government shutdown

If Republicans and Democrats are unable to resolve their differences, federal agencies could remain partially closed when the work week begins on Monday.
2018-01-22 03:42:32 Read More

Trust in US institutions plunges in Donald Trump's first year

Trump has broken with presidential tradition and repeatedly denounced the media and judiciary - attacks his critics say risk undermining public confidence in those institutions.
2018-01-22 03:36:49 Read More

Mexico posts highest homicide rate in decades

The number is the highest since comparable records began being kept in 1997 and is also higher than the peak year of Mexico's drug war in 2011, when there were 27,213 killings.
2018-01-22 03:28:05 Read More

Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends, 18 dead

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Taliban attack on Afghan hotel ends, 18 dead

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Iran may try to loosen Revolutionary Guard's grip on economy

Iran's supreme leader has ordered the Revolutionary Guard to loosen its hold on the economy, the country's defense minister says, raising the possibility that the paramilitary organization might privatize some of its vast holdings.
2018-01-21 13:41:29 Read More

Jordan's King Abdullah tells Pence of concern over Jerusalem

Abdullah, a key US ally, said he had "continuously voiced over the past year... my concerns regarding the US decision on Jerusalem that does not come as a result of a comprehensive settlement to the Palestinian Israeli conflict". "Jerusalem is key to Muslims and Christians as it is to Jews," he added.
2018-01-21 13:15:50 Read More

France asks Turkey to act with restraint in Syria

"France calls on Turkish authorities to act with restraint in a difficult context, with the humanitarian situation deteriorating in several regions of Syria as a consequence of the military actions of the Damascus regime and its allies," French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said in a statement.
2018-01-21 12:50:05 Read More

Island volcano in Papua New Guinea erupts with ash, steam

Thousands of people have been evacuated from islands surrounding Kadovar Island off the South Pacific nation's north coast since the volcano there began erupting on Jan. 5. Flights nearby have been canceled due to the risk posed by ash plumes and ships were warned to stay away from the island.
2018-01-21 12:24:12 Read More

Lebanese push for more participation of women in politics

Lebanon is campaigning to get at least five times more women elected to parliament this spring in its first vote in nearly 10 years, the country's first women's affairs minister says. It is a daunting task for a Middle Eastern country that may otherwise look like one of the most liberal in the region.
2018-01-21 11:56:46 Read More

'North Korea's Olympic participation will aid peace'

In the first of a series of preparatory visits, North Korean music and arts officials arrived in South Korea on Sunday to inspect sites for performances during the Olympics.
2018-01-21 09:35:35 Read More

Europe readies riposte to Trump's 'America First' push in Davos

Donald Trump, the first sitting US president to attend the forum since Bill Clinton in 2000, is a source of much of this anxiety after a volatile first year in office in which he has turned American foreign policy on its head.
2018-01-21 09:28:58 Read More

MQM distances itself from #FreeKrachi campaign

MQM leadership has distanced itself from the recently launched Free Karachi campaign in the United States. "The meeting also unanimously informed hereby that the Movement and its founder and leader Hussain has nothing to do with the recently surfaced "#FreeKarachi" campaign", the MQM said in a statement.
2018-01-21 07:30:15 Read More

Pope wrapping up restive trip to Latin America

Pope Francis is wrapping up the most contested, violent trip of his papacy Sunday with a series of meetings with Peruvian church leaders and a final Mass at an air base in Peru's capital.
2018-01-21 06:16:02 Read More

UNSC sanctions monitoring team to visit Pakistan this week

The UN monitoring team's visit is taking place amid increasing pressure on Pakistan from the US and India with respect to the inadequate implementation of the sanctions on Saeed and entities linked to him.
2018-01-21 06:10:41 Read More

UNSC sanctions monitoring team to visit Pakistan this week

Indian-American sworn in to key diplomatic position

Noted Indian-American lawyer Manisha Singh was today sworn in to a key administration position in the State Department, becoming the in-charge of the US' economic diplomacy. Singh, 45, born in Uttar Pradesh, is the first woman appointed as the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs.
2018-01-20 14:40:10 Read More

Four US, Canadian captives freed in Nigeria

Shutdowns have led to furloughs of several hundred thousand federal employees, required many government activities to be stopped or curtailed and affected wide swaths of the economy.
2018-01-20 13:34:33 Read More

Four US, Canadian captives freed in Nigeria

UK can't keep full access to EU: French prez

French President Emmanuel Macron has suggested that Britain is likely to negotiate a unique relationship with the European Union before it leaves the bloc next year, while stressing that any agreement must be consistent with EU rules.
2018-01-20 12:41:27 Read More

Spain rescues 56 migrants

Spain's maritime rescue service says it has saved 56 migrants trying to make the perilous crossing of the Mediterranean Sea from Africa to European shores. One boat was carrying 23 men in the Strait of Gibraltar. A second boat with 33 men of sub-Saharan origin was located east of the Strait near Alboran Island.
2018-01-20 12:34:40 Read More

Trump blames Democrats for government shutdown

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China says US warship violated sovereignty near Scarborough

The Chinese government on Saturday accused the US of trespassing in its territorial waters when a US guided missile destroyer sailed near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea.
2018-01-20 10:30:37 Read More

Bad timing: Shutdown spoils Trump's 1-year festivities

President Donald Trump had hoped to spend the weekend celebrating the one-year anniversary of his inauguration amid friends at his opulent Palm Beach, Florida, estate. Instead, he's reckoning with a federal government shutdown.
2018-01-20 05:57:55 Read More

US govt shutdown is first since 2013, but not exceptional

US Supreme Court to decide legality of Trump travel ban

The conservative-majority court is due to hear arguments in April and issue a ruling by the end of June on whether the ban violates federal immigration law or the US Constitutionâ€™s prohibition on religious discrimination.
2018-01-20 04:51:11 Read More

Nawaz Sharif's daughter to contest next Pakistan polls?

Maryam, 44, was being groomed as the second generation leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) led by Sharif. The 68-year-old three-time PM had to resign last year after the Supreme Court disqualified him in the Panama Papers case.
2018-01-20 04:05:14 Read More

Nawaz Sharif's daughter to contest next Pakistan polls?

10 Syrians die of cold trying to flee into Lebanon

Ten Syrians have died trying to flee their war-torn country into neighbouring Lebanon after they were caught in a fierce snowstorm, the Lebanese army and civil defence said on Friday.
2018-01-19 17:42:59 Read More

Catalan ex-president to risk arrest, travel to Denmark

Carles Puigdemont plans to make the trip to Copenhagen as he tries to get his old job back and step up the pressure on Spanish authorities, which have said a fugitive abroad can't be the Catalan regional president.
2018-01-19 17:05:57 Read More

China looks to call bluff on Trump trade action

Hanging over trade relations are several inquiries into whether steel and aluminum imports - including those from China - are harming U.S. national security, possible tariffs on imported solar panels, as well as an investigation into potential Chinese abuse of intellectual property.
2018-01-19 16:06:06 Read More

US facing 'growing threats' from China, Russia: Jim Mattis

A new national defense strategy says that competition with China and Russia has threatened America's military advantage around the world. And it will require increased investment to make US forces more lethal, agile and ready for war.
2018-01-19 15:25:36 Read More

Taiwan blocks China flights after route row

Taipei has repeatedly called for four new flight paths to be cancelled since China launched them earlier in January, but their complaints have fallen on deaf ears on the mainland.
2018-01-19 14:34:53 Read More

China to enshrine Xi's thought into state constitution

China's ruling Communist Party will enshrine President Xi Jinping's political thought into the country's constitution, state media said on Friday, further solidifying his power following its addition last year to the party constitution.
2018-01-19 11:47:57 Read More

Rohingya refugees in B'desh protest repatriation move

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees staged protests in Bangladesh against plans to send them back to Myanmar, where a military crackdown last year sparked a mass exodus. The refugees chanted slogans and held banners demanding citizenship and guarantees of security before they return to their home state of Rakhine in Myanmar.
2018-01-19 09:17:48 Read More

After storm, trains resume limited service in Germany

Trains on Germany's intercity lines began running early Friday, a day after being suspended as violent gales battered northern Europe, killing at least six people across the country.
2018-01-19 08:18:20 Read More

Putin takes Epiphany's icy plunge with pilgrims

Surrounded by Orthodox priests and glittering religious icons, and with the temperature hovering around minus 5 degrees C, Putin lowered himself into the freezing waters of Lake Seliger some 350 kilometres (220 miles) northwest of Moscow.
2018-01-19 07:37:29 Read More

Putin takes Epiphany's icy plunge with pilgrims

Pope shocks Chile by accusing sex abuse victims of slander

Pope Francis said that until he sees proof that Bishop Juan Barros was complicit in covering up the sex crimes of the Rev. Fernando Karadimas, such accusations against Barros are "all calumny."
2018-01-19 05:14:44 Read More

Israel puts tunnel dug under Gaza border on display

The tunnel, around the height and width of an upright person, was lined with concrete slabs. It was discovered about 120 meters inside Israel near Kissufim, about six meters below ground, as tunnelers burrowed towards the surface looking to build an exit, the Israeli military said.
2018-01-19 05:11:06 Read More

Love in the air: Pope marries couple on papal plane in Chile

Pope Francis formally joined in matrimony 41-year-old Carlos Ciuffardi and Paula Podest, 39, who have two children and are both flight attendants. The Chilean couple married in a civil ceremony in 2010 but were never formally wed in the eyes of the Catholic Church.
2018-01-19 03:43:13 Read More

US House passes short-term spending bill, Senate fate uncertain

On a mostly partisan vote of 230-197, the Republican-controlled House approved the stopgap funds, sending the bill to the Senate for consideration before the looming deadline and as President Donald Trump pushed hard for a measure he can sign.
2018-01-19 02:55:46 Read More

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New Zealand Prime Minister announces she's pregnant

New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, 37, took to Twitter to announce that she and her partner Clarke Gayford were expecting a child, and that Gayford would become a stay-at-home dad.
2018-01-19 02:39:22 Read More

Trump supports short-term US govt funding bill: White House

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Last three years hottest on record: UN

Consolidated data from five leading international weather agencies shows that "2015, 2016 and 2017 have been confirmed as the three warmest years on record", the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said.
2018-01-18 16:24:15 Read More

Last three years hottest on record: UN

Pope performs marriage aboard plane in Chile

Paula Podest Ruiz, 39, and Carlos Ciuffardi Elorriga, 41, told the pope they had been married in a civil service but their planned religious ceremony in their parish church in Santiago could not take place because it was heavily damaged in the country's 2010 earthquake.
2018-01-18 14:09:31 Read More

UAE lodges complaint with UN over Qatar war planes

The United Arab Emirates has lodged a complaint with the United Nations to say Qatari war planes intercepted its civilian aircraft in an unjustified escalation of a regional dispute, state news agency WAM said on Thursday.
2018-01-18 11:39:20 Read More

Pakistan can live without US aid: Foreign Minister

Pakistan is trying to maintain a balance in its relationship with the US and the government has made it clear that Islamabad can live without Washington's aid but will not compromise on national integrity, foreign minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif has said.
2018-01-18 10:29:17 Read More

US, Israel, India nexus major 'threat' to Muslim world: Pakistan Senate Chairman

"I get exercise. I mean I walk, I this, I that," Trump, 71, said during an Oval Office interview. "I run over to a building next door. I get more exercise than people think."
2018-01-18 09:45:09 Read More

A year of Trump fails to improve US-Russia ties

As American investigators continue to probe Russian involvement in Trump's shock 2016 election victory over Hillary Clinton, Moscow talks of the US president as a hostage to internal political struggles who is unable to improve ties.
2018-01-18 08:49:24 Read More

52 people killed in Kazakhstan bus accident: Ministry

"On January 18 at 10:30 am (0430 GMT), a bus caugâ€‹ht fire ... 55 passengers and two drivers were on board. Five passengers received medical assistance. The remainder were killed," the ministry said, without elaborating on the cause of the fire.â€‹
2018-01-18 07:32:12 Read More

Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says

Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua informed the Senate's foreign affairs committee on Wednesday that the US would continue funding the aid components that support their national interest, including the International Military Education and Training (IMET) part.
2018-01-18 05:09:13 Read More

Exercise? I get more than people think, Trump says

US to continue military training in Pakistan: Report

Trump: Russia helps North Korea duck sanctions

"Russia is not helping us at all with North Korea," Trump said. "What China is helping us with, Russia is denting. In other words, Russia is making up for some of what China is doing."
2018-01-18 03:18:17 Read More

Trump: No US embassy move to Jerusalem this year

Reversing decades of US policy, Trump in early December recognized Jerusalem as Israelâ€™s capital and set in motion the process of moving the embassy from Tel Aviv, imperiling Middle East peace efforts and upsetting the Arab world and Western allies alike.
2018-01-18 03:12:51 Read More

Trump reveals winners of 'Fake News Awards'

Nobel-prize winning economist Paul Krugman nabbed the number one spot. The administration said he merited the award for writing "on the day of President Trump's historic, landslide victory that the economy would never recover."
2018-01-18 02:53:05 Read More

UN must step up pressure on Pakistan: US

US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley did not specify what measures could be taken to pressure Pakistan, but the UNSC does have the power to impose sanctions.
2018-01-18 02:46:10 Read More

Under WH orders not to answer House panel: Bannon

When appearing before the committee, Bannon refused to answer a number of questions, citing â€œexecutive privilegeâ€ allowing the president to keep information from the public. The panel eventually subpoenaed Bannon for refusing to answer its questions.
2018-01-17 23:16:36 Read More

Under WH orders not to answer House panel: Bannon

No action can be taken against Hafiz Saeed: Pakistan PM

Granting total immunity to the Mumbai terror attacks mastermind, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi told a private news channel on Tuesday night that no action can be taken against Hafiz Saeed since no case has been registered against him.
2018-01-17 16:09:17 Read More

North Korea to send 230-member cheering squad to Olympics

North Korea plans to send a 230-member cheering squad as part of its delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, officials said today, as South Korea's president announced his support of a proposal for the rivals' first unified Olympic team.
2018-01-17 11:57:00 Read More

North Korea to send 230-member cheering squad to Olympics

Without rain, Cape Town may run out of water by April

South Africa's Cape Town, one of the world's iconic tourist destinations, could run out of water by April as the city's worst drought in a century risks forcing residents to join queues for emergency rations.
2018-01-17 11:54:10 Read More

Saudi Arabia announces $2 billion bailout for Yemen

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen's central bank, following desperate calls for a financial rescue from the beleaguered government it has supported militarily for nearly three years.
2018-01-17 11:52:43 Read More

Putin seeks to be 'emperor for life': Alexei Navalny

With two months to go before Russians vote in polls that are all but guaranteed to hand Putin a historic fourth term, the 41-year-old opposition leader and anti-corruption campaigner spoke to AFP Tuesday in his campaign headquarters.
2018-01-17 11:21:37 Read More

Bangladesh says it's hosting over a million Rohingya

Bangladesh has counted more than a million Rohingya refugees living in camps near the border with Myanmar, higher than previous estimates, the head of its registration project said today as preparations for their return got under way.
2018-01-17 10:06:54 Read More

Macedonia: The decades-long quarrel over its name

PARIS: The name chosen by the small eastern European country of Macedonia at its independence 27 years ago has been steadfastly rejected by its neighbour Greece. The bitter dispute has stalled the young Balkan nation's efforts to take its place in the European Union and other international institutions.
2018-01-17 07:19:47 Read More

France won't allow another 'Jungle' in Calais: Macron

The government of Macron's Socialist predecessor Francois Hollande dismantled the Jungle -- a squalid camp that at its height was home to some 10,000 people -- in October 2016. But hundreds of people continue to camp out in Calais, hoping to stow away on trucks heading to Britain.
2018-01-17 05:05:58 Read More

Young Hong Kong activist sentenced to 3 months in jail

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was jailed for three months on Wednesday for obstructing clearance of a major encampment during mass pro-democracy protests in 2014, the second time he has been imprisoned over the rallies.
2018-01-17 03:38:57 Read More

Trump: I want immigrants to come from everywhere

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that the president is pushing for a merit-based system irrespective of the country, religion and ethnicity of an applicant.
2018-01-17 02:57:45 Read More

Donald Trump: South Asia strategy working

In August, while unveiling his new South Asia strategy, Trump had accused Pakistan of giving "safe haven to agents of chaos, violence, and terror," and said the time had come "for Pakistan to demonstrate its commitment to civilisation, order, and to peace".
2018-01-17 02:33:46 Read More

Donald Trump: South Asia strategy working

Pakistani 'diploma mill' of fake degrees exposed

Axact sold more than 3,000 qualifications in Britain between 2013 and 2014, including PhDs and doctorates, the BBC investigation found.
2018-01-16 14:52:44 Read More

FBI warned Jared Kushner on Murdoch ex-wife: Report

The bid concerns a planned $100 million Chinese garden at the National Arboretum, located just steps from Congress and near the White House.
2018-01-16 12:09:25 Read More

'Positive changes' in North Korea, Xi tells Trump

During Xi's phone call with Trump, he also urged the US president, who has taken a hard line against the trade imbalance between the two countries, to come to the table on economic issues.
2018-01-16 09:19:18 Read More

Sharif dismisses as 'flop' corruption charges against him

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif today compared the corruption cases against him to a 'flop' movie as he appeared before an accountability court trying him for graft in the Panama Papers scandal that forced him to resign.
2018-01-16 08:44:03 Read More

FBI warned Kushner on Murdoch ex-wife: Report

US officials were concerned that the ex-wife of media magnate Rupert Murdoch -- who owns the newspaper -- was lobbying to push a major Chinese-funded construction project in Washington, a media report said.
2018-01-16 08:23:35 Read More

Fidel Castro's signed cigar box fetches USD 26k at auction

A signed wooden box, containing a set of 24 cigars from the personal collection of Cuban revolutionary Fidel Castro, has been sold for $26,950 at an auction in the US.
2018-01-16 08:23:06 Read More

Across the Mideast, Palestinians brace for Trump aid cuts

Across the Middle East, millions of people who depend on UNRWA are bracing for the worst. The expected the US cut could also add instability to struggling host countries already coping with spillover from other regional crises.
2018-01-16 07:41:15 Read More

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

Bangladesh has agreed to complete the process of returning Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar within two years after repatriation begins, the south Asian nation said on Tuesday, following a meeting of the neighbours to implement a pact signed last year.
2018-01-16 06:54:11 Read More

Bangladesh agrees with Myanmar to complete Rohingya return in two years

Denmark will increase defense spending to counter Russia: PM

"Russiaâ€™s behavior has created an unpredictable and unstable security environment in the Baltic Sea region," Denmark's Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.
2018-01-16 04:35:24 Read More

Muhajirs in US launch 'Free Karachi' campaign

Cabs displaying #FreeKarachi banners on Monday took part in the historic Martin Luther parade in Washington to raise awareness on alleged state-sponsored atrocities against Muhajirs and other ethnic communities and minorities in Karachi.
2018-01-16 03:36:10 Read More

Several dead in operation to arrest Venezuela pilot

A ministry statement said members of a "terrorist cell" were killed and five were captured, but did not say whether pilot Oscar Perez was among the dead or detained. Pilot Oscar Perez had bombed Venezuela's Supreme Court during anti-government protests last year.
2018-01-16 03:03:32 Read More

Pope warns world is one step away from nuclear war

Pope Francis's comment, made as he flew off for a visit to Chile and Peru, came after Hawaii issued a false missile alert that provoked panic in the US state and highlighted the risk of possible unintended nuclear war with North Korea.
2018-01-16 02:55:35 Read More

13 siblings found chained in California home; parents charged

Police made the discovery after a 17-year-old girl escaped the house in Perris, about 70 miles (113 km) east of Los Angeles, and used a cellular phone she had found in the house to call them, the Riverside County Sheriffâ€™s Office said on Monday.
2018-01-16 02:29:19 Read More

'Pak's ties with US should be based on mutual trust'

Pakistan's relations with the US should move forward in an atmosphere of "mutual trust and respect", the country's top diplomat said today, days after Washington suspended military aid to Islamabad for failing to rein-in terror groups operating from its soil.
2018-01-15 18:03:31 Read More

Washington DC subway train derails, no injuries

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2018-01-15 13:44:24 Read More

Washington DC subway train derails, no injuries

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Volcano: Papua New Guinea evacuates thousands

Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported 3,000 people were being evacuated from Biem Island, 12 kilometers (7 miles) west of Kadovar, where plumes of ash forced 700 people to evacuate in the past week. Papua New Guinea sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire" and has frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
2018-01-15 11:44:47 Read More

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Clashes force closure of Tripoli airport in Libya

An armed group "has attacked Mitiga international airport... which is home to a prison where more than 2,500 people are detained for various" reasons, Al-Radaa said on Facebook. Fighters attacked in a bid "to free" some of its members detained there, it added.
2018-01-15 11:07:45 Read More

Qatari fighter jets 'intercept' passenger plane: UAE

The United Arab Emirates accused Qatari fighter jets of "intercepting" a passenger plane en route to Bahrain on Monday, in an ongoing row over alleged airspace violations. "This is a routine flight that has all the required paperwork," it said in a statement published by the state news agency.
2018-01-15 10:25:17 Read More

The Donald Trump show dazzles and shocks in first year

More than any single policy, it's the style of performance of US President Donald Trump that has captivated and, at times, repulsed the world. He has described himself as a "very stable genius," called other countries "shitholes" and repeatedly threatened his political foes.
2018-01-15 10:08:14 Read More

Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 38 people

The attackers struck during rush hour in the city's Tayran Square, which is usually crowded by laborers seeking work. The twin explosions also wounded at least 105 people.
2018-01-15 10:08:08 Read More

15 hurt in knife incident at Russian school

Russian authorities say 15 people have been hurt in a knife incident at a school in the Ural mountains city of Perm. The incident started with a knife fight between two students and that teachers and other students were hurt when they tried to break it up.
2018-01-15 10:05:24 Read More

Structure inside Jakarta stock exchange tower collapses

A structure inside the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower collapsed today, injuring several people and forcing a chaotic evacuation. MetroTV footage showed the lobby strewn with debris and people being helped out of the building while others lay on the grass or steps outside the tower.
2018-01-15 06:51:41 Read More

2 Koreas discuss Northern art troupe's visit during Olympics

Officials from the two Koreas met Monday to work out details about North Korea's plan to send an art troupe to the South during next month's Winter Olympics, as the rivals tried to follow up on the North's recent agreement to cooperate in the Games in a conciliatory gesture following months of nuclear tensions.
2018-01-15 06:44:09 Read More

Lava flowing from Philippine volcano, thousands evacuated

More than 9,000 people have evacuated the area around the Philippines' most active volcano as lava flowed down its crater Monday in a gentle eruption that scientists warned could turn explosive.
2018-01-15 06:40:22 Read More

Double suicide bombing in Baghdad kills at least 16

At least 16 people were killed and 65 wounded in a twin suicide bombing in central Baghdad on Monday, the Iraqi interior ministry said. The toll could rise as more bodies were being recovered from the site at Aviation Square, the ministry said in a statement.
2018-01-15 06:37:00 Read More

'Marry Me' etched in snow, seen from above

An aviation student in northern Minnesota pulled off a sky-high marriage proposal by writing "Marry Me" in the snow, then flying his long-time girlfriend over his handiwork.
2018-01-15 05:24:48 Read More

US moves ships, bombers towards Korea ahead of Olympics

The US is beefing up its presence around the Korean Peninsula ahead of next month's Winter Olympics by deploying stealth bombers, at least one extra aircraft carrier and a new amphibious assault ship to the region. The moves represent routine training and scheduled upgrades, according to US military officials.
2018-01-15 05:23:28 Read More

China absence looms over meeting on North Korea

Foreign ministers from around 20 nations gather on Tuesday to discuss how to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions through diplomatic and financial pressure, but China, seen as a key player in any long-term solution, will be absent.
2018-01-15 04:43:18 Read More

Trump peace offer 'slap of the century': Palestinian president

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas also said Israel had "ended" the landmark Oslo peace accords of the 1990s with its actions, while branding the US ambassadors to the UN and to Israel, Nikki Haley and David Friedman, a "disgrace".
2018-01-15 04:25:21 Read More

Trump peace offer 'slap of the century': Palestinian president

Trump says 'I'm not racist', keeps door open for DACA deal

Asked by a reporter in Florida whether he was a racist, US President Donald Trump said: "No. I'm not a racist. I'm the least racist person you have ever interviewed."
2018-01-15 02:38:03 Read More

Chelsea Manning files for US Senate bid in Maryland

Chelsea Manning intends to run for the US Senate in Maryland, returning the transgender former soldier to the spotlight after her conviction for leaking classified documents and her early release from military prison.
2018-01-14 19:26:02 Read More

Qatari sheikh says being 'detained' in UAE

A controversial member of Qatar's royal family says he is being detained in the UAE, media reported on Sunday, eight months into a crisis between Gulf states.
2018-01-14 17:17:29 Read More

Wave of panic rattles Hawaii after false missile alert

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tweeted there was no threat about 10 minutes after the initial alert, but that didn't reach people who aren't on the social media platform. A mobile alert informing of the false alarm didn't reach cellphones until about 40 minutes later.
2018-01-14 16:30:37 Read More

UK police warn against bogus faith healers

Police in Britain's Leicester city, home to a large Indian-origin population, have warned against bogus faith healers who con people out of large sums of money, a media report has said. Officers from Leicestershire Police's Belgrave and Rushey Mead areas posted their warning on the Belgrave Community Facebook page.
2018-01-14 16:13:47 Read More

Recall of French baby milk products extended to 83 countries

The head of French dairy company Lactalis says that a recall of baby milk products because of a salmonella scare has been extended to 83 countries from around 30. They represent all lots from the Lactalis factory in Craon, northwest France, where the salmonella bacteria was discovered in December.
2018-01-14 14:18:37 Read More

Recall of French baby milk products extended to 83 countries

â€‹Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes off coast of Peruâ€‹

The US Geological Survey reported that the 4:18am temblor had a magnitude of 7.1, down from an earlier calculation of 7.3. The epicenter was 25 miles (40 kilometers) south-southwest of the small town of Acari in the Arequipa district. It was centered 22 miles (36 kilometers) below the surface.
2018-01-14 13:20:53 Read More

â€‹Magnitude 7.1 quake strikes off coast of Peruâ€‹

Burning Iranian oil tanker finally sinks: Chinese state TV

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Myanmar, Bangladesh meet amid doubts about Rohingya repatriation plan

Officials from Myanmar and Bangladesh meet on Monday to discuss how to impleâ€‹ment another deal, signed on Nov. 23, on the return of more than 650,000 Rohingya who have escaped an army crackdown since late August.
2018-01-14 09:43:04 Read More

US has failed to undermine nuclear deal: Rouhani

â€œThe American administration has failed to undermine the nuclear deal ... Trump, despite his repeated efforts, has failed to undermine the accord ... The deal is a long-lasting victory for Iran,â€ President Hassan Rouhani said in a speech, broadcast live on state TV.
2018-01-14 07:50:16 Read More

Israel says it destroys Hamas tunnel under key Gaza crossing

The Israeli military said Sunday it destroyed an attack tunnel built by the Hamas militant group that stretched from the Gaza Strip, though Israel and into Egypt, and that ran past Israeli military posts as well as gas and fuel pipelines.
2018-01-14 07:20:28 Read More

Ballistic missile warning sent in error by Hawaii authorities

State officials and the US militaryâ€™s Pacific Command confirmed that there was no actual threat to the state. But for more than a half hour, while the agency struggled to retract the warning, panicked Hawaiians scrambled to find shelter.
2018-01-14 06:22:48 Read More

Iraqi PM Abadi to seek re-election in May vote

Abadi, a Shiâ€˜ite Muslim who led the country in the four-year war against Islamic State, said he will seek to form a cross-sectarian block called 'â€˜the victory allianceâ€˜â€™ to contest the parliamentary elections, with candidates from other communities.
2018-01-14 05:08:41 Read More

Emmanuel Macron urges 'respect' for Iran nuclear deal

French President Emmanuel Macron has called for the "necessary respect" of Iran's nuclear deal with world powers, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the French leader to change the landmark accord.
2018-01-14 03:39:38 Read More

California mudslides death toll rises to 19

Long-range forecasts gave the crews about a week before the next chance of rain Ã¢â‚¬" and potential new mudslides -- although the precipitation was expected to be disorganised and light. Another system was possible two days later.
2018-01-14 03:24:04 Read More

Imran Khan says meeting Trump would be 'bitter pill'

â€‹â€‹Famed cricketer turned politician Imran Khan says meeting U.S. President Donald Trump would be a ``bitter pill'' to swallow should he become Pakistan's prime minister in elections later this year, but added "I would meet him.''
2018-01-13 17:33:13 Read More

Iraq: Baghdad bombing kills 8, wounds 10

Iraqi officials say a suicide bombing in Baghdad has killed eight and wounded at least 10 others. Police and hospital officials say the Saturday blast struck a northern Baghdad neighbourhood targeting a police checkpoint on a busy street, and that a number of policemen were among the wounded.
2018-01-13 17:28:04 Read More

Iraq: Baghdad bombing kills 8, wounds 10

Pak court issues notice to PM for making anti-judiciary speech

A Pakistani court has issued a notice to Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi for allegedly making an anti-judiciary speech in which he termed the Panama papers verdict a "piece of trash", according to a media report.
2018-01-13 09:10:28 Read More

Iran rejects Trump's demand for change in nuclear deal

In a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency Saturday, the Foreign Ministry says Iran "will not accept any change in the deal, neither now nor in future," adding that it will "not take any action beyond its commitments."
2018-01-13 07:06:27 Read More

US lifts ban on pork imports from Mexico

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) finalized a rule recognizing Mexico free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF), which will allow all states in Mexico to export pork to the United States, the agency said in a release on Friday.
2018-01-13 06:38:22 Read More

Trump's year: Congress bickers over Russia, Mueller looms

As special counsel Robert Mueller has ramped up his own Russian investigation and brought charges against four of President Donald Trump's former campaign advisers, Republicans have changed focus in their own Russia probes. With Trump's encouragement as he nears a year in office, multiple GOP-led congressional committees are now investigating the FBI and whether the bureau conspired against the president during the campaign.
2018-01-13 06:26:45 Read More

Trump's year: Congress bickers over Russia, Mueller looms

Trump lawyer brokered $130,000 payment to porn star: Report

US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer brokered a $1,30,000 payment to a porn actress to prevent her from publicly discussing an alleged sexual encounter with Trump, according to a report Friday in The Wall Street Journal.
2018-01-13 05:03:57 Read More

Merkel risks leading weak 'losers' coalition for Germany

Merkel insisted the accord with the Social Democrats, which must still be approved by the party's rank and file, would ensure Germany's enduring stability and prosperity.
2018-01-13 04:43:48 Read More

Most of mudslide-stricken California town told to empty out

It was another frustrating turn for those living in the Southern California town that has been subject to repeated evacuation orders in recent weeks, first because of a monster wildfire last month, then because of downpours and mudslides.
2018-01-13 04:32:49 Read More

US ambassador to Panama resigns, says cannot serve Trump

"Everyone has a line that they will not cross," US under secretary of state Steve Goldstein told reporters at the State Department. "If the ambassador feels that he can no longer serve ... then he has made the right decision for himself and we respect that."
2018-01-12 17:44:20 Read More

At least 3 dead, 16 injured in Venezuela unrest over food

The mayor of Arapuey in the state of Merida tells El Universal newspaper that the dead include a 17-year-old shot during a demonstration Wednesday and two others hit by gunfire Thursday at a business where people had formed a line for food.
2018-01-12 17:31:15 Read More

Germany's Social Democrats party board approves Merkel coalition deal

The draft programme, outlining policy goals during Merkel's fourth term, must now be approved by 600 SPD delegates at a party congress on January 21 and then by the party's more than 400,000 rank and file members.
2018-01-12 14:43:28 Read More

Japan protests to China over submarine near disputed islands

Japan protested to China on Friday after a foreign submarine in waters near disputed islands in the East China Sea was confirmed to be Chinese, calling it a unilateral action and a "serious escalation" that raised bilateral tensions.
2018-01-12 11:22:36 Read More

Japan protests to China over submarine near disputed islands

UN rights office decries Trump's reported remarks as 'racist'

"There is no other word one can use but 'racist'," UN human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told a Geneva news briefing when asked about the comments.
2018-01-12 11:17:05 Read More

'Merkel's conservatives, SPD agree coalition blueprint'

The agreement between party and parliamentary leaders should pave the way for detailed negotiations, ending a stalemate that has undermined Germany's role in international affairs and raised questions about how long Merkel will stay in her job.
2018-01-12 10:09:20 Read More

Donald Trump: China not helpful enough on North Korea

"Not helpful enough, but they have been very helpful. Let's put it this way, they have done more for me than they ever have for any American president. They still haven't done enough," Trump said.
2018-01-12 10:00:49 Read More

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Trump cancels UK visit, says won't unveil new embassy

"(The) reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for "peanuts," only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars," Trump said in a tweet late on Thursday.
2018-01-12 06:26:46 Read More

US hopes Pakistan would 'turn over' terrorists

"I have a feeling, I am hopeful that Pakistan will do the right thing and turn over the terrorists and honour their commitment," Steven Goldstein, the under secretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs said.
2018-01-12 02:30:03 Read More

Trump uses slur to describe immigrants from Haiti, Africa

"Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" Trump said in a meeting with lawmakers about immigration reform. The president was referring to African countries and Haiti, and then suggested the United States should welcome immigrants from places like Norway.
2018-01-12 02:15:24 Read More

Trump uses slur to describe immigrants from Haiti, Africa

Putin calls Kim Jong Un 'competent and mature' leader

Russian President Vladimir Putin says North Korea's Kim Jong Un has shown himself to be a mature leader who is interested in calming down the tensions over its nuclear and long-range missile programs.
2018-01-11 23:59:55 Read More

Pak mum over action to be taken against Hafiz Saeed

Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal while replying to a question during his weekly briefing said Pakistan is serious to implement UN sanctions against listed individuals and groups including Saeed.
2018-01-11 16:10:18 Read More

Donald Trump criticises, then praises US spying tool

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Search goes on for California mudslide victims; death toll at 17

Hundreds of rescue workers slogged through knee-deep ooze and used long poles to probe for bodies Thursday as the search dragged on for victims of the mudslides that slammed this wealthy coastal town. Seventeen people were confirmed dead and 16 were missing. Family members anxiously awaited word on loved ones who hadn't been heard from since the onslaught early Tuesday morning.
2018-01-11 14:56:38 Read More

Syrian rebels declare counter attack in Idlib province

Fighting raged in the area, where a government offensive backed by Iran-backed militia has gathered pace in the last two weeks, according to rebels and a military news service run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah, which is fighting on the government side.
2018-01-11 13:29:36 Read More

Syrian rebels declare counter attack in Idlib province

Julian Assange denied diplomatic status by UK

Assange has been based at the Ecuador embassy in central London since 2012 after he lost appeals against sexual assault charges in Sweden. "The government of Ecuador recently requested diplomatic status for Assange here in the UK. The UK did not grant that request, nor are we in talks with Ecuador on this matter," said a spokesperson for the UK govt.
2018-01-11 11:54:33 Read More

'Obama received gifts worth $3k during his India visit'

According to the Department of State's Protocol Office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented Obama â€‹telegram facsimile from the US to India's Constituent Assembly in 1946 and reproduction of the cover page of a report on India's Constitutional Debates.
2018-01-11 10:59:15 Read More

'No deal' Brexit could cost UK about 5L jobs: London mayor

A stand-off between Britain and the EU over the future access to single market for Londonâ€™s vast financial services industry is shaping up to be one of the key Brexit battlegrounds before Britain is due to leave the bloc in March 2019.
2018-01-11 10:50:37 Read More

8 earthquakes strike along Iran-Iraq border

A series of eight earthquakes hit the Iran-Iraq border area and rattled even Baghdad and parts of the Iraqi countryside on Thursday, apparently aftershocks of a temblor in November that killed over 530 people. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage.
2018-01-11 09:44:44 Read More

Iranian media: 5.1 magnitude earthquake rocks southern Iran

Iranian media are reporting that a magnitude 5.1 earthquake has jolted the country's southern province of Kerman. The official IRNA news agency says the temblor rocked the village of Hojedk, located about 700 kilometers, or 400 miles, south of Tehran early on Thursday.
2018-01-11 07:45:56 Read More

Iranian media: 5.1 magnitude earthquake rocks southern Iran

China's new Silk Road hits political, financial hurdles

China's plan for a modern Silk Road of railways, ports and other facilities linking Asia with Europe hit a $14 billion pothole in Pakistan. Pakistan's relations with Beijing are so close that officials call China their "Iron Brother.''
2018-01-11 06:59:20 Read More

Bill for increasing allotment of Green Cards introduced in US House

A legislation that seeks to push for a merit-based immigration system and increase the allotment of Green Cards by 45 per cent annually has been introduced in the US House of Representatives and may benefit Indian techies if signed into law.
2018-01-11 06:48:40 Read More

Russia probe: Trump says interview with Mueller 'unlikely'

Trump said "we'll see what happens" when asked if he'd provide an interview to Mueller's team. The special counsel's team of investigators has expressed interest in speaking with Trump, but no details have been worked out.
2018-01-11 02:32:35 Read More

Republicans unveil immigration bill, Trump demands wall funds

US Republican lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled an immigration package that would tighten border security, end chain migration and fund President Donald Trump's border wall, while shielding nearly a million so-called "Dreamers" from deportation.
2018-01-11 01:42:29 Read More

Republicans unveil immigration bill, Trump demands wall funds

Death toll rises to 17 in California mudslides, 17 missing

The death toll from devastating mudslides in affluent communities along a stretch of Southern California coastline rose to 17 on Wednesday after two more bodies were recovered, the local sheriff said, and the number of people missing also climbed to 17.
2018-01-11 01:06:05 Read More

Trump for US-NKorea talks 'under right circumstances'

President Donald Trump threw his weight behind the Olympics-inspired diplomatic opening with North Korea, telling South Korea's leader Wednesday that the US was open to talks with Kim Jong Un's government under the right circumstances.
2018-01-11 00:48:28 Read More

US issues new travel advisory for citizens

The US on Wednesday issued a new travel advisory for countries including India, which its officials said is "user friendly" as it is based on ready-to-understand level of advice ranging from one to four.
2018-01-10 17:44:41 Read More

Death toll in Madagascar cyclone rises to 33 as 22 missing

Tropical Cyclone Ava struck the Indian Ocean island over the weekend, causing the evacuation of more than 24,000 people. The new statement says more than 34,000 children are out of school and road access to some areas in the country's south has been cut off.
2018-01-10 14:59:37 Read More

DACA: Trump says US court system 'unfair'

"It just shows everyone how broken and unfair our Court System is when the opposing side in a case (such as DACA) always runs to the 9th Circuit and almost always wins before being reversed by higher courts," Trump wrote in a post on Twitter.
2018-01-10 14:37:36 Read More

Myanmar military confirms mass Rohingya grave found

Myanmar's military has acknowledged that its security forces and Buddhist villagers killed 10 Rohingya Muslims whose bodies were found in a mass grave in a village in troubled Rakhine state.
2018-01-10 14:13:14 Read More

'Fire and Fury' sales top 29,000 in first weekend

That number, announced Wednesday and the highest overall for books last week, is likely to grow far higher in future reports. Wolff's explosive tell-all about the Trump administration only came out last Friday and BookScan's weekly sales run through Saturday.
2018-01-10 13:43:54 Read More

Vatican takes over Peru-based movement

The Vatican is taking over a controversial Peru-based Catholic movement, the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, whose founder was accused of sexual and psychological abuse. The announcement Wednesday came days before Pope Francis is due to begin a trip to Chile and Peru where the sexual abuse scandal is expected to play out on the sidelines.
2018-01-10 13:39:21 Read More

Arab League to hold meeting on Jerusalem next month

Six Arab foreign ministers who met in Amman last week said Arab states would embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognise a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as itâ€‹â€‹s capital on territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war.
2018-01-10 13:28:59 Read More

UK's May to meet finance bosses to discuss Brexit

The meeting will take place amid concerns that Brexit is threatening London's status as the financial capital of Europe and that banks are preparing to move thousands of jobs to the continent to preserve their access to the EU's single market.
2018-01-10 13:05:16 Read More

France worried by Syrian army offensive in Idlib

"France condemns the intense bombardments carried out by the Bashar al-Assad regime's air force and its allies in the Idlib region in recent days, particularly those targeting the civilian population and several hospitals," France's foreign ministry said in a statement.
2018-01-10 12:55:29 Read More

China, Asia leaders discuss Mekong dam projects

Leaders of nations along Southeast Asia's Mekong River gathered Wednesday in Cambodia's capital amid a push by China to build more dams that are altering the water flow and raising environmental concerns. The meeting was chaired by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, who were joined by leaders from Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar.
2018-01-10 12:43:39 Read More

Pak mob angered by rape, murder of girl attacks police

A mob angered over the recent rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl attacked a police station and nearby government building in eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, triggering clashes that left at least two people dead and several injured, the police said.
2018-01-10 12:01:30 Read More

SKorea open to summit with North, but it won't be easy

A meeting between the two leaders isn't likely in the immediate future. The North's Kim Jong Un hasn't met any foreign leader since he succeeded his father in 2011, and attitudes have hardened since the only two previous Korean summits in 2000 and 2007, when South Korean presidents were pursuing a "Sunshine Policy" of trying to win over the North through engagement and aid.
2018-01-10 11:37:29 Read More

US Democrats target Russia, Trump in report on election interference

Democratic US lawmakers called on President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday to treat foreign election interference as a national crisis, setting up a single agency to coordinate the response and establishing a new class of sanctions to quickly punish those responsible.
2018-01-10 11:15:45 Read More

Pro-independence parties to back former Catalan leader as regional head

Junts per Catalunya (Together for Catalonia) representative Jordi Xucla said on Wednesday that his party and Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC)(Republican Left of Catalonia) will support Puigdemont's return to the job in which he spearheaded the independence push.
2018-01-10 11:12:37 Read More

Sri Lankan lawmakers exchange blows amid debate

The brawl erupted on Wednesday after opposition lawmakers protested in the chamber while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was speaking on the bond issue.
2018-01-10 08:43:31 Read More

Sri Lankan lawmakers exchange blows amid debate

The brawl erupted on Wednesday after opposition lawmakers protested in the chamber while Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was speaking on the bond issue.
2018-01-10 08:43:31 Read More

US judge blocks Trump move rescinding immigrant program

San Francisco-based Judge William Alsup issued his 49-page ruling on Tuesday evening, ordering the administration to reinstate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).
2018-01-10 05:08:57 Read More

Magnitude 7.6 quake strikes off Central America

A massive earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck north of Honduras in the Caribbean Sea on Tuesday, sparking a tsunami warning in the area, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.
2018-01-10 03:13:56 Read More

Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart News

Bannon was quoted in a new book about the Trump White House as calling Donald Trump Jr "treasonous" and "unpatriotic" for meeting during the 2016 presidential campaign with a Russian lawyer. The comments drew a furious response from President Trump, who said Bannon "had lost his mind."
2018-01-10 02:45:29 Read More

Steve Bannon steps down from Breitbart News

California mudslides kill at least 13 people

Mudslides, boulders and cascading debris killed at least 13 people on Tuesday in an area of Southern California's Pacific Coast ravaged by a series of intense wildfires that burned off protective vegetation last month.
2018-01-10 02:08:14 Read More

Iran lawmaker says some 3,700 arrested amid protests, unrest

Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, a lawmaker said on Tuesday, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released.
2018-01-09 15:46:01 Read More

China, France promise cooperation on climate, security

The presidents of China and France promised closer cooperation Tuesday on climate, counter-terrorism and other issues as their governments try to gain influence in a shifting global political landscape.
2018-01-09 15:40:49 Read More

Powerful blast kills 7 near Pakistan's Balochistan Assembly

The blast targeted a police truck close to a high security area where the provincial assembly and other government offices are located. A suicide bomber was believed to have walked up to the truck and blown himself up, senior police officer Abdul Razzaq Cheema told Reuters.
2018-01-09 15:20:49 Read More

Snow traps 13,000 tourists at Swiss Alpine resort Zermatt

The snow has blocked all roads and the train leading to the resort in the southern Swiss canton of Valais, which was also hit by some power outages, head of the station Janine Imesch told AFP. There are currently "around 13,000 tourists at Zermatt," she said.
2018-01-09 13:15:49 Read More

Polish PM reshuffles his Cabinet ahead of key EU visit

Poland's new prime minister reshuffled his Cabinet on Tuesday, ousting the controversial ministers of foreign affairs, defense and the environment before heading off to Brussels for talks with top European Union officials.
2018-01-09 13:05:23 Read More

North Korea to join Olympics in South Korea as tensions ease

The meeting, the first of its kind in about two years, was arranged after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made an abrupt push for improved ties with South Korea following a year of elevated tensions with the outside world over his expanding nuclear and missile programs.
2018-01-09 11:46:18 Read More

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Trump to meet US lawmakers for immigration compromise

US President Donald Trump will meet on Tuesday with Republican and Democratic lawmakers in an uphill search for an election-year compromise on protecting thousands of young, undocumented immigrants from deportation.
2018-01-09 11:19:36 Read More

China to prosecute senior military officer on suspicion of bribery

Fang Fenghui, a senior general who sat on China's top military body, will be prosecuted on suspicion of bribery, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. Xinhua's brief dispatch, which gave no other details, is the first official confirmation of the graft investigation since a Reuters report in Sept that Fang was being questioned on suspicion of corruption.
2018-01-09 11:05:24 Read More

Salvadorans fear their country not prepared for returnees

The US announcement brought fears that a major source of income for this poor Central American nation will be cut off and that families could be separated. But there was also a hint of optimism that Salvadorans with many years of experience in the US could bring expertise and investment to spur the economy.
2018-01-09 11:02:02 Read More

More witnesses record statements in Sharif's corruption case

Four more witnesses recorded their statements before an anti-graft court in Pakistan holding the trial of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in corruption cases against him in the Panama Papers scandal that forced him to resign.
2018-01-09 10:54:30 Read More

Koreas agree to restore military hotline: Seoul official

The North said during the rivals' first formal talks in more than two years that a link in the western part of the border had been put back into action, the South's vice unification minister Chun Hae-Sung told reporters in Seoul.
2018-01-09 10:03:37 Read More

Eliminate terror networks without distinction: US to Pak

The US has conveyed "specific and concrete" steps to Pakistan that it could take to eliminate terror networks on its soil without any distinction, a Pentagon official said today. The remarks came as the US in recent days stepped up efforts to put pressure on Pakistan to do more to combat terrorism.
2018-01-09 07:58:39 Read More

Russia probe: US special counsel may question Trump

The prospect of an interview with the president has come up in recent discussions between Mueller's team and Trump lawyers, but no details have been worked out, including the scope of questions that the president would agree to answer if an interview were to actually take place.
2018-01-09 07:41:23 Read More

Russia probe: US special counsel may question Trump

Trump would welcome challenge from Oprah for president

Winfrey, 63, stole the show at the Golden Globe awards on Sunday night with her speech upon receiving the Cecil B DeMille award for achievement and lit up Twitter with a surge of tweets carrying "#Oprahforpresident" and "#Oprah2020."
2018-01-09 07:02:43 Read More

North Korea to send athletes to Olympics: South Korea

North Korea said during rare talks with the South it will send a delegation of high-ranking officials, athletes and a cheering squad to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea next month, a senior South Korean official said on Tuesday.
2018-01-09 05:56:38 Read More

British PM's cabinet reshuffle marred by resignation

Education secretary Justine Greening became the fourth minister to leave the Cabinet since November, after resisting a request to move to the welfare and pensions ministry.
2018-01-09 03:29:04 Read More

Take decisive action against terror groups, US tells Pak

"Our expectations are straight forward: Taliban and Haqqani leadership and attack planners should no longer be able to find safe haven or conduct operations from Pakistani soil," Pentagon press secretary Army Col Rob Manning said.
2018-01-09 03:18:54 Read More

Ed Royce, friend of India in US Congress, to retire

Royce, one of the founders of the Congressional Caucus on India and Indian-Americans, said he wants to spend the remaining months of his term to focus on "urgent threats" the US was facing.
2018-01-09 03:06:33 Read More

North, South Korea start first official talks in 2 years

North and South Korea began their first official talks in more than two years on Tuesday, focusing on the forthcoming Winter Olympics after months of tensions over Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
2018-01-09 02:00:57 Read More

Oprah speech has Democrats buzzing about 2020 run

Oprah Winfrey's impassioned call for "a brighter morning even in our darkest nights" at the Golden Globes has Democratic Party activists buzzing about the media superstar and the 2020 presidential race â€” even if it's only a fantasy.
2018-01-09 01:09:17 Read More

US hits record for costly weather disasters: $306 billion

With three strong hurricanes, wildfires, hail, flooding, tornadoes and drought, the United States tallied a record high bill last year for weather disasters: $306 billion.
2018-01-09 01:05:06 Read More

Heavy snowfall wreaks havoc in China; 21 killed

Heavy snowfall in China continued to wreak havoc on Monday, damaging houses, agriculture and power facilities, with authorities saying 21 people have been killed and millions hit in the last one week.
2018-01-08 17:09:53 Read More

Turkey to extend state of emergency for another 3 months

Speaking to reporters following a cabinet meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag, who is also the government spokesperson, said Turkey's National Security Council (MGK) would discuss the extension during its next meeting and added that the cabinet would later approve the move.
2018-01-08 14:59:52 Read More

Trump book author contradicts Bannon's explanation

The author of an explosive new book that questions President Donald Trump's fitness for office on Monday contradicted Steve Bannon's explanation of comments that had angered his former boss.
2018-01-08 14:54:17 Read More

Egypt sets March 26-28 as presidential election date

tial election will take place on March 26-28, the national election commission said on Monday, with a run-off set for April 24-26 if needed. First round results will be announced on April 2 and, in the event of a run-off, on May 1.
2018-01-08 14:38:36 Read More

Explosion risk for burning Iranian oil tanker off China coast

An Iranian oil tanker on fire for two days after colliding with a Chinese cargo ship off the coast of east China is at risk of exploding and causing a major environment disaster, authorities warned today as they raced against time to rescue 32 missing sailors.
2018-01-08 13:17:58 Read More

Flooding at JFK airport adds to misery after flight delays

Flooding from a water main break forced the temporary suspension of some flights at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Sunday, adding to the misery of travelers after a winter storm canceled or delayed hundreds of flights in recent days.
2018-01-08 13:17:54 Read More

Two injured in fire at New York's Trump Tower

The Fire Department of New York says it's at the scene of a fire at Trump Tower in Manhattan. The department says it was called around 7 AM today for a report of a fire on the top floor.
2018-01-08 13:12:51 Read More

6 killed in Madagascar cyclone as thousands displaced

The government says Cyclone Ava also displaced more than 13,000 people on the Indian Ocean island over the weekend. A government bulletin on Monday says the danger has passed and all cyclone alerts have been lifted.
2018-01-08 13:09:23 Read More

Jordan says it foiled 'massive' terror plot linked to IS

Jordan's state news agency Petra says the country's intelligence service has foiled a "massive" scheme of simultaneous attacks on military installations, shopping centers and other targets by a cell linked to Islamic State extremists.
2018-01-08 12:50:48 Read More

Pope urges effort to rebuild trust in North Korea, Syria

Pope Francis is urging international efforts to rebuild trust on the Korean peninsula and in Syria, using his annual foreign policy address to press his demand that political leaders put the dignity of their people before war, profits or power.
2018-01-08 11:41:26 Read More

Trump to call on Pentagon to play bigger role on arms sales

US President Donald Trump as early as February is expected to announce a "whole of government" effort to ease export rules on purchases by foreign countries of US-made military equipment, from fighter jets and drones to warships and artillery, according to people familiar with the plan.
2018-01-08 11:27:40 Read More

Britain's May clear she wants Brexit deal that works for UK - spokesman

British Prime Minister Theresa May has been clear she wants to negotiate a Brexit deal that works for the whole of the United Kingdom and does not believe it is time for a second referendum on independence for Scotland, her spokesman said on Monday.
2018-01-08 11:12:40 Read More

UN sanctions: China tightens NKorea trade limits

China has tightened restrictions on trade with North Korea under UN nuclear sanctions, imposing a cap on oil supplies to the North and banning imports of its steel and other goods.
2018-01-05 12:21:49 Read More

US 'looking for reasons' to pressure Iran: Russia

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2018-01-05 11:59:44 Read More

US designates al-Shabab deputy leader as 'global terrorist'

A State Department statement says the designation of Abukar Ali Adan blocks any assets of his that are subject to US jurisdiction and prohibits US citizens from making any transactions with him. The al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab is the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. It has been blamed for the October truck bombing in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, that killed 512 people.
2018-01-05 09:17:50 Read More

One tourist killed, 12 injured in air balloon crash in Egypt

A tourist was killed and 12 other people were injured in a hot air balloon crash near Luxor in Egypt on Friday, state-run news agency MENA reported. The balloon, with tourists from different nationalities and Egyptians onboard, crashed to the west of the city of Luxor
2018-01-05 09:00:41 Read More

Party over for Pak for now as US suspends $1.2bn assistance

The American party is over for Pakistan, for now. Uncle Sam has turned off the music, turned down the lights, and taken down all bells and whistles by suspending more than $ 1 billion in security assistance, all of which will resume only if Pakistan takes ''decisive action'' against terror groups that it has long nurtured and harbored.
2018-01-05 06:16:32 Read More

UN Security Council to meet on Iran protests, at US request

With council members divided in their views of the demonstrations that have roiled the Islamic Republic, it's not yet clear how the discussion will take shape or what might come out of it. Iran's prosecutor general, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, said Thursday that an American CIA official was the 'main designer' of the demonstrations.
2018-01-05 04:29:50 Read More

Storm pummels New Zealand's North Island, thousands left without power

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2018-01-05 04:05:37 Read More

North, South Korea to hold talks on Tuesday

The North-South meeting will take place in Panmunjom on Tuesday, the truce village in the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone that divides the peninsula.
2018-01-05 02:50:55 Read More

Pak's ties with China and America not the same: US official

"I believe they (Pakistan) do want to build strong relations with both countries. But what they get from China is not necessarily going to be the same thing to get from the US and vice versa," a State Department official said.
2018-01-05 02:43:22 Read More

Thieves steal Indian jewels from Venice exhibition

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2018-01-04 23:57:38 Read More

Trump hails potential Korea talks, credits his firm stance

US President Donald Trump on Thursday called potential talks between North and South Korea "a good thing" and the South Korean presidency said he had agreed there would be no military drills with South Korea during next month's Winter Olympics.
2018-01-04 18:00:39 Read More

Ready to respond to any US punitive action: Pakistan army

Amid reports that the Trump administration is set to announce more drastic steps to punish Islamabad for its support to terror groups, the Pakistan army has said the country would respond to any US action in line with the aspirations of the people.
2018-01-04 17:26:17 Read More

Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul, casualties feared: Police

A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to bring carnage to the Afghan capital.
2018-01-04 17:00:39 Read More

Nigeria confirms Chibok girl found after almost four years

Another Nigerian schoolgirl seized in a mass abduction by Boko Haram extremists from a boarding school nearly four years ago has been found, authorities announced Thursday.
2018-01-04 16:52:04 Read More

Pak denies reports of Chinese military base near Gwadar

"There is no proposal of building any Chinese military base near Gwadar. This is all propaganda against the development of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and strengthening of relations between Pakistan and China," foreign office (FO) spokesman Mohammad Faisal said
2018-01-04 16:10:25 Read More

Sacked Catalan Vice-Prez seeks release from detention

Catalan separatist Oriol Junqueras appeared in court on Thursday to ask for his release after more than two months in detention for his role in the Spanish region's illegal push for independence.
2018-01-04 14:37:36 Read More

Xi Jinping orders PLA to form elite combat force

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China, (CPC) and chairman of the Central Military Commission, (CMC) made the remarks during an inspection of a division of the People's Libration Army (PLA) army in the Central Theatre Command, state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.
2018-01-04 14:25:29 Read More

At least 10 killed in Siberian warehouse fire

A fire broke out on Thursday morning at a shoe manufacturing company in Chernoretsky village about 2,800 kilometers east of Moscow. Russian news reports say at least 10 people have been killed in the fire. The dead are believed to be workers from China and Kyrgyzstan.
2018-01-04 14:20:25 Read More

Magnitude 4.4 quake rocks San Francisco Bay Area

The quake struck at 2.39am about 2 miles (3 kilometers) from Berkeley, just across the bay from San Francisco, according to the US Geological Survey. The magnitude was revised after it was initially reported as magnitude 4.5. It happened at a depth of 8 miles (13 kilometers).
2018-01-04 11:53:48 Read More

More pro-regime rallies as Iran declares 'sedition' over

State television showed huge crowds marching in support of the government across 10 cities early Thursday, including Isfahan, Ardebil and Mashhad, where the protests first erupted last Thursday.
2018-01-04 09:36:55 Read More

More pro-regime rallies as Iran declares 'sedition' over

Storm slaps coastal South with most snow in nearly 3 decades

Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a "bomb cyclone" as it rolls up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow. At least 17 deaths were blamed on dangerously cold temperatures that for days have gripped wide swaths of the US from Texas to New England.â€‹
2018-01-04 06:06:50 Read More

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23 civilians killed near Damascus: Monitor

At least 23 civilians were killed in the Syrian opposition redoubt of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus, with the majority of victims perishing in Russian air raids, a monitor said.
2018-01-04 04:25:45 Read More

'Americans should worry about Kim's mental fitness, not Trump's'

Trump and Kim have exchanged repeated insults in recent months in a crisis over North Korea's program to develop nuclear-tipped missiles capable of reaching the United States, raising alarm worldwide.
2018-01-04 03:55:21 Read More

Former aide Steve Bannon 'lost his mind': Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on former top adviser Steve Bannon on Wednesday, responding to a new book that portrays Trump as an undisciplined man-child who didn't actually want to win the White House.
2018-01-04 02:19:28 Read More

US firm hopeful of getting MH370 search contract soon

US-based seabed exploration firm Ocean Infinity on Wednesday said it was moving a vessel closer to a possible search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as it soon expects to be awarded a contract by Malaysia to resume the search.
2018-01-03 17:52:22 Read More

US firm hopeful of getting MH370 search contract soon

Donald Trump threatens to cut US aid to Palestine

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to cut aid money to the Palestinian Authority unless it resumes peace talks as he dismissed the global fury over his decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2018-01-03 15:24:29 Read More

Pakistan test-fires naval cruise missile Harba

The Pakistan navy on Wednesday said it successfully test-fired naval cruise missile 'Harba'. "The missile is capable of hitting its target from surface to surface and ground assault," the navy said.
2018-01-03 14:14:54 Read More

Nigeria: Suicide bomber kills 11 in mosque attack

A suicide bomber killed 11 people on Wednesday in an attack on a mosque in northeast Nigeria, the epicentre of the conflict with Islamist insurgency Boko Haram. The bomber hit the mosque in the town of Gamboru in Borno state, near Nigeria's border with Cameroon, during dawn prayers.
2018-01-03 11:30:14 Read More

Norway suspends arms exports to UAE amid war in Yemen

Norway said Wednesday it has suspended exports of munitions and arms to the United Arab Emirates as a "precautionary line," based on its assessment of the situation in Yemen, where a Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Shiite rebels for the past three years.
2018-01-03 11:20:08 Read More

Panama case: Sharif says no proof of any wrongdoing

â€‹â€‹Pakistan's ousted premier Nawaz Sharif today claimed he was disqualified by the Supreme Court on flimsy grounds and said there was no proof of any wrongdoing by him, after appearing in the anti-graft court trying him for alleged corruption in three cases.
2018-01-03 09:36:50 Read More

Never acknowledged existence of Arunachal Pradesh: China

China on Wednesday â€‹said it had "never acknowledged" the existence of Arunachal Pradesh as it kept mum over a media report that its troops intruded into the Indian side of the border in the frontier state.
2018-01-03 09:13:12 Read More

Never acknowledged existence of Arunachal Pradesh: China

North Korea says will open inter-Korean hotline

The hotline, which was cut by the North in 2016, is to be restored at 06:30 GMT after Seoul proposed high-level talks in response to an olive branch from the North's leader ahead of next month's Pyeongchang Games.
2018-01-03 07:28:07 Read More

My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist: Imran Khan

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2018-01-03 03:47:59 Read More

Khamenei blames Iran's 'enemies' for unrest

"The enemies have united and are using all their means, money, weapons, policies and security services to create problems for the Islamic regime," Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said.
2018-01-03 03:34:08 Read More

Trump threatens to cut off US aid to Palestinians

Trump, in a pair of tweets, said the US pays "the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect." "They don't even want to negotiate a long overdue ... peace treaty with Israel," he wrote.
2018-01-03 02:33:18 Read More

Pak has played a double game with US for years: Haley

"They (Pakistanis) work with us at times, and they also harbour the terrorists that attack our troops in Afghanistan. That game is not acceptable to this administration," Haley said.
2018-01-03 02:19:59 Read More

After Donald Trump's tweet, US blocks $255m to Pak

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Gunmen kill 17 at church service in Nigeria

A Nigerian official says gunmen shot dead at least 17 worshippers who had attended a church service to usher in the new year.â€‹ No group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Rivers State, though suspicion has fallen on an armed group believed to be behind kidnappings and killings in the area.
2018-01-02 14:33:16 Read More

Gunmen kill 17 at church service in Nigeria

North Korea's Kim relaxed image in New Year's address

Departing from his usual black or navy suits, Kim gave his televised speech wearing black-rimmed glasses and slicked back hair, speaking fluently and rarely looking down to read as he raised the possibility of sending a delegation to the upcoming Winter Olympics in South Korea.
2018-01-02 08:00:00 Read More

South Korea proposes high-level talks with North

The offer for high-level talks next Tuesday had been discussed with the United States, the South's unification minister said, while a decision on whether to push back a massive joint military drill between South Korea and the US until after the Winter Olympics was pending.
2018-01-02 07:38:55 Read More

Nine people killed overnight in Iran protests

The demonstrations, the largest to strike Iran since its disputed 2009 presidential election, have seen six days of unrest across the country and a death toll of at least 20.
2018-01-02 07:06:21 Read More

Nine people killed overnight in Iran protests

Israel charges Palestinian girl who slapped soldiers

Ahed Tamimi, 16, was filmed in December outside her family home, pushing, kicking and slapping the soldiers, who fended off the blows without retaliating.
2018-01-02 05:13:41 Read More

Unrest grows in Iran: protesters attack police stations

Demonstrations continued for a fifth day. Some 13 people were reported killed on Sunday in the worst wave of unrest since crowds took to the streets in 2009 to condemn the re-election of then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Record-shattering US cold reaches into Florida

Temperatures ranged from 20 to 30 degrees Fahrenheit (11 to 17 degrees Celsius) below normal across the United States east of the Rocky Mountains, with only southern Florida untouched by the arctic blast.
2018-01-02 03:53:43 Read More

Trump on Iran: 'Oppressive regimes can't last forever'

Trump's comments came as several hundred anti-government demonstrators clashed with police at the University of Tehran in a third straight day of protests.
2018-01-02 02:36:43 Read More

Nine dead after inmates battle in Brazillian prison

Nine inmates were killed, 14 were injured, and dozens escaped in a prison riot on Monday, national news media reported, in the latest example of Brazil's continuing difficulties maintaining control over its notoriously violent penal system.
2018-01-02 01:15:18 Read More

Pak's bravado gets picked on social media after Trump twitterstorm

As bluster and bravado flowed from the Pakistani establishment in response to President Trumpâ€™s tough talk against Pakistan, social media erupted in taunts and jibes at a country that has earned for itself an unenviable reputation as Terrorism Central.
2018-01-01 15:34:45 Read More

At least 8 dead as boat capsizes off Indonesia's Borneo

A speedboat carrying 51 people capsized off Indonesia's part of Borneo island on Monday, killing at least eight, an official said. The accident happened when the boat was traveling from Tanjung Selor, the capital of North Kalimantan province, to Tarakan in the same province.
2018-01-01 14:32:43 Read More

12 killed in protests, attacks on security in Iran

The protests began Thursday in Mashhad over economic issues and have since expanded to several cities. Hundreds of people have been arrested. The state TV report said 10 were killed during clashes Sunday night, without elaborating. Two demonstrators were killed during a protest in western Iran late Saturday.
2018-01-01 10:50:05 Read More

12 killed in protests, attacks on security in Iran

In frigid Times Square, relief arrives with the new year

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2018-01-01 09:50:48 Read More

New year brings broad pot legalisation to California

The arrival of the new year in California brought with it broad legalization of marijuana, a much-anticipated change that comes two decades after the state was the first to allow pot for medical use.
2018-01-01 08:30:13 Read More

US will have a fantastic year ahead: Donald Trump

US President Donald Trump has said the US will have a "fantastic year" ahead as he touted the economic success during his first year in office. The remarks came as the president walked into the New Year's Eve party at Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, with first lady Melania Trump.
2018-01-01 06:31:33 Read More

US will have a fantastic year ahead: Donald Trump

Words banned for the new year? 'Fake news' gets top vote

Northern Michigan's Lake Superior State University on Sunday released its 43rd annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness . The tongue-in-cheek, non-binding list of 14 words or phrases comes from thousands of suggestions to the Sault Ste. Marie school.
2018-01-01 06:12:34 Read More

North Korea's Kim says 'open to dialogue' with South Korea

After a year dominated by fiery rhetoric and escalating tensions over North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, Kim used his televised New Year's Day speech to call for lower military tensions on the Korean peninsula and improved ties with the South.
2018-01-01 03:18:02 Read More

10 US citizens, 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash

The Public Safety Ministry posted photographs and video of the crash site showing burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica. The same plane had arrived in Punta Islita on Sunday morning from San Jose and was delayed in landing by strong winds, Cubillo said.
2018-01-01 00:13:22 Read More

Pope, in year-end message, says 2017 was marred by war and lies

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2017-12-31 17:43:42 Read More

18 dead in attack on Afghan funeral: Officials

An explosion at a funeral in Afghanistan's restive east on Sunday killed at least 18 mourners and wounded another 13, officials said, capping a deadly year for ordinary Afghans. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast which authorities initially said was caused by a suicide attacker but now believe was triggered by explosives attached to a motorcycle.
2017-12-31 15:31:06 Read More

Erica Garner dies; fought police brutality after dad's death

The daughter of key Black Lives Matter figure Eric Garner died Saturday after a weeklong hospital stay following a heart attack. "She was a warrior to the end. She stood up for justice for her father," the Rev. Al Sharpton said in announcing the death of Garner, 27, at a New York hospital.
2017-12-31 13:39:32 Read More

Iran warns protesters will 'pay the price' as unrest turns deadly

Iran warned on Sunday that protesters will "pay the price" after a third night of unrest saw mass demonstrations across the country, in which two people killed and dozens arrested. Videos on social media showed thousands marching across the country overnight in the biggest test for the Islamic republic since mass protests in 2009.
2017-12-31 11:57:46 Read More

Six dead after Sydney seaplane crash

Two Las Vegas security guards were fatally shot Saturday while investigating a disturbance in a room at a hotel-casino and the suspected shooter is facing critical injuries after turning the gun on himself, police said.
2017-12-31 08:56:24 Read More

30 dead in central Kenya bus crash

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2017-12-31 07:19:30 Read More

Pakistan's girl cadets dream of taking power

A man believed to be strapped with explosives has taken nine adults and two children hostage in a post office in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, police said on Saturday. The unidentified man is calm, has not made any demands and is in regular contact with police via the telephones of the hostages, regional police chief Oleg Bekh told 112 news channel.
2017-12-31 05:08:51 Read More

Trump on Iran: Oppressive regimes can't last forever

At a revolutionary school in Pakistan, Durkhanay Banuri dreams of becoming military chief, once a mission impossible for girls in a patriarchal country where the powerful army has a severe problem with gender equity.
2017-12-31 04:30:09 Read More

2 Vegas security guards fatally shot in hotel-casino

US President Donald Trump on Saturday weighed in on protests in Iran for a second straight day, warning that the country's people want change and "oppressive regimes cannot endure forever."
2017-12-31 04:07:07 Read More

Man with explosives takes 11 hostages in Ukraine

An Egyptian court sentenced ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison along with 19 other defendants on Saturday for "insulting the judiciary," his lawyer said. The other defendants include former members of parliament, activists and three journalists.
2017-12-30 16:31:47 Read More

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Regime forces advance against jihadists in NW Syria

The Italian foreign minister Paolo Gentiloni called this week a pivotal moment in the history of Italy as it has seen a one-third drop in migrants to its shores. Gentiloni said it is a 'historic transition from immigration managed by criminals to controlled, legal and safe migration."
2017-12-30 14:14:32 Read More

Egypt's Morsi sentenced to three years in prison

Syrian regime forces advanced against jihadists on Saturday on the edge of the northwestern province of Idlib, the last outside government control, a monitor and the state news agency said.
2017-12-30 12:58:13 Read More

'Historic' turning point in Italy's migrant crisis

North Korea conducted its most powerful nuclear test to date in September and launched three different intercontinental ballistic missiles into the sea in July and November, raising fears that it is closer than ever to gaining a nuclear arsenal that could viably target the United States.
2017-12-30 12:24:21 Read More

Won't give up nukes if US continues blackmail: NKorea

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Won't give up nukes if US continues blackmail: NKorea

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21 arrested as UK targets people smuggling gang in raids

Poland's president says will sign Holocaust bill, defying critics

US mulling limited pre-emptive strike: North Korea

China activity on reclaimed reef has eroded trust: ASEAN

China upgrades travel warning to Maldives

Heavy snow in Japan traps 1,000 cars

House committee votes to release Democrats' classified memo

Former leader, 2 SC judges arrested in Maldives

As stocks plunge, White House says Trump focused on 'economic fundamentals'

US begins reducing troops in Iraq after victory over ISIS

US urges Maldives to respect rule of law amid emergency

No secret torture camps in Lanka: President to Tamils

Ex-US gymnastics doctor sentenced to another 40-125 years

'I put my trust in Allah': Paris attacks suspect tells court

Russia warplanes in Syria to fly higher after jet shot down

Spain's ruling PP holds lead in official voting intention poll

Jakarta braces for floods as sluice gates opened

Paris attacks suspect in Brussels for shootout trial

Turkish president meets pope, expected to discuss Jerusalem

High pollution shuts schools in Tehran

Maldives top court orders retrial of ex-president, opposition leaders

Fidel Castro's son commits suicide after battling depression

CIA Director Pompeo defends meetings with Russian spy chiefs

Xi wants 'new level' of China-Britain ties as May visits

12 killed in Chinese military plane crash: Report

950 miners trapped in South Africa after power outage

UN calls on Russia, Iran and Turkey to break Syria aid deadlock

Fire kills 11, injures 3 at home for elderly poor in Japan

Taiwan says China air route dispute will determine future ties

Trump lets protected Syrians stay longer but caps enrollment

After Mugabe, Zimbabwe opposition stumbles before vote

Polish lawmakers back draft Holocaust law, US voices concern

For Saudi tycoons freed from detention, cheers and a business challenge

FBI clashes with Trump, has 'grave concerns' on Russia memo

One dead as train carrying Republicans hits truck, lawmakers safe

US puts Hamas' Haniya on terror blacklist, group says won't deter 'resistance'

Amid publicity tour, porn star denies affair with Trump

North Korea hits back at US, calls Trump administration 'racist'

Pak court issues notices to Sharif, aides on contempt petition

Analysts say Trump comments bad news for NKorea

Analysts say Trump comments bad news for NKorea

Earthquake kills child, injures dozens in Pakistan

China calls on US to drop 'Cold War mentality'

Oops moment: Guests invited to Trump' s 'State Of Uniom'

Trump calls for 'new American moment' in national address

Amid publicity tour, porn star denies affair with Trump

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo military prison open

Taliban active in 70% of Afghanistan: Study

I'm not a quitter, says UK PM Theresa May

Xi Jinping unanimously elected deputy to 13th NPC

Xi Jinping unanimously elected deputy to 13th NPC

11 countries speed up funding for Palestinians after US cuts

'North Korea not yet shown ICBM ready to hit US'

Homeless "hero" jailed for stealing from bomb victims

Russia will try to target US mid-term elections: CIA director

Russia will try to target US mid-term elections: CIA director

William, Kate kick off Nordic visit with bandy shootout

60,000 North Korean children may starve as sanctions slow aid: UNICEF

'Yemen separatists surround Aden presidential palace'

Historic Las Vegas neon signs set to shine bright once again

Floods peak in Paris as France sees worst rains in 50 years

Venezuelans 'loot to eat' amid economic tailspin

Trump to herald economic progress in State of the Union

Turkey orders detention of 11 doctors over criticism of Syrian offensive

Brazil samba school argues slavery still exists

Australian filmmaker denied bail in Cambodia over espionage

US lifts ban on refugees from 11 countries

FBI's No. 2 official McCabe, blasted by Trump, steps down

Trump says no talks with Taliban 'right now'

N Korea calls off joint Olympic performance on own soil: Seoul

Non-married couples now allowed to adopt in Puerto Rico

Britain sees first Bitcoin armed robbery: Reports

Trump finally admits he sometimes tweets while in bed

Philippine police admit abuses but resume anti-drug 'visits'

Philippine police admit abuses but resume anti-drug 'visits'

Air strikes kills more than 30 in Syria's Idlib: Monitor

EU ready to hit back if Trump imposes anti-EU trade measures

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