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Thousands in US march against immigration policy

Thousands of demonstrators, baking in the heat and boiling mad against US immigration policy, marched across the country Saturday to protest the separation of families under President Donald Trump's hardline policy.
2018-06-30 17:35:16 Read More

'I beg skies to show mercy': Thais rally behind cave rescue

The song is dedicated to events unfolding in a flooded mountain cave in northern Thailand, where 12 boys aged 11-16 and their soccer coach disappeared a week ago. It was written and performed by students at Lek Nai Tung Kwang school across the country, in Buriram province.
2018-06-30 13:49:58 Read More

Maldives opposition unites to challenge Abdulla Yameen

Opposition parties in the Maldives agreed on Saturday to field a joint candidate in September's presidential elections to challenge incumbent Abdulla Yameen, whose crackdown on dissent has alarmed the international community.
2018-06-30 12:35:47 Read More

Merkel secures deal with 14 EU nations on migrants

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2018-06-30 11:10:22 Read More

US sanctions aim to turn Iranians against govt: Khamenei

US economic pressure on Iran is intended to turn Iranians against their government, supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying on Saturday by his website, as Iran faces a likely reimposition of US sanctions.
2018-06-30 10:25:46 Read More

Kim Jong-un woos China with border visit

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a region near his country's border with China in an apparent attempt to boost economic cooperation with Beijing, Pyongyang's state media reported on Saturday.
2018-06-30 09:42:00 Read More

Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pak vows to improve

Pakistani officials attending a meeting in Paris had tried in vain to persuade the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to keep Pakistan off a list of nations with inadequate controls to prevent terror financing and money laundering.
2018-06-30 09:35:43 Read More

Divers progress in search for missing Thai kids

Rescue divers reached several kilometres inside a flooded cave on Saturday where 12 boys and their football coach have been trapped for a week, offering a flicker of hope for the harrowing search. There has been no contact with the boys and their coach since they went into the cave last weekend.
2018-06-30 09:24:14 Read More

Myanmar transit camps sit empty as Rohingya fear return

The transit camp in Myanmar's Rakhine state stands ready to welcome back 150 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh every day. Fewer than 200 Rohingya Muslims have been resettled in northern Rakhine from the 700,000 who fled a violent army crackdown in August.
2018-06-30 09:13:10 Read More

'North Korea making more nuclear bomb fuel despite talks'

NBC quoted five unidentified US officials as saying that in recent months North Korea had stepped up production of enriched uranium for nuclear weapons, even as it engaged in diplomacy with the United States.
2018-06-30 03:51:11 Read More

Trump to name Supreme Court nominee on July 9

"Iâ€™ve got it down to about five," Trump said, including two women, to replace retiring US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy. "Itâ€™s a great group of intellectual talent ... they are generally conservative," Trump said and added that he would not discuss gay rights with the candidates.
2018-06-30 03:23:48 Read More

Prank caller talks to Trump aboard Air Force One

Comedian John Melendez said he called the White House pretending to be an aide to New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez and was ultimately put in touch with the president on Air Force One, in a scenario that raises questions about protocol governing access to the commander in chief.
2018-06-30 02:35:47 Read More

Maryland shooting: Paper covers its own tragedy from car park

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2018-06-29 22:49:35 Read More

Fleeing for their lives, migrants trek for the US

For this family it was time to leave Guatemala, right away, and seek asylum in the United States â€” like tens of thousands of other Central Americans who can no longer take life lived in abject poverty or under the thumb of ultra-violent street gangs.
2018-06-29 17:11:22 Read More

Battered south Syria towns in talks on regime takeover

Since June 19, Russian-backed government forces have been battering opposition-held parts of Daraa province with air strikes and barrel bombs, simultaneously calling on rebels to surrender. The rebels in three towns in Daraa's eastern countryside had already agreed to a regime takeover over the last two days.
2018-06-29 17:00:50 Read More

Court opening puts pressure on Democrats in Trump country

The choice on whether to support the upcoming nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy will be a test for several Democrats in tough races. It could be particularly difficult for Sens. Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and West Virginia's Joe Manchin.
2018-06-29 16:55:35 Read More

Chinese funding charges: Lanka's UNP demands probe against Rajapaksa

Sri Lanka's ruling United National Party, the dominant partner in the national unity government, on Friday called for setting up of a presidential commission to probe the alleged Chinese funding of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa's 2015 presidential election campaign.
2018-06-29 16:47:49 Read More

Trump repeatedly told aides he wants to quit WTO: Axios

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly told top White House officials he wants the United States to withdraw from the World Trade Organization, the news website Axios reported on Friday, citing people involved in the discussions.
2018-06-29 14:25:14 Read More

Maldives exiled former president abandons presidential bid

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2018-06-29 14:23:30 Read More

Israel delivers aid to Syrians fleeing government assault

The majority of the 50,000 Syrians who have fled the 10-day-old Russian-backed assault on rebel-held areas of Daraa province have headed towards the sealed border with Jordan but thousands have set up makeshift camps near the armistice line.
2018-06-29 14:12:07 Read More

Pak court lifts ex-PM's disqualification in latest election twist

Abbasi is running for election in two constituencies, and the ban had applied to his home constituency in the Murree hill district close to the capital, Islamabad, where he will contest cricketer turned politician Imran Khan.
2018-06-29 12:55:56 Read More

Give us 'workable' Brexit proposals, EU tells British PM May

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2018-06-29 11:18:28 Read More

Give us 'workable' Brexit proposals, EU tells British PM May

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US ends 70 years of military presence in South Korean capital

The United States is formally ending seven decades of military presence in South Korea's capital with the opening of a new headquarters farther away from the border with North Korea. The US military is holding an opening ceremony Friday for its new headquarters at an expanded facility south of Seoul.
2018-06-29 04:58:06 Read More

US ends 70 years of military presence in South Korean capital

The US is formally ending seven decades of military presence in South Korea's capital with the opening of a new headquarters farther away from the border with North Korea. The US military is holding an opening ceremony Friday for its new headquarters at an expanded facility south of Seoul.
2018-06-29 04:58:06 Read More

Time names the most influential people on the internet

Kylie Jenner, Kanye West, Rihanna, Busy Philipps and Matt Drudge have landed on Time magazine's roundup of the most influential people on the internet. So did someone with 53 million Twitter followers â€” President Donald J Trump.
2018-06-28 16:33:47 Read More

US Secy of State Pompeo to visit North Korea next week

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plans to travel to North Korea next week to discuss the country's denuclearization plans, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, citing four people familiar with his plans.
2018-06-28 14:50:35 Read More

Explosion kills 8 Afghans as they call for peace

A bomb killed eight people at a small gathering calling for peace in the Afghan province of Logar today, officials said, underscoring the suffering of civilians amid growing calls for an end to the conflict.
2018-06-28 14:18:02 Read More

Disappointment over Oz's 'toothless' anti-slavery law

Australia emulated that act with its own Modern Slavery Bill, saying it plans to crack down on forced labour by forcing more than 3,000 businesses to report what they are doing to avoid slavery in their supply chains.
2018-06-28 13:29:53 Read More

Queen gets pay rise ahead of Buckingham Palace repairs

Queen Elizabeth II got a 13% hike in her British taxpayer-funded allowance. The extensive repairs to Buckingham Palace is estimated to cost around a whopping 369m pounds. Large-scale refurbishment work on Buckingham Palace's east wing will begin in April 2019.
2018-06-28 12:59:23 Read More

Pakistan lifts ban on extremist group hours before being placed on 'grey list' by FATF

Pakistan has lifted a ban on a Sunni extremist outfit and unblocked assets of its chief, in a surprise decision hours before the country was placed on the 'grey list' by the Financial Action Task Force for failing to curb anti-terror financing.
2018-06-28 12:25:06 Read More

Putin-Trump summit on July 16 in Helsinki: Kremlin

The summit will take place four days after a NATO summit on July 11 and 12 in Brussels, Belgium, where Trump will meet leaders of US military allies. Trump plans to visit London to meet British Prime Minister Theresa May on July 13.
2018-06-28 12:20:11 Read More

Attacks kill 29, including elders urging peace in Afghanistan

An Afghan official says insurgent attacks in two provinces have killed 29 people, including a bomb that targeted a meeting between the Taliban and village elders urging them to enter peace talks.
2018-06-28 11:30:26 Read More

Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki: US media

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2018-06-28 11:12:59 Read More

Queen Elizabeth, 92, feeling 'under the weather'

"The queen is feeling under the weather today and has decided not to attend this morning's service at St Paul's Cathedral marking the 200th anniversary of the Order of St Michael and St George," the Buckingham Palace said.
2018-06-28 10:25:29 Read More

'Stay 100% in US, we won't forget': Trump warns Harley

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2018-06-28 10:06:39 Read More

Why cave search for Thailand boys is so complicated

A team of Thai soccer players â€” 12 boys aged 11-16 and their coach â€” have been missing inside a flooded cave in the country's far north since June 23. Rescuers led by elite navy divers have found signs of the boys inside but have been unable to locate them. Here's a look at what's complicating the search:
2018-06-28 09:22:19 Read More

Why cave search for Thailand boys is so complicated

US House defeats Donald Trump-supported immigration bill

The Border Security and Immigration Reform Act, also known as the Goodlatte Bill because of it being introduced by Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte from Virginia, was defeated by 121 to 300 votes in the Republican-majority House of Representatives.
2018-06-28 08:46:34 Read More

5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim

The seven nations under the Trump administration's travel ban â€” upheld by the US Supreme Court â€” include five majority Muslim countries, prompting dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the entry restrictions were motivated by "animus toward the Muslim faith." The administration cites security concerns.
2018-06-28 07:10:20 Read More

UN: 10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts worldwide

â€‹â€‹A total of more than 21,000 violations of children's rights were reported in 2017 - a sharp increase from the previous year, according to the annual "Children and Armed Conflict" report.
2018-06-28 05:34:27 Read More

US, UK teams join Thailand's search for 13 missing in cave

A Thai army general coordinating the rescue said Thursday morning that overnight rain had raised water levels again and authorities switched off power and water pumps for fear of electrical hazards. Power had just been installed a few days earlier to provide lights and better communications and pump out water.
2018-06-28 05:18:59 Read More

North Korea still building at nuclear site: Monitor

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2018-06-27 07:37:26 Read More

Indonesia votes in preview of 2019 presidential polls

Widodo, known as Jokowi, is popular across the 17,000-island archipelago. But he has struggled to keep his economic growth plans on track, while the growing power of hardline Islamist groups who oppose him could throw up a formidable challenge.
2018-06-27 07:18:48 Read More

Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages

Greater Manchester Police said on Wednesday that an area 6 kilometres long had been affected and it had evacuated 34 homes in the village of Carrbrook to the west of the blaze.
2018-06-27 06:59:18 Read More

Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages

$273 mn in valuables seized in Malaysia's ex-PM Najib Razak probe

â€‹â€‹Commercial crime investigations chief Amar Singh says the items comprised 12,000 pieces of jewelry, 567 handbags, 423 watches and 234 sunglasses. Singh calls it "biggest seizure in Malaysia's history".
2018-06-27 05:46:21 Read More

Friend of India Joe Crowley loses his Congressional primary in New York

â€‹â€‹Crowley, 56, is currently powerful chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and was seen as a potential future House speaker. He was unseated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a socialist who is almost half his age and was a volunteer to Senator Bernie Sanders campaign.
2018-06-27 05:03:07 Read More

17 US states sue Trump admin to reunite immigrant families

More than 2,000 children have been separated from their parents in recent weeks and placed in government-contracted shelters â€” hundreds of miles away, in some cases â€” under a now-abandoned policy toward families caught illegally entering the US.
2018-06-27 03:21:37 Read More

Qatar takes standoff with UAE to UN's top court

The case comes a year after Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Doha on June 5, 2017, accusing it of supporting terrorism and Iran. Doha denies the allegations.
2018-06-27 02:41:40 Read More

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Protests in Iran as Rouhani says US wants 'economic war'

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2018-06-26 16:33:41 Read More

The shock troops who expelled the Rohingya from Myanmar

In early August last year, a young lieutenant named Kyi Nyan Lynn flew to Rakhine State, with hundreds of other Myanmar soldiers. They were about to launch a campaign that would drive hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from their homes and leave the region in flames.
2018-06-26 16:17:59 Read More

Pakistani Taliban blames Musharraf for Bhutto's assassination

A terrorist associated with the splinter group of banned Tehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan (TTP), alleged to be part of the cell that assassinated former Pakistani PM Benazir Bhutto, has denied his involvement in the attack. In a video released by the group, the TTP has instead blamed Pakistanâ€™s former President General Pervez Musharraf for Bhuttoâ€™s assassination.
2018-06-26 16:12:40 Read More

Pakistani Taliban blames Musharraf for Bhutto's assassination

Brexit bill becomes law, allowing UK to leave the EU

Speaker John Bercow said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, which repeals the 1972 European Communities Act through which Britain became a member of the bloc, had received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II. The bill transfers decades of European law onto British statute books, and also enshrines Brexit day in British law as March 29, 2019 at 11pm (2300 GMT) -- midnight Brussels time.
2018-06-26 13:02:49 Read More

US aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup

The 97,000-ton USS Ronald Reagan, carrying more than 70 aircraft, anchored in Manila Bay on Tuesday after plying the contended waters for meetings between navy officials of the two countries and liberty for its thousands of sailors after weeks at sea.
2018-06-26 12:12:27 Read More

Responding to criticism, UK says has made 'considerable steps' on post-Brexit trade

Britain has made considerable step to provide as smooth and frictionless Brexit as possible, Prime Minister Theresa May's spokesperson said on Tuesday responding to criticism from the automotive industry over her strategy.
2018-06-26 11:42:31 Read More

Police dog in Spain appears to perform CPR on partner

A police dog in Spain apparently has been trained to perform CPR. â€‹In a video of a demonstration posted on Facebook by police in Madrid, Poncho sprang into action when his partner fell to the ground and pretended to be unresponsive. The dog's actions mimic cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
2018-06-26 11:28:26 Read More

French President Macron pays call on Pope Francis at Vatican

The encounter comes amid European tensions over migrants, with the pontiff urging nations to welcome all the refuges they can properly manage. Italy is angry that France sends back migrants who illegally enter France from Italy.
2018-06-26 09:09:33 Read More

French President Macron congratulates Turkey's Erdogan, urges calmer dialogue

â€‹â€‹"The French president has congratulated Recep Tayyip Erdogan and wished the Turkish people success in the economic and social development of their country and in the democratic functioning of their institutions," an Elysee Palace source said.
2018-06-26 08:03:29 Read More

US approves first marijuana plant-derived drug for epilepsy

The drugâ€™s approval permits its use in patients aged two years and older with Dravet Syndrome (DS) and Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome (LGS), rare childhood-onset forms of epilepsy that are among the most resistant to treatment.
2018-06-26 06:55:56 Read More

2+2 Dialogue may help change current narrative on India-US ties: Experts

â€‹â€‹Mike Pompeo and James Mattis will host EAM Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Washington DC for the maiden India-US 2+2 Dialogue, which was announced a year after the White House meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump in June last year.
2018-06-26 06:41:57 Read More

UK lawmakers approve expanding London's Heathrow airport

â€‹â€‹Lawmakers, by a wide margin of 296 votes, backed expansion proposals agreed earlier this month by Prime Minister Theresa May's government, overcoming vehement opposition from MPs with constituencies nearby where residents fear increased pollution and noise.
2018-06-26 05:10:35 Read More

Immigration reform top on priority list: Donald Trump

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2018-06-26 04:46:56 Read More

Flooding damages roads, homes in Vietnam; death toll rises to 15

â€‹â€‹The Vietnam Disaster Management Authority said in a statement on Tuesday the disaster caused by heavy rains over the past few days has caused an estimated $6 million in damages to infrastructure, homes and agriculture. Landslides blocked traffic in some areas.
2018-06-26 03:57:58 Read More

Flooding damages roads, homes in Vietnam; death toll rises to 15

Harley-Davidson moving some production overseas; Trump 'surprised'

â€‹â€‹Trump, who has been taking up the case of tariffs on Harley-Davidson by India- which in part is responsible for the current trade tension between the two countries- said he is surprised by such a decision by the motorcycle manufacturer. He accused the Wisconsin-based company of raising white flag.
2018-06-26 03:41:23 Read More

US seen backing away from Syria de-escalation enforcement

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2018-06-26 03:13:33 Read More

Some US migrant children shelters accused of violations: Report

The new report cited government and other reports for accusations of physical and sexual abuse, and violations of standards for children's safety and care. The alleged breaches occurred at privately-run shelters where migrant children receive long-term housing.
2018-06-26 02:55:59 Read More

70 years on, Berlin remembers Airlift 'Candy Bombers'

For almost a year, mainly American and British pilots created a lifeline to support war-ravaged West Berlin, then encircled and blockaded by Soviet forces, with food and fuel.
2018-06-26 02:54:51 Read More

Koreas hold talks on connecting railways

The discussions, the first on the issue for 10 years, took place in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone.
2018-06-26 02:49:54 Read More

Trump, Congresswoman clash over immigration

"Congresswoman Maxine Waters, an extraordinarily low IQ person, has become, together with Nancy Pelosi, the Face of the Democrat Party. She has just called for harm to supporters, of which there are many, of the Make America Great Again movement. Be careful what you wish for Max!" Trump said.
2018-06-26 02:31:48 Read More

Buzz Aldrin sues children, alleging misuse of his finances

Apollo 11 moonwalker Buzz Aldrin is suing two of his children and a former business manager, accusing them of misusing his credit cards, transferring money from an account and slandering him by saying he has dementia.
2018-06-26 02:22:26 Read More

Looming question for Mueller probe: How much to make public?

If Mueller decides a crime was committed, it's theoretically possible he could seek a grand jury indictment, though that outcome is seen as highly questionable given a Justice Department legal opinion against charging a sitting president. Trump's lawyers say Mueller's team has indicated that it plans to follow that guidance.
2018-06-25 17:15:13 Read More

Pakistan may soon be placed in FATF's 'grey list'

Pakistan could be placed on the FATF list of countries that financially aid terrorism, media reports said on Monday as Islamabad fielded its interim finance minister Shamshad Akhtar to defend the country in Paris where the Financial Action Task Force is meeting.
2018-06-25 16:46:11 Read More

Taliban rejects pleas by Afghan elders for ceasefire extension

Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid dismissed the peace "slogans" and urged civil society activists and others not to join movements he said played into the hands of US and international forces the Taliban wants to force from the country.
2018-06-25 14:44:05 Read More

Putin praises Erdogan's 'great political authority'

Russian president Vladimir Putin on Monday congratulated Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election triumph in a phone call, after saying the result showed the Turkish leader's "great political authority" and mass support.
2018-06-25 13:15:17 Read More

Vatican visit puts Macron's religious views in spotlight

ighly sensitive subject of the role of the church in French society are set to be on the menu Tuesday when Macron visits the Vatican for the first time as leader for a meeting with Pope Francis.
2018-06-25 11:54:23 Read More

In sign of detente, North Korea skips annual anti-US rally

In another sign of detente following the summit between leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, North Korea has decided to skip one of the most symbolic and politically charged events of its calendar: the annual "anti-US imperialism" rally marking the start of the Korean War.
2018-06-25 11:41:54 Read More

UK lawmakers set to decide on Heathrow expansion

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2018-06-25 09:33:31 Read More

Outside EU, France to launch crisis force with Britain, others

After months of negotiations with Germany, which France also wants at the centre of the force, the so-called European Intervention Initiative aims to bring together a coalition of willing militaries ready to react to crises near Europe's borders without NATO or the United States.
2018-06-25 08:43:04 Read More

Turkey's victorious Erdogan set to assume sweeping powers

Turkey's High Electoral Board declared Erdogan, 64, the winner of Sunday's polls, which usher in a new executive presidential system that was approved in a referendum last year. Under the system, the office of the prime minister is eliminated and executive powers are transferred to the president, who can rule with only limited checks and balances.
2018-06-25 08:34:25 Read More

US to give North Korea post-summit timeline with 'asks' soon: Official

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2018-06-25 06:32:37 Read More

Thousands flee as winds fan growing California wildfires

The Pawnee Fire that broke out Saturday near the community of Clearlake Oaks has destroyed 12 buildings and threatened an additional 600 as it burned out of control across about 12 square miles (31 sq. kilometers). Authorities ordered people to evacuate all homes in the Spring Valley area, where about 3,000 people live.
2018-06-25 03:20:44 Read More

86 killed in fresh herder-farmer violence in Nigeria

The deaths are the latest in a long-running battle for land and resources that is putting President Muhammadu Buhari under pressure as elections approach next year.
2018-06-25 02:47:20 Read More

Erdogan declared winner of Turkey presidential polls

The stakes were particularly high as the new president will be the first to enjoy enhanced powers, without even a prime minister, under a new constitution agreed in an April 2017 referendum strongly backed by Erdogan but which opponents say grants autocratic powers.
2018-06-25 00:54:07 Read More

Saudi air defences intercept missiles above Riyadh

ud blasts were heard and bright flashes were seen in the sky over the Saudi capital, a Reuters witness said. Shrapnel was spotted on a street in the diplomatic quarter where most embassies are located and many foreigners live.
2018-06-25 00:46:25 Read More

California wildfire burns 12 buildings, threatens hundreds

The blaze destroyed 12 buildings and threatened an additional 600 as it burned out of control across about 2.5 square miles (6.5 square kilometers). It is north of the wine country region where devastating wildfires killed 44 people and destroyed thousands of homes and businesses last October.
2018-06-24 17:51:25 Read More

Ethiopia attack: Second person dead, 30 arrested

Thirty people have now been arrested over alleged involvement in a grenade attack that killed two people at a rally in the Ethiopian capital attended by new prime minister Abiy Ahmed, police said on Sunday.
2018-06-24 17:46:18 Read More

France, Germany push for deal to end migration row

The leaders of France and Germany said Sunday they were prepared to side-step anti-migrant EU members and do deals with individual countries on how to respond to a migrant influx that has caused deep splits in the bloc.
2018-06-24 16:35:16 Read More

Egypt extends its state of emergency for another 3 months

President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi's decision was published in the official gazette on Sunday. It should be approved by parliament within seven days and go into effect on July 14. Egypt has been under a state of emergency, after an Islamic State affiliate bombed two Coptic churches in April last year killing at least 44 people.
2018-06-24 16:29:53 Read More

Trump calls for deporting illegal immigrants with 'no judges or court cases'

"We cannot allow all of these people to invade our Country. When somebody comes in, we must immediately, with no Judges or Court Cases, bring them back from where they came. Our system is a mockery to good immigration policy and Law and Order. Most children come without parents," Trump wrote on Twitter.
2018-06-24 15:50:30 Read More

25 injured in building explosion in Germany, say police

Twenty-five people were injured, four of them severely, when an explosion destroyed an apartment building in the western German city of Wuppertal, police said Sunday.
2018-06-24 15:46:58 Read More

UK's Prince William begins politically delicate Mideast trip

Britain's Prince William has kicked off a politically delicate five-day tour of Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian territories, planning to meet with young people, refugees and political leaders in a tumultuous region once controlled by Britain.
2018-06-24 13:55:41 Read More

Zimbabwe rules out delaying election after blast at rally

George Charamba told the state-run Sunday Mail newspaper that the historic July 30 vote will go ahead as planned despite the blast that occurred shortly after President Emmerson Mnangagwa addressed a stadium crowd in Bulawayo, an opposition stronghold.
2018-06-24 11:20:52 Read More

Police: 25 injured in building explosion in Germany

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2018-06-24 09:48:25 Read More

US-backed forces announce 3-day curfew in Raqqa city

US-backed forces in control of Syria's Raqqa city imposed a three-day curfew on Sunday and declared a state of emergency saying Islamic State militants had infiltrated the city and planned a bombing campaign.
2018-06-24 09:48:17 Read More

Nawaz Sharif rules out returning to Pakistan while wife fighting for life in UK hospital

Nawaz said he planned on a four-day visit but was unsure about returning to Pakistan due to wife Kulsoom's health. The supremo of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), however, asserted his intent to return ahead of the July 25 general election.
2018-06-24 09:37:31 Read More

Protesters, Democrats want immigrant families reunited

Demonstrators led rallies and protests Saturday to decry the separation of immigrant parents from their children by US border authorities, while Democratic lawmakers said they aren't convinced the Trump administration has any real plan to reunite them.
2018-06-24 09:14:44 Read More

France, Belgium seek UNESCO recognition for World War I memorials

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France, Belgium seek UNESCO recognition for World War I memorials

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N Zealand PM hopes for new world for daughter Neve

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealed her newborn daughter would be called Neve as she left an Auckland hospital Sunday, and expressed hope that one day a woman giving birth in office would no longer be a "novelty".
2018-06-24 07:11:35 Read More

Turkey's Erdogan faces resurgent opposition in twin election test

â€‹â€‹Erdogan has overseen historic change in Turkey since his Islamic-rooted ruling party first came to power in 2002 after years of secular domination. But critics accuse the Turkish strongman, 64, of trampling on civil liberties and displaying autocratic behaviour.
2018-06-24 06:20:15 Read More

Turks begin voting in presidential and parliamentary elections

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2018-06-24 05:25:59 Read More

At midnight, Riyadh erupts in cheers for a woman in a car

Saudi Arabia's notorious ban on women driving ended today. After drinking tea and counting down the minutes, at midnight, Samar â€” a TV anchor and mother-of-three â€” went upstairs to kiss her four-year-old son Salloum goodnight.
2018-06-24 03:14:55 Read More

Tens of thousands march in London for second Brexit vote

The anti-Brexit campaigners marched on parliament to mark the second anniversary of the Brexit referendum, demanding a "people's vote" on whether to approve the final deal Prime Minister Theresa May strikes with the EU, if an agreement is struck at all.
2018-06-23 16:00:14 Read More

Blast rocks Zimbabwe president's rally, VP injured

A number of other people were also hurt in the explosion during the election campaign event in Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo, according to witnesses, but no official toll has yet emerged. Footage circulating on social media showed an explosion and plumes of smoke around the president as he descended stairs from the podium at the White City stadium.
2018-06-23 15:56:34 Read More

Musharraf says he has not quit politics

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2018-06-23 13:22:55 Read More

European Union leaders to hold mini-migration summit as crisis festers

Leaders of about 16 countries will take part in what is being billed as "informal talks" in Brussels. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the meeting involves "talking with particularly affected nations about all problems connected with migration."
2018-06-23 09:43:53 Read More

EU election observers deploy for historic Zimbabwe election

President Emmerson Mnangagwa, a former Mugabe ally who took office after Mugabe stepped down in November under military pressure, has invited dozens of observers for the historic July 30 vote.
2018-06-23 09:41:04 Read More

Imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer rejects bail: Report

Nasrin Sotoudeh was arrested June 13 on charges of collusion and propaganda against the system. She had defended women protesting against having to wear the Islamic headscarf.
2018-06-23 09:23:26 Read More

Imprisoned Iranian rights lawyer rejects bail: Report

US to send caskets to NKorea to return war remains

South Korean media say the US military plans to send 215 caskets to North Korea through a border village so that the North could begin the process of returning the remains of US soldiers who have been missing since the 1950-53 Korean War.
2018-06-23 08:58:24 Read More

Trump declares NKorea 'extraordinary threat'

US President Donald Trump cited an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to American national security as he maintained long-standing economic restrictions on North Korea, including the freezing of any assets in Washington, a media report said.
2018-06-23 07:50:46 Read More

Anti-Brexit campaigners to demand for new vote

Anti-Brexit campaigners who want the public to have the final say on the UK's departure will take to the streets on Saturday to argue it is "not a done deal". Saturday's march comes on the two year anniversary of the 2016 vote for the UK to exit the European Union (EU), reports the BBC.
2018-06-23 07:37:02 Read More

Saudi Arabia's jailed trailblazers

The crackdown comes even as the kingdom breaks with long-held restrictions on women's lives, preparing to lift the world's only ban on female motorists on Sunday.
2018-06-23 06:01:21 Read More

Assad defies US, presses assault in southwest Syria

Assad has sworn to recapture the area bordering Jordan and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights and the army this week began ramping up an assault there, threatening a â€œde-escalationâ€ zone agreed upon by the United States and Russia last year.
2018-06-23 05:55:46 Read More

Ten days after Trump-Kim summit hard work yet to begin

After flying back to Washington last week, giddy with success, the US leader tweeted "There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea" -- a bold claim with Kim's arsenal still in place.
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Despite summit, North Korea still a nuclear threat: Trump

Though the notice is considered pro forma, the disparity in tone reflects the work that US officials concede remains to be done as negotiators thrash out the details of Pyongyang's disarmament.
2018-06-23 04:02:04 Read More

Ex-South Korean premier Kim Jong-pil, spy agency founder, dies

Kim Jong-pil, the founder of South Korea's spy agency who also served twice as prime minister, first under his dictator boss and later under a man his agency kidnapped, has died. He was 92. â€‹
2018-06-23 02:59:19 Read More

Hundreds of women march in Rio to demand legal abortion

The march followed a breakthrough for abortion supporters in neighboring Argentina, where the lower house of congress approved a bill this month that would legalize elective abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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Hundreds of women march in Rio to demand legal abortion

Russian President Putin invites two Koreas to economic summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday invited his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in to an economic forum in Vladivostok in September, confirming his plans to host the leaders of both Koreas in Russia.
2018-06-22 16:28:52 Read More

Russian President Putin invites two Koreas to economic summit

Pakistan's former dictator Musharraf resigns from his party

Earlier this week, Pakistan's elections oversight body rejected Musharraf's candidacy for a chance to run for a seat in parliament. In his absence, the small All Pakistan Muslim League party has had Mohammad Amjad as acting president.
2018-06-22 10:09:40 Read More

In China, universities seek to plant 'Xi Thought'

Since October, many universities across China have placed â€œXi Thoughtâ€ at the core of their curricula â€“ the first time since the era of Mao Zedong that a Chinese leader has been accorded similar academic stature.
2018-06-22 09:27:18 Read More

UN: Basic human rights being 'chiseled away' in Venezuela

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Erdogan says to slash number of ministries, speed up decisions

Turks vote this weekend for both presidential and parliamentary elections, with Erdogan aiming to extend his 15-year rule and assume sweeping new powers which he says the country needs to address economic and security threats.
2018-06-22 07:14:18 Read More

After giving birth, New Zealand PM craves mac-n-cheese

Ardern yesterday became just the second elected world leader to give birth while holding office. Many hope the 37-year-old will become a role model for combining motherhood with political leadership.
2018-06-22 07:06:52 Read More

Indonesian cleric sentenced to death over 2016 terror attack

â€‹â€‹Heavily armed police guarded the hearing at a Jakarta court - which had earlier found Aman Abdurrahman guilty of masterminding the attack that killed four - as it ordered his execution.
2018-06-22 05:43:40 Read More

Melania Trump dons 'I really don't care, do u?' jacket

The first lady wore a green, hooded military jacket from the fast-fashion brand Zara that read "I really don't care, do u?" both as she departed and returned to Washington. The words were printed in white, in graffiti-style, on the jacket's back.
2018-06-22 03:04:12 Read More

Trump: North Korea blowing up nuclear test sites

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that North Korea was blowing up four of its big test sites and that a process of "total denuclearization ... has already started taking place."
2018-06-21 17:39:33 Read More

First lady Melania Trump visits detained immigrant children

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China, Nepal sign 14 agreements including key connectivity deals

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Iran 'ready for deal' with other OPEC countries: Minister

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China's Xi denounces 'protectionism, isolationism and populism'

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China's Xi denounces 'protectionism, isolationism and populism'

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249 detained in China for software fraud

Nearly 250 suspects have been detained for allegedly swindling about $6.2 million in a software fraud and more than 1,000 computers as well as cell phones confiscated in a joint operation in China's Shenzhen city, police said.
2018-06-21 13:43:34 Read More

Lanka thanks PM Modi for grants to run free ambulance service

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Hafiz Saeed's son, son-in-law among 265 JuD candidates in Pak elections

With general elections approaching, the group decided to contest on the platform of a little known "dormant" political entity, Allah-u-Akbar Tehreek (AAT), registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan.
2018-06-21 10:55:05 Read More

Pope Francis seeks 'unity' with non-Catholics in Geneva

Francis touched down in Geneva, the home of French Protestant reformist Jean Calvin, shortly after 10:00 am (0800 GMT), and was met by Swiss President Alain Berset and other government ministers.
2018-06-21 08:53:31 Read More

Erdogan seeks new term with greater powers

Recep Tayyip Erdogan would take an office with vastly expanded powers, in a system that critics have compared to one-man rule. His opponents have promised a return to a parliamentary system with a distinct separation of powers.
2018-06-21 08:38:16 Read More

NKorea, China agree to boost 'strategic, tactical' cooperation

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed measures to bolster "strategic and tactical" cooperation between the two countries in a second meeting on Wednesday, the North's state media said on Thursday.
2018-06-21 08:17:34 Read More

Police detain captain in deadly Indonesia ferry disaster

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New Zealand PM gives birth to healthy baby girl

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave birth to her first child, a girl, on Thursday, Ardern said in a posting on Instagram. Ardern, 37, became New Zealand's youngest prime minister when she took office through a coalition deal last year after an inconclusive election, and now becomes the first woman in the country's history to give birth while in office.
2018-06-21 06:59:41 Read More

As Fukushima residents return, some see hope in nuclear tourism

Seven years after a deadly tsunami ripped through the Tokyo Electric Power plant, Okamoto and other tour organisers are bringing curious sightseers to the region as residents who fled the nuclear catastrophe trickle back.
2018-06-21 06:17:53 Read More

China says will maintain normal relations with Iran

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At raucous rally, Trump touts hawkish immigration plans

President Donald Trump returned to the warm embrace of his supporters at a raucous rally Wednesday to defend his hard-line immigration policies while unleashing a torrent of grievances about the media and those investigating him.
2018-06-21 02:50:35 Read More

At raucous rally, Trump touts hawkish immigration plans

Algeria goes offline to stop students cheating

Prime Minister Theresa May looked set to win a crucial Brexit vote in parliament on Wednesday, keeping her deeply divided government's plans to end Britain's more than 40 years of partnership with the European Union on track.
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Theresa May looks set for Brexit victory in parliament

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Netanyahu warns of cyber risks that can down fighter jets

Cybersecurity also represents an enormous business opportunity, Netanyahu told a cyber conference at Tel Aviv University, adding that Israel receives about 20 percent of global investment in the sector.
2018-06-20 13:23:43 Read More

Pope Francis says China talks going well, dialogue worth the risk

South Korea's president urged Pyongyang to show a plan for concrete steps toward denuclearisation, raising the pressure on North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during his visit to Beijing to discuss the outcome of his summit with President Donald Trump.
2018-06-20 11:06:03 Read More

South Korean leader urges denuclearization steps from North

Speaking to Reuters, the Pope said he supported recent statements by US Catholic bishops who called the separation of children from their parents "contrary to our Catholic values" and "immoral". "It's not easy, but populism is not the solution," Francis said on Sunday night.
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Pope criticises Trump administration policy on migrant family separation

Israeli warplanes struck Hamas positions in Gaza after Palestinian militants there fired dozens of rockets and mortars at southern communities early Wednesday, the military said. Israel has been battling large fires caused by kites and balloons rigged with incendiary devices or burning rags.
2018-06-20 09:29:53 Read More

Israel strikes Hamas after heavy rocket attacks from Gaza

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in 1st major attack since ceasefire

Taliban militants killed 30 Afghan soldiers and captured a military base in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday. The three-day Taliban ceasefire ended on Sunday.
2018-06-20 07:23:03 Read More

Taliban kill 30 Afghan soldiers in 1st major attack since ceasefire

International aid agencies and Bangladesh authorities are struggling to protect hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees against deadly monsoon landslides and floods ahead of the peak rainy season expected in July.
2018-06-20 07:23:03 Read More

Officials struggle to protect Rohingyas ahead of peak monsoon

North Korea's Kim hails 'unity' with China in new visit

Kim Jong Un declared North Korea's unstinting "friendship, unity and cooperation" with Beijing during his third visit to China this year, in a show of loyalty to his main ally following a landmark summit with US President Donald Trump.
2018-06-20 06:18:45 Read More

US has rebuilt China: Donald Trump claims

President Donald Trump today claimed that America has rebuilt China which has been taking out $500 billion a year from the US, a day after he threatened to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, escalating a trade war between the world's two largest economies.
2018-06-20 04:09:10 Read More

British PM faces Brexit showdown with pro-EU rebels

MPs will vote on amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill setting out how much power lawmakers will have if the government fails to agree a departure deal before Brexit in March 2019. Theresa May averted a rebellion by pro-EU MPs in her Conservative Party on the issue of parliamentary powers.
2018-06-20 04:01:49 Read More

Kim visits China, wins praises from Xi for Trump summit

â€‹â€‹Meeting Kim on his third trip to China this year, and just a week after Kim met Trump in Singapore, Xi Jinping said China was willing to keep playing a positive role to promote the peace process on the Korean peninsula.
2018-06-19 22:17:22 Read More

US withdraws from United Nations human rights council

US ambassador to UN Nikki Haley slammed Russia, China, Cuba and Egypt for thwarting US efforts to reform the council. She also criticised countries which shared US values and encouraged Washington to remain but "were unwilling to seriously challenge the status quo."
2018-06-19 21:43:12 Read More

US poised to announce exit from UN human rights council

Officials say Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley will deliver the verdict on membership in the UN Human Rights Council in a joint appearance at the State Department on Tuesday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.
2018-06-19 16:31:17 Read More

Pak EC rejects nomination papers of Abbasi, Imran Khan

In a setback to bigwigs, Pakistan's election commission on Tuesday rejected the nomination papers of former prime minister and PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan for the NA-53 constituency of Islamabad.
2018-06-19 15:24:47 Read More

Pak EC rejects nomination papers of Abbasi, Imran Khan

Napoleon's hat, dropped at Waterloo, sells for $400,000

The hat â€” one of Napoleon's iconic black felt bicorns â€” was sold at an auction in the central French city of Lyon for 350,000 euros ($407,000), including fees, far beyond the presale estimate of 30,000 to 40,000 euros.
2018-06-19 08:08:38 Read More

'Papa! Papa!' Audio of children stokes rage over separation

An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a US immigration facility took center stage Monday in the growing uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.
2018-06-19 06:28:32 Read More

Why is the Trump admin separating immigrant families?

While the Department of Homeland Security says it has no policy to separate families, such cases have skyrocketed since the administration began systematically arresting migrants for illegally crossing the border -- and separating children from their incarcerated parents.
2018-06-19 06:27:25 Read More

Afghanistan's ceasefire celebrations raise hopes for peace

Extraordinary scenes of Afghan Taliban and security forces spontaneously celebrating a historic ceasefire showed many fighters on both sides are fed up with fighting, analysts say, raising hopes for peace in a country ravaged by war.
2018-06-19 05:53:30 Read More

SKorea says US drills suspended to aid talks with North

South Korea says a joint military exercise scheduled with the U.S. has been suspended to support ongoing talks both countries have with North Korea. Defense Ministry spokeswoman Choi Hyun-soo said Tuesday that her government believes the decision will help maintain momentum in the talks.
2018-06-19 05:50:04 Read More

Record 68.5 million people displaced worldwide: UN

By the end of 2017, the number was nearly three million higher than the previous year and showed a 50 per cent increase from the 42.7 million uprooted from their homes a decade ago, according to a report by the UN refugee agency.
2018-06-19 05:45:22 Read More

Why North Korea finds US-South Korea war games provocative

The United States has formally suspended a major military exercise with South Korea that was scheduled for August. President Donald Trump had pledged to stop the "war games" after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2018-06-19 04:57:27 Read More

Saudi entertainment chief sacked after outrage over circus

Saudi Arabia on Monday sacked the head of its entertainment authority, state media said, following a conservative backlash against a circus featuring women wearing figure-hugging costumes.
2018-06-19 03:59:08 Read More

North Korea's Kim visiting China today, tomorrow: Reports

Kim is seeking relief from economic sanctions in return for his pledge to denuclearise and is believed to be seeking support from China for that, Japan's Nikkei business daily said in a dispatch from Beijing.
2018-06-19 03:50:12 Read More

North Korea's Kim visiting China today, tomorrow: Reports

In boost for minorities, Sikh leader to enter Afghan House

Avtar Singh Khalsa, a Sikh and longtime leader of the community, will run unopposed for a seat in the lower house of parliament that was apportioned to the minority by presidential decree in 2016.
2018-06-19 00:50:47 Read More

First Ladies rebuke Trump for separating families at US border

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Trump blasts migration in Europe as causing 'culture' change

US President Donald Trump on Monday blamed migrants in Europe for what he inaccurately described as a rise in crime in Germany and for violently changing the culture, adding that what was happening with immigration there presented a similar threats to the United States.
2018-06-18 14:30:16 Read More

Three dead, 200 hurt as strong earthquake jolts Japan's Osaka

There was no large-scale destruction and no tsunami warning issued after the earthquake, although commuters were stranded and tens of thousands were left without power. Television images showed buildings swaying and burst pipes spewing water after the quake.
2018-06-18 13:03:11 Read More

Prince Harry told Meghan's dad to 'give Trump a chance': Interview

Meghan Markle's father Thomas on Monday said that new son-in-law Prince Harry had urged him to give US President US Donald Trump "a chance" in comments likely to cause discomfort for the royal family.
2018-06-18 11:37:12 Read More

Who and what are behind Germany's government crisis?

Chancellor Angela Merkel's fourth-term government took nearly six months to put together, taking office in March after the center-left Social Democrats reluctantly agreed to team up with her conservatives again. But the crisis shaking the new administration has come from within Merkel's own conservative family, as her interior minister has pushed for Germany to turn back unilaterally some migrants at its border.
2018-06-18 11:35:17 Read More

Afghans 'tired of war', say exhausted peace marchers in Kabul

Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, on Monday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked, war-torn country, much of it under Taliban control.
2018-06-18 08:49:54 Read More

'NKorea sanctions may be eased before full denuclearisation'

South Korea said on Monday that sanctions against North Korea could be eased once it takes "substantive steps towards denuclearisation", seemingly setting the bar lower than Washington for such a move.
2018-06-18 08:28:14 Read More

'NKorea sanctions may be eased before full denuclearisation'

'Separating children from parents at US border unconscionable'

"The thought that any state would seek to deter parents by inflicting such abuse on children is unconscionable," Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said as he opened a session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
2018-06-18 08:21:10 Read More

Japan: 3 dead, dozens injured by quake in Osaka

The Osaka prefectural government's disaster management department said two people were found dead, while the Ibaraki city official confirmed a third victim. The Fire and Disaster Management Agency said more than 90 were injured in Osaka and nearby prefectures of Hyogo and Kyoto.
2018-06-18 06:08:38 Read More

Australia: Artist buried for 3 days under busy road

An artist has emerged from three days entombed in a steel box under a busy Australian road in a performance billed as a tribute to victims of totalitarian violence. Mike Parr fasted during his time underground, with oxygen pumped into the container to keep him alive as traffic drove on overhead.
2018-06-18 04:47:39 Read More

Gunmen open fire during arts festival in US; 1 killed, 20 hurt

Two suspects opened fire around 2.45 am during the Art All Night Trenton festival that showcases local art, music, food and films. One of the suspects, a 33-year-old man, was killed, authorities said. Another suspect is in custody.
2018-06-17 22:48:04 Read More

Woman yelling 'Allahu akbar' slashes two with blade in France

Two people were hurt in a town in southern France on Sunday when a veiled woman shouting "Allahu akbar" (God is greatest) attacked them in a supermarket with a boxcutter knife, prosecutors said.
2018-06-17 17:53:22 Read More

Trump threatens to resume drills with SKorea if talks fail

US President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his decision to stop military exercises with South Korea, saying such "war games" were "provocative and expensive" but threatened to re-start them if talks with North Korea break down.
2018-06-17 16:38:58 Read More

Migrant feud: Macron and Merkel seek EU roadmap

French President Emmanuel Macron heads to Germany on Tuesday seeking progress with Chancellor Angela Merkel on elusive eurozone reforms, but the deepening EU rifts over migration threaten to dominate an already daunting agenda.
2018-06-17 16:01:24 Read More

Clashes flare as UN seeks solution in Yemen's Hodeida

Saudi Arabia and its allies in a regional military coalition on Wednesday launched an offensive aimed at retaking the Red Sea city of Hodeida, home to the country's most valuable port which is controlled by the Iran-backed Huthis.
2018-06-17 15:21:39 Read More

1 dead, 20 injured in New Jersey arts festival shooting

Shooting broke out at an all-night art festival in Trenton, New Jersey, early Sunday, sending people stampeding from the scene and leaving one suspect dead and 20 people injured, authorities said.
2018-06-17 14:06:59 Read More

Suicide blasts in NE Nigeria kill at least 31

Two blasts ripped through the town of Damboa in Borno state yesterday evening targeting people returning from celebrating the Eid al-Fitr holiday, in an attack bearing all the hallmarks of Boko Haram.
2018-06-17 12:41:39 Read More

Suicide bombing in Afghanistan kills 10

A suicide bomber struck in Afghanistan's eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday, killing at least 10 people in the second attack in as many days targeting Taliban fighters, security forces and civilians celebrating a holiday cease-fire.
2018-06-17 11:56:02 Read More

Won't extend ceasefire with Afghan forces: Taliban

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Clashes flare near Yemen's flashpoint Hodeida

Yemeni pro-government forces traded mortar fire Sunday with rebels near Hodeida airport, military sources said, on the fifth day of an offensive to seize back control of the strategic port city. More than 70 per cent of Yemeni imports pass through the docks of Hodeida port, controlled by the country's Houthi rebels.
2018-06-17 10:08:17 Read More

Cambodian prince injured, wife killed in head-on road crash

Prince Norodom Ranariddh and his wife Ouk Phalla were rushed to hospital after a taxi travelling in the other direction slammed into their motorcade in Preah Sihanouk province. Phalla died in a nearby facility while Ranariddh, was flown to Phnom Penh for further treatment.
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Greece, Macedonia sign historic deal to end name row

"This is a brave, historic and necessary step for our peoples," said Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. "We are here to heal the wounds of time, to open a path for peace, fraternisation and growth for our countries, the Balkans and Europe," he said. "Our two countries should step out of the past and look to the future," said Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev.
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UK PM May says need to ensure parliament does not overturn Brexit

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UK PM May says need to ensure parliament does not overturn Brexit

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Jewish artifacts disappear from Damascus in fog of Syria war

Activists say the artifacts, moved from the now-destroyed Jobar Synagogue in Damascus' eastern Ghouta suburb when it was taken by rebels, were allegedly put into safe keeping to avoid theft and damage in 2013, but twice since then local officials have discovered some are missing.
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Jewish artifacts disappear from Damascus in fog of Syria war

South Korea, US to announce suspension of major military drills this week: Report

South Korea and the United States are expected to announce the suspension of "large-scale" military drills this week, with the provision that they would restart if North Korea failed to keep its promise to denuclearise, news agency Yonhap said on Sunday.
2018-06-17 06:48:46 Read More

Far-right terror threat on the rise in Britain

Britain is facing a growing threat from far-right extremists fuelled by online hate speech, forcing the authorities to react. A govt report found that four attacks have been carried out in Britain over the past 5 years "by lone actors motivated to varying degrees by extreme right-wing ideologies".
2018-06-17 04:10:29 Read More

Immigrants fleeing gangs prefer taking chance for US asylum

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Immigrants fleeing gangs prefer taking chance for US asylum

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'Girls can come after you': US tech moguls risk jail for online sex trafficking

"If you traffic girls on websites, those girls can come after you individually," Jason Matthews, anti-trafficking group ECPAT-USA's public policy director, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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'Girls can come after you': US tech moguls risk jail for online sex trafficking

Deadly shoot-out, fire break Nicaragua truce; talks proceed

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26 killed as ISIS attacks Taliban & Afghan forces celebrating Eid

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Taliban, Afghan forces hug, take selfies as ceasefire holds

Dozens of unarmed Taliban militants entered the Afghan capital on Saturday to celebrate an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season, police said, as elsewhere soldiers and militants exchanged hugs and selfies.
2018-06-16 11:55:27 Read More

Germany's Merkel insists migration needs 'European answer'

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is insisting that migration is "a European challenge that needs a European answer" amid a dispute over the issue inside her government and ahead of a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron.
2018-06-16 10:39:34 Read More

Arab alliance close to capturing Hodeidah airport: Yemen military

Forces from an Arab alliance entered the airport in Yemen's main port city of Hodeidah Saturday, the coalition-backed Yemeni military said, in an offensive that could give the allies a strong edge over the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
2018-06-16 10:32:58 Read More

Saeed leads Eid prayers in Pak despite ban on outfit

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Saeed leads Eid prayers in Pak despite ban on outfit

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Japan urges N Korea to jointly break mutual distrust

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to jointly overcome their mutual distrust, as he confirmed ongoing efforts to arrange a Japan-North Korea summit. Abe has already said publicly that he would be willing to meet Kim.
2018-06-16 07:58:45 Read More

Paris puts final touches to Eiffel Tower anti-terror walls

The new walls are part of security measures that have cost nearly 35 million euros and are due to be finished by mid-July. Glass walls measuring 6.5 centimetres thick will run along the riverside Quai Branly boulevard as well as the Avenue Gustave Eiffel which separates the tower from a park.
2018-06-16 07:30:00 Read More

Trump threatened to send 25 million Mexicans to Japan: Report

At one point during the G7 meeting, Trump described migration as a big problem for Europe then said to Abe: "Shinzo, you don't have this problem, but I can send you 25 million Mexicans and you'll be out of office very soon," creating a sense of irritation in the room, according to an EU official.
2018-06-16 05:36:57 Read More

Trump praises Kim: 'I want my people to do the same'

US President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would "sit up at attention" for him like North Koreans do for their leader Kim Jong Un. Trump was later asked by reporters what he meant by the remark. "I'm kidding. You don't understand sarcasm," Trump said.
2018-06-16 02:50:18 Read More

US 'deeply dismayed' over Maldives prison sentences

US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement that the US is "deeply dismayed" by reports that they were sentenced without a fair trial. She said it casts "serious doubt" on the government's commitment to the rule of law.
2018-06-16 01:19:54 Read More

Dutch may soon get paid for cycling to work

â€‹â€‹"Let's get out of our cars and onto our bikes," Dutch deputy infrastructure minister Stientje van Veldhoven said this week, as she announced new measures to push even more citizens from four wheels to two.
2018-06-16 00:33:03 Read More

It's trade war between US,China as Trump slaps tariffs on imports

â€‹â€‹Donald Trump said he was fulfilling a campaign pledge to crack down on what he contends are China's unfair trade practices and efforts to undermine US technology and intellectual property.
2018-06-15 22:02:43 Read More

Ex-Analytica staff working for Donald Trump's 2020 re-election

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Mattis blasts Putin for trying to 'shatter' Nato

US defense secretary Jim Mattis assailed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, accusing him of attacking western democracy and trying to break up Nato.
2018-06-15 17:43:22 Read More

Trump claims he has 'largely solved' North Korea problem

Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said president Barack Obama told him before he took office that the "most dangerous problem" for the United States was North Korea's nuclear weapons program. "I have solved that problem," Trump said.
2018-06-15 15:14:46 Read More

Awami League leader shot dead after prayers in Bangladesh

A senior leader of Bangldesh's ruling Awami League was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside a mosque in Dhaka's Badda area when he was returning home after Friday prayers. Farhad Ali, general secy of the Awami League's Badda Union wing, died on the spot as bullets pierced his chest and head.
2018-06-15 15:00:04 Read More

Watchdog report 'total disaster' for FBI, Comey: Trump

President Donald Trump said Friday that a watchdog's report into the FBI's handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe is a "total disaster" for former FBI director James Comey and the agency itself.
2018-06-15 13:06:56 Read More

Watchdog report blasts FBI but doesn't hand Trump total win

An inspector general report condemning the FBI's actions in the Hillary Clinton email investigation blasts former FBI Director James Comey but also denies total vindication to the president who fired him.
2018-06-15 12:23:13 Read More

Watchdog report blasts FBI but doesn't hand Trump total win

TTP chief Mullah Fazal Ullah killed in US drone strike: Reports

Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazal Ullah has been reportedly killed in targeted drone strikes in Kunar province close to Afghanistan-Pakistan border conducted by the United States, a US military official informed the Voice of America.
2018-06-15 03:45:51 Read More

Boris Becker claims diplomatic immunity in bankcruptcy case

Lawyers for Becker, a former world number one, lodged a claim Thursday in the UK's High Court asserting immunity after he was appointed a sports attache for the Central African Republic in April, the Press Association said.
2018-06-15 02:45:00 Read More

Watchdog faults Comey over Clinton probe, but says no bias

Former FBI director James Comey was "insubordinate" in his handling of the Hillary Clinton email probe, an official watchdog found on Thursday, handing new ammunition to President Donald Trump in his feud with US investigators.
2018-06-15 02:15:59 Read More

Donald Trump's halt of 'war games' could weaken defenses in Korea

US President Donald Trump's decision to suspend major US military exercises in South Korea could weaken allied defenses, depending on the length and scope of the hiatus. But the potential for diplomatic damage seems even greater.
2018-06-15 01:17:25 Read More

Einstein the anti-racist? Not in his travel diaries

The personal writings, according to Princeton University Press, which has published the first full English-language edition, expose â€œEinsteinâ€™s stereotyping of members of various nations and raise questions about his attitudes on race.â€
2018-06-15 01:01:21 Read More

White House reconfirms its intent to rescind H4 rule

As per the notification published on Monday, the Department of Homeland Security is proposing to remove from its regulations certain H-4 spouses of H-1B non-immigrants as a class of aliens eligible for employment authorization.
2018-06-14 17:16:22 Read More

Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted

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Saudi Arabia says new Yemen missile intercepted

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'Still risks that N Korean denuclearisation won't happen'

Briefing Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi about the landmark summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Pompeo said "there are still risks that we won't achieve" denuclearisation, and there is "still more work to be done".
2018-06-14 11:35:02 Read More

Israel-Germany drone deal will strengthen ties: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that a roughly one-billion-euro ($1.18 billion) drone deal with Germany would strengthen bilateral security relations and give a boost to Israel's defence industry.
2018-06-14 11:34:25 Read More

Political storm in Greece over proposed Macedonia deal

A proposed deal to resolve a 27-year name row with Macedonia has kicked up a political storm in Greece, with the government under fire over a compromise the main opposition party has rejected as a "national retreat".
2018-06-14 10:43:01 Read More

Saeed's MML to contest Pak polls under banner of AAT

Around 200 candidates backed by the MML will contest the July 25 election under the banner of the Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek (AAT), which is already registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the Express Tribune reported.
2018-06-14 06:29:05 Read More

Former Maldives president, chief justice get 19 months in jail

The trials are widely seen as part of a plan by President Abdulla Yameen to tighten his grip on power ahead of elections in September at which he seeks a second five-year term against an opposition yet to decide on a single candidate. The government denies this.
2018-06-14 04:29:56 Read More

Half of Americans back Trump's handling of North Korea: Poll

Just over half of all Americans say they approve of how President Donald Trump has handled North Korea, but only a quarter think that his summit this week with Kim Jong Un will lead to the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll.
2018-06-14 02:48:14 Read More

Koreas begin military talks to reduce tensions on border

The rival Koreas are holding rare high-level military talks to discuss reducing tensions across their heavily fortified border. It's possible North Korean officials during Thursday's talks at the border village of Panmunjom will seek a firm commitment from the South on stopping its military drills with the United States.
2018-06-14 01:29:30 Read More

120 countries at UN condemn Israel over Gaza violence

The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted by a strong majority of 120 countries an Arab-backed resolution condemning Israel for Palestinian deaths in Gaza and rejected a US bid to put the blame on Hamas.
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120 countries at UN condemn Israel over Gaza violence

BRI projects to figure high during Nepal PM Oli's China visit

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Ex-spy or genteel diplomat? NKorea's choices for N-talks

Two of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's closest aides - a former military intelligence chief and the country's foreign minister - are being talked of as the most likely candidates to negotiate with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on denuclearisation.
2018-06-13 12:18:51 Read More

China should engage in direct dialogue with Dalai Lama: Pompeo

The US should express publicly that China needs to engage in a meaningful and direct dialogue with the Dalai Lama or his representatives, without preconditions, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has told lawmakers, ahead of his visit to Beijing.
2018-06-13 11:25:29 Read More

Israeli lethal force in Gaza may be war crime: Human Rights Watch

At least 120 Palestinians have been killed and over 3,800 wounded by Israeli fire in protests along the border. The Israeli military has said its soldiers adhere to the rules of engagement to defend Israeli civilians and security infrastructure from attacks cloaked by the protests.
2018-06-13 09:50:49 Read More

Australia PM to make national apology to sex abuse victims

This will be the government's response to a long-running inquiry that has heard allegations against many government and private institutions and prominent individuals through five years of hearings.
2018-06-13 06:32:29 Read More

Trump: Kim summit helped world avoid 'nuclear catastrophe'

"The World has taken a big step back from potential Nuclear catastrophe!" Trump tweeted. "No more rocket launches, nuclear testing or research! The hostages are back home with their families. Thank you to Chairman Kim, our day together was historic!"
2018-06-13 02:43:19 Read More

Kim invites Trump to visit Pyongyang as North hails 'radical switchover'

Kim Jong Un invited Donald Trump to visit North Korea during their historic summit and the US President accepted, Pyongyang state media reported Wednesday, calling it the start of a "radical switchover" in the nuclear-armed Cold War foes' fraught relations.
2018-06-13 01:21:53 Read More

Israel's Netanyahu hails Trump's "historic" summit with North Korea

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Merkel faces conservative rebellion over migration policy

Merkel's handling of the migrant crisis - which saw more than 1.6 million people arrive in Germany from 2014 and helped propel the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) into parliament - has come back to haunt her in the last few weeks.
2018-06-12 15:23:35 Read More

What's in a name? Kim, Trump signatures show ambition, experts say

Ahn Chan-il, a former North Korean military officer who heads the World Institute for North Korea Studies in Seoul, said Kim's slanting signature was similar to those of his father and grandfather, both former leaders of North Korea.
2018-06-12 15:22:21 Read More

EU tensions flare over migrants as Macron blasts Italy

French President Emmanuel Macron today accused Italy of "cynicism and irresponsibility" over its refusal to take in hundreds of migrants stranded on a rescue ship in the Mediterranean.
2018-06-12 15:05:51 Read More

Air strike kills 10 civilians in northeast Syria

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the strikes on Tal al-Shair in the northeastern province of Hasakeh were carried out by the US-led coalition fighting IS in Syria and neighbouring Iraq since 2014.
2018-06-12 14:38:01 Read More

Saudi women rev up motorbikes as end to driving ban nears

But ahead of the historic lifting of a decades-long ban on female drivers on June 24, women gather weekly at the privately owned Bikers Skills Institute, to learn how to ride bikes.
2018-06-12 13:34:29 Read More

Saudi women rev up motorbikes as end to driving ban nears

Sweden charges man at center of Nobel scandal

Jean-Claude Arnault, a well-known figure in Sweden who ran a cultural center, is married to poet and member of the Swedish Academy, Katarina Frostenson. He has denied this and other sex abuse allegations.
2018-06-12 10:52:17 Read More

France challenges Beijing in South China Sea

France is increasing its military presence in the Indo-Pacific region, sending warships through the South China Sea and planning air exercises to help counter China's military build-up in disputed waters.
2018-06-12 05:31:54 Read More

France challenges Beijing in South China Sea

Trump, Kim body language shows some nerves

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White House economic adviser Kudlow suffers heart attack: Trump

"Our Great Larry Kudlow, who has been working so hard on trade and the economy, has just suffered a heart attack. He is now in Walter Reed Medical Center," Trump said on Twitter minutes before he was scheduled to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore.
2018-06-12 01:30:02 Read More

Denuclearisation must remain clear goal of Trump-Kim summit: UN chief

UN secretary general Antonio Guterres hoped that diplomatic processes underway will pave the way for progress on human rights issues in Pyongyang. He described the upcoming summit as "good news."
2018-06-11 17:02:28 Read More

Denuclearisation must remain clear goal of Trump-Kim summit: UN chief

Ten injured as fire breaks out at Frankfurt airport

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12 dead, 31 wounded in Kabul govt ministry attack: officials

Police spokesman Hashmat Stanikzai said "a number of employees" were killed or wounded in the attack that happened at the main gate of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development.
2018-06-11 09:37:35 Read More

Roadside bomb kills 6 civilians in Afghanistan

Arif Noori, a spokesman for the provincial governor, says women and children were among those killed in Monday's blast, which also wounded three people. He added that elsewhere in Ghazni, at least three local police and 10 Taliban were killed in clashes.
2018-06-11 06:55:52 Read More

Nukes and normalisation: What's on the table in Singapore

From Kim Jong Un's nuclear arsenal to normalising ties between the two decades-old foes, these are the issues facing the two leaders at what Donald Trump has called a "one-time shot" at peace. There remains a chasm between the two sides that diplomats were scrambling to close on the meeting's eve.
2018-06-11 05:50:35 Read More

Tactics Kim Jong Un may use in US-North Korea summit

Dry wit. Disarming humility. An appreciation for wiggle room, and lots of it. After six years of self-imposed isolation from the world stage, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has demonstrated a surprisingly well stocked toolbox of negotiating tactics in high-stakes summits with the presidents of South Korea and China over the past two months.
2018-06-11 01:43:05 Read More

US F-15 fighter jet crashes into sea off Japan's Okinawa

A US military F15 fighter jet crashed in waters off Japan's southern island of Okinawa, where the bulk of US forces in Japan are based, during a routine training mission on Monday, US Forces Japan said in a statement.
2018-06-11 01:32:57 Read More

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait offer $2.5 billion in aid for Jordan

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have offered $2.5 billion in aid for Jordan to ease its economic crisis following a wave of anti-austerity protests, the Saudi state media announced early Monday.
2018-06-11 01:28:41 Read More

Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait offer $2.5 billion in aid for Jordan

Iraq's parliament speaker calls for election rerun

Iraq's outgoing parliament speaker Salim al-Jabouri said the May 12 parliamentary election should be repeated soon after a storage site housing ballot boxes in Baghdad caught on fire.
2018-06-10 16:17:35 Read More

State media workers, security offer glimpse into tightly regimented North Korea

During a security lockdown inside and outside Singapore's five-star St Regis hotel before the arrival of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on Sunday, only two journalists moved freely along the blockaded street, flanked by crowds penned back by police.
2018-06-10 15:51:51 Read More

Xi slams 'self-centered', 'closed door' trade policies

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Fire hits Iraq's biggest ballot warehouse before recount: Security official

â€‹â€‹The cause of the blaze was not immediately known but it comes as Iraq prepares for a manual recount of around 10 million votes following allegations of fraud during the May 12 legislative election that saw a surprise victory for populist Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr.
2018-06-10 15:02:52 Read More

Pak SC wants ex-PM Sharif's trial in graft cases completed in a month

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Singapore to spend $ 20 million for Trump-Kim summit: PM Lee

PM Lee revealed today that the cost of the June 12 summit was $20 million Singapore. "It is a cost we are willing to pay," he said, adding that security costs would account for about half of that figure.
2018-06-10 12:27:36 Read More

Pope prays for successful Trump-Kim summit

Francis expressed hope today that Tuesday's talks between US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un in Singapore will "contribute to the development of a positive path that will assure a future of peace for the Korean Peninsula and the entire world."
2018-06-10 12:01:19 Read More

Kim Jong-un meets Singapore's prime minister

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Iran President Rouhani slams US for withdrawing from Iran nuclear deal

â€‹â€‹In an address at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Hassan Rouhani said the US has been trying to impose its policies on others countries which was a kind of warning for all the major powers.
2018-06-10 11:15:30 Read More

Bashar al-Assad says West fueling Syria war, hoping to topple him

Syrian President Assad told the Mail that western nations have lied about chemical attacks in Syria and supported terrorist groups there, while Russia has supported his government against the foreign "invasion".
2018-06-10 10:59:11 Read More

Kim Jong Un: The young leader taking centrestage

North Korea has been isolated and ostracized for decades, but leader Kim Jong Un will share centre spot on the world stage Tuesday at his Singapore summit with US President Donald Trump. His father and grandfather restricted their overseas trips to the Communist bloc or non-aligned countries.
2018-06-10 08:46:49 Read More

Kim Jong Un: The young leader taking centrestage

Australia state to allow sex abuse victims to sue churches

The proposed legislation came after a five-year royal commission -- which released its final report late last year -- detailed thousands of harrowing abuse cases involving churches, orphanages, sporting clubs, youth groups and schools and going back decades.
2018-06-10 07:49:47 Read More

China's Xi calls out 'selfish, short-sighted' trade policies

Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose country is locked in a high-stakes trade dispute with the United States, on Sunday said China rejects "selfish, shortsighted" trade policies, and called for building an open global economy.
2018-06-10 06:27:46 Read More

Trump faces toughest test yet in North Korea summit

In the historic first meeting between the leaders of the technically-still-warring nations, Trump is prioritizing instinct over planning.
2018-06-10 05:39:46 Read More

US says immigrant dies of 'apparent suicide' in Texas jail

US authorities have confirmed that a Honduran man was found dead in a Texas jail cell of an "apparent suicide" last month, but made no mention of details in a Washington Post report that the man was enraged after his wife and son were separated from him.
2018-06-10 05:03:04 Read More

N Korea leader Kim's cargo plane bound for Singapore

A cargo plane which accompanied North Korean leader Kim-Jong Un on his recent visit to China has departed Pyongyang and was likely headed for Singapore on Sunday, ahead of Kim's summit with US President Donald Trump. Kim is due to meet Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong in the city-state later today.
2018-06-10 04:19:40 Read More

Singapore prepares for historic Trump-Kim meeting

Final preparations are underway in Singapore for the historic summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as several hotels have placed impeccable flower arrangements in their lobbies and security checkpoints have started to be set up.
2018-06-10 04:00:23 Read More

Britain's Prince Philip turns 97 in characteristic no-fuss style

The Duke of Edinburgh was absent as planned from his wife's official birthday celebrations on Saturday, when other senior royals gathered to watch the Trooping of the Colour military parade in London.
2018-06-10 03:26:50 Read More

Any agreement with North Korea will be 'spur of the moment': Trump

"I think within the first minute I'll know. Just my touch, my feel. That's what I do," Trump said. "And if I think it won't happen - I'm not going to waste my time. I don't want to waste his time." Trump also said he might extend an invitation to Kim to visit Washington.
2018-06-09 17:14:13 Read More

G7 agreed on 'controlling Iran nuclear ambitions': Donald Trump

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G7 agreed on 'controlling Iran nuclear ambitions': Donald Trump

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'One time shot' for peace with North Korea: Donald Trump

"I feel that Kim Jong Un wants to do something great for his people and he has that opportunity... It's a one-time shot," US President Donald Trump said at a press conference, adding that the North Koreans had been working "very well with us" in the build-up to the June 12 summit.
2018-06-09 14:56:42 Read More

Bombs in Iraqi city of Kirkuk kill 1, wound 18

Brig Gen Ali Kamal said the blasts occurred late on Friday night in three different places. He said today that the blast in al-Quds street in central Kirkuk killed a woman and wounded 18 others.
2018-06-09 11:15:30 Read More

Taliban agrees to unprecedented Eid ceasefire with Afghan forces

The Taliban announced its first ceasefire in Afghanistan since the 2001 US invasion today against the country's security forces. The unexpected move came two days after the Afghan government's own surprise announcement of a week-long halt to operations against the Taliban.
2018-06-09 10:57:22 Read More

Pakistan elections: Former dictator Musharraf to run for parliament

The move comes after the country's Supreme Court conditionally allowed Musharraf to return from Dubai, where he has been living in self-exile to avoid arrest on criminal charges. Musharraf's party said he will campaign for a seat representing the northern town of Chitral.
2018-06-09 10:53:09 Read More

Former Pakistan dictator Musharraf to run for parliament

The move comes after the country's Supreme Court conditionally allowed him to return from Dubai, where he has been living in self-exile to avoid arrest on criminal charges. Musharraf's party said on Saturday he will participate in the vote from the northern town of Chitral.
2018-06-09 09:04:17 Read More

Afghan Taliban raise hopes with surprise Eid ceasefire

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a surprise three-day ceasefire over the Muslim Eid holiday in the middle of June, their first offer of its kind, days after the government declared an unconditional ceasefire of its own.
2018-06-09 08:53:38 Read More

Vienna being considered as venue for possible Putin-Trump summit

Putin said last month that the proposed summit between him and Trump was not working out for now and was beset by problems.
2018-06-09 08:53:17 Read More

China hosts Russia, Iran for summit as US tensions rise

Armoured vans lined the streets of the coastal city of Qingdao as world leaders arrived Friday for the 18th annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a regional security bloc led by China and Russia.
2018-06-09 07:56:53 Read More

Chinese region of Tibet to build three more airports: Report

Construction of the three new airports, all above the altitude of 3,900 meters, will begin in 2019, according to Xinhua.
2018-06-09 06:42:58 Read More

Downed power lines sparked deadly California fires: Report

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released its investigation Friday for some of the wind-driven fires that ravaged Mendocino, Humboldt, Butte, Sonoma, Lake and Napa counties.
2018-06-09 06:34:21 Read More

Singapore Postcard: Trouble with doubles and media frenzy

The heavy media presence along with stringent security measures for the summit Tuesday has added to the frenzy unusual for the laid-back tropical state.
2018-06-09 06:22:38 Read More

Hafiz Saeed not to contest, JuD to run for over 200 seats

Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD), a front for the Lashkar-e- Taiba militant group that carried out the deadly 2008 Mumbai attack, launched its political front Milli Muslim League (MML), but it has not been yet registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
2018-06-09 04:32:18 Read More

China hackers steal cache of US Navy data: Report

Some 614 gigabytes of material were taken in the breaches that occurred in January and February. Among these were secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on US submarines by 2020, The Washington Post reported.
2018-06-09 03:56:58 Read More

Worried, hopeful and wary: Neighbors await Kim-Trump summit

North Korea's East Asia neighbors â€” Japan, China and South Korea â€” have a shared goal of denuclearizing the peninsula, but what may come out of Tuesday's summit in Singapore between President Donald Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong Un has different and possibly conflicting implications for their security, economic and geopolitical interests.
2018-06-09 03:50:40 Read More

Around 68k pedestrians killed every year in China: WHO

The WHO estimates that around 68,000 pedestrians are killed every year in China. â€‹So ubiquitous in China are pedestrians glued to their cellphones, they have earned a nickname: the heads-down tribe. The WHO calls such behaviour â€œdistracted walking,â€ and it is a growing health concern in China.
2018-06-09 03:34:45 Read More

UN Security Council elects Germany, Indonesia, South Africa and 2 others as new members

All but three of the 193 UN member states cast paper ballots. Germany and the Dominican Republic each obtained 184 votes. South Africa got 183 votes, Belgium 181 and 144 went to Indonesia.
2018-06-08 17:22:01 Read More

UN Security Council elects Germany, Indonesia, South Africa and 2 others as new members

NKorea's Kim expected to land in Singapore on Sunday

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is expected to fly into Singapore's Changi airport on Sunday ahead of a high-stakes summit with US President Donald Trump, a source involved in the planning of the trip said on Friday.
2018-06-08 11:25:18 Read More

Trump says 'looking forward' to resolving trade disputes at G7

President Donald Trump said Friday he wants to use the G7 summit to resolve what he called unfair trade deals with US allies. "Looking forward to straightening out unfair Trade Deals with the G-7 countries. If it doesn't happen, we come out even better!," Trump wrote as part of a blast of early morning tweets ahead of the meeting Friday and Saturday in Canada.
2018-06-08 11:19:16 Read More

US, North Korea: Face-to-face after decades of tension

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Maldives sets presidential vote with opposition in jail or exile

The Maldives has set the date for its next presidential election with incumbent Abdulla Yameen in a commanding position -- and his two main rivals either in jail or exiled abroad. Voters in the Indian Ocean archipelago will go to the polls on September 23, officials said late Thursday, with election authorities to accept candidate nominations next month.
2018-06-08 07:59:12 Read More

Xi, Putin meet as US tensions brings them closer

Chinese President Xi Jinping treated Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to a state visit on Friday as the neighbouring giants forge closer ties in the face of US diplomatic and economic challenges.
2018-06-08 07:44:43 Read More

Trade rift: Trump to find a chilly host in Canada

Expect no duets when President Donald Trump makes his first presidential visit to Canada on Friday for a summit in a picturesque Quebec town with the leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy democracies. The mood will likely be something less than harmonious.
2018-06-08 07:13:23 Read More

No leader is forever, Macron says to confront Trump

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday no leader was forever, suggesting a more confrontational attitude towards US President Donald Trump as leaders from the Group of Seven countries prepare to clash on trade at a summit in Canada.
2018-06-08 06:59:10 Read More

Mystery health issue: US Embassy in China sends new alert

The US Embassy in China sent its second alert in two weeks Friday to its citizens over unexplained health issues that have prompted the evacuation of a number of US government employees working at a consulate in a southern city.
2018-06-08 04:49:09 Read More

N Korea has confirmed its willingness to denuclearise: Pompeo

North Korea has confirmed to the US its willingness to denuclearise, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, asserting that President Donald Trump will not stand by a "bad deal" in his summit with Kim Jong-un in Singapore next week.
2018-06-08 02:17:43 Read More

N Korea Summit will be more than photo-op: Trump

US President Donald Trump today said that his much awaited summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is ready to go and his meeting next week in Singapore would be more than a photo-op.
2018-06-07 17:16:31 Read More

Trump says 'all ready' for Kim summit, as he hosts Japan PM

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New hypersonic missiles guarantee parity with US: Putin

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that a new hypersonic intercontinental missile would enter service next year and guarantee Russia maintains military parity with the United States.
2018-06-07 14:32:57 Read More

G7 leaders must be civil as they pressure Trump: Macron

Group of Seven leaders will pressure US President Donald Trump at a summit this week on tariffs he has imposed on metals imports but must remain civil as they try to persuade him to change his mind, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday.
2018-06-07 14:26:01 Read More

'Onus on Qatar' to end Gulf standoff, UAE says

Qatar, a small peninsula nation, found its only land border closed, its state-owned airline barred from using its neighbours' airspace, and Qatari residents expelled from the boycotting countries.
2018-06-07 09:04:32 Read More

Singapore says all preparations for Trump-Kim Summit well in hand

Singapore designated a special event area of the Sentosa island tourist resort for June 12 historic summit, which is expected to be covered by over 2,500 journalists from across the world.
2018-06-07 09:03:18 Read More

Man arrested over arson attacks at mosque, gurudwara in UK

The Jamia Masjid Abu Huraira Mosque was attacked on Wednesday along with the Guru Nanak Nishkam Sewak Jatha Gurdwara in Lady Pit Lane. The main door of the mosque had been set on fire at about 3.45am (local time) on Tuesday. A few minutes later, the door of the Gurdwara was also set on fire.
2018-06-07 08:34:31 Read More

NATO meets to show resolve over Russia, paper over divisions

â€‹â€‹At a meeting in Brussels today, NATO defence ministers are set to unveil a new plan to reinforce their presence in Europe in the event of any crisis with the deployment of 30 troop battalions, 30 squadrons of aircraft and 30 warships within 30 days.
2018-06-07 07:46:51 Read More

Kim Jong Un lookalike set to make impression at summit

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Afghan President Ashraf Ghani announces ceasefire for Eid al-Fitr

â€‹â€‹The ceasefire will last "from the 27th of Ramadan until the fifth day of Eid-ul-Fitr," the president tweeted from an official account. The 27th day of Ramadan is set for Monday, June 11 while the fifth day of Eid should fall on June 15.
2018-06-07 07:30:30 Read More

China's gateway to North Korea pins hopes on Kim-Trump summit

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Trump hosts Japan PM, five days before summit with Kim

â€‹â€‹Trump and Abe will hold a joint press conference at the White House in the early afternoon, before heading to Canada for what promises to be a tense Group of Seven summit clouded by the US leader's aggressive trade policies.
2018-06-07 05:36:37 Read More

Northern Ireland awaits landmark abortion ruling

â€‹â€‹The seven Supreme Court justices will rule on a case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), which argues that the current law criminalises "exceptionally vulnerable" women.
2018-06-07 05:26:19 Read More

China looks to bolster militancy fight at security summit

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Bangladesh defends drug war as murder claims surface

Bangladesh says Akramul Haque was a meth kingpin who died after opening fire at police, one of 130 accused dealers killed in murky late-night shootouts in an increasingly bloody war on drugs. But, his wife has gone public with tapes that she says prove her husband was murdered in a set-up.
2018-06-07 04:59:36 Read More

Latte art and a gym ad: Kim Jong-un's softer image in South Korea

Since a beaming Kim held a summit in April with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, the In & Out cafe in Jeonju city, three hours south of the capital Seoul, has been serving lattes decorated with frothy images of the two leaders.
2018-06-07 04:58:13 Read More

Trump attorney says Kim 'begged' for summit: Report

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Volcanic lava buries two housing tracts on Hawaii's Big Island

That latest toll of property losses from Kilauea's ongoing upheaval, which entered its 35th day on Wednesday, far surpasses the 215 structures destroyed by lava during all 35 years of the volcano's last eruption cycle, which began in 1983.
2018-06-07 04:13:54 Read More

Melania Trump makes first public appearance in a month

The first lady showed herself in public Wednesday for the first time in nearly a month, seated alongside her husband, President Donald Trump, for a briefing on the federal government's preparedness for the hurricane season that began June 1.
2018-06-07 03:42:40 Read More

President Erdogan facing genuine challenge in Turkey polls

Recep Tayyip Erdogan likes to see himself as the undisputed heavyweight champion of Turkish elections and undefeated at the ballot box. But analysts say his ruling Justice and Development Party could lose its overall majority in the June 24 simultaneous presidential and parliamentary polls.
2018-06-07 03:29:41 Read More

Lessons in loathing at North Korea's museum to 'US atrocity'

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'Ramadan Mubarak': Trump hosts first iftar dinner

Speaking at an iftar dinner, Trump offered a message of unity, recognizing members of the Muslim community at home and abroad. It was a dramatic departure from inflammatory rhetoric Trump used during his campaign, when he called for a "complete and total shutdown" of Muslims entering the country.
2018-06-07 02:30:03 Read More

Trump made Kim â€˜begâ€™ for summit, boasts president's lawyer

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At least 99 dead as Guatemala volcano threatens new eruptions

Explosions boomed from Guatemala's fearsome Fuego volcano Wednesday, unleashing fresh torrents of molten mud and ash down slopes, as the death toll from a previous eruption rose to at least 99.
2018-06-07 01:42:37 Read More

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Trump commutes sentence for Kardashian-backed drug offender

President Donald Trump commuted the sentence of a woman serving a life sentence for drug offenses whose cause was championed by reality TV star Kim Kardashian West in a recent visit to the White House.
2018-06-06 17:39:24 Read More

Safety and 'identity' key for Rohingya returnees, says UN chief in Myanmar

Safety and "identity" need to be in place for Rohingya Muslim refugees who return to Myanmar, the head of the United Nations in the country said on Wednesday, as Myanmar and UN agencies signed an outline deal on returns.
2018-06-06 12:16:08 Read More

Iran says in no mood to go extra mile on nuclear inspections

Iran will not heed a call to cooperate more fully with UN nuclear inspectors until a standoff over the future of its agreement with major powers is resolved, its envoy to the agency said on Wednesday.
2018-06-06 12:08:53 Read More

Iran says in no mood to go extra mile on nuclear inspections

China warns US against provocations following B-52 flyby

This week's flyby near Scarborough Shoal, which China took from the Philippines in 2012, came after US defense secretary Jim Mattis accused Beijing of 'intimidation and coercion' in the South China Sea.
2018-06-06 11:26:26 Read More

Nearly 200 missing, 75 dead from Guatemala volcano

Nearly 200 people are missing and at least 75 have been killed since Guatemala's Fuego volcano began erupting over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. Seven communities in already devastated areas were evacuated as the volcano's activity increased, with rescue operations halted.
2018-06-06 09:44:31 Read More

California in spotlight as voters cast ballots in primaries

Democrats in the country's most populous state are battling to ensure they come out on top in several congressional districts that voted for Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
2018-06-06 08:38:17 Read More

23 miners rescued in China after blast kills 11

The search was continuing for two workers still missing after explosives that were being transported to a mine blew up near the entrance Tuesday afternoon in Benxi, a city in Liaoning province, the ministry of emergency management said on its website.
2018-06-06 08:10:28 Read More

Singapore to restrict airspace during US-N Korea summit

The notice, published on the websites of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), said airspace over Singapore will be temporarily restricted for parts of June 11, 12 and 13.
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Philippines' Duterte defends kiss: 'We enjoyed it'

The 73-yr-old Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had offered a free book in exchange for a kiss during a trip to South Korea. He called a woman, Bea Kim, onto the platform during a speech and pointed to his lips. She initially hesitated, but later offered no protest as Duterte kissed her on the lips.
2018-06-06 06:42:08 Read More

China successfully launches new satellite to provide weather data to BRI countries

The Fengyun-2H satellite was launched on Tuesday night from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in China's southwest Sichuan province, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Officials said the satellite would provide data free of cost to the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.
2018-06-06 06:37:21 Read More

Myanmar, UN sign pact on initial steps for Rohingya return

â€‹â€‹The memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday promises to establish a "framework of cooperation" that aims to create the conditions for "voluntary, safe, dignified and sustainable" repatriation of Rohingya refugees.
2018-06-06 05:55:55 Read More

Singapore's Capella Hotel will be the venue for Trump-Kim summit

The much-vaunted summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un will take place on Singapore's resort island of Sentosa, the White House said on Tuesday.
2018-06-05 17:23:14 Read More

Fashion designer Kate Spade found dead, NY police confirm suicide

Designer Kate Spade, one of the biggest names in American fashion, was found dead on Tuesday in New York after committing suicide, police said. She was 55.
2018-06-05 17:09:01 Read More

Former Trump aide Manafort accused of attempted witnesses tampering

US prosecutors on Monday accused Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort, who is facing multiple charges of money laundering, bank fraud and illegal lobbying, of attempting to tamper with witnesses. Manafort allegedly contacted witnesses by phone and encrypted text messaging for the purpose of securing "materially false testimony."
2018-06-05 10:58:44 Read More

Former Trump aide Manafort accused of attempted witnesses tampering

Swimmer sets off in attempt to be first to cross Pacific

Professional distance swimmer Ben Lecomte set off from Japan to San Francisco on Tuesday in an attempt to become the first person to swim across the Pacific Ocean. He is expected to swim eight hours daily on a journey that could take six to eight months and will cover about 8,000 kilometers
2018-06-05 10:33:59 Read More

Italy's "government for change" seeking parliament's backing

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Bahrain upholds 5-year jail term of activist Nabeel Rajab

Rajab, a leading figure in 2011 protests against the Gulf state's Sunni-minority monarchy, was convicted of insulting the state, "deliberately disseminating ... false or malicious news" and "publicly offending a foreign country", a reference to Saudi Arabia.
2018-06-05 09:50:40 Read More

EU court backs residency rights for gay couple in Romania

The court ruled that EU members "may not obstruct the freedom of residence" of EU citizens by refusing to grant residence for the same-sex spouse. However, members retain "the freedom whether or not to authorize marriage between persons of the same sex".
2018-06-05 09:38:34 Read More

Ethiopia parliament lifts state of emergency: State media

â€‹â€‹Parliament put an early end to the planned six months of emergency rule imposed after Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn stepped down, state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported, citing the country's "relative stability and calm."
2018-06-05 09:29:09 Read More

Iran informs UN of increase in nuclear enrichment capacity

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had ordered the increase in a speech on Monday, in which he vowed that the country would preserve its nuclear programme despite the US withdrawal from the landmark 2015 accord.
2018-06-05 09:11:36 Read More

UK cabinet expected to approve Heathrow expansion

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London teen found guilty of plot with all-female terror cell

Safaa Boular, 18, plotted the grenade and gun attack in her home town after the authorities intervened to stop her travelling to Syria to marry an IS fighter she had met online. She is the youngest female to be charged with planning an IS attack in Britain.
2018-06-05 07:16:36 Read More

Could opposites attract at Trump-Kim summit?

Trump was the oldest US president ever to take office when he was sworn in last year, and will turn 72 two days after the meeting. The North Korean leader is still in his mid-thirties and remains among the youngest heads of government in the world -- but has already been in power for more than six years.
2018-06-05 06:00:00 Read More

Trump makes major foreign policy achievements in first 500 days: White House

â€‹â€‹White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that since taking office, the US president has strengthened American leadership, security, prosperity and accountability. Sanders described the first 500 days as a period of "unprecedented success" on behalf of all Americans.
2018-06-05 05:42:51 Read More

Heir to Bhutto dynasty seeking revival in Pak's election

In his first election campaign, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the scion of the storied Bhutto family who now heads the Pakistan Peopleâ€™s Party (PPP), is attempting to recapture the support his mother, two-time former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, enjoyed on her return from exile in 2007, before she was assassinated on the campaign trail.
2018-06-05 05:29:11 Read More

'In God We Trust' on money isn't religion endorsement: Judge

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Deal or no deal, regime set to return to south Syria

The government has regained control of much of Syria with Russian backing, and a win in the south would cap a string of victories this year.
2018-06-05 03:17:21 Read More

After 24 days out of sight, Melania Trump finally reappears

After more than three weeks out of the public eye, the first lady strolled into a White House event on Monday for military families and swept away the wild speculation that she was incapacitated or had otherwise vanished.
2018-06-05 02:38:14 Read More

Japanese royal couple in Hawaii on first official US visit

The Japanese royal couple is in Hawaii this week as part of a yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first Japanese immigrants arriving in the islands.
2018-06-05 02:29:59 Read More

Guatemala volcano death toll rises to 65

Rescuers pulled survivors and bodies from the charred aftermath of the powerful eruption of Guatemala's Volcano of Fire, as the death toll rose to 65 on Monday and was expected to go higher from a disaster that caught residents of remote mountain hamlets off guard, with little or no time to flee to safety.
2018-06-05 01:41:37 Read More

First Trump-Kim meeting scheduled for 9am June 12

The White House said on Monday that a first meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will take place at 9:00am Singapore time on June 12.
2018-06-04 19:15:29 Read More

First Trump-Kim meeting scheduled for 9am June 12

10 Pashtun protesters killed in Pakistan

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10 Pashtun protesters killed in Pakistan

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Madagascar PM Olivier Mahafaly Solonandrasana announces resignation

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Britain to unveil new counter-terrorism strategy

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Afghanistan's top religious council bans suicide attacks

â€‹â€‹The Afghan Ulema Council, which includes Muslim clerics, scholars and men of authority in religion and law from across the country, issued the fatwa at a gathering on Monday in Kabul that hosted around 2,000 council members.
2018-06-04 08:23:26 Read More

At least four dead in Kabul suicide blast near gathering of clerics

At least four people were killed when a suicide bomber detonated near a gathering of top clerics in Afghanistan's Kabul, shortly after they called such attacks a sin, police said on Monday.
2018-06-04 07:41:48 Read More

California on front line as STDs run rampant in US

Sexually transmitted diseases have made an alarming resurgence across the United States, where 2016 saw a record two million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis, including 628 cases of congenital syphilis.
2018-06-04 06:22:41 Read More

Anti-nuke Nobel winner ICAN offer to pay Trump-Kim summit

â€‹â€‹The offer comes after a media report that the cash-strapped North may have trouble bearing the cost of its leader's (Kim Jong-un) stay in Singapore and the large delegation of security and support staff for the meeting scheduled for June 12.
2018-06-04 05:32:28 Read More

China 'regrets' European Union challenge at WTO

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Guatemala's Fuego volcano eruption kills 25, injures hundreds

Guatemala's CONRED national disaster management agency said the number of dead had risen to 25, from an earlier estimate of seven, including a CONRED employee. Some 3,100 people have been evacuated from the area.
2018-06-04 04:33:13 Read More

North Korea's top three military officials replaced, US official says

North Korea's top three military officials have been removed from their posts, a senior US official said on Sunday, as US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un prepare to meet on June 12 in Singapore.
2018-06-04 02:44:43 Read More

US first lady Melania Trump to skip G7, North Korea summit

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Jordan's King Abdullah expected to ask PM to resign: Sources

Jordan's King Abdullah was expected on Monday to ask Prime Minister Hani Mulki to resign in a bid to soothe widespread anger over economic policies that has sparked the largest protests in several years, political sources said.
2018-06-04 01:31:06 Read More

Upcoming book of Imran Khan's ex-wife stirs political storm

A day after the manuscript of Rehamâ€™s book was leaked online, many PTI leaders took to Twitter to accuse her of being part of an agenda to malign Imran Khanâ€™s character and reputation ahead of the upcoming general elections. The book is said to revolve around Rehamâ€™s marriage to Khan.
2018-06-04 00:59:19 Read More

Shots fired near California marathon, shooter in custody: Cops

A woman fired shots in a parking structure near the finish line of the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, according to the local CBS and NBC television affiliates, which said a police officer was reportedly injured by an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound to the leg or foot.
2018-06-03 20:03:05 Read More

German policeman shoots man at Berlin Cathedral: Media reports

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Nearly half of Afghan children out of school: UN

Nearly half of Afghanistan's children are not attending school because of worsening security, poverty and sex discrimination. The number of children deprived of schooling is at its highest rate since 2002 â€” the year after the US-led ouster of the repressive Taliban regime.
2018-06-03 12:19:39 Read More

Death toll in Oman, Yemen from Cyclone Mekunu rises to 30

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9 migrants, mainly kids, drown off Turkish coast: Reports

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Iraq court sentences French woman to life for IS membership

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Iraq court sentences French woman to life for IS membership

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Qatar: A year of crisis in the Gulf

Simmering regional tensions boil over on June 5, 2017, when Saudi Arabia and its allies Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announce almost simultaneously that they are severing diplomatic ties with Qatar.
2018-06-03 07:34:59 Read More

Netanyahu to push hard line on Iran during Europe trip

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a fierce opponent of the agreement and the Iranian regime, will meet in turn with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
2018-06-02 14:52:35 Read More

AfD chief: Nazi era a 'speck of bird poop' in German history

The DPA news agency says Alexander Gauland told the party's youth movement Saturday that Germans must take responsibility for 12 years of rule by Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party, but claimed it's only a small part of Germany's history.
2018-06-02 14:47:35 Read More

Trump dangles aid before NKorea, but does Kim want it?

North Korea wants the United States to know: Itâ€™s not about the money. â€‹In the flurry of diplomacy to get the planned Singapore summit talks between President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un back on track, North Korea has been emphaticthat it will not relinquish its nuclear weapons in exchange for US economic aid.
2018-06-02 13:32:38 Read More

China cracks down on online child pornography

China has made public nine cases uncovered during a crackdown on online child pornography or children-related illegal publications. The cases, published by the National Office Against Pornographic and Illegal Publications, include spreading child pornography or indecency with underage girls through videos or words.
2018-06-02 10:55:29 Read More

Socialist Pedro Sanchez sworn in as Spain's PM

Sanchez, a 46-year-old economist with no government experience who has made a spectacular comeback to the frontline of politics, took the oath of office before King Felipe VI in the Zarzuela Palace near Madrid.
2018-06-02 09:19:12 Read More

Socialist Pedro Sanchez sworn in as Spain's PM

Pushing the envelope: Why was Kim's letter for Trump so big

President Donald Trump on Friday declared that his on-and-off summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was on again, the latest shift in a diplomatic theatrics to resolve the nuclear standoff with Pyongyang. The announcement came after Trump hosted a senior North Korean envoy at the White House, who conveyed a personal letter by Kim that was inside a white envelope nearly as large as a folded newspaper.
2018-06-02 08:09:28 Read More

US troop presence in South Korea not 'on table' at Trump-Kim summit: Jim Mattis

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Putting Singapore Summit back on calendar, Trump cedes ground to Kim even before meeting

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Japan: North Korea must not be rewarded for only agreeing to talk

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Saudi king replaces labour minister, promotes culture, environment

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Saturday replaced the labour minister and set up new government bodies to promote culture and protect the environment as the kingdom seeks to modernise and create jobs for an overwhelmingly young population.
2018-06-02 01:33:32 Read More

Techsploitation: Google buses targeted again

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Jim Mattis slams Beijing on South China Sea island weaponization

China's placement of weapons systems on manmade islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce others in the region, defense secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday, laying out a sharp criticism of Beijing at an international security forum.
2018-06-02 01:08:49 Read More

Trump meets North Korean envoy Kim Yong Chol at White House

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China Nobel dissident's widow says serving 'life sentence' for love

Liu Xiaobo, a veteran of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, died last year while serving an 11-year jail sentence for "subversion", making him the first Nobel laureate to die in custody since the era of Nazi Germany.
2018-06-01 15:39:22 Read More

Italy populist government to be sworn in

An anti-establishment government will be sworn in Friday in Italy after a last-ditch coalition deal was hammered out to end months of political deadlock, narrowly avoiding snap elections in the eurozone's third largest economy.
2018-06-01 15:27:28 Read More

Italy populist government to be sworn in

Nearly 700 get Ebola vaccine in Congo

The health ministry late Thursday said nearly 500 people have been vaccinated in Mbandaka, the provincial capital of northwest Equateur province, since May 21. It said more than 110 have been vaccinated in Bikoro, where the outbreak began, and 70 in Iboko.
2018-06-01 14:33:09 Read More

Spain's Rajoy ousted, Socialist oppn leader takes over

Socialist party leader Pedro Sanchez is set to become Spain's new prime minister after a no-confidence vote in parliament Friday unseated Mariano Rajoy's conservative government. The incoming leader vowed to address Spaniards' "social urgencies" after years of austerity.
2018-06-01 11:53:50 Read More

Koreas hold high-level talks ahead of Donald Trump-Kim Jong-un summit

The two Koreas agreed to hold more meetings throughout this month to carry out the agreements reached between their leaders at the April summit, according to a joint statement released following Friday's talks.
2018-06-01 09:55:59 Read More

Spain PM admits defeat ahead of no-confidence vote

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy admitted defeat on Friday ahead of a no-confidence vote which was certain to topple him, paving the way for a takeover by opposition leader Pedro Sanchez, his arch rival.â€‹
2018-06-01 09:39:48 Read More

Al-Qaida warns Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman over 'sin'

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Trump to receive Kim letter as nuclear summit takes shape

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Macron talks to Trump, says tariffs illegal and a mistake

Macron's office said in a statement on Friday that the two presidents spoke over the phone after Trump's administration announced the decision on Thursday to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and 10 per cent tariffs on aluminum.
2018-06-01 08:19:58 Read More

The Donald Trump guide to losing weight

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Pain linger one year on from London Bridge attack

Britain will commemorate on Sunday the London Bridge terror attack that killed eight people, injured dozens and left many more traumatised and grieving.
2018-06-01 04:16:27 Read More

Backstory: Using satellites to count buildings in South China Sea

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Italian populists reach last-ditch deal to take power

On Thursday, President Sergio Mattarella gave a mandate for the second time to Giuseppe Conte â€” the populist's pick for prime minister. Conte â€” a little know lawyer and political novice â€” announced his picks for the country's future cabinet after meeting with Mattarella.
2018-06-01 02:23:31 Read More

'Kim committed to denuclearisation of Korean peninsula'

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov he was committed to denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula, the official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
2018-06-01 01:30:23 Read More

Trump tariffs on US allies draw retaliation threats

The Trump administration delivered a gut punch to America's closest allies Thursday, imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe, Mexico and Canada in a move that drew immediate vows of retaliation.
2018-06-01 00:55:28 Read More

Spain's govt poised to fall, Socialists prepare for power

The impending downfall of Rajoy's government after ruling for nearly eight years came just days after his Popular Party's reputation was badly damaged by a court verdict that identified it as a beneficiary of a large kickbacks-for-contracts scheme.
2018-05-31 16:16:12 Read More

Pak govt to block Musharraf's national I-card, passport

Complying with a special court's order, the government took the action to restrict the Dubai-based former president's travel and certain facilities available to him as he failed to appear before the court in the high treason case against him.
2018-05-31 11:50:00 Read More

US, North Korea enter second day of nuclear talks

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and high-ranking North Korean official Kim Yong Chol enter a second day of meetings in New York on Thursday as they try to settle nuclear weapons disagreements and set the stage for an historic summit between their two leaders.
2018-05-31 10:28:24 Read More

China places 10 seismometers in Indian ocean

â€‹â€‹China's 49th ocean expedition team on Sunday placed ocean-bottom seismometers in the southwest Indian Ocean, with five more planned, state-run Global Times reported. Fifteen ocean-bottom seismometers will be retrieved in the coming year, Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday.
2018-05-31 09:58:20 Read More

Hamburg leads charge with Germany's first diesel ban

On Thursday Hamburg became the first German city to ban older diesel vehicles from some roads, a measure that is largely symbolic but disputed by carmakers and the government. A 1,600-metre (one-mile) stretch of highway and a 580-metre section of another major road are now closed to diesels which do not meet "Euro-6" emissions standards, with signs to indicate that the restriction is now in force.
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Merkel secures deal with 14 EU nations on migrants

US sanctions aim to turn Iranians against govt: Khamenei

Kim Jong-un woos China with border visit

Put back on terror-financing watch list, Pak vows to improve

Divers progress in search for missing Thai kids

Myanmar transit camps sit empty as Rohingya fear return

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Prank caller talks to Trump aboard Air Force One

Maryland shooting: Paper covers its own tragedy from car park

Fleeing for their lives, migrants trek for the US

Battered south Syria towns in talks on regime takeover

Court opening puts pressure on Democrats in Trump country

Chinese funding charges: Lanka's UNP demands probe against Rajapaksa

Trump repeatedly told aides he wants to quit WTO: Axios

Maldives exiled former president abandons presidential bid

Israel delivers aid to Syrians fleeing government assault

Pak court lifts ex-PM's disqualification in latest election twist

Give us 'workable' Brexit proposals, EU tells British PM May

Give us 'workable' Brexit proposals, EU tells British PM May

US ends 70 years of military presence in South Korean capital

US ends 70 years of military presence in South Korean capital

Time names the most influential people on the internet

US Secy of State Pompeo to visit North Korea next week

Explosion kills 8 Afghans as they call for peace

Disappointment over Oz's 'toothless' anti-slavery law

Queen gets pay rise ahead of Buckingham Palace repairs

Pakistan lifts ban on extremist group hours before being placed on 'grey list' by FATF

Putin-Trump summit on July 16 in Helsinki: Kremlin

Attacks kill 29, including elders urging peace in Afghanistan

Trump-Putin summit to be held in Helsinki: US media

Queen Elizabeth, 92, feeling 'under the weather'

'Stay 100% in US, we won't forget': Trump warns Harley

Why cave search for Thailand boys is so complicated

Why cave search for Thailand boys is so complicated

US House defeats Donald Trump-supported immigration bill

5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim

UN: 10,000 children killed, maimed in conflicts worldwide

US, UK teams join Thailand's search for 13 missing in cave

North Korea still building at nuclear site: Monitor

Indonesia votes in preview of 2019 presidential polls

Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages

Homes evacuated as British moorland fire rages

$273 mn in valuables seized in Malaysia's ex-PM Najib Razak probe

Friend of India Joe Crowley loses his Congressional primary in New York

17 US states sue Trump admin to reunite immigrant families

Qatar takes standoff with UAE to UN's top court

Protests in Iran as Rouhani says US wants 'economic war'

The shock troops who expelled the Rohingya from Myanmar

Pakistani Taliban blames Musharraf for Bhutto's assassination

Pakistani Taliban blames Musharraf for Bhutto's assassination

Brexit bill becomes law, allowing UK to leave the EU

US aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup

Responding to criticism, UK says has made 'considerable steps' on post-Brexit trade

Police dog in Spain appears to perform CPR on partner

French President Macron pays call on Pope Francis at Vatican

French President Macron congratulates Turkey's Erdogan, urges calmer dialogue

US approves first marijuana plant-derived drug for epilepsy

2+2 Dialogue may help change current narrative on India-US ties: Experts

UK lawmakers approve expanding London's Heathrow airport

Immigration reform top on priority list: Donald Trump

Flooding damages roads, homes in Vietnam; death toll rises to 15

Flooding damages roads, homes in Vietnam; death toll rises to 15

Harley-Davidson moving some production overseas; Trump 'surprised'

US seen backing away from Syria de-escalation enforcement

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Trump, Congresswoman clash over immigration

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