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Brexit debate draws newcomers into British politics

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2019-05-21 06:06:11 Read More

Indonesia's Joko Widodo wins second term as president

Widodo and his vice-presidential running mate Ma'ruf Amin won the election by a 55.5% to 44.5% margin over Subianto and Sandiaga Uno, the Election Commission said. Some 85.6 million Indonesians cast their ballot in favour of Widodo out of about 154 million voters, it added.
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Kamala Harris wants to fine companies that pay men more than women

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2019-05-21 01:49:48 Read More

Bank staff flagged Jared Kushner, Donald Trump transactions for watchdog: Report

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2019-05-21 01:43:16 Read More

Google restricts Huawei access to Android after Donald Trump order

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2019-05-21 01:38:13 Read More

Right-to-die case: Doctors end life support for French patient

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US billionaire promises to pay off 400 studentsâ€™ loans

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2019-05-21 01:25:30 Read More

Chinese envoy calls on Pak army chief, discusses bilateral ties

Chinese ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing on Monday called on Pakistan army chief General Qamar Bajwa and discussed matters of mutual interest, including regional security situation. The meeting came days after Pakistan army announced that it would deploy another division-size special force to protect Chinese nationals and projects under the CPEC.
2019-05-20 16:43:33 Read More

UK foils 19 terror attacks in 2 years, cracks down on ISIS travel

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2019-05-20 15:59:25 Read More

Mexico calls for regional development to address immigration

Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador says United States support for economic development in Mexico and Central America is that county's best option for addressing the flow of immigrants
2019-05-20 15:01:44 Read More

Russian reporters resign en masse in row over Putin ally report

President Donald Trump has issued an ominous warning to Iran, suggesting that if the Islamic republic attacks American interests, it will be destroyed. "If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again," Trump said in a tweet.
2019-05-20 14:30:41 Read More

Will not let China become top superpower, claims Donald Trump

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2019-05-20 13:21:23 Read More

Russia air strikes kill 10 civilians in northwest Syria: Monitor

Five of the inmates and the three guards were killed by IS prisoners during the riot that erupted on Sunday evening. The prison in Vakhdat, 17 kms east of the capital Dushanbe, holds 1,500 inmates. It said the prisoners first stabbed to death three guards, and then five other inmates "in order to intimidate" the others and then opened fire of prison's medical facilities.
2019-05-20 09:26:48 Read More

Clerics warn Iraq could be pulled into Iran war

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2019-05-20 09:09:59 Read More

Swedish prosecutor files request to detain Assange over rape allegation

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2019-05-20 08:31:43 Read More

Turkey to arrest 249 foreign ministry personnel in post-coup probe, reports national broadcaster

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2019-05-20 07:22:13 Read More

If Tehran attacks, it will be 'official end of Iran': Donald Trump

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2019-05-20 07:21:10 Read More

32 dead in Tajikistan prison riot: Official

Their comments came few hours after a rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone, landing less than a mile from the sprawling US Embassy. No injuries were reported. Iraq's populist Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said in a statement on Monday that any political party that would involve Iraq in a US-Iran war "would be the enemy of the Iraqi people."
2019-05-20 06:57:15 Read More

11 people killed in reported gun attack at bar in Brazil

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11 people killed in reported gun attack at bar in Brazil

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Australian PM Morrison looks set to form majority govt: Report

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2019-05-20 05:51:02 Read More

Turkey arrests suspected spies for UAE, probing Jamal Khashoggi link

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2019-04-19 12:41:40 Read More

Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland in 'terrorist incident'

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2019-04-19 12:19:15 Read More

President Emmanuel Macron meets officials, eyes Notre Dame for legacy-building

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2019-04-19 11:53:44 Read More

11 sleeping civilians killed in Cameroon Boko Haram attack

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2019-04-19 11:38:06 Read More

Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body

The military council, which took power after ousting Sudan's longtime leader Omar al-Bashir on April 11, has so far resisted calls from protesters to quickly make way for a civilian adminstration.
2019-04-19 10:36:37 Read More

China invites North Korea to Belt and Road summit

Leaders from 37 nations, including North Korea will attend a summit for China's Belt and Road Initiative. Chinese President Xi Jinping's pet project is a $1 trillion programme that includes maritime, rail and road projects in Asia, Africa and Europe. A growing number of nations are signing up despite warnings about debt.
2019-04-19 09:20:12 Read More

Bangladeshi girl killed by madrassa teacher for reporting sexual harassment against him: Police

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2019-04-19 08:45:49 Read More

In Indonesia's election, the winner is Widodo - and Islam

Two months before this week's presidential election in Indonesia, prize-winning novelist Eka Kurniawan declared in an opinion column that "the Islamists have already won". Unofficial results show that incumbent Prez Joko Widodo was the winner but they also reveal a hardening bloc of conservative Muslims who voted for his rival, former military general Prabowo Subianto.
2019-04-19 08:14:18 Read More

13 killed as church roof collapses in South Africa

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2019-04-19 07:40:07 Read More

North Korea's Kim back to military optics to raise heat

Though Kim claims he still has a good personal relationship with the US president, he and senior North Korean officials have shown increasing frustration with Trump's top advisers, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and national security adviser John Bolton.
2019-04-19 07:24:00 Read More

'It's a witch hunt': Trump's brash fight against Mueller

President Donald Trump's strategist warned him not to fire FBI director James Comey. His advisors told him to stop tweeting about the Russia investigation. And his lawyers encouraged him to cooperate. Trump ignored them all, and could still claim vindication Thursday after the Mueller report cleared him of collusion charges.
2019-04-19 06:21:19 Read More

China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns

China's Belt and Road project is not a "geopolitical tool" or a debt crisis for participating nations, but Beijing welcomes constructive suggestions on how to address concerns over the initiative, the government's top diplomat said on Friday.
2019-04-19 05:39:57 Read More

328 days in ISS? Christina plans to create a spaceflight record

Astronaut Christina Koch is due to set a record for the longest spaceflight by a woman. She is the same astronaut who could not be a part of the first all-female spacewalk which was scrapped over lack of a right-sized spacesuit. Part of Nasaâ€™s study of the effects of long spaceflights on the human body, Koch will spend 328 days in space. She has been in orbit since last month.
2019-04-19 03:06:23 Read More

Male nixes land policy of pro-China ex-President

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Hindus in Pakistan protest abduction, forced conversion of girls

Following the failure of police to recover a teenage Hindu girl in last two weeks, members of the Hindu community came on roads in Liaquatpur in Rahim Yar Khan district blocking the main highway for traffic. Their protest entered the second day on Thursday with members of the community holding placards and banners outside the Liaquatpur Press Club and chanting slogans.
2019-04-18 17:43:40 Read More

North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Mike Pompeo out of talks

North Korea said on Thursday that it had test-fired a new type of "tactical guided weapon. Pyongyang accused US secretary of state Mike Pompeo of playing down the significance of comments by leader Kim Jong Un. North Korea accused Pompeo of "talking nonsense" and misrepresenting Kim's comments.
2019-04-18 13:50:38 Read More

Pakistan's finance minister quits amid criticism

Pakistan's finance minister Asad Umar has stepped down, he announced, with no replacement yet named as Islamabad seeks a crucial bailout deal with the IMF. Umar, one of cricketer-turned-premier Imran Khan's most powerful ministers, had been entrusted with the task of negotiating the long-delayed bailout as Pak's cash-strapped economy faces a balance-of-payments crisis.
2019-04-18 10:55:45 Read More

66 minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame

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2019-04-18 09:40:31 Read More

28 killed, including Germans, in Portuguese tourist bus crash: Officials

Twenty-eight people, including German nationals, were killed when a tourist bus crashed on the Portuguese island of Madeira on Wednesday, local officials said.
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6.1 quake causes light damage in Taiwan capital, east coast

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2019-04-18 08:59:13 Read More

Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland

"We obey the Word," priests said in a Facebook post showing photographs of the public book burning and quoting Biblical passages from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament.
2019-04-01 09:48:56 Read More

China calls on New Zealand to provide 'fair' investment environment

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Japan says name for new era of Naruhito will be 'Reiwa'

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Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

The strong showing of Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Sunday's voting appeared to reflect Ukrainians' desire for new blood in a political system awash in corruption and a new approach to trying to end the war with Russia-backed separatists in the country's east.
2019-04-01 03:00:05 Read More

Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

25 killed, 400 injured as rainstorm hits Nepal; army called in

At least 25 people were killed and 400 others injured as a massive rainstorm hit several villages in southern Nepal, officials said Monday. The storm hit many villages in Bara and Parsa districts Sunday evening, according to the home ministry officials.
2019-04-01 01:21:59 Read More

Post-NZ attack, is govt-controlled social media the future?

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2019-03-31 23:14:10 Read More

Pakistan appoints its envoy to India as new foreign secretary

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2019-03-31 16:52:16 Read More

UK tax fraud funded al-Qaida in Pakistan, Afghanistan: Report

A British Asian gang of fraudsters may have been involved in misusing billions of pounds of British tax-payers money to fund terrorist networks in Pakistan and Afghanistan, claims a UK media investigation based on police and intelligence files. The gang is alleged to have sent 1 per cent of its gains from their elaborate tax fraud to al-Qaida in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
2019-03-31 16:40:00 Read More

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Erdogan support tested in Turkish local elections; 2 killed

Millions of Turks voted in municipal elections Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan depicted as a fight for Turkey's survival, and which are a crucial test of the strongman's own support amid a sharp economic downturn. The party could lose key posts in the mayoral elections taking place in 30 large cities, 51 provincial capitals and hundreds of districts.
2019-03-31 16:36:00 Read More

Border row: Mexican president into deep water with Trump

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Ex-US vice-prez Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

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2019-03-31 15:42:27 Read More

Ex-US vice-prez Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

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DR Congo towns vote in polls delayed by conflict, Ebola

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Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

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2019-03-31 09:00:46 Read More

Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

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Before mosque attacks, NZ failed to record hate crimes for years

Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behaviour against religious minorities.
2019-03-31 06:33:31 Read More

Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month.
2019-03-31 05:20:14 Read More

Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province

Some 56 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh rivers in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan may have to be evacuated as officials released water from two major dams along the rivers due to forecasts for more rain, the provincial governor, Gholamreza Shariati, told state television.
2019-03-31 03:50:20 Read More

Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home

Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every vote since the party first came to power in 2002 but this time, analysts say the party could lose Ankara and even Istanbul.
2019-03-31 03:26:36 Read More

Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis

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Facebook to restrict video live streaming after New Zealand attack

Facebook said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks in New Zealand. "In the wake of the terrorist attack, we are taking three steps: strengthening rules for using Facebook Live, taking further steps to address hate on our platforms, and supporting the New Zealand community," COO Sheryl Sandberg said.
2019-03-30 21:26:12 Read More

Fresh graft cover-up tape hits Justin Trudeau

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2019-03-30 21:20:31 Read More

China says representatives of over 100 countries to attend 2nd BRF meet

China held the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 to showcase its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at expanding the country's influence all over the world with a chain of infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investments
2019-03-30 17:03:34 Read More

Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

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Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

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UK: May could face call for govt of national unity

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Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia

Bangladesh security forces stopped 29 people, mostly Rohingya Muslims, from being smuggled to Malaysia in rickety fishing boats, the latest group prevented from leaving squalid refugee camps. A coast guard officer said they found 16 women, seven children and six men waiting for the boat along the coast of southern Saint Martin's Island early Saturday.
2019-03-30 13:10:19 Read More

Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: Officials

Heavy flooding that started early Friday killed at least 12 people in the northern province of Faryab and 10 people in the western province of Herat, said Hashmat Bahaduri, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA)
2019-03-30 13:08:34 Read More

5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece

A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said.
2019-03-30 11:58:54 Read More

Where now for Britain's troubled Brexit?

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Trump threatens to shut Mexico border - 'not kidding around'

Threatening drastic action against Mexico, President Donald Trump declared on Friday he is likely to shut down America's southern border next week unless Mexican authorities immediately halt all illegal immigration.
2019-03-30 03:18:59 Read More

Maldives court orders release of Abdulla Yameen

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2019-03-29 21:34:33 Read More

Pope makes reporting of sex abuse claims a must

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China defends Masood Azhar block, says not shielding terrorists

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Theresa May suffers third Brexit defeat

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2019-03-29 21:14:53 Read More

Third time lucky? UK lawmakers hold new vote on Brexit deal

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Pope enacts new legislation to prevent child abuse in Vatican

Pope Francis on Friday enacted sweeping new legislation to protect children from sexual abuse within the Vatican and other Holy See institutions in Rome as well as by its diplomatic corps worldwide. Previously, the abuse of minors and vulnerable people came under various legal provisions, some of them instituted on an ad hoc basis.
2019-03-29 13:48:26 Read More

Loyalist calls for president to quit fail to end Algeria protests

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Loyalist calls for president to quit fail to end Algeria protests

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Democrats push for early release of Mueller report on Russia

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler was told by Attorney General William Barr that there's no intention of giving the confidential report to Congress immediately as he redacts grand jury testimony and other elements.
2019-03-29 09:41:11 Read More

End of an 'era': Emperor's exit resets Japan calendar

Japan is the only country in the world still using Chinese-style imperial calendars. It might be 2019 in much of the world, but in Japan it is Heisei 31, or the 31st year of Akihito's reign.
2019-03-29 04:13:35 Read More

Trump, Moon to meet in Washington in April: Seoul

Moon has long backed a policy of engagement with nuclear-armed, sanctions-hit Pyongyang and was instrumental in brokering talks between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But the failure of Kim and Trump to reach an agreement in Hanoi on curtailing Pyongyang's nuclear programme in exchange for relaxation of sanctions has raised questions over the future of the process.
2019-03-29 02:53:23 Read More

PM Theresa May makes final push on EU divorce deal, vote likely today

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2019-03-28 23:40:08 Read More

FAA's safety check under lens as Boeing unveils software fix

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Plans to return or migrate elsewhere emerge for over 80,000 Indian families in US

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2019-03-28 23:22:00 Read More

Bangladesh high-rise office building catches fire, 19 dead

A fire has struck a high-rise office building in Bangladesh's capital, killing 19 people and injuring about 70 others. The fire at the FR Tower, on a busy avenue in Dhaka's Banani commercial district, was the latest in a city where flouted building regulations and safety norms have made deadly blazes common.
2019-03-28 16:03:23 Read More

Britain's May seeks third Brexit vote on Friday

The British government said it intended to bring back Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal for a third vote in parliament on Friday to avoid a chaotic no-deal divorce from the EU. May's throw of the dice comes a day after her dramatic pledge to resign in order to persuade her rivals to finally back her vision for breaking Britain's 46-year bond with the European project.
2019-03-28 15:16:44 Read More

Kamala Harris lands diverse endorsements in South Carolina

Harris, who announced her candidacy in January , is among a sprawling field of Democratic presidential contenders building a base of support in South Carolina, which is home to the first primary in the South and is the first test of candidates' appeal with a primarily black Democratic primary electorate.
2019-03-28 12:52:22 Read More

Car bomb outside hotel kills at least eight in Somali capital

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China slams US criticism of Muslim treatment as 'absurd'

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Maltese navy takes control of tanker hijacked by migrants: Statement

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2019-03-28 09:05:43 Read More

UK PM to renew Brexit deal push after pledge to resign

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2019-03-28 07:23:54 Read More

Rescued migrants hijack ship in Mediterranean, demand it head toward Europe

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2019-03-28 04:16:21 Read More

Comedian ahead as Ukraine presidential campaign enters final days

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Comedian ahead as Ukraine presidential campaign enters final days

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China to prosecute former Interpol chief for graft

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2019-03-27 08:18:57 Read More

Thailand's opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority

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2019-03-27 04:23:25 Read More

Back to the drawing board: MPs sketch out Brexit future

In an unprecedented development and in defiance of the government's wishes, British MPs will on Wednesday pick up pen and paper to state their preferences on possible alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit plan.
2019-03-27 03:56:42 Read More

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Syria requests urgent UN Security Council meeting on Golan Heights

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2019-03-27 03:43:43 Read More

Pence calls for landing US astronauts on moon in 5 years

The drive to reach the moon reflects President Donald Trump's desire to champion a bold new national objective as he mounts a re-election bid, while also seeking to counter the potential space weaponry capabilities of Russia and China.
2019-03-27 02:54:01 Read More

Destructive Cyclone Idai rings 'alarm bell' on climate change: UN chief

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Afghanistan recalls ambassador in row over Pakistan PM remarks

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Iran's president urges regional unity after US move on Golan Heights

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Trump doubles down on Obamacare fight, asks court to overturn law

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IS attack on US-backed fighters kills 7 in northern Syria

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Austrian far-right activist probed over ties to NZ suspect

Martin Sellner, head of the white nationalist group Identitarian Movement of Austria, said on social media that police searched his apartment Monday and seized electronic devices after he received a "disproportionately high donation" from a person named Tarrant - the same surname as the suspected Christchurch shooter.
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US Supreme court to hear historic electoral map manipulation cases

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No halt to Gaza flare-up despite 'ceasefire'

Israel struck around 15 fresh targets including what the army said were a Hamas military compound and an Islamic Jihad position, adding in a statement that it would "increase its operational activity as necessary".
2019-03-26 08:19:18 Read More

No halt to Gaza flare-up despite 'ceasefire'

Brexit, a threat to Britain's sporting hegemony?

Since its inception in 1992, the Premier League has become the richest football league in the world, a financial juggernaut fuelled by huge television contracts that has attracted a global audience.
2019-03-26 04:26:44 Read More

Pentagon authorizes $1 billion for Trump's border wall

The Pentagon shifted $1 billion to plan and build a 57-mile section of "pedestrian fencing", roads and lighting along the border between the US and Mexico. President Trump declared a national emergency last month in a bid to fund his promised border wall without congressional approval.
2019-03-26 02:40:41 Read More

UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock

With Brexit delayed, the House of Commons voted to give itself temporary control of the parliamentary timetable starting on Wednesday so lawmakers can vote on alternatives to May's withdrawal deal. The government usually controls the scheduling of votes in Parliament.
2019-03-26 02:33:56 Read More

Donald Trump signs proclamation recognizing Golan Heights as Israeli territory

US president Donald Trump on Monday recognized the Golan Heights as Israeli territory in an election boost for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as his chief political rival sought to appear as a better alternative to lead Israel.
2019-03-25 16:52:31 Read More

Israeli military says has begun striking Hamas in Gaza

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Prime Minister Theresa May says she will not lead Britain out of the European Union without a deal

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Donald Trump has no problem with release of Mueller report: White House

US President Donald Trump would have no problem with the release of the Mueller report into Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Monday.
2019-03-25 15:04:57 Read More

Many still missing 2 months after Brazil dam collapse

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Triumphant Donald Trump taunts critics, claims total exoneration in Mueller probe

An exultant President Donald Trump on Sunday claimed â€œtotal exonerationâ€ at the conclusion of an FBI special counsel investigation into whether his campaign colluded with Russia to manipulate the 2016 election in his favor. The assertion came after attorney general, in a four-page summary, said that it provided no grounds to indict or charge the president.
2019-03-25 14:35:15 Read More

Netanyahu to cut US visit short after 7 wounded in rocket attack near Tel Aviv

Netanyahu, who arrived in Washington on Sunday for a four-day visit ahead of an April 9 Israeli election, said he would fly home immediately after meeting President Donald Trump at the White House, as planned, later on Monday.
2019-03-25 08:33:21 Read More

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to make curtailed China trip

Ardern said she would travel to Beijing on Sunday then hold a full day of meetings Monday with the leaders of New Zealand's largest trading partner, including President Xi Jinping, before returning home the next day.
2019-03-25 05:03:27 Read More

The Mueller investigation: Five takeaways

Muellerâ€™s investigation did not establish that President Donald Trumpâ€™s campaign conspired or coordinated with Russia to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
2019-03-25 03:15:37 Read More

Call for EU veto as Germany eyes Italy's China deal warily

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Donald Trump claims vindication in Mueller report, goes on attack

A buoyant Donald Trump reacted to the release of Mueller chief findings with a mix of celebration, personal grievance and calls for political retribution. He cast the investigation as politically motivated and bemoaned the probe's toll on the country and on him. "It was just announced there was no collusion with Russia," Trump said.
2019-03-25 01:55:47 Read More

Death toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Idai rises to 446

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Brexit mayday? PM May's ministers move to oust her: Report

British Prime Minister Theresa Mayâ€™s top ministers are moving to oust her within days, The Sunday Times reported, as her Brexit strategy lay in tatters just weeks before the United Kingdom was due to leave the European Union. â€‹
2019-03-24 08:48:12 Read More

Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honour 50 mosque dead

One of those watching from a wheelchair was 21-year-old Mustafa Boztas, who was shot in the leg and liver during the March 15 attack at the Al Noor mosque.
2019-03-24 06:51:54 Read More

Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honour 50 mosque dead

One of those watching from a wheelchair was 21-year-old Mustafa Boztas, who was shot in the leg and liver during the March 15 attack at the Al Noor mosque.
2019-03-24 06:51:54 Read More

Indian naval crew has rescued more than 192 people in cyclone-hit Mozambique

As part of its relief operations in cyclone-hit Mozambique, the Indian Navy has rescued more than 192 people and provided assistance to 1,381 people in medical camps set up by it, a statement said.
2019-03-24 06:39:43 Read More

US official denounces 'choreographed' visits to China's Xinjiang

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Polls open in first Thai general election since 2014 coup

Sunday's election pits a royalist junta and its allies against the election-winning machine of billionaire ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra and an unpredictable wave of millions of first-time voters.
2019-03-24 02:28:48 Read More

Polls open in first Thai general election since 2014 coup

Donald Trump silent on anxiously-awaited Mueller investigation report, lawmakers urge quick release

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Italy becomes first G7 nation to sign Chinaâ€™s OBOR plan

With the memorandum, Italy becomes the first member of the Group of Seven major economies, which includes the United States, to join Belt and Road, following Portugalâ€™s embrace of the initiative in December. Italyâ€™s move appears to be driven partly by hopes that Chinese investment in Italy's ports might help revive the countryâ€™s traditional role as a key link in trade between the East and West.
2019-03-23 19:17:28 Read More

Norway airlifting 1,300 passengers off SOS cruise ship

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110 herders killed in apparent ethnic attack in Mali

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Somalia: Gunmen attack govt buildings, deputy minister among 5 killed

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'Yellow Vests' march in Paris as troops join police to prevent trouble

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UK Prime Minister may not seek vote on Brexit deal this week

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Italy signs contested Belt and Road accord with China

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2019-03-23 11:30:40 Read More

Mozambique death toll rises to 417 after cyclone: Minister

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2019-03-23 10:53:26 Read More

As ISIS 'caliphate' ends, where is its leader Baghdadi?

The world's most wanted man who has so far eluded capture, Islamic State group chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has seen his "caliphate" crumble has a $25-million US bounty on his head. Specialists say that he only has three companions: his older brother Jumaa, his driver and bodyguard Abdullatif al-Jubury and his courier Saud al-Kurdi.
2019-03-23 07:27:59 Read More

Helmand province governor wounded in Afghanistan blast: officials

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Helmand province governor wounded in Afghanistan blast: officials

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Death toll climbs to 64 in one of China's worst industrial blasts in recent years

The explosion occurred after a fire in the fertilizer factory in Jiangsu province on Thursday, according to the government of Xiangshui county.
2019-03-23 06:54:30 Read More

US-backed Syrian force declares victory over Islamic State

Mustafa Bali, a spokesman for the Syrian Democratic Forces, tweeted that "Baghouz is free and the military victory against Daesh has been achieved," referring to the group by its Arabic acronym.
2019-03-23 06:45:07 Read More

Imran Khan welcomes PM Modi's greetings on Pakistan National Day

According to official sources in New Delhi, Prime Minister Modi sent a letter to Pakistan PM Imran Khan, greeting people of Pak on the eve of its National Day and highlighting the importance of a terror-free South Asia. Khan, in a tweet, welcomed Modi's message and said the time has come to begin a comprehensive dialogue.
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26 killed as tour bus catches fire in China

The accident occurred around on Friday evening when the 59-seater bus from neighbouring Henan province suddenly caught fire on a highway in Hanshou County in the city of Changde. The bus had 53 passengers, two drivers and a tour guide at the time of the incident. The incident came a day after 64 people lost their lives in a chemical plant explosion.
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Trump dropped new North Korea sanctions because he 'likes' Kim: White House

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Many 'march for love' in New Zealand as mosques reopen

Carrying placards with signs such as, "He wanted to divide us, he only made us stronger", "Muslims welcome, racists not", and "Kia Kaha" - Maori for 'stay strong', people walked mostly in silence or softly sang a Maori hymn of peace. About 3,000 people walked through Christchurch in a 'march for love' early on Saturday, honouring the 50 worshippers massacred.
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Mueller concludes Russia-Trump probe with no new indictments

The report's details remained a mystery, accessible to only a handful of Justice Department officials. But the closure of the 22-month probe without additional indictments by Mueller was welcome news to some in Trump's orbit.
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Donald Trump intervenes, reverses North Korea sanctions with tweet

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EU takes charge, forces Brexit deadlines on May

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Pak may soon hit oil, gas jackpot: Imran Khan

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Islamic state no longer holds any territory in Syria: White House

Islamic State militants no longer control any territory in Syria, US president Donald Trump proudly announced on Friday, though the US was still launching airstrikes and sporadic fighting continued on the ground against the group's holdouts.
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Italian move to join China's belt and road coup for Beijing

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Cyclone Idai deaths could exceed 1,000 as need for aid grows

The number of deaths could be beyond the 1,000. Helicopters set off into the rain for another day of efforts to find people clinging to rooftops and trees. For those who reach Beira with their few remaining possessions, life is grim. Waterborne diseases are a growing concern as water and sanitation systems were largely destroyed.
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Sri Lanka Tamils demand foreign judges in war crimes probe

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Almost 100 dead as Iraq ferry sinks on spring holiday trip

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New Zealand prays, falls silent, a week after mosque massacres

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern led an estimated 5,000 people standing quietly at Hagley Park in front of the Al Noor mosque, where most of the victims died. "New Zealand mourns with you. We are one," she said in a short speech, followed by two minutes of silence. Most victims of New Zealand's worst mass shooting were migrants or refugees.
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Trump: Time for US to recognize Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

The disputed area was captured by Israel in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed in 1981, a move not recognized internationally. Netanyahu has pressed Trump to recognize its claim and had raised the issue in his first 2017.Trump's move appeared to be his most overt yet to help Netanyahu, who is locked in a closely contested race in the April 9 election.
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End the Brexit ambiguity, Emmanuel Macron tells Britain

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Two lakh in Zimbabwe hit by floods, cyclone: UN

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Death toll in China chemical plant blast jumps to 47

More than 600 people are receiving medical treatment following Thursday afternoon's blast at the industrial park in Yancheng, said the city government on its official Twitter-like Weibo account. Among them, at least 90 are seriously injured. City officials had previously said that at least 12 people were killed and 30 injured in the explosion in Jiangsu province
2019-03-21 11:53:22 Read More

Trump says public should see 'ridiculous' Mueller report

Special counsel Robert Mueller is expected to present a report to the Justice Department any day now outlining the findings of his nearly two-year investigation into Russian election meddling, possible collusion with Trump campaign officials and possible obstruction of justice by Trump.
2019-03-21 08:22:21 Read More

Explosions in Afghan capital Kabul kill 6 during new year festival

The attacks came on Nowruz, an ancient Persian festival to mark the start of spring that is widely celebrated in many parts of Afghanistan but has also faced opposition from some hardline Islamists, who say it is un-Islamic.
2019-03-21 07:02:31 Read More

US woman sues Harvard over 'slave ancestor' pictures

Tamara Lanier filed suit in the northeastern state of Massachusetts. She accused Harvard University of working to "sanitize the history of the images and exploit them for prestige and profit".
2019-03-21 05:39:01 Read More

Britain has requested Brexit delay until June 30: Theresa May

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Brexit delayed? British PM Theresa May to request short extension

Nearly three years since the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, British politicians are still arguing over how, when or even if the world's fifth largest economy should leave the bloc it first joined 1973.
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EU can go no further to accommodate UK on Brexit, says Juncker

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Warner Bros. chief quits over â€˜misconductâ€™

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Karen Uhlenbeck 1st woman to get Abel Prize, top honour in maths

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New Zealand city scarred by shooting is home to white supremacists

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Facing Mecca: Islamic burials for Christchurch mosque attack victims

An Australian white supremacist gunman shot down 50 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in the southern city of Christchurch last Friday in a killing spree he broadcast live.
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PM Theresa May seeks Brexit delay after third vote on deal derailed

An attack on Indian-administered Kashmir last month killed 40 Indian security personnel and was claimed by a Pakistan-based militant group. "China commends Pakistan's recent strong counter-terrorism measures at home," Foreign Minister Wang Yi told reporters after meeting with his Pakistani counterpart. "We fully support Pakistan in carrying through its counterterrorism campaign," Wang said
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PM Theresa May seeks Brexit delay after third vote on deal derailed

China says Dalai reincarnation mustâ€™ve its nod

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Cyclone that hit South eastern Africa affected 2.6 million people: UN

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Trump aide, husband squabble over presidentâ€™s mental state

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Kazakhstan president resigns after three decades in power

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New Zealand PM vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman

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China backs Pakistan on terrorism measures

UK played honest broker to avert recent India-Pakistan flash point: Minister

Mark Field, UK Foreign Office minister in-charge of Asia, told the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (FAC) that there was a brief moment where the situation had reached the flash point of nearly 20 years ago during the Kargil War
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Pakistani airspace restrictions keep routes closed, carriers off balance

The closure of large swathes of the eastern airspace effectively shuts off major international flight routes in and out of Islamabad and Lahore along with select domestic routes.
2019-03-19 14:55:02 Read More

Pakistan court mulls options for recording Musharraf's statement in treason case

The previous Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government had filed the treason case against the ex-army chief general (retd) Musharraf in 2013 over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007
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Awami League leader shot dead in Bangladesh

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Iran denies joint raid with Turkey against Kurd rebels

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Myanmar court jails Rakhine leader for 20 years for treason

Aye Maung, the former chairman of the Arakan National Party, renowned for hardline views against the Rohingya Muslim minority was sentenced for treason and defamation over an allegedly inflammatory speech in Jan 2018, a day before deadly riots. The following evening, Rakhine protesters briefly seized a govt building and police opened fire, killing seven people.
2019-03-19 07:11:03 Read More

Death toll from Indonesia floods, mudslides rises to 89

National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho says the worst-hit area from the flooding was Sentani subdistrict, where tons of mud, rocks and trees from a landslide on a mountain rolled down to a river that burst its banks, sweeping away residents.
2019-03-19 06:33:15 Read More

Trump to nominate Washington lawyer ambassador to Mexico

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Pak govt believes $ 11 billion stashed abroad by Pakistanis: Report

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Homes flood as Missouri River overtops, breaches levees

Hundreds of homes flooded in several Midwestern states after rivers breached at least a dozen levees following heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warning that the flooding was expected to linger.
2019-03-19 03:48:25 Read More

How long will Pompeo serve? Until Trump 'tweets me out'

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo, who served at the start of Trump's term as CIA director, is careful not to show any daylight with the president and has succeeded in becoming one of the rare original cabinet members who has not clashed with him. In a rare comment about his boss, Pompeo alluded to the inglorious fate of his predecessor, Rex Tillerson.
2019-03-19 03:40:15 Read More

New Zealand's darkest day: 36 minutes of terror

On March 15, New Zealand changed. Some are calling it a loss of innocence, a reminder that distance doesn't bring protection against violence. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to change gun laws and investigate what went wrong. This is how 36 minutes of terror unfolded, according to witness accounts and livestream video.
2019-03-19 03:25:41 Read More

Australian PM pushes G20 to tackle internet extremism

Australian PM Scott Morrison has called on world leaders to press technology firms to tackle the "ungoverned" space of extremist internet content in the wake of the Christchurch attack. In a letter published Tuesday, Morrison asked the G20 summit host, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, that the issue be raised when leaders gather in Osaka this June.
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Australian PM pushes G20 to tackle internet extremism

More than 1,000 feared dead in Mozambique storm

More than a thousand people are feared to have died in a cyclone that smashed into Mozambique last week, while scores were killed and more than 200 are missing in neighbouring Zimbabwe. The city of Beira in central Mozambique bore Cyclone Idai's full wrath on Thursday before the storm barrelled on to neighbouring Zimbabwe.
2019-03-19 02:44:14 Read More

Ukraine measles outbreak kills 11, infects 30,000

Some 30,500 people, including 17,000 children, have been infected so this year. Authorities blame a combination of factors including shortages of vaccine and cuts to health services amid an economic slowdown. Anti-vaccination sentiment, often driven by online campaigns spreading false information about the alleged risks, also plays a role.
2019-03-18 17:09:10 Read More

Pakistan minority members demand representation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly

No minority member has been part of the cabinet since April 2016 when the then advisor of chief minister Sardar Soorna Singh was killed. PM Imran Khan's party has been in power in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2013. The minority community in Khyber warned protests if they are not given representation in the provincial assembly.
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China says 13,000 "terrorists" held in restive Xinjiang

"Since 2014, Xinjiang has destroyed 1,588 violent and terrorist gangs, arrested 12,995 terrorists, seized 2,052 explosive devices, punished 30,645 people for 4,858 illegal religious activities, and confiscated 345,229 copies of illegal religious materials," a white paper said.
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Rouhani says Iran will file legal case against US for sanctions

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Rohingya 'lost generation' struggle to study in Bangladesh camps

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Vladimir Putin in Crimea as Russia marks five years since annexation

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India-Pakistan tensions to figure in Qureshi-Wang talks: China

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Flash floods, earthquake in Indonesia kill over 80

The number of people killed after torrential downpours triggered flash floods and mudslides that tore through mountainside villages in Indonesia's easternmost province has climbed to 79, with dozens of others missing, officials said on Monday.
2019-03-18 09:42:39 Read More

Born into al-Qaida: Hamza bin Laden's rise to prominence

Years after the death of his father Osama bin Laden at the hands of a US Navy SEAL raid in Pakistan, it is now Hamza bin Laden who finds himself squarely in the crosshairs of world powers. In rapid succession in recent weeks, the US put a bounty of up to a $1 million for him.
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Bolton says North Korea 'unwilling' to reach denuclearisation deal with US

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Man charged with distributing live stream of mass shooting denied bail

The man was arrested on Friday, but police have since said they do not believe he was directly involved in the attacks at two mosques in Christchurch which happened on the same day, in which 50 worshippers were killed.
2019-03-18 06:41:56 Read More

New Zealand cabinet agrees tougher gun laws in 'principle'

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said details of the measures would be rolled out before a cabinet meeting next Monday, saying "the time to act is now". Ardern also announced an inquiry into Friday's twin mosque attack in Christchurch, which raised questions about how the suspected gunman -- a white supremacist -- was not picked up by intelligence agencies.
2019-03-18 05:45:31 Read More

Alleged NZ mosque gunman drops lawyer, will represent himself

The Australian gunman charged with murder for allegedly killing 50 people in mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques plans to represent himself, his court-appointed duty lawyer said Monday. Duty lawyer Richard Peters, who represented him during the preliminary court hearing, told AFP the 28-year-old "indicated he does not want a lawyer".
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Alleged NZ mosque gunman drops lawyer, will represent himself

China: 13,000 'terrorists' arrested in Xinjiang since 2014

China has faced growing international opprobrium for setting up facilities that UN experts describe as detention centres holding more than one million Uighurs and other Muslims. Beijing says it needs the measures to stem the threat of Islamist militancy, and calls them vocational training centres.
2019-03-18 03:51:20 Read More

Mosques shootings: Accounts emerge of heroism in New Zealand

Accounts emerged on Sunday of heroic attempts to tackle a gunman who slaughtered 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand, as authorities prepared to begin releasing the bodies of victims to their families for burial. Friday's attack in Christchurch, which PM Jacinda Ardern labelled terrorism, was the worst ever peacetime mass killing in New Zealand.
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Christchurch gun shop sold rifles online to accused shooter

At a news conference, Gun City owner David Tipple said the store sold four guns and ammunition to Brenton Harrison Tarrant through a "police-verified online mail order process."
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Christchurch teenager charged with distributing mosque rampage livestream

The teenager, whose name was suppressed by the judge, was also charged with publishing a photograph of the mosque with the message "target acquired".
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He took on the shooter with credit card machine, saved lives

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New Zealand mosque attacker was likely acting alone

New Zealand's worst mass shooting in modern history appears to be the act of a lone gunman who attacked worshippers at two mosques out of racial hatred.
2019-03-18 00:47:18 Read More

E-cigarettes can cause poisoning: Study

Experts say nicotine is addictive and may lead to cardiovascular diseases, lung diseases, adverse effects on the immune and gastrointestinal systems, risk of miscarriage in pregnant women etc. In August, the health ministry had issued an advisory to states asking them to ban sale, manufacturing, distribution, import and advertisement of ENDS.
2019-03-17 23:57:09 Read More

Pakistan FM Shah Mahmood Qureshi visits China to boost bilateral ties: Foreign office

The announcement of the four-day visit comes days after China for the fourth time blocked a bid in the United Nations (UN) Security Council on Wednesday to designate chief of Jaish-e-Mohammed terror group Masood Azhar as a "global terrorist" by putting a technical hold on the proposal, a move India termed as disappointing
2019-03-17 16:58:54 Read More

Pakistan to give national award to citizen killed trying to overpower NZ mosque attacker

A Pakistani national who died in the Christchurch terror attack on two mosques will be conferred with a national award posthumously for trying to tackle the White supremacist gunman before being shot dead by him. Naeem Rashid, a resident of Abbottabad and a professor in New Zealand, was present at the mosque when the terrorist opened fire and killed 50 worshippers.
2019-03-17 12:00:57 Read More

Flash floods kill at least 58 in Indonesia's Papua

Flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province have killed at least 58 people, an official said Sunday, as rescuers battled mud, rocks and fallen trees in the hunt for survivors. The death toll was expected to rise as emergency services struggled to reach people in hard-hit areas, with more than 70 people injured and 4,150 evacuated.
2019-03-17 09:52:08 Read More

Israel court orders closure of building at tense Jerusalem holy site

The Jerusalem magistrates court said the building known as the Golden Gate at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, should be closed while the case continues.
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Thailand's early voting kicks off with crowds, long lines

Hundreds of thousands of voters crowded into schools, parking lots and temples across Thailand on Sunday, eager to cast an early ballot a week before the country's first election in eight years. More than 2.3 million Thais are expected to vote before the official March 24 poll date.
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China to prosecute top-ranking Uighur official for corruption

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'You are safe now': Moments of heroism in Christchurch massacre

Abdul Aziz said he charged at Tarrant outside the Linwood mosque when someone shouted that a gunman had opened fire. Tarrant had already killed dozens at the Al Noor mosque nearby, and on the streets.
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New Zealand PM received gunman's 'manifesto' minutes before attack

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At least 42 dead in floods in Indonesia's Papua: official

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Death toll rises to 50 as New Zealand mourns victims

Police Commissioner Mike Bush said officers had finally been able to share a list of victims with families, something delayed by the need for careful police work and the sheer scale of the tragedy.
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Seven killed, 13 missing in landslide in China

Beijing, Mar 16 () Seven people were killed and 13 others reported missing when a landslide toppled residential buildings in China's north Shanxi province.
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Nicaragua releases more prisoners after opposition demand

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Venezuela frees German journalist after four months

Six was arrested in northern Falcon state for allegedly photographing President Nicolas Maduro "very closely," according to a free speech NGO. Six went on hunger strike in December, before lifting it pending diplomatic efforts, according to the German embassy.
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Christchurch attacker intended to continue rampage when arrested: PM Jacinda Ardern

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17-min Christchurch carnage live-streamed via app for extreme sports

The live footage of Friday's attacks was first posted to Facebook and has since been shared on Twitter, Alphabet Inc's YouTube and Facebook-owned Whatsapp and Instagram.
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'He ran after shooter, but there were others waiting for him in getaway car'

At least another seven people died at the Linwood Avenue mosque, about five kilometres away, where Syed Mazharuddin said a man wearing body armour and a helmet opened fire.
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Muslim leaders blame rise in Islamophobia for attacks

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Trump promotes 'Jexodus' bid to split Jews from Democrats

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Trump promotes 'Jexodus' bid to split Jews from Democrats

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US cites Pak's $10bn debt to slam China's 'predatory economics'

Pakistan owes China at least $10 billion debt for the construction of Gwadar port & other projects, General Joseph Dunford, chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff said, as he underlined Beijing's "predatory economics". He warned that if China's predatory debt tactics are left unaddressed, they will have serious implications on the US's military.
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US condemns 'horrible massacre' in New Zealand

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US 'hopeful' for continued talks with N Korea: Pompeo

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hopes Friday that nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea would continue following reports that Pyongyang is considering suspending the talks. "We are hopeful that we can continue to hold this conversation," he told reporters.
2019-03-15 14:08:53 Read More

EU leaders urge clarity from Britain before Brexit delay

Quitting the EU after 46 years on March 29 remains the legal default unless EU leaders unanimously grant Britain an extension, with the issue likely to dominate a March 21-22 EU summit in Brussels. The length of any delay will depend on the outcome of another parliamentary vote on the massively rejected Brexit deal struck by PM Theresa May with EU leaders.
2019-03-15 14:03:47 Read More

Israel launches dozens of Gaza strikes after rockets target Tel Aviv

Israel said Friday its aircraft had struck dozens of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward its economic capital Tel Aviv. The escalation followed weeks of growing tensions and came at an especially sensitive time ahead of Israel's April 9 elections.
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Global condemnation, condolences after NZ mosque attack

World leaders expressed condolences and condemnation Friday following the deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, while Muslim leaders said the mass shooting was evidence of a rising tide of violent anti-Islam sentiment.
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France steps up security near religious sites after New Zealand attacks

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Islamic world reacts with disgust at New Zealand mosque attacks

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North Korea may suspend nuclear talks with "gangster-like" US: Diplomat

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PM Jacinda Ardern says New Zealand enduring one of its 'darkest days'

"Clearly, what has happened here is an extraordinary and unprecedented act of violence. Many of those who will have been directly affected.. may be migrants to NZ, they may even be refugees here. They have chosen to make NZ their home, and it is their home. They are us. The person who has perpetuated this violence against us is not," said New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern.
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US considering targeted measures against human rights violations in China

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Trump vows 'VETO!' after bipartisan Senate rebuke on border wall

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British MPs vote overwhelmingly against 2nd Brexit referendum

British MPs on Thursday voted massively against delaying Brexit in order to hold a second referendum, dashing the hopes of pro-European campaigners who want a new public vote.
2019-03-14 17:49:38 Read More

President Trump not immune from defamation lawsuit: Court

A New York appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump isn't immune from a defamation lawsuit filed by a former "Apprentice" contestant who accused him of unwanted kissing and groping. A state Supreme Court Appellate Division panel issued its ruling on Thursday in a case brought by Summer Zervos.
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President Trump not immune from defamation lawsuit: Court

Sudan protesters rally as new cabinet sworn in

Scores of protesters rallied in the Sudanese capital Thursday as President Omar al-Bashir swore in a new cabinet to tackle an economic crisis that has triggered months of protests against his rule. Chanting their movement's catchcry "Freedom, peace, justice," protesters took to the streets in areas of Khartoum and its twin city of Omdurman, witnesses said.
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EU parliament leader under fire for praising Mussolini

European Parliament President Antonio Tajani told Radio 24 Wednesday evening that Mussolini did some "positive things," including improving Italy's infrastructure, until "he declared war on the entire world, following Hitler, until he promoted the racial laws" that restricted the rights of Jews.
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British MPs set to vote on delaying Brexit

Amid mounting fears about about the likely traumatic economic cost of crashing out of the EU without a deal, the press slammed a "meltdown" as Prime Minister Theresa May lost control over her own ministers. The embattled May agreed to ask for a postponement with just two weeks to go until the March 29 scheduled departure date.
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US urges Muslim nations to condemn China's Xinjiang abuses

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Botswana court hears bid to scrap anti-gay laws

The high court in Botswana on Thursday started hearing an application seeking to decriminalise homosexuality, in a landmark case for Africa's legal response to same-sex relationships. Botswana is touted as one of Africa's most democratic nations, yet homosexuality is outlawed under the country's penal code of 1965.
2019-03-14 13:15:54 Read More

Ethiopia crash black boxes arrive in France for analysis

Flight data recorders from a doomed Ethiopian Airlines flight arrived in France for analysis Thursday as frustrated relatives of the 157 people killed stormed out of a meeting with airline officials in Addis Ababa.
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California jury awards $29 million in baby powder cancer case

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No body double: Trump blasts #FakeMelania theories

Trump alleged on Wednesday in a tweet that photos of his wife had been altered to make them appear as though a look-alike accompanied him to Alabama last week to survey tornado damage.
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No admission for unvaccinated kids in schools in Italy

A bizarre claim that First Lady Melania Trump is sometimes replaced by another woman hidden behind large sunglasses and similar outfits resurfaced after Trump made a trip to the site of a deadly tornado in Alabama last week. Days later, Trump leapt on the story, which is an outlier even by the feverish standards of the Washington rumour mill.
2019-03-14 02:37:44 Read More

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort jailed for 43 more months

President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort, already facing 47 months in prison for tax and bank fraud, was sentenced to an additional 43 months in prison Wednesday on conspiracy charges.
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Trump wades into Melania 'body double' conspiracy theory

Shelters and flood walls have been constructed on Bhashan Char, a muddy silt islet that only rose from the Bay of Bengal in 2006, in the hope of shifting 100,000 Rohingya refugees there. Bangladesh has been talking about the island for years and the plan to relocate some of the nearly one million Rohingya refugees living along its border with Myanmar has stalled many times.
2019-03-13 16:10:11 Read More

Bangladesh to move Rohingya to island next month: Minister

At least 10 children were among scores of people missing Wednesday after a four-storey building collapsed in Lagos, with rescuers trying to reach them through the roof of the damaged structure. The children were attending a nursery and primary school on the top floor of the residential building when the structure collapsed.
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Bangladesh to move Rohingya to island next month: Minister

8 dead in Brazil school shooting

"Eight people died at the scene, including the two assailants who committed suicide," a state military police spokesman said. "Two injured people died after being taken to hospital." Around 15 people were injured in the shooting at the Raul Brasil public school in Suzano, south-east Brazil.
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Iran's Rouhani meets Iraq's top Shia cleric

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100 kids, many others feared trapped in Nigeria school building collapse

Nigeria is frequently hit by building collapses, with weak enforcement of regulations and poor construction materials often used. In 2016, more than 100 people were killed when a church came down in southeastern Nigeria. In Lagos that same year, a 5-storey building still under construction collapsed, killing at least 30 people.
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Lebanon closes airspace to Boeing 737 MAX: Civil aviation

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Israel says uncovers Hezbollah unit led by notorious commander

Israel's army said Wednesday it has uncovered a unit created by Hezbollah across the ceasefire line in the Syrian Golan Heights and led by a commander previously jailed over an attack on US forces. Hezbollah, based in neighbouring Lebanon, has also been supporting Assad in Syria's civil war.
2019-03-13 12:44:44 Read More

Brexit crisis deepens as British lawmakers to vote on no-deal exit

Britain's parliament will vote on Wednesday on whether to leave the European Union in 16 days without an agreement as the government said it would eliminate import tariffs on a wide range of goods in a no-deal Brexit scenario.
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IS fighters blitzed into surrender as defeat looms in Syria

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China offers Venezuela help to restore power

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Ethiopia to send plane's black box abroad, as grief grows

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Xi Jinping's BRI faces criticism during China's annual political sessions: Report

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Pak to put group of banned outfits in high risk category, monitor their activities: Report

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Tell us what you want: German minister says to Britain

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China says Taiwan moves like 'stretching arm to block a car'

China says attempts by Taiwan's government to block its goal of bringing the self-governing island under Beijing's control are like "stretching out an arm to block a car." The statement issued late on Tuesday takes aim at Tsai Ing-wen's recent announcement of measures to counter China's "one country, two systems" framework for political unification with the island.
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Japan not to submit UN resolution condemning North Korean rights abuses

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New US ambassador warns of China's 'payday loan diplomacy'

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California on frontline in 2020 presidential battle

The liberal-leaning and most populous state in America never seems to tire from filing lawsuits against his policies, whether on immigration, climate issues or abortion.
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Australian cardinal sentenced to prison for child sex abuse

Cardinal George Pell, the most senior Catholic, convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced Wednesday to 6 yrs in prison for molesting two choirboys. Pope Francis' former finance minister was convicted by a unanimous jury verdict in Dec of orally raping a 13-yr-old choirboy and indecently dealing with the boy and the boy's 13-yr-old friend in the late 1990s.
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FB pulls, then restores Warren ads calling for firmâ€™s break-up

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UK MPs reject Theresa Mayâ€™s Brexit deal again

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Venezuela says breakdown in talks led to US pullout

The US says it is pulling its last remaining diplomats from Venezuela, saying their continued presence at the embassy in Caracas had become a "constraint" on US policy as the Trump administration aggressively looks to oust socialist President Nicolas Maduro.
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Merkel says latest Brexit offer 'clear and far-reaching'

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Brexit hangs in balance as parliament to vote on May's tweaked deal

Scrambling to plot an orderly path out of the Brexit maze just days before the United Kingdom is due to leave, May rushed to Strasbourg on Monday to agree "legally binding" assurances with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker.
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Myanmar to repatriate remains of suspected WWII US airmen

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Clashes break out at sensitive Jerusalem holy site

The site is known to Jews as the Temple Mount and to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, home to the Al-Aqsa Mosque. The spot is a frequent flashpoint of violence.
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Australia, Singapore ban Boeing 737 MAX jets, more airlines ground plane

China, a hugely important market for Boeing, had already ordered domestic airlines to suspend operations of the plane on Monday, as did Indonesia. Aviation regulators in Singapore said they would work with the country's main airport and "the affected airlines to minimise any impact to travelling passengers". Australia's regulator said it regretted "any inconvenience to passengers but believes it is important to always put safety first".
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EU moves to protect whistle blowers from reprisals

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China says Muslim 'training' centers will slowly disappear

The camps in the far-west Xinjiang region have elicited an international outcry, with former inmates describing harsh conditions in which Muslim minorities are subject to political indoctrination and psychological torture. Human rights groups, researchers and the US government estimate around 1 million people from the predominantly Muslim Uighur and Kazakh ethnic groups are held in a network of compounds spread throughout the vast region.
2019-03-12 11:38:48 Read More

German far right faces fresh campaign financing scandal

Meuthen told the daily Die Welt that a Swiss advertising agency had provided assistance valued at nearly 90,000 euros ($101,000) while he was running for a seat in the Baden-Wuerttemberg state parliament in 2016.
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Donald Trump proposes record $4.75tn budget, rise in military spend

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US envoy calls China's Muslim camps 'horrific,' wants probe

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North Korea election sees 99.99% turnout: KCNA

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Kazakhstan puts campaigner against Chinese camps under house arrest

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US to pull all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela

"This decision reflects the deteriorating situation in #Venezuela as well as the conclusion that the presence of US diplomatic staff at the embassy has become a constraint on US policy," Pompeo wrote on Twitter.
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US says to withdraw all remaining diplomatic personnel from Venezuela

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Chaos spreads in Venezuela after days without power

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Singapore bans use of Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace

The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight to Nairobi Sunday, killing all 157 people on board, months after a Lion Air jet of the same model crashed in Indonesia killing 189.
2019-03-12 03:53:16 Read More

Pelosi: Impeaching Trump 'just not worth it'

"Impeachment is so divisive to the country that unless there's something so compelling and overwhelming and bipartisan, I don't think we should go down that path, because it divides the country," House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said. "And he's just not worth it."
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Theresa May wins legally-binding changes to Irish backstop at eleventh hour

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Iran's Rouhani wants railroad project with Iraq soon: Reports

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Yemeni tribesmen: 22 civilians killed in country's north

The Health Ministry affiliated with the Houthis confirmed the deaths on Monday, saying that all those killed were from two families from the Maghrabet Talan district in Hajjah province. The tribesmen spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals.
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Final decision on Netanyahu indictment to follow Israeli vote

Israel's attorney-general announced on Feb. 28 he intended to indict Netanyahu for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, though the actual filing of the charges would depend on the outcome of a required hearing. Due to its proximity to the April 9 election, the hearing had been widely expected to happen after the vote.
2019-03-11 16:47:02 Read More

Ethiopian plane smoked and shuddered before deadly plunge

The Ethiopian Airways plane that crashed killing 157 people was making a strange rattling noise and trailed smoke and debris as it swerved above a field of panicked cows before hitting earth, according to witnesses. The pilot had requested permission to return, saying he was having problems - but it was too late.
2019-03-11 16:40:14 Read More

Foreign policy experts call for release of Canadian in China

The scholars and think tank executives released a statement Monday saying that Michael Kovrig's detention sends a "chilling effect on all those who are committed to advance constructive US-China relations.''
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Ethiopia mourns crash victims as plane's 'black box' found

Ethiopian Airlines has grounded all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as "an extra safety precaution" following the crash of one of its planes in which 157 people were killed, a spokesman said Monday, as Ethiopia marked a day of mourning and the plane's damaged "black box" of data was found.
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At least 22 UN employees among those dead in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash

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Two US lawmakers from Florida visit Venezuelan border

US Reps Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Donna Shalala made the visit this past weekend. The Democrats' districts have some of the largest populations of Venezuelans and Colombians in the United States.
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UN ban on Azhar: China says 'responsible solution' can only come through talks

Beijing also said security issues constituted an "important topic" in its talks to ease tensions between Pakistan and India following the Pulwama terror attack. US, the UK and France had moved a proposal at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) after the Pulwama terrorist attack to designate the chief of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammed (JeM) which claimed responsibility for the Pulwama terror attack, as a global terrorist.
2019-03-11 10:12:38 Read More

Does Islamic State still pose a threat?

Islamic State looks about to lose its last foothold - on the banks of the Euphrates near the Iraq border - but while its era of territorial rule may be over for now, there is near universal agreement that IS remains a threat.
2019-03-11 09:20:15 Read More

Imran Khan's income drops by Rs 3 crore in 3 years

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's net income in the year 2015 was 3.56 crore Pakistani rupee, it dropped sharply to Rs 1.29 crore in 2016 and further down to Rs 0.47 crore in the year 2017, Dawn newspaper reported. In contrast, the income of the leader of opposition of the national assembly Shahbaz Sharif continued to see an upward trend.
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Iran's Rouhani arrives in Iraq on first official visit: State TV

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Iran's Hassan Rouhani hails 'special' ties with Iraq ahead of visit

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Seoul closely monitoring North Korea for 'missile launch': Military

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Trump to seek another $8.6 billion for border wall

US President Donald Trump is seeking $8.6 billion in fresh funding for a wall on the US-Mexico border, likely triggering another fight with Congress. The 2020 budget request, which is set to be formally unveiled Monday, would far exceed the $5.7 billion Trump demanded last year.
2019-03-11 03:30:52 Read More

Malaysia court frees Indonesian in Kim Jong-nam murder case

A Malaysian court Monday freed an Indonesian woman accused of assassinating North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother after prosecutors withdrew the murder charge against her. Siti Aisyah had been accused alongside Doan Thi Huong from Vietnam of killing Kim Jong-nam by smearing VX nerve agent on his face at Kuala Lumpur airport in February 2017.
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Melania Trump mistook Oz ex-minister for spouse of a politician

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Melania Trump mistook Oz ex-minister for spouse of a politician

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Boeing 'deeply saddened' by deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash

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'Pilot of Ethiopian crashed plane reported difficulties'

Leader Kim Jong Un's ruling Workers' Party has an iron grip on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, as the isolated, nuclear-armed country is officially known. Every five years it holds an election for the rubber stamp legislature, known as the Supreme People's Assembly.
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Democracy, DPRK style: North Korea holds election

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Brexit in peril if PM May's deal is rejected: Foreign secy Hunt

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Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over rocket: Army

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday after a rocket from the Palestinian enclave hit the Jewish state, the army said.
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Without change, Theresa May's Brexit deal faces heavy defeat, warn eurosceptics

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China protests US criticism of policies on religion

China's constitution and laws protect freedom of religion and critics should "cease their slander of China's policies on religion and the situation with freedom of faith and cease using religious issues to interfere in China's internal affairs," the office said in a statement
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Thirty injured as turbulence hits Turkish Airlines flight to New York

The injured were taken from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport to local hospitals, mainly for treatment of bumps, cuts and bruises. One flight attendant suffered a broken leg, according to Steve Coleman, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the area's airports, bus terminals, bridges and tunnels
2019-03-10 06:15:27 Read More

California man told of impending death via video- link

Ernest Quintana received the news last Monday in a hospital in Fremont when a doctor appeared on-screen and told him. He passed away the following day. "That Robot Dr. May be ok for some situations but not to tell a Man he is going to Die," a family friend wrote in a Facebook post that included a screenshot of a video taken by the patient's granddaughter, Annalisia Wilharm.
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North Korea goes to polls to approve new parliament lineup

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15 dialysis patients die in Venezuela's blackout: NGO

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Venezuela's Juan Guaido calls for nationwide march on Caracas

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Silicon Valley could soon get mega monument to signify its power

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The Jew who survived the Holocaust by posing as a Nazi

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â€˜Empireâ€™ actor charged for staging attack

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Mexico night club attack leaves 15 dead

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Womenâ€™s Day ad gets flak for missing Benazir Bhutto's

Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto's name was missing in an official advertisement highlighting the contribution of Pakistani women in diverse fields on the International Women's Day, triggering protest by Opposition which demanded a probe into the matter.
2019-03-09 12:19:43 Read More

Womenâ€™s Day ad gets flak for missing Benazir Bhutto's

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ISIS bride Shamima Begum's baby confirmed died in Syria

After a series of conflicting reports, a Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesperson confirmed the death of the newborn son of the UK's runaway ISIS bride, Shamima Begum, in a refugee camp in Syria.
2019-03-09 08:59:28 Read More

On North Korea, Donald Trump clings to 'all or nothing' strategy

Trump insisted Friday his relationship with Kim "remains good" even as his aides attempted to paper over the collapse of the high-stakes second summit which concluded last week without even a modest deal on reducing Pyongyang's nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. "Nobody in the administration advocates a step-by-step approach," a senior State Department official told reporters this week.
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Trump brands Democrats as 'anti-Jewish' party

The issue has caused a deep rift. Some Democrats wanted to include language condemning other forms of bigotry, and expressed concerns about singling out Omar. The resolution, which made no mention of Omar, ultimately passed 407 to 23. Republicans who voted against it complained it had been watered down
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Pakistan to put banned outfits in high risk category, monitor their activities: Report

The Paris-based global watchdog against financial crimes had expressed dissatisfaction over considering these entities as "low" to "medium" risk by Islamabad, and said Pakistan did "not demonstrate a proper understanding of the terror financing risks posed by Daesh (ISIS), Al Qaida, Jamaat-ud-Dawa(Jud), Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation (FIF), Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) Haqqani network (HQN), and persons affiliated with the Taliban".
2019-03-09 07:58:06 Read More

UN Security Council reform process "contentious" issue: General Assembly President

India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for an urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.
2019-03-09 07:32:47 Read More

Jihadi bride Shamima Begum's baby may have died, says family lawyer; Kurdish forces deny

In a message posted on social media on Friday, the teenager's family lawyer Mohammed Akunjee said the family has received unconfirmed reports from within her refugee camp in the Middle East that her newborn son named Jerah has passed away
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Jihadi bride Shamima Begum's baby may have died, says family lawyer; Kurdish forces deny

Istanbul police fire tear gas at banned women's day rally

Security forces in riot gear pushed the crowds of women â€” some wearing colourful wigs and masks -- at the entrance to the city's main pedestrianised shopping street of Istiklal Avenue, an AFP correspondent reported.
2019-03-09 06:46:19 Read More

Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media

The sentence is believed to be the harshest such penalty on record in the Muslim-majority country, where concerns over racial and religious tensions have grown in recent months.
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Pakistan will face global isolation if it doesn't rein in terrorist groups: Indian-American Congressman

An influential Indian-American Congressman has warned that Pakistan will continue to slide into international isolation if it does not take actions against terrorist groups operating from its soil. "The US' Congress stands ready to support Pakistan should PM Khan begin cracking down on terrorist groups in earnest. This will only help improve his nation's economy," Ami Bera wrote.
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London mayor Sadiq Khan named UK politician of the year

London mayor Sadiq Khan has been named the politician of the year. The annual political and public life awards presented by Britain's 'Asian Voice' weekly newspaper also recognised UK defence secretary Gavin Williamson as Cabinet Minister of the Year and Indian-origin politician Priti Patel as Conservative party MP of the Year.
2019-03-09 05:01:55 Read More

Chelsea Manning jailed for refusal to testify in WikiLeaks case

Judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to be held not as punishment but to force her testimony in the secret case, according to a spokesman for the US attorney in the Alexandria, Virginia federal court.
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Back deal or Brexit may never happen: Theresa May to MPs

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US House condemns bigotry but anti-Semitism debate exposes Democrat rifts

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar sparked a firestorm over repeated criticisms of Israel and a powerful pro-Israel lobby in Washington that exerts influence in US politics
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Green groups sound environment alarm over Brexit

says it is committed to upholding the highest environmental standards when Britain leaves the EU, with or without a deal. In a speech last year, Prime Minister Theresa May promised that EU green guidelines would be adopted into national law after Brexit.
2019-03-08 14:59:13 Read More

Taliban deny discussing ceasefire, Afghan dialogue with US

"This phase is about fleshing out the details of the two issues... the withdrawal of all occupying forces from Afghanistan and not allowing" the country to be used as a base for international militancy, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said. While the Taliban denied that they were discussing a ceasefire and dialogue with Kabul govt, on Tuesday, US had affirmed the opposite.
2019-03-08 14:38:21 Read More

SpaceX Dragon's final test: Making it to Earth in one piece

Crew Dragon, the new vessel built by SpaceX for Nasa is set to return Friday off the coast of Florida - the most perilous part of a mission to prove it can take US astronauts to the International Space Station. Dragon will undock from the ISS Friday at 07:31 GMT. Five hours later, the capsule will leave Earth orbit and re-enter the atmosphere.
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British PM May presses EU for 'one more push' on Brexit deal

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Italy's coalition wobbles over high-speed rail link

Salvini's anti-immigrant League has made significant gains in popularity however since coming to power last year, while the M5S has fallen in favour after being forced to row back on several of its electoral promises
2019-03-08 13:00:09 Read More

Trump ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison

The charges against Manafort were not connected to his role in the Trump campaign, which he headed for two months in 2016, but were related to lucrative consulting work he did for Russian-backed Ukrainian politicians from 2004 to 2014.
2019-03-08 12:36:58 Read More

Thousands march against Duterte on International Women's Day

Protest leader Joms Salvador of women's group Gabriela told AFP that Duterte's "misogynistic" statements were "unacceptable, be they jokes or not." Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte had repeatedly made jokes about rape and said last year that when he was a teenager he indecently "touched" the family maid.
2019-03-08 12:05:16 Read More

US judge dismisses Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against Trump

The judge said the suit, which sought to invalidate the $130,000 agreement that kept Daniels from speaking publicly about her allegations of an affair with Trump ahead of the 2016 election, "lacks subject matter jurisdiction" and should be sent back to California Superior Court, CNN reported.
2019-03-08 10:46:23 Read More

US positive on NKorea denuclearization despite 'operational' rocket site

The US still believes the "fully verified denuclearization" of North Korea is possible by the end of President Donald Trump's "first term," a senior official said Thursday, despite warnings a key rocket launch site appears to have resumed operations.
2019-03-08 09:43:56 Read More

Two dead, hundreds evacuated amid severe Indonesia floods

Heavy rain has pounded Indonesia for days, forcing the Citarum river - dubbed "the world's dirtiest" - on Java island to burst its banks, and causing deadly flash floods in the eastern part of the sprawling Southeast Asian archipelago.
2019-03-08 09:05:04 Read More

Northern Ireland voters want a soft Brexit: Poll

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India, Pakistan should turn the page, covert crisis into opportunity: China

Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after a suicide bomber of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) killed 40 CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district in February 14.
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India, Pakistan should turn the page, covert crisis into opportunity: China

US to Pak: Take 'sustained and irreversible' actions against terrorists

The US statement came as Pakistan, under global pressure after the Pulwama terror attack and India's airstrikes against a JeM terrorist camp, has started taking actions against some of the terrorist outfits. The government announced that a total of 121 members of the proscribed groups have so far been taken into "preventive detention".
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Donald Trump's ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison

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Donald Trump's ex-campaign chief Manafort sentenced to 47 months in prison

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort was sentenced to 47 months in prison Thursday for tax crimes and bank fraud. It was the stiffest sentence yet given to an associate of the president in Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian election meddling - but significantly lighter than many expected for the 69-year-old political consultant.
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Pakistan seals Lahore headquarters of Jamaat-ud-Dawa, its wing FIF

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North Korea rocket site appears 'operational' again: US experts

A North Korean long-range rocket launch site appears to have resumed "normal operation status" as work to rebuild the launch pad has proceeded rapidly, US experts said on Thursday.
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North Korea rocket site appears 'operational' again: US experts

Pakistan says it has taken control of 182 religious schools in crackdown on militants

The interior ministry said it was part of a long-planned drive, not a response to Indian anger over what New Delhi calls Islamabad's failure to rein in militant groups operating on Pakistani soil. Pakistan is facing pressure from global powers to act against groups carrying out attacks in India, including Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which claimed responsibility for the Feb. 14 attack that killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary police.
2019-03-07 09:32:09 Read More

For Kremlin, Ukrainian election a choice between lesser of three evils

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Blasts strike near major political gathering in Kabul

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US commander says eyes on N Korea after site activity report

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Islamic State militants attack Iraqi Shia militia, kill 6

An official with a mainly Shia militia organization in Iraq says Islamic State militants attacked a bus carrying the group's forces in northern Iraq, killing six militiamen and wounding 31 fighters. The official says the bus was en route from Mosul to the oil-rich city of Kirkuk. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to talk to reporters.
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A different kind of freshman marks Pelosi's new majority

It wasn't exactly a mic-drop moment. But when House speaker Nancy Pelosi abruptly ended a conversation as a freshman lawmaker no longer seemed to be listening, it showed just how far the Democratic leader and the new majority have to go in getting used to each other. A lot has changed in the 12 years since Pelosi last ran the House.
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Out of the shadows: Loyal money man swept into Trump probes

Allen Weisselberg is seemingly everything his longtime boss, Donald Trump, isn't. The modest money man has always been content to work behind the scenes, with no hint of flash, braggadocio or ostentatious spending. He lived in the same three-bedroom ranch house in suburban Long Island with the same woman for decades, shows up for work at Trump Tower every day and almost always goes to the same spot down the block for lunch.
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Chinese official insists no love for Dalai Lama in Tibet

China's Communist Party chief in Tibet insisted on Wednesday that the Tibetan people feel more affection toward the government than to the region's traditional Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, who fled following an abortive uprising against Chinese rule nearly 60 years ago. The Dalai Lama hasn't done a "single good thing" for Tibet since he left, the chief said.
2019-03-07 07:09:42 Read More

US government kept tabs on journalists, 'instigators': Report

The US govt ran an operation to screen journalists, activists and others while investigating last year's migrant caravan from Mexico, a TV report said. Dossiers that included photos from their passports or social media accounts, date of birth and other details were kept in a database and some freelance journalists had alerts placed on their passports.
2019-03-07 06:09:37 Read More

11 million North Koreans need food and kids are stunted: UN

An estimated 11 million people in North Korea â€” over 43 per cent of the population â€” are undernourished and "chronic food insecurity and malnutrition is widespread," according to a UN report issued Wednesday. With only limited health care and a lack of access to clean water and sanitation, "children are also at risk of dying from curable diseases," the report said.
2019-03-07 05:33:08 Read More

Amnesty activist arrested for song against Indonesian forces

The rights group says Robertus Robet, a sociology professor at the State University of Jakarta, was arrested on Wednesday evening for alleged online criminal defamation under an electronic information law that is increasingly used to curb free speech. The song dates to the 1998 student-led movement against former dictator Suharto.
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Former Trump campaign chief to be sentenced, could face life in prison

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chief Paul Manafort, who turns 70 in April, was convicted by a Virginia jury in August of five counts of filing false income tax returns, two counts of bank fraud and one count of failing to report a foreign bank account. In a filing with the judge, they said Manafort is "truly remorseful" and is in poor health after spending the past 9 months in prison.
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'Buddhism under threat': Thai election gives platform to radicals

Their politics marks a new trend in traditionally tolerant Thailand, where Buddhist nationalist movements have never taken root in the same way as in countries such as Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
2019-03-07 04:30:54 Read More

Caracas expels German envoy for backing Guaido as US tightens sanctions

Venezuela expelled Germany's ambassador on Wednesday, hitting out at international support for opposition leader Juan Guaido as the US stepped up sanctions in a bid to force out his rival President Nicolas Maduro. Separately, an American journalist was detained by Venezuelan security services for some 12 hours and later deported.
2019-03-07 03:39:39 Read More

US senators say Saudi crown prince has gone 'full gangster'

Retired General John Abizaid, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Saudi Arabia, defended the US-Saudi relationship on Wednesday as lawmakers accused the kingdom of a litany of misdeeds and criticized its crown prince as going "full gangster." Abizaid called for accountability for the murder of Khashoggi, a US resident, and support for human rights.
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Convicted Australian cardinal sued over alleged abuse

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Convicted Australian cardinal sued over alleged abuse

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I was raped by Air Force officer: US Senator

US Senator Martha McSally, the first female combat pilot in the US Air Force, said on Wednesday she had been raped by a superior officer but did not report it because she blamed herself and did not trust the system.
2019-03-07 02:23:14 Read More

Two UK universities evacuated due to 'suspicious packages'

Police in eastern England said they had put a cordon in place at the University of Essex and evacuated some buildings after receiving a call about a suspect package. The bomb squad had been called in. In Scotland, the University of Glasgow also said several buildings had been shut and classes cancelled after a suspicious package was found in the mailroom.
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EU says 'no solution' yet to break Brexit deadlock

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Lanka President takes U-turn over war crimes probe

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Suicide blast near airport in east kills 16: Afghan official

Militants in Afghanistan set off a suicide blast on Wednesday at a construction company near the airport in Jalalabad, killing at least 16 people. The dawn assault drew in US forces to assist the Afghan troops in the ensuing shootout. No one immediately claimed responsibility but both the Taliban and the IS are active in eastern Afghanistan.
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Iraq children tortured, unfairly tried for alleged IS ties: HRW

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Death toll from Indonesia mine collapse rises to 16

18 people were pulled alive but injured from the illegal mine on Sulawesi island, but it is unclear how many were inside at the accident happened last Tuesday. Painstaking rescue efforts have been hampered by steep terrain, unstable soil and narrow mining shafts. For the first few days the team had to dig by hand to reach survivors because of the precarious conditions.
2019-03-06 07:47:52 Read More

Venezuela's Guaido tells Maduro pressure 'just beginning'

The 35-year-old National Assembly leader returned home to a hero's welcome on Monday, having defied a ban on leaving the country to embark on a 10-day tour of South American allies and remains free after returning despite the threat of arrest by the government.
2019-03-06 05:04:46 Read More

South Korea court grants bail for ex-president Lee

The CEO-turned president, who served from 2008 to 2013, was found guilty on charges including bribery and embezzlement and sentenced to 15 years in prison last October. But the Seoul High Court approved the request for bail that the 77-year-old Lee made on the grounds of ill health, the South's Yonhap news agency reported.
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North Korea 'rebuilding' main satellite launch site, photos show

A Washington-based think tank says activity is "evident" at the vertical engine test stand and the launch pad's rail-mounted rocket transfer structure at the Sohae Satellite Launching Station -- the facility from which Pyongyang launched satellites in 2012 and 2016.
2019-03-06 02:50:29 Read More

Indian and Pakistani students at Oxford say â€˜Noâ€™ to war

Nearly 100 nationals from the two countries took part in the â€œIndia-Pakistan Solidarity Demonstrationâ€ outside the Radcliffe Camera, one of Oxfordâ€™s iconic landmarks, on Saturday. They read out anti-war poems in Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi and English and sang Faiz Ahmed Faizâ€™s nazm â€œHum Dekhengeâ€.
2019-03-05 17:30:00 Read More

Notorious California serial killer Juan Corona dead at 85

Juan Corona, nicknamed "The Machete Murderer" for hacking to death dozens of migrant farm labourers in the early 1970s, died at 85. A labour contractor who hired thousands of fruit and vegetable workers, Corona killed 25 of them and was arrested in 1971. He was convicted of murder in 1973, the most until John Wayne Gacy of Chicago was convicted of 33 in 1980.
2019-03-05 10:28:28 Read More

Hero's welcome as opposition leader Guaido returns to Venezuela

Supporters, media, and diplomats from allied countries mobbed Guaido on his arrival at the international airport in Caracas before he headed into the city for a tumultuous homecoming by thousands of supporters
2019-03-05 05:08:42 Read More

Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he is innocent, will 'strongly' defend himself: Statement

The court reportedly set the bail at one billion yen ($9 million), but prosecutors are likely to appeal the decision and could even file additional allegations against Ghosn to keep him from leaving detention.
2019-03-05 04:16:23 Read More

Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn says he is innocent, will 'strongly' defend himself: Statement

Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020

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China hikes defence budget by 7.5% to $177.61bn

With this year's increase, China's defence spending moved closer to the $200 billion mark, making it the highest spender on defence after the United States.
2019-03-05 02:03:38 Read More

British royals appeal for online kindness after trolling of Kate, Meghan

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â€˜Beverly Hills, 90210â€™ star Luke Perry dies at 52

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Putin suspends Russian obligations under key nuclear pact

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Qureshi hints Pak may not oppose listing of JeM chief as global terrorist

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Death toll from Alabama tornadoes likely to rise as search resumes

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Imran Khan's party tweets in Hindi

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2019-03-04 14:10:43 Read More

Brexit bribe? UK PM May unveils $2.1 billion fund for Brexit-backing towns

The â€œStronger Towns Fundâ€, details of which appeared in newspapers last month, is seen by many as part of Mayâ€™s efforts to win support for her Brexit deal from opposition Labour lawmakers who represent areas, particularly in northern England that voted strongly in favor of leaving the European Union.
2019-03-04 09:32:24 Read More

I am not worthy of Nobel Peace Prize: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

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South Korea's Moon Jae-in calls for quick resumption of nuclear talks

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Adviser says Donald Trump 'gave nothing away' in North Korea talks

John Bolton, in three television interviews, tried to make the case that Trump advanced America's national security interests by rejecting a bad agreement while working to persuade Kim to take "the big deal that really could make a difference for North Korea".
2019-03-04 05:47:48 Read More

Adviser says Donald Trump 'gave nothing away' in North Korea talks

France plans 5% digital tax on internet giants

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Australia bars entry of visitors with domestic violence convictions

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Iran threatens action against Pakistan-based terrorist groups

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US, S Korea end spring military drills to back diplomacy

"The reason I do not want military drills with South Korea is to save hundreds of millions of dollars for the U.S.for which we are not reimbursed," Trump tweeted Sunday.
2019-03-04 00:00:46 Read More

China's Xinhua presents news using robot anchor

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In call with Pakistan PM Imran Khan, UK's May urges action on terror groups

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2019-03-03 16:19:27 Read More

Nigerian pipeline explodes, forces hundreds to flee

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White House security chief defends Trump-Kim summit

US national security advisor John Bolton denied Sunday that last week's nuclear summit with North Korea was a failure, despite President Donald Trump coming home empty-handed. A high-stakes second meeting to strike a nuclear disarmament deal between the North's leader Kim Jong Un and Trump broke up in disarray Thursday, without even a joint statement.
2019-03-03 15:16:15 Read More

Egypt's top cleric calls polygamy 'injustice,' draws debate

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2019-03-03 15:11:09 Read More

Trump delivers a slashing speech that rouses the right

His remarks capped a week that saw his nuclear summit with North Korea's leader collapse without an agreement, his former lawyer deliver damaging congressional testimony about his character and business practices and Congress take action to nullify his emergency declaration to secure money for the border wall that lawmakers have denied him
2019-03-03 14:20:34 Read More

Malaysia open to proposals to revive MH370 hunt

Malaysia is open to restarting the hunt for Flight MH370 if firms come forward with credible leads and concrete proposals, the transport minister said Sunday, five years on from the plane's disappearance. The Malaysia Airlines jet vanished in March 2014 with 239 people â€” mostly from China â€” on board, en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing.
2019-03-03 12:26:39 Read More

Five children killed in attack in Yemen's Hodeida: UN

Five Yemeni children were killed in an attack on their home in flashpoint Hodeida province, the UN and medics said, months into a ceasefire agreed by the government and rebels.
2019-03-03 10:31:07 Read More

Five children killed in attack in Yemen's Hodeida: UN

More than 50 people missing after pipeline explodes in Nigeria

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Wounded and alone, children emerge from last IS enclave

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China says BRI not a debt trap or regional hegemony

CPPCC spokesman Guo Weimin put up a strong defence of Xi's pet project the BRI, which has raised concerns after China acquired Sri Lanka's Hambantota port for a 99-year lease as a debt swap. China is due to hold the second BRI Forum for International Cooperation next month in which several world leaders, especially from Pakistan, are expected to be present.
2019-03-02 14:11:11 Read More

London Stansted Airport shut for hours after aborted takeoff

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China lodges protest with Canada over Huawei executive's extradition process

Canada announced on Friday that it would launch proceedings to extradite Meng, daughter of Huawei's owner Ren Zhengfei, raising concerns in Beijing, which has been very vocal in protesting her arrest since Dec'18. Meng was arrested in Canada at the request of the US. China said the case against Meng was an "abuse of the bilateral extradition treaty".
2019-03-02 11:07:18 Read More

Five years on, MH370 families band together to seek closure

There were 239 people onboard the Boeing 777 when it vanished enroute from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8, 2014 and became the world's greatest aviation mystery.
2019-03-02 04:04:19 Read More

Trump ordered officials to give Kushner top security clearance

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Taliban attacks US-Afghan base in Helmand: Officials

A Taliban attack on a US-Afghan base was repelled in southeast Afghanistan, officials said Friday, as fighting continues in the war-torn country amid a pause in ongoing peace talks between the insurgents and American negotiators in Doha.
2019-03-01 14:13:10 Read More

North Korea, US vow to keep talking after Hanoi summit collapse

In the aftermath, each sought to blame the other's intransigence for the deadlock. Trump insisted Pyongyang wanted all sanctions imposed on it over its banned weapons programmes lifted, and this was a bridge too far. But in a rare late-night press briefing, the North Korean foreign minister said Pyongyang had only wanted some of the measures eased.
2019-03-01 10:59:59 Read More

Earthquake 7.0 magnitude hits Peru: USGS

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Shah Mehmood Qureshi won't attend OIC over invite to Sushma Swaraj

India's external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj has been invited to the OIC meeting as a guest of honour despite strong protest from Pakistan. Qureshi informed Parliament that he would not be attending the conference in the UAE on March 1-2.
2019-03-01 07:24:29 Read More

US vows Philippines aid if attacked in China-claimed sea

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday vowed to defend the Philippines against "armed attack" in the disputed South China Sea in Washington's starkest warning yet against Chinese claims to most of the strategic waterway. Pompeo said Beijing's artificial islands in waters also claimed by the Southeast Asian nation and other neighbours was a threat.
2019-03-01 06:59:48 Read More

UNGA President concerned over situation between India, Pakistan

The President of the General Assembly is "actually following with great concern the latest reports on the situation between India and Pakistan," told reporters Thursday during her press briefing.
2019-03-01 06:44:28 Read More

UNGA President concerned over situation between India, Pakistan

Sushma likely to raise terrorism issue at OIC meet in UAE

India's engagement with the OIC comes in the midst of escalating tension between India and Pakistan. The ties strained further after Indian fighter jets bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot deep inside Pakistan early Tuesday. Pakistan carried out a retaliatory aerial raid on Wednesday
2019-03-01 05:20:54 Read More

North Korea offers more talks after nuclear no-deal in Hanoi

The meeting between North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump broke up in disarray on Thursday, with a signing ceremony cancelled and no joint communique issued. Each sought to blame the other's intransigence for the deadlock.
2019-03-01 05:02:38 Read More

China presses tough message to diplomats on Xinjiang

Beijing has faced growing international opprobrium about camps it has set up in Xinjiang - strategically located on the borders of Central Asia - which China calls education and training centres and many Western countries and rights groups view as internment facilities for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslim peoples.
2019-03-01 04:51:12 Read More

US again asks Pakistan to deny safe havens to terrorists

â€‹In a surprise announcement during a joint session of Parliament on Thursday, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released on Friday as a gesture of peace.
2019-03-01 03:37:06 Read More

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US offers $1 million reward to find Osama bin Laden son

The location of Hamza bin Laden, sometimes dubbed the "crown prince of jihad," has been the subject of speculation for years with reports of him living in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Syria or under house arrest in Iran.
2019-03-01 02:26:14 Read More

Suitcases in hand, women protest Northern Irelandâ€™s abortion laws

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Indian docs, techies, students got majority of UK visas in â€™18: Report

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Pakistan politicians back PM Imran's peace initiative

Almost all political leaders, who spoke during the joint session of the Pakistan Parliament convened to discuss the security situation, said that war was not a solution of the problems. They, however, said Pakistan should fight back if a war was imposed on it. Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif in his speech fully supported the government initiative to engage in peace.
2019-02-28 16:50:33 Read More

Edward Nixon, brother of former US President Richard Nixon, dies at 88

The Richard Nixon Foundation announced that Nixon died at a nursing facility in Bothell, Washington, a Seattle suburb. A geologist and Navy veteran, Nixon worked on his brother's 1968 and 1972 presidential campaigns and served as co-chairman of the Nixon re-election committee in 1972.
2019-02-28 16:27:06 Read More

2,000 buildings flooded in California as storms slam West

The Russian River in wine country north of San Francisco crested at more than 14 metres Wednesday night, Sonoma County officials said. The river frequently floods in rainy weather but it had not reached that level for 25 years and wasn't expected to recede again until late Thursday night. Estimated 2K buildings inundated were mainly in and around Guerneville.
2019-02-28 15:55:24 Read More

Japan PM Shinzo Abe backs Trump after Kim summit ends with no deal

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Donald Trump on Cohen's testimony: 'He lied' and 'no collusion'

"He lied a lot," Trump told a press conference in Vietnam after his summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump insisted Cohen's testimony on Wednesday had provided no evidence the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia in the 2016 US election and that this is what mattered most in the keenly awaited session before a House committee.
2019-02-28 12:55:01 Read More

EU Commission rebuts Orban's accusations over migration

mmission has issued a formal rebuttal to accusations by the Hungarian government that the EU is promoting mass migration.
2019-02-28 11:51:35 Read More

Michael Cohen: Trump may not go peacefully if he loses in 2020

Michael Cohen, who implicated the president in federal crimes and said Trump would do anything to win, said he offered his bombshell alarm as someone who knows the president well. "Given my experience working for Mr Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, that there will never be a peaceful transition of power," he said.
2019-02-28 10:24:38 Read More

Closure of Pakistan air space snarls flights across Asia

Bangkok airport officials said over 4,000 travellers were affected. Those needing help were getting access to accommodations and alternative travel arrangements, they said, though some of those stranded complained they were getting no help at all.Pakistan aviation authorities said the country's air space would reopen as of midnight Thursday (1900 GMT).
2019-02-28 09:41:28 Read More

South Korean President to announce new engagement plans

South Korean President Moon Jae-in plans to offer new proposals for inter-Korean engagement following the high-stakes nuclear summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
2019-02-28 09:18:10 Read More

Smoke signals: Kim Jong Un's sister rushed off her feet on Vietnam trip

Kim Yo Jong, who holds the title of vice director of the ruling Workers' Party, came to the world's attention at the Winter Olympics in South Korea a year ago, when her big smile and relaxed manner made her a hit with many south of the DMZ.
2019-02-28 08:50:52 Read More

Pakistani airspace to remain closed till Thursday midnight

Pakistan's airspace for commercial flights will remain closed till Thursday midnight, the civil aviation authority announced as thousands of passengers have been stranded after flight operations were suspended in the wake of the escalating tensions with India. The authority on Wednesday had announced shut due to the prevailing security situation.
2019-02-28 08:22:37 Read More

Kim-Trump nuclear talks end abruptly without deal

The second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore but they failed to bridge their differences and did not sign a joint statement as initially scheduled. No agreement was reached at this time," White House said adding that their "respective teams look forward to meeting in the future."
2019-02-28 07:50:58 Read More

China urges India, Pakistan against 'expansion' of tensions

China's foreign minister has called on Pakistan and India to avoid escalating tensions, expressing to his Pakistani counterpart "deep concern" over the Kashmir crisis amid fears aerial battles could snowball into an all-out conflict. Wang told Qureshi he hoped the nuclear-armed neighbours would "exercise restraint".
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World News For The Year 2019 and Month Mar

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Brexit debate draws newcomers into British politics

Indonesia's Joko Widodo wins second term as president

Kamala Harris wants to fine companies that pay men more than women

Bank staff flagged Jared Kushner, Donald Trump transactions for watchdog: Report

Google restricts Huawei access to Android after Donald Trump order

Right-to-die case: Doctors end life support for French patient

US billionaire promises to pay off 400 studentsâ€™ loans

Chinese envoy calls on Pak army chief, discusses bilateral ties

UK foils 19 terror attacks in 2 years, cracks down on ISIS travel

Mexico calls for regional development to address immigration

Russian reporters resign en masse in row over Putin ally report

Will not let China become top superpower, claims Donald Trump

Russia air strikes kill 10 civilians in northwest Syria: Monitor

Clerics warn Iraq could be pulled into Iran war

Swedish prosecutor files request to detain Assange over rape allegation

Turkey to arrest 249 foreign ministry personnel in post-coup probe, reports national broadcaster

If Tehran attacks, it will be 'official end of Iran': Donald Trump

32 dead in Tajikistan prison riot: Official

11 people killed in reported gun attack at bar in Brazil

11 people killed in reported gun attack at bar in Brazil

Australian PM Morrison looks set to form majority govt: Report

Turkey arrests suspected spies for UAE, probing Jamal Khashoggi link

Journalist shot dead in Northern Ireland in 'terrorist incident'

President Emmanuel Macron meets officials, eyes Notre Dame for legacy-building

11 sleeping civilians killed in Cameroon Boko Haram attack

Sudan protest leaders to unveil civilian ruling body

China invites North Korea to Belt and Road summit

Bangladeshi girl killed by madrassa teacher for reporting sexual harassment against him: Police

In Indonesia's election, the winner is Widodo - and Islam

13 killed as church roof collapses in South Africa

North Korea's Kim back to military optics to raise heat

'It's a witch hunt': Trump's brash fight against Mueller

China says Silk Road not geopolitical tool, understands concerns

328 days in ISS? Christina plans to create a spaceflight record

Male nixes land policy of pro-China ex-President

Hindus in Pakistan protest abduction, forced conversion of girls

North Korea says it tested new weapon, wants Mike Pompeo out of talks

Pakistan's finance minister quits amid criticism

66 minutes: The frantic race to save Notre Dame

28 killed, including Germans, in Portuguese tourist bus crash: Officials

6.1 quake causes light damage in Taiwan capital, east coast

Catholic priests burn Harry Potter books in Poland

China calls on New Zealand to provide 'fair' investment environment

Japan says name for new era of Naruhito will be 'Reiwa'

Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

Ukraine comedian leads presidential election, runoff likely

25 killed, 400 injured as rainstorm hits Nepal; army called in

Post-NZ attack, is govt-controlled social media the future?

Pakistan appoints its envoy to India as new foreign secretary

UK tax fraud funded al-Qaida in Pakistan, Afghanistan: Report

Erdogan support tested in Turkish local elections; 2 killed

Border row: Mexican president into deep water with Trump

Ex-US vice-prez Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

Ex-US vice-prez Biden denies inappropriate conduct over alleged kiss

DR Congo towns vote in polls delayed by conflict, Ebola

Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour

Before mosque attacks, NZ failed to record hate crimes for years

Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election

Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province

Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home

Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis

Facebook to restrict video live streaming after New Zealand attack

Fresh graft cover-up tape hits Justin Trudeau

China says representatives of over 100 countries to attend 2nd BRF meet

Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

UK: May could face call for govt of national unity

Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia

Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: Officials

5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece

Where now for Britain's troubled Brexit?

Trump threatens to shut Mexico border - 'not kidding around'

Maldives court orders release of Abdulla Yameen

Pope makes reporting of sex abuse claims a must

China defends Masood Azhar block, says not shielding terrorists

Theresa May suffers third Brexit defeat

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