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Trump insists on funding for his border wall

Trump insists on funding for his border wall

-- 2019-01-09 21:20:46

US President Donald Trump has made his first TV address to the nation from the Oval Office, escalating a stand-off with Congress that has led to an 18-day partial government shutdown, reports BBC. Mr...

Kidnappers demand ransom to free Norway businessman's wife

Kidnappers demand ransom to free Norway businessman's wife

-- 2019-01-09 21:19:36

The wife of a Norwegian multi-millionaire businessman has been missing for months after being abducted, police have now confirmed, reports BBC. Anne-Elisabeth Falkevik Hagen, 68, disappeared from her...

Taiwan’s new military drill to counter China

Taiwan’s new military drill to counter China

-- 2019-01-09 19:43:54

Taiwan's military has announced a series of newly designed large-scale military drills for this year aimed at countering China's renewed threat to use force to gain control over the island. While Tai...

Iran’s Khamenei calls US officials ‘first-class idiots’

Iran’s Khamenei calls US officials ‘first-class idiots’

-- 2019-01-09 18:33:32

Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday called US officials 'first-class idiots,' mocking American leaders as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo toured the Mideast to promote the White House's tough stance...

Former Israeli minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

Former Israeli minister pleads guilty to spying for Iran

-- 2019-01-09 16:10:36

An Israeli former cabinet minister admitted to spying for Iran on Wednesday in a plea deal in exchange for an 11-year prison sentence, the Israeli Justice Ministry said. Gonen Segev, energy minister...

Russia ready to hold talks with US on INF arms treaty: Tass

Russia ready to hold talks with US on INF arms treaty: Tass

-- 2019-01-09 13:42:42

Russia is ready to hold consultations with the United States about the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty at diplomatic and military levels, Tass news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign...

Myanmar UN chief expresses concern over fighting in Rakhine

Myanmar UN chief expresses concern over fighting in Rakhine

-- 2019-01-09 13:11:09

The head of the United Nations in Myanmar on Wednesday expressed concern about the situation in the western state of Rakhine, where fighting between the military and the rebel Arakan Army has displace...

‘Suspicious packages’ found at Australia consulates

‘Suspicious packages’ found at Australia consulates

-- 2019-01-09 11:37:09

Australian authorities are investigating suspicious packages found at foreign consulates in Canberra and Melbourne, police have confirmed. Melbourne's Metropolitan Fire Brigade said it had been calle...

Guatemala expels its anti-corruption commission

Guatemala expels its anti-corruption commission

-- 2019-01-08 17:48:31

Guatemala has said it is withdrawing from UN-backed anti-corruption commission which has been investigating the country's President Jimmy Morales. Guatemalan Foreign Minister Sandra Jovel said on Mon...

India's Supreme Court reinstates CBI chief

India's Supreme Court reinstates CBI chief

-- 2019-01-08 16:36:37

India's Supreme Court has reinstated the removed director of the country's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday in a setback to the government that has been accused of undermining the agen...

Turkey to ask US to hand over military bases in Syria

Turkey to ask US to hand over military bases in Syria

-- 2019-01-08 15:06:24

Turkey will ask US officials in talks on Tuesday to hand over its military bases in Syria to Ankara or destroy them, the Hurriyet newspaper reported, a request that could further complicate discussion...

Mozambique indicts 18 for involvement in $2b loan fraud

Mozambique indicts 18 for involvement in $2b loan fraud

-- 2019-01-08 14:33:25

Mozambique has indicted 18 citizens for their involvement in fraud involving $2 billion in loans to state-owned companies, the attorney general’s office (AGO) said on Monday, in a scandal that h...

US Uber driver pleads guilty to six murders in 2016

US Uber driver pleads guilty to six murders in 2016

-- 2019-01-08 13:42:47

An Uber driver accused of killing six people at random in a shooting spree in the US state of Michigan in 2016 has pleaded guilty to murder, attempted murder and firearms offences. Four people were k...

Oil tanker fire kills one in Hong Kong, rescue ongoing

Oil tanker fire kills one in Hong Kong, rescue ongoing

-- 2019-01-08 12:23:13

An oil tanker caught fire in Hong Kong’s southern waters on Tuesday, killing one crew member while at least 21 were rescued, police said, with witnesses reporting a loud blast that shook windows...

North Korea's Kim visiting China after warning to US

North Korea's Kim visiting China after warning to US

-- 2019-01-08 12:02:34

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is visiting China at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, only days after warning he may take an alternative path if the United States does not ease sanction...

EU looks at help for May, but will not rework Brexit deal

EU looks at help for May, but will not rework Brexit deal

-- 2019-01-08 11:41:11

The European Union is considering ways to help Prime Minister Theresa May convince the British parliament to back the Brexit treaty she agreed with EU leaders last month but ruled out on Monday any ch...

Indonesia to resume search for Lion Air jet’s cockpit voice recorder

Indonesia to resume search for Lion Air jet’s cockpit voice recorder

-- 2019-01-08 11:31:55

Indonesia will launch a renewed search effort as early as Tuesday to find the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, the head of its accident investigati...

Yellow vests: France plans crackdown on unsanctioned protests

Yellow vests: France plans crackdown on unsanctioned protests

-- 2019-01-08 11:17:09

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests after seven weeks of anti-government unrest. His government wants to draft new legislation t...

US navy ship sails near disputed islands in South China Sea

US navy ship sails near disputed islands in South China Sea

-- 2019-01-07 21:01:19

A US guided-missile destroyer sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea in what China called a 'provocation' as US officials joined talks in Beijing during a truce in a bitter trade war. Th...

Gabon thwarts military coup attempt

Gabon thwarts military coup attempt

-- 2019-01-07 19:52:39

Gabon foiled an attempted military coup on Monday, arresting several plotters just hours after they took over state radio in a bid to end 50 years of rule by President Ali Bongo’s family. Gover...

Thailand vows not to deport Saudi woman

Thailand vows not to deport Saudi woman

-- 2019-01-07 18:09:34

The head of Thailand's immigration police has said the country will not deport a young Saudi woman who fled her family at the weekend, due to concerns for her safety. Thai immigration officials had t...

EU again rules out reworking Brexit deal

EU again rules out reworking Brexit deal

-- 2019-01-07 17:46:29

The European Commission repeated on Monday that EU leaders would not renegotiate a Brexit treaty agreed last month with Prime Minister Theresa May and was pressing on with planning for Britain to cras...

Maduro defends his government's legitimacy

Maduro defends his government's legitimacy

-- 2019-01-07 17:43:41

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has defended his government's legitimacy amid growing opposition and international condemnation of his bid for a second six-year term. In a Tweet on Sunday, Maduro...

Denmark plans business hub on 9 new islands

Denmark plans business hub on 9 new islands

-- 2019-01-07 16:47:30

Denmark has proposed constructing nine islands in the sea just south of Copenhagen to create more space for businesses. A spokesman for the country's business ministry gave the information on Monday,...

China arrests 18 at TCM firm after cancer case sparks outcry

China arrests 18 at TCM firm after cancer case sparks outcry

-- 2019-01-07 15:10:47

Chinese authorities have arrested the founder and more than a dozen others at a local traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) firm after the death of a young girl with cancer was linked to the company and...

Taliban militants kill 21 police officials in west Afghanistan

Taliban militants kill 21 police officials in west Afghanistan

-- 2019-01-07 14:50:02

Taliban insurgents have stormed security posts in west Afghanistan, killing 21 police and pro-government militia members, officials said on Monday, the latest in a surge of attacks that has cast doubt...

May to hold parliamentary Brexit vote on Jan 15

May to hold parliamentary Brexit vote on Jan 15

Reuters 2019-01-07 14:27:54

British Prime Minister Theresa May will hold a delayed parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal on January 15, the BBC reported on Monday, citing government sources. May was forced to pull the vote on h...

Army seizes power ‘to restore democracy’ in Gabon

Army seizes power ‘to restore democracy’ in Gabon

-- 2019-01-07 13:56:48

The military says it has seized power in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader's family has ruled for 50 years. Soldiers in the west African country say they launched a coup "to restore democracy"....

Magnitude 5.4 quake batters southern Philippines

Magnitude 5.4 quake batters southern Philippines

-- 2019-01-07 11:47:41

An earthquake of 5.4 magnitude rattled Zamboanga del Norte province in the southern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The institute said the quake, w...

Rights group urges Thailand not to deport Saudi woman

Rights group urges Thailand not to deport Saudi woman

-- 2019-01-07 11:24:57

A human rights group urged Thai authorities on Monday to halt plans to deport an 18-year-old Saudi woman who says she is fleeing abuse from her family and fears they will kill her if she is returned h...