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UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, EU court says

UK can unilaterally cancel Brexit, EU court says

-- 2018-12-10 14:33:45

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the UK can cancel Brexit without the permission of the other 27 EU members. The judges ruled that this could be done without altering the terms of B...

Congo’s Kabila ‘may seek re-election in future’

Congo’s Kabila ‘may seek re-election in future’

-- 2018-12-10 12:59:26

Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila says he will leave office after the 23 December poll, but may seek re-election in the future. Kabila, 47, said he would remain in politics after t...

Macron to hold crisis meeting over 'yellow vest' protests

Macron to hold crisis meeting over 'yellow vest' protests

-- 2018-12-10 11:48:02

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to meet trade unions and employers' organisations, in a bid to defuse weeks of unrest in Paris and other cities. Monday's meeting comes ahead of a TV address i...

Saudi Arabia refuses to extradite Khashoggi suspects to Turkey

Saudi Arabia refuses to extradite Khashoggi suspects to Turkey

-- 2018-12-10 10:44:50

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister has ruled out the extradition of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Istanbul’s chief prosecutor filed warrants for the arrest of tw...

Brexit MPs' committee slams May's deal

Brexit MPs' committee slams May's deal

-- 2018-12-10 00:38:42

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was condemned as "a huge step into the unknown" by a committee of lawmakers responsible for scrutinising it, in the latest blow to her efforts to win p...

Archaeologists unveil 2,500- yr old deluxe carriage in China

Archaeologists unveil 2,500- yr old deluxe carriage in China

-- 2018-12-10 00:37:51

Archaeologists at the archaeology research institute of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences have unveiled the details of a deluxe carriage unearthed in a cemetery dating back to the Eastern Zhou Dy...

New Zealand police find body of ‘British tourist’

New Zealand police find body of ‘British tourist’

-- 2018-12-09 17:57:34

New Zealand police said Sunday they found a body they believe to be that of missing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane. Police said the body was in a forested area about 10 metres (33 feet) fr...

Fifteen civilians die in ethnic attack on Mali village

Fifteen civilians die in ethnic attack on Mali village

-- 2018-12-09 17:02:42

Fifteen civilians from the Fulani community were killed last week when armed men from a rival ethnic group attacked their village in central Mali, a regional governor said on Saturday. Communal viole...

French PM seeks 'unity' after new unrest

French PM seeks 'unity' after new unrest

-- 2018-12-09 16:52:47

French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe has vowed to "restore national unity" after violence broke out during a fourth consecutive weekend of protests. Police used tear gas and rubber bullets o...

French president to make major announcement next week

French president to make major announcement next week

-- 2018-12-09 16:36:48

French President Emmanuel Macron is set to make a major announcement early in the coming week over “yellow vest” protests. A spokesman of Macron's government gave the information on Sunda...

Key Trump aide John Kelly to leave chief of staff job

Key Trump aide John Kelly to leave chief of staff job

-- 2018-12-09 13:49:35

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly will leave his job at the end of the year, US President Donald Trump said on Saturday, his latest staff shakeup since midterm elections a month ago cost Republica...

Modi greets Sonia Gandhi on birthday

Modi greets Sonia Gandhi on birthday

-- 2018-12-09 13:27:22

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended his greetings to former Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. "Best wishes to Smt. Sonia Gandhiji on her birthday. I pray for her long...

UK Brexit legislators committee slams May’s deal

UK Brexit legislators committee slams May’s deal

Reuters 2018-12-09 13:15:53

British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was condemned as "a huge step into the unknown" by a committee of lawmakers responsible for scrutinising it, in the latest blow to her efforts to win p...

Iran says sanctions may lead to deluge of drugs on west

Iran says sanctions may lead to deluge of drugs on west

Reuters 2018-12-09 10:40:52

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a “deluge” of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if US sanctions weaken Iran’s ability to contain them.  “I warn those who...

We're not your hired gun, Imran tells US

We're not your hired gun, Imran tells US

-- 2018-12-08 22:09:58

ISLAMABAD, Dec 08 (Reuters): Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the US of "pushing Pakistan away" and said he would never want to have a relation with Washington where his country is tre...

'SAARC will realise fullest potential of region'

'SAARC will realise fullest potential of region'

-- 2018-12-08 20:26:04

Secretary General of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Amjad Hussain B. Sial has said the association will be able to realise the fullest potential of the region. He also d...

Thousands of migrants trapped in Bosnia as winter arrives

Thousands of migrants trapped in Bosnia as winter arrives

-- 2018-12-08 18:47:59

His right arm was swollen and badly bruised. He didn’t so much walk as shuffle because of injuries to his legs that, like those elsewhere on his body, he said were inflicted by Croatian police b...

Paris police fires tear gas at protesters

Paris police fires tear gas at protesters

-- 2018-12-08 18:19:38

Police in Paris have fired tear gas on protesters as a fourth weekend of anti-government protests turned violent on Saturday. Up to 5,000 people have gathered in the city centre, and at least 272 are...

Second deadliest Ebola outbreak hits major African city

Second deadliest Ebola outbreak hits major African city

-- 2018-12-08 16:16:38

The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has spread to a major city. Butembo, a bustling city of almost a million people in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, is reportin...

Japan eases immigration rules for workers

Japan eases immigration rules for workers

-- 2018-12-08 14:21:17

Japan's parliament has approved a controversial new law allowing hundreds of thousands of foreigners into the country to ease labour shortages. From next April foreigners will be allowed to take up j...

Sudan gold mine collapse kills three miners; 10 still trapped

Sudan gold mine collapse kills three miners; 10 still trapped

-- 2018-12-08 13:03:02

Three miners were killed and 10 were trapped underground when a gold mine they were working at in northern Sudan collapsed, the state’s Sudanese Mineral Resources Company (SMRC) said in a statem...

Six die in Italy nightclub stampede; over 100 injured

Six die in Italy nightclub stampede; over 100 injured

-- 2018-12-08 11:28:57

Six people have been killed and more than 100 injured, 10 of them seriously, in a stampede at a nightclub in Italy, officials say. The incident took place near the eastern coastal city of Ancona. So...

Bank robbery shootout in Brazil kills 14

Bank robbery shootout in Brazil kills 14

Reuters 2018-12-08 10:45:06

Fourteen people, including six hostages, were killed early on Friday in a shootout between police and bank robbers attempting to blow up ATMs at two banks in a small town in northeastern Brazil, autho...

5.1 quake jolts Japan’s Fukushima prefecture

5.1 quake jolts Japan’s Fukushima prefecture

-- 2018-12-08 10:42:10

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture on Saturday, Japan Meteorological Agency said. The temblor occurred at 10:54 am local time, with...

Campaign for new referendum on Brexit gathers pace

Campaign for new referendum on Brexit gathers pace

-- 2018-12-07 17:56:51

After losing the most contentious referendum in British history, James McGrory went for a drink in The Hope pub near London’s medieval meat market. Amid butchers in bloodied coats, his dream of...

Italy's economy minister denies resignation rumour

Italy's economy minister denies resignation rumour

-- 2018-12-07 17:18:41

Italy’s Economy Minister Giovanni Tria denied he would resign on Friday, according to a spokeswoman, after newspapers reported he was on the verge of quitting amidst talks with Brussels over nex...

Mediterranean refugee rescue ship ends operation

Mediterranean refugee rescue ship ends operation

-- 2018-12-07 15:57:55

The last refugee rescue ship working in the Mediterranean Sea, Aquarius, has ended her operations, French NGO Medecins sans Frontieres said late on Thursday, blaming harassment from Italy and other co...

Britain readying plans for medical supplies in no-deal Brexit

Britain readying plans for medical supplies in no-deal Brexit

-- 2018-12-07 15:47:23

The United kingdom is working on plans to use aeroplanes and fast-track trucks to ensure the continued supply of medicines if it leaves the European Union without a deal in March. British Health Mini...

Police evacuate CNN NY office over bomb threat

Police evacuate CNN NY office over bomb threat

-- 2018-12-07 15:38:38

CNN's broadcast offices in New York City had been evacuated by police on Thursday night for more than an hour after a caller said there were five bombs hidden in the Time Warner Center. The “...

India govt meets with WhatsApp over tracing of fake news

India govt meets with WhatsApp over tracing of fake news

-- 2018-12-07 15:17:55

Indian tech ministry officials met with senior WhatsApp executives this week to ask the Facebook Inc unit to start tracing the origins of misinformation spread through its messaging platform, offici...