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Taiwan perfecting missiles to face China’s military expansion

Taiwan perfecting missiles to face China’s military expansion

-- 2018-08-18 18:36:00

Defence experts say Taiwan is responding to China’s arms buildup by developing missiles and interceptors of its own that could reduce Beijing’s military advantage over the self-ruled islan...

Imran Khan takes oath as PM of Pakistan

Imran Khan takes oath as PM of Pakistan

-- 2018-08-18 17:56:42

Former cricket star Imran Khan took oath as Pakistan’s 22nd prime minister on Saturday at the President’s House in Islamabad. The new prime minister will have to form a coalition governme...

Moscow reiterates commitment to Iran nuke deal

Moscow reiterates commitment to Iran nuke deal

-- 2018-08-18 16:07:15

Moscow is determined to take all necessary measures to preserve and implement the Iran nuclear deal, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. The ministry said Russia continues to consistently implemen...

Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies

Former UN chief Kofi Annan dies

FE Online Desk 2018-08-18 15:44:30

Former United Nations Secretary General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died at the age of 80 after a short illness, the Kofi Annan Foundation said on Saturday. The Ghanaian was the sev...

Algerian president Bouteflika fires two senior army generals

Algerian president Bouteflika fires two senior army generals

-- 2018-08-18 15:39:29

Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika dismissed two senior generals, the presidency said, a fresh upheaval in the OPEC oil producer’s power structure ahead of a presidential election ne...

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 324

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 324

-- 2018-08-18 13:25:43

The death toll from 10 days of floods in the Kerala jumped to 324 on Saturday as the south Indian state has been hit with the highest rainfall in a century. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had ar...

Mueller recommends up to six months’ jail for ex-Trump aide

Mueller recommends up to six months’ jail for ex-Trump aide

-- 2018-08-18 12:31:53

US special counsel Robert Mueller has recommended a prison sentence of up to six months for former Trump campaign aide George Papadopoulos. Mueller, head of an investigation into alleged Russian medd...

Monsoon floods kill more than 300 in Kerala

Monsoon floods kill more than 300 in Kerala

-- 2018-08-17 21:50:20

At least 324 people have been killed in flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala, the regional chief minister says. Rescuers are battling torrential rains to save residents, with more than 200...

Imran Khan to be sworn in as prime minister Saturday

Imran Khan to be sworn in as prime minister Saturday

-- 2018-08-17 19:07:25

Former cricket star Imran Khan has been elected prime minister of Pakistan in a vote at the country's National Assembly. His PTI party won the most seats in July's elections - setting up Mr Khan to b...

UN for safeguarding aid workers, civilians

UN for safeguarding aid workers, civilians

-- 2018-08-17 18:31:44

UN Emergency Relief Coordinator and Humanitarian Affairs chief Mark Lowcock on Friday renewed the call for civilians and aid workers everywhere to be better protected. He made the call remembering al...

Thousands gather to bid adieu to Vajpayee

Thousands gather to bid adieu to Vajpayee

-- 2018-08-17 18:20:43

Thousands of people joined former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's funeral and last rites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. The 93-year-old stalwart's funeral procession was joined...

Indonesia police kill dozens in Asian Games clean-up drive: Amnesty

Indonesia police kill dozens in Asian Games clean-up drive: Amnesty

-- 2018-08-17 18:10:50

Police in the Indonesian capital have killed dozens of people as part of an escalating crackdown against petty criminals ahead of the Asian Games, in a campaign Amnesty International has described as...

Tanzania electoral body tasks US to prove irregularity allegations

Tanzania electoral body tasks US to prove irregularity allegations

-- 2018-08-17 18:01:22

Tanzania’s electoral commission has tasked the United States to prove allegations it made on Wednesday, saying by-elections held on August 12 were marred by violence and intimidation. In a stat...

I am ready to step down: Duterte

I am ready to step down: Duterte

-- 2018-08-17 17:03:48

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte could step down if the son of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos succeeds in overturning his 2016 vice presidential election defeat. Duterte’s single term end...

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 164

Kerala floods: Death toll rises to 164

-- 2018-08-17 16:23:58

The worst floods in a century in the Indian state of Kerala have killed 164 people and forced more than 200,000 into relief camps. Government officials said on Friday that the situation may worsen fu...

China training for strikes on US targets: Pentagon

China training for strikes on US targets: Pentagon

-- 2018-08-17 16:08:09

China's military "is likely training for strikes" against US and allied targets in the Pacific, a Pentagon report warns. The annual report to Congress says China is increasing its ability to send bom...

16 hurt in Germany as bus drives into ditch

16 hurt in Germany as bus drives into ditch

-- 2018-08-17 14:29:51

Six people were seriously injured and ten others slightly hurt after a bus driven into a ditch beside a highway in northeastern Germany and turned over, police said. News agency dpa reported that t...

Mali President Keita wins re-election

Mali President Keita wins re-election

-- 2018-08-17 13:52:14

Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has been re-elected as president after beating opposition candidate, Soumaila Cisse, in a runoff vote, the government said on Thursday. Keita won 67 per cent...

US welcomes Saudi Arabia's pledge of $100 million for Syria

US welcomes Saudi Arabia's pledge of $100 million for Syria

-- 2018-08-17 13:36:33

The United States on Thursday welcomed Saudi Arabia’s contribution of $100 million to help stabilize parts of Syria no longer held by Islamic State, which comes as the Trump administration looks...

S Arabia contributes $100m for northeast Syria

S Arabia contributes $100m for northeast Syria

-- 2018-08-17 13:30:54

Saudi Arabia says it has contributed 100 million US dollar to northeast Syria for "stabilisation projects" in areas once held by the Islamic State group. The money "will save lives, help facilitate...

Nine planes make emergency landing in S America

Nine planes make emergency landing in S America

-- 2018-08-17 11:50:32

Nine planes were forced to make emergency changes to their routes within Chilean, Argentine, and Peruvian airspace on Thursday because of bomb threats issued to Chile’s civil aviation authority,...

Former India PM Atal Behari Vaypayee dies aged 93

Former India PM Atal Behari Vaypayee dies aged 93

-- 2018-08-16 18:36:17

Former Indian prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee has died on Thursday aged 93. He was being treated for age-related illnesses in Delhi's AIIMS hospital. Vajpayee was one of the founding members of...

Kerala monsoon floods take 73 lives

Kerala monsoon floods take 73 lives

-- 2018-08-16 15:25:27

Flooding caused by heavy monsoon rains in the southern Indian state of Kerala has killed at least 73 people, shut down an airport and displaced more than 85,000 people, officials have said. The state...

Italy deputy PM says, state may take over motorways

Italy deputy PM says, state may take over motorways

Reuters 2018-08-16 14:49:56

The Italian state will have to take over the country’s motorways if companies who have concessions are not able to do the job properly, deputy prime minister Luigi Di Maio said on Thursday. Di...

Thailand to ban imports of scrap electronics

Thailand to ban imports of scrap electronics

-- 2018-08-16 14:43:39

Thailand will ban imports of 432 types of scrap electronics within six months, an environment ministry official said on Thursday, the latest country to respond to China’s crackdown on imports of...

US, Mexico team up to fight drug cartels

US, Mexico team up to fight drug cartels

-- 2018-08-16 13:59:53

US and Mexican law enforcement authorities will set up a joint team based in Chicago targeting the leaders and finances of drug cartels that ship opioids into the United States, aiming to stanch a spi...

24 schoolchildren die in Sudan boat capsize

24 schoolchildren die in Sudan boat capsize

-- 2018-08-16 13:33:34

At least 24 children on their way to school and a health worker have drowned when their boat sank in northern Sudan. More than 40 children were on the boat, whose engine failed in a strong current as...

New Zealand bans selling homes to foreigners

New Zealand bans selling homes to foreigners

-- 2018-08-16 12:11:06

New Zealand's parliament has banned many foreigners from buying existing homes in the country - a move aimed at making properties more affordable. The ban only applies to non-residents. Australians a...

Libya court sentences 45 to death over 2011 killings

Libya court sentences 45 to death over 2011 killings

-- 2018-08-16 11:27:49

A Libyan appeals court has sentenced 45 people to death by firing squad for killings committed in the capital, Tripoli, during a 2011 uprising, according to a statement from the justice ministry. The...

Iran Supreme Leader admits  mistake over nuclear talks

Iran Supreme Leader admits mistake over nuclear talks

-- 2018-08-16 10:00:49

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has admitted he made a mistake in allowing the country’s foreign minister to speak to his US counterpart during negotiations that led to a 2015 inte...