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Strong quake rattles Indonesia

Strong quake rattles Indonesia

-- 2017-12-16 12:00:00

A 6.5 magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia's densely populated Java island, killing two people and severely damaging dozens of homes near the epicenter. The quake struck at 11:47 pm on Friday and was...

US makes U-turn on N Korea talks

US makes U-turn on N Korea talks

BBC 2017-12-16 12:00:00

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said North Korea must "earn its way back to the table" for negotiations between the two countries to restart. Mr Tillerson said Pyongyang had to carry out a "susta...

Cops find billionaire couple dead in Toronto home

Cops find billionaire couple dead in Toronto home

-- 2017-12-16 11:17:50

A Canadian billionaire and his wife have been found dead at their home in Toronto in circumstances that police described as "suspicious". The bodies of Barry Sherman and his wife Honey were found in...

Austria’s conservatives, far right agree on coalition govt

Austria’s conservatives, far right agree on coalition govt

-- 2017-12-16 10:39:08

Austria's conservative People's Party has agreed a coalition with the far-right Freedom Party. The deal comes two months after a parliamentary election which the People's Party won but without an ove...

S Korea suspects North’s hand in ‘crypto-currency’ hacking

S Korea suspects North’s hand in ‘crypto-currency’ hacking

-- 2017-12-16 10:19:10

Suspicions took their root in South Korea about North’s hand in recent crypto-currency hacking. South Korea's spy agency suspects that North Korea might have hacked on a crypto-currency exchang...

Congress enters Rahul era

Congress enters Rahul era

-- 2017-12-16 09:19:34

The Gandhi dynasty has infused fresh blood into the Congress leadership as Rahul Gandhi took over on Saturday as president of the party after years of speculation. The scion of India's most famous po...

Saudi now detains Jordan's Arab Bank chief

Saudi now detains Jordan's Arab Bank chief

-- 2017-12-16 06:39:36

Palestinian billionaire and chief of Jordan’s largest lender Arab Bank Sabih al-Masri was detained in Saudi Arabia for questioning after a business trip to Riyadh. Sabih's family sources and fr...

David Cameron to lead UK-China investment project

David Cameron to lead UK-China investment project

-- 2017-12-16 06:20:23

Former British prime minister David Cameron is to take on a new role leading a UK government-backed investment initiative between Britain and China. Cameron will take charge of a £750m ($1bn) f...

Widespread demands to release Reuters reporters

Widespread demands to release Reuters reporters

-- 2017-12-16 04:55:33

The United States joined mounting demands for the immediate release of two Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that the United States was demandi...

US Republicans agree sweeping changes in tax bill

US Republicans agree sweeping changes in tax bill

BBC 2017-12-16 04:04:53

US Republicans from both houses of Congress have revealed their joint bill for the biggest overhaul of the country's tax system in 30 years. The plan brings the US corporate tax rate down to 21 per c...

South Africa takes tough decisions for economy

South Africa takes tough decisions for economy

-- 2017-12-16 03:56:19

South Africa will take “necessary tough decisions” to stabilise public debt and grow the economy. Country's Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba made the announcement on Saturday. “We wi...

Mexico fireworks explosion kills four

Mexico fireworks explosion kills four

-- 2017-12-16 01:08:56

A fireworks explosion in Mexico has killed four people and sent five more to the hospital days after the country's holiday season kicked off in earnest. The State of Mexico says in a statement that t...

Pakistan could lose territory to terrorists: US

Pakistan could lose territory to terrorists: US

-- 2017-12-15 12:44:55

Shifting between soft persuasions and tough advice, Pakistan could lose control of its territory unless it severs ties with the Haqqanis and other terrorists, says the United States. US Secretary of...

EU reaches agreement against climate change

EU reaches agreement against climate change

-- 2017-12-15 12:10:14

The European Parliament and the European Council reached a provisional agreement due to emissions from land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF). According to an official news release, this wou...

French train cuts school bus in two, killing four

French train cuts school bus in two, killing four

-- 2017-12-15 12:00:00

Four adolescents were killed when a train smashed into a school bus on a level crossing outside the town of Perpignan in southwestern France on Thursday. Images from the scene showed the bus split in...

Trump talks to Putin over NK situation: White House

Trump talks to Putin over NK situation: White House

-- 2017-12-15 12:00:00

US President Trump talked to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two leaders over phone for working together to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea,” the White House said in...

Peru president denies allegation, not to quit

Peru president denies allegation, not to quit

-- 2017-12-15 12:00:00

Peru's president Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has said he will not resign, despite growing pressure over corruption allegations involving Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht. In a televised address late o...

Murdoch bets on live sports, news

Murdoch bets on live sports, news

Reuters 2017-12-15 11:29:50

Rupert Murdoch is banking on Americans’ love of live sports and breaking news for a new, slimmed down version of his Fox TV business after selling the company’s film studios and internatio...

Trump discusses North Korea issue with Putin in phone call

Trump discusses North Korea issue with Putin in phone call

-- 2017-12-15 09:51:46

US President Trump spoke by phone on Thursday with Russian President Vladimir Putin and the two leaders "discussed working together to resolve the very dangerous situation in North Korea," the White H...

Trump wants Putin's help over North Korea

Trump wants Putin's help over North Korea

-- 2017-12-15 09:10:02

US President Donald Trump wants more help from Russian President Vladimir Putin to convince North Korea to abandon its missile and nuclear weapons program. “We would love to have his help on No...

Pakistan court rejects petition to disqualify Imran Khan

Pakistan court rejects petition to disqualify Imran Khan

-- 2017-12-15 08:32:50

Pakistan's top court has rejected a petition seeking the disqualification from office a famous cricketer-turned-opposition leader, Imran Khan, for allegedly concealing foreign assets. The Supreme Cou...

Migrant statistics go online

Migrant statistics go online

-- 2017-12-15 08:24:47

The International Organisation for Migration is launching a new online portal bringing together a wide variety of data to help provide a more complete picture of where people are on the move and why....

Russia's presidential election March 18

Russia's presidential election March 18

FE Online Desk 2017-12-15 08:24:03

Russia's presidential election will take place on March 18 following a vote in the upper chamber of the country's parliament, reports AP. Though the vote Friday from the Federation Council is largely...

10 illegal miners killed in police clash in Nigeria

10 illegal miners killed in police clash in Nigeria

-- 2017-12-15 08:00:47

Residents say more than 10 illegal miners have been killed in northeast Nigeria's Mambilla region after clashing with police.Hammadu Bello said Friday that police tried to dislodge the miners in the M...

Egypt uncovers ancient child burials

Egypt uncovers ancient child burials

-- 2017-12-15 07:50:05

Four intact child burials made more than 3,000 years ago are among a series of recent discoveries near the Egyptian city of Aswan, officials say. One of the burials found by a Swedish-Egyptian team s...

Former Russian minister gets 8-year in prison over bribery

Former Russian minister gets 8-year in prison over bribery

-- 2017-12-15 07:17:26

Former Russian economy minister Alexei Ulyukayev was sentenced to eight years in jail on Friday over bribery. He was found guilty of soliciting a $2 million bribe from Rosneft chief executive Igor Se...

India's ‘Happiness Minister’ on run after charged with murder

India's ‘Happiness Minister’ on run after charged with murder

FE Online Desk 2017-12-15 06:52:34

Indian police is on a manhunt for the country’s first ever ‘Happiness Minister’ after he fled an arrest for murder charges.   The Independent UK, reads that Lal Singh Arya, 5...

Japan imposes new sanction against DPRK

Japan imposes new sanction against DPRK

-- 2017-12-15 06:18:01

Japan on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions against North Korea aiming to ramp up pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear and missile programmes. Chief cabinet secretary Yoshihide Suga said the assets o...

South Africa ruling party to announce leader

South Africa ruling party to announce leader

Reuters 2017-12-15 03:15:48

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will announce current president Jacob Zuma’s successor as party leader on Sunday as it looks to conclude a bruising leadership battle...

Russia, N Korea discuss bilateral treaty

Russia, N Korea discuss bilateral treaty

-- 2017-12-14 12:56:07

The first meeting of a Russian-North Korea military commission is discussing the implementation of a 2015 agreement on preventing dangerous military activities signed by the two nations in 2015, Russi...