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Tropical storm Nate weakens but rain, floods to continue

Tropical storm Nate weakens but rain, floods to continue

-- 2017-10-08 08:59:34

A fast-moving storm called Nate brought flooding and power outages to the US Gulf Coast early Sunday after it sloshed ashore outside Biloxi, Mississippi — the first hurricane to make landfall in...

British PM signals firing foreign minister

British PM signals firing foreign minister

-- 2017-10-08 08:13:35

British Prime Minister Theresa May signalled that she could sack Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as she tries to reassert her authority after a series of political disasters, claims the Sunday Times....

Trump on North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'

Trump on North Korea: 'Only one thing will work'

-- 2017-10-08 06:43:52

US President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday that 25 years of agreements with North Korea have failed, ‘making fools’ of US negotiators. "Presidents and their administrations have been talk...

Spain PM rules out any chances of split

Spain PM rules out any chances of split

-- 2017-10-08 05:36:33

Any declaration of independence by Catalonia will have no effect, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned, adding that he is not ruling out suspending the region's autonomy. In an interview w...

'Japan fully supports US on pressuring North Korea'

'Japan fully supports US on pressuring North Korea'

-- 2017-10-08 04:22:13

Japan fully supports the US stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons program, with all options on the table. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made the announcement on Sunday i...

Two die in Ghana gas station explosion

Two die in Ghana gas station explosion

Xinhua 2017-10-08 01:02:48

Two people were confirmed dead after an explosion at a gas station Saturday evening in the north of Ghana's capital city, a local official told Xinhua. The explosion, which occurred around 7:30 p.m....

UN braces for more Rohingya exodus

UN braces for more Rohingya exodus

Reuters 2017-10-07 12:00:00

Muslim Rohingyas continue to flee Myanmar to Bangladesh and the United Nations is bracing for possible "further exodus", the UN humanitarian aid chief said on Friday. Mark Lowcock, UN under-secretary...

Rohingya insurgents open to peace

Rohingya insurgents open to peace

Reuters 2017-10-07 12:00:00

Muslim Rohingya insurgents said on Saturday they are ready to respond to any peace move by the Myanmar government but a one-month ceasefire they declared to enable the delivery of aid in violence-rack...

Mexican ex-first lady leaves party

Mexican ex-first lady leaves party

-- 2017-10-07 11:50:03

Mexico's former first lady Margarita Zavala announced Friday that she is resigning from the conservative National Action Party and left open the possibility of running for the presidency as an indepen...

Hurricane Nate heads to US Gulf Coast

Hurricane Nate heads to US Gulf Coast

-- 2017-10-07 11:38:39

Tropical Storm Nate gained force as it sped toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Friday after drenching Central America in rain that was blamed for at least 21 deaths. National Hurricane Centre said it...

Seven military men die in helicopter crash

Seven military men die in helicopter crash

-- 2017-10-07 10:53:41

At least seven army personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Mexican northern state of Durango, official said. One soldier was found seriously wounded at the scene. The bodies of the rest of th...

US eases economic and trade sanctions on Sudan

US eases economic and trade sanctions on Sudan

BBC 2017-10-07 10:30:49

The US is lifting most of the economic and trade sanctions it first imposed on Sudan two decades ago. However Sudan will remain listed as a state sponsor of terror. US officials said Sudan had made...

Trump to unveil strategy on Iranian 'bad behaviour'

Trump to unveil strategy on Iranian 'bad behaviour'

Reuters 2017-10-07 09:56:51

President Donald Trump will announce new US responses to Iran’s missile tests, support for “terrorism” and cyber operations as part of his new Iran strategy, the White House said on...

Turkey launches 'serious operation' in northern Syria

Turkey launches 'serious operation' in northern Syria

-- 2017-10-07 08:37:35

Turkey launched a serious operation in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province with Turkey-backed Syrian opposition forces. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made the announcement on Saturday,...

Saudi Arabia foils attack near king's palace

Saudi Arabia foils attack near king's palace

-- 2017-10-07 08:03:27

Saudi security forces foiled an attack near the king's palace in Jeddah on Saturday, leaving one attacker and two royal guards dead. The palace is located next to the King Abdulaziz Road and Andalus...

'North Korea preparing long-range missile test'

'North Korea preparing long-range missile test'

-- 2017-10-07 07:36:42

North Korea is preparing to test a long-range missile which it believes can reach the west coast of the United States, a Russian lawmaker just returned from a visit to Pyongyang was quoted as saying o...

Spain rallies to avoid split

Spain rallies to avoid split

-- 2017-10-07 05:39:10

Pro-unity rallies are underway in the Spanish capital after Sunday's disputed referendum for Catalan independence. Tens of thousands have protested in Madrid, while other demonstrations have been hel...

Swedish journalist’s head found

Swedish journalist’s head found

-- 2017-10-07 05:20:11

The head of Swedish journalist Kim Wall has been found, two months after she disappeared on a trip with a Danish submariner, Danish police say, reports BBC. Divers found bags containing her head, leg...

Four die in western Indonesia landslide

Four die in western Indonesia landslide

Xinhua 2017-10-07 02:13:00

Four people were killed and three others injured as landslides and floods hit western Indonesia, spokesman of national disaster management agency said on Saturday. Heavy downpours were blamed for the...

US may sell THAAD to Saudi Arabia

US may sell THAAD to Saudi Arabia

Reuters 2017-10-07 02:12:56

The US State Department has approved the possible sale of a THAAD anti-missile defense system to Saudi Arabia at an estimated cost of $15 billion, the Pentagon said on Friday, citing Iran among region...

8,000 children killed and hurt in conflicts: UN

8,000 children killed and hurt in conflicts: UN

-- 2017-10-06 12:35:23

More than 8,000 children were killed and injured in conflicts last year from Syria and Yemen to Congo and Afghanistan, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday. The United Nations verified 3,...

Nobel committee to honour for peace Friday

Nobel committee to honour for peace Friday

-- 2017-10-06 12:10:38

The Norwegian committee that chooses the Nobel Peace Prize winner sorted through more than 300 nominations for this year's award, which recognises both accomplishments and intentions. The prize annou...

Rohingya crisis: US may slap sanctions on Myanmar

Rohingya crisis: US may slap sanctions on Myanmar

Reuters 2017-10-06 12:00:00

Sanctions on Myanmar and withholding of US aid are among options for pressing Myanmar's government to stop attacks on Rohingya Muslims, US officials said on Thursday, adding that they must be careful...

Argentina in danger of missing World Cup

Argentina in danger of missing World Cup

Reuters 2017-10-06 12:00:00

Twice champions and 2014 runners-up Argentina are in serious danger of failing to reach the 2018 World Cup finals after being held to a 0-0 draw by Peru on Thursday. Lionel Messi’s side are on...

Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Anti-nuclear campaign ICAN wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

Reuters 2017-10-06 12:00:00

The Norwegian Nobel Committee, warning of a rising risk of nuclear war, awarded the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to a little-known international campaign group advocating for a ban on nuclear weap...

Denmark  latest European country to ban burka

Denmark latest European country to ban burka

-- 2017-10-06 12:00:00

Denmark will join other European countries banning full-face covering, including Islamic veils such as the niqab or burqa, reports AP. Jakob Ellemann-Jensen of Denmark's liberal party that leads a ce...

Clashes leave four dead in Colombia

Clashes leave four dead in Colombia

-- 2017-10-06 11:53:04

At least four people were killed and 14 others injured in a confusing attack on protesting coca farmers in a rural area of Tumaco city of Colombia on Thursday. The authorities blamed on the dissident...

Catalan parliament defies Madrid pressure

Catalan parliament defies Madrid pressure

-- 2017-10-06 11:33:17

Catalan secessionists were working on Friday towards a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain that could be adopted next week in defiance of a court order and increased economic pressure fr...

22 die as 'Nate' lashes Central America

22 die as 'Nate' lashes Central America

BBC 2017-10-06 11:29:28

Tropical Storm Nate killed at least 22 people in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras on Thursday before it moves north towards the US. A state of emergency has been declared in the Central American n...

How shooter foiled Las Vegas antiterrorism plan

How shooter foiled Las Vegas antiterrorism plan

Reuters 2017-10-06 10:08:29

Las Vegas had spent years planning for the worst: training its police force according to an anti-terrorism protocol it adopted in 2009 to respond to mass shootings, chemical attacks, suicide bombings,...