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German minister backs second Brexit referendum

Reuters 2019-01-17 14:16:58

A second referendum on Britain’s exit from the European Union would make sense, German Justice Minister Katarina Barley told a German broadcaster on Thursday, after British lawmakers rejected Pr...

Indian divers locate one body in ‘rat-hole’ mine after 35 days

-- 2019-01-17 14:14:13

Indian navy divers found the body of one of 15 miners who went missing in a flooded coal mine in a remote corner of the country more than a month ago, officials said on Thursday. Rescuers have been s...

Pompeo’s North Korea counterpart reaches Beijing: Yonhap

-- 2019-01-17 13:00:03

North Korea’s top envoy involved in talks with the United States arrived in Beijing on Thursday and is thought to be en route to Washington, South Korean news agency Yonhap said on Thursday. US...

Kenya confirms deaths of 21 victims in hotel siege

-- 2019-01-17 10:12:08

Kenyan security forces have killed all the Somali militants who stormed an upscale Nairobi hotel compound, taking at least 21 lives and forcing hundreds of people into terrifying escapes, the governme...

May seeks to end Brexit stalemate after surviving vote

-- 2019-01-17 09:54:39

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in the parliament on Wednesday and then appealed to MPs from across the political divide to come together to try to break the impasse o...

EU needs valid reason to extend Brexit transition period

-- 2019-01-16 21:05:08

European Union leaders could extend the March 29 deadline for Britain’s exit from the EU if they get a valid reason for such a request from London. European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schi...

Ivanka backs former PepsiCo CEO to lead WB

-- 2019-01-16 19:23:45

The White House is considering former PepsiCo CEO Indra K. Nooyi for the position of World Bank president, according to several people familiar with the process. Ivanka Trump, US President Donald Tru...

US arrests journalist working for Iran's state TV

-- 2019-01-16 18:20:42

US police have arrested an American-born journalist working for Iran’s English-language Press TV on unspecified charges from an airport in Missouri, a mid western state of USA. The 59-year-old...

South Africa to finalise long-term energy plan next month

-- 2019-01-16 16:29:46

South Africa is aiming to finalise a long-term plan for the country’s energy sector next month. Energy Minister Jeff Radebe on Wednesday also said it will launch another round of renewable ener...

Russia says it caught former US marine accused of spying red-handed

-- 2019-01-16 16:23:41

Russia said on Wednesday that it had caught former US marine Paul Whelan, who is being held in Russia on spying charges, while he was in the act of carrying out illegal activities in his Moscow hotel...

China brushes off international concern over death sentence for Canadian

-- 2019-01-16 16:11:26

China said on Wednesday that it was “not worried in the slightest” by mounting international concern over the death sentence handed to a Canadian for drug smuggling. Monday’s senten...

US, Britain conduct first joint drills in disputed S China Sea

-- 2019-01-16 16:06:51

The United States and Britain have conducted their first joint naval drills in the disputed South China Sea since China built island bases there, the two navies said on Wednesday, as Washington seeks...

Australia to allow imports of kava to boost Pacific ties

-- 2019-01-16 13:24:52

Australia will allow imports of the intoxicating drink kava, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as it seeks to forge closer ties with its Pacific neighbours amid growing Chinese interest...

Kenya president declares end of Nairobi hotel siege

-- 2019-01-16 12:35:12

Kenya’s president said early on Wednesday that security forces had killed all four militants who stormed an upscale hotel complex in Nairobi the previous day, in an attack that killed at least 1...

Mexican drug lord ‘El Chapo’ paid ex- president $100m bribe

-- 2019-01-16 11:29:59

Accused Mexican drug lord Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman once paid a $100 million bribe to former Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, an ex-Guzman associate testified on Tuesday that he previ...

British lawmakers sink May's EU divorce deal

Reuters 2019-01-16 10:28:24

British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political chaos that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even t...

Nairobi attack: Hotel gunmen in armed standoff with police

-- 2019-01-15 22:10:23

Police and anti-terrorist forces have been fighting to regain control of a hotel and office complex in the centre of Nairobi after it was seized by gunmen on Tuesday. Witnesses in the Kenyan capital...

S Korea defence report doesn’t mention North as enemy

-- 2019-01-15 22:01:41

North Korea is no longer South Korea's "enemy," though Pyongyang's nuclear programme still poses a security threat, according to Seoul's biennial defence document published on Tuesday, reports AP. It...

Blasts, gunfire around Nairobi hotel

-- 2019-01-15 19:23:33

Explosions and gunfire are being reported around a hotel complex in Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Local television showed smoke rising from the Dusit hotel, in the Westland district of the city. Police ha...

May braces for crushing defeat over Brexit deal

-- 2019-01-15 18:16:19

Theresa May faces the prospect of a crushing defeat in the Commons and a vote of no confidence in her government as MPs prepare to vote on her Brexit deal. MPs will finally deliver their verdict on...

ICC acquits former Ivory Coast president

-- 2019-01-15 17:41:10

The International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has acquitted Ivory Coast ex-President Laurent Gbagbo. He had been charged with crimes against humanity in connection with violence following a dis...

Singapore won’t name hackers who breached 1.5m health records

-- 2019-01-15 17:38:11

Singapore officials say it isn't in the country's interest to nab — or even name — the perpetrators behind a cyberattack that breached 1.5 million health records, including those of Prime...

Thailand election to be postponed again

-- 2019-01-15 17:20:38

Thailand’s long-delayed general election to end military rule will have to be postponed from its February 24 date and will likely be held in March, two officials in the Election Commission said...

China's Moon mission sees first seeds sprout

-- 2019-01-15 17:07:15

Seeds taken up to the Moon by China's Chang'e-4 mission have sprouted, says China National Space Administration. It marks the first time any biological matter has grown on the Moon, and is being seen...

China condemns Trudeau's remarks about Canadian's death sentence

-- 2019-01-15 17:01:22

China denounced Canada on Tuesday for 'irresponsible' remarks after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused it of 'arbitrarily' sentencing a Canadian to death for drug smuggling, aggravating al...

Toto on eternal loop 'down in Africa'

-- 2019-01-15 16:21:54

The world's oldest desert is to be blessed with one of the most listened-to songs - Africa by Toto. Namibian artist Max Siedentopf has set up a sound installation in the coastal Namib Desert to play...

China court sentences Canadian man to death

-- 2019-01-15 12:54:30

A Chinese court has sentenced a Canadian man to be executed for drug smuggling, prompting Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to accuse China of using the death penalty arbitrarily. Monday's...

Relook before you vote on Brexit deal: May to MPs

-- 2019-01-15 12:51:32

British Prime Minister Theresa May urged lawmakers on Monday to take a “second look” at her deal to leave the European Union, a last-ditch effort to win over a parliament that looks set to...

China starts new recycling drive as foreign trash ban widens

-- 2019-01-15 12:36:12

China plans to launch 100 new large-scale recycling ‘bases’ by the end of next year, part of a campaign to make better use of its resources after extending a ban on foreign trash imports....

Hundreds of Honduran migrants head for US in new caravan

-- 2019-01-15 11:41:19

Hundreds of Honduran migrants began the long trek north on Monday, part of new US-bound caravan that hopes to succeed even as a previous wave of Central Americans were unable to quickly enter the Unit...