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Mattis seeks more resilient US ties with Chinese military

Mattis seeks more resilient US ties with Chinese military

-- 2018-10-18 15:35:23

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis held high-profile talks with his Chinese counterpart on Thursday, as the United States seeks to forge to more resilient military ties that can withstand mounting pressu...

French finance minister to shun Saudi conference over missing journalist

French finance minister to shun Saudi conference over missing journalist

-- 2018-10-18 14:26:17

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire added his name to a growing list of government ministers and prominent business executives cancelling their attendance at a Saudi Arabia investment conference ov...

Singapore charges two for supplying luxury goods to N Korea

Singapore charges two for supplying luxury goods to N Korea

-- 2018-10-18 13:53:18

A Singapore court charged a citizen and a North Korean man with supplying prohibited luxury items to North Korea, the Straits Times newspaper said on Thursday, the latest example of sanctions breaches...

DR Congo inks deal for massive power project

DR Congo inks deal for massive power project

-- 2018-10-18 13:42:57

The Democratic Republic of Congo has signed a $14 billion (£10 billion) deal for what is billed as the world's largest hydro-electric project with a consortium of Chinese and Spanish companies....

Venezuela arrests three over attack on Maduro

Venezuela arrests three over attack on Maduro

-- 2018-10-18 13:23:11

Venezuela's Communication and Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez has announced new arrests in connection with the failed assassination attempt on President Nicolas Maduro in August last. Oswaldo Ca...

Former USA Gymnastics head arrested over Nassar scandal

Former USA Gymnastics head arrested over Nassar scandal

-- 2018-10-18 12:30:54

The former president and CEO of USA Gymnastics has been arrested for tampering with evidence in relation to the Larry Nassar sexual abuse scandal. Steve Penny had been indicted by a grand jury for al...

On eve of meeting pope, South Korean president speaks of peace hopes

On eve of meeting pope, South Korean president speaks of peace hopes

-- 2018-10-18 12:30:35

South Korea’s president spoke of “heart-warming” moves toward peace on the Korean peninsula on Wednesday, a day before he is expected to relay an invitation to Pope Francis to visit...

May seeks to reassure EU leaders on Brexit deal

May seeks to reassure EU leaders on Brexit deal

-- 2018-10-18 11:45:53

British Prime Minister Theresa May assured EU leaders in Brussels on Wednesday that she can still reach a Brexit deal, avoiding a showdown over stalled talks as Brussels stepped up planning for a fail...

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena calls Modi, rejects ‘murder plot’ report

Sri Lanka’s Sirisena calls Modi, rejects ‘murder plot’ report

-- 2018-10-18 11:35:39

Sri Lanka's president has called India's prime minister to deny a report that quoted him as saying the Indian secret service was plotting to kill him. Maithripala Sirisena told Narendra Modi he "cate...

18 people killed in armed attack on Crimean college

18 people killed in armed attack on Crimean college

-- 2018-10-17 19:48:53

Eighteen people were killed and dozens injured at a college in the Crimean Black Sea region of Russia on Wednesday when at least one attacker set off a bomb in the cafeteria and went through the build...

Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns

Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns

-- 2018-10-17 17:56:22

India's Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar has resigned from office amid sexual harassment allegations raised by his former colleagues. The editor-turned-politician was accused of sexual...

Airstrike kills 60 Somali militants, US military says

Airstrike kills 60 Somali militants, US military says

Reuters 2018-10-17 13:27:25

A recent US airstrike in Somalia killed about 60 al Shabaab militants in the largest strike against the group in nearly a year, the US military said on Tuesday. In a statement, the US military said a...

Bomb under office chair kills Afghan election candidate

Bomb under office chair kills Afghan election candidate

-- 2018-10-17 12:43:21

An Afghan election candidate was killed by a bomb planted under his office chair in the southern province of Helmand on Wednesday, officials said, with the Taliban claiming responsibility for the atta...

Khashoggi case: Trump warns against rushing to blame Saudi

Khashoggi case: Trump warns against rushing to blame Saudi

-- 2018-10-17 11:20:52

US President Donald Trump has cautioned against rushing to blame Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He told the AP news agency that Riyadh was being treated as "...

Pakistan hangs six-year-old Zainab’s killer

Pakistan hangs six-year-old Zainab’s killer

-- 2018-10-17 10:50:50

Pakistan has hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January. Imran Ali, who was arrested after her body was found in a garbage dump, was executed in Lahore's...

Nine UNSC members call for briefing on Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown

Nine UNSC members call for briefing on Myanmar's Rohingya crackdown

-- 2018-10-17 10:43:44

The chair of a United Nations inquiry that accused Myanmar’s military of genocide is likely to brief the Security Council this month after Britain, France, the United States, and six other membe...

Two Myanmar fighter jets crash, kills pilots and an 11-year-old

Two Myanmar fighter jets crash, kills pilots and an 11-year-old

-- 2018-10-16 20:35:33

Two Chinese-made fighter jets flown by Myanmar’s air force crashed on Tuesday morning, killing both pilots and a young bystander and drawing attention to the accident-plagued record of one of As...

Saudi military jet crashes during training, crew members die

Saudi military jet crashes during training, crew members die

-- 2018-10-16 16:40:42

A military jet of Saudi Arabia has crashed during a training mission in the kingdom and that the members of its crew were killed. The crash of the Hawk training jet on Tuesday. It said the crash happ...

Mike Pompeo meets Saudi king in Riyadh

Mike Pompeo meets Saudi king in Riyadh

-- 2018-10-16 16:21:13

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi King Salman at his palace in Riyadh on Tuesday, reporters travelling with the envoy said. “I hope you are comfortable here,” the king told Pomp...

Nigerian militants kill aid worker after deadline expires

Nigerian militants kill aid worker after deadline expires

-- 2018-10-16 15:33:37

A medical aid worker held hostage in Nigeria since March was killed by Islamist militants after their deadline expired, the government said. Three aid workers, Hauwa Mohammed Liman, Alice Loksha and...

Australia PM faces backlash over sudden shift in Israel policy

Australia PM faces backlash over sudden shift in Israel policy

-- 2018-10-16 15:33:27

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, whose government faces a crucial by-election in four days, said on Tuesday Canberra was open to recognising Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, prompting con...

5.4 magnitude quake jolts China

5.4 magnitude quake jolts China

Xinhua 2018-10-16 15:02:43

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Jinghe County in Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bortala, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 10:10am Tuesday, according to the China Earthquake Ne...

May says Irish backstop can't derail deadlocked Brexit talks

May says Irish backstop can't derail deadlocked Brexit talks

-- 2018-10-16 14:42:19

Prime Minister Theresa May urged the EU on Monday not to allow a stand-off over a ‘backstop’ for Ireland to derail Brexit talks, saying she believed a deal was still achievable as a top EU...

Dutch minister hopes for deal but prepares for hard Brexit

Dutch minister hopes for deal but prepares for hard Brexit

-- 2018-10-16 13:53:06

Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said on Tuesday that the Netherlands was hoping for a deal on Britain’s orderly exit from the European Union but he added his country was also preparing for a no...

Two Koreas, UN Command hold first talks on demilitarising border

Two Koreas, UN Command hold first talks on demilitarising border

-- 2018-10-16 11:31:29

North Korea, South Korea and the United Nations Command (UNC) held their first three-way talks on Tuesday to discuss demilitarising the border as the two Koreas push for peace, Seoul’s defence m...

Trump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi

Trump sends Pompeo to Riyadh over Khashoggi

-- 2018-10-16 10:55:00

Saudi Arabia is preparing to acknowledge the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a botched interrogation, CNN and the New York Times said on Monday, after US President Donald Trump speculated...

Jordan, Syria reopen Nassib border crossing

Jordan, Syria reopen Nassib border crossing

-- 2018-10-15 22:11:11

The border crossing between Jordan and Syria opened to people and goods on Monday after being closed for three years, reopening a route that used to carry billions of dollars of trade for countries...

Flash floods in France claim 13 lives

Flash floods in France claim 13 lives

-- 2018-10-15 20:32:08

At least 13 people have been killed in southwestern France by some of the worst flash floods in a century, local authorities said on Monday. Television pictures showed raging, muddy rivers - swollen...

Rahul swipes at Modi for India’s poor ranking in hunger index

Rahul swipes at Modi for India’s poor ranking in hunger index

-- 2018-10-15 18:47:04

Citing a global survey on hunger that ranked India 103 among 119 nations, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Monday took a swipe at Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying while he gave speeches and &ldq...

Turkey to search Saudi consulate Monday

Turkey to search Saudi consulate Monday

-- 2018-10-15 18:21:15

Turkish officials investigating the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi will search Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul later on Monday, according to reports. Turkish officials believe...