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Japan’s Shinzo Abe calls snap election

-- 2017-09-25 12:00:00

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday announced his plan to dissolve parliament and call a snap election.   Shinzo Abe also said his decision to call a snap election would not distract h...

Kurds go to polls in independence referendum

-- 2017-09-25 06:59:09

Voting has opened on Monday in a controversial independence referendum in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, reports RT.   Neighbouring countries Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey have strongly...

German nationalists seek to allay fears

-- 2017-09-25 05:49:25

Leaders of the nationalist, anti-migrant Alternative for Germany pledged Monday to use their third-place election finish to conduct robust but "constructive" opposition, and sought to allay fears rais...

Myanmar forces discover bodies of 28 Hindus

-- 2017-09-25 05:11:52

Myanmar government forces discovered bodies of 28 Hindus, including women and children, in violence-wracked Rakhine state.   The government of the country suspected that they were killed by Mus...

Merkel braces for tussle after vote  

Reuters 2017-09-25 01:04:02

Germany's Angela Merkel turns to the complex task of sounding out partners in a potentially fragile coalition after securing a fourth term as chancellor in Sunday's election even though her conservati...

US bombers fly off North Korean coast

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

North Korea said on Saturday targeting the US mainland with its rockets was inevitable after “Mr Evil President” Donald Trump called Pyongyang’s leader “rocket man”, furt...

Saudi Arabia condemns Myanmar

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

Saudi Arabia on Saturday condemned the government of Myanmar’s “policy of repression” against minority Rohingya Muslims.   “My country is gravely concerned and condemns...

Germany votes as history beckons for Merkel, and far-right

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

  Germans began voting in a national election on Sunday that is likely to see Chancellor Angela Merkel win a historic fourth term and a far-right party enter parliament for the first time in mor...

Fresh Mexico quake leaves five dead

-- 2017-09-24 12:00:00

A magnitude 6.2 aftershock that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among anxious residents reeling from a string of natural disasters and interrupting the search for s...

Afghan Taliban 'shut down' 46 clinics

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

The Taliban has shut down dozens of clinics in the southern Afghan province of Uruzgan in the past few days, officials said, amid demands for special treatment for its fighters who control most of the...

UN finds evidence of rape in Rohingya 'cleansing'

Reuters 2017-09-24 12:00:00

Doctors treating some of the 429,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent weeks have seen dozens of women with injuries consistent with violent sexual attacks, UN clinic...

Brexit may give rise to ‘Euro English’ language

-- 2017-09-24 12:00:00

Researchers indicate that with the British gone, nobody will be there to defend UK English for competition, not only from American English but also from other languages, reports PTI.   The exit...

Three die in China landslide

Xinhua 2017-09-24 11:33:37

A landslide in southwest China has killed three people and left another three missing, authorities said Sunday. Ten people were at the spot when the landslide struck a highway in Libo county, Guizh...

Merkel wins fourth term

-- 2017-09-24 11:16:55

Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives beat their rivals on Sunday to win her a fourth term in an election that will also bring a far-right party into Germany's parliament for the first time in more...

Six injured in London 'acid attack'

BBC 2017-09-24 10:46:27

Six people have been injured in Stratford, east London, in a reported acid attack.   Police were called to Stratford Centre, opposite Westfield, just before 20:00 BST, following an "altercation...

Peace Council asks Lankan govt to lift ban on Rohingyas

-- 2017-09-24 06:16:01

The National Peace Council (NPC) of Sri Lanka has appealed to the Sri Lankan government to lift the ban on the entry of Rohingya refugees, taking into account the “intensity of atrocities agains...

Philippines hit by strong quake

-- 2017-09-24 01:13:47

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted four km Northwest of Kadingilan, the Philippines at 4:47pm EST (20:47 GMT) on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said.   The epicentre, w...

China slashes trade ties with North Korea

BBC 2017-09-23 12:04:40

China has moved to limit North Korea's oil supply and will stop buying textiles from the politically isolated nation, it said on Saturday.   China is North Korea's most important trading partne...

Bali volcano alert raised to highest level

-- 2017-09-23 12:00:00

Indonesia has issued its highest level alert for a volcano on Bali, warning that an eruption on the popular tourist island could be imminent.   About 10,000 people have already been evacuated,...

Iran tests missile despite Trump pressure

BBC 2017-09-23 12:00:00

Iran says it has successfully tested a new-medium range missile, in defiance of US President Donald Trump.   The launch of the Khoramshahr missile, which has a range of 2,000 km (1242 miles), w...

North Korean quake 'suspected explosion', China says

-- 2017-09-23 12:00:00

Earthquake administration of China detected a magnitude 3.4 earthquake in North Korea and the Chinese government said it was a “suspected explosion.”   China made the announcement r...

SL won’t allow Rohingya refugees to enter

-- 2017-09-23 12:00:00

Saying visitors need to follow immigration procedures to enter the country, Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Rohingya refugees won’t be allowed in his country, as per a...

UN peacekeepers in Congo hold record for rape, sex abuse

-- 2017-09-23 09:30:10

She had been orphaned by a brutal conflict, but the 14-year-old Congolese girl found refuge in a camp protected by United Nations peacekeepers, reports AP.   The camp should have been safe the...

Saudi allows women into stadium

-- 2017-09-23 09:07:33

Saudi Arabia will allow women into King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh for marking the 87th anniversary of its founding this weekend.   The festivities are part of a government bid to boo...

Melania set to embark on first solo trip outside US

-- 2017-09-23 05:36:43

Melania Trump is set to take her biggest step yet as first lady. She’s leading the US delegation to an international sporting event for wounded service members.   This will be Melania&rsq...

NZ's ruling party takes lead in general election

-- 2017-09-23 05:24:55

New Zealand’s ruling National Party enjoyed a wide lead over the Labour Party with 70 per cent of results counted in the country’s general election on Saturday after the most hotly contest...

Nine killed in eastern Afghan clash

Xinhua 2017-09-23 01:24:37

One Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and eight Taliban militants were killed and eight people wounded in a clash in Laghman, eastern Afghanistan on late Friday, the provincial government said on Sa...

India using chilli sprays, stun grenades to stop Rohingya influx

-- 2017-09-22 12:00:00

India has stepped up security along its largely porous eastern border with Bangladesh and is using “chilli and stun grenades” to block the entry of Rohingya Muslims fleeing from violence i...

Myanmar guilty of genocide: Peoples' Tribunal

-- 2017-09-22 12:00:00

Myanmar has been committed genocide against Rohingyas and its other Muslim minorities, according to the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal.   The seven-strong panel of the international opinion tribun...

Philippines president threatens to kill own son over drugs

-- 2017-09-22 12:00:00

The President of the Philippines has threatened to have his own son killed if he is found guilty of drug trafficking allegations, reports mirror.co.uk.   President Rodrigo Duterte 's son is acc...