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Impeachment Trial: What Did Trump’s Defence Team Argue?
January 27,2020
WASHINGTON - In just two hours, lawyers for United States President Donald Trump told senators on Saturday that Democrats’ efforts to remove the president from office would set a ...
Sudan’s Government Signs Initial Peace Deal with Rebel Group
January 26,2020
KHARTOUM - Sudan’s transitional government and a rebel group have signed a preliminary peace deal, paving the way for eventual reconciliation through ...
East Africa Locust Outbreak Sparks Calls for International Help
January 26,2020
KENYA - Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa could prove disastrous for a region still reeling from drought and deadly floods, experts have warned, amid increasing ...
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All The Latest Updates
January 26,2020
BEIGING - China has stepped up its response to a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 41 people and infected at least 1,287 in the mainland, ordering nationwide measures to ...
Democrats Wrap Up Case Against ‘Imminent Threat’ Trump, His Team Up Next
January 26,2020
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s lawyers prepared to deliver his first full-throated defense Saturday in the Senate’s historic impeachment trial, after Democratic prosecutors ...
‘We Want Them Out’: Iraq Protesters Call for US Troops Exit
January 25,2020
BAGHDAD - Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, after Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for a “million-strong” march to demand the ...
China Battles Coronavirus Outbreak: All The Latest Updates
January 25,2020
BEIGING - China has stepped up its response to a new coronavirus outbreak that has killed 26 people and infected at least 830, placing restrictions on 10 cities Hubei province - the centre of the ...
Kremlin Hails Germany’s Decision to Provide Funding to Survivors of Siege of Leningrad
January 25,2020
MOSCOW - Germany’s decision to provide funding to survivors of the Siege of Leningrad is a gesture that deserves high appreciation, Russian presidential press ...
Failure to Deliver: Japan Mailman Hoarded Post for Years
January 25,2020
TOKYO - A former Japanese postman faces possible charges after police discovered he stockpiled a mountain of mail at his home, reportedly saying it was “too much ...
More US Troops Flown Out of Iraq After Iran Missile Attack, Officials Say
January 23,2020
WASHINGTON - Additional U.S. troops have been flown out of Iraq for closer evaluation of potential concussion injuries from the Iranian missile attack of Jan. 8, U.S. defense ...
Britain’s EU Journey: When It Signed Up, 16 Years Late
January 23,2020
LONDON — Britain officially leaves the European Union on Jan. 31 after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit ...
S. Korean Military Decides to Discharge Transgender Soldier
January 23,2020
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s first known transgender soldier pleaded to be allowed to continue serving after the military decided Wednesday to discharge her for undergoing ...
Putin Names New Cabinet, Keeps Foreign, Defense, Finance Ministers
January 23,2020
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin formed his new cabinet Tuesday, days after he fast-tracked sweeping reforms to the country’s constitution that could keep him in ...
Multiple Rockets Hit Baghdad’s Green Zone, Trigger Sirens at US Embassy
January 22,2020
BAGHDAD - Three rockets have exploded inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone, which houses the US Embassy and other foreign diplomatic facilities. No casualties have been ...
Worst Lie Since Fake Claim Sparked Iraq War? OPCW Report Behind Syria Bombings Was Altered, Whistleblower Tells UNSC
January 22,2020
BAGHDAD - A former inspector with the OPCW has accused the chemical weapons watchdog of issuing a sanitized report on the alleged 2018 attack in Douma, Syria, arguing it ...
Caravan Migrants Cross Mexico River, Throw Rocks at Country’s National Guard in Response to Tear Gas
January 22,2020
MEXICO CITY - Mexican security forces clashed with determined Central American migrants as they waded across a river in Guatemala into Mexico on Monday to continue their journey to the ...
2 Indian Personnel Killed in Clash in Kashmir – Report
January 22,2020
NEW DELHI - An Indian officer and a policeman were killed during a fight with militants in the Indian-controlled part of disputed Kashmir on Tuesday, local ...
Berlin Summit on Libya Conflict: What Did World Powers Agree?
January 21,2020
BERLIN - World powers held a high-stakes summit in Berlin on Sunday to discuss the way forward to end the conflict in Libya. Leaders and officials from ...
New York Times Endorses Warren, Klobuchar for President
January 21,2020
WASHINGTON - The New York Times on Sunday endorsed Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren for the Democratic presidential nomination, its first time choosing two ...
Russian Opposition Wants Big Protest Over Putin’s Plan to ‘Rule for Ever’
January 21,2020
MOSCOW - Russia’s anti-Kremlin opposition said on Monday it planned to stage a big protest next month against President Vladimir Putin’s proposed constitutional changes, which it cast ...
Beirut Turns into A Battleground as Clashes Escalate
January 21,2020
BEIRUT - Protesters threw stones at security forces who fired back with tear gas and water cannon during the most violent weekend in Lebanon’s capital since the beginning of ...
German FM Blasts US Policy on Iran, Says Europe Wants to Prevent ‘Firestorm’ In Middle East Without Regime Change
January 20,2020
BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that, instead of following the US’ maximum pressure campaign against Iran, the EU will stick to diplomacy in order to avoid ...
Democrats, Trump Offer Duelling Arguments on Impeachment
January 20,2020
WASHINGTON - The Democratic legislators leading the impeachment case against Republican President Donald Trump in the United States have said the president must be removed from ...
UK’s Harry and Meghan to Drop Titles and Retire as Working Royals
January 20,2020
LONDON - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan will no longer be working members of Britain’s monarchy and they will pay their own way in life as they embark on an independent ...
Bodies of Ukrainian Victims of Iran Plane Crash Repatriated
January 20,2020
KYIV - The bodies of the 11 Ukrainian citizens who died when a passenger plane was accidentally shot down by Iran this month have returned to Ukraine. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy looked on ...
Over A Thousand ‘Likely’ Infected by Wuhan Virus in China: Study
January 19,2020
BEIGING - The number of people infected by a mystery SARS-like virus that has killed two people in China is likely to be hundreds more than officially reported, researchers ...
Erdogan Warns EU May Face ‘Terror Threats’ If Tripoli Gov’t Falls
January 19,2020
ANKARA - resident Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned Europe it could face new threats from “terrorist” groups if Libya’s United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli were to ...
All Eyes on Berlin as Libya Rivals, World Powers Set for Talks
January 19,2020
BERLIN, Germany - The two leading parties in Libya’s war, as well as representatives from their foreign backers and other nations, are expected to gather in Germany on Sunday for ...
Filipinos Turn Volcano’s Ash, Plastic Trash into Bricks
January 19,2020
MANILA - spewed by a Philippine volcano is being mixed with plastic waste to make bricks in an inventive response to the country’s persistent problems of ...
China’s Xi Turns to Myanmar as He Pushes for ‘Belt and Road’ Plan
January 18,2020
YANGON, Myanmar - Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Myanmar on Friday on his first trip to the country since 2009 and is expected to step up investment in the Southeast Asian ...
Putin’s, Xi’s Ruler-For-Life Moves Pose Challenges to West
January 18,2020
MOSCOW — Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have established themselves as the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders in decades. Now it looks like ...
US Admits 11 Troops Were Injured in Iran Attack After Trump Said There Were No Casualties
January 18,2020
WASHINGTON - The US military said 11 troops were treated for concussion after Iran launched a rocket attack at the Al-Asad air ...
‘We Don’t Have Political Problems with India’: Iran’s Zarif Urges Delhi to Defy US Sanctions & Resume Buying Iranian Oil
January 18,2020
NEW DELHI - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on India to shirk Washington’s “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign and continue sourcing its energy ...
Putin Calls for Referendum on Constitutional Changes
January 16,2020
MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday proposed a referendum on amending Russia’s constitution to increase the powers of parliament while maintaining a ...
Exclusive: U.N. Sanctions Experts Warn - Stay Away from North Korea Cryptocurrency Conference
January 16,2020
UNITED NATIONS - United Nations sanctions experts are warning people not to attend a cryptocurrency conference in North Korea in February, flagging it as a likely sanctions ...