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Chinese Vice Premier Meets ADB President
December 04,2019
BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng met with Takehiko Nakao, president of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Tuesday in Beijing.
Han, also a member of the Standing Committee ...
EU Parliamentary Mission Head Says Malta PM Should Stand Aside Now
December 04,2019
VALLETTA - The head of a European Parliament delegation, dispatched to Malta to review the rule of law on the island following a scandal over the murder of a journalist, said on Tuesday ...
Germany’s Far-Right Afd Elects New Leaders as Radical’s Rise
December 01,2019
BERLIN - Germany's far-right AfD party will elect new leaders on Saturday, with its increasingly influential radical wing seeking to tighten its grip on the group after a series ...
Suicide or Serial Crime? SECOND Woman Found BURNT ALIVE in Indian Town Where Harrowing Rape & Murder of Priyanka Reddy Occurred
December 01,2019
NEW DELHI - The burnt body of an Indian woman has been found on the outskirts of Hyderabad, not far from the place where veterinarian Priyanka Reddy was kidnapped, brutally raped and murdered ...
Russia’s Marshal Ustinov Cruiser Heading to N. Atlantic After Drills with Chinese, S. African Sailors
December 01,2019
MOSCOW - The Marshal Ustinov cruiser has concluded the exercise involving the frigates from South Africa and China in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean, Northern Fleet spokesperson ...
China Allocates 1 Trillion Yuan of Special Bonds Quota
December 01,2019
BEIJING - China has allocated part of next year's special bonds quota worth 1 trillion yuan (about 143 billion U.S. dollars) in an ...
Opposition Leader Keiko Fujimori Leaves Prison in Peru
December 01,2019
LIMA - Peru opposition leader Keiko Fujimori was released from prison Friday after spending 13 months in pre-trial detention in a corruption case linked to Brazilian construction ...
Top Iraq Cleric Urges Lawmakers to Reassess Government After 400 Killed
November 30,2019
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric on Friday condemned attacks on protesters and urged lawmakers to reconsider their support for the government, an apparent suggestion ...
Malta Government Rejects Immunity Bid by Businessman in Journalist Murder
November 30,2019
VALLETTA - The Malta government turned down a request from one of the island’s richest men on Friday for a pardon in return for his cooperation in the investigation into a journalist ...
UK PM Johnson Implores Trump: Please Keep Out of Election
November 30,2019
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was best if U.S. President Donald Trump did not get involved in Britain’s upcoming election when he visits London for a NATO ...
North Korea’s Thanksgiving Day Test Shows Improving Speed for Missile Crews
November 30,2019
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expressed “great satisfaction” over the latest test of a large multiple-rocket launcher, state media said on Friday ...
Xi Sends Condolences to Kenyan President Over Deadly Landslide
November 30,2019
BEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday sent a message of condolences to his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, over the heavy casualties of a landslide in West Pokot County ...
EU’s Tusk: Trump Is ‘Perhaps The Most Difficult Challenge’ For Europe
November 28,2019
BERLIN - U.S. President Donald Trump poses one of the biggest challenges for the European Union because he is “praying” for the breakup of the bloc, European Council ...
Turkey Needs New Defense Systems: Minister
November 28,2019
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said here on Wednesday that Turkey needs new anti-missile defense systems and Ankara could make procurement from Russia or the United ...
Japanese Gov’t May Include More Part-Time Workers in Pension System
November 28,2019
TOKYO - The Japanese government may look to include more part-time workers into the national employee pension system by mandating companies with relatively small workforces ...
Chinese, U.S. Chief Trade Negotiators Hold Phone Talks
November 27,2019
BEIJING - Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chief of the Chinese side of the China-U.S. comprehensive ...
Denmark Withdraw Passport from 2 Foreign Fighters
November 27,2019
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Denmark’s government has withdrawn the Danish passports of two men who joined the Islamic State group — the first such cases since a new law was passed ...
Spanish Police Resume Efforts to Tow Drug Submarine to Port
November 27,2019
MADRID — Spanish police say they have resumed efforts to try to refloat a submarine believed to be carrying tons of cocaine ...
UK Chief Rabbi Slams Labour Party Over Anti-Semitism Claims: ‘The Very Soul of Our Nation Is at Stake’
November 27,2019
LONDON - Britain’s most senior Jewish religious leader stepped into the middle of the country's general election campaign Monday, warning that the “the very soul of our nation ...
Pope Urges World Leaders to Renounce Nuclear Weapons During Visit to Japan
November 26,2019
TOKYO - Pope Francis appealed on Monday to world leaders to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again, a day after he visited Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the only cities ...
Iraq Shaken by One of Its ‘Worst’ Days of Protests; At Least 13 Killed
November 26,2019
BAGHDAD - At least 13 anti-government protesters were killed Sunday by Iraqi security forces in one of the “worst” days of violence in the country's south amid ...
PM Imran Launches Clean Green Pakistan Index
November 26,2019
ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday launched the Clean Green Pakistan Index (CGPI) as part of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government’s efforts to curb ...
Auto Train Operating System May Improve Kazakhstan’s Transport Efficiency
November 26,2019
NUR-SULTAN - Roadmap signed by Kazakhstan Temir Zholy national company (Kazakhstan Railways) and Russia’s Transmashholding and LogoTech-Signal companies will help ...
France Says Abu Dhabi to Host HQ for European Naval Mission for The Gulf
November 25,2019
ABU DHABI - A French naval base in Abu Dhabi will serve as the headquarters for a European-led mission to protect Gulf waters that will be operational soon, France’s defense ...
China’s Securities Regulator Approves Trading of New Options
November 25,2019
BEIJING - The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) has given the green light to the trading of PTA, methyl alcohol, rapeseed meal, iron ore and gold options...
Pope Urges Abolition of Nuclear Weapons at Japan’s Ground Zeros
November 25,2019
HIROSHIMA, Japan - Pope Francis brought his campaign to abolish nuclear weapons to the only two cities ever hit by atomic bombs on Sunday, calling their possession indefensibly ...
Pence Works to Reassure Kurdish Allies in Surprise Iraq Trip
November 25,2019
IRBIL, Iraq — Vice President Mike Pence worked to reassure the United States’ Kurdish allies in an unannounced trip to Iraq on Saturday, the highest-level American ...
US to Step Up Fight Against ISIS in Syria ‘In Coming Days and Weeks’ – CENTCOM Chief
November 24,2019
WASHINGTON - The Central Command chief said the US plans to escalate operations against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants in Syria, where hundreds of American ...
U.S. Institute of Peace Launches Women Building Peace Award
November 24,2019
Inaugural award will recognize an extraordinary woman peacebuilder in fragile or conflict-affected countries or regions
WASHINGTON -- In recognition ...
All King Bibi’s Men: Netanyahu’s Inner Circle Key to Criminal Cases
November 24,2019
JERUSALEM, - Secret recordings, powerful media moguls, illicit gifts of cigars and champagne, betrayals by trusted aides. The three corruption cases against Israeli prime ...
Pope Francis Visits Japan, Bearing Anti-Nuclear Message
November 24,2019
TOKYO - Pope Francis arrived on Saturday in Japan, the second leg of a week-long Asian trip whose main aim is to bring an anti-nuclear message to Nagasaki and Hiroshima ...
South Korea Reverses Decision to Suspend Intelligence Deal with Japan
November 23,2019
SEOUL/NAGOYA, Japan - South Korea on Friday said it would not suspend its intelligence-sharing deal with Japan, in a dramatic, last-minute reversal that signaled a breakthrough ...
US Calls for Iran Crackdown Videos, Internet Slowly Returns
November 23,2019
TEHRAN — Iranian authorities slowly eased up their sweeping blockage of internet access on Friday, as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called for Iranians to send the U.S. videos ...
PM Imran Wants to Weaken Parliament, Alleges Marriyum Aurangzeb
November 23,2019
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Friday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan wants to weaken the parliament with what she dubbed ...
Russia Detains 9 Members of Banned Hizb Ut-Tahrir
November 23,2019
MOSCOW - The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said Friday it had detained two leaders and seven members of the banned Hizb ut-Tahrir organization...