Trump faces fraught end to tempestuous year
President Donald Trump returned to work at a festively decorated White House this week, facing a formidable to-do list that will decide whether his Christmas...
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Flurry of activity hints at N Korea missile test: Reports
AFP, Seoul :Radio signals and radar activity detected at a North Korean missile base have raised concerns the reclusive regime may be preparing a new...
Mount Agung: Bali volcano alert raised to highest level
About 100,000 people near Bali’s Mount Agung have been ordered to evacuate as officials fear a major eruption. Indonesian authorities have raised the state of...
Hondurans anxious as no results yet in presidential election
AP, Tegucigalpa :Hondurans waited anxiously with no results released hours after polls closed for Sunday’s presidential election, while both the president and his main challenger...
Suu Kyi to visit China amid Western criticism over Rohingya exodus
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar’s civilian leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, will soon visit Beijing, state media said on Monday, as the southeast Asian nation appears to...
Pak minister resigns as officials bow to Islamists’ demands
AFP :Pakistan’s law minister resigned Monday as the embattled civilian government bowed to demands from a small Islamist group whose anti-blasphemy protest in the capital...
South Korea warns North not to repeat armistice violation
Reuters, South Korea :North Korea violated an armistice agreement with South Korea this month when North Korean soldiers shot and wounded a North Korean soldier...
Iran to increase missile range if threatened by Europe
Reuters, London :The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned Europe that if it threatens Tehran, the Guards will increase the range of missiles to...
Mugabe cried when he agreed to step down
Reuters, Harare :Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe cried and lamented “betrayal by his lieutenants” when he agreed to step down last week under pressure from...
Pakistan capital tense as military silent on Islamists protest
AFP, Islamabad :Pakistan’s capital was tense Sunday after attempts to disperse anti-blasphemy protests by Islamists ended in deadly violence, as the military appeared hesitant to...
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Boko Haram in new raid on town in NigeriaAFP, KanoBoko Haram fighters briefly overran a town in northeast Nigeria in a raid to loot food...
Merkel rules out fresh elections as she seeks new coalition deal
AP, Berlin :Angela Merkel vowed to get a government in place as soon as possible on Saturday as she recovered from a week-long crisis that...