Thousands spend Christmas in shelters after Philippine storm
AP, Manila :Tens of thousands of villagers in the southern Philippines spent their Christmas morning in emergency shelters Monday as the region dealt with the...
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Pope urges Catholics not to ignore plight of migrants
AFP, Vatican City :Pope Francis in his Christmas eve mass Sunday urged the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics not to ignore the plight of migrants who...
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Saudi police find body of kidnapped Shiite judgeAFP, Riyadh Saudi police have recovered the body of a kidnapped pro-government Shiite judge after a shootout in...
Chinese report says South China Sea islands expanded ‘reasonably’
Reuters, Beijing :China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about...
Putin critic Navalny clears first hurdle in bid for Russia presidency
Reuters, Moscow :Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday cleared the first hurdle towards taking part in next year’s presidential election, even though the central...
Philippines storm toll tops 200, tens of thousands displaced
AFP, Manila :Some 200 people have been killed in the southern Philippines after a tropical storm battered the archipelago nation’s second-largest island, triggering heavy flooding...
Jerusalem tensions cast shadow over Holy Land Christmas
AFP, Bethlehem :Preparations were under way in Bethlehem on Sunday for Christmas, with tensions still simmering in the city and the region following Washington’s decision...
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Turkey sacks 2,700 more public sector workersReuters, Istanbul Turkey said on Sunday that 2,756 people were dismissed from their jobs in public institutions including soldiers,...
Navalny fights to run against Putin in Russia election
AFP, Moscow :Alexei Navalny, seen as the only Russian opposition leader who stands a fighting chance of challenging President Vladimir Putin, will seek Sunday to...
World’s largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China
Reuters, Beijing :China’s domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight on Sunday from an airport on the shores of the...
North Korea says new UN sanctions an act of war
Reuters, Beijing :The latest U.N. sanctions against North Korea are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade against it, North Korea’s...
‘Storm clouds are gathering’ over the Korean Peninsula: Mattis
AP, Fort Bragg :“Storm clouds are gathering” over the Korean Peninsula, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declared Friday. And as diplomats try to resolve the nuclear...