N Korea replaces guards, fortifies border after defection
AFP, Seoul :North Korea has replaced dozens of guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea following the dramatic defection of one...
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From Myanmar to Zimbabwe, China’s global footprint grows
AFP, Beijing :China has traditionally rejected US-style interventionism, but its deepening economic involvement in volatile countries like Myanmar and Zimbabwe is thrusting Beijing towards a...
US intelligence official told Israel Russia had `leverage` over Trump : Report
The Independent :Russia had “leverages of pressure” over Donald Trump, Israeli intelligence officials were reportedly told earlier this year by their US counterparts.Members of Mossad,...
Syria `congress` will boost peace talks: Putin
AFP, Sochi :Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday there was a need for compromise on all sides to end Syria’s civil war, announcing plans for...
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Palestinian factions agree to hold polls by end-2018Reuters, GazaPalestinian factions, including rival groups Hamas and Fatah, have agreed to hold a general election by the...
Ecuador again tells Assange to not meddle in other countries
AP, Quito :Ecuador on Wednesday again urged Julian Assange to not interfere in the affairs of other countries after Spain complained about his contacts with...
‘We are totally unprepared’ for artificial intelligence: Hillary
AP, Washington :Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told radio host Hugh Hewitt that humanity is “racing headfirst into a new era of artificial intelligence”...
Yemen port, airport to reopen to aid: Saudi-led coalition
AFP, Riyadh :The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said Wednesday it would reopen a key Red Sea port and Sanaa airport to aid, after a...
Latin America is world’s most violent region for women: UN
AFP, Panama City :Latin America and the Caribbean is the most violent region in the world for women, the United Nations said Wednesday, highlighting Central...
Zimbabwe’s incoming leader returns home to cheers
AP, Harare :Poised to become Zimbabwe’s next president, a former confidant of ousted leader Robert Mugabe on Wednesday promised “a new, unfolding democracy” and reached...
US, Chinese soldiers find common ground in disaster drills
AP, Oregon :A man lay on the grass, shivering beneath his bloodstained T-shirt as Chinese military doctors and U.S. Army medics hovered over him, applying...
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Turkey orders detention of 216 in post-coup probe Reuters, Ankara Turkish authorities have issued detention warrants for 216 people, including former finance ministry personnel, suspected...