Kim promotes sister to center of power, reaffirms nuclear drive
AFP, Seoul :North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has promoted his sister to a senior ruling party post, state media said Sunday, and praised the country’s...
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Japan fully behind US on pressuring North Korea: Abe
AP, Tokyo :Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that his government fully supports the U.S. stance on pressuring North Korea over its nuclear weapons...
Thousands demand Putin`s quit as birthday protests turn violent
AFP, Saint Petersburg :Russian police violently broke up a rally in Saint Petersburg as thousands took to the streets across Russia Saturday on President Vladimir...
Final vote count in NZ election tightens close race
AP, Turangi :New Zealanders still don’t know who will next lead their country after a final vote count from a general election held two weeks...
North Korea ‘to test first missile capable of hitting America’
The Independent :A Russian politician says he has seen a North Korean missile that could reach the US west coast, and that Pyongyang plans on...
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Malaysia arrests 8 over terror linksReuters, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia has arrested four foreigners and four Malaysians for suspected involvement in terrorist activities linked to Abu...
Just 24 percent say US heading right direction: Poll
AP, Washington :Just 24 percent of Americans believe the country is heading in the right direction after a tumultuous stretch for President Donald Trump that...
Russia strikes kill 120 IS fighters, over 60 `foreign mercenaries` in Syria
AFP, Moscow :Some 120 Islamic State fighters and 60 foreign mercenaries were killed in a series of Russian air strikes in Syria over the past...
Decapitated head of Swedish journo Kim Wall found
AFP, Copenhagen :Danish police said Saturday divers had recovered the decapitated head and two legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who vanished in August while...
Trump expected to decertify Iran nuclear deal: Official
Reuters, Washington :President Donald Trump is expected to announce soon that he will decertify the landmark international deal to curb Iran’s nuclear program, a senior...
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Trump suggests Senate investigate journalistsAFP, WashingtonIn the latest in a series of broadsides against the media, US President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that lawmakers investigate...
Conservative plot to oust British PM: Ex-party chairman
AFP, London :A plot by around 30 Conservative MPs including former cabinet ministers to call on British Prime Minister Theresa May to resign is gathering...