Ardern to be next New Zealand PM, spelling big change for economy
Reuters, Wellington : New Zealand’s next prime minister will be Jacinda Ardern, whose Labour party won the support of a small nationalist party to form...
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Sharif, daughter indicted on corruption charges
Reuters , Islamabad : A Pakistani anti-corruption court on Thursday indicted ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter over allegations linked to ownership of...
US carrier patrols off Korean peninsula
Reuters, Aboard USS Ronald Reagan, Sea of Japan :The USS Ronald Reagan, a 100,000-ton nuclear powered aircraft carrier, patrolled in waters east of the Korean...
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Seoul considers unilateral sanctions against North Korea Reuters, Seoul South Korea is considering levying its own sanctions on North Korea as the isolated state ramps...
Qatar Emir says open to dialogue to resolve Gulf crisis
Reuters, Bogor :Qatar is “open to dialogue” in resolving a dispute that has seen the Gulf state isolated from its Arab neighbours, its emir said...
Threats to start war with North Korea `dangerous, short-sighted`: Hillary
Reuters, Seoul : Former U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday that “cavalier” threats to start war on the Korean peninsula are “dangerous and...
UK intelligence chief says terror threat is worst of career
AP, London :Britain’s domestic intelligence chief warned during a rare public speech Tuesday that the terrorist threat the country faces has accelerated at an alarming...
Merkel warns of compromise as talks on coalition start
Reuters, Berlin :A chastened Angela Merkel warned her conservatives they must compromise to forge a nationally untested alliance in Germany as she heads into talks...
Chinese President pledges to build ‘modern socialist country’
Reuters, Beijing :Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a critical Communist Party Congress on Wednesday with a pledge to build a “modern socialist country” that will...
EU President proposes two-year reform blitz
AFP, Brussels :EU President Donald Tusk on Tuesday proposed an ambitious timeline of 13 summits over the next two years to reboot the European Union...
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British, US authors vie for Man Booker PrizeAFP, LondonThree British and three US authors will on Tuesday discover which one of them is the winner...
US-backed forces take Raqa hospital from IS holdouts
AFP, Raqa :US-backed forces said Tuesday they had retaken the main hospital in Syria’s Raqa from the Islamic State group, leaving the jihadists to make...