Obama preparing to say good-bye
AP, Washington :His last vacation behind him, President Barack Obama is entering the closing stretch of his presidency, an eleventh-hour push to tie up loose...
International
No North Korea missile will be capable of reaching US: Trump
AP, Seoul :U.S. President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to vow that North Korea won’t develop a nuclear weapon capable of reaching parts of the...
IS battle prevents terror attacks at home: Hollande
AFP, Baghdad :Supporting military operations against the Islamic State group is key to preventing terror attacks at home, French President Francois Hollande said Monday during...
Leading Republican worried about US future
BBC Online :A leading US Republican says she fears for the future of her seven grandchildren with Donald Trump in the White House.Christine Todd Whitman,...
News in brief
Yemen’s children starve as war drags onAP, Yemen As the first light of dawn trickles in through the hospital window, 19-year-old Mohammed Ali learns that...
Obama boosted White House technology; Trump sees risks
AP, Washington :As Barack Obama began preparing to leave office, the first smartphone-toting U.S. president ordered his team to upgrade the White House’s aging technology...
May calls for unity in 2017 after divisive Brexit vote
Reuters, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged in a New Year message on Sunday to seek a Brexit deal that would work for all...
More than 1,000 migrants storm border at Spain’s Ceuta
AFP, Madrid :More than 1,000 migrants tried to jump a high double fence between Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Sunday in a...
May promises ‘right’ Brexit deal in New Year message
PTI, London :British Prime Minister Theresa May in her New Year video message pledged that she would work towards getting the “right deal” for Britain...
Trump’s praise of Putin could signal a new day for US policy
AP, Honolulu :Moscow is hoping Donald Trump will reconsider the sanctions the U.S. is levying in response to its finding of election hacking, a wait-and-see...
New UN chief urges New Year`s resolution: `Put Peace First`
AP, United Nations :Antonio Guterres took the reins of the United Nations on New Year’s Day, promising to be a “bridge-builder” but facing an antagonistic...