Syria truce holding despite isolated violence
BBC Online :A new nationwide ceasefire between Syrian government forces and rebel groups appears to be largely holding.However isolated clashes have been reported since the...
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Taiwan announces US itinerary for President bound to infuriate China
Reuters, Taipei :Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will transit through Houston and San Francisco during her January visit to allies in Latin America, her office said...
Iraq forces launch new assault on IS in Mosul
AFP, Baghdad :Iraqi forces advanced Thursday after declaring a new phase in their offensive on eastern Mosul, stepping up efforts to reclaim the Islamic State...
Iraqi forces launch fresh advance against Islamic State inside Mosul
Reuters, Baghdad :Iraqi security forces launched a fresh advance on Thursday against militant Islamic State (IS) group fighters in several southeastern districts of Mosul, where...
Trump, Obama disputes spill into the open
AFP, United States :US President-elect Donald Trump fueled a simmering dispute with Barack Obama on Wednesday, accusing him of derailing a smooth transition with “inflammatory”...
White House set to announce response to Russian election hacking
Reuters, Washington :The Obama administration plans to announce on Thursday a series of retaliatory measures against Russia for hacking into U.S. political institutions and individuals...
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Number of migrants leaving Germany voluntarily rises Reuters, BerlinNearly 55,000 migrants who were not eligible for or were likely to be denied asylum left Germany...
Tsai to transit in US in a move bound to anger China
Reuters, Taipei :Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will pass through the United States when she visits Latin America next month, the foreign ministry said Thursday, a...
Kerry says settlements endanger peace, Israel hits back
Reuters, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry warned on Wednesday that Israel’s building of settlements was endangering Middle East peace, expressing unusually frank frustration...
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India train crash injures at least 43 Reuters, New DelhiA train derailed in northern India on Wednesday injuring at least 43 people, police and rail...
China flexes military muscle before Trump takes office
AFP, Beijing :An aircraft carrier in the Pacific and a newly upgraded combat aircraft: China’s military is showing off its newest equipment less than a...
Kerry to offer US vision of ME peace on Wednesday
AFP, Washington :US Secretary of State John Kerry will offer a “comprehensive vision” of how to revive the Israel-Palestinian peace process in a major speech...