Taiwan says China pressure not delaying plan for President’s trip
Reuters, Taipei :China’s objection to Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen passing through the United Sates enroute to Latin America next month has not delayed planning for...
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Saudi coalition says UK-made cluster bombs used in Yemen
AFP, Riyadh :The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Monday said it had made “limited use” of British-made cluster bombs, a type of weapon which...
Obama offers blunt assessment why Democrats lost
Business Insider :President Barack Obama on Monday offered one of the most blunt assessments of the Democratic party’s failure to win the White House in...
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Norway, China restore ties after six years of tension Christian Science Monitor :Norway and China have resumed ties after more than six years of tension,...
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US senators call for probe of cyber attacks by RussiaReuters, WashingtonU.S. Republican and Democratic senators called on Sunday for a special bipartisan panel to investigate...
‘Tragedy’ inside Mosul as food runs out, battle against ISIS drags on
The Washington Post :Hundreds of thousands of people who remain in this northern Iraqi city are struggling to find food and safe drinking water as...
Climate scientist who got death threats says he fears more attacks under Trump
AP, Washington :U.S. climate scientists say they worry the incoming Trump administration might do more than cut off their research funding. Some also fear they...
Tense Aleppo evacuations resume before UN vote
Reuters, Beirut :Convoys of evacuees travelled from a rebel-held area of Aleppo and two Shi’ite villages besieged by insurgents on Monday, a war monitor and...
Indian police have killed hundreds of suspects, rights group alleges
AP, New Delhi :Nearly 600 people died in Indian police custody from 2009-2015, many after being tortured, a human rights group said Monday, urging India...
Trump’s pick for ambassador to Israel signals changes in US policy
Good Morning America :President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for the next U.S. Ambassador to Israel is drawing wide-ranging reactions from jubilant praise to heated criticism.Trump’s choice,...
Trump shrugs off Michelle’s ‘no hope’ remark, says US now has hope
AFP. Washington :President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday insisted that America was full of hope since his election, shrugging off First Lady Michelle Obama’s remarks suggesting...
Desperate ‘thousands’ await evacuation from Aleppo
AFP, Aleppo :Trapped civilians and rebels waited desperately Sunday for evacuations to resume from an opposition-held enclave in Aleppo, as the UN Security Council prepared...