Trump firm on agenda but says Americans have nothing to fear
AFP, New York :President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to move aggressively on a conservative agenda in filling Supreme Court vacancies, cracking down on immigration and...
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China’s Xi reaffirms US relations in talk with TrumpAP, Beijing Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed the importance of relations with the United States in a...
US will be ‘rogue’ state if it ditches climate accord: UN envoy
Reuters, Morocco :The United States would become “a kind of rogue country” if it pulls out of an international agreement to combat global warming, leaving...
Israeli PM backs bill to limit Azan
AFP, Jerusalem :Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he backed a bill limiting the number of calls to prayer from mosques, a proposal...
Mosul area retaken, but still danger of IS attack
AFP, Mosul :A black Humvee speeds down a dusty road in eastern Mosul carrying two boys: one is dead, and the other’s leg has been...
US must resist isolation, says Obama
AFP, Athens :The United States must resist the “urge” of isolationism under new leader Donald Trump and work with allies, outgoing President Barack Obama said...
Amnesty urges Trump to uphold human rights
AFP, London :Amnesty International on Wednesday urged US president-elect Donald Trump to commit to upholding human rights, criticising his “poisonous rhetoric” following the Republican candidate’s...
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China ships sail near disputed islands: JapanAFP, TokyoChinese coast guard vessels sailed into territorial waters around disputed islands in the East China Sea on Saturday,...
Myanmar govt reports fierce fighting in Rakhine state, 8 killed
AFP, Yangon :Myanmar’s military said its troops killed six people and lost two soldiers in clashes with attackers in Rakhine state on Saturday, in the...
Prosecutors bid to question Park over scandal
AFP, Seoul :South Korean prosecutors said Sunday they would question President Park Geun-Hye this week over a snowballing corruption scandal involving a close friend that...
US to push ahead on climate pact before Trump takes over: Kerry
Reuters, Wellington :U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the Obama administration would do everything it could to implement a global agreement to...
Trump win puts US-Russia hostility on hold
Reuters, Washington :After years of rising U.S.-Russia tensions over Ukraine, Syria, cyber attacks and nuclear arms control, Donald Trump’s election as U.S. president may offer...