China asks citizens to evacuate risky Myanmar border area
Al Jazeera : China’s embassy in Myanmar has asked its citizens to leave a border district in Myanmar as soon as possible, citing security risks.The...
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N Korea calls on army to ‘accelerate’ war preparations
Al Jazeera : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the military, including its nuclear programme, to “accelerate” war preparations to counter what he...
China sanctions US-based Xinjiang monitor
Al Jazeera : China has placed sanctions on a United States research company that monitors human rights in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.China announced late...
Greek pilot killed in training accident
AFP : A Greek airforce pilot was killed Wednesday in a training aircraft accident near the southern city of Kalamata, officials said.His US-made T-2 Buckeye...
DR Congo opposition plans election protest defying ban
Al Jazeera : Opposition candidates in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s presidential election in which early results show the incumbent with a large lead,...
Korea kicks off key party meeting
AFP : North Korea has opened a year-end ruling party meeting attended by leader Kim Jong Un, state media said Wednesday, with key policy decisions...
Seven dead after storms pound eastern Australia
AFP : Rescue crews were Wednesday searching for survivors after seven people died in heavy storms across Australia’s eastern seaboard, including a 40-year-old woman sucked...
India deploys warships to Arabian Sea after tanker attack
Al Jazeera : The Indian Navy has dispatched guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea after an attack on an Israel-linked chemical tanker off its...
Tens of thousands affected flood Thailand
Al Jazeera : Tens of thousands of people in southern Thailand have been affected by severe flooding that has submerged roads and railways, forced schools...
Ukraine strikes Russian naval landing warship
Reuters : Ukraine struck a large Russian landing warship in Crimea with cruise missiles in an overnight attack that killed at least one person and...