China’s Xi calls on army to be battle-ready
China’s armed forces must strengthen their sense of urgency and do everything they can to prepare for battle, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of...
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Ireland to seek EU aid over Brexit
Ireland will seek hundreds of millions of euros in aid from Brussels if Britain crashes out of the EU without a deal, the Agriculture Minister...
Japan’s Shinzo Abe says will push for peace treaty with Russia
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has vowed to push forward towards a peace treaty with Russia to formally end a decades-long territorial dispute that began during World War II over a...
Saudi Arabia puts Jamal Khashoggi murder suspects on trial
Saudi Arabia’s state media says the 11 suspected killers of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi have attended their first court hearing in the capital, Riyadh. The official Saudi...
Trump-Imran summit proposal being discussed: Pak official
Pakistan and the U.S. are discussing plans to hold a maiden meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Donald Trump but it hinges on...
Thailand braces for powerful storm at southern beach towns
Thai authorities suspended ferry services and evacuated locals and tourists ahead of a tropical storm expected to pound the Southeast Asian nation’s famed southern beach...
Security Council condemns New Years Eve attack on Afghan security forces
The UN Security Council has condemned “in the strongest terms” a series of “heinous and cowardly“attacks aimed at security checkpoints in northern Afghanistan, saying perpetrators and...
‘N. Korean envoy to Italy in hiding, has sought asylum’
North Korea’s top diplomat in Italy has sought asylum and gone into hiding, Seoul lawmakers told reporters after a closed-door meeting with South Korean intelligence...
How A Facebook Page Helped Two Women Enter The Sabrimala Shrine
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Kerala —Forty two-year-old law professor Bindu Ammini, a law professor, and 44-year-old Kanakadurga, assistant manager of a state-run grocery store, first met online...
7 killed after fiery crash, fuel spill on Florida highway
Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven people,...