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Russia says Libya’s Haftar left Moscow without signing ceasefire deal

Russia says Libya’s Haftar left Moscow without signing ceasefire deal

Reuters 2020-01-14 13:34:03

Khalifa Haftar, commander of the Libyan National Army, has left Moscow without signing a ceasefire agreement drafted at talks in Russia on Monday, the TASS news agency cited the Russian Foreign Minist...

Queen agrees ‘transition’ to new role for Harry and Meghan

Queen agrees ‘transition’ to new role for Harry and Meghan

-- 2020-01-14 12:20:12

The Queen has agreed a "period of transition" in which the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will spend time in Canada and the UK. She said she was "entirely supportive" of their desire for a new role but "...

'Would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant as next Infosys CEO'

'Would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant as next Infosys CEO'

-- 2020-01-14 11:30:34

Calling India's controversial new citizenship law 'sad', Microsoft boss Satya Nadella said he would love to see a Bangladeshi immigrant succeed in the country's technology industry. The India-born...

‘Special court in Musharraf case was unconstitutional’

‘Special court in Musharraf case was unconstitutional’

-- 2020-01-13 19:09:21

A Pakistani High Court on Monday ruled that the formation of a special court that last month handed former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf a death sentence was unconstitutional, casting into...

HK ban on HRW head ‘fair, reasonable move’

HK ban on HRW head ‘fair, reasonable move’

Global Times 2020-01-13 18:44:31

The latest decision to reject the entry of a US-based nongovernmental organization (NGO) executive director won't be the last to show China has been taking countermeasures against external forces, whi...

Three killed in militant attack near Kenya’s Somalia border

Three killed in militant attack near Kenya’s Somalia border

Reuters 2020-01-13 13:25:04

Three teachers were killed in Kenya near the country’s border with Somalia in a suspected attack by al Shabaab militants, a police report seen by Reuters said on Monday, in what would be the lat...

Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash 15km into the sky

Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash 15km into the sky

Reuters 2020-01-13 12:17:26

A volcano near Manila spewed a massive cloud of ash that drifted across the Philippine capital on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of flights and closure of schools and government offices as authoriti...

Canadian PM promises ‘justice’ at Iran plane vigil

Canadian PM promises ‘justice’ at Iran plane vigil

-- 2020-01-13 12:01:40

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said he will seek "justice" for those killed on board a Ukrainian passenger plane downed by Iran. Mr Trudeau spoke in Edmonton, Alberta at a vigil for the 5...

Iran protesters demand leaders quit

Iran protesters demand leaders quit

REUTERS 2020-01-13 10:32:41

Protests erupted across Iran for a second day on Sunday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident, despi...

US, China reach agreement to resume economic talks

US, China reach agreement to resume economic talks

AP 2020-01-12 16:42:08

The United States and China have agreed to resume semiannual talks on economic and trade issues, according to a published report. These discussions had been conducted in previous administrations but h...

Trump impeachment charges may go to Senate as early as next week

Trump impeachment charges may go to Senate as early as next week

REUTERS 2020-01-12 14:15:25

The Democratic-led US House of Representatives will send formal impeachment charges against president Donald Trump to the Senate as early as next week, House speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday, setti...

Plane downing: Iranian protesters demand that Khamenei quit

Plane downing: Iranian protesters demand that Khamenei quit

Reuters 2020-01-12 14:09:44

A group of Iranian protesters demanded Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei step down on Saturday after Tehran said that its military had mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian plane, killing...

Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce ceasefire

Libyan forces loyal to Haftar announce ceasefire

-- 2020-01-12 11:52:34

Libyan eastern forces loyal to commander Khalifa Haftar announced on Saturday a ceasefire in the western region, which includes the capital Tripoli, starting 00:01 am on Sunday (22:01 GMT) and the int...

Iran briefly arrests UK envoy 'for inciting anti-govt protests'

Iran briefly arrests UK envoy 'for inciting anti-govt protests'

Reuters 2020-01-12 11:42:02

Britain’s Foreign Office confirmed on Saturday that the country’s ambassador in Tehran was briefly detained by Iranian authorities, denouncing the arrest as a “flagrant violation of...

Australia PM admits mistakes in handling of bushfire crisis

Australia PM admits mistakes in handling of bushfire crisis

-- 2020-01-12 11:17:56

Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison has expressed regret over his handling of the bushfire crisis ravaging the country. The PM has faced mounting criticism over his government's response to the...

Iran's handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers

Iran's handling of plane disaster sparks new challenge to rulers

REUTERS 2020-01-12 10:40:06

Iran’s clerical rulers risk a legitimacy crisis as popular anger has boiled up at the way the state handled a passenger plane crash, which the military took three days to admit was caused by an...

Tsai Ing-wen wins second presidential term

Tsai Ing-wen wins second presidential term

-- 2020-01-11 22:14:38

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen has secured a second term after sweeping to victory in the island's hard-fought election. With almost all votes counted, Ms Tsai had about 58 per cent of the vote, wel...

Prince Harry and Meghan would find friendlier media in Canada

Prince Harry and Meghan would find friendlier media in Canada

Reuters 2020-01-11 16:41:09

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan can expect less intense local media scrutiny than they have faced in Britain should they move to Canada, experts said on Friday, though international press attention w...

Trump’s birthday greet not enough to resume talks, N Korea says

Trump’s birthday greet not enough to resume talks, N Korea says

-- 2020-01-11 14:57:39

A North Korean official on Saturday said that the US and South Korea are dreaming if they think that President Donald Trump’s sending a birthday message would get leader Kim Jong Un back to the...

Pakistan mosque blast kills 13

Pakistan mosque blast kills 13

-- 2020-01-11 12:00:04

At least thirteen people were killed, including a senior police officer, and 20 others injured in a blast at a mosque in Quetta in southwestern Pakistan on Friday. Police said an improvised explosive...

Iran 'deeply regrets' accidental shooting down of Ukrainian airliner

Iran 'deeply regrets' accidental shooting down of Ukrainian airliner

REUTERS 2020-01-11 11:43:15

Iran “deeply regrets” the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian airliner earlier this week, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said in a tweet on Saturday. Armed Forces’ internal...

Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies

Sultan Qaboos of Oman dies

-- 2020-01-11 11:14:24

Oman’s ailing Sultan Qaboos bin Said, one of the Middle East’s longest serving rulers who maintained the country’s neutrality in regional struggles, died on Friday and the Gulf state...

Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jetliner

Iran says it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian jetliner

AP 2020-01-11 10:39:28

Iran announced Saturday that its military “unintentionally” shot down the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed earlier this week, killing all 176 aboard, after the government had repeatedly den...

Iran rejects claims it shot down Ukrainian jet

Iran rejects claims it shot down Ukrainian jet

-- 2020-01-10 18:03:39

Iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a Ukrainian passenger jet near the capital, Tehran, on Wednesday. Its civil aviation chief said on Friday he was "certain" th...

Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare

Iranians shot down airliner, Western leaders declare

AP 2020-01-10 13:50:04

It is “highly likely” that Iran shot down the civilian Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran late Tuesday, killing all 176 people on board, US, Canadian and British officials declare...

India's SC says Kashmir internet shutdown unconstitutional

India's SC says Kashmir internet shutdown unconstitutional

-- 2020-01-10 13:09:22

India’s Supreme Court said on Friday that shutting down the internet in the disputed region of Kashmir was unconstitutional in a rebuke for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. The...

Just 17 out of 80 million are poor, Chinese province says

Just 17 out of 80 million are poor, Chinese province says

-- 2020-01-10 12:03:02

A Chinese province has said just 17 people, out of its population of more than 80 million, are living in poverty. Jiangsu province said only a handful of people lived below its benchmark of 6,000 yua...

US House votes to limit Trump war powers on Iran

US House votes to limit Trump war powers on Iran

-- 2020-01-10 10:51:21

The US House of Representatives has approved a largely symbolic resolution seeking to limit President Donald Trump's ability to make war on Iran. The measure passed the Democratic-run chamber 224-194...

Australia to cull thousands of camels for water crisis

Australia to cull thousands of camels for water crisis

-- 2020-01-10 00:28:23

Thousands of camels in South Australia will be shot dead from helicopters as a result of extreme heat and drought, reports BBC. A five-day cull started on Wednesday, as Aboriginal communities in the...

2019 Australia's hottest, driest year on record

2019 Australia's hottest, driest year on record

Xinhua 2020-01-09 17:56:07

Crippled with drought and ravaged by fire, it's no surprise that 2019 will go down as Australia's warmest and driest year on record. The official figures in the Annual Climate Statement released by t...