China Calls For Hong Kong To Swiftly Punish Radical Protesters
China on Monday threw its backing behind Hong Kong's beleaguered leader and police, saying violent protesters must be swiftly punished following another weekend of running street battles in the fi...
July 30, 2019269Category: International
NZ's Maori Protest Over Stolen Children
Thousands of Maori people protested across New Zealand on Tuesday calling for an end to the practice of taking at-risk children away from their families, as tensions grow between the indigenous commun...
July 31, 2019308Category: International
Indonesia Has Returned 7 Shipping Containers Of Illegally Imported Waste
Indonesia has returned seven shipping containers of illegally imported waste to France and Hong Kong, an official said Tuesday, marking the latest move by a Southeast Asian nation to send back rubbish...
July 31, 2019210Category: International
Nearly A Third Of Egyptians Live Below The Poverty Line
Nearly a third of Egyptians live below the poverty line, up from 27.8 percent in 2015, Egypt's flagship state-owned newspaper Al Ahram reported on Tuesday, citing official figures.
"The po...
July 31, 2019377Category: International
Iran Is Prepared For Dialogue If Saudi Arabia Also Ready, Says Zarif
Iran is prepared for dialogue if Saudi Arabia is also ready, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Wednesday, according to the IRIB news agency.
Tensions have spiked between Iran an...
August 01, 2019257Category: International
New Manila Airport Plan Was Approved By Philippines Government
The Philippines on Wednesday approved a plan to build a new airport near Manila, in a bid to ease congestion with the capital's existing airport operating at full capacity.
Philippine conglomer...
August 01, 2019361Category: International
Several Injured After Powerful Quake Rocks Indonesia
Four people died and several were injured after a powerful undersea earthquake rocked Indonesia's heavily populated Java island, triggering a brief tsunami warning, the national disaster agency sa...
August 03, 2019204Category: International
Thousands Of Indians Started Leaving Disputed Region Of Kashmir
Thousands of Indians have started leaving the disputed region of Kashmir after the local government issued a security alert related to possible militant attacks in the area, a senior government offici...
August 03, 2019256Category: International
Bid To Shore Up UK Dam Intensify Ahead Of Storms
Emergency services battling to stop a reservoir dam in central England from collapsing brought in new pumps Saturday to reduce the water levels, as more storms were forecast.
Hundreds of people hav...
August 04, 2019304Category: International
U.S. Wants To Quickly Deploy Missiles In Asia, Says Mark Esper
Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday in a move likely to anger China.
The new Pentagon chief said the US was now...
August 04, 2019312Category: International
31 Dead, 62 Rescued After Boats Capsize In Philippines
Thirty-one people have died, and three are missing, after three passenger boats capsized after being buffeted by fierce winds and waves off two central Philippine provinces,
Coast guard spokesman A...
August 05, 2019279Category: International
Turkey Called On US To End Its Support For Kurdish Militia
Turkey called on the United States to end its support for a Kurdish militia in northern Syria as the two countries held talks on Monday aimed at preventing a fresh Turkish invasion.
"The US sh...
August 06, 2019294Category: International
Libya Airstrike Kills Dozens In Southern Town
A drone air strike by eastern Libyan forces on the southern Libyan town of Murzuq has killed at least 43 people, a local official said on Monday.
The eastern Libyan National Army (LNA) forces loyal...
August 06, 2019296Category: International
EU Border Force Frontex Implicated In Migrant Abuse
The European Union border force Frontex has allegedly been turning a blind eye to ill treatment of refugees by guards at EU external borders, according to media reports on Monday.
A joint investiga...
August 06, 2019442Category: International
Sushma Swaraj, India's Former Foreign Minister Dies Age 67
Veteran Indian politician Sushma Swaraj, who most recently served as minister of external affairs, passed away on Tuesday, following a cardiac arrest.
Swaraj, 67, a senior leader of the ruling Bhar...
August 07, 2019401Category: International
Iran Unveils Precision Guided Missiles - Middle East
Iran unveiled three precision-guided missiles on Tuesday, with the defense minister saying they show the country is ready to defend itself in the face of US "viciousness and conspiracies".
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August 07, 2019260Category: International
One Person Missing And Several Injured In Fire Explosions
One person was missing on Tuesday and several more were injured after a fire and huge explosions at a Siberian ammunition depot, as thousands of evacuated residents waited to return to their homes.
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August 07, 2019392Category: International
Saudi Embassy Hits Back Allegations Against Kingdom
The Saudi embassy in Washington has hit back at recent allegations leveled against the Kingdom by politicians in the US.
Embassy spokesman Fahad Nazer said the “worrisome and false accu...
August 08, 2019286Category: International
Saudi Arabia, US Concerned Over Threat To Maritime Traffic
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Khalid Al-Falih and US Energy Secretary Rick Perry discussed freedom of maritime traffic and security of global energy supplies, Al-Falih tweeted on Tuesday.
&...
August 08, 2019291Category: International
Kashmir Is Under Attack
THE current Indian government has acted swiftly and against all international norms, beginning with the use of cluster bombs against the civilian population of Kashmir, and has followed it by an invas...
August 10, 2019842Category: International