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mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 15, 2017 09:50 AM EST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed this weekend's Middle East peace conference in Paris, saying that it is "rigged." read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 15, 2017 07:21 PM EST
China and Vietnam have vowed to mutually manage their territorial differences in South China Sea and to maintain peace in the disputed maritime territory, according to a joint statement issued on Saturday. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 15, 2017 08:39 AM EST
In a move that could potentially complicate government efforts to introduce cultural reforms to the conservative kingdom, Saudi Arabia's top religious authority on Saturday said that cinemas and singing concerts are harmful and corrupting. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 15, 2017 08:18 AM EST
China on Saturday hit back at U.S President Elect Donald Trump's suggestion that the "One China" policy on Taiwan is open for "negotiation," reiterating once again that the sensitive policy is a "political foundation" in Sino-U.S bilateral relationship. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 15, 2017 07:59 AM EST
US civil rights activists on Saturday kicked off a week of demonstrations ahead of Donald Trump's inauguration as the next president of the United States. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 14, 2017 07:32 AM EST
US President-elect Donald Trump has refused to budge from his stern stance on "One China" policy, as he once again made it clear in a latest interview that China's most important foreign policy is pretty much up for negotiation. read more
Steve M.C. | Jan 14, 2017 04:55 AM EST
The Taiwanese government condemned Nigeria's latest to remove Taiwan's office from Abuja following recent developments between Nigeria and China. A statement issued by Taiwan officials on Thursday urged the Nigerian government to reconsider the move and leave an open room for discussion. read more
Desiree Sison | Jan 14, 2017 12:22 AM EST
All eyes will be on Chinese President Xi Jinping as he is about to bask in the spotlight at the gathering of world leaders and the business elite at the World Economic Forum in Davos next Tuesday, days ahead of the US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 14, 2017 04:40 AM EST
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is headed to Japan to be "the cornerstone" of US defense in the Pacific. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 14, 2017 12:07 AM EST
Syrian antiquities officials are asking for urgent action to protect damaged buildings in the city of Aleppo, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 13, 2017 11:58 PM EST
Activists said a Thursday air strike in a rebel-held village near the Syrian city of Aleppo left at least nine people, including four children, dead. All the victims were reportedly members of one family whose house in Babka was hit. read more
Steve M.C. | Jan 14, 2017 02:38 AM EST
Malaysia has deported more than 700 fraud suspects and arrested 28 Chinese-national IS suspected militants over the past years, Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi revealed on Thursday read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 13, 2017 08:03 AM EST
Chinese state media on Friday lambasted Rex Tillerson for his aggressive comments on South China Sea, warning that nothing short of full-scale war can stop China from entering the artificial islands and reefs. read more
Girish Shetti | Jan 13, 2017 04:24 AM EST
China and Russia have vowed to take "countermeasures" in response to U.S. plan to deploy an anti-missile system in the Korean peninsula, Chinese state media reported on Friday. However, both nations have not specified what countermeasures they would be taking. read more
mwaniki wanjiku | Jan 12, 2017 10:41 PM EST
Clapper's statement put a spotlight on the tensions between spy chiefs and Trump read more
Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. read more
